80 Blocks From Tiffany's Part 2

On Friday February 7 2014 as Dj Premier was in Detroit performing at Dilla Day, I was filling in for Premier on his Sirius/Xm radio show "Live From Headqcourterz". Being that it was what would have been J-Dilla's 40th birthday I did an all Dilla set in my second hour honoring the late great Producer/MC/DJ. 
James "Jay-Dee", "J-Dilla" Yancey died in 2006 at the young age of 32 from cardiac arrest after a long battle with a rare blood disease.... 

He was one of the music industry's most influential and respected hip-hop artists. 

J - Dilla Tribute - Dj Finesse NYC filling in for Dj Premier on Live From Headqcourterz

UpNorthTrips is proud to present to you all, alongside our brothers at NahRight The Making of Hard to Earn with DJ Premier. 

Earlier this week our dude Dan Isenberg (@StanIpcus)  had the utmost privilege and honor of sitting with Primo at Headquarterz Studios (formerly D&D Studios) to talk in-depth about the creation of Gang Starr’s classic fourth album, and break down each of its songs track-by-track. 

We figured it was only right to provided yall with an original mix from our in-house DJ, The Vinylcologist (@TheVinylcologist) titled Hard to Earnstrumentals. The mix goes beyond highlighting the beats and samples on Hard to Earn, as over half of the album's instrumentals we're deconstructed and re-workings by Vinyl himself. In true UpNorthTrips fashion, we provided a dope collection of ill throwback pics and images to accompany the interview from our vaults.

NahRight & UpNorthTrips Present: Hard To Earnstrumentals (20th Anniversary Mix)

Download: 
http://www.mediafire.com/download/edlay87leku2xhd/Ghost_Stories_mixed_by_Trackstar_the_DJ.zip

Quoth David D of the Smoking Section: 

Ghostface Killah is my favorite rapper of all time. Definitively and by far. One of the reasons he’s so great is his ability to weave stories and narratives like a new age Mark Twain in Wallabees. So imagine my delight at this mixtape by our very own Trackstar The DJ, chronicling Ghosts most memorable and compelling stories. It’s crazy to think that this tape has stories of project fights, hotel shootouts, church robberies, and dreams of Spongebob Squarepants. Don’t think of this as a mixtape. Think of it as a collection of stories from one of America’s greatest storytellers.

Presented by @TheSmokingSection @UpNorthTrips and @TheRapFan

1. Run

2. Intro

3. Outta Town Shit

4. Saturday Night

5. Malcolm

6. Columbus Exchange/Crack Spot

7. Rise of the Black Suits

8. The Heart Gently Weeps

9. Motherless Child

10. Alex (Stolen Script)

11. Shakey Dog feat Raekwon

12. An Unexpected Call

13. The Hilton feat Raekwon

14. The MGM feat Raekwon

15. Wu-Banga 101

16. Maxine feat Raekwon

17. Last Night

18. Guest House

19. Keisha's House

20. Yolanda's House

21. Beauty Jackson

22. Walk Around

23. Underwater

24. Spray Paints and Ink Pens 

25. Impossible

26. It's Over

CDs available at 
http://www.therapfan.com
($5 or free with shirt or hat purchase)


Ghost Stories: Ghostface Killah's Storytelling Raps

THE DANGER COMPILATION MIX NO TALK

When @evboogie from @upnorthtrips proposed the idea for a mix celebrating the 20th anniversary of Ironman, we couldn't resist, considering that Ghostface might be our favorite rapper ever. 

Since Ironman was the last of six Wu-Tang albums produced entirely by Rza, we widened the scope of the mix in order to pay homage to his legendary run in that classic Wu-Tang era.

Artwork by @rhek

The Iron Age

UpNorthTrips presents The Iron Age (A Mix by Its Overture)

Q-TIP mix on ADWL Radio April 11,2018

Preemo vs. Pete Rock Mixtape - DJ Abdool, DJ SIM

"14 Deadly Secrets" was an idea of Dj Derezon & Tre The Boy Wonder for they Radio Show, the "Soundscan Mixshow".
Take a Hip Hop Producer that had a Major Impact for the Hip Hop Scene. Take 14 of his Classic Productions and find out about the stories behind the Tracks. 
So far we have made this with Dj Premier, The RZA and Erick Sermon. 
You´ll find out crazy stories that you didn´t know. 
"14 deadly Sectrets" Mixes are a honor of the Producers work and what they gave to the Hip Hop Community.

Keep Hip Hop Alive

14 Deadly Secrets of DJ Premier-mixed by Dj Derezon & Tre The Boy Wonder

CUBAN LINX BROTHERS

"Because we are New York tough. We are tough. You have to be tough. This place makes you tough, but it makes you tough in a good way." - Andrew Cuomo

A mix of NYC Hip Hop Classics: Mobb, Wu, The Lox, Onyx, Nas, Jay, Ghost, M.O.P., Dipset, Biggie. Let's Go.

"New York Tough" Classic NYC Hip Hop

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UpNorthTrips presents The Iron Age (A Mix by Its Overture)

Its Overture Lives