I did this one back in 1996 for Mercury Records. The Fugees were signed to Sony Music, but had contributed a track to an upcoming Mercury Records film soundtrack called, "When We Were Kings". The film is about an historic boxing event in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire, Africa. It pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali. This remix uses samples of Muhammad Ali quotes at the intro - I did another 'Extended Mix' that used more quotes throughout. When I find the DAT I will convert & upload it :).

The key to getting this one right is initial ARRANGEMENT. 
The Radio Promotions guy at Mercury Records came to me asking my advice about a Fugees track that was getting no love at radio (as a promotional/preview copy). It was too long (just over 5 minutes) and it didn't have a proper hook - like a 'pop' radio record usually does. Sony tried to block Mercury from releasing it as a single, as The Fugees had just blown up with their breakout cover of "Killing Me Softly". Since Sony had no rights to the track, Mercury were free to use however they wanted. The only trouble was that radio wasn't in love with it in its current form.... 

I went back to the vocals. Laid them out, edited verses from  the various featured rappers, clipped into a SONG FORMAT... i.e. Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, MIddle 8 etc. I utilised a Lauryn HIll  sung line (Juice Newton's "Angel In The Morning") as the chorus hook - copied & pasted that. The music/bassline sample that creeps in and out of the track was lifted from ABBA's "The Name of the Game". I always thought it was odd that no-one had sampled the Swedish super group before. Turns out, there was a good reason... 

ABBA members/writers, Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, flatly refuse clearance for samples, no matter who you are. In this rare case, they loved how the music was used and agreed worldwide clearance. This was a first back in 1996. It wasn't until 2005 that they allowed another ABBA sample to be used - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" for Madonna's "Hung Up". The producer and creator of that single is also (coincidentally) a British guy - Stuart Price aka Thin White Duke, Jacques Lu Cont, Les Rythmes Digitales. 

So, here's how it turned out... Ali intro/background chant/LH singing the build "blocks on fire".. C'mon! > kick straight in with the ABBA groove; cut straight to main chorus hook - Lauryn Hill singing "Angel In The Morning" - you have to grab radio DJs & show producers ears immediately; follow with clipped raps from Wyclef Jean, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill; then into the "Blocks on fire" sung bridge; back into the "Angel In The Morning" sung chorus; Verse 2 is spliced from raps by Pras and (saving the maddest for last) Busta Rhymes; bridge, chorus/bridge to fade. DONE! Result: #.3 on the UK Singles Chart and minor, but significant, hit in the USA. The down side for me was that I didn't get a proper 'printed' credit on the retail CD. I've seen it labelled as UK Mix, European Remix, Radio Edit etc. I was gutted at the time, but I was just a kid and I wasn't as business savvy at that stage of my career.

When I listen to it now, I realise how brutal the vocal cuts were. Some not subtle at all. The audio quality sounds a bit rough N ready/wooly. I wouldn't do it in quite the same way now. But, that's the thing of it. You do what you think is right at the time. Shout out to the tracks' original producers - Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean. Mix engineer - Warren Riker and Executive Producer – David Sonenberg.

The Fugees ft. Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes - Rumble In The Jungle [Mendis Radio Mix]

Another 'Flip' exclusive...Its 1990 and Fear of a Black Planet has dropped.
This live show is a template of how live performing should be - PE are legends, nuff said. Back to back classics include Public Enemy No 1, My Uzi weighs a ton, your gonna get yours and Night of the Living Baseheads.The rebels without a pause wreak havoc in this concert, witness hip hop at its most powerful with some words of wisdom in between songs. Clear the way for the Prophets of Rage..

PUBLIC ENEMY live at Brixton Academy, London UK  23.03.90

COMING SOON: "Yasiin Gaye: The Return (Side Two)"

Watch the teaser video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZJq7vut0X0

Download "Travellin' Man Pt. II here: http://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/yasiin-gaye-travellin-man-pt-ii-distant-lovers-mix

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Amerigo Gazaway's *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series' latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled "Yasiin Gaye". Building the album's foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye's Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey's tangled raps and Gaye's soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm "mashup" album.


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Yasiin Gaye - Travellin' Man Pt. II (Distant Lovers Mix)

Audio Two - Top Billin' rmx 
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Top Billin (Top Chillin) - Nobodi da Vinylist

Yasiin Bey (the artist formerly known as Mos Def) was on the Colbert Report a few days ago with Talib Kewli and performed a new song as Black Star. With the official retiring of the Mos Def moniker, we conclude our month long Mos Def/Lee Fields tribute series. To close it out, we’ve combined the classic posse cut ‘B-Boy Document’ with ‘Money I$ King’, a personal fav from Lee Fields’ ‘My World’ record.

Stay tuned folks as we head back into our hard funk crate next week to re-work hip hop’s golden era.

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The High & Mighty, Skillz, Mos Def w/ The Expressions - B-Boy Is King (Steely Chan's Blender Mash)

Phife Dawg Tribute Mix

This is a DJ TLM special mix (the audio version). It's a mix dedicated to 1 artist, group or producer. This is part 2...

Gang Starr (GURU r.i.p.)

01 – Alongwaytogo 
02 – Full Clip 
03 – B.Y.S. 
04 – The ? Remains 
05 – Step In The Arena 
06 – Mass Appeal 
07 – Check The Technique 
08 – I’m The Man 
09 – Gotta Get Over 
10 – 2 Deep 
11 – Take Two & Pass 
12 – Mostly The Voice 
13 – F.A.L.A. 
14 – Dwyck 
15 – Words I Manifest (rmx) 
16 – Now You’re Mine 
17 – Code Of The Streets 
18 – The Ownerz 
19 – Skillz 
20 – Take It Personal 
21 – Jazz Thing 
22 – Who’s Gonna Take The Weight 
23 – Ex Girl To Next Girl 
24 – Moment Of Truth 
25 – Just to Get a Rep

DJ TLM - Gang Starr Special (GURU R.I.P.)

I liked the vibe of the original Little Shawn track, but was always wishing Biggie dropped a verse.  So I decided to do the next best thing and created this blend to see what it'd sound like...

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Biggie - Dom Perignon (Filthy Rich Blend)

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Marvin Gaye Ft Common - Music (DJ Filthy Rich RMX)

This is a project that I was asked to do I guess sometime in the early 2000's . It was a remix for a Bob James project . the idea was to take an existing piece of work and flip it . So this was my flip . I had Pete Miser come in and do some vocal snippets . I never knew what happened to the project but I did put a lot of work into this mix so I figured I would share it . Enjoy , Prince Paul unreleased series . 

Back in the day ( Bob James remix never released demo ) feat Prince Paul

Dusty Donuts 015 feat. Naughty NMX

A - Our Dreamworld (Naughty NMX Harlem Mix)
B - Le Me go A Million Times (Naughty NMX Brooklyn Mix)

Tis’ the season and Dusty Donuts’ Naughty NMX cooking up two heavy bangers for you honoring the birthplace of Hip Hop. Spreading the boom bap flava with a vintage soul twist on the A-train from Brooklyn to Harlem, like you never heard before!

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PUBLIC ENEMY live at Brixton Academy, London UK 23.03.90

Flip the Script