Bobby Corridor “Substitution” (2009)

Here's a great new mix from Bobby Corridor using tracks that sampled "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss. Not sure about the video, but here's the original track.



OG Style- Catch ‘Em Slippin’
Great track from a great album, he even says “we’ve been waiting on this break for a long time”. Clever. I always hears “what about the doubters” as “what about the downloads”. Even before they invented them. Double clever.

De La Soul- Potholes in My Lawn
De La also use the drums in Stone Age and Millie Pulled a Pistol on Santa (would have been seasonal) but here they use the piano yeah.

The Pharcyde- Ya Mama
Your mum.

Ghostface Killah- Mighty Healthy
Same break and some of the same lyrics as the next track.

Divine Force- Holy War
As interpolated by Ghostface (^this^). The best thing they did. Got this for 20p.

Ultramagnetic MCs- Ego Trippin’
The oldest track on this? Probably. One of the best? Yes.

Frankie Cutlass- Boriquas on the Set
Fat Joe and stuff.

Biz Markie- Cool V’s Tribute to Scratching
Biz is also on De La’s Substitution sampling Stone Age. SIX DEGREES OF KEVIN BACON. Big Daddy Kane’s Just Rhymin’ With Biz uses a bit of Substitution too. As does Looks Like a Job For.

Wu-Tang Clan- Clan in da Front
Rza and the Wu love this break. Because it’s good.

Gang Starr- Code of the Streets
Primo with the substitution break. Also using one of my favourite scratch sounds.

Naughty By Nature- OPP (inst)
As heard in the summer of whenever. Yeah, you know how I roll.

Tony D- Adam’s Nightmare
The beat that Naughty by Nature nicked. Another hip hop legend gone this year.

Public Enemy- Don’t Believe the Hype
Reminds me of a 6th form ice skating trip. Oh how we laughed. PE like the break too.

Gang Starr- Dwyck
Primo again. You know the one. The lemonade one.

Prince Rakeem- Deadly Venoms
Pre-Wu Rza. You disagree with me, fuck you mister.

Def Jef- Black to the Future
He’s Def and his name is Jef. He did some alright tracks.

Nice and Smooth- Skill Trade
Just the piano again. Just little bits though.

Supreme Nyborn- Versatile Extension
Let’s remix it. Booom

EMF- Rough Potential
Not that EMF but ^that^ EMF, Electro Motive Force. Incidentally I saw EMF (that EMF) supporting Boo Ya Tribe many years ago. Big boy riddims.

Schoolly D- Saturday Night
How the fluck did he get so cool. Could have also used Saturday Night Live by Masta Ace which uses large bits of the break, and has Premier on it. KEVIN BACON.

Choice MCs- This is the B-Side
Better than the A-side. Pianos and that.

Public Enemy- Brothers Gonna Work It Out (dub)
They did a track called The B-Side Wins again but this was an A-side. Weird. Could have included Miuzi Weighs a Ton too, if it would mix nice.

BTX- This Jam is Black
Super, a sprightly number from the great Select label.

DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince- Jazzy’s Groove
Final track and cut short before Grover Washington Jr comes in just in case it provoked a facebook group to try to post a mix of shouty rap metal instead.


Go HERE to download the mix. SendSpace link at the bottom.

enjoy,
--dirt_dog

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 10)

Last month we were a little late with this so it's only right we make up the difference by dropping this early. Volume 10 is full of heat rocks and should appeal to just about every kind of hip-hop fan out there. We got some new joints by Dynas, Baby Blak, Skyzoo, Ghostface, Masta Killa & Big Boi. Recently I discovered Fresh Daily and was taken back by his album that I had to lace ya'll twice!

And if you forgot what its like to hear an emcee blackout make sure you listen to Ali's "Best@it." We appreciate feedback, good or bad so be sure to let us know what you love, hate or would like to hear on upcoming volumes.

And remember we're always looking for gems to lace these compilations so be sure to email us heat @ blog.philaflava@gmail.com. And for coverage on current hip-hop make sure to visit our sister blog Steady Bloggin. Enjoy! --Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 10)

1. Fresh Daily - Supaspectacular!
2. Bro Ali - Best@it feat. Freeway & Joell Ortiz
3. Sha Stimuli - Move Back feat. Freeway & Young Chris (prod. Just Blaze)
4. Dynas - The Future feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff
5. Baby Blak - Evolution (prod. L.G.)*
6. De La Soul - La La La
7. Fresh Daily - Video Gaming
8. Skyzoo - Return of The Real (prod. Just Blaze)
9. Raekwon - Surgical Gloves (prod. Alchemist)
10. Boycott Blues - Da Math feat. Consequence & Insight
11. O.C. & A.G. - Think About It
12. Masta Killa - Things Just Ain't The Same
13. Dynas - Family Jewels feat. Slick Rick*
14. KRS-One & Buckshot - Oh Really? feat. Talib Kweli (prod. Marco Polo)
15. Ghostface Killah - Guest House feat. Fabolous
16. Big Boi - Fo Yo Sorrows feat. Too $hort & George Clinton

*T.R.O.Y Exclusive

Re-Up Links:

Download #1
Download #2
Download #3

Catch up an all 10 volumes here.

Props to Strategy for assisting in the tagging of all these tracks and of course Kalel. The man who has been the mastermind behind all these dope album covers for the past 10 months.

Unfortunately, Volume 10 will be the last for Kalel. He's blowin' up, making moves and leaving us for bigger and better things. We wish him the best and want to thank him for everything he's done for T.R.O.Y.

Video: Davey D sits down with Posdnous (De La Soul)

It's always good to hear from Plug Wonder Why. 20 years in the game and still making music. You think Joe Budden or Trae will be able to claim that? Pshhhaw.

Props to the immortal http://www.daveyd.com/ for the video!

From D.A.I.S.Y. To Da Mad Face (De La Soul & Onyx)

Pure plug ... bliss?

In 1991, De La Soul cut themselves free from their paisley shirts, peace medallions, and cuddly day-glo aesthetic. Trugoy even chopped off all but a few of his trademark dreadlocks, looking nearly like a stranger in the "Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey Hey)" video. While seemingly unimportant, this change in hair parallels a genre-wide shift towards more aggressive posturing, best exemplified by Queens-based group Onyx. I'll get to that later.

De La's early "D.A.I.S.Y." image, whimsical haircuts included, represents a knowing departure from the uninspired dookie gold chain pageantry of the mid-'80s. Indistinct Kangol-clad crotch-grabbers blathering over James Brown breaks were the tired norm. De La's early music intentionally reflects the contrariness of their fashion choices and vice versa. Under Prince Paul's eccentric tutelage, they worked against the grain in a manner that was not always well-received by critics and fans accustomed to more blustery rap styles. If the lyrics to "Pease Porridge" are to be believed, than De La's outward appearance inspired taunts that ballooned into altercations with local hard rocks while on tour.

Even if we choose to ignore two years of concert scuffles, the riskiness of De La's aesthetic choices cannot be overstated. Three Feet High and Rising's marriage of cryptic rhymes, oddball deliveries, bizarre skits, left-field samples, and a comportment devoid of chest-puffing bravado was a huge deal in '89. Late '80s icons like Public Enemy, Boogie Down Productions, and Eric B. and Rakim are universally hailed as innovators, but their swagger was decidedly more masculine. Even the highly idiosyncratic spaciness of the Ultramagnetic MCs packed more of an obvious punch.

This is not to say that De La were without precedent or peer. They clearly owe a great debt to the Jungle Brothers, Stetsasonic, and to a lesser extent, EPMD, for popularizing a more laid-back, funkier, but still decidedly East Coast approach to rhyming. Contemporaries like Kwame, UBC, and a few others came off in a similarly left-of-center fashion. But De La had far greater crossover appeal than any of these groups, and they climbed the charts even as they bemoaned the way that record execs and fans pigeonholed them as neo-hippies on their P-Funk sampling hit single "Me, Myself, & I." The sonic and visual eclecticism of the D.A.I.S.Y. predictably invited scrutiny both positive and negative.

De La's exuberance was surely influenced by a late '70s and early '80s hip hop culture, whose flamboyance and earnest goofiness was quickly supplanted by a Run DMC-helmed return to the streets. Just-Ice, Big Daddy Kane, T-La Rock, Ice-T, Schooly D or LL Cool J were probably in rotation in De La walkmans, but if we are to take Posdnous' verses on "Ego Trippin' Part III" as the gospel truth, those artists must have taken a back seat to the Treacherous Three, Fearless Four, and of course the pop ditty interpolating Cold Crush Brothers. This healthy respect for the garish weirdos of the musical past complemented their obsession with moving things forward. The abandonment of the played-out relics of the immediate past ushered in a future of free-flow and pastiche, where the slavish devotion to insistent repetition was bolstered by a cumulative development.

De La's joie d'vivre was not burdened by naivete, and they knew when to call it quits on the flowers. The embrace of their sound and image, first by college radio and then by the mainstream media, led to a parade of imitators, mostly inferior. The few disciples who managed to craft respectable albums like KMD, The Future Sound, and The UMCs either languished in relative obscurity or found themselves caught up in a sea change from day-glo to Carhartt when 1993 rolled around.

Which bring us of course to Onyx. The Queens based crew were heavily influenced by the Native Tongue sound, but increasingly gravitated towards the grimier (and balder) side of things after hooking up with Jam Master Jay. Their ascension to the forefront of hip hop was enormously influential and put the nail in the coffin for all things colorful and cheery for many years. Mix shows once inundated with BDK, Rakim, and De La clones would soon be overrun by raspy voiced gunslingers and elaborate haircuts and parts quickly became passe, suggesting that hip hop in the 90s can be explained as a series of rapid reactions against the last style to be appropriated. For better or for worse, '93 saw Onyx snatching wallets on record, proudly proclaiming "No, this ain't El Segundo ... just the four bad brothers from the ghetto" a far cry from the frivolity of their first, jazzy Tribe meets Southern Drawl-ish single "Ah And We Do It Like This." And the beat went on.

-- Thun

De La Soul - Breakadawn (Video)

Good morning! No better track than this to wake up to, right? Is this a top 5 De La Soul track?



Peace to SMUFNYS.

dirt_dog Remix Pack 1

Before my vinyl obsession began, I used to be crazy madd about cd singles. It would usually go like this: I'd go to my local shop, see a cd single, buy it. Then a couple weeks later I'd spot the same looking cd single in a slim line case. Sure, why not get that one too? It has 1 or 2 extra tracks on it. It came to the point where I'd buy just about anything I could in hopes of finding some dope remix, live track or a non-album track. So here I'm going to give you little 5-track packs of my favorite remixes and other rarities that I've pulled from my own cd single collection over the years. I'm also going to do my best not to repeat any track from the 50 Remixes You Need To Hear series that was done earlier on the blog.

Remix Pack 1

01 Public Enemy-Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man (Bass In Your Face 12" Mix)

02 Naughty By Nature-O.P.P. (Fairplay Remix)

03 The Pharcyde-Passin' Me By (Brixton Flavour 12")

04 Fugees-Vocab (Refugees Hip Hop Mix)

05 De La Soul-Keepin' The Faith (12" UK Mix)

DOWNLOAD

enjoy,

--dirt_dog

De La Soul - The Instrumentals (1988-1998)

Your De La Soul collection should consist of their first four instrumental LPs, numerous soundboard recordings from concerts in between the years of '88 and '98, a gang of shelved demos from the "De La Soul Is Dead" and "Buhloone Mindstate" sessions, etc. Instead, you're left fiending for these things, and chances are that you'll never see anything released.

Here are all of their known instrumentals from between the years of '88 and '98. If I missed anything, hit us up in the comments section.

De La Soul - The Instrumentals Volume 1
1. Me Myself And I
2. Me Myself And I (Oblapos Mode)
3. Potholes In My Lawn
4. Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
5. Ghetto Thang (Ghetto Ximer)
6. Say No Go (New Keys)
7. Say No Go (Bonus Beats)
8. Keepin' The Faith
9. Keepin' The Faith (Straight Pass)
10. Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa (Full Mix)
11. Ring Ring Ring (Sax Mix)
12. Saturdays (Mo Mo Dub)
http://www.mediafire.com/?hq3g1l3nnyy

De La Soul - The Instrumentals Volume 2
1. The Dawn Brings Smoke
2. Breakadawn (De La Remix)
3. Breakadawn
4. Ego Trippin'
5. Ego Trippin' (Egoristic Mix)
6. Lovely How I Let My Mind Float
7. En Focus
8. Fallin'
9. Stakes Is High
10. Stakes Is High (Remix)
11. The Bizness
12. The Bizness (Remix)
13. Itzsoweezee
14. Trouble In The Water
15. More Than You Know
http://www.mediafire.com/?wmgvgzg4yfn

Preview:

Me Myself And I


Me Myself And I (Oblapos Mode)


Potholes In My Lawn


Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)


Breakadawn (De La Remix)


Breakadawn


Ego Trippin'


Fallin'


Stakes Is High


Trouble In The Water


--Roy Johnson

Bush Babees - Non-Album Tracks

Here's a Bush Babees compilation that I put together for ohword back in early '08. I added two new freestyles from The Lyricist Lounge & Hot 97. Enjoy.

Bush Babees - Non-Album Tracks
1. We Run Things (MF Doom Blend)
2. Brooklyn Movements
3. Remember We (Salaam Remi Remix)
4. The Love Song (45 King Remix)
5. The Love Song w/ De La Soul (Remix)
6. Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle Session (1996)
7. Hot 97 Freestyle (1996)
8. Lyricist Lounge Freestyle Session (1995)
9. Swing It (Original)
10. We Run Things (Cut Killer Blend)
11. Remember We Remix (Cut Killer Blend)
12. Remember We Remix (Instrumental)
http://www.mediafire.com/?mywx5tnhcyn

Preview:

We Run Things (MF Doom Blend)


Brooklyn Movements


Remember We (Salaam Remi Remix)


The Love Song w/ De La Soul (Remix)


Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle Session (1996)


--Roy Johnson

The Smooth Criminal On Beat Breaks

R.I.P. Michael Jackson - The King Of Pop (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)

Regardless of what a lot of us might think of his personal life, his influence and dominance in the pop music culture cannot be disputed. Tell me if you're over 30, or even younger, that you didn't run around your house wearing one glove at some point. Or that you didn't have or really want one of those leather joints with all the zippers. Michael Jackson was God to some people. You seen the video clips on the news of when he tours over seas. Craziness.

But this isn't about Michael Jackson, the man. This is about his music. This is about the music he made that directly influenced our own hip hop culture. I threw this together to represent different eras of this man's legacy. Of course, you'll notice many things that are missing but you'll also notice some you never knew. As usual, we put it down in the good old T.R.O.Y. fashion.

Note: On Major Stress - "A Day In Da Stuy", they did not sample that MJ song but the hook was obviously influenced by "I Want To Be Where You Are". And if you don't hear the sample on the Chino XL cut, it's only a small piece of singing that was used.

01. Michael Jackson - With A Childs Heart

02. Big Pun -You Aint A Killer

03. Michael Jackson - People Make The World Go Round

04. Mobb Deep - Apostle`s Warning

05. Last Emperor - Keep On (demo)

06. Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It

07. De La Soul - Breakadawn

08. Michael Jackson - Human Nature

09. Nas - Nas Will Prevail (aint hard to tell demo)

10. Jackson 5 - Maybe Tomorrow

11. Ghostface Killah - All That I Got Is You (remix)

12. Chino XL - What Am I

13. Jackson 5 - Walk On By, I Want To Be Where You Are

14. Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona

15. Major Stress - A Day In Da Stuy

16. Michael Jackson - The Lady In My Life

17. LL Cool J - Hey Lover

18. Camp Lo - Coolie High (Paradise Remix)

Previews:

Download Here.

Backup Link Here.

--Verge

DJ Skipmode & The Illvibe Collective “The Best Of The Native Tongues Mixtape v1”

If I had any DJing abilities, this is exactly the kind of mix I'd love to make. But since I don't, may I present to you... DJ Skipmode & The Illvibe Collective “The Best Of The Native Tongues Mixtape v1.” It's a perfect mix from beginning to end, covering all the bases from the Native Tongues posse. The mix was labeled as 2004, but I can't find any information about it. If you know anything about this one, please leave me a comment. And if you like to make a donation to DJ Skipmode (and get a free cd) hit him up HERE. Or if you're in the Philly area and want to connect with The Illvibe Collective, go HERE.

Here is a brief bio about The Illvibe Collective, taken from their blog:

“Since its founding in 2000, ILLVIBE COLLECTIVE has been solidifying its eminence as Philadelphias most prolific, well-respected DJ crew. An amalgam of partyrockers and turntablists extraordinaire whose combined experience totals over a half-century, this five-man family, comprised of Statik, Panek, Phillee Blunt, Lil Dave and Skipmode, has been making an indelible mark on the Illadelph music scene, both individually and as a team. Pick your poison: dance floors, mix tapes or radio airwaves, and its guaranteed that ILLVIBE COLLECTIVE will rock em well -- with their loyal, worldwide following as co-signers.”

01 Queen Latifah-Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children

02 Queen Latifah-Dance For ME

03 Monie Love-Monie In The Middle

04 Leaders Of The New School-International Zone Coaster

05 De La Soul-A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays

06 NERD-She Wants To Move (Native Tongues Remix)

07 Jungle Brothers-I'll House You

08 Queen Latifah-Come Into My House

09 Dee Lite-Groove Is In The Heart

10 A Tribe Called Quest-Sucka Nigga

11 Common-Stolen Moments 3

12 De La Soul-Stakes Is High

13 Da Bush Babees-We Run Things

14 A Tribe Called Quest-Electric Relaxation (Remix)

15 Jungle Brothers feat. Q-Tip-On The Road (Remix)

16 Black Sheep-Have You U N E Pull (Remix)

17 Leaders Of The New School-What's Next (Remix)

18 De La Soul-En Focus

19 A Tribe Called Quest-Steve Biko

20 Jungle Brothers-How You Want It We Got It

21 Black Sheep-Gimme Tha Finga

22 A Tribe Called Quest-Everything Is Fair

23 Common-Soul By The Pound

24 De La Soul feat. ATCQ, Queen Latifah & Monie Love-Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)

25 Leaders Of The New School-Case Of The PTA

26 Monie Love-It's A Shame

27 De La Soul-I Am I Be

28 A Tribe Called Quest-Push It Along

29 Queen Latifah-Wrath Of My Madness

30 De La Soul-Afro Connections At A Hi 5

31 A Tribe Called Quest-Buggin' Out

32 Busta Rhymes feat. Q-Tip-The Illvibe (Skipmode Remix)

33 De La Soul-Area

34 Jungle Brothers-Straight Out The Jungle

35 De La Soul feat. Jeff-Macdaddy On The Left

36 DJ Skipmode & The Illvibe Collective-Skit 5

download

enjoy,

--dirt_dog

De La Soul - Stakes Is High Era Rarities (1996-1998)

As far as I'm concerned, 1996-1998 is the best era for De La non-album cuts. There are upwards of 20 tracks on this two volume set that I thoroughly enjoy. My favorites include the Jay Dee and UK remixes for "Stakes Is High", the Native Tongue posse cut "How Ya Want It We Got It", the remixes for "The Bizness" and "The Love Song", the Rob-O track "Stay Away", and their collaboration with DJ Honda on "Trouble In The Water".

De La Soul - Stakes Is High Era Rarities Volume 1
1. Stakes Is High (Jay Dee Remix)
2. Stakes Is High (UK Remix)
3. Stakes Is High (Spinna Remix)
4. Stakes Is High (MF Doom Blend)
5. Stakes Is High (Soulman Remix)
6. Stakes Is High (Alternate Jay Dee Remix)
7. Stakes Is High (9th Wonder Remix)
8. Itzsoweezee (Remix)
9. Itzsoweezee (Spinbad Blend)
10. The Bizness w/ Common Sense (Remix)
11. The Love Song w/ The Bush Babees (Remix)
12. How Ya Want It We Got It w/ JBs & ATCQ (Remix)
13. I Can't Call It
14. Tim Westwood Freestyle w/ Nas (1996)
http://www.mediafire.com/?1azwuzo3ngm

De La Soul - Stakes Is High Era Rarities Volume 2
1. Lyricist Lounge Intro
2. Trouble In The Water
3. Stay Away w/ Rob-O
4. The Hustle
5. Gettin' Down At The Amphitheater w/ Common Sense
6. More Than You Know w/ Prince Paul & Juggaknots
7. The Projects w/ Del
8. Chanel No. Fever
9. B-Side To Hollywood w/ Camp Lo
10. Hey DJ w/ Malcolm McLaren
11. 4 More (Juno Clean Remix)
12. Do Fries Go With That Shake
13. Sweet Dreams
14. 360 Degrees w/ Propellerheads
15. Pass It On w/ 3 Steps From Nowhere (Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ui3intyynwj

Preview:

Stakes Is High (UK Remix)


Stakes Is High (Soulman Remix)


Itzsoweezee (Spinbad Blend)


The Bizness w/ Common Sense (Remix)


The Love Song w/ The Bush Babees (Remix)


How Ya Want It We Got It w/ JBs & ATCQ (Remix)


I Can't Call It


Trouble In The Water


Stay Away w/ Rob-O


The Hustle


--Roy Johnson

De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate Era Rarities (1993-1994)

The Buhloone Mindstate sessions yielded quite a few classic non-album tracks. My personal favorites would include the soundtrack cut "Fallin", the De La Soul remix for "Breakadawn", the Clear Lake Auditorium track "She Fe MCs", and the b-side "Lovely How I Let My Mind Float". To be honest, I was never a huge fan of the "Buhloone Mindstate" LP, but 1993-1994 might be my favorite De La era, all things considered.

De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate Era Rarities Volume 1
1. Breakadawn (De La Soul Remix)
2. Breakadawn (Foncett Power Radio Mix)
3. Breakadawn (London Remix)
4. Ego Trippin' (LA Jay Mix)
5. Ego Trippin' (Egoristic Mix)
6. Ego Trippin' (Gumbo Funk Remix)
7. Stickabush
8. Hsubakcits
9. She Fe MCs w/ ATCQ
10. Stix & Stonz w/ Grandmaster Caz & Prince Whipper Whip
11. Lovely How I Let My Mind Float w/ Biz Markie
12. Lovely How I Let My Mind Float w/ Biz Markie (Slight Remix)
13. Fallin'
14. Fallin' (Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?didwzzi1mjn

Preview:

Breakadawn (De La Soul Remix)


Ego Trippin' (LA Jay Mix)


She Fe MCs w/ ATCQ


Lovely How I Let My Mind Float w/ Biz Markie


Fallin'


--Roy Johnson

De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead Era Rarities (1991-1992)

This is, without question, the weakest era for De La Soul remixes & b-sides. Of course, a full 100MB volume of "Saturdays" and "Keepin' The Faith" might look legendary in comparison to whatever they're doing nowadays, but hey, even James Brown fell the fuck off at some point.

Volume 2 is a mandatory download, though. Check the audio samples for "De La Slow" "De La's Poster", "Roadrunner", and "Scenario". I get the feeling that they have a ton of 1991-1992 era material in the vaults; these guys were some serious workaholics, as indicated by the sheer amount of non-album tracks that were churned out during the "3 Feet High & Rising" sessions.

De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead Era Rarities Volume 1
1. Saturdays (Disco Fever Mix)
2. Saturdays (Radio Home Mix)
3. Saturdays (Ladies Nite Decision)
4. Saturdays (6 AM Mix)
5. Saturdays (Who's Skatin' Promo)
6. Saturdays (Dave's Home Mix)
7. Saturdays (What Yo Life Can Truly Be)
8. Keepin' The Faith (Just A Touch Mix)
9. Keepin' The Faith (Fly And Funky Mix)
10. Keepin' The Faith (12" UK Mix)
11. Keepin' The Faith (7" UK Mix)
12. Keepin' The Faith (No Bass Mix)
13. Keepin' The Faith (Straight Pass)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ut4hzjmjeim

De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead Era Rarities Volume 2
1. Piles And Piles Of Demo Tapes Bi-Da Miles (Conley's Decision)
2. Ring Ring Ring (Party Line Mix)
3. Ring Ring Ring (Executive U.S. Decision Mix)
4. Ring Ring Ring (7" UK Mix)
5. Ring Ring Ring (CJ's Alternative Mix)
6. Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa (Remix)
7. De La Slow (Demo)
8. De La's Poster (Demo)
9. Let The Horns Blow w/ Chi Ali, Dres, Phife & Fashion
10. Roadrunner (Demo)
11. Scenario w/ ATCQ, LONS & Black Sheep (Demo #1)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nglexyvd5yz

De La Slow (Demo)


De La's Poster (Demo)


Let The Horns Blow w/ Chi Ali, Dres, Phife & Fashion


Roadrunner (Demo)


Scenario w/ ATCQ, LONS & Black Sheep (Demo #1)


Props to Vincent Lopez for blessing us with the "Scenario" demo, and major thanks to dirt dog for hooking up the ill cover!

--Roy Johnson

De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising Era Rarities (1988-1990)

There have been countless De La Soul non-album track compilations put together over the years, so we're not exactly breaking new ground, but if you're like me, then you enjoy having everything organized in one place. Over the course of the next week or two, I'm going to list four separate installments of De La Soul rarities:

3 Feet High & Rising Era (1988-1990)
De La Soul Is Dead Era (1991-1992)
Buhloone Mindstate Era (1993-1994)
Stakes Is High Era (1996-1998)

First up, we got a two volume set of 3 Feet High & Rising era non-album tracks. I attempted to create an alternate version of the officially released album on volume 1, with volume 2 containing all of the leftovers. There are quite a few ill-advised European remixes in circulation, but you won't find any of 'em here. Enjoy.

De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising Era Rarities Volume 1
1. Ain't Hip To Be Labeled A Hippie
2. The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix)
3. Freedom Of Speak
4. Strictly Dan Stuckie
5. Jenifa (12" Version)
6. Ghetto Thing (Ghetto Ximer)
7. Eye Know (The Know It All Mix)
8. Skip 2 My Loop
9. Tread Water (Stonebridge's Pumpin' Mix)
10. Potholes In My Lawn (12" Version)
11. Say No Go (Say No Dope Mix)
12. Brain Washed Follower
13. Plug Tunin' (Something's Wrong Here)
14. Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
15. The Mack Daddy On The Left
16. Me Myself And I (Oblapos Mode)
17. Double Huey Skit
18. D.A.I.S.Y. Age (Edit Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?2tiimzjnqmt

De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising Era Rarities Volume 2
1. What's More
2. Me Myself And I & Say No Go (Unity Mix)
3. The Magic Number (1-2-3 Mix)
4. Freedom Of Speak (We Got More Than Three)
5. Jenifa (Alternate Mix)
6. Eye Know (The Kiss Mix)
7. Tread Water (Stonebridge's Local Mix)
8. Say No Go (New Keys Mix)
9. Me Myself And I (Remix)
10. Eye Know (Daisy Bass Mix)
11. Say No Go (House Of Love Mix)
12. Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children w/ Queen Latifah
13. Doin' Our Own Dang w/ JBs & ATCQ
14. Doin' Our Own Dang w/ JBs & ATCQ (Fermie Remix)
15. Doin' Our Own Dang w/ JBs & ATCQ (JBs Remix)
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Preview:

Ain't Hip To Be Labeled A Hippie



Eye Know (Know It All Mix)



D.A.I.S.Y. Age (Edit Mix)



What's More



Me Myself And I & Say No Go (Unity Mix)



--Roy Johnson

De La Soul - De La Remix (1992)

I never knew about this release until one day when I randomly started digging through my friends dusty heap of cds. As you can see, it is an interesting release with a lot of remixes and b-sides.
I completely forgot about it, until You, the readers voted for Native Tongue Month and reminded me that I have a copy of it and that it would be nice to share with y'all. To the best of my knowledge this has been released in Europe only. Enjoy.

01. Jenifa (Taught Me)
02. Skip 2 My Loop
03. They Don't Know That The Soul Don't Go For That (Potholes Instrumental)
04. Me Myself And I (Oblados Mode)
05. Freedom Of Speak
06. Strictly Dan Stuckie (A Home Production)
07. Brain Washed Follower
08. Ghetto Thang (Ghetto Ximer)
09. Ain't Hip To Be Labelled A Hippie
10. What's More (From O.S.T. "Hell On 1st Ave.")
11. The Mack Daddy On The Left
12. Say No Go (Say No Dope Mix)
13. Buddy (Native Tongue Decision)
14. Ring Ring Ring (Party Line Mix)
15. A Rollerskating Jam Named "Saturdays" (Dave's Home Mix)
16. Keeping The Faith (Just A Touch Mix)

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-- Markshot