hot sugar

  • 2015

    The magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn’t get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.

  • Made Man EP by Hot Sugar Beatsmith Hot Sugar has always had a quirkier style than most when it comes to production, and it’s great to hear him enlist a gauntlet of MCs that compliment it on his new Made Man EP. Now, is this thing really an EP?

  • 2013

    One of the most underrated producers out there right now just dropped a new music video for the track “Erica,” and it’s just great on all fronts. Not only is a soulful, sensual tune that features a bit of heartbreak, but the song’s got this bitterness to it

  • 2013

    Beatsmith Hot Sugar drops a demo for the track “And the walls came tumbling down.” The dreary and emotive piano playing sampled on the track was originally featured in this video, but it seems to have now made it into a full-fledged beat, which is getting a release on the

  • 2012

    Download: Hot Sugar- Midimurder I was wondering when this guy was gonna get some significant notice! Beatmusic producer Nick Koenig, a.k.a. Hot Sugar, has been putting together some pretty colorful, vibrant, and hyper-sweet instrumentals for a while now. However, most of what I’ve heard from him hasn’

  • abstract

    Download: Open Mike Eagle- Rent Party Extension Los Angeles-based rapper Open Mike Eagle recently dropped a five-track EP that, like many of the best things in life, is free. Titled Rent Party Extension, the EP brings in a handful of features, including Milo, who put out the Loved Listed I

  • That Hot Sugar EP I teased toward a little while back is finally out and mingling about. The title is Muscle Milk, and the best part is it’s free. If you’re on the lookout for some lo-fi, quirky beatmusic, lend your ears. A few tracks get a little