AN OLD MIX THAT GOT A LOT OF LOVE. I WOKE UP ONE MORNING ABOUT 10:30 AM SPRING OF 09'.. WAKE N BAKE, NO PLAN JUST PLAYING JAMS AND DECIDED TO HIT RECORD... HERES WHAT HAPPENED. FORGIVE THE INTRO, AS I HAD TO DO IT OR IT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED UP. ENJOY !

KON ~ STRONG LOVE 2009

Rich Medina in Session At The BBE Store , London - September 7th 2023

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Rich Medina in Session At The BBE Store , London - September 7th 2023

Recorded live at Bar Orai on May 15, 2024.  First half of the set.

Live at Bar Orai, NYC #02 - All Vinyl - Jazz-Funk, R&B, HipHop, Soul, House - 5.15.24 (Pt. 1)

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. Edition #11 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1997, a year notable for the divergence of two distinct sounds, the underground independent sound nurtured by labels such as Correct, ABB and Rawkus and a glossier, commercial sound largely assoicate with the output of the major labels. Notable albums include Biggie’s seminal ‘Life After Death’ and at the other end of the spectrum Jurassic 5’s debut ‘J5’ EP and Company Flow’s leftfield classic ‘Funcrusher Plus’. Artwork pays tribute to the ABB Records logo.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro 
2. O.C. feat Bumpy Knuckles - Win the G (Excerpt)
3. Black Attack - Correct Technique (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
5. Rakim - Remember That (Instrumental)
6. X-Perado - Verbal Reality (Acapella)
7. Mic Geronimo - For Tha Family
8. O.C. - The Chosen One (Skit Instrumental)
9. X-Ecutioners - Musica Negra (Acapella)
10. Beatnuts - Intermission
11. X-Perado - The Entity (Acapella)
12. Artifacts - The Ultimate
13. Rakim - It’s Been a Long Time
14. Gang Starr - You Know My Steez
15. Gang Starr feat Kurupt & Lady of Rage -You Know My Steez (Remix)
16. D.I.T.C -Day One (Instrumental)
17. Executioners - Word Play (Acapella)
18. Ghetto Professionals present Brick City Kids - Brick City Kids (Instrumental)
19. A.D.O.R - Enter the Center (Acapella)
20. Al Tariq - Think Not
21. Beatnuts - Do You Believe?
22. Alkaholiks - Liquidation
23. Organized Konfusion - Somehow, Someway (Instrumental)
24. LL Cool J feat Methd Man, Redman, DMX & Master P - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Acapella)
25. Organized Konfusion - Questions (Instrumental)
26. Sadat X - Famalame (Instrumental)
27. Notorious BIG -  I Got a Story to Tell (Instrumental)
28. Oran Juice Jones feat Camp Lo - Poppin That Fly (Instrumental)
29. Red Foo & Dre Kroon feat Evidence - The Freshest (DJ Revolution Remix)
30. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #11 (1997) mixed by Chris Read

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. Edition #12 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1998, a year often celebrated as the pinnacle of the late 90s ‘Indie’ era. Revered independent labels including Rawkus, ABB, Fondle Em and countless other less well known imprints released some of their strongest material during the year. Artwork pays tribute to the Rawkus Records logo.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. Black Star – Twice Inna Lifetime (Excerpt)
3. Sound Providers -The Field (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read – Theme #1 (Scratchapella)
5. Pete Rock feat Kurupt & Inspectah Deck – Tru Master (Excerpt)
6. Constant Deviants – Hustler’s Prayer (Instrumental)
7. Rob Swift – The Ablist (Acapella)
8. Gang Starr feat Rakim & WC – The Militia II (Remix)
9. Gang Starr feat Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx – The Militia (Pete Rock Remix)
10. Paula Perry – Extra Extra (Instrumental)
11. Pete Rock feat Kurupt & Inspectah Deck – Tru Master (Acapella)
12. Black Star – Respiration (Instrumental)
13. X-Perado feat O.C. – Watch Ya Step (Acapella)
14. Mike Zoot feat El Da Sensei – International Customs
15. All City – The Actual
16. Constant Deviants – Can’t Stop (Instrumental)
17. Jemini the Gifted One – I.M.C.U.D.O.N.T (Acapella)
18. Jurassic 5 -Action Satisfaction
19. Boulevard Connection feat Tame 1 & El Da Sensei – Haagen Daz (Instrumental)
20. Defari – Never Lose Touch (Acapella)
21. MF Grimm – Do It For The Kids
22. Vinyl Reanimators feat Natruel, Shabazz the Disciple, Wicked Will, Mr Eon & L-Fudge – The Big Daddy Anthem (Acapella)
23. Sound Providers – Dope Transmission (Instrumental)
24. All Natural – 50 Years
25. DJ Honda feat Rawcotiks – For Everyday That Goes By (Acapella)
26. People Under the Stairs – Time to Rock Our Shit
27. DJ Punk Roc – Rockin’ It (Roc Raida Rockin’ It Remix)
28. Big Kwam – Execution Expert (Acapella)
29. Smut Peddlers – One By One (Instrumental)
30. Big Pun – I’m Not a Player (Instrumental)
31. A Tribe Called Quest – The Love (Instrumental)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #12 (1998) mixed by Chris Read

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. Edition #13 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1999, a year which marked a coming of age for the Indie Hip Hop scene. Whereas the previous year had been dominated by leftfield and arguably less commercially accessible indie releases, 1999 delivered more accomplished and club friendly indie releases with labels such as Rawkus really growing into their hype. Artwork references Tommy Boy's 'Black Label' sub label.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. The Roots – Act Won
3. Rakim – When I Be On The Mic (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
5. Quasimoto – Microphone Mathematics (Excerpt)
6. Common feat Sadat X – 1999 (Instrumental)
7. Rob Swift feat Large Professor – The Ablist (Acapella)
8. Cactus Jack feat Ed O.G – Act Like What You Say (Instrumental)
9. Black Rob – Whoa (Acapella)
10. Quasimoto – Microphone Mathematics
11. Nextmen feat Grap Luva – Break the Mould (Instrumental)
12. 45 King feat Common – Car Horn (Acapella)
13. Truth Enola feat De La Soul – Voicetress
14. Travis Blaque feat Fabian, Future & Mac – The Bachelors (Acapella)
15. Phife Dawg – Thought U Wuz Nice (Instrumental)
16. Natural Resource – Heavy Loungin’
17. Ugly Duckling – Now Who’s Laughing
18. Paul Nice feat AG, Gennessee and Babu – Definition of Nice (Bonus Beats)
19. Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says (Acapella)
20. Rip Shop – Crabfakers (Instrumental)
21. M Boogie feat Iriscience & Babu – On Deadly Ground (Acapella)
22. Mos Def – Mathematics
23. J Live – The Best Part
24. Q-Tip – Let’s Ride (Instrumental)
25. Aboriginals – The Essence (Acapella)
26. Phife Dawg – Bend Ova (Instrumental)
27. Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Another World (Instrumental)
28. J-88 – The Look of Love (Acapella)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #13 (1999) mixed by Chris Read

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. This megamix serves as short form companion to our recent 1999 mixtape, this time cramming over 20 classic tracks into a brief 3.5 minute run time. Artwork references Tommy Boy's 'Black Label' sub label.

Tracklist:

1. Common featuring Sadat X – 1999
2. Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says
3. Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg – The Next Episode
4. Common and Mark The 45 King – Car Horn
5. DJ Paul Nice featuring AG, Babu and Gennessee – Definition Of Nice
6. Nas – Nas Is Like
7. Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E
8. Gang Starr – Full Clip
9. Rahzel – All I Know
10. Travis Blaque – The Bachelors
11. Pharoahe Monch – Queens
12. Big Kwam – Kwamanwiz
13. Ugly Duckling – Now Who’s Laughing
14. Mos Def and Talib Kweli – Another World (Remix)
15. L Swift featuring A Butta – Ride This
16. King Tee – Cali Expert
17. One Way – Drama (Remix)
18. J 88 – The Look Of Love
19. Phife Dawg – Bend Ova
20. Kamachi featuring AG & DJ Revolution – The Meanin (They Don’t Know)
21. Braintax – Tools
22. Blackalicious – Alphabet Aerobics

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #13 (1999) mixed by Chris Read

https://soundcloud.com/cosmobaker came through Eavesdrop Radio to help @recordbreakin & @lildave celebrate 10 YEARS of rockin' the airwaves with the finest soul, jazz, funk, hip hop and beats.

Cosmo's computer was on the fritz, so he brought two huge bags of records with him and threw down in our studio like the pro that he is.

He was even kind enough to send over a tracklist for all you trainspotters & diggers:
Bernard Herrmann - “Diary Of A Taxi Driver”
Beethoven - “The Funky Devastate Pt. 2 (DJ Format Remix)
DJ Spinna - “Dillagence feat. Phonte”
Slimkid 3 & DJ Nu-Mark - “Bom Bom Fiya”
Blue Boy - “Remember Me (Jim Sharp Edit)”
Jan Hammer Group - “Don’t You Know”
Surprise - “Sweet Love”
Bobby Franklin’s Insanity - “Bring It On Down To Me”
Big Daddy Kane - “Extra Raw (Monk One BDK Vs Greedy G Edit)”
B.Cause - “In The Sea”
James Brown - “Funky Drummer (Jorun Bombay Make Me Sweat Edit)”
Freqnik & WDRE - “Pass The Peas”
Take 6 - “Spread More Love (DJ Shepdog’s 45 King Re-Touch)”
Unknown Artist - “Rigor Mortis”
Sunlight Square - “I Believe In Miracles”
The Jackson 5 - “Dancing Machine (Big Trudy’s DOmecracker Dub)”
Sandra Richardson - “I Feel A Song (In My Heart)”
Jesse Anderson - “Swing Too High”
Rimshot - “Dance Girl”
Maggie Threatt - “Soupy”
King Coleman - “The Boo Boo Song”
The Diplomats - “I Can Give You Love”
Dee Edwards - “Why Can’t There Be Love”
Orgone - “Funky Nassau” 
Orchestre Du Bawobab - “Kelen Ati Len”
Gwen McCrae - “90% Of Me Is You”

Check out Cosmo's blog here >> http://cosmobaker.com/2015/03/all-45s-live-mix-from-eavesdrop-radio

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Cosmo Baker ALL 45s Mix | Eavesdrop Radio 02/27/15

I began the Pullin from the Stacks podcast just over 10 years ago, publishing my first episode on October 19, 2014. The name is from the classic Digable Planets cut "Pacifics," a song which has a lot of meaning to me. I think I actually messed up and called it "Pullin from the Crates" for that first episode. The first record I played was a cover of Herbie Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" by the Jazz Piano Quartet. 

The first record I play on this episode is a different "Maiden Voyage" cover, this time by the Dalton Jazz Ensemble, a school band record I found at Recollect Records in Denver years ago. One of my favorite songs, I still search out any version I can. The next record is the first record I ever put on my Discogs "want list," Michael Sardaby's "Gail," after hearing a soundclip on Youtube one day. Even back then it was going for more money than I'd ever spent on a piece of wax. A few years later, I sold my old copy of Eminem's first 12" for a couple hundred, and immediately went to see if there were any copies of "Gail" available at the same price - and there were! I feel so lucky to have snagged one. The next record is from one of my favorite jazz compilations, this one out of Hungary in the early 70s. I highly recommend it, the whole record is gorgeous, it's called "Modern Jazz Anthology X" and folks are sleeping on it! Staying in the same part of the world, I was introduced to Romanian jazz legend Johnny Cretu Raducanu after hearing a few Electrecord releases he had played on. The cover of this 10" and his own cover of Charles Mingus's "Haitian Fight Song" drove me to track down a copy online. The whole record is stunning. Speaking of stunning it is hard to find words to describe the beauty of this masterpiece by Winston Mankunku Ngozi, often referred to as South Africa's John Coltrane. It is a desert island record. The following tune, from the Roy Haynes Trio, is one I heard on Karriem Riggins masterful mix, "Music Kaleidoscope," and had to track down. I found it one weekend in a super random record store deep in Long Island. The Chucho Valdes represents my love of Cuban jazz; while I didn't find this record during my time in Havana, I did get hip to Mr. Valdes and months afterword dug this out of a crate on the floor under a table at the WMFU record fair. The Milton Banana cut I play here is from the first record of his I bought, I think at Human Head back in the day. He's killing it on the drums!! I don't remember when I first heard this RF 45 - maybe Junior played it? - but it's a gem, had to track one down. And Green Caterpillar man...I first heard this when Rev Shines played it YEARS ago on KBOO during Jumbo's "Beat Jeopardy" show. I remember being like "wtf is this?!?!?" - took many years to find a copy. I bought this off a dude in Colorado on Amazon.com in like 2015 for about $80. Clean. No regrets on that. The Soul Surfers cut here is just crazy to me, I think someone posted it on IG and I took notice. And finally, this beautiful cover of Kendrick Lamar by my guy Sly 5th Ave released by my people DJ Center and Footlong Development is a stone cold classic. I can't count all the DJ gigs I end with this 45 or all the people coming up to the turntables to see what it is.  

This is not the end of the podcast. There will be more episodes, though probably less often, as has been the case for much of 2024. Hoping to get back on a schedule of 1-2 episodes a month, possibly with some special guests. Speaking of guests, I want to thank everyone who's contributed a guest set these past ten years! Alex Stange, DO77, Duiji Mshinda, John Morrison, DJ Center, J. Rawls, Bruce Phillips, Evolve-One, LateBloomer and dflush, Daniel Littlewood, the DadBodRapPod, and Waffles Hidalgo. Much respect! And the biggest thank you goes out to everyone who's tuned in once or a hundred times, downloaded, subscribed, told their friends, or talked shit. It's all appreciated.

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Pullin from the Stacks - 10 Years of PFTS!

In celebration of the 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 twelfth (and final) volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the years of 1998 and 1999, utilising only the Funk, Soul & Jazz tracks from which they were originally constructed – 60 original breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.

This mix is also the final mix of the #HIPHOP50 series over all. Thanks for listening!

Tracklist:

1. John Dankworth – Two Piece Flower (sampled in Gang Starr – Above the Clouds)
2. James Brown – It’s a New Day So Let a Man Come in and Do the Popcorn (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
3. The Impressions – On the Move (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
4. Jeru the Damaja – Come Clean [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
5. EPMD – So Watcha Sayin [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
6. O.C. – My World [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
7. Notorious BIG – Unbelievable [Extract] (sampled in Pete Rock – Tru Master)
8. Fleetwood Mac – Prove Your Love (sampled in Gang Starr – Work)
9. Bud Shank – Elizete (sampled in Pete Rock – Mind Blowing’)
10. Timmy Thomas – Sexy Woman [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock – Truly Yours ’98)
11. Isley Brothers – Ballad of a Fallen Soldier (sampled in Jay-Z – A Week Ago)
12. Jackie Jackson – Is It Him or Me [Loop] (sampled in Method Man – Elements)
13. Barbara Lewis – Windmills of Your Mind (sampled in Gang Starr – The Militia)
14. Labi Siffre – I Got the … (sampled in Eminem – My Name Is)
15. Ramon Morris – Don’t Ask Me (sampled in Big Pun – You Came Up)
16. George Duke  – Seeing You (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
17. Patrice Rushen – Didn’t You Know [Extract] (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
18. Souls of Mischief – 94 Via Satellite [Extract] (sampled in Hieroglyphics – You Never Knew)
19. Ramsey Lewis – Summer Breeze (sampled in Jurassic 5 – Concrete Schoolyard)
20. Towa Tei – Technova (Folknova) (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Find a Way)
21. Lyn Christopher – Take Me With You (sampled in Duo feat DMX – 3 Stories)
22. Wet Willie – Beggar Song (sampled in Jay-Z – It’s Like That)
23. Public Enemy – B Side Wins Again [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
24. Grandmaster Flash – Flash to the Beat (Live) [Loop] (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
25. Joe Simon – Drowning in a Sea of Love (sampled in Gang Starr – You Know My Steez)
26. Hubert Laws – Family (sampled in Sadat X – Famalame)
27. The Jones Girls – When I’m Gone (sampled in DJ Honda – Hai!)
28. Dexter Wansel –  New Beginning (sampled in The Lox – Money, Power, Respect)
29. The Supremes – Time to Break Down (sampled in Gang Starr – JFK to LAX)
30. Jeff Beck – Come Dancing (sampled in Gang Starr – The Rep Grows Bigga)
31. Cannonball Adderley – Leo: Rosebud (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Steppin’ It Up)
32. Alain Goraguer – Le Bracelet (sampled in Big Pun – Boomerang)
33. Idris Muhammed – Crab Apple (sampled in DJ Honsa – Every Now and Then)
34. Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – What Can You Bring Me (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – Rock Rock Y’all)
25. Aswad – Not Guilty (sampled in A Tribe Called Quest – His Name is Mutty Ranks)
26. Brass Construction – What’s On Your Mind (sampled in Cipher Complete – Bring Hip Hop Back)
27. Steve Khan – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (sampled in Big Pun – I’m Not a Player)
28. The O’ Jays – Darlin’ Darlin’ Baby (sampled in Big Pun – I’m Not a Player)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #12 (1998-1999) mixed by Chris Read

Live Set Recorded on February 4th & 5th at Black Flamingo in Brooklyn, NY.
Presented by Discogs
Special Thanks to Black Flamingo & 101 Apparel
Enjoy this set from DANNY AKALEPSE (Big Crown Records)

24 Hours of Vinyl (NY) – DANNY AKALEPSE (Presented by Discogs)

DJ/Host of Joints! with Matt Ferran
Resident DJ at BierWax (Brooklyn, NY)
formerly known as MANIC
Contact:  matt@mattferran.com
www.mattferran.com

Live at Bar Orai, NYC #02 - All Vinyl - Jazz-Funk, R&B, HipHop, Soul, House - 5.15.24 (Pt. 1)

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