After growing up surrounded by hip-hop, in my late teens I moved to a place where underground hip-hop heads were scarce, and I primarily had to rely on myself to find under-the-radar emcees and producers. Without much in the form of exterior stimulation, I used mixes as a way to listen closer to new musical finds. I made a number of mixes in the tape era, but with the first CD-burner I purchased in ’98 or so, hip-hop mixes for myself became routine. They were quickly assembled and provided with no tracklist; simply labeled in numeric order starting with “Mix One.” In time they were scratched to shit and disposed of – the only ones I can find to this day are “Thirteen” and “Eighteen.” This month’s mix is a retake on “Mix Eighteen,” which probably dates back to around 2005. Some of the selections already found their way on to this site in the form of January 2009, but this form should fit them better. If you didn’t know before, I guess you know now.
[cover image by Lee Jeffries]
October 2011 Mix
01 Intro
02 Reef The Lost Cauze – Give It Up (2005)
03 M.O.P. – Downtown Swinga (1996)
04 Lord Finesse feat. Sadat X, Grand Puba & Large Professor – Actual Facts (Muneshine Remix) (2003)
05 Show & A.G. – You Know Now (Buckwild Remix) (1995)
06 DJ Andrew Unknown & DJ Mekalek feat. Main Flow, Louiville Sluggah & Wordsworth – Premier (2000)
07 Artifacts feat. Busta Rhymes – Cmon Wit Da Git Down (Buckwild Remix) (1994
08 Oddisee feat. Diamond District – For Certain (2011)
09 The Quantic Soul Orchestra feat. Kabir – Who Knows (2007)
10 A+ feat. Q-Tip – Me and My Microphone (1996)
11 The Left feat. Marv Won – Real Detroit (2010)
12 B-1 – Empire Staters (1997)
13 Pep Love – Different (2001)
14 Flying Lotus feat. Gonja Sufi – Testament (2008)
15 Lateef The Truth Speaker – The Wreckoning (1995)
16 Arecee feat. Supastition – Round And Round (2004)
17 Blu & Exile – So(ul) Amazin’ (Steel Blazin’) (2007)
18 Interlude
19 All Natural feat. Spotlite – Queens Get The Money (2001)
20 Danny Brown feat. Elzhi – Contra (2009)
21 Little Brother – Light It Up (Nicolay Remix) (2008)
22 Aim – Fall Break (2002)
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