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Rapsody - Lonely Thoughts Ft. Chance The Rapper & Big K.R.I.T.

Blu & Exile - Good Morning Neighbor

To mark the twentieth anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest's 1993 classic Midnight Marauders, Chris Read has expertly crafted an exclusive mixtape for Wax Poetics and Who Sampled.

Listen up and enjoy!

See the write up on our site <a href="http://www.waxpoetics.com/music/dj-mix/a-tribe-called-quest-midnight-marauders-20th-anniversary-mixtape" target="_blank">here</a>. 

Tracklist:

1. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Award Tour’ (Instrumental)
2. Chris Read – ‘Theme #3′ (Scratchapella)
3. Busy Bee & Rodney Cee – ‘MC Battle’ (Extract) (Sampled in ‘Sucka Nigga’)
4. Jack Wilkins – ‘Red Clay’ (Sampled in ‘Sucka Nigga’)
5. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Sucka Nigga’
6. Roy Ayers – ‘Feel Like Makin’ Love’ (Sampled in ‘Keep It Rollin’)
7. A Tribe Called Quest feat Large Professor – ‘Keep It Rollin’
8. Bob James – ‘Nautlilus’ (Loop) (Sampled in ‘Clap Your Hands’)
9. The Meters – ‘Handclapping Song’ (Sampled in ‘Clap Your Hands’)
10.  A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Clap Your Hands’
11. Lou Donaldson – ‘Ode To Billie Joe’ (Loop) (Sampled in ‘Clap Your Hands’)
12. Bola Sete – ‘Bettina’ (Sampled in ’8 Million Stories’)
13. A Tribe Called Quest – ’8 Million Stories’
14. Biz Markie – ‘Nobody Beats The Biz’ (Extract) (Sampled in ‘The Chase Pt II’)
15. Steve Arrington – ‘Beddy Biey’ (Sampled in ‘The Chase Pt II’)
16. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘The Chase Pt II’
17. Michal Urbaniak Group -’ Ekim‘ (Sampled in ‘Steve Biko’)
18. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Steve Biko’
19. The Whatnauts – ‘Why Can’t People Be Colours Too?’ (Sampled in ‘Oh My God’)
20. Kool & The Gang – ‘Who’s Gonna take The Weight’ (Sampled in ‘Oh My God’)
21. A Tribe Called Quest feat Busta Rhymes – ‘Oh My God’
22. Jimmy McGriff – ‘Dig On It’ (Sampled in ‘God Lives Through’)
23. The JBs – ‘Gimme Some More’ (Extract) (Sampled in ‘God Lives Through’)
24. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘God Lives Through’
25. Clyde McPhatter – ‘Mixed Up Cup’ (Loop) (Sampled in ‘Lyrics To Go’)
26. Ronnie Foster – ‘Mystic Brew’ (Sampled in ‘Electric Relaxation’)
27. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Electric Relaxation’
28. James Brown – ‘Just Enough Room For Storage’ (Sampled in ‘Lyrics To Go’)
29. Minnie Riperton – ‘Inside My Love’ (Sampled in ‘Lyrics To Go’)
30. A Tribe Called Quest – ‘Lyrics To Go’

Artwork: Leon Nockolds

A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Blu & Exile's "Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them"
Dirty Science, records 2012
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Blu & Exile "Growing Pains" featuring Johaz Of Dag Savage & Fashawn

Purchase "Calm Down" - http://smarturl.it/2y6uik?IQid=soundcloud.description

Buy "CALM DOWN"

Busta Rhymes - Calm Down (feat. Eminem)

Rapsody-I'm A Beast(Hoover Street Freestyle)

From the forthcoming Jamla Records release "Beauty and The Beast" available October 7th on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Spotify. 

www.iamrapsody.com

Buy on iTunes

Rapsody "Hard To Choose" prod. by 9th Wonder

The sad and untimely death of this Zim born MC by the name of Mizchif let me to scour the interwebs in search of this joint. This cemented my love for hip hop. This was the joint back them, the flow, the beat...production, ill.  

MizChief - All The Areas

Three Kings and a Remix.  Check out the remix of Common's hit single Kingdom featuring Vince Staples and now Jay Electronica.

Kingdom - Remix featuring Common, Vince Staples and Jay Electronica

"B4.DA.$$" Out Now & Available Everywhere! 
https://joeybadass.lnk.to/eKBsw

Watch the official "Christ Conscious" music video: bit.ly/1uyo5gr

Follow Joey Bada$$ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/joeyBADASS
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Joey Bada$$ - "Christ Conscious" (Prod. by Basquiat)

From the upcoming project "Words Paint Pictures" (prod. Apollo Brown) out 3/24 on Mello Music Group https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/words-paint-pictures/id959134547


Rapper Big Pooh - "Stop (feat. Steve Roxx / prod. Apollo Brown)"

Halftime

Memory Lane

It Ain't Hard To Tell

Phonte never disappoints. Off his upcoming solo project, Charity Starts At Home dropping September 27th. | Buy here : http://www.amazon.com/Charity-Starts-at-Home-Phonte/dp/B005EYP728

Phonte - The Good Fight

One of the 3 bonus tracks on the Khuli Chana "MotswakOriginator Deluxe Edition" cd/dvd package. 

Track Name: Tswa Daar

Artist: Khuli Chana  Featuring Notshi

Composer : Khulani” Khuli Chana” Morule (Mythron Publishing)
                      :Kabelo”Notshi” Oageng (Mamepe Publishing)
                      :Gift “PH”Nkuna ( Raw X Publishing)

ISRC code: ZAN771100019

Running time : 03: 48

Tswa Daar - Khuli Chana ft Notshi

Phonte Ft Evidence & Big K.R.I.T.-The Life Of Kings

Beat made with samples, Method Man, Rakim, Mos Def Vocal

MethodMan,Rakim,MosDef Medley

Talib Kweli f. Curren$y & Kendrick Lamar Push Thru (Marco Polo Remix)

Talib Kweli f. Curren$y & Kendrick Lamar "Push Thru" (Marco Polo Remix)

Friday April 19th marks the three-year anniversary of the passing of Guru and this track, “G.U.R.U.” f/ Talib Kweli & DJ Premier is dedicated to his memory and a celebration of his life, legacy and all of the vast accomplishments and great music he and DJ Premier gave us. “G.U.R.U.” also serves as the lead-single from Marco Polo’s forthcoming LP, PA2: The Director’s Cut, which will be released in July 2013 on SoulSpazm Records.

“Tomorrow marks the three-year anniversary of the passing of the legendary G.U.R.U. of Gang Starr. I decided to this leak this record one day early to ensure DJ's and everyone can have it ready for his anniversary and it can be played tomorrow.  This is one of the most important records I've ever been a part of” states Marco Polo. “Thank you to Talib Kweli and DJ Premier for being a part of this incredible record! We will also be premiering the "G.U.R.U." video very soon (which is directed by Todd Angkasuwan) so stay tuned. Please help share this record and celebrate the life of an artist who influenced myself and so many others in Hip-Hop and music period! R.I.P. Keith Edward Elam aka G.U.R.U. (Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)!”

Please tweet #GURU in honor of him!

Marco Polo’s PA2: The Director’s Cut features appearances from Organized Konfusion, Gangrene, Talib Kweli, DJ Premier, Masta Ace, Posdnuos (De La Soul), Kardinal Offishal, Styles P, Nature, Rah Digga, Slaine, Celph Titled, Ill Bill, Large Professor, Inspectah Deck, O.C. & many many more.

iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/g.u.r.u.-feat.-dj-premier/id637265221

www.twitter.com/marcopolobeats
Instagram: MarcoPoloBeats
www.marcopolobeats.com
https://twitter.com/TalibKweli
https://twitter.com/REALDJPREMIER



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