Remixed and remastered
Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘C.R.E.A.M. Acapella’ by Wu Tang Clan 

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tuGQCfQWVmc (I did edit a video with the visuals from the music video, but the video got blocked and taken down straight away.)
Instrumental : https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/ways-of-the-world-instrumental
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/ways-of-the-world-instrumental

I flipped this sample early March 2018, I’d just finished writing an essay for university about the Black Star track ‘Thieves In The Night’, and was just gassed in general. I’d chosen this module where I knew I’d be able to write about Hip Hop, and in my free time I was always making beats or listening to Hip Hop, so I felt completely immersed in the culture, and that feeling is definitely where this beat came from. I really felt like I’d gained a new understanding of the Black Star track which has always meant so much to me and makes me bug out every time hearing it, and I just felt like expressing that musically. The song is one of the maddest reflections on society and negative states of mind that trap people, so it was the introspective/melancholy vibe of the sample that made me know I wanted to flip it. I was also pretty set on putting this verse over it, there aren’t many Black Star verses out there, and at the time I didn’t have many 12” acapellas, and Deck’s lyrics fit perfectly with the mood. 

I definitely rushed the original mix for this beat, at the time I made it the floppy drive on my MPC wasn’t working, so I couldn’t save beats and had to record a final mix out into audacity the same day I made them. The sample sounds nice but the drums aren’t layered very well and don’t really fit in the mix. Also the vocal is a bit quiet, so since I dropped it I’ve been a bit disappointed with it and wanted to rework it ( https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/life-is-hectic-2 ). It was such a nice sample that I got multiple flips out of it, I originally picked two for when I uploaded this remix, bringing the alternate flip in for the outro after Deck’s verse. For this rework I decided to try and combine them both together, using the main loop for the highs, and filtering the second loop as a bassline to layer under it, giving the track more variation without drastically changing the loop throughout Deck’s verse, which I tried when originally remixing this but it was too jarring. I think the two melodies work well together, it gives the beat an interesting vibe, and I think it works in adding subtle variation to the track. One night while I was working on this my brother was watching an episode of the Sopranos in another room, and I had soloed the beat without the C.R.E.A.M. verse to see how the bass levels sounded on speakers, and the dialogue of the scene was fitting mad well with the beat. I had to ask him what episode it was from, and ripped the audio from a clip on youtube to use as an outro at the end of the track, chopping out the dialogue which I thought was relevant to the track. 

Peace and thanks for listening.

Ways Of The World

THE REMIX SERIES VOL.2 OUT NOW:
https://jazzychavo.bandcamp.com/album/the-remix-series-vol-2

World Renown's 1994 track 'Come Take A Ride' remixed by El Jazzy Chavo aka Choppin' Mastah Not Chopin.

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Buy / Stream

World Renown - Come Take A Ride (Choppin' Mastah Remix)

Homeliss Derilex - Explanations

Doublespeek ‎– Trial By Stone (1996)

Another all vinyl mix I did back in 2008, again with independent hip hop from the 90's. 
One take mixed.

18 Ak Skills - One Thing Or Another

Remix of Royal Flush's track 'Movin' On Ya Weak Production'.

I have always liked the original production (handled by Da Beatminerz) since hearing it for the first time. Having the acapella version too, I decided to create a remix of this underground classic. 


Acapella: ℗ & © 1996 Blunt Recordings | ⤚ http://bit.ly/1VSqG4T

Royal Flush - Movin' On Ya Weak Production (Remix)

People Without Shoes - Nappyhead Assassin (Loud Mouth Dread) [1995]

The levels are a bit all over the place on this mix, sorry...

"EPMD - Intrigued" and "Show & AG - Medicine" are missing due to copyright protection.

Download all tracks (split and tagged): https://www.mediafire.com/?lz75hbhmmeqi2bp

No Gimmicks Rap Shit Part 17-18

08. Lower Level - Fly Shit (Remix)

Omniscience - Im On Mine (1993)

Download mix in full here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7uff2l7omlo8ot1/No_gimmicks_21-22_split_tracks.zip/file

NO GIMMICKS RAP SHIT PART 21-22

02. Ghettolandz - Getcha Open

Here's one of the Tracks from the new LP with Charade coming out on 19.02.2021 pre orders are available here https://illtreats-and-charade.lnk.to/openingtheory strictly limited to 300 copies! 
This one Features Legends Wordsworth and One Be Lo! Hope you enjoy

08. Lower Level - Fly Shit (Remix)

BAD COP