New Beat + New Website Layout + I'm Hosting A Rap Cypher Contest

Alright so kind of a big post here

First off, I've got a new beat:

Really gritty/lo-fi type sound -- it's a pretty simple beat but I made it with the cypher in mind so I wanted to keep it pretty straightforward but honestly I really like the emotional grime of the sample


Anyway, speaking of the cypher, here's the video for my first cypher contest:

(god damn is it awkward to just be alone in a room talking to a camera and I hate how I come across on video)

Prize is only $25 just because I wanna get a vibe for how many people this is gonna pull in -- the video has only been up for 2 days and I already got 4 entries so that's dope but I'm hoping to pull in around 20 (deadline is August 21st) [btw I'm going to try to do one of these on the 1st of every month and the deadline will always be the 21st of the respective month so jump in or get a buddy to do something -- the more people the more I can up the prize money)

Lastly, I made a new layout for my website so if you could, please just go to it and run through it real quick and just let me know if any of the elements seem off or misplaced
SoundClick artist: AfterTouchBeatz - Hip Hop Beat Maker -- Mostly Do Old School, East Coast Type Beats But I Try To Mix It Up As Often As
--Mainly concerned that the YouTube video will get pushed around on different resolutions (I use 1920x1080) and the PayPal button / music player so let me know if anything gets pushed out of the grey box that it should be sitting in


Thanks guys!! this is a massive post so drop a link to one of your threads and I'll definitely hit you back with some feed if you can give me your thoughts on any of the shit I have here

I really like the groove this beat pulls off. The drum pattern is nice, and the melody is outstanding. this is chill, this is chill. Thumbs up on this one

Definitely feelin' that! (Of course I'm more of a fan of these type of beats myself.) Some pretty dope drums there as well.

props for the feed guys; LOVE how this beat came out -- always been a fan of Cudi and I've done a few spacey style beats but they've never had that like hipster rock inspired sound that Cudi does and I feel like this shit just worked out nice for that sorta vibe

That grimey/spacey feel is on point! Great feel on the track, this should work great for a beat contest. Good work bro.

It has that ol' school 1980's effect to it, nice beat though, nice groove. In my opinion, I give it 7 out of 10, keep up the good work!!!