this is banging end to end but at around 17:35 those 3 tracks was like icing on the cake for me simply for the fact of the way it was presented to my ears :)

Still one of the best selections out there, can never get enough of this!

Headys

Mr. Scruff & Kaidi Tatham all vinyl 6-Hour set live from The Big Romance, Dublin on 26.10.22

www.TheBigRomance.ie

Mr. Scruff & Kaidi Tatham at The Big Romance Dublin

Rahaan & Mr Mendel teamed up for a night of underground disco and house at BAR, Rotterdam. Two generations of DJ's, from Chicago and Amsterdam, spinning back2back all night long!

Rahaan & Mendel at BAR Rotterdam (2014)

The Basement Dj Session By Rahaan

Kon & Amir - Music Is The Message Mix CD and T-shirt
Brought to you by 101 Apparel and Wax Poetics Magazine

We here at 101 Apparel have been following Kon and Amir’s record collecting skills since the legendary “On Track” mix cd’s that set a new bar in the crate digging community for what a mix cd could be. Now, 101 Apparel is honored to present “Music is the Message; a design collaboration inspired by the music and djing prowess of Kon and Amir. Each tshirt will come with an exclusive mix cd by Kon and Amir filled with modern soul, disco and other dance goodies .

Like legendary treasure-hunters, Kon and Amir have spent the past twenty-five years excavating record bins finding gems to pierce ears with. Long forgotten musicians are now getting their proper dues and appreciative audiences are being turned on to some amazing music. They have managed to salvage some of the greatest music you've never heard. Audiences who are tired of being force fed sub par music will thank them for providing an alternative.

Fans and music industry peers alike admire Kon and Amir not only for their vast collection of music but also for their party rockin' abilites. Their mastery as DJ's has earned them celebrity status across Eursope. During these tours, it's not uncommon for locals to bring their rare and treasured records to show to give to Kon and Amir as a "thank you" for bringing some of the best music they've ever heard to their attention. Other locals in the European crate diggin' scene often take Kon and Amir to some of the best record shops in their areas. To their peers, famous or unknown, Kon and Amir are looked up to as A List DJ's who keep parties poppin’ with everything from classics that people know and to joints from their special collection that people are happy to be introduced to.

Since first putting it down together in 1997, the duo has released a total of ten albums; six On Track installments to critical acclaim, The Cleaning, another album entitled The Kings of Diggin’, a collaboration with DJ Muro from Japan and most recently two installments of the Off Track series for the BBE with another three to come. Now, it’s time to dust off your dancing shoes and whet your appetite with the exclusive mix cd courtesy of Kon & Amir, Wax Poetics and 101 Apparel.

101 Apparel presents Kon & Amir "Music Is The Message" -  FULL DOWNLOAD

A DOPE SELECTION OF CHOPPED HERRING RECORDS RELEASES FROM JAN 2013 - MAY 2014 EXQUISITELY MIXED BY THE MAN LIKE "DJ STATIK aka MR SONNY JAMES" REPPIN' THE ILL VIBE COLLECTIVE OUTTA PHILLY.
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Track list:
Intro - Mr. Sonny James
Pauly Yams & DJ Jazz - Kick It 
Zigg Zagg - Da Man Upstairs
Endangered Elements - Lanodalos 
Epidemic - Past The Margin 
J-Zone - Wifey Dearest 
L The Head Toucha - Rain 
NBA - Live 97 
Finsta Bundy - Payday’s Bliss Remix 
Starvin B ft. Timeless Truth - Higher Power
Da Buze Bruvaz - Cold Ones 
Zigg Zagg - Pick Any Tip 
uMaNg - Stay Focused 
Meyhem Lauren - Freestyle 1
Timeless Truth ft. Action Bronson - Amazin 
Masta Ace ft. Paula Perry - Kick It On The One 
Da Halrazzers - Death Rattle (Rockmaster Remix) 
Tha Grimm Teachaz - Muthafucka Ay 
Doap On Arrival - Jimmy Swagglers 
Masta Ace - Scared of the Dark 
JW Hype - On The Phone 
J.V.C.F.O.R.C.E. - It’s Like That Anna 
Da Buze Bruvaz - Tag Team Tactics 
Endangered Elements - Here Comes The Sun
Keefy Keef (Keith Murray) - Thoughts My Brain Comsume 
Mr. Sonny James - Interlude 
Da Dysfunkshunal Familee - Committing Mad Sins 
Smooth Criminal - Something to Hip 
Meyhem Lauren - Egyptian Musk 
LEX - Queens Action 
Truth By Design - Let My Tape Rock
Meyhem Lauren - Freestyle 2
Killa Kidz - Timing
Him Lo - Elohim 
Shaz IllYork ft. Sean Price - Power Pieces 
Pauly Yams & DJ Jazz - When I Blow Up - 
Doap On Arrival - So Bad 
Doz Funky Baztardz - Straight Outta Remix
Modern Occupation - MO 
Da Dysfunkshunal Familee - Shit Iz On Point 
MarQ Spekt - Aquamarine 
Da Henchmen - Gotta Make Moves 
Natural Elements - Done 
First In Command - My Next Project 
Starvin B - Ulterior Motives 
DJ Stitches ft. Eternal Intellect - Never Have Da Skillz
Meyhem Lauren ft Action Bronson & AG Da Coroner - Stewed Rabo 
Mr. Sonny James - Outro 


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Chopped Herring Recs - Fly Fishing Vol 2  Mixed by DJ Statik aka Mr Sonny James

Tracklist:

The Fatback Band - I Like Girls (Southbound)
James Brown – Bodyheat (Polydor)
Moodymann – Stoneodenjoe (Peacefrog Recordings)
Earl Jeffers - Bridge Street Groove (Forthcoming)
Povo - Uam Uam (Raw Fusion)
Underworld – Cups (Junior Boy’s Own)
Seven Davis Jr - See The Light (Forthcoming) 
Bob James - Spunky (Cratebug Edit) (Unreleased)
Armando – Downfall (Trax Records)
Red Greg - Inner Rhythm (Lumberjacks In Hell)
Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Blow Your Whistle (Vampi Soul)
Mike Huckaby – Melodies From The Jazz Republic (Cross Section Records)
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Do Your Thang (Capitol Records)
Dan Shake - Out of Sight (Forthcoming)
Neptune Alpha Base Massive - Saturn Radio (Further Out Recordings)
J Dilla - Illasoul (Instrumental) (Delicious Vinyl)
J Dilla - Turn Me Up Some (Instrumental) (Xclusive)
J Dilla - Heroin Joint (Unreleased)

The first artist outside Detroit to release on Moodymann's Mahogani Music and now a follow EP forthcoming on Back Acre. Dan Shake is next up with a Worldwide Family Mixtape - 30 minutes of funk, disco, house and a whole load else packed full of soul.

Dan Shake on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW 921)

SKYLAX

Ron Hardy Live at the unknown warehouse part #2 (1988)

The grand daddy of this thing, from back when the phrase train wrecking still related to trains.

Ron Hardy at the Music Box 1985 - Part 1

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Chicago DJ and producer Elbert Phillips pays tribute to the late, legendary Frankie Knuckles with this extended and thoroughly dope classic tribute mix.

This is also an intensely personal mix — @elbert-struthers-phillips was both a fan and a confidant of Frankie Knuckles, one of a small handful of DJs handpicked by FK to open for him at his own events and selected shows. He also released a sensational cover of the Frankie Knuckles and Robert Owens classic “Tears” that 5 Mag covered last year.

This mix is “a retrospective of his career from his residency at the Warehouse to selections that I think he would appreciate today,” Elbert says.

“Two selections from the playlist (Din Jay’s ‘Cosmic Lust’ & Pat Bedeau’s ‘My Life’ aren’t classics, but they remind me of Frankie. Chris Forkis’s ‘Beats & Jembe’ is just a dope track that made sense with the others! Souldynamic’s ‘Too Hot For Love’ is def a classic tune but it’s got a heavier foot and edits.”

🔴 tracklisting /
1. — Mikki – Itchin’ For Love
2. — Gaz Nevada – I C Love Affair
3. — State of Grace – That’s When We’ll Be Free
4. — Bobby Womack – Inherit the Wind
5. — Montana Orchestra – Heavy Vibes (Club Mix)
6. — Henderson & Whitfield – Dancin to the Beat
7. — Candido – Dancin’ & Prancin’
8. — The Limit – She’s So Devine
9. — Forrest – She’s So Divine (Instrumental)
10. — Phyllis Hyman – Goddess of Love
11. — Rick James – Glow (Instrumental)
12. — Janice McClain – In the Middle
13. — T C Connection – At Midnight (intro only)
14. — Brass Construction – Walking the Line
15. — Jago – I’m Going to Go (Frankie Knuckles Plant Mix)
16. — The Talking Heads – Zimbra
17. — Patrick Simmons – So Wrong
18. — Pushe – Don’t Take Your Love Away
19. — D-Train – You’re The One For Me
20. — Smokin’ Beats – Music
21. — Yvonne Young – Garden of Eve (Maurice Joshua Remix)
22. — Tongue N Cheek – Tomorrow (Frankie Knuckles Favorite Garage Mix)
23. — Chris Forkis – Beats & Jembe
24. — Lonnie Liston Smith – A Song For the Children
25. — Din Jay – Cosmic Lust
26. — Pat Bedeau – My Life
27. — Black Science Orchestra – Where Were You
28. — Souldynamic – Too Hot For Love
29. — D’elegance – Chansons D’elegance
30. — Elbert Phillips & Andre Espeut – Tears (Loving Tribute Mix)
31. — Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives
32. — Incognito – Like the Morning Sun (Reprise)

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Elbert Phillips: A Frankie Knuckles Classics Tribute

00:00 - Intro - DJ Melo-D
03:13 - Microphone Mathematics - Quasimoto
06:26 - Say It Twice - Defari
09:56 - Whirlwind Through Cities - Afu-Ra
13:24 - Grin & Bear It - LMNO
16:56 - Flagrant - Choclair
20:49 - Filthy - Encore
23:23 - Bustin' - M-Boogie feat. Rasco
27:56 - Keep It Movin' - Saukrates feat. Xzibit
30:27 - Mingling With Mayhem - Grand Agent
34:07 - CT to NY (Uncut Action) - Chris Lowe feat. Large Professor
37:29 - Radio ID #1 - DJ Melo-D
38:51 - The Illest - Mykill Miers
42:14 - Guaranteed - Dilated Peoples
45:38 - Radio ID #2 - DJ Melo-D
47:40 - Whenimondamic - Lootpack
50:23 - Outro - DJ Melo-D

THE WORLD FAMOUS BEAT JUNKIES The Beat Junkies, internationally recognized as an unparalleled musical phenomenon, innovated an original DJ artform that continues to entertain and inspire all realms of the music sphere. This crew of DJ virtuosos is originally comprised of thirteen members: J.Rocc, Melo D, Rhettmatic, D-Styles, DJ Curse, Babu, Shortkut, Mr. Choc, Icy Ice, DJ Havik, DJ Symphony, Tommy Gun, & DJ What!?. Stemming from various mobile DJ units throughout Los Angeles County and the Bay Area, these artists came together in the early ’90s, and introduced a masterful musical style that transformed the DJ artform throughout the world. Talented veterans in creating original compositions, the Beat Junkies introduced their unique DJ forte to audiences on every continent. Their signature music formula, which has become internationally labeled as the “Beat Junkie Style”, encompasses a practice that takes years to attain. The practice of precision, along with a driving imagination to create music incorporating the DJ techniques such as the blend and the scratch, have become the main factors in defining their distinguished expertise. Success has surrounded the Beat Junkies since the start of the new millennium.

http://www.beatjunkies.com/

The World Famous Beat Junkies - Vol. 3 - DJ Melo - D - 1999

Another all-time favourite of mine, Mista Sinista's Fat Beats mixtape, re-EQed ... still a bit grungy but in an authentic, rugged kinda way.
Great guest appearance from Roc Raida on the flip.

A1 MC Serch - Intro 	
A2 Mista Sinista - Here Is Where Your Love Is (Prelude) 	
A3 Ku-Koo - The Reel Ku-Koo 	
A4 Xzibit feat. Mobb Deep - Eyes May Shine (Remix) 	
A5 No I.D. - The Real Weight 	
A6 Ahmad Jamal - Misdemeanor 	
A7 Mobb Deep - G.O.D Part III 	
A8 Ghostface feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna - Camay 	
A9 Adriana Evans - Reality 	
A10 Jeru - The Bullshit 	
A11 AK Skills - One Life Ta Live 	
A12 Real Live - Iceberg Slick 	
A13 Isaac Hayes - To Be Continued 	
A14 Ill Distraxion - Live Freestyle From 90.1 	
A15 Rob Swift - Rob Swift's Lesson On Turntablism 	
A16 Al Tariq - Crime Pays 	

B1 No Artist - The Winner Intro 	
B2 Mobb Deep - Give It Up Fast 	
B3 Foxxy Brown - Get Me Home 	
B4 Roc Raida - Roc Raida's Point Of View On Turntablism 	
B5 M.O.P. - Ghetto Warfare 	
B6 Jam D.O.T. - Time 	
B7 Fugees - Don't Cry, Dry Your Eyes 	
B8 No Artist - Let's Make You Muthafucka's Laugh 	
B9 Sade - The Sweetest Taboo 	
B10 Big Noyd - The Infamous Mobb 	
B11 Ill Distraxion - Psychotic Nasty 	
B12 Total Eclipse - Total Eclipse's Point Of View On Turntablism 	
B13 Q-Tip feat. Common - The Remedy

Mista Sinista: Fat Beats Mixtape (1996)

J.Rocc & Babu "World Famous Joints Volume 2"

Blurb from WhoSampled:

“Released October 19th 1993, Black Moon’s classic debut LP ‘Enta Da Stage’ celebrates its 25th Anniversary this week. Produced entirely by Da Beatminerz, the album’s production style epitomises early 90s East Coast boom bap sonics with laid back, filtered jazz-funk samples meeting crunchy drums, cut choruses and gritty wordplay. In celebration of the anniversary we’ve teamed up once again with Wax Poetics magazine to present this exclusive mixtape pairing album tracks and remixes with their sample sources, interview snippets and more. Mixed by Chris Read.”

Track list:

1. Black Moon – Niguz Talk Shit (DJ Evil Dee ’96 Instrumental)
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Barry White – Playing Your Game (sampled in ‘I Got Cha Opin (Remix)’)
4. Black Moon – Rap City Interview 1993
5. Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
6. Grover Washington Jr. – Hydra (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
7. Black Moon – How Many MCs
8. Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy [Extract] (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
9. Black Moon – Murder MCs
10. Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in ‘U Da Man’)
11. Black Moon feat Dru Ha, Havoc & Smif N Wessun – U Da Man
12. Ahmad Jamal – Misdemeanor (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
13. Black Moon feat Smif N Wessun – Black Smif N Wessun
14. Lonnie Smith – Spinning Wheel (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
15. Baby Huey – Hard Times [Loop] (sampled in ‘Powaful Impak!’)
16. A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders of the New School – Scenario [Extract] (sampled in Powaful Impak!)
17. Black Moon – Powaful Impak!
18. Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidinanda (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
19. Cannonball Adderley – Eye of the Cosmos [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
20. James Brown – It’s A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
21. Black Moon – Enta Da Stage
22. Boogie Down Productions – We In There [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
23. Alyson Williams – I Need Your Lovin [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
24. Black Moon – Make Munne
25. Tyrone Washington – Submission (sampled in ‘Act Like U Want It’)
26. Black Moon – Act Like U Want It
27. Donald Byrd – Wind Parade (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’)
28. Run DMC – Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
29. Black Moon – Buck Em Down (Beatminerz Remix)
30. Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Hihache [Loop] (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
31. Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
32. Lightnin Rod – Sport [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
33. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
34. DJ Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five – Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie [Extract] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
35. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props
36. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props (MW Smooth Instrumental)
37. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stils – Season of the Witch [Loop] (sampled in ‘Son Get Wrec’)
38. Black Moon – Son Get Wrec
39. John Klemmer – Song to Katherine (sampled in ‘Shit Iz Real’)
40. Black Moon – Shit Iz Real
41. Buddy Montgomery – Winding Up (sampled in ‘F**k It Up’ (Ruff & Rugged Mix))
42. Black Moon – F**k It Up (Ruff & Rugged Mix)
43. Quincy Jones – Summer in the City (sampled in ‘Reality…’)
44. Black Moon – ‘Reality…’
45. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – We Live in Brooklyn Baby (sampled in ‘Reality…’)

Black Moon 'Enta Da Stage' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Paying homage to The Loft and its founder David Mancuso as the one seminal New York City party that started so many of us on a lifelong love affair with music and making friends while dancing. This mix is giving context to how incredibly strong and vibrant its cultural influence remains to this day by providing examples of now-classic tracks that were made popular at 99 Prince Street during those weekly parties. 

It was first streamed to Facebook Live on 04 - 01 - 2020

=================Track List=====================
Harp Glisses - Alice Coltrane 	
Winning - Sun Palace [Passion]
Let's Do It - Conversion [SAM]
Can't Play Around (promo instrumental) - Lace [Atlantic]
Try Jah Love - Third World [Columbia]
Searching To Find The One - Unlimited Touch [Prelude]
Can't Live Without Your Love - Tamiko Jones [Polydor]
Could Heaven Ever Be Like This - Idris Muhammad [CTI]
Together Forever (acapella mix) - Exodus [Charlotte Amalie]
Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith [Flying Dutchman]
The Bottle (Live) - Gil Scott-Heron [Arista]
Go Bang (FK Mix) - Dinosaur L [Sleeping Bag]
Double Journey - Powerline [Elite]
Love Money (dub) - T.W. Funkmasters [Tanya Music]
A Little Bit Of Jazz - Nick Straker Band [Prelude]
Melting Pot - Boris Gardiner [Wave Classics]
Mystery Of Dub - Fingers Inc [DJ International]
Don't Go Away (Dub) - Affinity [Island]
Gotta Find A Way - Russ Brown [Jump Street]
The Mexican - Babe Ruth [Capitol]
Keep On (Dub) - D Train [Prelude]
Love Is The Message (Long Version) - MFSB [Philadephia International]
Going Back To My Roots - Lamont Dozier [Warner Bros]
Life On Mars - Dexter Wansel [Philadephia International]
Was Dog A Doughnut - Cat Stevens [A&M]
Anambra - Ozo [DJM]
Have A Good Day - Bohannon [Brunswick]

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In these challenging times, having lost all of my work as a professional touring DJ, any support or financial help would be appreciated. You can either donate monthly with Patreon: patreon.com/fknyc or send one-time gifts via PayPal (use: "family and friends") to: paypal.me/axisnyc Thanks in advance for whatever you may be able to do.

François K - 99 Prince Stream (A Loft Tribute)

This two-hour DJ set features a collection of soulful tunes popular with the old-skool skating crowd and mostly downtempo. It was streamed to Facebook Live on May 15, 2020

============Track List===================

Heaven Of My Life - Change [RFC / Atlantic]
Hot Summer Day (Kon Edit) - Sugarhill Gang [Bandcamp]
I Know You Will (Instrumental Into Vocal original) - Logg [Salsoul]
Billy Who Vs That Guy (Original Mix) - Billy Frazier Vs Alkalino [Bandcamp]
The Bottom Line (instrumental) - South Bronx [Rissa Chrissa]
Dying To Be Dancin' - Empress [Prelude]
You Gotta Get It (Unreleased Edit) - Congress [Tooti Frooti]
(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again - LTD [A&M]
Mt. Airy Groove - Pieces Of A Dream [Elektra]
I Know You Got Soul - Eric B. and Rakim [4th & Broadway]
Award Tour (instrumental) - A Tribe Called Quest [Jive]
Rubberband Man - The Spinners [Atlantic]
Fat Peng - Fatback Band -vs- TOK [Bangers R Mashed]
Gigolette - Jahneen [Bexy]
Make Me Over - The Escorts [Knockout]
Can't Stop Groovin' Right Now - BT Express [Columbia]
Nytro Express - Nytro [Warner Bros]
Joyous (Kon Remix) - Pleasure [Bandcamp]
Space Funk (Kenny Dope Mix) - Manzel [Dopewax]
What Is This Thing Called Love - Alexander O'Neal [Tabu]
Don't Disturb This Groove - The System [Atlantic]
It Feels So Nice (Do It Again) - Jimmy McGriff [Groove Merchant]
Serious, Sirius Space Party (Larry Levan Mix) - Edna Holt [West End]
Heat Stroke (Tony Humphries Mix) - Janice Christie [Supertronics]
Back Together Again - Roberta Flack [Atlantic]

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François K - Classic Skating Jams

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101 Apparel was created by designer Eric Crandell in 2006 as a way to seamlessly bridge the gap between art, music, and fashion. As Ubiquity Records Art Director for many years he applied his skills in designing album covers, silk screens and was the chief creative force for Ubiquity’s lucrative apparel line.

Now, 101 Apparel is the next paradigm shift in aesthetic innovation, authenticity and imagination in fashion design.

When 101 Apparel began in 2005 the response was overwhelming and continues unabated to this day; select premium retailers from all over the globe from New York, Paris, Berlin, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Madrid stock 101 Apparel designs.101 Apparel’s success is due to the unparalleled work ethic, taste making intuition, and ear to the ground methods that have become the hallmark of the 101 Apparel brand.

101 Apparel takes inspiration from all the musical styles across the globe; from afro beat to disco, Brazilian samba, bossa nova, and Tropicalia, to the vast encyclopedia of electronic music, hip-hop, funk, soul, reggae and jazz, and everything else that falls in between. If fashion could be music 101 Apparel is that music. A quick view of the 101 Apparel portfolio confirms for veterans and novices alike that the knowledge displayed when it comes to music, culture, and design is both vast and deep. Never afraid to take calculated risks to keep the apparel line moving forward, we never rest on our achievements.

101 Apparel takes inspiration from various genres and cultures, showing influences from classic designers such as the work of Alexander Girard, Milton Glaser, Reid Miles and Ray Eames. Music and design has a long history of cross referencing conceptual ideas into artistic forms and 101 Apparel applies that design history every step of the way. 101 Apparel is where sound and vision converge into one seamless package. After years of absorbing the music and design aesthetic in anything from an old dusty latin funk 45, to a European soundtrack, to an early 12’ inch dance classic, all these influences create something, vital, unique and enduring.  

Now, 101 Apparel has been working with the cream of the crop DJ’s, artists and producers to fuse the music and the designs into a unique artistic document. We are currently undertaking doing a limited edition “101 Apparel Artists Series” where we collaborate with our favorite artists and ask them to do a mix CD of exclusive material for 101 Apparel. These are one of a kind mixes that come with a specially designed shirt that expresses the artists’style while keeping the 101 legacy intact. Cur- rently the collaborations include an exclusive mix by producer-artist-DJ, Nightmares on Wax (funk, soul, hip hop breaks). A collaboration with Wax Poetics that brought us world renowned DJ and collect ors Kon and Amir ( this mix focuses on rare disco and Latin). An exclusive mix by Dj-producer Lono (Chicago/NYC) entitled a “Disco Unusual Social Club Mix”. A mix and shirt with producer, DJ, and artist, Quantic (Tru-Thoughts). An exclusive mix and shirt with the modern funk ambassador Dam Funk (Stones Throw). A design collaboration with the legendary latin label Fania Records. A shirt paying tribute to Tony Allen ( Fela Kuti’s drummer) with an exclusive mix of unreleased Tony Allen tracks by DJ Rich Medina. Next in line is a shirt and DJ mix by up and coming producer and musician Chico Mann (Wax Poetics Records) and a special collaboration shirt and DJ mix by Jeedo (Waajeed, Bling 47). Stay tuned for much more to come!

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