Resurrection '95 Vs. Large Professor Remix Vs. Extra P. Remix

12" Vinyl Single

A1 Resurrection '95 (Clean)

A2 Resurrection Extra P. Remix (Clean)

A3 Resurrection Large Professor Remix (Clean)

A4 Resurrection '95 Acapella

B1 Resurrection '95 Instrumental

B2 Resurrection Extra P. Instrumental

B3 Resurrection Large Professor Instrumental

B4 Chapter 13 (Clean)[not really clean, mislabelled]

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Before downloading, remember I put all these singles and samples in one folder at the bottom of the page. This is just if you already have something and don't want to download it all.

Resurrection CD Single

01. Resurrection '95 (Dirty)

02. Resurrection (Extra P. Remix)(Dirty)

03. Resurrection (Large Professor Remix)(Dirty)

04. Chapter 13 (Dirty)

05. Soul By The Pound (Thump Mix)(Dirty)

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So, you had to know this would be brought up here eventually. I'm not gonna get into how great the album was, what my favorites were off of it, how crazy I thought Communism was, or any of that at this time. Right now, it's all about one of the possibly greatest records to own, just for the remixes. I remember feeling stupefied when I first heard both remixes on the same night. I figured that one of them had to be unofficial or a really great homegrown remix. But when I copped the promo a week or two later and realized that they were both on the record and both done by the Large Professor, well, shit. And I only recently realized that only the CD single had the dirty versions, so you're gonna want to download everything here at the bottom of the post.

Which is your favorite is the question, though.

No ID's album version?

It's great in it's own right. I love that piano loop and here's the video-

Or the good mood inducing, summer day on your way out the city to the beach feeling, Large Professor Remix?

Or is it the Extra P Remix? This is my personal favorite and always has been. Some people can favor one today and the other tomorrow. This is so great with the night time 95 groove. That sample just blew my mind and still does. He was catching samples nobody else will ever be able to match.

Just plain awesome.

The Samples:

Ahmad Jamal - Dolphin Dance (og 95 mix sample snippet)

David Axelrod - The Signs Part2 (large professor remix sample snippet)

Spirit - Ice (extra p remix sample snippet)

[Download every song in this post in one folder here], including full versions of the samples.

[Back up link]

Sorry no drum breaks. Gotta find those yourself. But if you're really fiending for them, drop a comment and I'll send you in the right direction.

Let us know your favorite mix in the comments. So far, at the T.R.O.Y. forum, the Extra P Remix has a commanding lead. But the og No ID mix is on the creep...

--Verge

Chicago Instrumentals: Soul-Jazz Edition

When you think of the mid-to-late 90s Chicago hip hop scene, the first thing that should come to mind is outstanding soul-jazz influenced production. There have been quite a few gems produced by the likes of NO ID, Kanye West, Dug Infinite, Tone B. Nimble, The Molemen, Capital D, Primeridian, etc, and fortunately, many of them have been released in instrumental format.

Here is a 2CD set containing some of the finest soul-jazz influenced beats to ever come out of Chicago.

Chicago Instrumentals Volume 1 (Soul-Jazz Edition)
1. Primeridian - Mental Void
2. All Natural - 50 Years
3. Common Sense - Nuthin' To Do
4. Verbally Diseased - Blowin' Up The Spot
5. Grav - One Puff
6. Common Sense - Resurrection
7. All Natural - Renaissance
8. Mr. Greenweedz - Some Love
9. Common Sense- Thisisme
10. Primeridian - Ring Around The Lyrical
11. Fully G - There She Goes Again (Remix)
12. Common Sense - They Say
13. Mr. Greenweedz - The Tempest
14. All Natural - It's OK
15. Verbally Diseased - The Great Chicago Fire
http://www.mediafire.com/?ntdynyxlbtd

Chicago Instrumentals Volume 2 (Soul-Jazz Edition)
1. Common Sense - Charm's Alarm
2. Fully G - There She Goes Again
3. All Natural - Thinkin' Cap
4. Common Sense - Chapter 13
5. Rubberoom - Body Snatchin' (Remix)
6. Grav - Down To Earth
7. Common Sense - Soul By The Pound (Remix)
8. Mr. Greenweedz - Nocturnalasshosonathursday
9. Iomos Marad - Deep Rooted
10. No ID - Sky's The Limit (Remix)
11. Common Sense - I Used To Love Her
12. Primeridian - Primates
13. Common Sense - Retrospect For Life
http://www.mediafire.com/?r19oontmmhx

Preview:

Primeridian - Mental Void


All Natural - 50 Years


Grav - One Puff


Verbally Diseased - Blowin' Up The Spot


Mr. Greenweedz - Some Love


Pictured: NO ID

Also, make sure to check for Verge's NO ID & Dug Infinite post.

--Roy Johnson

Beats From No I.D. & Dug Infinite

No I.D. is mostly known  for producing almost all of Common's classic album 'Resurrection', most of  'One Day It'll All Make Sense', and about half of his debut 'Can I Borrow A Dollar?' Along with Dug Infinite, they dropped a very tight album of their own, 'Accept Your Own And Be Yourself (The Black Album)' in 1997. No I.D. has gone on to work with the likes of Jermaine Dupri, Jay Z, and Usher in recent years, but of course that's not the focus here.

The first record here was released in 2001. I copped for eight bucks at a record store that doesn't know much about Hip Hop, about a month ago. There are a couple of instrumental versions of cuts from their Black Album on here and a couple of others you should recognize,but most of the beats were new to me. If not for anything else,this is well worth copping just for the re-working of  the 'I Used To Love Her' beat alone. Not a bad record at all for this century.

The second record here is a bit of a rarity from around 1996, I believe. It was released on Opposition Records as part of an instrumental series along with The Beatnuts and Vic from the 'Groove Merchants'. If there were more volumes in this series that you know about,please drop a comment. Those were the only three I had and remember seeing back then.

No I.D. & Dug Infinite - The Sampler Vol.1

Record 1 -

Dug Side:

1. Dr.Wax

2. Copper Box

3. 3rd Rail

No I.D. Side:

1. I Used To Love Her (remix)

2. State To State

3. Specialize In Music

4. Fate Or Destiny

Record 2 -

Dug Side:

1. Exceptance

2. Still Phantom's

3. The Fifty Yard Line

4. Wacker Drive

No I.D. Side:

1. Super Nova

2. Thinking Cap

3. Charms Alarm

download here

No I.d. - Invisible Beats

(pic jacked from strictlybeats.blogspot.com)

01. Bassline

02. On and On

03. Ill Chop

04. Yeah

05. 8 Years

06. Storm Chop

07. Kalimba Chop

08. Specialize In Music

09. Nobody

10. Satisfaction

download here

Previews:

Kalimba Chop

On and On

I Used To Love Her(remix)

Charm's Alarm

--Verge