Great contest everyone! Here are my comments. I listen to all the tracks on Sony MDR-7506s and write up comments as I'm listening. These are just my opinions and I'm not bagging on any of the tracks with any criticism, just giving thoughts on things I heard. It's pretty hard to pick favourites with all the good beats. i rate the tracks with 1 if it isn't my cup of tea, 2 if I liked it but thought some things could be worked on and 3 if I really loved the track.
everyone1
citylabproductions - nice change between the two sections. i liked the drums, didn't care for the clap too much
3
jibber951 - really smooth. i loved the flip on this. a slightly tighter kick (more thud) would be good.
2
sasquash - great intro to the beat and nice flips and tasteful scratches. the different sections all fit together well, and the beat could transition between them quicker. still, just nitpicking. great beat!
2
leland chapman - your title speaks the truth... that was weird! the beat at 1 minute is tight and i dig what you did with the voice samples. the disk break effect at the end part is nice!
3
~niN - sounds like you drowned your sample in honey! the mix was a bit heavy on the bass, but i like the grungy vibe. got my head nodding.
1
crossings - i really like the sparse arrangement but wanted less sample, the sample gets a bit too busy after 30 seconds. more minimal sample and tighter sounding drums. the scratch sounds at a minute 30 felt a bit weird too.
1
central parks - i liked the mix, sounded great in my phones, and the little breaks were done very nice. the beat was solid but felt disjointed with the sample a bit. the part at the end during the fade was my favorite.
3
ill green - oh man, those drums!
sick flip. killed it!
2
verysickbeats - love the break at 1 min, nice mix and i dig the strings in the sample. the bass part at 2 minutes is smoooooth..
3
brigade hip hop - funky flip! drums were great too. mix was rough (like it said in the title), but i liked the lofi vibe. little breaks like right before 3 minutes were great.
2
francaria productions - you weren't kidding about the disco, that a 909 sample?
not my thing, but very well done! i could feel the ultra tight pants and the space light mirror ball.
3
leptic p - i love this beat! it's off kilter in all of the right ways! crazy sound yet totally grooving.
3
borat - got that dr dre 'bling bling bling bling' going on this one. wicked change at 55 seconds. great break around 1:35, loved this beat.
3
opin draconis - the panning at the intro is gonna make me earl! i really like the percussion and sample and the buzzing synthy noise in the background. the synth at 1:20 or so is evil... bad to end it on the synth alone though.. it sounds much better in the full mix.
2
klc productions - good flip, great arrangement and nice drums. the track sounded cluttered in the mid range frequencies.. like it was hard to distinguish between the bass line and the sample. crisper snare would be good too!
2
resinnate - nice mellow track. i love the bass line at 20 seconds. the doubled up kick drum would be more effective if it only happened every other measure (or once in 4 measures)
3
manicbeats123 - another great mellow track. dig the weird voice stuff at 45 seconds and the strings at 1:10 work very well. great track with a nice flow. Loved it!
1
saxmob - the mix is really clear on this track and each part sounds great in my phones. the different sample flips are good on their own, but feel 'pasted' together. like they don't quite flow together.
1
dersemi - nice clear beat and sample. i didn't like the part (from the end of the sample) at 1:06. i liked the other sample flips though.
1
big chested girls - nice simple production, good mix. the sample flip felt like it was one half of a telephone conversation to me. like it wanted an answer.
2
shank carvin - like the use of delay on the sample... there was a lot of low frequency energy in the track and it felt like it could use a breather somewhere... the breaks at 2:30ish were great and i don't think it would have hurt to have more of them
2
Es-K - if you cooked this up in a few hours, many props!
nice stuff, i like the high frequency diving sounds and the voice sample at 1:15 in. drums sounded a little mushy (effects?)
semi-finalistsjibber951
~niN
ill green
brigade hip hop
leptic p
borat
opin draconis
manicbeats123
final 3jibber951
ill green
leptic p
winnerjibber951 - i had a lot of trouble picking a winner, but i kept coming back to this beat.
). i love the style and vibe of this beat.its amazing!!!! but nin...my heart is beating for you this time 
