I finished most of this last summer; it was meant to be a summery vibe mix but by the time I actually had the finishing touches applied…it was close to winter and I figured, heck, I’ll just wait until things thaw out again. I hadn’t made a purely hip-hop-centric mix in years and I don’t know why I don’t do this more. I had so much fun picking through songs and putting this together and more importantly, that aforementioned vibe is something I never get tired of listening to.
Many of the songs on here were from singles that have survived my slow purge of several thousand hip-hop 12″s and as such, I opted to go with songs that were on the path less taken, as much as possible. A few cuts on here – like The Nonce – aren’t obscure but for everyone of those, you have tracks like Paul Ray’s “More Emotion” or one of my all-time personal random favorites, “Seven Steps” by Novacaine or the unreleased “We Came Here” by the Beatnuts.
If you want a higher quality version, individually tracked, drop me a line and I’ll hook you up for whatever you care to donate.
Tracklisting:
- DJ O-Dub-Intro
- Kid Abstrakt/Revolutionary Rhythm-Jazz and Coffee Pt. 2
- Paul Ray-More Emotion
- Lord Finesse-Down For the Underground
- The Nonce-Mixtapes
- Mood-Hustle On the Side
- Maspyke-Spirit of ’92
- J-Treds-Praise Due
- Novacain-Seven Steps
- The Beatnuts-We Came Here
- InI-Grown Man Sport
- Encore-It’s Time
- 45 King + Lati-Brainstorm
- 45 King + Lati-Lati Rocks the Bells
- K-Otix-Metamorphasis
- Mos Def-Hip-Hop (Original Mix)
- Group Home feat. Brainsick Mob-East NY Theory
- JS-1 feat. O.C.-Beyond
- Lone Catalysts-Destiny
- Apani B. Fly-Abracadabra
- Hi-Fidel and DJ Crucial -Madeira II
- DJ Yoda feat. PUTS-Quid Control
- Brother Arthur-Whatcha Gonna Do?
- Ron Henderson & Choice Of Color-No Justice, No Peace
- Odd Squad-Here To Say
- Masta Ace-Nostalgia
- Lords of the Underground-Lord Jazz Remix
- The A-Team-G.B. In Your Life
- Public Enemy-Louder Than a Bomb JMJ Remix
- Jaz feat. Jay-Z-Just That Simple
- DJ Day-What Planet, What Station
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