AN EARLY HOLIDAY GIFT: A GREAT FROM ’98

Polyrhythmatic was the 8th installment in my hip-hop mixtape series, originally released in 1998. This took me about five months to put together and all said, I’m still satisfied with most of my song choices here. There’s only a handful of tracks I’d probably swap out but for the most part, a lot of these still hold up for me.

Side A:

    shape of the rhythm intro
    Jurassic 5: Concrete Schoolyard
    Shabaam Sadeeq: Soundclash
    Visionaries: Blessings
    Black Eyed Peas: Que Dices?
    Kweli: Manifesto
    Divine Styler: Beyond Mecca
    Us Plus One: For All My People
    polyrhythmatic addict interlude
    IG Off and Hazardous: Hip Hop Til I Die
    Red Foo & Dre Kroon: The Freshest remix
    X-cutioners: Raida’s Theme remix
    Jaleel: I Call It Like I See It
    works of mart
    Gangstarr: Work
    Jay Z: One In a Million remix
    Sauce Money: Against the Grain
    Frakenstein: Quiet Storm
    Organized Konfusion: Invetro
    Walkin’ Large w/ Black Thought: Listen to This
    INI & Pete Rock: Think Twice
    Numskullz: If It Ain’t Raw
    Shadez of Brooklyn: Wanted Men
    Common: Hungry
    K-Otix: ???????!?!
    Blackalicious: Reach For the Stars
    Mountain Brothers: Galaxies
    Prince Poetry and QB: Long Distance
    gaye pride interlude

Side B:

    from the left intro
    Steppin’ Razor: Calafia
    Cali Kings feat. Xzibit: Cali Kings Pt. 1
    Dilated Peoples: Work the Angles
    Loot Pack: Lost Art
    Mystic: Ok…Alright
    Rasco: What Ya’ll Wanna Do?
    Defari: Never Lose Touch
    Spaztik MC: Who I Be
    Ras Kass: Understandable Smooth
    Hieroglyphics: See Delight
    T Love w/ Siah and Yeshua dapo ED: LA to Brooklyn
    the bk boro interlude
    Black Star: Definition
    Pumpkinhead: Wack Emcees
    The Doxxmen: Spontaneous Combustion
    Gangstarr w/ Rage: You Know My Steez rx
    K-Otix: Do You Wanna be an MC?
    Mathematik: Rhyme Trainin’
    oh my god, they killed hip hop interlude
    Metabass: Where’s My Guitar (Pt. 2)
    Kweli & Mr. Metaphor: Outside the Lounge
    Scienz of Life: Scienz of Life
    Show & AG: Spit
    The Giant: Hidden Crate
    Smut Peddlers: One By One
    Rasheed and Ill Advised: 1986
    Street Smartz: F-It-Less
    Yah Supreme: Old and Wise
    Mass Influence: Clown Syndrome
    J-Live: Shiesty
    Thrust: Emcee
    ATCQ: Busta’s Lament
    double clutch outro