Button Bashers Episode 6: The Battle

Friday the 10th of November saw Button Bashers return to Uppercut at the Waiting Room in Cape Town for their monthly beat battle which pits four producers against each other. Given the same sample, each producer had a week to rework it into something new. This month's producers were Damascvs, Kay Faith, Sumo Jac & Hawkword, four vastly different producers with very different approaches to their craft.

From the analog synth-driven production of Damascvs, to the 808-heavy boom-bap rework by Kay Faith, to Sumo Jac's sub-bass heavy grime track & Hawkwords layered cut & paste flip, it was a close battle, but in the end it was Hawkwords creative take on the sample that earned them the win.

Click here to watch the producers play their flip for the crowd & find out who won this edition of Button Bashers

This video was produced and first appeared on Red Bull.