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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)

Sins of a Father (feat. Thavid Ruffin)

Mother & Gun

Stay Down Til U Come Up

Live set from DJ Mighty Mi off the infamous Your Version Doesn't Sound Like This  Twitch crew. Full of live blends, bootlegs, edits, mash ups, etc.

Your Version Doesn't Sound Like This Live Twitch Set (08-22-25)

Diplomats Volume 2

Show You How (Remix)

The Emperor's New Clothes

Bear Hill

1 Life

Hosted by radio veteran DJ Toast and broadcast live every Sunday night at 10pm (ET) from 91.5 WRPI (Troy/Albany NY), Toast brings you the best in vintage & contemporary true school Hip Hop.

This is Episode 414 - Back to School episode | DJ Toast

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Grown Man Rap Show - Episode 414 - Back to School episode | DJ Toast

BANG! @southernvangard radio Ep448! After last week’s episode crash and burn (see Ep447), your favorite mix show on the planet is back with that raw, including WORLD EXCLUSIVES from the homies JR SWIFTZ, JAMIL HONESTY and DJ POCKET. JR and Jamil have a new album out now - “M.E.M.O.I.R.S.” - and it is worth every cent you spend on it and every second you listen to it. The Twitch Only set was one for the books as well, you can catch that at PATREON.COM/SOUTHERNVANGARD as well as every Twitch stream since 2025. Gosh darn it you sure are WAAAAAALCOME and we THAAAAANK YAAAAA for your support Vangardians!  #SMITHSONIANGRADE  #YOUWAAAAALCOME // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #hiphop #rap #undergroundhiphop #boombap
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Recorded live August 31, 2025 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA
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Pre-Game Beats - Rico James & Old Gold / Selects from Blame One “Long Awaited: The EP”
“Southern Vangard Theme Song” - Bobby Homack & The Southern Vangard All-Stars
Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **
“Championship Material” - Illpo x Kev Kaous
“Bear The Burden” - Leedz Edutainment ft. Reef The Lost Cauze, Akrobatik & M-Dot (prod. DC the MIDI Alien)
“Timbits” - Soviets, Chaix, Jeff Spec
“The Narrative (Remix)” - Marko V
“Follow Me” - Jamil Honesty & JR Swiftz ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **
“Real Rap” - Jamil Honesty & JR Swiftz ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **
“Not To Be Defined” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. Lazarus
“Be Ill” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. Eddie Kaine & Rim
Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **
“Mandela” - Westside Gunn (prod. Conductor Williams)
“Beat Box” - Ghostface Killah ft. Ty Boogie & Aisha Hall
“Pressure Points” - Nowaah The Flood & The Mali Empire
“Give & Take” - Illpo x Kev Kaous
“Rulaz” - Coast Contra (prod. Dem Jointz)
“God's Playground” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. 38 Spesh & Skyzoo
“Brikolai Volkoff” - Westside Gunn ft. Stove God Cooks (prod. Harry Fraud)
Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **
“King” - Pro Dillinger & Futurewave ft. Snotty & Big Trip
“Victor Charlie” - Crimeapple x V Don
“Power House Hobbs” - Westside Gunn ft. Benny The Butcher (prod. Denny Laflare)
“Soft Work" - Money Mogly x TeV95 ft. Asun Eastwood
“Road 2 Riches” - Pro Dillinger & Futurewave
“Same Spot (Stucc In A Tree)” - Huey Briss & Jake One
“Top Of The Wig - BoriRock & Beenofficiallord (prod. Tremendiss)
Talk Break Inst. - “Untitled” - DJ Pocket ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **
** TWITCH ONLY SET **	
“Hard To Digest” - Loyola Boyz
“Favorite Injury” - Evidence ft. Domo Genesis
“Prick” - Westside Gunn ft. Brother Tom Sos (prod. Denny Laflare)
“Cali Kinda Day” - Declaime & Spectacular Diagnostics
“Vanity Plates (Remix)” - Alaska, Alex Ludovico & Jason Griff ft. Yak Ballz, Rob Sonic, 7x3=21 & Defcee
“Katastwof” - Che Noir & The Other Guys ft. Ransom & Skyzoo
“Marvin Holmes” - AOS & DJ Pocket
“Now Is The Time” - Rakim & Big Ghost Ltd ft. Hus Kingpin
“Summerer 90s” - Jamil Honesty & JR Swiftz ** WORLD EXCLUSIVE **

Episode 448 - Southern Vangard Radio

Styles P - Dour

Bird Flu

Blessings

09 Om A King - T.I

FEEL FANTASTIC

Conscious Rap educating  the ignorant on the foundation of Hip Hop

5 elements

Lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=OM8pXY8nVzo
CD Pre-order: https://www.fatbeats.com/collections/pre-order/products/rock-of-heltah-skeltah-rockness-a-p-after-price-cd
iTunes Pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rockness-a-p/id1272288467?ls=1&app=itunes
Rock (Heltah Skeltah) ft. Inspectah Deck, Tek & Steele and Method Man "Camp-Wu" produced by Ford Tuff and Pascal Zumaque 
Off Rock's first ever solo studio album, Rockness A.P. executive produced by Phil Anastasia (Blood Before Pride) everywhere 09/22/2017

Styles P - Dour

Joshua Calhoun 👑🔥🐐🐼🐔👽

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