Dopeboyz and dopegirlz, the submissions for the 2nd 2DBz Beat Battle are in! They we’re actually submitted on Sunday but I couldn’t find the time to post on Monday. In case you didn’t see the set up post. Jansport J is up against NR (who won the first battle). The task at hand was to flip Suzanne Vega’s Tom’s Diner (which can be heard here). Once again I’ve uploaded both beats as “Beat 1″ and “Beat 2″. There will be a vote from myself, a vote from Meka, a collective vote from the NMC and a vote from the c-boyz/girlz. In an event of a tie, we will go another round. Good luck to both producers…

DOWNLOAD: Beat 1
DOWNLOAD: Beat 2

It took a little longer than expected but we’re back with the second ever beat battle on 2dopeboyz! NR took down DviousMindZ on the first go around. Now we have a new challenger in Jansport J! And this time we are gonna have the producers flip an a capella rather than a full song. See how their creative minds work and what they can come up with.

And since I’m starting it up mid-week, they will have until Monday to submit. The a capella of choice is Suzanne Vega’s Tom’s Diner. So Jansport J and NR, download the a capella and get to work. Best of luck to both of ya’ll!

DOWNLOAD: Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner (A capella)

Speaking of 2pac, here are the two previously unreleased tracks that will be featured on the upcoming Best of 2pac album(s). Two discs, sold seperatly … way to milk the man for ALL that he’s worth. Dopefiend’s Diner is an interpolation of Suzanne Vega’s Tom’s Diner while Resist the Temptation is a remix (which is better than the original, a rare case in 2pac mixes).

DOWNLOAD: Tupac Shakur – Dopefiend’s Diner
DOWNLOAD: Tupac Shakur – Resist the Temptation f. Amel Lerrieux
BONUS: Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner