Is this a Highly Recommended mix? Yes it is. Is this a mix that you can download today? No, it is not. Before you all start bitching and moaning about not being able to download blah blah blah. Check out this link and see if the great Eric Nord might share with you his super secret web-based program that will allow you to download this mix.
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Description of mix below.
This is the first volume of the D&D Experience brought to you by the two baddest Oklahomies to ever grace the tables, DJ Diverse & D.L. If memory serves me correctly this was recorded around 2007. This mix is strictly for the heads! Underground Hip Hop sounds at its finest!
I think you will all thank me for this one. That's assuming you like soulful ish'
Cole Medina "Love You Inside Out" (The Pinches Mix)
B.o.B "Nothin' On You" feat. Bruno Marz (DJ B.cause Go Edit)
Musiq Soulchild "Anything" feat. Swizz Beatz
Kanye West "That's My Bitch" (Pumpichulo Edit feat. Jay-Z & La Roux)
Chic "Good Times" (Kon1200 Remixeded)
Friendly Fires "Paris" (Arthur King Aeroplane Remix feat. Ludacris)
Bon Iver "Blood Bank" (Skinny Friedman Dance Edit)
Fleetwood Mac "Everywhere" (Summer Of Love Edit)
Vin Sol & Charles McCloud "G-Lite"
The Miracles Club "Summer Of Love"
LaBelle "Wild Horses"
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Description of mix below.
I was recently asked to play a night called Classic Material in London. The idea for the club is to give each month over to a year from Hip Hop's past and only play tracks released during it. I was given 1989 and this set was all done from original vinyl, clicks, jumps and all.
Tracklist is in the Lyrics section in the mp3.
Release date: Jan 24, 2011
Stones Throw from Sébastien Bauer on Vimeo.
They're not the most blog friendly of places, but you can't deny the quality music that has come out of Stones Throw Records. Pretty cool documentary for your viewing pleasure.
DJ Quik performed the "Quik is the Name" album in it's entirety the other night on his SP-1200 at the Key Club, L.A. It's really enjoyable to see legends like Quik find ways to make the "old," new. It's pretty hard to go wrong when you have a band, SP-1200, turntables, and a glass of champaign on stage. Personal Story: Every time I hear "Quik is the Name," I always think of my friend's sister giving me rides to school during my freshman year in high school. This girl was the whitest of white girls and would bump "Quik is the Name" every morning like she was some sort of pimp from Compton. More footage after the jump.
Questo is a music collector's music collector. He has both the passion and the bank account to afford his collecting habit.
Knowledge of music & skills working together is a beautiful thing. More clips after the jump.
If you're old enough to have owned a cassette tape, than you'll thoroughly enjoy the next 8 minutes. Nas even shows that he's more of a student of the game than I thought he was. Refreshing
Masta Ace & ED OG Part 1 from The Cut on Vimeo.
Three legends discussing sources of inspiration and staying current. There's a quick clip that Revolution shows from back in the days of the Masta Ace vs. Boogieman beef. At the time I gave a slight edge to Boogieman on wax, but I haven't heard from Boogieman since (it did put Nottz on the map though).
You wouldn't believe me even if I tried to tell you how much you're going to enjoy this mix. P.S. Soundcloud needs to have a section where deejays say what applications were used on a mix like mixcrate does.
Cosmo isn't playin' on this one right here. This is a funk mix with some hip hop flava (if that makes any sense). Called what you will, but I'll call it Highly Recommended.
I suggest turning those games on mute and listening to this mix. A lot going on here. Listen and enjoy.
It's not the saddest thing in the world, but it's a shame that I have to wonder whether this mix was made with 2 turntables and a mixer being the primary platform. If it was, than I just paid Jake Ryan a big compliment. If it was not, it's just aigh't. I think deejays (including myself) who are rockin' turntables need to do a few more "live" elements that clarify to the listener that the mix may be clean, but it's a human being doing the mixing..
As always, Ian Head delivers an excellent mix of jazz covers of James Brown, Michael Jackson, the Meters, and more. You can read the linear notes of the mix here.
A very high quality mix by my man DJ Synapse demonstrating the influence of Charlie Wilson on Hip Hop. BTW, if anybody has that Kanye/Jay-Z joint produced by Pete Rock (192 or better), feel free to send it my way. Pipomixes@yahoo.com DJ Synapse's description of the mix and alternative download link after the jump.
247HH: DJ Jazzy Jeff Interview from Mid C Media on Vimeo.
You can tell what I've been thinking about lately based on today's posts.
DJ EXCEL Full Episode from The Cut on Vimeo.
Here's the full episode of Revolution's interview of DJ Excel. Rev's interview of Excel starts at around the 19:30 mark, though I doubt any of you will complain about seeing Excel's set for a second time.
Studio Tour: A-Trak - Scion Music(less) Music Conference from Scion A/V on Vimeo.
Damn, this brings back memories of spending an entire weekend back in the day trying to dub "I Got 5 On It" by the Luniz from the radio.
My man Alphabethead delivers another gem of a mix filled with 60's and 70's era psychedelic rock. Below is Alphabethead's description of the mix.
No download option on this bad boy (yet), but this is clearly the best 4 hour mix I've heard. If you are feeling salty about not being able to download this badboy, feel free to blowup Chief-One's soundcloud comment section and see if you can't get him to unlock the download tab. Hell, he wouldn't be the first deejay this month that this blog forced to ante-up some $ to soundcloud to appease the pipomixes masses. Have a great week.
Update: Download link available HERE
The Sounds of VTech / Da Beatminerz at Nightlife 
Spinbad doing what Spinbad does best, mixing acapellas over beats. This mix has a series of Nas' acapellas over Jay-Z beats and vice versa.
You can't download the mix, but streaming this classic radio should be good enough for all of you. If it's not, please keep your complaints to yourself. In case you all haven't noticed, I've shown a preference for posting soundcloud mixes lately. It makes my life a lot easier, so for all you who are submitting mixes to be posted on the blog, if you set-up a soundcloud page and send me the mix that way it will improve your chances of making the blog.
Interesting read from Revolution's blog. Below is an excerpt.
I knew it wouldn't t be long before something presented itself to me as inspiration to write in this space. A random walk through BestBuy today proved to be a little more than a search for some extra gear we needed for a location shoot. Passing though the endless maze of aisles and endcaps Rod Gee spotted a particular display that blew my mind. Topped by a row of "Beats by Dre" headphones, were three shelves of computer based DJ hardware for the general consumer. Various types of digital turntables and gadgets that came with their own software were stacked upon each other like the board games in the display across the aisle. Prices of these things ranged from $79 to $299. Clever slogans and flashy boxes tried to disguise the fact that they were junk. Basically, this was the instant DJ section. Read More
DJ EXCEL SET from The Cut on Vimeo.
Welcome back everybody! Over the holiday break, Cut Chemist ran a little twitter campaign where he promised new mixes if he hit 15,000 followers. Well, here you go. And yes, this is the first highly recommended mix of 2011.
Sitdown With DJ Premier & Pete Rock from DJPremierBlog on Vimeo.
I wish you all a happy and healthy 2011 filled with musical inspiration. Description of the mix below.
This is my first official mixtape. I made this in early 1997. Keep in mind I had to convert this to digital from a 13 year old cassette tape so the quality is dated. Lots of classic indie Hip Hop on this one. Black Star, Eminem vs. Royce Da 5'9", Black Moon, Mudkids, Don Skavone, Del The Funkee Homosapien, Erule, Xzibit, Mood Swingas, Channel Live, 7L & Esoteric, KRS-One and many others. This is Tru School at its purest. Recorded live on 2 turntables in one take. No Serato. No multi tracking. No edits. Just real vinyl and real djing. Definitely a piece of OKC Hip Hop history!
