Hip Hop Vol. VII (1999) - Mixed by DJ Excel

Here's a nice little piece of history from Excel's mixtape archive from his early days on the tables.  I'll let Excel explain it to you all.

My good friend Flipside found this old mixtape I made 14 years ago. This is pre everything for me. No Serato & No computer. At this point I was 19 & I've only had my own turntables for 2 years. One take to cassette with all my drops playing through the line channel off a portable recorder I used to carry around with me. I collected some really fresh drops on that recorder! Shout out to my ace, Wreckk, for making my name drops with his pitched down voice in Goldwave.

Much respect to Flip for keeping this around & for converting to mp3 so I can share with all of you.

Give it a play, my cuts ain't too shabby for 14 years ago!

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DJ Excel Live at Do-Over (7/7/13)

Excel is simply that dude. Many of you may not really appreciate the mix until the 40 minute mark (where the hip hop type set begins), but I recommend listening to the entire mix.

The Cut Audio Highlights - DJ Revolution & DJ Excel

The Cut Audio Hi-Lights 03_07_13 by The Cut / Dj Revolution on Mixcloud

Audio highlights from the live interactive video broadcast airing every Thursday 9pm PST on Breal.tv. This episode features Revolution displaying his skills mixing a bunch of new joints while DJ Excel provides a top shelf mix of classic hip hop and breaks.  Also, there's a very interesting conversation with Excel after his set about the possibility of giving up deejaying for a "day job."  Conversation begins around the 57 minute mark.  Enjoy.

Live at Soda Pop - Mixed by DJ Excel

If hip hop deejays had existed back in the days bee-bop and early rock'n'roll, their mixes would have sounded something like this.

Hands down, one of my favorite parties to play. Not just in LA but state wide. Pretty simple concept. Classics. Nothing newer than 1979 & No Disco. Yeah, this party is not for the light crated DJ. Nor is it for the close minded 23 year old club goer. You really have to be stacked up on classic rock & soul & have knowledge of playing it. No 8 bar intros here kids. Needless to say this party is packed every week & you pretty much have to force them to leave when the lights are on.

I've been meaning to record a set here for a while. Last night, I finally did.

Combined, it's a 3 hour set of grooves. #DOTHEKNOWLEDGE and get familiar with the music your parents #SLEWFOOTED to.

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Live at Gratuity (11/15/12) - Mixed by DJ Excel

Listening to the mix for the first time as I type.  However, it's hard to imagine a mix by the one of the best deejays around, playing whatever he wants, could be anything but satisfactory.

My homie DJ Dos-A invited me to play a set his weekly party named "Gratuity". He & his homies throw this night & it's catered to the people who enjoy REAL DJ's playing GOOD music. Only 1 rule, No Top 40.

I set up & began to pick select cuts from my collection at random. You can see from the set list, I covered a decent range of joints.

It was a really fun night, something all of us DJs need. Playing whatever we want for a group of people who appreciate it. Thank you for the invite & thank you to everyone who showed love that night. Big Shout out to Carlton The Party Tiger!!!

Hope you enjoy the set as much I as enjoyed playing.

ex.

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Live at the Dime (3/17/12) - Mixed by DJ Excel

Highly Recommended live mix.  No more needs to be said.  Just enjoy.

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Amy Winehouse vs. Lily Allen

I haven't listened to the mix yet, but I'll listen to any mix made by the man responsible for this video set.

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Courtesy DJ Excel

DJ Excel on The Cut

DJ EXCEL SET from The Cut on Vimeo.

Revolution knows exactly what deejays want to see and he delivers every week. Here, you can see a top notch set by DJ Excel.