Micro-Chop Discusses 'Nowalataz' with 14KT


Micro-Chop is doing its best to document the classic moments in beat-head history.  The latest article dives deep into 14KT's Nowalataz.  You can read the article HERE.

Classic Material: 'The Breaks of 89'



A continuation of sorts from the Diary and Classic Material mix series, 'The Breaks of ...' revisits the chronological theme of those mixes, this time reconstructing classic hip hop from the year in question utilising only the original sample material. This is the third mix in the series, this time rebuilding popular Hip Hop cuts from 1989 by the likes of 3rd Bass, Biz Markie, EPMD and De La Soul from their Funk, Soul, Rock & Jazz constituent sample sources. Artwork by John Brotherhood in tribute to the Ultimate Breaks and Beats series, the original sampled breaks collection. I hope you enjoy!
Download via Bandcamp here: https://chrisreadsubstance.bandcamp.c...
Full track list / sample credits here: http://musicofsubstance.com/new-mix-c...

Rap Dads


I'm confident many of you will enjoy this SITE.
Rap Dads is an ongoing film photo series and hand written account by yours truly in conjunction with dads who rap, produce, and work in the hip hop industry.
Over the past year I've traveled to the homes of individuals in the hip hop world and photographed them with their children on film, had the children draw pictures of their father with crayons, and asked both the fathers and their children to fill out questionnaires about music, their lives, and fatherhood.
These unedited, raw snapshots and hand written accounts provide an intimate look into the side of rappers, producers, and executives' lives we rarely get to see.
Some rappers leave the stage and head to CVS to buy diapers. Some producers spend their royalties on baby formula. Some managers Facetime with their children before rap shows.
To take a page out of Frank Ocean's lyric book, these individuals have three lives balanced on their heads like steak knives- their life as a father, as an individual, and as an artist.
I intend to continue this project indefinitely. If you or someone you know is a Rap Dad who would like to participate, hit the contact button on this site!

Diggers Dozen #1: The Ethnic Crate - Mixed by DJ Sheep



I told you sheep mixes come in bunches.  Highly Recommended.
Diggers Dozen #1: The Ethnic Crate
RECORDED LIVE: Sunday 16th March, 2014
Here's a new trilogy of mixes from the "Diggers Dozen" event that I put on in Brisbane, Australia back in 2014. Each of these themed mixes each feature 12 top-tier records hand picked from the Bulletproof Crates played out live on 2 turntables, mixer and a Kaossilator.
This first mix is the "Ethnic Crate" featuring some off the wall digs dug up in dusty record stores, flea markets & junk shops in the depths of Israel, Lebanon, Japan, Germany, Thailand, Belgium, Australia and of course, the US. Expect some heavy drum breaks with some exotic rock, psych & jazz sounds in the mix.
The next mix in the trilogy will drop week and continue this theme with 12 x 7" 45s.

Stoney B & Rakim - Mixed by Pipomixes



In celebration of what would have been DJ Screw's 46th birthday, and the reunion of Eric B and Rakim; Stoney made me drop this mix. Rakim stoned-up, blended with all sorts of funky, slow beats. Enjoy.

Live DJ Craze Set at DJ Mag HQ



The song selection isn't ideal (as far as the taste of those who follow the blog), but it's much better than most Craze mixes.  Craze is a true master of his craft.

FYI - Mini-tribute medley mix to P at the 52 minute mark.

J-Zone Funk 45 DJ Set @ Mobile Mondays NYC (2/27/17)



Exactly what you'd expect from J-Zone, a lot of funkiness.

CAPITAL P - Mixed by Act Like You Know



r.i.P.

All Prodigy. Not much more to say. His music is perfectly described here: www.passionweiss.com/2017/06/20/res…peace-prodigy/ and here: www.npr.org/2017/06/23/53387847…ica-that-raised-him . I'll never forget listening to "The Infamous" for the first time via headphones and being scared straight. All of my favorites right here.
Soundtrack:
1. Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm
2. Mobb Deep - Drop A Gem on 'Em
3. Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth
4. Mobb Deep - What's Ya Poison?
5. The Alchemist - Hold You Down
6. LL Cool J - I Shot Ya
7. Pete Rock - The Game
8. Da Youngstas - Bloodshed & War
9. Mobb Deep - In the Long Run
10. Mobb Deep - Eye for an Eye (Original Version)
11. Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising
12. Mobb Deep - Up North Trip
13. Mobb Deep - G.O.D. Pt. III (Cookin' Soul Remix)
14. Mobb Deep - G.O.D. Pt. III (Mighty Mi Remix)
15. Mobb Deep - Modus Operandi
16. Mobb Deep - Put Em In Their Place
17. The Alchemist - Tick Tock
18. Mobb Deep - Give Up The Goods
19. Mobb Deep - Drink Away The Pain
20. Mobb Deep - Get It In Blood
21. Mobb Deep - The Infamous Prelude
22. Mobb Deep - Waterboarding
23. The Alchemist - Audio Collage Track
24. Prodigy & The Alchemist - Death Sentence
25. Prodigy - Legends
26. Domo Genesis - Till The Angels Come
27. Prodigy & The Alchemist - Give 'Em Hell
28. The Alchemist - How It Goes
29. Mobb Deep - Must Go Hard
30. Big Pun - Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy)
31. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II
32. Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest (Remix)
33. Mobb Deep - Still Shinin'
34. Prodigy - H.N.I.C.
35. Mobb Deep - Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Freestyle (07.07.94)

RBMA Presents: Power Play Studios - An Oral History


Excellent article by one of Hip Hop's best writers, Chairman Mao.  Read article HERE.

The Save Shot Blend Tape - Mixed by Omega:NYC



Rough, NYC rugged; yet smooth blend tape by Harlem's finest.  Highly Recommended.

Beats by D.R.U.G.S. BEATS Blends by OMEGANYC
Omega's Crates/Naloxone Tape
Mortal Kombat/One
My Kinda Nigga/Twenty Two
Wamp Wamp/Two
Blow the Whistle/Three
December 4th/Four
Baby Love/Hustla/Do This My Way/Seven
Tell Me When To Go/Nasty/Eight
Shut Up/Sixteen
Shame/Seventeen
Fylboyant/Twenty
Games/Ten
What Up Gangsta/Five
Old School/Six
Ten Crack Commandments/Eleven
Victory/Twelve
Last Real Nigga Alive/Thirteen
La-La-La/Fourteen
Love Is Gone/Thirty Eight

BEATS ON DECKS #4 - Mixed by The Niceguys



Excellent uptempo mix filled with all sorts of edits and remixes.

Tracklist:
01 The Niceguys – Garage Funk Intro

02 Arteo – Funky Technician (The Niceguys Come Baby Come Mash)
03 Tom Booze – Work Signs (The Niceguys Milkshake Mash)
04 2Pac - Letter 2 My Unborn (The Niceguys Remix)
05 Smoove & Turrell - You Could've Been A Lady
06 The Temptations – Cloud Nine (FKJ Remix)
07 Mark Ronson & Keyone Starr – I Can’t Lose (Pomo Remix)
08 The Temptations & Rick James – Standing On The Top (Loshmi Edit)
09 Jean Tonique & Dirty Radio – Lit Up
10 The Get Down Soundtrack – Set Me Free (Warson Remix)
11 The Crusaders – Don’t Let It Get You Down (The Niceguys Don’t Stop Bootleg)
12 B-Side – Dance To The Drum (Drum Edit)
13 Andrew Block – All I Need feat. Ivan Neville (The Noisy Freaks Remix)
14 FK5 & Empresarios – Cinco To The Brinco (Farid’s 22 & P Remix The Niceguys Jiggy Mash)
15 Diana King – Shy Guy (The Niceguys Remix)
16 Gregory Porter – Liquid Spirit (20Syl Remix)
17 Raphael Saadiq feat. Q-Tip – Get Involved (Jean Tonique Edit)
18 Manic Focus – Stronger (feat. Jennifer Hartswick, Late Night Radio & Adam Deitch)
19 Sylow – No Diggity
20 Moby – Natural Blues (The Niceguys Remix)
21 Slowz – Holding You
22 Amadou & Mariam – Senegal Fast Food (SLY Remix The Niceguys All Good Mash)

#5MinutesOfFunk009 | DJ Mell Starr



Mell Starr with a disgustingly good 5 minute mix of various breaks.

6.17.17 (Knx Remix Mixtape) - Mixed by Act Like You Know



I consider THIS mix the mother of all Knx mixes.  However, the mix above is so legitimate that I'm willing to share the crown.  Highly Recommended.  BTW Knx dropped a new Hexual Sealings over the weekend.
Knxwledge is one of my favorite artists right now. Some of the rawest beats out there. His catalogue is nothing short of insane. There's the endless stream of beat tapes on bandcamp (knxwledge.bandcamp.com/). There's his work with Anderson .Paak, Kendrick, Mach Hommy, and many others. And, of course, the remixes. Damn, those remixes. This mix is all Knwledge, all remixes (with a lone instrumental thrown in once or twice for good measure). In no way is this exhaustive. Re-done tracks feat. Nas, Missy Elliot, Rihanna, The LOX, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Camp Lo, Frank Ocean, AZ, Notorious B.I.G., and others.
Soundtrack:
1. Nyeve [WhereDat.intro]
2. BuukofRhymes
3. Hotboi [twrk]
4. On&On.[TWRK]
5. TakeitBakMedli
6. gawdPRT3[TWRK]
7. Luchini[TWRK]
8. relentlissli
9. Wrkwrkwrk
10. Kargoes84[ree.stoar]
11. SMD
12. krushonu
13. Bownus.rownmywai[WTT]sewhood[FU]
14. LUK
15. ispark[onliwai]
16. intherain[gtitwstd]
17. rdeORdie.bitch[WTT]_
18. komeup[TWRK]
19. One More Chance
20. Thnkn
21. shudiletmyslfgo

Gotcha Covered Volume 2 (Side A) - Mixed by Lil' Dave and Personify



I am increasingly of the opinion that mixes need to be bought and sold.  Real mixes involve a lot of skill and effort, and therefore have value. Highly Recommended.

Side A of Gotcha Covered Vol. 2 now streaming for free! To purchase a limited edition cassette or a digital download of the full mix, see the info below or click the Buy the Mix button above. Thanks for listening!
lil'dave (Illvibe Collective) and Personify (Little Big Things) are back at it with another genre bending mix of some of the illest covers you'll ever hear. Picking up where Volume 1 left off, the fellas run through 101 covers in 90 minutes spanning funk, soul, latin, rock, reggae, steel-drum, band, brass-band, jazz, hip-hop, disco, R&B and more. As with Volume 1, no track list is provided so prepare to do your homework. Whether you're into to obscure records or popular tunes, modern music or the classics, Gotcha Covered Volume 2 is guaranteed to keep your head nodding. Now pop the tape in your deck and let it bang!
The initial release of the mix is limited to 100 cassettes made by the good fellas over at Strictly Cassette, so don't sleep! Big thanks for the support!
Follow lil'dave & Personify on SoundCloud (@lildave-personify) for updates on exclusive edits as well as info on other projects.
For solo mixes and production by lil'dave and Personify, you can also check the following links:
lil'dave SoundCloud: @lildave
Personify SoundCloud: @personify
credits
released July 4, 2017
Recorded 2017 at the Philadelphia Zoo
Compiled, mixed and cut by lil'dave & Personify
Mastered by Personify
Cover Design by lil'dave
Cassettes manufactured by Strictly Cassette (www.strictlycassette.net | strictlycassette.bandcamp.com)

Video Game Breakz: V olume 1 - Mixed by DJ Sheep



I told you the man usually delivers mixes in bunches. One of the rare mixes that is both unique in its concept, and exquisitely executed.  Highly Recommended.
## BULLETPROOF CRATES PRESENTS:
DJ SHEEP: VIDEO GAME BREAKZ: VOLUME 1
Recorded Live at the Madman Anime Fesitval
Brisbane Convention Centre: Saturday 10th June 2017
Here's the worlds first Video Game "Break Mix" cut, scratched, blended and mixed up "turntablist" style live on two turntables.
Being the first mix in the series, this one's a journey of all the greatest gaming themes, music and sounds from the 8-bit era and beyond! Classic tunes from Super Mario Brothers, Mega Man, Zelda, Sonic, Streets of Rage, Splatoon, Rez, God of War and many more with lots of surprises thrown in the mix!
Shouts to egotrip, pipomixes, Ultra Super Mega, 1UP Arcade, Madman Entertainment and all the hardcore gamers out there doin' their thing!
peace. DJ Sheep
SoundCloud: @djsheepFacebook: facebook.com/mobbsheepTwitter: twitter.com/djsheepInstagram: instagram.com/mobbsheepWebsite: djsheep.com

Rich Medina - Ultimate Breaks & Beats Significance and Frustration To The Culture (247HH Exclusive)



Appreciate Rich Medina shedding light on the fact that it wasn't always acceptable to admit you used UBB records.

How To Cut And Paste 80's Edition - DJ Yoda



I'm going to take Yoda at his word, and assume there was a lot of cutting and pasting done here.  However, if cutting and pasting is wrong; I don't want to hear right.  This mix is incredible.  Highly Recommended.