I did this mix back in 2005 and thought it was worthy of a re-post for those of you who may have missed it the first time around. I think this mix was the first or second post on this blog, so I think a lot of you may have missed this one. Have a great weekend.
Welcome to Deathrow (The Mix) - Mixed by Pipomixes (download) Tracklist - Natural Born Killaz - Dr. Dre & Ice Cube - Who's the Man - Dr. Dre - Who's the man (with the master plan) - Kay Gees - Bitches ain't Sh*t - Dr. Dre - I want to something freaky - Leon Haywood - G Thang - Dr. Dre and Snoop - Let me Ride - Dr. Dre - New York, New York - Dogg Pound - Slippin and Slidin - Dogg Pound - Never gonna stop - Linda Clifford - All Eyes on Me - 2pac - Ambitionz of a Ridah - 2pac - The day Niggaz Took Over - Dr. Dre - Murder was the Case - Snoop - Lil Ghetto Boy - Dr. Dre and Snoop - Gin and Juice - Snoop - Let's Play House - Dogg Pound - Afro Puffs - Lady of Rage - Keep their Heads Ringing - Dr. Dre - Keep Forgetting - (sample used for regulate) - Regulate - Warren G and Nate Dogg - Shiznit - Snoop - Dre Day - Dr. Dre - Deep Cover - Dr. Dre and Snoop - 2 of America's Most Wanted - 2pac and Snoop - Doggy Dog World - Snoop - I Don't Like to Dream about getting paid - Dogg Pound - High Powered - Dr. Dre and RBX - Lodi Dodi - Snoop - Hail Mary - 2pac/Makavelli - Krazy - 2pac/Makavelli - I Ain't Mad at You - 2pac - A Dream - Debarge
After watching this video I can better understand how many of these legends became legends. Amazing what some talent, passion, and the willingness to think outside of the box will get you. I can just picture Q-tip circa 1990 alone in a studio corner zoning out and looping jazz loops, and walah, A Tribe Called Quest.
Here, the man that produced Common's best work discusses the production process behind D.O.A. and debates between him, Hova, and Kanye regarding the subject of D.O.A.
I'm trying to control my excitement about the Cuban Linx 2 album to avoid disappointment. That being said, I can't help but get a little amped after hearing how Raekwon is putting some thought behind the production of the album. In my opinion, production is the most important element of an album, and it's nice to hear that Raekwon agrees. It's difficult to imagine an album with beats by Dr. Dre, Rza, Pete Rock, and Dilla going bad. Hopefully I'm right.
Today's re-post consists of one of my all time favorite mixes. How can you go wrong? One of the best deejays mixing ones of the best groups, pure dopeness. Below is the original post.
"I'll do my best Jeru and com clean, I didn't even know this mixtape existed until two days ago when I was surfing through the okayplayer site. Now answer me this, do I go straight to Hip Hop hell for not knowing about this promo mixtape? While I'm thinking back to the whole Things Fall Apart era, I remember seeing the Roots for the first time at a Smoking Grooves concert (I think?) at Universal Amphitheatre back in 1999. The concert lineup consisted of Macy Gray, Everlast, The Roots, Eminem, and The Black Eyed Peas (performing in that order). Keep in mind that this was at a time where BEP's biggest hit was "Joints and Jams." I'll never forget Eminmen coming on stage and the whole crowd going nuts and as soon as the shady one's set was over, the whole crowd instantaneously evacuates the premises as if someone had just finished yelling "bomb!" I didn't stick around because I had no interest in seeing BEP, but I bet they didn't perform in front of more than 13 or 14 people (stage crew included). In any event, enough of my blah, blah, blah.... Enjoy the mix." Things Fall a Preview - Mixed by DJ Jazzy Jeff (download)
Another re-up for your re-listening pleasure. I wouldn't say that this mix was slept-on, but I will say that this mix is so good that it deserves another listen by those of you who don't have it in steady rotation.
Here's the review written by Fader magazine:
"Nineties jazz cats Digable Planets are a natural selection for a "these are the breaks" collection, and here DJ Jedi lets it all bang out with over 70 minutes of the group's sample sources. Southern California's Jedi served as the tour DJ when the Digs recently reunited and he nonchalantly cuts their building blocks together. If the Digable Planets are meant for the sunset hours and Butterfly's soul-rock Cherrywine project is for the blurry past-midnight, then Blowout Breaks for breakfast will get you right for the rest of day. Hearing Shuggie Otis's "Island Letter" slip into Skull Snaps' "It's A New Day" is even better than eggs and facon on an English muffin with green hot sauce." Blowout Breaks - Mixed by DJ Jedi (download)
01. Hamilton Bohannon - Thoughts & Wishes 02. Lonnie Liston Smith - Devika (Goddess) 03. Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness 04. The Ohio Players - Funky Worm 05. Eddie Harris - Superfluous 06. The Crusaders - Mystique Blues 07. Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man 08. The Last Poets - Black Is - Chant 09. The Crusaders - Lilies of the Nile 10. Bobbi Humphrey - Blacks and Blues 11. Herbie Mann - Push Push 12. Edwin Starr - Easin' In 13. Curtis Mayfield - Give Me Your Love (Love Song) 14. Tavares - Bad Times 15. Eddie Harris - Get On Up And Dance 16. KC & The Sunshine Band - Ain't Nothin' Wrong 17. The Crusaders - Listen And You'll See 18. Roy Ayers - We Live In Brooklyn, Baby 19. Digable Planets - May 4th Movement Intro 20. Motherlode - Soft Shell 21. The Meters - Here Comes the Meter Man 22. The Headhunters - God Made Me Funky 23. Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s - Blow Your Head 24. James Brown - Soul Pride (pt. 2) 25. Roy Ayers - Ebony Blaze 26. Shuggie Otis - Island Letter 27. Skull Snaps - It's A New Day 28. Bob James - Blue Lick 29. Bobbi Humphrey - Jasper Country Man 30. Herbie Hancock - Rain Dance 31. Sonny Rollins - Mambo Bounce 32. Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Stretchin'
Man, the Do-over spot really brings the heat with the deejays they have blessing the tables. In case any of you are wondering, I have nothing to do with the Do-over. In fact, I haven't even been there once. I typically spend my Sunday afternoons depressed that the weekend is almost over. Who has time for fun when you're busy being depressed (that was meant to be funny, not pathetic). Enjoy the mix.
I think this might be my favorite of the series. I reserve the right to change my mind, but I was really feelin' this mix the other night when I was listening to it for the first time. So Much Soul Vol. 5 - Mixed by DJ Vinroc (zshare download)
For this week's re-post I thought I'd hit you all off with this dope Best of..Primo mix by DJ Jaycee. Below is the original post.
"Excellent Primo mix by the Apphilliates' DJ Jaycee. Jaycee seamlessly blends Primo cut after Primo cut, along with tastefully rocking doubles of select joints without overdoing it."
1. Intro 2. Credit Is Due - Gang Starr 3. Peer Pressure - Mobb Deep 4. Eazy’s Daddy 5. KRS One Attacks - KRS One 6. Higher Ground - KRS One 7. Outta Here - KRS One 8. Unbelievable - The Notorious BIG 9. I Put A Spell On You/Kick In The Door - The Notorious BIG 10. Mr. Byrd/NY State Of Mind - Nas 11. NY State Of Mind pt.2 - Nas 12. Shelley 13. Come Clean - Jeru The Damaja 14. Danger (DJ Premier Remix) - Blahzay Blahzay 15. Mr. Jamal 16. The Shit Is Real (DJ Premier Remix) - Fat Joe 17. Brother James 18. Words I Manifest - Gang Starr 19. Fred And Them (Arena Interlude) 20. Flip Da Scrip (Premier’s toot da horn mix) - Da King & I 21. Marlena 22. Bob 23. Take It Personal - Gang Starr 24. The Queen 25. Yes Y’all - Heavy D & The Boyz 26. Go Back Home 27. D’ Evils - Jay-Z 28. Fergie Ferg 29. The Next Level (DJ Premier Remix) - Show & AG 30. S.O.U.L. 31. Roll Call - M.O.P. 32. Joe And Nem’ 33. Da Bichez -Jeru The Damaja 34. Brown Skin Woman (interlude) 35. 1, 2 Pass It - The D&D Allstars 36. Bring It On - Jay-Z 37. Mr. Adderley 38. The Place Where We Dwell - Gang Starr 39. Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers 40. Ease My Mind (DJ Premier Remix) - Arrested Development 41. Together Again (DJ Premier Remix) - Janet Jackson 42. The 6th Sense - Common 43. Marc 44. Boom! - Royce Da 5′9 45. The One And Only - Snoop Dogg 46. Joe And Nem’ Again 47. Words From The Nutcracker - Gang Starr 48. Chef 49. Supa Star - Group Home 50. Full Clip (interlude) 51. Platinum Plus f. Big Daddy Kane - Big L 52. Trader Vic 53. Mass Appeal - Gang Starr 54. F.A.Y.B.A.N. - Screwball 55. Mathematics - Mos Def 56. Outro
Numark mixes are waaay too uncommon. So here is a dope Numark mix I found surfing through the Do-Over blog.
**Okay, now that I've actually listened to the mix I can say that this is straight fire. Numark gets love and all, but he really needs to be in that conversation with all the best. His steez is pure funk. Only word to describe his style, straight funky. Oops, I guess that was two words. You get the point.
I know what you're thinking, not another tribute mix. Well, I wouldn't post the mix if I didn't think it was worth your time. My man Chris Read claims that this is the greatest Michael Jackson tribute mix in the world. You know what? I don't necessarily disagree with him. Below is Chris Read's explanation of the mix.
"I know what you're thinking, the last thing world needs right now is yet another Michael Jackson tribute mixtape? Believe me, I'm pretty much of the same opinion and I didn't take the decision to do this lightly, but the flood of (in too many cases) pretty half baked tribute mixes, radio shows, podcasts over the past week kind of got under my skin. It seemed almost as though people were putting more effort into being the first to get something out than they were into a making decent job of it. I'm of the view that if you're going to mark somebody's life's work, the least you can do is pay some respect by putting some proper work into it.
So that's what I did. Just over a week after Michael's passing, I'm pleased to present what I've (humbly) called THE LEGACY: World's Greatest Jackson Tribute Mix! - 60 minutes, 45 tracks, featuring a selection of Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5's original works, edits, acapellas and demos accompanied by records that have sampled them, cover versions, tributes and remixes from the likes of Dwele, Dilla, DJ Spinnaand Ian Brown amongst others. All that laced with original interviews and some heavy edits. It's been a labour of love, but I'm feeling like it was worth it."
Another excellent mix from the 5th Platoon brethren. A funny little tidbit. As I was listening to the mix this weekend, my wife asked, "is that another Michael Jackson mix that you're listening to?" I guess Q-tip said it best, "...the way that Bobby Brown is amp just like Michael..." In all seriousness, I don't think Daddy Dog (or anybody else) could have done a better job with the NE catalog. Enough of my jibber jabber, have a great week everybody.
Another classic from D-Nice for your enjoyment. Once you are all hot dogged out, and you've seen enough fireworks to last you until next year, take a minute and see what Special Ed has to say about the current state of hip hop.
Here's a mix I did back in 2007 that fell victim to the zshare crash of 08. For some reason or another I never got around to re-upping this bad boy. Well, here it is for any of you who didn't get it the first time around. Below is my description of the mix.
"For those of you who are looking forward to the release of the Roots new album "Rising Down" as much as I am, here's a mix of classic Roots joints to hold you over until April 29th. This mix was inspired by a Roots concert that I saw in February 07. While watching the concert, I remember thinking to myself that Hip Hop isn't dead, it's just growing up. Hip Hop as a culture and art form must progress and develop in order to survive and stand the test of time. The original Hip Hop generation is getting older and getting more educated. We are not too far away from the first Hip Hop president (maybe even just a few months away). The Roots represent the direction that Hip Hop music should be headed. I'm not saying that all acts need to be live bands. But those MC's and producers that fuse the core elements with innovation will keep the art form alive and relevant."
- Act Two (Love of my life) - Livin In a New World - Come Together - Beatles - Come Together - Take it There - Rock You - Distortion to Static - Stay Cool - Al Hurt "Harlem Hindo" - Star - Sly and the Family Stone "Star" - Clones - Proceed - Don't See Us b/Lost Ones - Don't See Us (Madlib Remix) - Do U Want More? - Adrenaline - In the Music - Don't Say Nuthin - Next Movement - Game Theory - Incredible Bongo Band "Apache" - Thought at Work - Web - Boom
Here's a great mix to get the holiday weekend started. Props to DJ Dmadness for giving Roy Ayers some shine. Below is the description of the mix as described by DJ Dmadness.
"For yall I have put together a new mix for the sunshine and beautiful summer weather we are having here in the Bay. No song defines that family bbq summer vibe like Roy Ayers' timeless cut "Everybody Loves the Sunshine," so in a documentarian effort I have compiled and mixed all the songs I knew of and could dig up that sampled, interpolated, or revisited those indelible vibraphones and simply perfect lyrics. I also took some liberties with a couple sun-themed blends. Much respect to Roy Ayers, and enjoy. 1neLuv.."
I did this mix back in 2005 and thought it was worthy of a re-post for those of you who may have missed it the first time around. I think this mix was the first or second post on this blog, so I think a lot of you may have missed this one. Have a great weekend.
