the most we can hope for our creations is that they take on a life of their ownā¦
I made this beat in 2016 after a conversation with
@knxwledge when he told me I needed to drop more music. it was the first week of February and I had just got back from NY with a box of 45s. as I was going through the box I remembered back to a mix I made in 2012. I had blended a bunch of soul songs that had long, yearning monologues and named it after a phrase
@thenumerogroup had used to describe a rare soul LP by Wee that they had reissued in 2008. the phrase in question; āPanty Soakersā
so with that mix in mind, Knx plea & the fresh box of 45s, I made an instrumental album and dropped it the following week on Valentineās Day 2016. A hybrid between the mix I had made in 2012 and me paying homage to what Dilla had done 10 years earlier with Donuts. a beat tape sequenced like a DJ mix with a narrative thatās open to the interpretation of the listener; Panty Soakers 2
despite a cult appreciation on SoundCloud it mainly fell on deaf ears until a few years later when
@badgalriri randomly used one of the beats - Hey Girl - to backdrop a post she made on IG. meanwhile, as
@omar.apollo was working on his debut album he saw Ririās guerrilla Fenty ad and Hey Girl became Hey Boy, realizing itās potential with the help of
@mk.gee_ &
@kaliuchis
fast forward to 2025
@ragzoriginale is listening to
@noelspiva on
@nts_radio and she happens to play that same beat from PS2. he screen records it and hits her like what the hell is this?! before I knew it I had a fire demo in my iMessage and I was like what the hell is this?! in the best way of course. the funny part is me & Ragz had already been cooking but I never woulda thought to play him that beat and furthermore he had no idea it was mine when he initially heard it! anyway, after some back & forth and
@kebxde majestic sprinkles we present you a true distillation & elevation of a 10 year old track that remains completely faithful to the spirit of the initial idea; Same Bed