Bazooka Joe Presents...

Episode #35….An all vinyl mix of some of recent 12's I picked up and select album cuts spanning from 89' to 99',featuring joints from Edan/ Insight, Deda Baby Pa, Smooth Ice, Style, Jesse West, Phaze N Rhythm, Gab Gotcha, Grap Luva, Leaders of the New School, Barber Shop, Knucklehedz, Urban Thermo Dynamics, Rumpletilskinz, Live Squad, Powerule, Das Efx, Sam Sneed, Dr. Dre and more…01 – Edan ft. Insight – The Science of the Two02 – Deda Baby Pa – Blah Uno [Live] (Prod. by Pete Rock)03 – IG Off & Hazardous – This Ain't Livin' (Prod. by DJ Spinna)04 – Kazi – A.V.E.R.A.G.E. (Prod. by Madlib)05 – Powerule – Rock Ya Knot Quick (Prod. by Erick Sermon)06 – Gab Gotcha – Angels (Prod. by Juju)07 – Sam Sneed ft. Dr. Dre – Recognize Remix (Prod. by Dr. Dre)08 – Leaders of the New School – Classic Material Remix (Prod. by Diamond D)09 – Rumpletilskinz – Attitudes10 – Jesse West – Warrior11 – Smooth Ice – Shout Out12 – Style – Pray For Death (Prod. by Hollywood Impact)13 – Urban Thermo Dynamics – Manifest Destiny (Prod. by Diamond D)14 – Positive K – Intro/One 2 The Head (Prod. by Jazzy Jay)15 – Live Squad – Heartless16 – Style – The Assassinator (Prod. by Hollywood Impact)17 – Phaze N Rhythm – Hook N Sling18 – Smooth Ice – Trunk of Funk Remix19 – Knucklehedz – Uglee Pictures (Prod. by Charlie Marotta)20 – Das EFX – It'z Lik Dat (Prod. by Solid Scheme)21 – Ten Thieves – Black Reign (Prod. by Buddah Stretch)22 – QNC – Gotta Give (Prod. by Curt Cazal)23 – Barber Shop – City Slickers24 – Profile ft. Grap Luva – Real Definition (Prod. by Grap Luva)25 – Extra Prolific – First Sermon (Town Radio Mix)26 - Big Kwam - I Don't Give A Whut (Mr. Mayhem Remix)27 - Mop Top – Move Ya Body28 – NME ft. Ray Boogie, Cash, Zulu Gremz & Half Pint – Stick Hunz-n-Pack Gunz

Episode 34: The juices are flowing again on many levels…DJ gigs coming back, people moving & shaking again - after a healthy mental break from all things music it feels like I’m starting over with this podcast stuff so here we go Season 2…back to the new music/new energy, no throwback business here…the names might be familiar but the music is fresh and new for the ’21 Spring season, let’s move forward and not look back. New joints by De La Soul, Phife Dawg, Rome Streets, Pharoahe Monch, Roc Marc, Tek of Smif N Wessun, B Real, Vinnie Paz, Benny the Buthcher, Hus Kingpin, Al Skratch, Conway and more with heavy beats from Premier, Large Pro, Buckwild, X-Ray da Mindebenda, Dilla, Khrysis, X-Ray, Shortyfyus, Big Ghost LTD, DJ Muggs and then some…This could be the best hour and a half in your life, don’t snooze!01 – X-Ray GDP Intro02 – Rome Streets – Shooting At The Dancehall [Prod. by DJ Muggs]03 – Jay Royale ft. Benny The Butcher – The Iron (Remix) [Prod. by Big Ghost LTD]04 – Tha God Fahim & Your Old Droog – Value [Prod. by Tha God Fahim]05 – Termanology – Salsa Moves [Prod. by Shortyfyuz]06 – Wais P – Tears for Gucci [Prod. by Team Demo]07 – Phife Dawg ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman – Nutshell (Remix) [Prod by J Dilla]08 – Pharoahe Monch – Get Down (Remix) [Prod. by Buckwild]09 – R.I.B.S. (Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo) ft. Gorilla Nems – Spoffard Ave All Stars [Prod. by Brenx]10 – Vinnie Paz, RJ Payne & Xzibit – Chemtrails [Prod. by Eric Bobo & Stu Bangas]11 – Singapore Kane – Dreams and Visions [Prod. by DJ Premier]12 – De La Soul – Mr. Big Mouf Pt. II [Prod. by Khrysis]13 – Tek ft. Roc Marciano – Black Tie Affair [Prod. by Joe Milly]14 – Benny The Butcher ft. Fat Joe – Talkin’ Back [Prod. by Harry Fraud]15 – Kaimbr & Sean Born ft. Grap Luva & LetTheDirtSayAmen16 – Chuck Strangers ft. L-Biz – From Me To You17 – Al Skratch – Be Original [Prod. by Large Professor]18 – Hus Kingpin – Quiet Fires [Prod. by Macapella]19 – B-Real ft. Pharoahe Monch – Get With This One [Prod. by Eric Bobo & Stu Bangas]20 – Beneficience and Confidence ft. Craig G – Memories21 – Vinnie Paz – Guilty Remnant Cigarettes [Prod. by Esoteric]22 – Conway ft. Jae Skeese & 7xvethegenius – Sister Abigail [Prod. by Motif Amlumni]23 – Termanology ft. Tek – T2 [Prod. by Shortyfyuz]24 – Milano – Bank Stopper [Prod. by Showbiz]25 – Flee Lord ft. Meyhem Lauren – Queens Get The $$$ [Prod. by DJ Muggs]26 – Daniel Son ft. AG – Wax on Wax Off [Prod. by Cuns]27 – Asun Eastwood ft M.A.V. & Sibbs Roc – Supreme Diligence28 - Wais P – Paid in Full [Prod. by Team Demo]29 – Evolve – Low Life Luxury Stash {Gourmet Dust) [Prod. by Chef Mike]30 – Rome Streets – The Manuscript [Prod. by DJ Muggs]31 – Benny The Butcher ft. Meyhem Lauren – Red Presidents [Prod. by Ice Rocks]32 – Jus P – Live From The Ave [Prod. by X-Ray]32 – X Ray – Blue City Dream Outro

Another throwback from the Truck Jewls archives, this was the 2nd Mix CD after making the transition from tapes. After having no luck trying to digitize my master and eventually buying a used copy off Discogs it turns out the blank CD’s during this batch were faulty and didn’t stand the test of time so if you have this one it probably won’t read in any CD player on the planet…trust me… I tried and couldn’t do it so I re-made the mix from scratch…dug through the crates to find all the records again...couldn’t leave anything missing from the digital mixtape set coming this year, so here’s a taste of some 2000 flavor mixed in 2020 featuring the finest in underground hip hop music from the likes of Camu Tao (RIP), Jedi Mind Tricks, J Dilla, Grand Agent, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, Sean Price, Beatnuts, Common, Sadat X, Large Professor, El The Sensei, early Joel Ortiz (aka Jo Ell Quickman) & then some.01 – Camu Tao – You Hear Me Talking To You02 – Grand Agent Ft. Planet Asia – It’s Only Right03 – Jedi Mind Tricks – Retaliation (Remix)04 – Artifacts – BLVD Connection Freestyle05 – Grand Agent – New Mingling06 – Az Izz Ft. DU – Suicide07 – Beatnuts – It’s The Nuts08 – Jedi Mind Tricks Ft. Sean Price – Blood Runs Cold09 – Remedy Ft. Cappadonna – The Ambush10 – Kool G Rap – First Nigga (Prod. By DJ Premier)11 – Jay Dee Ft. Phat Kat – Track12 – Sadat X – Yo13 – Jo Ell Quickman Ft. Papes – How They Do14 – Camu Tao – Open Hands15 – M.O.P. – Hill Top Flava16 – Large Professor – Blaze Rhymes17 – Grand Puba - Up And Down18 – Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Back On The Block (Remix)19 – Jay Dee Ft. Frank N Dank – Pause20 – M Boogie Ft. Yeshua Da Po Ed – A Different Design21 – Mystic – Current Events22 – Blade – Look For The Name (Prod. By DJ Premier)23 – Big Dro – Count Skrilla24 – El The Sensei – Where Ya At?25 – Common – Tekzilla26 – Kool G Rap – The Streets27 – Smut Peddlers – Josie28 – Kreators Ft. Big Shug, Ed OG, Akrobatik & Guru – Home29 – Jo Ell Quickman – Real Recognize30 – Tragedy – Sidewalk Confessions31 – Shyheim - Win

01 - 2pac - Definition of a Thug Nigga (Poetic Justice)02 - Naughty By Nature - Nothing To Lose (Nothing To Lose)03 - MC Ren - Mayday on the Frontline (CB4)04 - Spice 1 - Born II Die (Tales From The Hood)05 - Onyx - Thangz Changed (Sunset Park)06 - Suga - What’s Up Star? (The Show)07 - LL Cool J - Candyman (Jason’s Lyric)08 - Outkast - Benz Or Beamer - (New Jersey Drive)09 - Dirt Nation - Khadijah (Sugar Hill)10 - Erick Sermon - Maintain (Don’t Be A Menace…)11 - Capone N Noreaga Ft. Tragedy - Thug Paradise (Nothing To Lose)12 - Raekwon Ft. American Cream Team - Cuttin' It Up (Blazin)13 - E Bros - Funky Piano (New Jersey Drive)14 - Cypress Hill - Shoot Em Up (Juice)15 - Brand Nubian - Lick Dem Muthaphuckas (Menace To Society)16 - Redman - Where Am I? (New Jersey Drive)17 - Wu- Tang Clan Ft. Onyx - The Worst (Ride)18 - Rza Ft. Ghostface Killah - Who’s The Champion (Great White Hype)19 - Inspectah Deck - Let Me At Em (Tales From The Hood)20 - ODB Ft. 12 o'clock - Ol Dirty’s Back (Tales From The Hood)21 - Keith Murray - East Left (New Jersey Drive)22 - Pharoahe Monch - What Is The Law? (Oz)23 - Kool G Rap Ft. Lord Jamar & Talib Kweli - Oz Theme 2000 (Oz)24 - Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo [Blackout Remix] (I Like It Like That)25 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth - What’s Next On The Menu (Who’s The Man)26 - Fat Joe - I’m Tryin’ To Tell Em (I Like It Like That)27 - EPMD - It’s Going Down (Juice)28 - Bahamadia Ft. MC Lyte, Nonchalant & Yo-Yo - Keep On Pushin’ (Dangerous Ground)

The soundtrack has always been a big tool of mine as a DJ to find those non-album bangers that most people would overlook. I flooded my mixtapes with plenty of these songs over the years and decided to make a formal Hidden Treasures mix to celebrate the soundtracks to some classic films that did a great job meshing the music & movie as well as some others that were probably better off releasing the music alone. Only the most problematic music junkies will have or know of most of these tracks...people (like me) who spent 10$-15$ on a soundtrack because it had 1 or 2 songs that weren’t anywhere else. Plenty of soundtrack gems to go around, expect more volumes, this s a 2-part episode to start so enjoy the first volume…part 2 dropping next.01 – Chuck D Intro Message (CB4)02 – Public Enemy – Living in a Zoo (CB4)03 – Naughty By Nature – Poor Man’s Poetry (Poetic Justice)04 – Nice & Smooth – Cash in my Hands (Poetic Justice)05 – Grand Puba – Fat Rat (Strictly Business)06 – DBC – Hit The Boomz (Sugar Hill)07 – PM Dawn – The Nocturnal is in the House (CB4)08 – Leaders of the New School – Shining Star (Strictly Business)09 – Lord Finesse – Set it Off Troop (Class Act)10 – Pharcyde – Pandemonium (Street Fighter)11 – Funkdoobiest – The Good Hit (Mi Vida Loca)12 – 2pac – Troublesome (How to be a Player)13 – Third Eye – Ease Up (Who’s the Man)14 – Outkast – Everlasting (Nothing to Lose)15 – Public Enemy – Gotta Do What I Gotta Do (Trespass)16 - Mobb Deep - Get Ya Hustle On (Across 155th St.)17 – Souls of Mischief – Get the Girl, Grab the Money & Run (A Low Down Dirty Shame)18 – The Roots – Act Too (The Love of My Life) (Brown Sugar)19 – Mos Def – Brown Sugar (Fine) (Brown Sugar)20 – Slick Rick – Need Some Bad (The Sitter)21 – Mic Geronimo – Unstoppable (The Fan)22 – Lost Boyz – Ordinary Guy (Caught Up)23 – 2pac – High Til I Die (Sunset Park)24 – Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About (Trespass)25 – Tribe Called Quest – Glamour and Glitz (The Show)26 – Tha Alkaholiks – Coast II Coast (Friday)27 – Mobb Deep – Rare Species (Soul in the Hole)28 – Nas – One on One (Street Fighter)

For a summer we’ll never forget as much as we’d like to, here are some joints I’ve been stashing over the quarantine era…nothing fancy, no long description here...just some fresh new rap songs that might slip through the cracks in these wild times. New Hip-Hop from promising young artists on the come up alongside some seasoned vets like Jungle Brothers, Craig G, AZ, Sadat X, The Lox & Grand Daddy IU. 01 - Black Thought - Thought vs Everybody02 - Recognize Ali ft. Spit Gemz, Napoleon Da Legend & Tone Spliff - Understand Jewelry03 - John Jigg$ - Cool Like That (Everyday)04 - SmooVth - Life05 - Plex Diamonds Ft. Ace SL, Rell & Bus Uno - Join The Commission06 - Nam Nitty Ft. Bentley - Small Pieces07 - K.A.A.N. & FloFilz - Rosinha08 - XP The Marxman Ft. Daniel Son - Already09 - Flee Lord & Pete Rock - Stuck On A Grip10 - Kennedy Krills Ft. MENTaL Da God - The Boston Strangler11 - John Creasy - Blasphemy12 - Mark 4ord Ft. Chuuweee - Blowed13 - Nowaah The Flood & Dewer - Superb14 - Nam Nitty - The Purple Tape15 - Jay Nice & Ru$h Ft. Willie The Kid - Streets of Rage ’9116 - Armani Ceaser Ft. Benny The Butcher - Simply Done17 - Recognize Ali Ft. Vinnie Paz & DJ Tmb - Holy War18 - Rome Streetz - Sell Itself 19 - AZ - Found My Niche20 - Grand Daddy IU Ft. Sadat X, Ruste Juxx & Shortee Sha - Politically Incorrect21 - A-Plus & The Architect - Crash Dummy22 - Real Bad Man Ft. Elcamino - Take Over23 - Lex - Keep It Lex24 - The Starting Five (The Good People, Horror City, Carta P & Quentin Gilmore) - New York Bars25 - Craig G - Limelight26 - Jungle Brothers - The Brothers27 - Real Bad Man Ft. Willie The Kid - Congratulate Me Now28 - Styles P - I’m The Shit29 - Chuck Chan & G Fam Black - Odimae Brown30 - Starvin B Ft. Planet Asia - Won’t Be No Discussion31 - 4th Disciple Ft. Boaz - Paradoxicalism32 - Slim One Ft. Daniel Son & G4 Jag - Mad Lethal33 - Spit Gemz Ft. Gorilla Nems - Jungle Gym34 - Jarren Benton - Go35 - The Lox Ft. Westside Gunn & Benny The Butcher - Think of The Lox36 - Rigz & Mooch - We Took Ya Licks37 - Raz Fresco Ft. Born King - Living Legend

More hip hop infused reggae jams for the people featuring some rare vinyl remix selections from the crates. Straight from that era when almost every reggae song had a hip-hop remix on the single or some big reggae artist jacked a popular beat and made a record out of it... a lost art these days so I found some gems and made a few of my own. This is that summertime cookout or nighttime fish fry & Red Stripe music..”boomin' in ya jeep" state of mind… enjoy... monster tracks by Louie Rankin. Screechy Dan, Super Cat, Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx, Brand Nubian, Snow. Born Jamericans, KRS-One, Poor Righteous Teachers, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton & much more….If you missed out on part 1, look for that too, more to come!01 -Mad Cobra/Shinehead Dual Remix Roodboy Intro02 - Buju Banton - Blessed (Bazooka Joe/DJ Premier Come Clean Blend Remix)03 - Super Cat & Josie Wales - It Fe Done (Hip Hop Remix)04 - Screechy Dan - Boomin’ In Ya Jeep (PSK Verse - Bazooka Blend Remix)05 - Kenny Dope ft. Screechy Dan - Boomin' in ya Jeep06 - Ninja & Flourgon - Zig It Up07 - Brand Nubian ft. Red Fox - Black Star Line 08 - Damien "Jr Gong” Marley - Jump Around (25th Anniversary Remix Verse)09 - Super Cat - South Central (Outstanding Mix)10 - Bounty Killer - Miss Ivy Last Son (EPMD Remix)11 - Lady English - Steppin’ Up (Prod. By Tony D)12 - Penny Irie - Seyso (Prod. By Tony D)13 - Snow - Lonely Monday Morning (Remix)14 - Poor Righteous Teachers - Easy Star15 - Kabaka Pyramid ft Chronixx - Lyrical Anamoly16 - Born Jamericans - Cease & Seckle (Remix)17 - Terror Fabulous ft. Gary Minott - Yaga Yaga18 - Louie Rankin ft Red Hot Lover Tone - Typewriter19 - KRS-One - Moshitup (Verse)20 - Terror Fabulous - Call For Peace (Remix)21 - Super Cat - Don Dada (Hip-Hop Remix)22 - Shabba Ranks - 1 Man (Flava in ya Ear - Bazooka Blend Remix)23 - Mel-O ft Notorious B.I.G. - Groupies24 - Patra ft. Yo-Yo - Romantic Call (Clark's Lil' Toni Remix}25 - Jigsy King - Bawl It Out Loud26 - Vicious - Nika 27- Shinehead - Start an Avalanche29 - Nardo Ranks - Burrup (Remix)30 - Born Jamericans - Wherever We Go

Episode 29 - Wu-tang has always had a way of healing the soul during rough times and we need them now more than ever. It’s been a rough year on many levels but I wanted to be reminded of that Wu energy, positive vibes, uplifting messages delivered in the flyest & most aggressive manner, nobody does it better. True Wu heads know most of these tunes this is all post 2010 Wu-Tang (for all you “is Wu-Tang still making music” cats)…, 36 tracks spanning the last 10 years of their collective and individual releases, with guest spots from AZ, M.O.P., MF Doom, Prodigy, Sean Price, Roc Marciano, Redman & more…put your W’s up, part 2 coming soon with a comet…01 - Ghostface Killah - Berto And The Fiend (Skit)02 - RA The Rugged Man ft. Ghostface Killah & Masta Killa - Dragon Fire03 - Inspectah Deck - Noize04 - Ghostface Killah - Starkology05 - Wu-Tang Clan - Famous Fighters (Skit)06 - Raekwon & Rza- Start The Show07 - Ghostface Killah ft. MF Doom - Ray Gun08 - Joe Young ft. ODB & ODB Jr. - Dirt09 - Wu-Block - Bust Shots10 - Masta Killa ft. Inspectah Deck & GZA - Tiger & The Mantice11 - Masta Killa ft. Method Man & Redman - Therapy12 - Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon, Masta Killa & Cappadonna - Watch ‘em Holla13 - Ghostface Killah ft Cappadonna & Trife - Black Tequila14 - Wu-Tang Clan ft. Hue Hef - Fast And Furious15 - Masta Killa ft. Prodigy and KXNG Crooked16 - Raekwon ft. RZA & Inspectah Deck - Black Mozart17 - Wu-Tang Clan - Keep Watch18 - Method Man, Ghostface & Raekwon - Our Dreams19 - Raekwon - Heated Nights20 - Wu-Tang Clan - Ruckus in B Minor21 - Ghostface Killah - Mind Playing Tricks22 - Wu-Tang Clan ft. Sean Price & Trife Diesel - Laced Cheeba23 - Wu-Tang Clan ft. Roc Marciano & Killa Sin - The Black Diamonds24 - Ghostface Killah ft Cappadonna - Waffles & Ice Cream25 - Wu-Tang Clan - Six Directions of Boxing26 - Raekwon - This is What It Comes To27 - Wu-Tang Clan - NYC Crack 28 - Masta Killa - Skit29 - Ghostface Killah - Conditioning30 - Wu-Tang Clan ft. Redman - People Say31 - Wu-Tang Clan ft. M.O.P. & Kool G Rap - Ill Figures32 - Masta Killa ft Moe Roc & Boy Backs - OG’s Told Me33 - Czarface ft. Ghostface Killah - Face Off34 - Wu-Tang Clan ft. AZ - Harbor Masters35 - U-God ft. Cappadonna & Killah Priest - God is Love36 - Wu-Block - Different Time Zones

Episode 28 - I remember 1st hearing the name Dumbtron on a Mr. Lif song and just saying ‘wow…what a great name’….With roots in North Florida & Atlanta this duo features super producers, MC’s & DJ’s Paten Locke aka DJ Therapy (RIP) & Willie Evans Jr. who got started in the group Asamov along with Ja-One-Da & Basic, then eventually came together as a duo called Dumbtron. Some people are reading this saying “Who?”, while others are reading this saying “Hell Yes!!”…The 2000’s were different times for hip hop it’s not considered an “era” or anything close to the decade that preceded it but these guys held it down for the golden era… so many classic hip hop references in this mix from the re-flipped samples and choice cuts for hooks along with the subtle references to classic material applied in the most discrete ways…I also did some acapella blend remixes from a few OG’s in the middle for good measure.I had a chance to meet Paten Locke once, great guy, super humble, I told him I always wanted to hear an official Dumbtron album but it hasn’t happened yet maybe sometime in the future but I wanted to put together a mix with some of their solo and collective stuff featuring contributions from Diamond D, Dillon, Batsauce, Dres (Black Sheep), George Clinton, AZ, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Vinnie Paz, Supa Dave West, 9th Wonder, Count Bass D and other related joints off the Full Plate record label…special thanks to Willie Evans Jr & Dillon Vaughan Maurer for the drops and blessings….Make sure to search for these guys on bandcamp or any digital streaming service you use, there’s much more that what I put together here…One of the most criminally slept on crews in my opinion, they don’t get the credit they deserve..enjoy!01 - Dumbtron - Moose Python02 - Dumbtron - Stay Classy (Live Version)03 - Willie Evans Jr ft. Paten Locke - Dumbtron04 - Paten Locke - Rap Athletics05 - Dillon & Diamond ft. Paten Locke - Double Up (Prod. By Diamond)06 - Dumbtron - The Fat Russian07 - The Smile Rays - Rap Battle08 - Willie Evans Jr - Slow Adrenaline09 - Willie Evans Jr - Mega10 - Paten Locke - Ventilation11 - Black Sheep - Born To Che (Prod. By Paten Locke)12 - The Smile Rays - By Design Three13 - The Roots - Don’t Say Nuthin b/w Bullet Train[Paten Locke] (Bazooka Blend Remix)14 - The D.O.C. - It’s Funky Enough b/w Shady Lady {Paten Locke} (Bazooka Blend Remix)15 - Freddie Gibbs - Start And End b/w Gamma Whip [Willie Evans Jr} (Bazooka Blend Remix)16 - MF Doom - Melody b/w Happy [Willie Evans Jr] (Bazooka Blend Remix)17 - Mr. Lif ft. Dumbtron & Vinnie Paz - Folklore18- The Smile Rays ft. George Clinton - Fresh Tradition19 - Paten Locke - Super Ramen Rocketship20 - Paten Locke - Off The Grid21 - Willie Evans Jr ft J One - Move Em Out22 - Paten Locke - Auto Reverse23 - Asamov - Fem Fems24 - Dillon & Paten Locke ft. yU - Back From Babylon25 - The Smile Rays - Trippin’ ft. Wilie Evans Jr26 - The AB’s (Formerly Asamov) - Boombox27 - Asamov - Gon Head28 - The Perceptionists ft. Dumbtron - Black Hell Breaks Loose29 - Black Sheep ft. AZ - Winner (Prod. By Paten Locke)30 - Asamov - Real Good (Prod. By 9th Wonder)31 - Dillon & Paten Locke ft. Supa Dave West & Black Sheep Dres - Humdinger32 - Paten Locke - Just Me33 - Asamov - Hookslide34 - Dillon & Paten Locke ft Count Bass D - How To Count Bars35 - The Smile Rays ft Willie Evans Jr - Museum36 - Willie Evans Jr Ft. Mr Lif - Communication37 - Asamov - Seven39 - Dillon & Paten Locke ft H2O of Mass Influence - Spin (Supa Dave West Recipe)40 - Willie Evans Jr, J-One-Da, Basic, Dillon & Jay Myztroh - One Time (Paten Locke Tribute)

Episode 27: Active Radio: 2020 WTF? Rap VibesCrazy times we’re in right now, with nothing but time on our hands, us creatives might as well create to provide some form of entertainment to the people in need…So here’s a new mix I cooked up with a lot of new hip hop from a slew of newcomers and a few OG’s scattered in for good measure as usual, but most will be asking Who is this? What is this off of? Etc…I stayed away from things like the Jay-Zelectronica/Eminem/Royce projects beacause ehhh…I always think there’s more interesting things brewing on the lower levels…vibe with me…I’ve been piecing these songs together for like a week and it’s all 5 phases of trauma in a mix..shock, hope, fear, anger & acceptance all in one mix…I don’t know, that’s how it feels on my side…01 – QThree – Always Forward02 – Raz Fresco – Analyze Life03 – Mad1ne – Push The Envelope04 – A-Plus & The Architect ft. Imani The Ghettoracle – The BS05 – Kut One ft. King Magnetic – Which One’s First?06 – Him Lo ft. Kool G Rap & Clever One – Silver Back Symphony07- Kut One ft. Ill Conscious – Despise The 8508 - UFO Fev & Statik Selektah – One Time09 – Imported Goodz & Daniel Son – Dutch Tulips10 – Aye Wun & Spit Gemz – Neon Shea (prod by Vic Grimes)11 – Illa Ghee & Defecto – A Nickel To Rub12 – Vinnie Paz ft Estee Nack & Jay Royale – Scorched Earth13 - $auce Heist, Ty Da Dale & Spanish Ran - VA II (Veggie & Acid 2)14 – DJ Beanz ft Jai Black – Ace15 – Jadakiss ft. Pusha T – Huntin’ Season16 – Boldy James & Alchemist – My First Offense17 – UFO Fev & Statik Selektah- Fresh Air18 - A-Plus & The Architect – Zero Flux19 – Real Bad Man ft Flee Lord – Providing This Vibe20 - Illa Ghee & Defecto – Body In The Car21 - $auce Heist, Ty Da Dale, Spanish Ran ft Flee Lord – Tunnel Musik22 – Raz Fresco – 100% Wool Sweater23 – EvillDewer ft. Koncept Jack$on – Bethlehem Strip24 – Jay Worthy ft. P-Lo – Blap25 – Estee Nack & Grubby Pawz - All Types of Weaponz26 – Cousin Feo & Lord Juco – Turkish Empires

Back on it with a gem from the mixtape archives…The year was 1998… this is technically my 3rd mixtape (that I had out for sale) and since I’ve been digitizing all my old mixtapes for a special usb package coming soon, I wanted to give a taste of what’s to come. The distribution on this tape was extremely limited, only a few choice record stores in Philly carried this one before I expanded to Sandbox, Landspeed, etc…If you have a physical copy of this in your collection, there is a special place in my heart for you! Biggup Fat Beats, Sound of Norristown, Armand’s Record’s and Bobbito’s Footwork in Philly circa 1998 who were the first stores to carry these things…I was also working for Ruff House Records at the time when Kool Keith was recording the “Black Elvis” album and was fortunate to get him, Marc Live (Raw Breed) & Black Silver to lace me with an exclusive promo…ALL ARMOR:May 199801 – All Armor Intro02 – Kool Keith ft Black Silver & Marc Live – Truck Jewls Promo03 – Gang Starr ft Lady of Rage & Kurupt – You Know My Steez (Remix)04 – Show & AG ft Ghetto Dwellas – Q&A05 – Black Marvel ft Sadat X – Right Place for Action06 – Fat Joe ft Noreaga – Misery Loves Company07 – Maestro Manny – How I Feel08 – Lootpack – Lost Art09 – Defari – Never Lose Touch10 – Sunz of Man ft. Method Man – Collaboration ‘9811 – The Massive – A Jazzy Rhyme12 – KRS-One – I Will Make It13 – Tribe Called Quest ft Busta Rhymes & Redman – Stepping it Up14 – O.G.C. – Hard to the Core15 – Brooklyn Academy ft Word of Mouth & Pumpkinhead – Unusual Jam16 – Lootpack ft Alkaholiks & Defari – Likwid Fusion17 – KRS-One – One More Shot18 – Paula Perry – Extra Extra19 – Mood Swingas – The Blessin’20 – Dynasty – Wild Cat21 – Sunz of Man ft Raekwon & U-God – Intellectuals22 – Big Pun ft Fat Joe & Terror Squad – Glamour Life23 – Show & AG – Raw As Ever24 – Slick Rick – Why You Doin’ That25 – Tribe Called Quest – Got It Goin’ On

After a nice healthy creative break I’m back on it for 2020 with a little something different this time…no vocals on this one, strictly beats, dubs, instrumentals both classic & obscure and in some cases a little bit of both… enjoy the vibes on this, something for MC’s,DJ’s, producers, graf writers & anyone who flat out appreciates hip-hop beats…I’m not posting a tracklist for this one, you’ll just have to trust me but I’ve got a lot of funky pieces from the likes of Madlib, Oh No, Damu The Fudgemunk, Downtown Science, Gramatik, No Face, Run DMC, Michael Jackson, Dirty Diggs, The Legion, JVC Force, John Robinson, Company Flow, Skunkz, Buckwild, Screen Jazzmaster & more…for anyone wondering why this is #25 and there is no 24, I had a different mix prepped a few weeks ago and was planning to drop it the Sunday the whole Kobe tragedy happened and the irony of that just messed me up so I scrapped that mix and out of respect there will be no episode 24…it’s only right..enjoy

Episode 23B…more 2019 hip-hop off some of my favorite projects of the year…I had to wait until the very end to wrap it up and glad I did…got some last minute heaters from Cam’ron, Sean Price, DITC but still had to take time to reflect the best of this year going back to early 2019 with some Smif N Wessun, Daniel, Son, Milano, Czarface/Ghostface and more… I kicked it off with hands down one of the best joints of the year from Spit Gemz & Gorilla Nems with “200” that joint is straight filth...HNY people…enjoy!01 – Nems ft. Spit Gemz – “200”02 – Diamond ft. Pharoahe Monch – “OMG”03 – Ghostface Killah ft.Harley – “Flex”04 – Benny The Butcher ft. RJ Payne & Conway – “Dirty Harry”05 – Eto & Mil Beats – “44 Large”06 – Sean Price & Lil’ Fame ft. Illa Ghee – “Remember The Time”07 – Milano & Showbiz – “Boulevard Author”08 – Daniel Son & Futurewave – “Waffle Brunch”09 – Pusha T & Swizz Beats – “No Patience”10 – Smif-n-Wessun – “The A.L.L.”11 – Inspectah Deck – “Chamber No. 9”12 – Paul Wall & Statik Selektah – “What It Do”13 – Sean Price & Lil’ Fame – “Center Stage”14 – Jim Jones ft. Ball Greezy & Dave East – “Cocaine Dreamin”15 – Your Old Droog – “Ugly Truth” (Hommo Mix)16 – Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – “Gat Damn” 17 – David Bars & Showbiz – “City Don’t Sleep”18 – D.I.T.C. Studios ft. OC & Lil’ Fame – “Jugganots”19 – Czarface ft. Ghostface Killah – “Iron Claw”20 – Danny Brown – “Dirty Laundry”21 – Skyzoo & Pete Rock – “Richie”22 – Freddie Gibbs & Madlib ft. Anderson.Paak – “Giannis”23 – Cam’Ron ft. Max B – “Keep Rising”

Episode 23A is a year end rap up featuring some joints that I set aside throughout the course of the year from some of my favorite full length projects. I’m not one to claim a definitive album of the year, there were a lot of great/damn near classic projects that came out and most of these tracks reflect some of the better albums that dropped in my opinion with a couple of random loosies thrown in for good measure. Special thanks to all my listeners and supporters and cheers to another great year for rap songs..part 2 coming next week!01 – Robert Glasper DAF Fall Out02 – Ghostface Killah ft. Sun God – The Chase 03 – DJ Shadow ft De La Soul – Rocket Fuel04 – DJ Shadow ft. Nas & Pharoahe Monch – Drone Warfare05 – Connie Price & The Keystones ft. Big Daddy Kane, Lady of Rage & Rapsody – Hot Like A Sauna06 – Little Brother – What I Came For07 – Czarface – Brother Czarquis08 – Blu – The Lost Angels Anthem (prod. by Oh No)09 – Meyhem Lauren – Aztec Snowflakes (prod. by DJ Muggs)10 – DJ Shadow ft. Pusha T – Been Use Ta11 – Gang Starr ft. Big Shug & Bumpy Knuckles – Take Flight (Militia Pt 4)12 – Max B ft. Jadakiss – Ride on Em13 – Consequence ft. Conway – Complex Con14 – Fokis & Oh No – No Breaks15 – Connie Price & The Keystones ft. Brand Nubian – Three Kings16 – Black Moon – Pay Back17 – Oh No & Madlib – Big Whips18 – Robert Glasper ft Yasiin Bey – Treal19 – Griselda – Chef Dreads20 – Gang Starr ft Jeru The Damaja – From A Distance21 – Skyzoo & Pete Rock – The Audacity of Dope22 – Thonio – Come’on (prod by The Doppelgangaz)23 – Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Massage Seats24 – DITC ft. Cory Gunz – No Promises25 – Eto & Flee Lord – V Music26 – Benny The Butcher ft. Pusha T – 18 Wheeler27 – Milano & Showbiz – Guillotine28 – Daniel Son – Moist (prod by Futurewave)

Episode 22: Bubble Goose Vibes…nothing fancy this time around, jussummean rap music for those cold nights…all new music…2019/2018 things:01 – Guilty Simpson – “Bat’Leth” (Feat. Lil’ Fame & Kool G Rap) [prod by Dixon Hill)02 – Black Moon – “Look At Them” [prod by Beatminerz]03 – Eto & Flee Lord – “44 Long”[prod by Melks]04 – Big Turks – “Turkish Delight” (Feat. Planet Asia) [prod by Ro Data]05 – Sullynomad – “Teen Wolf (On Top of the Van)” 06 – Smoke Dza & Benny The Butcher – “Toast” [prod by Pete Rock]07 – Darc Mind – “Noneotherthan” [prod by 40 Don P]08 – Gang Starr – “Hit Man” (Feat. Q-Tip) [prod by DJ Premier]09 – Big Shug – “EMF” [prod by DJ Premier]10 – Guilty Simpson – “Gravamen” [prod by Dixon Hill]11 – Nine – “Welcome To NYC” [prod by Kut One]12 – XP The Marxman – “Mask & Gloves” (Ft. Hus Kingpin) [prod by Icerocks]13 – G Fam Black – “Chan” (Feat. Rated R) [prod by Busted Fuse]14 – Mach-Hommy – “Mami Wata” (Feat. Your Old Droog & The God Fahim) [prod by DJ Muggs]15 – Killy Shoot – “Five Times To The East” [prod by Free Mind]16 – Dixon Hill – “Bat’Leth Instrumental”17 – Evolve – “Ghost Poet” (Feat. Kwest Tha Madd Lad) [prod by Swab]18 – Westside Gunn – “Size 42” [prod by Daringer]19 – Eto & Flee Lord – “Don’t Get Lined Up” [prod by DJ Green Lantern]20 - XP The Marxman – “Rain Dance” [prod by Icerocks]21 – Mach-Hommy – “900K” [prod by DJ Muggs]22 – Black Moon – “At Night” [prod by Beatminerz]23 – Danny Brown – “Them Song” [prod by Cartie Curt]24 – Elcamino – “Coke Brothers” (Feat. Flee Lord) [prod by Bozack Morris]25 – Calig Kontra – “What Am I Doing Here?”[prod by Vic Grimes]26 – G Fam Black – “Bring My Bread Back” [prod by Skinny Bonez Tha Godfatha]27 – Mach-Hommy – “Wet Bally” (Feat. Meyhem Lauren) [prod by DJ Muggs]28 – Darc Mind – Pied [prod by X-Ray da Mindbenda]29 - XP The Marxman – “Steel Hearts” (Feat. Big Twins) [prod by Icerocks]30 – Planet Asia – “God is not a Fib” (Feat. Allah Christ & Hakin Shabazz Allah)

Episode 21: Long Live The Posse CutBack on it with a big one this time around. 2.5 hours of beats & bars courtesy of some of the best posse cuts to ever be recorded. Nothing like a gang of dope MC’s getting together in the studio and going bar for bar, verse for verse…they are still around, but it definitely does not go down like it used to. Some of these are borderline posse cuts with 3 people, or a group featuring 1 or 2 people, but whatever…rock with it!01 –Kool G Rap ft. Scarface, Bushwick Bill, & Ice Cube – Two To The Head02 – Lord Finesse ft. KRS-One & OC – Brainstorm03 – The Artifacts ft. Brand Nubian & Lord Finesse – Collaboration of Mics04 – Shyheim ft. Smooth Da Hustla, Trigga Tha Gambler, Rubbabandz & DV Alias Krist – What Makes The World Go Round05 – Pete Rock & CL Smooth ft. Grap Luva, Heavy D, Rob-O & Deda Baby Pa – The Basement06 – Diesel Don & The Gov’na ft. Pace One, R.O.Z., Tame One, Runt Dog, Redman & Young Zee – Family Day07 - The Legion ft. Showbiz & AG - Who’s It On08 – Nice & Smooth ft. Preacher Earl, Milo T, Bass Blasta, Asu & Gang Starr – Down The Line09 – Yo Yo ft. Nick Nack, Lady T, Chann, Sukii, Shorty, and Dawn – Pass It On10 – Fugees ft. The Outsidaz & John Forte – Cowboys11 – Brand Nubian Ft. Serge, Maestro Manny, Snagglepuss – Step Into The Cypher12 – Black Moon ft. Dru Ha, Havoc, Smif & Wessun – U Da Man13 – Masta Ace ft. Lord Digga & Eyceurokk – Saturday Night Live14 – Dr. Dre ft. Lady of Rage & Dogg Pound– Puffin’ On Blunts and Drinkin’ Tanqueray15 – Big L ft. Lord Finesse, Microphone Nut, Jay-Z, Party Arty & Grand Daddy IU - Da Graveyard16 – Above The Law Ft.The D.O.C. & N.W.A.– The Last Song17- Tribe Called Quest ft. Punchline, Jane Doe, Wordsworth & Mos Def – Rock Rock Y’all18 – Kurious ft. Lord Sear, Kadi & Grimm Reaper – Baby Bust It19 – LL Cool J ft. Bomb, Big Money Grip, & Hi-C – Farmer’s BLVD20 – Tha Alkaholiks ft. Lootpack, Declaime & Voodoo – WLIX21 – Mad Skillz ft. Lonnie B, Kalonji The Immortal, Dr. Mynbenda, Lil' Roc, Javon The Medieval – Unseen World22 – Fat Joe ft. Gismo, Keith Keith & King Sun – Another Wild Nigga From The Bronx23 – Chi Ali ft.Dres, Trugoy, Beatnuts & Phife Dawg – Let The Horns Blow24 – Showbiz & AG ft. Big L, DeShawn & Lord Finesse – Represent25 – Heavy D ft. 3rd Eye, Guru, Biggie Smalls, Rob-O & Busta Rhymes – A Buncha Niggas26 – The Legion ft. Chi-Ali & Black Sheep – Who’s It On Part 227 – MC Shan ft. Neek The Exotic, Diezel & Kool G Rap – Penile Reunion28 – 2pac Ft. Treach, Live Squad & Apache – 5 Deadly Venoms29 – Leaders of the New School Ft. Rumpletilskinz & Cracker Jax- Spontaneous (13 MC’s Deep)30 – Big L ft. Terra, Herb McGruff, Buddah Bless, Big Twan, Killa Cam, Trooper J & Mike Boogie – 8 Is Enough (Original Demo Version)31 – Special Ed ft. Drew Archer, 40 Love, Little Shawn, DJ Akshun – 5 Men and a Mic32 – Main One Ft. Joe Fatal, Fat Joe, Powerule & Kurious – El Gran Combo33 – KMD Ft. Brand Nubian & Busta Rhymes – Nitty Gritty (Remix)34 – Shyheim Ft. GP Wu – The B-Side (Bring The Drama)

Recently did some much needed lab maintenance and properly organized my vinyl, during that process I set a few gems aside in a crate for a mix, this is half that stack, I’ll get to the other half eventually, but for episode 20 an all rare wax mix feels like the right thing to do…I also realized I recently passed the 1 year mark since I started this thing but I’m not a stickler for anniversaries and such but big thanks to anyone who has listened, shared, followed, put a homie on etc…much appreciated…some real hard to find pieces here…enjoy!01 – Keith Murray, Busta Rhymes, Smif N Wesson – “You Know The Rules” (Prod. By Frankie Cutlass)02 – T-Max - Execution Style03 – Mannish – Expect That (B-Zar Remix)04 – DredKnotz – Causin’ a Menace05 – Redman – Funkorama (Cloudkickers Remix)06 – Masta Ace Ft. Apocalypse – Observations 07 – Teflon – Showtime (Prod. By DJ Premier)08 – Quazmodoe – Find Out (Prod. By Large Professor)09 – Just-Ice – Just Rhymin’ With Kane Ft. Big Daddy Kane (Prod. By DJ Premier)10 – K-Solo – Wolf Tickets11 – Feel X Ft. Channel Live – Last Minute Cleanup (Prod. By Domingo)12 – Cherrywine – 16th Minute13 – Downlow – Hands on Ya Pumpz14 – Main One The Ghetto Child – Learned 2 Be A Man 4 Self (Produced By Buckwild)15 – Checkmate – Would You Die?16 – Nature ft. Noreaga – Magic & Bird17 – 20 Grand Pikasoe – Long Chain Heavy Jesus18 – Littles ft. Prodigy – Block Value (Prod. By Alchemist)19 – The Korp ft Cestyle – Never Ending Story20 – Pitch Black – Ashes to Ashes21 – Big Ran ft Royal Flush – No Love

After some studio issues and unfortunate delay I’m back up and running with part 2 of the Fresh Produce I dropped a while back….Mo Easy Mo Bee for you & yours…focusing on some of the later stuff in his catalog with some classic throwbacks tossed in for good measure, I stayed away from the obvious trying to go for the more unknown/unheard so if you’re wondering where’s all the Biggie stuff, Flava in ya Ear, Reprogram Remix, this is why…it’s a tribute not a “best of”…but I did leave some good ones out there for sure…stay tuned for episode 20 coming next, about to hit it hard now that I can function again!01 – Gza– Words From The Genius02 – Big Daddy Kane – That’s How I Did’em03 – Wu-Tang Clan – Take It Back04 – MC Eight & Dat Nigga Daz – Hit The Floor (Easy Mo Bee Remix)05 – Ras Kass – Grindin’ ft. Bad Azz06 – Lost Boyz – Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous (Easy Mo Bee Remix)07 – Das Efx – Alright08 – Alkaholiks – Likwidation09 – Kurupt – Light Shit Up Ft. Buckshot10 – Krumb Snatcha Mobsters – What’s Life11 – Guru – Soul12 – 2Pac – So Many Tears Ft. Stretch (Easy Mo Bee Unreleased Mix)13 – Marley Marl Ft. Solo – Spazz14 – Lady Of Rage – Breakdown15 – Doug E Fresh – It’s On16 – Queen Latifah – Elements I’m Among17 – Das Efx – 40 & A Blunt18 – Big Daddy Kane – Rest In Peace19 – Gza – Feel The Pain20 – Miles Davis – The Doo Bop Song Ft. Rappin’ Is Fundamental

Another nod to the beatmakers…Easy Mo Bee, easily one of the more overlooked producers from the golden era but he had a crazy attention to detail and knack for great accent samples slipped into the multiple classics he produced. He definitely had one of the most unique sounds of the time and was a go-to producer for Biggie, 2Pac, Craig Mack and more…on top of working with legends like Miles Davis, Slick Rick, Heavy D, Gza, Redman, Big Daddy Kane and his crazy remix work for Ill & Al Scratch, Rakim, 3rd Bass..he laced other legends randomly like Public Enemy, Jesse West, Paula Perry, Busta Rhymes, Positive K & more… 01 – Miles Davis Intro/Early 90’s Interview02 – Gza – Slammin’03 – Big Daddy Kane – Stop Shammin’04 – J-Rock – Let Me Introduce Myself05 – Heavy D – Black Coffee06 – Slick Rick – Cuz It’s Wrong07 – Craig Mack – Mainline08 – Paula Perry – Down To Die For This ft. Jesse West09 – Rappin’ Is Fundamental – Doo-Hop10 – Ill & Al Skratch – Chill With That (Remix)11 – Wessyde Goon Squad – Paper Chase12 – 3rd Bass – Gladiator (Remix)13 – Jamal – Insane Creation ft. Redman14 – Trendz Of Culture – Make A Move15 – Heavy D – Check It Out16 – Positive K – It’s All Gravy17 – Rakim – Shades Of Black18 – Public Enemy – I Stand Accused19 – Busta Rhymes – Everything Remains Raw20 – Notorious B.I.G. ft. Method Man – The What21 – 2Pac – Str8 Ballin’

Excuse the long delay between episodes…life happens but I’m back on track with a salute to the 90 minute cassette, the DJ’s canvas…the way it used to be… just having fun for one hour and a half with skits, intros, outros, random clips mixed in with a slew of dope 2019 new music plucked from much of the new great albums that have been dropping…make sure to support these artists, they all have albums out on digital platforms so if you like what you hear do some research and delve deeper…all new bangers… Episode 18 – The 90 Minute Era01 – Madlib Beat Intro02 – Schoolboy Q – Attention03 – Sauce Heist – ’98 Live04 – The Opiod Era – Intravenous Drug Use05 – Che Noir – Dying Breed Ft. 38 Spesh06 – Styles P – The Professionals Ft. Lil’ Fame07 – Your Old Droog – 90 From The Line08 – GS Advance – Wish You The Worst09 – Agallah – Illuminated Scarfaces10 – GQ – Broadway11 – Vinnie Paz & Tragedy Khadafi – Canaan’s Bracelet Ft. Iron Sheikh & Agallah12 – Sleep Sinatra – Sources of Nature13 – Diamond D – Got It Covered Ft. OC & Adela14 – Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana Ft. Assassin15 – Trillmatic – Comfortable - Ft. Conway The Machine16 – Plays & Statik Selektah – Steppin’17 – MED & Guilty Simpson – The Hundreds Ft. Kokane18 – Diamond D – The Hit Ft. Doo Wop, Tony Touch & Termanology19 – Horror City – Still Hustlin’20 – Choosey & Exile – Brown & Beautiful Ft. Blu & Ana Tijoux21 – Erick Sermon – Where Did The Game Go Ft. AZ & Styles P22 – Diamond D – Chivas Blanc23 – Bun B & Statik Selektah – Still Trill Ft. Method Man & Grafh24 – DJ Premier – Headlines Ft. Conway, Westside Gunn & Benny The Butcher25 – Flee Lord – Roll Up Ft. G4 Jag26 – Your Old Droog – Ugly Truth (HOMMO Mix)27 – GQ – 98th28 – The Doppelgangaz – Coffin Nails29 – GS Advance – Leather Bomber30 – Illa Ghee – Red James31 – Flee Lord – Realbarsbackpt232 – Sleep Sinatra – Scanners Ft. Flashius Clayton

Here’s a classic from the archives, a mix I made in conjunction with LA based Hip Hop Philosophy Radio a few years back. There was a time similar to Hip-House where every album had a song either dedicated to the DJ of the group and/or a DJ solo piece. This trend stopped sometime in the 90’s but a lot of these joints get missed or overlooked when it comes to Old School Hip-Hop…here’a a sonic ‘tip of the cap’ to all the DJ’s who have inspired me and many others, JMJ was definitely one of the first ones for me, that’s why he’s on the cover R.I.P...01 - Old School Throwdown - X-Ecutioners02 - Deep Concentration/Premier and the Guru - Gang Starr03 – Never Scared – Eric B.04 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince Medley05 - The Butcher Shop - Kool G Rap06 - Cool V's Tribute to Scratching - Biz Markie07 - Do it Do it - The Alliance08 – Prince Paul/Stetsasonic Medley09 - Put It 2 Music/Make It Funky - Audio Two10 - DJ K La Boss - EPMD11 - He’s Incredible - T La Rock12 - Darryl and Joe (Krush Groove 3) - Run DMC13 - AJ Medley - Kurtis Blow14 - Marley Marl Scratch - M.C. Shan15 - I Declare War - Kool G Rap and DJ Polo16 - DJ Swift Medley - King tee17 – Maybe - Kings Of Swing18 – Spinderella’s Not A Fella - Salt N Pepa19 - The Supreme Diamond D - Ultimate Force20 - Peanut Butter - Wrecks N Effect21 - Ooh Child - Nice And Smooth22 - Terminator X Medley - Public Enemy23 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Medley

t’s been a minute but I’m back with another one this time dedicated to fast rap music. My favorite era in Hip-Hop was easily 88-92 because of the tempo of the music, how Rakim, G Rap or Kane could spit so smoothly over a 115 BPM track. While I love a lot of new stuff these days, the vibe has definitely gotten slower and slower as time went on and not many are still flexin’ over some speed strictly 105 BPM & up for this one…here it is, get hype… appreciate the vibe!TRACKLIST:01 – Killa Sha – The Sharpest02 – Core Rhythm & Zajazza - It’s Not Fair03 – Dj Format & Phill Most Chill – Get Busy Music04 – Maestro Fresh Wes – Conductin’ Thangs (Dub Mix)05 – Yo-Yo – Make Way For The Motherload/Stompin ‘ To The 90’s06 – 2 In A Room – Hype Stuff07 – Eric B & Rakim – No Omega (Extended Remix)08 – Slick Rick – King09 – Ultramagnetic MC’s – Message From The Source (Basement Version)10 – Coldcut – Say Kids (What Time Is It?)11 - Leaders Of The New School – Can’t Get Any Harder12 – Big Daddy Kane – Raw ‘9113 – LL Cool J – It Gets No Rougher14 – Sir Mix-A-Lot – I Checks My Bank15 – Three Times Dope – Once More You Hear The Dope Stuff16 – Yaggfu Front – Fruitless-Moot17 – Larry Larr – Larry That’s What They Call Me18 – D-Nice – D-Nice Rocks The House19 – Sadat X – It’s A Demo20 – Boogie Down Productions - Duck Down21 – EPMD – Scratch Bring It Back (Part 2 Mic Doc)22 – Nas – Everything Is Real23 – Heavy D – You Can’t What I Can See24 – N.W.A. Appetite For Destruction25 – Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Poison (Remix)26 – Kings of Swing – Nod Ya Head To This27 – Eric B & Rakim – Casualties of War (Smooth Mix)28 – The Genius – Words From A Genius (Remix)29 – Ll Cool J – Year of the Hip Hop30 – Grand Puba – Fat Rat31 – JVC Force – It’s A Force Thing (Remix)

After a few throwback episodes I’m back in the new tune zone with this one. 2018 was a great year for music and Hip-Hop and looks like that trend is continuing with some real quality, damn near classic type albums dropping so far and there’s nothing I like doing more than combing through them all and plucking out the gems. Kick off the year with fresh new joints from Black Thought, Ill Legit, Czarface, The Good People, Sadat X, Napoleon Da Legend, Freddie Gibbs, Daniel Son, The Diceman, People Under The Stairs, Penpals, Junclassic, Joell Ortiz, Fred The Godson, The Legion, Rasheed Chappell, OC, Fly Anakin, Ankhlejohn, Al Divino, Mad1one, Sean Price, Quelle Chris, 38 Spesh, Crimeapple, The Opiod Era, Conway, Smif N Wessun, Rick Ross, Styles P, Lil Fame, Fat joe, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Papoose, Meyhem Lauren, Eto, All Hail Y.T., Jay Nice, Hus Kingpin, SmooVth & Agallah….missed me with that Hip Hop is dead chatter…just listen and appreciate!

This is my 14th podcast with special guest host Kwest Tha Madd Lad, a tribute to his cult classic LP “This is My First Album” released via American Recordings (Rick Rubin & Dan Charnas) in 1996. Aside from being a battle tested MC and one of the most original and unique personalities the golden era has ever produced, Kwest is just a good dude and humble hip-hop fan/scholar. We did this on a Friday night just vibin’ with some brews and trying to do something different. I’m not a big talker but I do want to start incorporating guests on my shows but not in a typical interview kind of way, so maybe we’re onto something with this one, at the end of the day we had fun so check the show featuring some classic material from Kwest himself along with true school treasures from Akbar, Wizdom Life, Grand Agent, YG’z, Ill Advised, Micranots, King Tee, Rok One, Shabaam Sahdeeq, L-Fudge, Milkbone, Walking Large, The Roots, Rah Godess, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Call O’ Da Wild, Da N’Credible Nigga Naquan, Truth Enola & Shadowz in the Dark. When you’re done make sure to go search for Kwest’s newest project S.P.I.T.R. (Smartest Person In The Room) out now via Mindbenda Recordings on Bandcamp and all streaming services.

Picking up where I left off the 1st part of the ‘Fresh Produce’ series, this one is numero dos….still all about Large Pro productions once again but focused on the mid/late90’s and beyond including a lot of his solo material post Main Source as well as some of the less obvious productions he’s done over the years. I could have easily made 3 or 4 volumes of this because he has so much classic material but if you like what you hear do some research on his solo projects and so on… if you know..you know…Got some mean features/tracks/verses from folks like Tragedy, Havoc, Pete Rock, Nas, Lord The Arkitec, Mad Skillz, Common, Ghostface, Raekwon, Roc Marciano, Busta Rhymes, Slick Rick, The U.N., X-Ecutioners, Grand Puba, Killa Sha, Fashawn, Styles P, AZ, Jeru Tha Damaja, Keith Murray, DJ Koss, Powerule, Mic Geronimo, Reks, Timeless Truth, Neek The Exotic, Black Rob, Cormega & Senor Kaos ft. P.So…rockwiddit!

Fresh Produce is a producer themed series focusing on some of my favorite producers and their work over the years. The first one is all about Paul aka Extra P aka Large Pro, a legend to say the least, I recently caught the Main Source reunion show in NYC and got motivated to do some research and pin down some of the best and less obvious Large Pro productions over the years and I was surprised by some of the things I found. Check the mix, featuring some early bangers from the likes of Nas, Main Source, The Don, Kool G Rap, Roxanne Shante, Apache, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Diamond, Powerule, Lord Finesse, Slick Rick, Brand New Heavies, The Jaz, Tragedy, Big L, Mobb Deep, Beastie Boys & Leaders of the New School. All tracks produced by Large Professor of course…Episode 13B (The Extra P Era) on deck and dropping soon…enjoy!

A special year end treat for the old heads, new heads & true heads…episode 12 is an all vinyl mix of classic freestyles from various radio shows and mixtapes, I bought these records for personal use because I wasn’t planning on putting another DJ’s promo on one of my mixtapes but at this point it’s nostalgia and I had this stack of records sitting around so I decided to put them to good use. It’s only right that I include the tracklist for this one to make sure proper credit is given to some of my favorite DJ’s and MC’s. This will wrap it up for 2018, enjoy the Holidays and I’ll be back in January to carry this thing on in 2019. Much love to the listeners, I’m still just getting started but the support so far has been appreciated!01 – Big Scoob, Biggie, Tupac, Shyheim & Big Daddy Kane Live @ MSG (Mister Cee 1994)02 – Channel Live (Awesome Two Freestyle 1996)03 – Mad Skillz – (Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle 1994)04 – Alkaholiks & Xzibit (Tech & Sway Freestyle 1996)05 – Nas – (Trackmasters Freestyle 1996)06 – Kool G Rap (Tony Touch Freestyle 1996)07 – Group Home (Tony Touch Freestyle 1996)08 – Finsta Bundy (Mister Cee Freestyle 1994)09 – Cella Dwellas (DJ Enuff Freestyle 1995)10 – Method Man & Ghostface (Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle 1994)11 – Bahamadia, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes & Phife (Cash Money Freestyle 1997)12 – KRS-One (DJ Enuff Freestyle 1995)13 – Biggie Smalls (Mister Cee Freestyle 1994)14 – M.O.P. (Awesome Two Freestyle 1996)15 – Jeru The Damaja & Afu Ra (Awesome Two Freestyle 1996)16 – Treach (Doo Wop Freestyle 1996)17 – Keith Murray, Kel Vicious & Redman (Doo Wop Freestyle 1995)18 – The Roots (Cash Money Freestyle 1997)19 – Rampage & Busta Rhymes (Awesome Two Freestyle 1996)20 – Mobb Deep, Big Noyd (Doo Wop Freestyle 1995)21 – Jadakiss (Funkmaster Flex Freestyle (1996)22 – Refugee Camp (Funkmaster Flex Freestyle 1996)23 – Onyx (Tony Touch Freestyle 1999)24 - Busta Rhymes. Lord Have Mercy, Rampage, Lord Finesse, Fab 5 (Doo Wop Freestyle 1995)25 – Tribe Called Quest, Black Thought & Pete Rock (Future Flavors Freestyle 1996)

2018 has been a great year in Hip Hop as far as I’m concerned…shit is alive and well. After some throwback-ish episodes the last few go rounds, I come to the table with more grimy music from this year from a lot of the big dogs of the golden era mixed in with some new folk…verses from the likes of Cypress Hill, Pharoahe Monch, Lil’ Fame, Masta Ace, OC, Black Thought, Freddie Gibbs, Tito Brigante, Ghostface, Raekwon, La The Darkman, Killah Priest, Masta Killa, Cappadonna, Ras Kass, The Diplomats, Styles P, Dave East, Conway, Westside Gunn, Vinnie Paz, Dirt Platoon, David Bars, Ruste Juxx, Big Twins, Killy Shoot, Vic Spencer, Recognize Ali, Chris Crack, Estee Nack, Asun Eastwood, Daniel Son, Davillins, Nowaah The Flood, Killa Kali with productions by Showbiz, 9th Wonder, DJ Muggs, Pete Rock, Salaam Remi, Alchemist, PF Cuttin, Marco Polo, The Architect, Motif Alumni, Futurewave, Astro Vandalist & more…

For the 10th episode I wanted to do something special and different so I dug up a live set from when I was out in Indianapolis a little over a year ago thuggin’ it out with long-time friend and all around OG Ron Miner aka DJ Indiana Jones and got invited to spin at one of Indy’s longest running and most respected Hip-Hop nights, “Take That Tuesdays”, hosted by two of Naptown’s finest people, J.Moore and DJ Metrognome. That party has been rockin’ downtown Indianapolis for over 12 years and still going strong. It was truly an honor to be a part of it and the way Ron recorded it you can hear all the people’s reactions in the background and the set was perfectly narrated by host with the most J.Moore. This thing has been sitting on my hard drive for a while now, time to let it go…flubbed blends, mistakes and all...it was a live set, working with a completely new mixer, the Pioneer DJM-S9 which had just came out and is sexy af…it took a little time but I started having fun with the features and put the crowd in an old school NY state of mind for a while. By now you should know I don’t post my tracklists but this one features some classic material from the likes of EPMD, Cypress Hill, Super Lover Cee & Cassanova Rud, Phaze & Rhythm, Jaz, Jay-Z, Alkaholiks, LL Cool J, Black Sheep, MC Lyte, BDP, Naughty By Nature, Original Flavor, Gang Starr, Schooly D, Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Mary J Blige, Biggie, Run DMC, Eric B & Rakim, Biz Markie, Showbiz & AG, Diamond…I want to thank everyone who has been supporting this little experiment of mine, I plan to keep this thing going with plenty of new ideas lined up for the next 10 eps…enjoy!

Crew Love Episode 9B…Picking up where I left off last week, here is part 2 of my Digital Underground tribute mix featuring more joints from the crew, Shock G, Money B/Raw Fusion, Tupac, Saafir, Mystic, No Face & The Luniz. This one focuses on the more recent material from their later years but definitely a few oldies in there for good measure, I try to keep each mix at 1 hour, this was hard I left so many good songs on the table but it is what it is, enjoy

Episode 9-A Crew Love: Digital Underground…a deep delve into the crates of one of the funkiest most original hip hop crews in history founded in 1987 in Oakland, CA. Lead by the artistic vision of producer extraordinaire Shock G DU at its core was Money B, Chopmaster J & Kenny K but the collective continued to grow in time eventually branched out with numerous contributions from DJ’s, musicians and artists like Clee, Saafir, Mystic and of course Tupac who got his start as a roadie for DU in the late 80’s eventually spawning a deep rooted relationship with Shock & Money B which never wavered no matter how far his career took him. Not many groups can be abstract, political, funky, for the ladies and all around fun at the same time but DU did just that with every release and Shock’s signature production style of blending old school hip hop, p-funk samples combined with his own musical skill particularly on the keyboards was one of the main things that made them so unique during their run. Peep the mix featuring tracks from DU, Raw Fusion, Tupac as well as Shock produced tracks for Prince, Monie Love, a verse from Big Pun & an intro featuring George Clinton for good measure..Crew Love is going to be a series of tribute style mixes, look out for more in the future. I’ll drop Part 2 next week for now relax your mind & let your conscience be free…

Feeling a little under the weather this week so instead of cooking up a new mix I dug a gem out of the archive. You may have heard this on my mixcloud page a couple years ago, but I wanted to give this one proper distribution. The gulliest of hip hop reggae vibes, R&B and some exclusive acapella blend remixes for your listening pleasure featuring music from Shabba Ranks, Super Cat, Beenie Man, El General, Capleton, Biggie, Tanto Metro & Devonte, Poor Righteous Teachers, Tribe Called Quest, Ruder Ranks, Burro Banton, Choppa, Wayne Wonder, George Nooks, Jamel & Birdie Culture, Styles P, Reverand Baddo, Nardo Ranks, KRS-One, Mad Lion, Mary J Blige, Jr Demus, Terror Fabulous & Cutty Ranks...ease up selectah...enjoy!

Hip-House got started in Chicago during the uprising of house music in the late 80’s/early 90’s. It caught on heavy and soon became something that most artists had to cater to either through record label pressure or on their own merit, but at one point most relevant MC’s from that time had at least 1 Hip-House track on their album or a remix on a single. After a while it got tired and fizzled out due to super commercialism of the style and the emergence of more gritty/slower tempo hip hop being more sought after in the mid 90’s but for whatever it’s worth Hip-House had a good run and remains a guilty pleasure of the Hip-Hop timeline when it was more about having a good time than having the best bars, with that said peep the lineup though, you might be surprised how many legendary MC’s catered to the Hip-House movement:Featuring tracks by: The D.O.C., Black Sheep, Tribe Called Quest, Stetsasonic, MC Lyte, EPMD, Eric B & Rakim, Rob Base, Twin Hype, Style, Doug Lazy, Two Without Hats, Too Nice, Wrecks-N-Effect, Special Ed, Big Daddy Kane, Precious, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, Chilly T & Lord KCB.

After a handful of feel good/throwback episodes we come back to the present with some of the filthiest tunes I could find from today’s era. This one is for all the people asking me what I listen to these days…where’s the good hip hop...etc... 2018 rawness from the likes of Roc Marciano, Black Thought, Conway, Ka, Crimeapple, Rasheed Chappell, Lil Fame, Recognize Ali, Daniel Son, Valentine, Millyz, Termanology, Jamal, Flee Lord, Meet The Greens, Dap X Hash, Nowaah The Flood, Tony Moxberg Elcamino, Asun Eastwood, Meyhem Lauren, Benny, Ty Farris, Illa Ghee, John Jigg$, Cousin Feor, Core Rythm, A$ap Rocky, Tyler The Creator, Curren$y, Left Lane Didon, Flashius Clayton, Estee Nack, Napoleon Da Legend, Hus Kingpin, Ruby Stacks, Smif-N-Wessun, V Don, Willie The kid, Eto, Avenue, WateRR & OC. A lot of new names on this list, do some research if you hear something you like, good to hear some of that vintage energy still around.

Episode 5…more album cuts/throwback heaters from the collection with some random skits & interludes tossed in for good measure… Fly material from the likes of Erule, Master Fuol, Busta Rhymes, Roc Marciano, Raekwon, B-Flatt, Tha Liks, Madkap, Illegal, Diamond, Lootpack, Dilated Peoples, Craig Mack, Das Efx, Godfather Don, A.D.O.R., Planet Asia, Rasco, N.O.T.S. Click, Rahsheed & Ill Advised, Foul Play, K-Solo, Stezo, Kool G Rap, Ma Barker, Karim Jamal, Maestro Manny, Murs & 2Mex. Production provided by Diamond, The Creators, Easy Moe Bee, Chris Lowe, Jazz Spastiks & The Mighty V.I.C. to name a few. This is the vibe I really want this mixshow/podcast to have going forward, expect more things like this in the future…Rock with it!

So… I had a totally different show in the works for this week until the untimely news that the Queen of Soul as we know it passed away last week so I got inspired by the Aretha Franklin poster in my studio to do some research and find all the songs that sampled her in some way shape or form. I found out that some of the grimiest, best and classic songs of my lifetime used her music as well as some new discoveries that I was unaware of. This mix is a celebration of Aretha’s music & her profound impact on Hip-Hop since the very beginning stages as well as a tribute to some great producers in the game like DJ Premier, Kanye West, Havoc, Prince Paul, Erick Sermon, Ayatollah, DJ Muggs & Q-Tip to name a few. Whether it was a bassline, piano chop, a simple sound from one of her incredible musicians or a vocal clip sped up or otherwise chopped and flipped…every song on this mix has a piece of Aretha in it. I don’t post tracklists, but it’s 90 minutes of great Hip-Hop from the likes of Dr. Dre, Public Enemy, Cam’Ron, Jay-Z, L The Headtoucha, Heavy D, Bee Why, Dysfunkshunal Famly, Bundy, Kanye West, Slum Village, EPMD, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang Clan, Czarface, Roc Marciano, Sir Michael Rocks, Blackstar, 3rd Bass, Mobb Deep, Capone N Noreaga,Tragedy Khadafi, Sean Price, Muneshine, Termanology, KRS-One, Poor Righteous Teachers, Styles P, Pharoahe Monch, Bizzie Boyz, Nas, De La Soul, Dead Prez & Onyx…not necessarily in this order, but do the math if you want and/or just enjoy…

I made this mix in preparation for a gig in San Diego last weekend, a cool spot called Ganja Galaxy with all sorts of vendors promoting some quality medicinal products if you know what I mean. Special thanks to Lionel Splifkin, Too Kool Tony & McDabbin. This was my set practice mix, I figured it would make a good podcast while helping me sort out what I wanted to play that night... this is me in Cali/420 party mode with some reggae & ganja tunes upfront by George Dekker, Collie Buddz, Barrington Levy, Baby Cham, Spragga Benz, Beenie Man, Red Rat followed by some random hip hop classics from the likes of Cypress Hill, Biz Markie, French Montana, Shyne, D.O.C., Slick Rick, Mac Dre, 2pac, MC Breed, Eric B & Rakim, Schooly D, Kid Capri, RUN DMC, Big L and more...it's too many to list...just vibe with it!

For those that don't know I made mixtapes back in the mid 90's/2000's and one of my most popular series was one called 'Hidden Treasures' which were filled with all sorts of rare b-sides, remixes, demos and obscure album cuts. For episode 2 I wanted to pick up where that series left off so here it is..no tracklist but the mix features some juicy rarities from the likes of Mobb Deep, Tribe Called Quest, FT, OC, Pharoah Monch, 50 Cent, Nature, Jay-Z, Afu Ra, Gang Starr, EZD, Half A Mill, Blue Black, Ill Advised, The Roots, Raekwon, 12 o'clock, AZ, Grav ft Kanye West,The UN, AZ, Biggie & DJ Premier, SmooVth, Hus Kingpin & Zigg Zagg.

In order to properly kick this thing off I had to go back to that basic essential mode of collecting a handful of new joints I like and making a mix, so here it is …the ‘pilot’ episode if you will…a little scattered & random but fresh for twenty 18 never the less. Featuring new music from the likes of Shortfyuz, Showbiz & AG, Spark Master Tape, De La Soul, Black Thought, Kanye West, E-40 & B-Legit, Daniel Son, Czarface, Joey Bada$$, Skyzoo, Doppelgangaz, Big Boi, Run The Jewels, Mr Eazi, Giggs, 38 Spesh, Kool G Rap, Kendrick, Jakk Frost, Vinnie Paz, Freddie Gibbs, Lil Fame, Jim Jones, Meyhem Lauren, Vince Staples, Benny The Butcher & Milano…enjoy…