She wanted hip hop, he wanted reggae. Two steps, one drop, a journey reclaiming RPM (revolutions per minute) for peace.

From the Romanian revolution to Kingston’s sound systems, this mixtape blends hip hop, reggae, and dub with echoes of uprising and unity. Two steps, one drop, and a passion called peace.

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Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/micheee/hip-hop-in-a-reggae-style-from-bucharest-to-kingston/
Youtube: https://youtu.be/stOLw3dk7yM?si=-1cyVs_imGr8IYLx

- Track list: 
Intro
In Balin – P.R. Kantate
Wobble Weeble – Dubmatix
Guess Who – Jah Sun 
Intermezzo
Monkey Temple – Masaladosa 
Clint Eastwood – Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra 
No Diggity – Blackstreet (Mato) 
Oh Yeah – Foxy Brown 
Weh U Come From – L'Entourloop, Ras Demo 
Fun for Me – Moloko 
Work It - Ms Elliot (Mato) 
No Coke – Dr. Alban 
Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani 
Da La De La – Boney M. 
Ragamuffin – Alborosie 
Vengo – Koalas Desperados 
Susanna – Adriano Celentano 
Propaganda - Fabri Fibra 
Dă-i cu șprițul pân la ziuă - Gică Petrescu

Hip hop in a reggae style: from Bucharest to Kingston

A bridge through time and space, where history meets the heavy bass of tomorrow.

This tape spins through the desert and the city, capturing the voices of power at its peak and its precipice: from the chilling bureaucratic roll call of Saddam’s 1979 purge in Baghdad to Gaddafi’s 2008 warnings to the Arab League.

From the sands of the Sahara and the Khuld Hall in Iraq to the heavy reverb of the modern Levant, this mixtape blends Oriental dub, ethnic reggae, and global bass with echoes of uprising and authority. It is a sonic exploration of the Middle East and beyond, where deep basslines meet the ghosts of history.

Unfold the low end and find the silence between the names. One love, one rhythm, one history.

(Cover image made with Gemini).

Start Time	Artist - Track (additional info)
00:00:00	Saddam Hussein - BBC Interview (1990 Intro Sample)
00:00:20	Muammar Gaddafi - Arab League Speech (2008 Intro Sample)
00:02:00	Tinariwen - Aldhechen Manin
00:05:40	Massive Attack - Karmacoma - (Mad Professor Bumper Ball Dub)
00:07:43	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)
00:11:11	Lo.Renzo, Nicolò Melocchi & Asha Sapera - Lhwar Jewra
00:15:32	Saddam Hussein - The List Al-Khuld Hall Baghdad (1979, intermezzo sample)
00:16:29	Mop Mop - Adhara
00:19:10	Nickodemus - Do You Do You? (feat. Carol C & The Spy From Cairo)
00:21:00	The Spy From Cairo - Sons of Hannibal
00:24:20	High Tone - The Orientalist
00:26:35	DJ Click - Katchur Khan (feat. Valentina Casula)
00:30:17	La Cherga - Afgan
00:33:50	Bachar Mar-Khalifé - Marea Negra
00:38:20	Chinese Man - Maläd
00:41:29	Masaladosa - Salaam Namaste
00:46:02	Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde
00:49:25	Natacha Atlas - Kidda
00:51:41	Eastern Dub Tactik - Like This
00:54:32	Najma Akhtar - Ghoom Charakhana (Talvin Singh Future Sound of India Remix)
00:59:00	Black Star Liner - Inder Automatic
01:02:03	Claire Diterzi - La Princesse Arabe
01:05:38	United Arab Uprising (Popular Song) - Allah Saddam falastine!


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