Our friend and sometimes mentor Roctakon put together this really fun mix of classic House records for Opening Ceremony, who asked him to put something together to celebrate Party Girl Parker Posey’s bday. Here’s Roc’s description of the mix:
When I was a kid, Party Girl was one of my favorite movies. If you were 16 in 1995, an aspiring DJ, and not-so-closet total dork, Mary would have been everything to you too. I picked songs I know she would have danced to, songs that I really did dance to, and songs that for me define that era. This mix is a tribute to her and to my late teens, where I spent a lot more time as patron than DJ, a lot more time dancing to house music, and a lot more time romanticizing Parker Posey.
Tracklisting:
1. Elzhi “Genesis”
2. Kenny Dope “Gunshot”
3. Kanye West “Champion” (Nick Catchdubs blend)
4. Galactic “You Don’t Know” (Emynd Bounce Remix)
5. Mr. Sonny James “Alive” (Switchin’ Blend)
6. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (Cousin Cole Remix)
7. Meek Mill “It Takes Two” (Emynd Edit)
8. Peedi Crakk “My Part of Town”
9. Stromae “Alors on Dance” (Remix ft. Kanye West & Gilbere Forte)
10. Pusha T “Can I Live”
11. Killer Mike “That’s Life II”
12. Meek Mill ft. Rick Ross “I’m a Boss”
13. Rick Ross “Ashes to Ashes”
14. Frank Ocean “Swim Good”
15. Dom Kennedy ft. Casey Veggies & Carter “CDC”
16. Wale & Meek Mill “100 Hunnit”
17. Big KRIT “Get Right”
18. Outkast “Player’s Ball”
19. Freeway “DWYCK”
20. Gangstarr “DWYCK” (DJ Day Fuck the Police blend)
21. Young Jeezy “Circulate”
22. Alley Boy ft. Young Jeezy “Pocket Full of Money”
23. Pimp C ft. Rick Ross & Slim Thug “Midnight Hoes”
24. Peedi Crakk ft. Freeway “Snappa Pow”
Classic mix from the homie Controller 7! Lots of fun rap and swell mixes! Go grab it!
“I made this mix a few years back. We nod (a store in Japan) pressed up the cds and released the majority of them in Japan. It got a bunch of really positive reviews. It’s been out of print for awhile now. Maybe it will get a repress at some point, but for now you can grab this free download.” – Controller 7
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Kool G. Rap – “Play It Kool”
3. Showbiz and AG – “A
Giant In The Mental”
4. Volume 10 – “Styles On Deck”
5. “Ahonetwo”
6. Steady B – “Nothin’ But The Bass”
7. Spyder D – “Placin’ The Beat”
8. “All the Ladies…”
9. Sparky D – “Throwdown”
10. Nas – “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” (remix)
11. MC Serch – “Back To The Grill”
12. Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf – “That’s Word”
13. De La Soul – “Freedom Of Speak”
14. Del That Funky Homosapien – “Burnt”
15. Masta Ace – “Born To Roll”
16. “Hot Damn”
17. The Beatnuts – “Reign Of The Tec”
18. Common Sense – “Soul By The Pound”
19. “Dancin’ ‘Til it Hirts”
20. Casual – “It’s A Me Thang”
21. Stezo – “Bring The Horns”
22. Just-Ice – ” Going Way Back”
23. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – “Straighten It Out”
24. De La Soul – “Oodles of O’s”
25. “1, 2, 3…”
26. MC Lyte – “I Am The Lyte”
27. B.D.P. – “Gimme, DAT, (Woy)”
28. Kool G. Rap – “On The Run” (remix)
29. Snoop Dogg – “Serial Killa”
30. Cypress Hill – “Hand On The Pump”
31. Black Sheep – “Have U.N.E. Pull”
32. bonus megamix
Just posting this because I’ve gotten a few requests for it behind the scenes. Don’t forget to check Last Word’s Volume 2 of this series. So ill. Last Word’s notes about Volume 1 mix:
A project I did of remixes of Minneapolis rappers music. i.e. Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Carnage. It’s all sample based, and the quality on some of them isn’t the greatest. People have really enjoyed it that copped it back in the day. It also has all the instrumentals.
Tracklist:
1. Big Jess – That Morning
2. Atmosphere – Smart Went Crazy (RYJ Remix)
3. Ernie Rhodes – The Works (Remix)
4. Carnage – Bring The Soul Back Cont.
5. Brother Ali – Original King (RYJ Remix)
6. Ernie Rhodes – I Elevate (Remix.3)
7. Dispute One – Transitional Grammar (Revisited)
8. New MC f. John Mayer – Emo Rap 2
9. Last Word – That morning Inst.
10. Last Word – Smart Went Crazy Inst.
11. Last Word – The Works Inst.
12. Last Word – Bring the Soul Back Cont. Inst.
13. last Word Original King Inst.
14. Last Word – I Elevate Inst.
15. Last Word – Transitional Grammar Inst.
16. Last Word – Emo Rap 2 Inst.
Tracklisting:
Meek Mill – Im A Boss Ft Rick Ross
Dorrough Music – Club on Fire
Kendrick Lamar – Michael Jordan Ft Schoolboy Q
Wiz Khalifa – Taylor Gang Ft Chevy Woods
Rick Ross – 9 Piece Ft T.I.
Wiz Khalifa – Hustlin
Ace Hood – Hustle Hard
OJ Da Juiceman – Juice Wea Ya Been
French Montana – Take It Off Ft Waka Flocka Flame
Wiz Khalifa – Cabin Fever
Tolly – Okay
Gunplay – Rollin Ft Waka Flocka Flame
Waka Flocka Flame – Grove St Party
Tolly – Bands
DJ Suss One – Buku Money Ft French Montana & Slim Thug
Soulja Boy – Digital
Travis Porter – Dem Girls Ft Big Sean
Big Kuntry – Dont Touch My Radio
Rick Ross – John Doe
French Montana – Choppa Down Ft Waka Flocka Flame
Brick Squad – Everything
OJ Da Juiceman – Jack Boyz Ft Wooh Da Kid & Gucci Mane
OJ Da Juiceman – Bought A Chicken Ft Gucci Mane & Wooh Da Kid
Our friend, mentor, and old-head DJ Ayres started a great mix series over on his website called “Heavy Warmup” where, in his own words “I’m sharing my favorite DJs’ warmup sets, showing you how the pros get a crowd moving without burning through all the big records before midnight.” Really dope series. If you’re a DJ, you know how frustrating it is when some new jack DJ thinks that playing all the hits at 10:47 PM is how you get a party crackin’. NAGL, YOUNG BOL! Anyway, Ayres did a mix, DJ Eleven did one, and now DJ Anonymous from the Top Billin crew did one. Great stuff and please let this be a lesson to all y’all aspiring DJ dudes: there’s literally THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of songs you could be playing in your opening set to get the party popping.
“As much as I’ve been into disco and house recently, I still love to play a lot of different things. Classic dancehall and early digital stuff especially has been close to my heart always, when Ayres asked me to take part in the Heavy Warmup series it was just the right excuse to finally put together a mix. No matter what you’re going to play later on Cocoa Tea should get the party started right. Enjoy!†– Anonymous
Tracklist:
Shinehead: Mama Used To Say
Shinehead: Billie Jean
Cocoa Tea: Party People
Kenny Knots: Watch How The People Dancing
Brian & Tony Gold: Between The Sheets
Beres Hammond: Tempted To Touch
Deborahe & Shabba Ranks: Don’t Test Me
Little John: Fade Away
Gregory Isaacs: Sound Cooler
Gregory Isaacs: Rumours
Lady G: Nuff Respect
JC Lodge: Telephone Love
Foxy Brown: Fast Car
Michigan & Smiley: Tom’s Diner
Cocoa Tea: 18 & Over
Dennis Brown & Brian & Tony Gold: Poison
Conroy Smith: Original Sound
Leading up to the foundational Motor City guitarist’s new self-titled solo album, Detroit’s own House Shoes takes us on a journey through Dennis Coffey’s history of funk. Including the psychedelic b-boy soul of Coffey’s 70’s solo material, classic recordings on which he recorded as a sessions musician, hip-hop cuts which have sampled his material, and even a couple of sneak peaks at the new album’s music, Constellations is 45 minutes of straight heat, mixed by a master DJ intimately acquainted with Coffey’s legacy, and his future.
Tracklisting:
1. Scorpio Intro- (feat Dennis Coffey, Jazzy Jeff, Jake One, and Q-Tip)
2. LL Cool J- Jinglin’ Baby
3. Dennis Coffey- Main Theme (Black Belt Jones OST)
4. Dennis Coffey- 7th Galaxy*
5. Dennis Coffey- Ride Sally Ride
6. The Temptations- Cloud Nine
7. Rodriguez- Sugar Man
8. Marvin Gaye- I Want You
9. Dennis Coffey- Garden Of The Moon
10. The Spinners- It’s A Shame
11. Dennis Coffey- Never Can Say Goodbye
12. Dennis Coffey- Whole Lotta Love
13. Diamond D- No Wonduh
14. Isley Brothers / Dennis Coffey & Lyman Woodward- It’s Your Thing
15. The Floaters- Float On
16. The Dramatics- In The Rain
17. The Dramatics- Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
18. Dennis Coffey feat. Mick Collins (Dirtbombs) & Rachel Nagy (Detroit Cobras)- I Bet You*
19. Edwin Starr- Easin’ In (Hell Up In Harlem) / Digable Planets (Nickle Bags)
20. The Temptations- I Can’t Get Next To You
21. The Undisputed Truth- Smiling Faces Sometimes
22. Dennis Coffey feat. Mayer Hawthorne- All Your Goodies Are Gone*
23. Outro
* denotes material from the upcoming Dennis Coffey album
New Promo Mix for Crossfaded Bacon & Babylon Cartel‘s up-coming *808s* party at Fluid Nightclub (4th & South) in Philadelphia. See y’all there this Saturday!
Saturday MARCH 25th, 10PM – 2AM
Emynd, Bo Bliz, DJ Sylo, and Gianni Lee
Tracklisting:
1. Stunnaman ft Young L – Paper Birds
2. Lil B – Pretty Bitch
3. Ace Hood ft Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – Hustle Hard Remix
4. Grafh ft Waka Flocka – Knock Em Down
5. Rye Rye ft Say Wut – DJ Go
6. Young L – Conscious Minds
7. Gucci Mane – Freaky Gurl (Emynd “We Young” Blend)
8. DJ Get Em – Get Em’s Symphony
9. Paris Artelli ft Arie Thrift – Get Me On
10. Gorilla Zoe ft Lil Jon – Twisted (Emynd Remix)
11. KW Griff ft Porkchop – Bring In the Katz
12. Emynd – Philly 2 Bmore
13. Travis Porter – Make It Rain (SYLO & Dannie Phantom Remix)
14. Emynd ft Young Chris – We Don’t Give A …
15. Henny – Faded (SYLO Remix)
16. Gucci Mane ft Birdman – Mouth Full of Gold
17. DJ Burn One ft Indeed – Weed Money Music
18. Tyler the Creator – Yonkers
19. Frank Ocean – Swim Good
20. Lil B – Motivation
RIP Nate Dogg!! There would be no T-Pain, Akon, or whoever else making a living off just singing hooks without his trail blazing talent!!
The really remarkable thing about Nate Dogg to me was not only how vital he sounded on every single song he was in, but how universally accepted he was. I was surrounded by a lot of true school boom bap nerdery growing up and we all had pretty vocal and varying opinions on rap music. There were a few things however that we all agreed on and somehow or other, the fact that Nate Dogg was amazing was one of these things. His vocals have also aged really well. They don’t sound dated to me… they sound timeless. If you just take a quick glance at hip-hop, it might be easy to accuse Nate Dogg of being a cursory footnote, but anybody who knows anything about rap music knows just how important this dude is, was, and hopefully always will be. RIP Nate Dogg.
Back again for the 1st & 15th Mixcast and this time around we’ve got an absolute banger. 24 blends of some of my favorite Boom Bap acapellas on top of some of my favorite beats from the past few years. This sounds like kind’ve a corny concept, but a lot of these blends work real well. I teamed up with the homie Eastside Stevie from Realniggatumblr to bring you this shit and we hope y’all enjoy it as much as we do! More in the BOOM BAP TRAP SHIT series coming soon! Stream it above, download it below!
Tracklisting:
1. Prodigy – Keep It Thoro vs Akon ft Rick Ross – Give It To Em
2. Jamal – Fade Em All vs Lil Wayne ft Cory Gunz – 6 Foot 7 Foot
3. Artifacts – C’mon With the C’mon vs Project Pat – Rubberband Me
4. Camp Lo – Luchini vs Dipset – Salute
5. Poor Righteous Teachers – Word iz Life vs Lil Wayne ft Gucci Mane – We Be Steady Mobbin’
6. Organized Konfusion – Bring It On vs Birdman ft Lil Wayne – Fire Flame
7. KRS-One – Ah Yeah vs Plies – Plenty Money
8. MOP – World Famous vs Rick Ross – MC Hammer
9. CNN ft Tragedy – T.O.N.Y. vs Project Pat ft Juicy J – Twerk
10. MOP – G Building vs DJ Khaled – Out Here Grindin’
11. Method Man & Redman – How High vs Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
12. Das EFX ft Mobb Deep – Microphone Master Remix vs Young Jeezy ft R Kelly – Go Getta
13. Pharcyde – Runnin’ vs Young Jeezy – Trapstar
14. Black Moon – How Many Emcees vs Young Jeezy – Go Crazy
15. Big L – Flamboyant vs Vado – Large on the Streets
16. Kool G Rap ft Nas – Fast Life vs Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job
17. Busta Rhymes – Woo-Ha vs New Boyz ft Tyga – Cricketz
18. MOP – Ante Up vs Fabolous – You Be Killin Em
19. Journalist ft MOP – Extended Family vs Chalie Boy – Look Like Money
20. Nine – Whutchuwant vs Fat Joe ft Young Jeezy – Slow Down & Maino – However Do You Want It
21. M.O.P feat. Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel & Jay-Z – Roc La Familia vs Dirty Money – Hello Good Morning
22. Ultramagnetic MCs – Poppa Large vs Nicki Minaj ft Eminem – Roman’s Revenge
23. Gravediggaz – 1-800-Suicide vs The Game – Hustlin’ (Champion’s Anthem)
24. Ahmad – Back in the Day vs Wiz Khalifa – Black & Yellow
If you’re a DJ in Philly, you know Dirty South Joe. He’s a good friend of the CFB squad and just a really solid dude all around. He’s doing the 2011 AIDS Walk in New York and it’s a great cause so why don’t you head over there and donate ASAP? In the mean time, follow Follow Joe on twitter, check him out on Soundcloud and check some of my favorite mixes he’s done recently and not-so-recently:
I’m not ready to proclaim Jay Electronica the next coming of early 90s Nasir Jones, but I do find some his work (at the very LEAST) worth paying attention to. I’m kind’ve waiting until he hits me with an official project before I pass judgment on his ultimate worth but, that being said, this is a fun mix of original samples and some of his bigger songs from the dude J. Rizzle. Check it out!
Tracklisting:
Intro
Radio Interview Snippet
Dear Moleskine – Jay Electronica
Free Angela – Bayete
Etrenal Sunshine – Jay Electronica
Phone Call – Jon Brion
FYI – Jay Electronica
Row – Jon Brion
Voodoo Man – Jay Electronica
Postcard – Jon Brion
Somethin’ To Hold On To – Jay Electronica
Give Me Somethin’ To Hold On to – Myrna Summers
Renaissance Man – Jay Electronica
Love Is – Common
Victory Is In My Clutches – Jay Electronica
Electrified Love – Earl Hines
Exhibit A (Transformations) – Jay Electronica
Dead Presidents – Jay Z
Exhibit C – Jay Electronica
Cross My Heart – Billy Stewart
Shiny Suit Theory – Jay Electronica, Jay Z, The Dream
Ain’t Got The Love (Of One Girl On My Mind) – The Ambassadors
Intro -Group Home
Jazzmatazz (Tribute to Guru)- Jay Electronica
