Hi and thanks so much for stopping by!

I’m about to kick off an adventure to turn my beat making hobby into something bigger. In some form or another, I’ve been making music since 1999, mostly as a lyricist of conscious wordplay, but occasionally also making a beat or two. The support and love has always been there, but I’ve come to realize that it’s only so far that my obscure European language raps can take me. Instrumentals, on the other hand, are more universal and wouldn’t get lost in translation, so I made a decision to start putting my efforts into improving my skills as a beat maker under a brand new alias of Sugar Lamont. At the time where the market is oversaturated with trap music and type beats, I’m naive enough to hope there is still room and demand for some soulful heat inspired by the likes of J Dilla, M-Phazes, Nottz, Kev Brown, etc.

In this blog, I will be sharing my thoughts on the beat making techniques I discover, the mindset and habits that I think a hip-hop producer should have, not to mention some dope beats and rhymes I come across, and most importantly – my own journey from a single beat on Soundcloud to my first sale, placement, collaboration and international recognition I am bound to receive along the way LOL. I also promise to speak honestly about all the mistakes I’m going to make, so you can do your best to avoid them.

To keep me motivated going forward and add an extra layer of accountability to my words, I will also be sharing my goals for the upcoming months, quarters and years.

My goals for 2020 include:

• selling a beat (to validate there is a demand for the type of music I produce)
• have one of my instrumentals featured in a Youtube/Soundcloud/Mixcloud soul/hip-hop/instrumental mix by, e.g., Freddie Joachim, – Raphael -, etc.
• have one of the artists I’m a fan of (e.g., someone from Mello Music Group) rap/sing on one of my beats

Hope you are as excited as I am. Here goes!

From the soul y’all,
– sL