The title says it all, straight underground joints (circa 2000).
Underground Airplay Vol. 1 - Mixed by DJ Spinbad (zshare download)
Peter Rosenberg continues his interview series with another installment of hip hop's version of Inside the Actor's Studio. The latest installment consists of a very comprehensive interview with Q-Tip. Parts 1 & 2 consist of the actual interview, parts 3 & 4 consist of Questlove and The Cypher performing an array of Dilla and Tribe classics. Videos like these are why I love the net. I don't know about all of you, but I can watch this stuff over and over again.
Courtesy ItsAlltheWayLive
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Hip Hop history right here. Click here for order info.
Ain't that some sh*t! First, we all have to worry about losing our jobs (if you haven't lost it already), now we have to worry about catching some damn swine flu. Like Fat Joe said, "Sh*t is real." You damn right it's real, real f*cked up. Fear not my mix downloading fiends, Dr. Shortkut has got the vaccine for your swine blues.
Kuts Foundation - Mixed by DJ Shortkut (zshare download)
I don't know a lot about this mix other than that it's got Pete Rock on the tables, and it includes an array of Pete Rock joints. I'm not sure who the machines are, but I'm assuming the machines are the non-Pete Rock tracks on the mix.
Pete Rock v. The Machines - Mixed by Pete Rock (zshare download)
01. Krumb Snatcha - Beef
02. Lady Of Rage - Afro Puff
03. Freddie Foxxx - Bumpy Knuckles Baby
04. Common - Doin It
05. Black Milk - Home Of The Crates
06. PHaroah Monch - Just Do It
07. King's Country - Love Is Gone
08. Mos Def - Mathematics
09. Mos Def - Miss Fat Booty
10. Rah Digga - What They Call Me
11. Kardinal Official - We Good
12. Common - Thelonious
13. The Lox - Gangsta
14. Tango And Cash - Hip Hop Ain't Dead
15. Oh No & Roc-C - Team Get'Em
16. Red Cafe - The People
17. Jadakiss - Ain't None Y'all Better
18. Jim Jones - Baby Girl
19. Naughty By Nature - Hip Hop Hooray
20. Til I Retire
21. Mad Villain - Amerikka's Most Blunted
22. Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet
23. Roc Marciano & Large Professor - Give It 2 Yall
24. Raekwon - Sneaker
25. Pete Rock & Large Professor - Rap World
26. Roc Marciano - Untold Truth
27. Common - Nag Champa
28. Nature - To My Advantage
You've got to respect Spinbad for this one right here. What's the big deal about another 90's mix? You ask. Well, what separates this 90's mix from the other 5 million 90's mixes out there is that this mix doesn't have any hip hop. That's right, no Tribe, no De La, no Biggie, no Pete Rock, no Primo, none of that. Instead, you get the Spin Doctors, Sublime, Marky Mark, and C&C Music Factory. And, you'll like it! Trust me, you'll love the mix the same way you love your favorite reality show. It won't be something you're proud of, it won't be anything you'll tell your friends about, but you love it all the same. Afterall, MTV wouldn't be airing season 47 of Real World if nobody was watching.
90's MegaMix - Mixed by DJ Spinbad (zshare download)
Nice mix of tracks you don't usually see on the same tracklist. The theme is in the title, and in one way or another, we're all clockin'.
Clockin' - Mixed by Omega NYC (zshare download)
Brothers Gonna work it out Intro
Terminator X - PE
Clock Work - Juelz Santana
I'm A Hustla - Cassidy
Same Team, No Games - NY G's
Footwork - Guilty Simpson
Fall Back - Peedi Crack
Half Baked - MF Grimm
A Beautiful Mind - Cormega
Get Down or Lay Down - Planet Asia
Sport - Ultimate Breaks & Beats
Night of the Living Baseheads - PE
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan
Soul Clap - Styles P
Crack Music - Kanye West
Heaven - Moody Man
Courtesy OmegaNYC
There is a God after all. Don't believe me? Check out the below link for proof.
Beat Junkie Radio
Mix re-post #2 is Prince Paul's "Confessions of a Beat Junkie" mix. This mix was originally posted in April 2008. Chances are that you never downloaded this mix because you weren't on the blog back in April 08. We all know Prince Paul as a superb producer, but we often overlook dude's deejay skills. Checkout the mix and see Prince Paul incorporate his signature steez into the mixtape game. Below is the description that was originally posted.
Keeping with last week's De la theme, I thought all of you would enjoy this mix of Prince Paul produced joints mixed by the man himself. Similar to his concept driven albums and skits, the mix seams together all your favorite Prince Paul songs with the flair and sensibility that you'd expect with any Prince P product.
Confessions Mix: Mixed by Prince Paul (download)
Nothing but funky joints here, mixed by one of the best in the game.
Pure Funk Mode - Mixed by DJ Rhettmatic (zshare download)
Courtesy DJ Rhettmatic
As you all know, I'm a sucker for videos of somebody's home studio. This particular video consists of producer extraordinaire Marco Polo, giving us a MTV Crib's style tour of his home studio. With all the technology out there, it's refreshing to see a well known producer using nothing more than a MPC, a turntable, a gemini mixer, and an old ass laptop with 500 mb of ram (classic!).
A question for all of you production heads out there. How long does it take to get this nice on the MP? Man, what I'd give to sit in my crib with some headphones on, and create music as effortlessly as this.
I haven't listened all the way through yet, but given fact that it involves Muro and Finesse, I'm sure it is top notch. ** Check that, I have now listened all the way through and I can tell you that you shouldn't sleep.
Kings of Diggin' - Mixed by DJ Muro and Lord Finesse (zshare download)
Courtesy Dome Shots
More Kush is finally here!! Why more Kush? You ask. Well, I noticed how many of you enjoyed the original Kush Mix I posted several months back. So, in my endless effort to satisfy my blogging audience, I thought it would be a good idea to go back to the lab and hit you all off with another installment of the Kush series. The latest installment of the Kush series consists of all of my favorite loops and hooks mixed, mashed, and blended together with that usual BlendingNation sound. Let's face it, our favorite songs are our favorite songs because of the catchy loop or hook repeated throughout the song. No MC will ever touch Nas' 1st verse on the "World is Yours." That being said, that song wouldn't be the same without the piano loop from Ahmad Jamal, and Pete Rock singing the hook, "Who's world is this?"
Before all of you go and download the mix, I think it's worth mentioning that some of the loops and hooks incorporated into the mix are as played as polo-shirts at a Kanye West show, while others are as slept-on as Sunday morning talk shows. Remember, THESE ARE MY FAVORITE LOOPS AND HOOKS. This mix is by no means intended to be an "All Time Greatest Loops" mix. As always, a lot of time, money, and energy, went into crafting this mix. What does all that mean? It means that I hope you all enjoy the mix half as much as I enjoyed making it.
**For all of my fellow mix bloggers out there, feel free to post the mix on your blogs if you are feelin' it.
(Tracklist to the best of my recollection)
- Kraftwerk - Man Machine (live version)
- MC Lyte - Cha Cha Cha
- Artifacts - Wrong Side of the Tracks
- Ahmad - Back in the Day
- Biggie Smalls - Big Poppa
- Ice Cube - Good Day
- Ice Cube - U Know How We Do It
- AZ - I'm Back
- Boogie Man - Ghetto
- Jay-Z - Dead Presidents
- Nas - Memory Lane
- Biz Markie - Just a Friend
- LL Cool J - I Need Love
- Busta Rhymes - Genesis
- Quasimoto - Real Eyes
- Quasimoto - Come on Feet
- Quasimoto - Bad Charecter
- Rakim - Eric B is President
- Rakim - My Melody
- Beatnuts - No Equal Rmx
- Craig Mack - Flava in Your Ear
- Jurrasic 5 - Freedom
- De La Soul - Fallin
- De La Soul - Itssoeazy
- People Under the Stairs - Empty Bottles of Water
- Nate Dogg - Hardest Man
- Nate Dogg - Nobody Does it Better
- Warren G - Regulate
- Warren G - Do U See?
- The Dogg Pound - DPG
- The Dogg Pound - I Don't Like to Dream About Gettin Paid
- The Dogg Pound -Slip Slidin'
- Jungle Brothers - The Promo
- A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
- A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick it?
- Common - Resurrection Large Pro Rmx
- Common Resurrection Extra-P Rmx
- Large Professor - After School
- Common - Hungry
- El Michaels Affair - CREAM
- El Michaels Affair - Glaziers
- Menahan Street Band - Make the Road by Walking
- Jay-Z - Roc Boys
- Public Enemy - He Got Game
- Skee-lo - I Wish
- Hall & Oates - I Can't Go For That
- Bel Biv Devoe - Poisen
- Nirvana - Come As You Are
- Nirvana - Lithium
- Journey - Don't Stop Believing
- Slum Village - Fantastic
- Yancey Boys - All Good
- Biggie Smalls - Ready to Die
- Biggie Smalls - Somebody's Got to Die
- Biggie Smalls - Warning
- Big L - The Enemy
- Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
- Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun
This is what the radio should sound like.
Live KDAY Mix (3/31/05) - Mixed by DJ Rhettmatic (zshare download)
1. Big Beat - The Organization (with WC on the human beatbox)
2. Rock The Bells - LL Cool J
3. Saturday Nite Live - Trouble Funk
4. Bang Zoom - Real Roxanne
5. The Payback - Roxanne Shante
6. This Cut Got Flava - Latee
7. A Touch Of Jazz - Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
8. Nobody Beats The Biz - Biz Markie
9. Jack Of Spades - Boogie Down Productions
10. The Master Move - Masters Of Ceremony
11. Fencewalk - Mandrill
12. Voices In My Head - The Police
13. Let The Words Flow - Chill Rob G
Bonus: The Corner - Common
Courtesy DJ Rhettmatic
382 views on Youtube doesn't do this mini-set justice.
Interesting interview with 88 Keys discussing an array of topics ranging from getting his name from Large Pro, crate diggin' for Roosevelt Record Convention vendor John Carraro, and his relationship with Kanye West.
I think I'm going to start a new Friday tradition. About every month or so, I go through all of the mixes posted on the site and click on the links to make sure that the links don't go dead. During that tedious process I'm able to see which mixes get a lot of downloads, and which don't. Doing this, I realize that many of you are sleeping on some real quality mixes. Now some of you are sleeping on some of these mixes because you weren't checking the blog in the early days. The rest of you are just straight sleeping. So, I thought it would be a good idea to re-post a mix every Friday that I think isn't getting the download love that it deserves (or you may have just missed). Below is my original description of "4 Turntable Beatdown," by Haul & Mason.
"From 2004 to 2006, Scion was hosting promotional events at the hottest L.A. clubs with all the best deejays in Hip Hop. Attending these events I saw Jazzy Jeff, Premier, Pete Rock, 45 King, 9th Wonder, DJ Revolution, Biz Markie, Krs-1, and Prince Paul, ALL FOR FREE! The only thing you had to do was go to the Scion website and RSVP and you were in there like swim-wear. It was the greatest thing since movies on demand. To make a long story short, deejays Haul&Mason were the opening act at all of these Scion events. These two cats were often a near impossible act to follow. If you've never heard these two deejays before, their whole schtick is that they perform all their sets on 2x4 turntables. The below mix was recorded live during their 2004 Japan Tour. ** Peep the below video for a sample of Haul and Mason doing their thing live."
Four Table Beatdown - Mixed by DJ Haul and Mason (download)
If Jay-Z would like to be lyrically like Talib Kweli, every deejay would like to be as technically skilled as DJ Revolution. Rev is a DJ's DJ. Dude simply takes me back to the drawing board every time I hear one of his mixes.
The ABC's of High Fidelity - Mixed by DJ Revolution (zshare download)
Do any of you have this dilla instrumental? If so, could you help a brother out and send it my way? In case you're wondering, no I'm not working on another dilla mix (it's a doom mix). Thanks in advance.
For those of you who aren't allergic to reading, here is a wonderful Large Pro interview that I found to be very inspiring. The interview cover topics ranging from Large Pro's views on production equipment, getting inspiration from riding the subway, his disdain for t.v., and whether he considers himself a deep thinker.
Article link
Dope little underground mix (circa 2003) by the great DJ Revolution.
The Way of the Samurai - Mixed by DJ Revolution (zshare download)
01. Intro
02. Fuk U Up / Rass Kass
03. Worst Nightmare / OC,Soul Supreme
04. Driven－DJ Spinna
05. Guerilla Monsoon Rap / Kweli, Black Thought, Pharoahe
06. Spell my name / Defari
07. U wanna Take this / Oh No
08. G'z up / Rev's scratch version
09. Elements / Cy Young
10. Back Street Rules / AG, GD
11. Put ur Dukes up / Apathy
12. M.C./J-live
13. Get Down / Nas
14. Contents Under Pressure / Phil da Agony, Krondon
15. 4th of July / Alchemist, Evidence, Prodigy
16. Strictly for the Djs / Akrobatik
17. Asshole / Kreators
18. Think Back / Bootcamp Click
19. Primetime / Arcee
20. Scratchin' & Survivin' / Freeway, Bugsy, Snake
21. Raw / Checkmate, Royce5'9", Revolution
22. 9 Elements / Krs 1
23. Outro
Sinista was not playin when he made this mix. THIS IS HOW YOU ROCK THE BREAKS! Man, this mix is real serious. The mix is pure perfection. Classic breaks, cuts upon cuts, clean transitions, and vinyl crackles throughout the mix. Man, I'm getting all tearyeyed just thinking about it. Listen and see.
Break U Off!!! - Mixed by Mista Sinista (zshare download)
T minus 7 days until More Kush is released for your downloading pleasure. In the meantime, I figured that there is no better way to start the week than with two of the best in the game. I hope everybody has a great week.
On Track Volume 4 - Mixed by Kon & Amir (zshare download)
Great cool-out mix I got put on to by my man OmegaNYC.
Shadow of Doubt - Mixed by DJ Akalepse (downoad)
This 15 minute interview is well worth your time. In this interview, Q-tip essentially provides the liner notes for his entire discography. Very insightful.
I was in NYC all week and I thought I had scheduled all of my posts, but I apparently messed this one up. Sorry for the delay, here ya go...
WBLS Thunder Strom Vol. 2 - Mixed by DJ Premier (zshare download)
Cool little video from back in 2007 showing PB Wolf, J. Rocc, Egon, Madlib, and Doom diggin for records in a Canadian record store.
The cover has all the information you need. 90's joints, Jazzy Jeff on the cut, need I say more?
Live From Nowhere - Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff (zshare download)
Another dope Muro mix where the ichiban deejay mixes up an assortment of tribe breaks, and classic tribe cuts. Part 1 consists of Muro mixing up all tribe breaks, and part 2 has Muro cutting up an assortment of joints featuring different Tribe members.
Love Side (zshare download)
1. Minya's The Mooch / Jack De Johnette's
2. The Hump / Buster Williams
3. Jagger The Dagger / Bugene MC Daniels
4. Ekim / Michel Urbraniak
5. Little Miss Lover / Jimmy Hendrix
6. Love Your Life / Average White Band
7. Why Can People Be Colors Too / The Want Naut
8. Nappy Dugout / Funka Delic
9. Communications Is Where It's At / Billy Baron
10. We Getting' Down / Weldon Irvine
11. Who's Gonna Take The Weight / Kool & The Gang
12. Pneumonia / Kool & The Gang
13. Electric Frog / Kool & The Gang
14. Soul Vibration / Kool & The Gang
15. Fourty Days / Billy Brooks
16. A Chant For Bu / Art Blakey
17. Psychedlic Shack / Albino Gorilla
18. What Can You Bring Me? / Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Band
19. The Soil I Tilled For You / Shades Of Brown
20. I Like Everything About You / Chuck Jackson
21. We've Gotta Find Away / Freda Payne
22. Tales Of Kidd / Funkadelic
23. Uncle Willie's Dream / Paul Humphies
24. Son Of Slide / Slave
25. Running Away / Roy Ayers
26. Feel Like Making Love / Roy Ayers
27. Daylight / Ramp
28. Young & Fine / Weather Report
29. Red Clay / Jack Walkings
30. Inside My Love / Minnie Riperton
31. Memory Line / Rorary Conneection
32. Baby This Love / Minnie Riperton
33. Think Twice / Donard Bird
34. Gentle Smile / Gary Bartz
35. Mystic Brew / Ronnie Foster
36. Obli Ghetto / Brother Jack Mc Duff
37. Inner City Blues / Ruben Wilson
Movement Side (zshare download)
1. Can I Kick It? - Splrlt Mix / Atcq
2. Award Tour - Wicked Mix / Atcq
3. 1nce Again - Jackin For Beat Remix / Atcq
4. Oh My God - Tibetan Freedom Concert / Atcq
5. Get It Toghether / Beastie Boys Feat. Q-Tip
6. Hot Sex / Atcq
7. Come On Down / Big Daddy Kane Feat. Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes
8. Don't Cures / Heavy D & The Boys Feat. Q-Tip
9. Promo No.2 / Jungle Brothers Feat. Q-Tip
10. A Roller Skating Jam Named' Saturday's / De La Soul Feat. Q-Tip
11. Public Enemy - Saturday Night Virus Disco Mix / Atcq
12. Promo / Jungle Brothers Feat. Q-Tip
13. If The Papes Come / Atcq
14. Jazz - Cool Breeze Mix / Atcq
15. I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun - Maw Mix / Nuyorican Soul Feat. Q-Tip
16. Get Involved / Raphael Saadiq & Q-Tip
17. Dance To Night - Linslee Campbell Mix / Lucy Pearl
18. Technova / Towa Tei
19. Never Say Goodye / Adriana Evans Feat. Phife Dawg
20. Thought U Wuz Nice / Phife Dawg
21. Body Rock / Mos Def Feat. Q-Tip & Tash
22. Suck A Nigga / Atcq 22. Suck A Nigga / Atcq
23. 1.2.To The Bass / Stanley Clarke Feat. Q-Tip
24. It's Only Right / Thrills Feat. Phife Dawg
25. On The Road Again (Q Tip Remix) / Jungle Brothers
26. King Of Diggin Skit
27. Freestyle Towa Tei / Q-Tip
28. One,Two Shit / Atcq 28. One, Two Shit / Atcq
30. Freestyle (Dj Cash Money) / Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes
31. Move / Q-Tip
32. The Frog / Sergio Mendes Feat.Q-Tip
33. Paris Tokyo (Remix) / Lupe Fiasco Feat.Q-Tip & Mos Def
I'll post the Muro mix later in the week. Until then, enjoy the mix.
The Kings of Diggin CD 1 - Mixed by Kon & Amir (zshare download)
Great interview with Pete Rock talking about his production influences.
Interesting interview with the DITC crew (Diamond D, Lord Finesse, & OC). This interview has the DITC producers discussing their touring schedule, production philosophies, and the resurgence of sample based production.
Pretty cool video of Double D & Steinski doing a live version of Lesson 3. Can anybody explain to me who is doing what in this video?
For those of you who enjoyed vol. 4, you'll enjoy this one as well. Check that, anybody who enjoys hearing hip hop radio in its hey day will enjoy this mix.
WBLS Thunder Storm Vol. 3 - Mixed by DJ Premier (zshare download)
My man OmegaNYC recently dug up this old mix of mine and posted it on his blog. I thought those of you who enjoy my mixes might enjoy this one as well. This mix was made back in 2003/04 (or somewhere around there). In any event, here's a little something to hold all of you over until the 20th.
Still On Some Other Sh*t - Mixed by Pipomixes (download)
Dope label + dope DJ = dope mix
Blue Note DJ Mix - Mixed by DJ Muro (zshare download)
Memo to the world: D-Nice is really giving us all a very valuable gift with these insightful interviews, so show the man some love (here). This installment of True Hip Hop Stories has Sadat X discussing the making of "Punks Get Jumped," the artistic development of hip hop, and back story behind his year of incarceration.
Lord forgive me, for I have sinned. It has been two weeks and I still haven't copped the new Doom. If you've been sleeping on Doom like me, check these snippets and listen to what you've been missing. Still not convinced? Well, maybe the mighty Mos Def can convince you of the virtues of some Doom in your life.
