In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series, this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this seventh volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1992, utilising only the Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed - over 150 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Intro to the New Scooby Doo Movies (sampled by Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About)
2. Quincy Jones - Snow Creatures (sampled by Lord Finesse - Return of the Funky Man Intro)
3. Eric B & Rakim - Move the Crowd [Extract] (sampled by Lord Finesse - Return of the Funky Man Intro)
4. The Nite Lighters - Damn (sampled by Dr Dre - Lyrical Gangbang)
5. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks [Loop] (sampled by Dr Dre - Lyrical Gangbang)
6. Cypress Hill - Hole In the Head [Extract] (sampled by Dr Dre - Lyrical Gangbang)
7. Johnny Hammond - Big Due Suite (sampled by Dre Dre - A N**** Witta Gun)
8. The Kay-Gess - Who Is The Man (With a Master Plan)? [Extract] (sampled by Dre Dre - A N**** Witta Gun)
9. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Fun [Extract] (sampled by Gang Starr - The Place Where We Dwell)
10. Eddie Hazel - Frantic Moment (sampled by Gang Starr - Take Two and Pass)
11. Juice Crew All Stars – ‘Juice Crew All Stars’ [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr - Take Two and Pass)
12. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – High As Apple Pie Slice II (sampled in Gang Starr - Conspiracy)
13. Queen - We Will Rock You [Loop] (sampled in Ice Cube - When Will They Shoot?)
14. X-Clan - Grand Verbaliser What Time Is It? [Extract] (sampled in Ice Cube - When Will They Shoot?)
15. Funkadelic - Good Old Music (sampled in Ice Cube - Who Got The Camera?)
16. Extract from the Movie 'A Rage In Harlem' (sampled in Ice Cube - Who Got The Camera?)
17. Funkadelic - I Got a Thing (sampled in Ice Cube - Who Got The Camera?)
18. Jeff Lorber Fusion - Curtains (sampled in Brothers Like Outlaw - The Struggle Continues)
19. Grootna - I'm Funky (sampled in House of Pain - Come and Get Some of This)
20. Little Richard - The Rill Thing [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth - For Pete's Sake)
21. Doug E Fresh feat Slick Rick - La Di Da Di [Extract] (sampled in Das EFX -If Only)
22. Stanley Turrentine - The Man With the Sad Face (sampled in Das EFX -If Only)
23. The Staples Singers - Lets Do It Again (sampled in Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day (Remix) )
24. Parliament - Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk [Extract] (sampled in Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day (Remix))
25. Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the Dark (sampled in Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day)
24. Isaac Hayes - Joy (sampled in BDP - Poisonous Products)
25. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced [Loop] (sampled in The Pharcyde - Passin Me By)
26. Quincy Jones – Summer In The City (sampled in The Pharcyde - Passin Me By)
27. Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution [Loop] (sampled in The Pharcyde - Passin Me By)
28. Bill Cobham - Red Baron (sampled in CMW - Duck Sick II)
29. Audio 2 - Top Billin [Extract] (sampled in CMW - Duck Sick II)
30. Barbara Mason - Give Me Your Love (sampled in EPMD - Nothing But the Music)
31. Southside Movements - I've Been Watching You [Loop] (sampled in Hard Knocks - Hands of a Stranger)
32. The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby (sampled in Positive K - How the F*** Would You Know?)
33. Extract from the Movie 'The Five Heartbeats' (sampled in Positive K - How the F*** Would You Know?)
34. Johnnie Taylor – Ain’t That Loving You (sampled in Grand Puba - Big Kids Don’t Play)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #7 (1992) mixed by Chris Read

On 15th Oct 2023, I played a set at the Workinonit MF DOOM tribute at The Hip Hop Chip Shop, Manchester alongside the almighty OMA, who absolutely smashed along with UK MCs, Batfunk & Pique Roscoe. A huge thanks to all the Workinonit crew, Ozzie & the team at The Hip Hop Chip Shop for such an amazing event & for the honour of being asked to perform a DOOM set too!

It’s actually the first time I’ve played out using my own gear which made things much easier too, on trusty Technics 1210s, Pioneer DJMS-7, Serato & Phase, which is always bulletproof & makes things so much easier!  I forgot to record the set on the day, so decided to put out the unabridged version I planned.  On the day, I played about half of this after OMA. The mix is jam packed with all things DOOM from samples, remixes, covers, production & even an unreleased joint with the ever-elusive Mr Fantastic!

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EXPLICIT LYRICS 
In an alternative timeline, Nas + DJ Premier recorded an LP sometime between 2007-2012. 
A friend of yours managed to get a copy on vinyl and dubbed it to tape for you, and added a remix 12" at the end of the tape (like we used to do to fill up the blank time left over). 

Here it is.

SIDE A
01 No Introduction / Climbmax
02 Where's The Love / The Formula
03 Money Over Bullshit / The Natural 
04 Breathe / Say Goodnight
05 Carry On Tradition / Love Is Gone 
06 Accident Murderer / Let The Gunz Blow ft Rick Ross
07 A Queens Story / It's All Real 
08 Hip Hop (solo version) / 4 My Gz

SIDE B
09 QB Politics / Fast Lane
10 Queens Wolf / In Moe
11 Loco-Motive / Watch How It Go Down ft Large Pro 
12 Sly Fox / Born In The Trap 
13 Deep / Pee-Yan-Oh (interlude)
14 Daughters / How I Feel 
15 Surviving The Times / What I Wanna Be ft Rell
16 I Did It For Hip Hop / Reality Check ft Luda + Jay-Z
17 Hope / Really 

BONUS 12" TRACKS 
18 Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It / MVP ft Ice Cube + Scarface
19 EPMD 2 / Golden Terra Of Rap ft EPMD + Eminem 

Dubbed from imaginary vinyl by Jimmy Green

Hip Hop Is Forever - Nas & DJ Premier (Jimmy Green mixtape)

The second Main Source LP was superb and Mikey D was great on it. It's a hugely underrated album from 94. 
BUT...
What if Large Pro stayed in the group and recorded a second LP? 

01 Intro
02 The Entrance
03 Frantic Barz
04 Party Time
05 Hardcore Hip Hop
06 Hot, Sizzling, Scorching, Torching, Blazing
07 To The Meadows ft Nas
08 Emergency - Professor At Large
09 Sewin' Love
10 In The Ghetto
11 Maica Living ft Killah Sha + Guardian Leep
12 Outro

All vocals from the Large Professor LP 'Main Source' (2008)
All instrumentals from the Main Source LP 'Fuck What You Think' (1994)
Mixed and edited by Jimmy Green

Peace to Large Pro, Mikey D, K-Cut, Sir Scratch and the extended Main Source crew.

What If Large Professor Stayed In Main Source? (Jimmy Green Mixtape)

What if Ice Cube recorded another LP with East Coast producers? 
Mixed and edited by Jimmy Green 

01 Intro (Buckwild)
02 It Takes A Nation (45 King)
03 Your Money Or Your Life (Beatnuts)
04 Ask About Me (DJ Premier)
05 Supreme Hustle (Lord Finesse) SKIT
06 Hood Robbin (Easy Mo Bee)
07 24 Mo Hours (Pete Rock)
08 The Pecking Order (Lord Finesse) SKIT
09 Why Me (Lord Finesse)
10 The Curse Of Money (DJ Premier)
11 Take Me Away (RZA)
12 Growin Up (Erick Sermon)
13 Pockets Stay Fat (Buckwild)
14 Why We Thugs (Large Professor)

(2024 Alternative Reality Tapes)

Ice Cube: On The East Coast (Jimmy Green mixtape) EXPLICIT CONTENT

What if Ice Cube recorded another LP with East Coast producers? 
Mixed and edited by Jimmy Green

01 Intro (Showbiz)
02 Child Support (Just Blaze)  
03 The N Trap (Buckwild)
04 Stop Snitchin' (DJ Premier)
05 Three Strikes You In (DJ Spinna)
06 Drink The Kool Aid (Prince Paul) 
07 Run (Rza)
08 Can You Dig It (Marco Polo)
09 Streets Shed Tears (Marley Marl)
10 Record Company Pimping (DJ Spinna)  
11 Tomorrow (Pete Rock)  
12 No Country For Young Men (K-Def)
13 Race Card (clean) (Beatnuts)
14 Concrete (K-Def) 
15 Get Money, Spend Money, No Money (Ski)
16 Until We Rich (Havoc)
17 Cold Places (DJ Premier)

(2024 Alternative Reality Tapes)

Ice Cube: On The East Coast Vol 2 (Jimmy Green mixtape)

This week on The Foundation we're taking it to 1991. All tracks from that amazing year mixed with the samples that inspired them.

Soundtrack:
1. Never My Love, 2. Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix), 3. Trapped, 4. Take a Ride, 5. Stoned is the Way of the Walk, 6. Vibes and Stuff, 7. Down Here on the Ground, 8. Jazz (We've Got), 9. Don't Change, 10. A Bird in the Hand, 11. Chains and Things, 12. Mecca & the Soul Brother, 13. People Make the World Go Round, 14. A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die, 15. Mind Playin Tricks On Me, 16. Hung Up On My Baby, 17. Oodles of Os, 18. Flavor of the Month, 19. In a Little Spanish Town, 20. The Creeper, 21. Diggin in the Crates, 22. Hand on the Pump, 23. Duke of Earl, 24. Peachfuzz, 25. Oblighetto, 26. Scenario, 27. Party Grove, 28. Soul Clap, 29. More Peas, 30. Live at the BBQ, 31. Juice (Know the Ledge), 32. Rise, Sally Rise.

The Foundation 01.23.24 (1991)

Special Jay Dee / J Dilla tribute streamed live on Twitch 2/7/24
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A soulful and rich mixtape curated by the legendary DJ Spinna, inspired by Soul Science Lab's monumental production SOUNDTRACK 63!


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Behind every movement is a soundtrack that mobilizes change and inspires the leaders for generations to come. Soul Science Lab’s Soundtrack ‘63 is a live, multimedia musical performance and artistic retrospective of the African-American experience in America! Soundtrack ‘63 connects generations through a captivating immersive video of pivotal highlights prior to, during and post- Civil Rights Movement along with spirituals, protest songs, hip-hop, jazz, funk, soul and popular 20th century music performed by an 18-piece orchestra and a soul stirring vocal ensemble. Join us for this compelling story of tragedy, triumph and transcendence and experiencing the sights and sounds that shaped our culture and defined an era! #Soundtrack63

DJ Spinna's Soundtrack '63 Inspiration Mix (Explicit)

Another classic dub while living in the BK.  Common Sense laces the mic on some freestyle flava.

What If Large Professor Stayed In Main Source? (Jimmy Green Mixtape)

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