About
A curated blog for underground hip-hop, boom bap, basketball and street culture. Run from Germany by beatmaker paco in action.
Every post comes with context, from production credits to the history behind a record. I write about the music I would put on myself, and I pick it by taste.
On the blog
What you'll find here
widontplay Weekly
My weekly roundup of new hip-hop releases, from Griselda drops to underground gems.
Read the roundups →Beats
Boom bap beats by paco in action, with BPM, sound notes and license links.
Hear the beats →Beat Tapes & Mixtapes
Full projects and tribute mixtapes like Too Many Chambers and The Butcher's Comin'.
Browse the tapes →Reviews
My take on new albums and singles, with the credits and the story around them.
Read reviews →Culture
Basketball, sneakers, streetwear and label history. From the Knicks title run to the return of Wu Wear.
Explore culture →Deutschrap
German rap with a boom bap heart, written up in English for listeners everywhere.
Explore Deutschrap →Behind the blog
I'm paco in action
I'm a boom bap beatmaker from Wiesbaden, Germany, and I run widontplay solo. I grew up on 90s East Coast records, and that sound shapes the beats I make as much as the music I write about.
Making beats changes how you listen. I hear a record through the drums and the samples first, and that perspective runs through every post on this blog. Away from the beats, I have worked in digital marketing for more than 16 years, which is why research and clean structure matter to me here.
Discography
Tapes by paco in action
Get in touch
Let's build something
Artists & labels
Got a release I should hear? Send a streaming link and a few lines of context. I listen to everything that comes in.
Rappers
Heard a beat you want to rhyme on? Write me directly and we'll sort out the rest. You can also grab licenses on BeatStars.
Brands & partners
Streetwear, audio gear, basketball or creative tools: if your project fits the culture, let's find the right format together.
Find me
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