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Krafty Kuts roots are deeply entrenched in Hip Hop, this mix has been 15 years in the making and it features not just a collection of music that has inspired me  in my career, but exclusive interviews from Hip Hop legends such as DJ Cashmoney, Z-Trip & DJ Numark. 

Hip Hop was the first music to truly touch my soul, there is not a day that goes by that I do not listen to it.  This mix pays homage to the music that has inspired my life, lead my career and touched my soul. A Special thank you to Chris Bishop (Stereo:Type) for engineering this mix, couldn't have done it without ya buddy !!

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Track Listing:

1. Krafty Kuts - Intro 
 2. Group Home - Supa Star
 3. Raekwon - Heaven & Hell (Inst)
 4. Ill & AL Skratch - Were's My Hommies (Inst)
 5. Ice T - Colors (Acapella)
 6. Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M 
 7. 7 L & Esoteric - Def Rhymes (Inst)
 8. Alkaholics Ft Diamond D - Next Level (Acapella)
 9. Gravediggaz - Constant Elevation (Inst)
10. D.I.T.C. - Day One (Inst)
11. Craig Mack - Flava In Your Ear 
12. Jay Z - A Million & One Questions DJ Premier Remix (Inst)
13. Blahzay Blahzay - Danger (Acapella)
14. Jeru Tha Damja -  Can't Stop The Prophet - Pete Rock Remix (Inst)
15. Public Enemy - Shut Em Down (Acapella)
16. Public Enemy - Shut Em Down Pete Rock Remix (Inst)
17. Jeru Tha Damja - Ya Playin Yourself (Acapella)
18. Nine - Whutcha want (Inst)
19. Method Man - Method Man (Acapella)
20. Nas - Halftime 
21. FunkDoobiest - Lost In Thought (Inst)
22. Funkdoobiest - The Funkiest & (Acapella)
23. Audio 2 - Top Billin (Acapella)
24. Beatnuts - Ya'll Betta Believe (Inst)
25. Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite (Acapella)
26. Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard (Inst)
27. Beatnuts - Get Funky (Inst)
28. Lords Of The Underground - What I'm After (Acapella) 
29. DJ Honda - On The Mic (inst)
30. Q Tip Feat Busta Rhymes - For The Nasty (Acapella)
31. O.D.B. - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
32. ATCQ - Can I Kick It (Inst)
33. Emotions - I LIke It
34. Skee Lo - I Wish (Inst)
35. 2 Pac - California Love 
36. Nice & Smooth - Hip Hop Junkies (Acapella)
37. A.D.O.R. - Let It All Hang Out - Pete Rock Remix
38. A.D.O.R. - One For The Treble (Acapella)
39. Brand Nubians - Slow Down 
40. Biggie Smalls - Party & Bullshit & (Acapella)
41. Rakim - It's Been A Long Time (Inst)
42. Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up (Inst)
43.  Porn Theatre Ushers - You & Him
44. Dr.Dre - What's The Difference (Inst)
45. Luniz - I Got 5 On It (Acapella & Inst)
46. Fugees - Fu- Ge - La (Acapella & Inst)
47. D & D Allstars - 1, 2 Pass It (Acapella)
48. Cypress Hill - Pigs (Inst)
49. Mr. Complex - Visualize (Inst)
50. Pharcyde - Ya Mamma Vocal Mix & (Acapella)
51. LL Cool J - I Shot Ya (Inst)
52. Common Sense - Resurrection (Acapella)
53. Craig Mack - Flava In Your Ear
54. KRS 1 - Mc' Act Like They Don't Know & Inst
55. KRS 1 - Step Into A World 
56. Whodini - Big Mouth (Acapella)
57. Rakim - Guess Who's Back (Inst)
58. M.O.P Ft Busta Rhymes - Ante Up Remix Vocal (Acapella & Inst)
59. Dmx - Party Up (inst)
60. Krafty Kuts Ft Dynamite Mc - We Do This (Acapella)
61. Stetsasonic - Go Stetsa 
62. LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out
63. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Inst)
64. ATCQ - Award Tour (inst)
65. Gang Starr - DWYCK (Acappella)
66. Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep (Inst)
67. Gang Starr - Step In The Arena (Inst)
68. K Solo - Letterman - (Inst) Pete Rock Remix
69. Uptown - Dope On Plastic (Acapella)
70. Roxanne - Have A Nice Day
71. Big L - Platinum Plus (Inst)
72. Roxanne Shante - Big Mamma (Acapella)
73. Large Professor - About That Time (Inst)
74. Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies
75. Beastie Boys - Root Down
76. Beastie Boys - 33% God 
77. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (Inst)
78. Pharcyde - Oh Shit
79. Ice Cube Feat Das Efx - Check Yo Self & Remix
80. Run Dmc - Down With The King
81. Funkdoobiest - Wopbabalubop
82. Lord Finesse - Return Of The Funykman (Acapella)
83. Mad Lion - Take It Easy (Inst)
84. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - TROY (Inst)
85. Masta Ace - Jeep Ass Nigga (Acapella)
86. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - The Magnificent 
87. Big Daddy Kane - A'int No Half Steppin
88. Diamond D - Freestyle Yo That's That Shit (Inst)
89. Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child Vocal & Inst
90. Big Daddy Kane - A Taste Of Chocolate Krafty Kuts Outro Mix

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Krafty Kuts Podcast - A Golden Era Of Hip Hop - Vol.1

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Tracklist

Track Listing:

1. KRS-One - KRS-One Attacks
2. Diamond D - Best Kept Secret
3. Beatnuts - Hot (Acapella)
4. Notorious B.I.G - Kick In The Door (Inst)
5. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Take You There (Inst)
6. Q-Tip - Breathe & Stop (Acapella)
7. The Alkaholiks - Make Room (Inst)
8. Raekwon - Glaciers Of Ice (Inst)
9. EPMD - Strictly Business (Acapella)
10. Masta Ace - Music Man
11. Rob Swift Dope On Plastic - (Inst)
12. Dimples D - Sucker DJ (Acapella)
13. A Tribe Called Quest Ft. Busta Rhymes - Oh My God (Main/Inst)
14. Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah (Acapella)
15. Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Uptown Baby [Déjà Vu] (Inst)
16. Cypress Hill - I Ain't Goin' Out Like That
17. Schooly D - P.S.K [What Does It Mean?]
18. Wu-Tang Clan - M.E.T.H.O.D Man (Inst)
19. Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo (Acapella)
20. Snoop Doggy Dogg - What's My Name (Instrumental)
21. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Instrumental)
22. DAS EFX - Real Hip Hop (Pete Rock Remix Instrumental)
23. Super Lover Cee - Do The James (Instrumental)
24. Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before (Acapella)
25. Apache - Gangsta Bitch (Instrumental)
26. Gang Starr - Full Clip (Instrumental)
27. Big L - Put It On (Acapella)
28. The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Instrumental)
29. Method Man & Redman - How High (Acapella)
30. Nas - Made You Look (Instrumental/Acapella)
31. Big Shug - The Jig Is Up (Instrumental)
32. Dr. Dre & Ice Cube - Natural Born Killaz (Instrumental)
33. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
34. Dr. Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringin' (Instrumental)
35. Eazy-E - Boyz N The Hood (Acapella)
36. Sound Providers - Get Down (Instrumental)
37. Crooklyn Dodgers - Crooklyn Dodgers Pt.II (Acapella)
38. Gang Starr - Love Sick (Instrumental)
39. Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka (Beat-A-Pella/Instrumental)
40. Dilated Peoples - Work The Angles (Instrumental)
41. Lords Of The Underground - Tic Toc (Acapella)
42. De La Should Ft. Chaka Khan - All Good (Acapella)
43. Gang Starr - The ? Remains (Instrumental)
44. Notorious B.I.G - Unbelievable (Instrumental)
45. Black Moon - How Many MC's? (Acapella)
47. Big L - Flamboyant (Instrumental)
48. Jungle Brothers - Jungle Brother (Acapella)
49. Fat Joe - That White (Instrumental)
50. Danger Mouse & Jemini - The Only One (Instrumental)
51. Stezo - Bring The Horns
52. Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Instrumental)
53. Gang Starr - Just To Get A Rep (Acapella)
54. East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12 (Instrumental)
55. Mos Def - Ms. Fat Booty Pt.II (Instrumental)
56. Notorious B.I G - Ft. Sadat X - Come On (Acapella)
57. Common - Soul By The Pound (Thump Mix Instrumental)
58. Redman - Tonight's Da Night
59. Black Rob - Whoa! (Instrumental)
60. Organized Konfusion - Bring It On (Acapella)
61. QBall & Curt Cazal - Boon Dox (Instrumental)
62. Group Therapy - East Coast/West Coast Killas (Acapella)
63. Jay Z - D'evils
64. Beatnuts - Hit Me With That (Instrumental)
65. Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Acapella)
66. Gang Star - Work Pt.II (Instrumental)
67. Eve Ft. Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind
68. MC Lyte - Cold Rock A Party (Acapella)
69. Raekwon - Criminology (Instrumental)
70. Rakim - Guess Who's Back (Acapella)
71. Raekwon - Ice Cream (Instrumental)
72. The Herbaliser Ft. What What - The Blend (Instrumental)
73. Run DMC - My Adidas (Acapella)
74. Marley Marl - The Symphony Pt.II
75. Sadat X - The Lump Lump (Instrumental)
76. Masta Ace Ft. Biz Markie - Me & The Biz (Instrumental)
77. Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy
78. Fugees - Ready Or Not (Instrumental/Acapella)
79. Mobb Deep Shook Ones Pt.II (Instrumental)
80. Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (Acapella)
81. Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta Fuck With (Inst)
82. De La Soul Ft. Redman - Ooh (Inst/Acapella)
83. Mos Def & Macy Gray - I've Committed Murder (Inst)
84. Cypress Hill Ft. Fugees - Boom Biddy Bye Bye (Remix Acapella)
85. Group Home - Livin' Proof (Instrumental)
86. Jurassic 5 - What's Golden (Acapella)
87. Royce Da 5'9 - Boom (Instrumental)
88. Brand Nubian - All For One (Instrumental)
89. Rok One - Certified Superior (Instrumental)
90. The Pharcyde - Soul Flower [Remix] (Acapella)
91. Public Enemy - Do You Wanna Go Our Way (Nextmen Remix Instrumental)
92. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise (Acapella)
93. Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Instrumental)
94. Run DMC - Peter Piper
95. Jay Z - So Ghetto (Instrumental Hook)
96. King Tee - At Your Own Risk (Instrumental)
97. Big Daddy Kane - How U Get A Record Deal? (Acapella)
98. Pete Rock & C.L Smooth - T.R.O.Y (Instrumental)
99. UltraMagnetic MC's - Watch Me Now
100. Beatnuts - Watch Out Now (Instrumental Hook)
101. The UMC's One To Grow On
102. Doug E. Fresh - Guess Who (Instrumental)
103. Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em (Acapella)
104. Ice T - New Jack Hustler (Stress Mix)
105. Hijack - The Badman Is Robbin' (Acapella)
106. DJ Rob Base & EZ Rock - It Takes Two (Instrumental)
107. Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (Acapella)
108. Big Daddy Kane - Warm It Up, Kane (Instrumental/Main)
109. Eric B & Rakim - Juice [Know The Ledge] (Instrumental)
110. Organized Konfusion - Walk In To The Sun
111. Isaac Hayes - Ike's Mood I
112. Pharoahe Monch - Fuck You
113. O.C Ft. Organized Konfusion - War Games (Instrumental)
114. Mobb Deep - The Nighttime G.O.D Pt.III (Instrumental)
115. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt.II (Acapella)
116. Dr. Octagon Bear Witness

A Golden Era Of Hip Hop Vol 2(MIX ONLY)

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Vocals courtesy of Southpark

Erl Jam - Original Mix

Original Track by Jamie Hood. Vocals courtesy of Kings of Tomorrow.

Time Marches

One of the first tracks I wrote for the mixtape after I spit to RJD2's Ghostwriter. Originally it was an assignment for my hip hop class at Vassar (crazy right...); we were supposed to write a response to Hip-Hop by Dead Prez. My group, at the time, picked Souls of Mischief's '93 'Til Infinity instrumental; a beat which I had never heard before (I know I lose points for that... I guess I just never got into Souls Of Mischief). I loved it.  The week that i got the assignment I spent so much time fuckin bitches and makin money that I completely forgot till the day before it was due...a day which had planned to be completely out of my mind on shrooms. It was great. This beat became a soundtrack for my trip. I walked around with one headphone in, tuned out to the world, doing everything to the rhythm of '93 'Til Infinity. My most vivid memory of this trip was me hanging out of my fourth floor dorm window in Noyes (not literally hanging for my life, but definitely in a reckless and half hazardous manner) and blasting the beat on my roommate's speakers for everyone outside to hear. It was beautiful. I felt one with God. And then all of a sudden the first verse just poured out of me. I don't even really remember writing it (except for the "is it just everything I just said instead"). I then proceeded to eat more Cap'n Crunch than I've ever consumed in one sitting and promptly passed out. 

I wrote the second and third verse maybe a week or so after along with the hook. This song (actually, even the first verse itself) in a nutshell sums up how I feel about hip hop today. With each new record that comes out today, there is always some new form of hateration explaining why it cannot be hip hop. Its retarded. The fact that hip hop started with some niggas from the projects jumpin around singing: " i said a hip hop the hippie the hippie/to the hip hip hop, a you dont stop/the rock it to... (Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" for all ya'll that don't know) and rappin about color TVs and a bunch of shit they wanted but ain't have, should indicate that hip hop doesn't always have to be conscious and relevant but does include that flamboyant, playful, and materialistic aspect. The concept of the cipher itself is a space where anything goes, and acceptance into the cipher is not so much based on what you say, but how you say it and how you make everybody else feel your shit. If you can make the crowd move, then you have permission to move the crowd. This is not to say that there aren't sellouts, nor that hip hop is anywhere near as good as its "golden era"; its just to say that people are too quick to judge and say something has no place in hip hop. It makes them unable to appreciate and learn from the many aspects of a particular song that are in many ways taking hip hop and music to an entirely new level (new song structures, styles and sounds etc.) outside of the lyrical realm. This is just my appeal for the public to look at the entire package. Take it all in. Remember that hip hop is characteristically contradictory before you try to dichotomize new music into hip hop and not hip hop. Think about all the people who have passed through hip hop, all the people that have influenced hip hop, and then listen. BUT Ive rambled enough (even though I'm not sure how clear i was), I hope the song explains my thoughts better (they usually do). And I hope you all enjoy. Please comment. Please tell your friends. This is stil.movement. Bitch.

Hip-Hop?

The next instalment of my Golden Era Podcast series is here, Including an interview with Legendary British Funk act Cymande. These are Funk tracks from the 60's - 70's which are my personal favourites and inspired me to do what I do today. Funk is a style, genre a way of life that has been the biggest influence in my career. In this mix it takes in everything that I love about how Funk can be Latin, Jazz, Folk, Rock but if it's Funky then it can fit under that bracket !!

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A Golden Era Of Funk Podcast

So after months of careful preparation and hours of digging I bring to you the final instalment of my Golden Era Hip Hop series Vol 3. This mix I spent longer on and rather than give you interviews with legends of the scene I have delivered an extra 15 minutes of classics. It has been one of my favorite pieces of work compiling these mixes and no expense is spared into finding all those hidden gems. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did compiling my own personal favourites 🙏

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