02. O.C. - Time's Up

03. Main Source - Just Hangin' Out

KRS-One - D&D All-Stars ft. Mad Lion, Doug E. Fresh, Fat Joe, Smif-N-Wessun & Jeru The Damaja

Erick Sermon, Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C. & Trigger Tha Gambler - If You (1996)

Ol Dirty Bastard feat. Sunz Of Man, Wyclef, Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star

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STEZO - Where's The Funk At (DJ Funkdat Remix)

We've taken the instrumentals from Real Live's 1996 underground classic 'The Turnaround' and got our blend on with some acapellas to give the album a new lease of life. As dope as the original album is, Larry O wasn't quite at the top level of New York rappers back then, but now you can hear the likes of Biggie, Kool G Rap, AZ, Raekwon, OC, Camp Lo and Lord Finesse do their thing over K-Def's beats.

TRACKLIST:
01. Biggie - Victory (Pop The Trunk blend) [Step One]
02. Super Cat ft Method Man - Scalp Dem (Real Live Shit blend) [Filthy Rich]
03. Lord Finesse - Return Of The Funkyman (The Gimmicks blend) [Filthy Rich]
04. Mic Geronimo - Unstoppable (They Got Me blend) [Filthy Rich]
05. Da Youngstas ft Mobb Deep - Bloodshed and War (Ain't No Love) [Filthy Rich]
06. Royal Flush - Rotten Apple (Iceberg Slick blend) [Step One]
07. Kool G Rap & Nas - Fast Life (Larry O meets Iceberg blend) [Step One]
08. Wu Tang - CREAM (All I Ask Of You) Blend [Filthy Rich]
09. OC - Times Up (Turnaround blend) [Step One]
10. Masta Ace - Top Ten List (Day You Die blend) [Step One]
11. Raekwon ft Ghostface - Criminology Is Money (Crime Is Money blend) [Filthy Rich]
12. AZ - The Come Up (Money & Shows blend) [Step One]
13. Camp Lo - Black Nostaljack (Get Down For Mine blend) [Filthy Rich]
14. Fat Joe , Raekwon, Big Pun - Firewater (Turnaround RMX blend) [Step One]
15. Noreaga, Method Man, Biggie, Prodigy - Real Live Shit RMX [Filthy Rich]

The Turnaround:  The Long Awaited Blends

15.  Noreaga, Method Man, Biggie & Prodigy - Real Live Shit RMX (Filthy Rich blend)

World Renown - Come take a Ride (1994)

OK, so while we are all waiting on "Life Is Good", still full of optimism that it's gonna be "God's Son 2" NOT "Nastradamus 2", let's not just play to death "Nasty" and "The Don" but instead re-visit Elzhi's amazing homage to Nasir Jones's classic debut. The "Elmatic" project finds the ex-Slum Village emcee and Detroit resident creating new songs out of Nas’s original titles from "Illmatic" while rapping over the Will Sessions Band’s interpretation of the original beats. Sounds complicated? It couldn't be simpler. Pure niceness!

Elzhi - Represent

Nice & Smooth, M.O.P., Ill Al Skratch, Nine, Red Alert & Kid Capri - Dr Feelgood

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: itunes.apple.com/us/album/g.u.r.u.-feat.-dj-premier/id637265221

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