Brian Bennett - Solstice Samples

Brian Bennett - Solstice


Lootpack - Loopdigga (Instrumental)


Group Home - Real Niggas Don't Die (Instrumental)


Mark B & Blade - Intense Preparations (Instrumental)


Nas - Find Ya Wealth (Instrumental)


High & Mighty - Top Prospects (Instrumental)


Promoe - Of Men And Mics (Instrumental)


--Roy Johnson

Philly Retrospective Volume 4

Got some dope underground from Philadelphia to share today. This one has some dope and rare tracks. Classic east coast boom bap for your ears. I've played this one more times than I can count, and I still keep coming back for more. Give it a spin and you'll see why.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AARY92NX - philadelphia_hip_hop_mix_#04 (1993-1997)

01. (00:06:09) 215 asasinz - guaranteed hot shit 1995
02. (00:03:59) rahsheed - industrypartybumrusha 1997
03. (00:04:02) tyree - flex the style from the know 1993
04. (00:04:17) jamal - situation 1995
05. (00:05:05) choked out - fo' real [pittsburgh 1997]
06. (00:03:21) the kartel - monopoly 1997
07. (00:03:01) tasc4orce - my home town 1994
08. (00:03:51) da fat cat clique - live from fox valley 1996
09. (00:05:05) pure deefunk - emergency 911 [1994]
10. (00:04:13) l.o.d. - i feel it (PA ?) 1996
11. (00:03:51) mel man - knock 'em Off [pittsburgh 1993]
12. (00:03:27) lux - dont give a .... ft. dane dollaz [1996]
13. (00:03:41) munk wit da funk - glamour fortune and fame 1995
14. (00:03:02) schooly d - welcome to funkadelica 1995
15. (00:06:23) ram squad - northside 1997
16. (00:04:31) tracey lee - rugged one 1997
17. (00:03:59) pauly yamz and dj jazz - get paid 1995
18. (00:03:26) the militant mind state - bottom line 1995
19. (00:04:15) last emperor - fo rel 1997

There are a couple tracks from Pittsburgh, PA. Maybe I was cheatin' but I felt like that was close enough. Leave some comments if ya like this one and thanks for reading!

--Schenectadyfan

DJ AYSTEP - Get Back

DJ AYSTEP - Get Back

*Mixed with vinyl (original pressings!)

Intro - DJ Chuck Chillout / MC Lyte
MC Lyte - Slave 2 The Rythm
EPMD - DJ K La Boss
EPMD - Golddigger
Lakim Shabazz - Pure Righteousness
K Solo - Rockin For My Hometown
K Solo - Real Solo Please Stand Up
Kid N Play - Gittin Funky
Steady B - Let The Hustlers Play
Lord Finesse - Keep It Flowing
Ultramagnetic MC's - Break North
Kool G Rap - Trilogy Of Terror
Chubb Rock - Caught Up
A Tribe Called Quest - Luck Of Lucien
Jungle Brothers - Because I Got It Like That
Black Sheep - For Doz That Slept
De La Soul - Keepin' The Faith
Grand Puba - Fat Rat
Grand Puba - Grand Puba, Positive And L.G.
Positive K - I Got A Man
Positive K - Carhoppers
Public Enemy - You Gonna Get Yours
Public Enemy- Break
Big Daddy Kane - Raw / Another Victory
Groove B Chill - Starting From Zero
Eric B & Rakim - Break
Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rythm Hit Em
Special Ed - Come On Let's Move It
KRS One - You Must Learn
X Clan - Heed The Word Of The Brother
Isis - The Power Of Myself Is Moving
Queen Latifah/Monie Love - Ladies First
Rhyme Syndicate - Comin' Through
West Coast Allstars - We're All In the Same Gang
The Stop The Violence Movement - Self Destruction
Main Source - Looking At The Front Door
YZ - In Control Of Things
Kwame - The Rythm
ED OG & The Bulldogs - I'm Different
Three Times Dope - Joe Familiar
Special Ed - Taxing
Nice & Smooth - No Delayin'

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Before They Were Stars Pt. 3

before they were stars part 3

doin' it: children of the corn
the children of the corn are pretty much the "before they were famous" super group of all time. the line up consisted of cam'ron (known then as killa cam), herb mcgruff, big L, mase (then know as murda mase) and cam's cousin bloodshed. with the exception of bloodshed, all these guys eventually went on to bigger things , ranging from underground hero to puffy's arm candy. in these early days, they were just on some straight up harlem shit and this was during a time when harlem wasn't really being represented much in hip hop. the group eventually broke up and they all went their separate ways. years later cam became Harlem's ambassador and pretty much carved his own niche through his gaudy braggadocio style. mase got as famous as will smith by wearing shiny space suits but then found jesus. he then attempted a comeback but no on really cared. herb mcgruff was an underground favorite for years but never really got the proper large scale release he deserved. big l, arguably the most talented mc of the crew, put out a solo album and a bunch of great singles but was tragically killed before we ever got to see how good he could have gotten. also, bloodshed was killed in a car accident.

dolly my baby: supacat featuring puffy, biggie and third eye
obviously, this song is mad famous and even drunk sorority girls know it. however, i really wanted to highlight the progression of puff daddy...as a rapper. it's no secret he's pretty much jumped from style to style throughout his career. he's sounded like mase, he's sounded like biggie and he's even sounded like Pharaoh monch. but who was his first influence? apparently, it was 3rd eye. known for his distinctively early 90's "whiny baby talk" style, it's clear puff was feeling the kid when he kicked his verse on "dolly my baby". which is funny considering biggie murders the track and puff opted to sound like the guy sounds like he could have easily been a member of the mystidious misfits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gHBqNFvlFw)

syndication: everlast
i first saw everlast in ice-t's "what ya wanna do?" video. he stood out cause, well, he was a white guy and back then there weren't many white dudes popping up on yo!mtv raps. around that same time (1990), he released his horrific solo album "forever everlasting". seen in his video for "i got the knack" rocking a suit and slicked back hair, his cocky pretty boy steeze never took off so he vanished, only to pop up two years later looking a little different. now he had a shaved head, tattoos and he was really really irish. as lead rapper of "house of pain" , he pretty much made one of the most popular rap songs of all time in "jump around" and made tons of money.
"house of pain" knocked out a few more albums but eventually vanished as well. then, in 1998, a man bearing the same name as everlast came out busting second rate tom waits songs over hip hop tracks (produced by the highly underrated SD50's). indeed, the man who once had "the knack" had returned to music after a heart attack , as well supposed bouts with drug addiction (it was probably weed).

sexcapades: prince rakeem (aka the RZA)
right before Wu tang changed the game, prince rakeem AKA the RZA was signed as a solo artist to tommy boy records. he released a 12'' with the kinda known joint "ohh, we love you rakeem". yes, much like his counterpart , the GZa, early RZA was on some sex shit. for the ladies...but the beats were still dope and you could obviously tell there was skill there. a few years later, you'd never guess the same guy was the brain behind one of the grimiest and most influential groups to come of of NYC ever.

young man rumble (smooth philly style mix): max and sam
this one is of particular interest to me cause these guys are actually from my neighborhood. max and sam kellerman grew up on 10th street in downtown manhattan. not exactly a hotspot for rappers but , hey, i certainly can't knock them.

if you're wondering "great, but where does the who "before they were famous" part come in?" well, max, the older of the two, was known in nyc for his public access show "max on boxing" where he would discuss boxing with random callers and just talk shit. that show went on for years and, eventually , max got noticed and was picked up by espn to host "around the horn" , as well as work with HBO boxing. he definitely knows his shit.
in 93/94 ,after the success of house of pain and 3rd bass, labels were scrambling to find the next white cash cow. ruffhouse somehow landed on these two. around the same time, tommy boy had "the whooliganz" and east/west records had "the knuckleheadz" (white rappers were all about the "z" instead of "s" move). all three groups dropped 12'' and what seemed like surefire success would eventually end up in three way tie for last place. they never released anything after that.
as for sam , he took over for his brother on the public access show and kept it going while pursuing an acting career. he eventually left NYC and moved to L.a. where he was shockingly murdered at the hands of a chemically imbalanced boxer who was also a close friend of his.

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1)syndication: everlast
2)young man rumble: max and sam
3)doin it: children of the corn
4)dolly my baby
5)sexcapades: prince rakeem
bonus track
6)i be (remix): mystidious misfits

--Blockhead

On Your Marks, It's Funk Marathon Stage 1

This is volume one from a six part series. I put these together years ago. The material is mostly 70's funk, with a few exceptions here and there. You'll recognize some well known samples, but there is also a fair amount of obscure music too. The idea with these long-play funk mixes was to fit as many dope tracks as I could onto a 700 megabyte cdr. I wanted all day compilations for driving, working and generally just grooving. There are distinct sections in each volume, so check them out thoroughly.

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1. (00:06:43) the jimmy castor bunch - 01say leroy (the creature from the black lagoon is your father)
2. (00:02:58) bruno spoerri - 02les electoniciens
3. (00:07:55) george freeman - 03the bump (take two)
4. (00:05:50) dexter wansel - 04life on mars
5. (00:02:10) harvey mason - 05 phantaziaxeloqyqc
6. (00:08:08) don julian - 06brother what it is
7. (00:09:49) frank strazzeri - 07cloudburst
8. (00:03:59) stevie ray vaughn - 08chitlins con carne
9. (00:05:20) ceaser frazier - 09mighty mouse
10. (00:02:40) ike turner - 10thinking black
11. (01:12:50) creative source - 11who is he (and what is he to you)?
12. (00:04:02) the headhunters - 12descending azzizziuh
13. (00:06:56) whole darn family - 13seven minutes Of funk
14. (00:03:43) freddie robinson - 14smoking
15. (00:10:50) pharaohs - 15in the basement
16. (00:05:30) j.j. cale - 16durangoc [live]
17. (00:05:33) the propositions - 17africana
18. (00:03:29) afrique - 18dueling guitar
19. (00:06:09) boogaloo joe jones - 19joe jones boogie
20. (00:02:46) turner bros. - 20please the people
21. (00:03:25) grover washington jr - 21mr. magic
22. (00:03:29) nathan davis - 22stick buddy
23. (00:02:06) keith mansfield - 23morning broadway
24. (00:05:48) the sons and daughters of lite - 24darkuman junktion
25. (00:05:43) manu dibango - 25big blow
26. (00:03:47) soul bossa trio - 26sally
27. (00:05:45) ricardo marrero - 27babalonia
28. (00:04:56) marc ribot y los cubanos positivos - 28postizo
29. (00:04:22) oneness Of juju - 29kazi
30. (00:02:41) nino nardini & roger roger - 30bali girl
31. (00:04:46) mandrill - 31mango meat
32. (00:03:22) ripple - 32get off
33. (00:03:24) sass - 33do it
34. (00:05:01) the soul searchers - 34i hold it you rolled it
35. (00:03:12) fire - 35flight to cuba
36. (00:04:08) asiko - 36hot black
37. (00:03:46) tribe - 37tribe - baby feet
38. (00:02:35) apostles - 38soulful
39. (00:02:56) olympic runners - 39out to lunch
40. (00:02:40) the moon people - 40hippy skippy moon music
41. (00:03:57) luther davis group - 41to be free
42. (00:02:15) soulsistics - 42jones 'n
43. (00:05:52) leon haywood - 43i wanna do something freaky to you
44. (00:03:39) jimi hendrix - 44with the power
45. (00:06:31) the invaders - 45spacing out
46. (00:05:03) mike mandel - 46jupiter finger
47. (00:02:26) bobby williams - 47fair trade pt.1
48. (00:04:45) the montgomery brothers - 48montgomery movement
49. (00:07:43) eumir deodato - 49salsasamba
50. (00:06:42) idris muhammad - 50turn this mutha out
51. (00:09:45) instant funk - 51i got my mind made up (12 inch vinyl rip 09m 45s)
52. (00:06:37) detroit grand pu bahs - 52funk all y'all
53. (00:04:48) midnight star - 53electricity
54. (00:05:24) cameo - 54freaky dancing
55. (00:06:08) leon haywood- - 55i'm out to catch
56. (00:03:18) edwin starr - 56easin' in
57. (00:03:22) betty davis - 57your mama wants ya back
58. (00:05:23) billy paul - 58am i black enough for you ?
59. (00:03:02) chicago gangsters - 59gangster love
60. (00:03:39) rare earth - 60i just want to celebrate
61. (00:04:26) donny hathaway - 61little gettho boy
62. (00:06:13) paliament - 62mothership connection
63. (00:05:29) leon haywood - 63if you're lookin' for a night of fun
64. (00:02:40) ohio players - 64funky worm
65. (00:03:19) rufus thomas - 65the breakdown pt 1
66. (00:07:11) millie jackson - 66all the way lover
67. (00:03:38) exit 9 - 67miss funky fox
68. (00:03:26) lunar funk - 68slip the drummer one
69. (00:03:13) war - 69low rider
70. (00:02:50) the lords of percussion - 70the kung fu
71. (00:31:29) mandrill - 71fencewalk
72. (00:04:28) the magic disco machine - 72tryin' to get over
73. (00:02:20) divine strength & timothy mcnealy - 73funky movement no. 2
74. (00:03:03) the soul searchers - 74blow your whistle
75. (00:02:39) bobby williams - 75fair trade pt.2
76. (00:04:04) jimi hendrix - 76south saturn delta
77. (00:02:59) wood, brass & steel - 77theme song
78. (00:04:40) monk higgins - 78showdown
79. (00:07:51) united future organization - 79i'll bet you thought i'd never find you
80. (00:06:57) karl denson's tiny universe - 80fallin'
81. (00:04:23) leon haywood - 81don't push it, don't force it
82. (00:05:27) ronnie hudson and the street people - 82west coast pop lock
83. (00:03:36) harvey mason - 83space cadets
84. (00:04:29) midnight star - 84no parking on the dance floor
85. (00:04:40) tom browne - 85funkin for jamaica
86. (00:02:48) george mcrae - 86i get lifted
87. (00:03:27) the jimmy castor bunch - 87troglodyte
88. (00:02:29) seeburg spotlite band - 88twine time
89. (00:09:39) isaac hayes - 89hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymi
90. (00:05:44) johnny guitar watson - 90superman lover
91. (00:03:24) joe coleman - 91get it off the ground
92. (00:03:20) bernard wright - 92haboglabotribin
93. (00:03:10) the dramatics - 93get up and get down
94. (00:04:31) joe cocker - 94woman to woman
95. (00:04:31) the meters - 95cardova
96. (00:07:47) curtis mayfield - 96(dont worry) if theres a hell
97. (00:05:31) james vincent - 97firefly
98. (00:04:04) johnny 'guitar' watson - 98i'm gonna get you baby
99. (00:06:01) fred wesley & the j.b.'s - 99damn right i am somebody
100. (00:02:27) greyboy allstars - 100hot pants breakdown
101. (00:05:46) mary jane girls - 101all night long
102. (00:10:30) don julian - 102savage
103. (00:10:56) cymande - 103dove
104. (00:02:41) bad medicine - 104trespasser pt 1
105. (00:11:14) isaac hayes - 105the look of love
106. (00:03:52) ricky calloway - 106tell me
107. (00:05:23) chicago gangsters - 107gangster boogie
108. (00:04:28) rare function - 108disco function
109. (00:02:58) dave hamilton - 109groove
110. (00:03:07) the communicators and black experience - 110the road
111. (00:10:44) johnny lewis quartet - 111shuckin' 'n jivin'
112. (00:15:45) herbie hancock - 112chameleon
113. (00:02:52) timothy mcnealy - 113sagittarius black
114. (00:09:08) spyder d - 114 big apple rappin' (instrumental)
115. (00:04:56) bootsy collins - 115id rather be with you
116. (00:05:07) cheryl lynn - 116got to be real

We're always working hard to provide our readers with some high-grade ear candy so any feedback is welcome. Hope y'all like this one!

--Schenectadyfan

Definition of The Remix

One of T.R.O.Y.'s best posters Kimani put together a few remix compilations that deserve some props .

Kimani's Remix Mix 1
1. Listening Pleasure (Remix) 3:48 Adagio
2. Landslide (Remix) 3:38 MF Grimm
3. Cranium (Remix) 3:56 Gauge
4. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Diamond D Remix) 4:59 Outkast
5. Your Brain On Drugs (Remix) 3:42 Boodah And Da Bandit
6. A Good Combination (Remix) 3:08 Positive and LG
7. Come Widdit (ft. Ahmad, Saafir) (The Fredwreck Remix) 4:15 Ras Kass
8. Ruination (Spearhead X Remix) 4:34 Sleestack'z
9. Funky Lemonade (Remix) 4:08 Chi-Ali
10. Amen (Remix '95) 3:58 Vakill
11. Do You Understand (Scam Remix) 4:12 Thrust
12. United Kings (Remix) [United Kingdom] 4:28 Sunz of Man
13. Fast Life (ft. Nas) (Remix) 4:36 Kool G Rap
14. No Pain No Gain (ft. Uptown Unknown Soldier & Big Kap) (Salaam Remi Remix) (Vocal) 5:06 Buckshot LeFonque
15. No More Hard Times (Remix) 3:50 Da Youngsta's
16. Don't Shut Down On A Player (Remix) 4:28 Ill Al Skratch
17. C'Mon Wit Da Git Down (Remix) (ft. Busta Rhymes) 3:43 Artifacts
18. Here & Now (Remix) 3:58 Get Open
19. Brooklyn Zoo (Lord Digga Dirty Remix) [Remastered] 4:06 Ol' Dirty Bastard
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Kimani's Remix Mix 2
1. Timbre (Remix) 4:17 The Woodzmen
2. What A Nigga Know? Featuring MF Grimm (Remix) 3:36 KMD
3. Yo Black (Buckwild Remix) 4:31 Kool Keith
4. Stop That Playin (Remix) 3:46 Double XX Posse
5. Similak Child (Homogenized Remix) 2:10 Black Sheep
6. Back To The Grill (Remix) (ft. Chubb Rock, Red Hot Lover Tone, Nas, O.C.) 5:27 MC Serch
7. Father Time (Remix) 4:19 Saukrates
8. The Original Remix 3:31 MF Grimm
9. Beyond The Door (Remix) 3:23 100X
10. Flip the Script (Minor Adjustment Remix) 4:15 Gang Starr
11. Mind Wars (Remix) 4:33 Erule
12. Now Or Never (Remix) 4:02 ICF
13. Mortal Kombat (Remix) 3:36 Soul Kid Klik
14. Language Of The Drumz (Remix) 4:47 Raw Division
15. Beg No Friends (Remix) 5:08 Strictly roots
16. Raw Dog (Remix) 4:21 Big Tabb
17. Suicide (Remix) 4:20 Twista
18. I Heard You Don't Know (Remix) 4:24 Kukoo Da Baga Bonez
19. Mowf Of Madness (Remix) (ft. Mad Skillz) 4:17 Danja Mowf
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Part 3 was posted yesterday.

Kimani's Remix Mix 4
1. The Return (Remix) 4:36 YZ
2. Light Up Da L's (Remix) 4:49 Kukoo Da Baga Bonez
3. The PJ's (Remix) (ft. El Michaels Affair) 3:54 Raekwon
4. Many Clouds Of Smoke (Remix) 4:29 Total Devastation
5. International Zone (Roller Coaster Remix) 5:20 Leaders Of The New School
6. lyrics (buckwild remix) 2:51 Special Ed
7. If the Papes Come [Remix] 4:17 A Tribe Called Quest
8. Oh Yeah (Diamond D Remix) 4:10 KRS-One
9. Do That (Remix) 3:44 Walkin' Large
10. Keep It Street 4:23 Concrete Click
11. Mad Props (Remix 2) 4:01 Da Youngsta's
12. The Vinyl Athletes (ft. A.G.) (Remix) 5:18 Lord Finesse
13. Burn (Remix) 3:46 Godfather Don
14. Raise it Up (Remix) 4:07 Ultramagnetic MC's
15. Raw Skillz (ft. Big Kwam) (Beatminerz Remix) 3:50 Aquasky (ft. Big Kwam)
16. Brooklyn Kids (Remix) 4:32 Jemini The Gifted One
17. rhyme trainin' remix 3:40 mathematik aka math-u
18. Freaky Flow (Primo Remix) 3:26 Special Ed
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If you have a dope remix you'd like to share please post them in this thread.

--Philaflava

Nas "I Am" Blends: Godfather Don Vs. 45 King

NAS I AM BLENDS: GODFATHER DON VS. 45 KING [CLICK TO DOWNLOAD]

A good blog is like a good blend - key ingredients in correct proportions yields nothing but flavor. And there is no better basis for a successful hip hop blog than a thriving, organic community of aficianados, vinyl pack rats, DJs, producers, and assorted hip-hop junkies. We have a real treat for you today. This one that actually escaped my notice for nearly a month, and it's a crying shame.

"word up. never really felt most of the beats on the original of 'I Am...', so I got the accapellas and remixed the whole thing using beats from Godfather Don 'Hydrabeats vol.3' and Mark the 45 King 'Grooves For A Quiet Storm'...only made this for fun for myself to bump, but it turned out doper than expected so I thought I'd upload, if anyones interested, peep... " -- forum regular Vaporized

Yes indeed ... I Am in its commercially released form is an abomination, the malformed product of a nauseating marriage of greed and cynicism on both the artistic and business end, and it ushered in Nas' decade-long descent into obsolescence. Vaporized took it upon himself to replace the overproduced mediocrity of the commercial release with some choice minimalist beats from Godfather Don and 45 King. Needless to say, the final product is superior to the poorly aged P.O.S. that was the commercially released version, and as resident yachtsman Drizzle suggests:

"putting shit like nas is like and you won't see me over dark minimal godfather don beats gives a whole new shape/direction to the song and in some parts a completely different context to the lyrics."

Word is bond and bond is life. -- Thun