The the past few years, I’ve had the privilege to collaborate musically with a lot of artists. I got to work with Artists like TJ Brown and Ramel, and also be a part of groups like The Rhythmteachers and C3. So when this past summer rolled around, I wanted to go back to basics and put together an all instrumental beat project. I’d done compilations of previous tracks, but I hadn’t put any real thought into doing a dedicated project.

Beats from Oakland feels from like ‘Soul Music’ than straight up ‘Hip-Hop’. I guess that comes from a shift in my tastes as i’ve gotten older. The one thing i can say is that this music is ‘me’ at this point in my life.

This is a free download. Please feel free to take it and use it however you see fit. Pass it around, drop lyrics on it, use it as background music on podcasts or videos.. it’s all good. I didn’t make this to be an artists. I made this because i ‘had to’. It’s all been about the creative process, so I hope you enjoy it. One love.