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)

30 Years ago, Tribe's 'Midnight Marauders' & Wu's 'Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)' were released on Nov. 9, 1993.  For some, a hard decision had to be made that day: Do you go with the conscious vibes of Tribe, or the hard street raps of Wu?  The familiar sound of ATCQ, or the debut from the mysterious guys wearing hoodies with stocking caps covering their faces?  If you were lucky, you walked out of the store with both (paid or not). 

Those 2 albums changed my life, so 5 years ago on the 25th anniversary I created 'A Clan Called Wu - Enter The Marauders' as a tribute to both masterpieces.  This is the 2nd chamber in the Wu x Tribe blendtape saga.  The 1st volume featured Wu's gritty vocals over the jazzy Midnight Marauders instrumentals.  This is the reverse combo - Tribe's bouncy vocals over RZA's grimy production.   
No matter how you combine them, the marriage of the 2 forms like Voltron.  All the parts came together to make something new.  Different, yet the same.  Yin & yang.

TRACKLIST
Da Mystery Of Steve Biko
Protected Sex
M.E.T.H.Oh.My.God
Shame On A Sucka
ATCQ Ain't Nuttin Ta Fuck Wit
Tribe In Da Front
God = 7
We Can Get C.R.E.A.M.
Electric Ice Cream
8 Million Tearz
Ruckus At Midnight Pt.2
It Was So Simple Back In The Day

A Tribe Called Quest X Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Midnight Chamber (blended by DJ Filthy Rich)

Tragedy Khadafi - BTL Mix

any day (lucky ii mix)

October 22nd, 2016 marks the 25th Anniversary of “A Wolf's In Sheeps Clothing”. To honor this classic album, I have put together this mix of original samples, tracks & remixes. Also, available for the first time publicly is a track "Nothing But The Dog In Me", that didn't make the album due to sample clearances. 

TRACKLIST:

Bubble Gum Machine - I Wonder
Black Sheep - Intro
Joe Farrell - Upon This Rock
The Bar-kays - Humpin’
Herb Alpert - In A Little Spanish Town
Black Sheep - Flavor Of The Month
Mahavishnu Orchestra - You Know You Know
Les McCann - North Carolina
Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - La Di Da Di
Black Sheep - To Whom It May Concern
Gary Bartz NTU Troop- Celestial Blues
The Shades Of Brown - The Soil I Tilled For You 
Black Sheep - Have U.N.E. Pull
Michel Colombier - Pourquoi Pas?
Black Sheep - Yes
Charles Kynard - Momma Jive
Black Sheep - Gimme The Finga
Black Sheep - Gimme The Finga (Remix)
Brother Jack McDuff - Hunk O’ Funk
Jerry Butler - Speak The Truth To The People
Rare Earth - (I Know) I’m Losing You
Black Sheep - Try Counting Sheep
Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight - Happy Birthday
The New Birth - I Wash My Hands Of The Whole Damn Deal
Black Sheep - Black With No N.V. (No Vision)
Freddie Hubbard - Povo
The Bar-Kays - Humpin’ (Mono Version)
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
The New Birth - Keep On Doin’ It
Sweet Linda Divine - I’ll Say It Again
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
McCoy Tyner - Impressions
Black Sheep - Nothing But The Dog In Me (Previously Unreleased)
Three Dog Night - I Can Hear You Calling
Jefferson Airplane - Today
Black Sheep - Similak Child
Ramsey Lewis - Les Fleur
Allen Toussaint - Louie
Black Sheep - Similak Child (Homogenized Mix)
Eddie Harris - Carry On Brother 
Black Sheep - Pass The 40
Jimmy McGriff - Blue Juice
Black Sheep - La Menage
Mouth & MacNeal - A.B.C.
The Guess Who - Three More Days
Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - La Di Da Di
Paul Butterfield - I Don’t Wanna Go
Black Sheep - Butt… In The Meantime
Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over
Young & Company - I Like (What You’re Doing To Me)
Black Sheep -Strobelite Honey
Black Sheep -Strobelite Honey (No We Didn’t Mix)
The Bar-Kays - Do You See What I See
Black Sheep - U Mean I’m Not

Black Sheep "A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing 25 Mix"

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)

Bringing out the big guns for you lucky people, here's a truly essential piece of late 90s hip-hop history. 
A selection of classic Rawkus cuts expertly put together by the Beat Junkies... I really can't recommend this one enough. Have to give a special mention to J.Rocc and Babu - as good as the tracks are throughout, the mixing just elevates it to another level. Absolutely on point.

Part I now uploaded here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/rawkus-presents-soundbombing-1997?in=selectabwoy/sets/us-golden-era-hip-hop-mixtapes
Part III here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/rawkus-presents-soundbombing-iii-2002

Intro
(Any Man Intro)
Eminem - Any Man
The High & Mighty - B-Boy Document 99
(WWIII Intro)
Pharoahe Monch & Shabaam Sahdeeq - WWIII
R.A. The Rugged Man - Stanley Kubrick
J-Live & Prince Paul - A Message From J-Live & Prince Paul
(Crosstown Beef Intro)
Medina Green - Crosstown Beef
(7XL Intro)
Sir Menelik, Grand Puba, Sadat X - 7XL
Reflection Eternal feat. Bahamadia - Chaos
Dilated Peoples & Tash - Soundbombing
Thirstin Howl III - Brooklyn Hard Rock
Pharoahe Monch - Mayor
(Patriotism Intro)
Company Flow - Patriotism
(1999 Intro)
Common & Sadat X - 1999
Diamond - When It Pours It Rains
Mos Def & Beat Junkies - A Message From Mos Def & The Beat Junkies
Mos Def - Next Universe
(Every Rhyme I Write Intro)
Shabaam Sahdeeq/Cocoa Brovaz - Every Rhyme I Write
Reflection Eternal - On Mission
Outro

Rawkus Presents Soundbombing II

Rawkus Presents Soundbombing II (1999)

Blurb from WhoSampled:

“Released October 19th 1993, Black Moon’s classic debut LP ‘Enta Da Stage’ celebrates its 25th Anniversary this week. Produced entirely by Da Beatminerz, the album’s production style epitomises early 90s East Coast boom bap sonics with laid back, filtered jazz-funk samples meeting crunchy drums, cut choruses and gritty wordplay. In celebration of the anniversary we’ve teamed up once again with Wax Poetics magazine to present this exclusive mixtape pairing album tracks and remixes with their sample sources, interview snippets and more. Mixed by Chris Read.”

Track list:

1. Black Moon – Niguz Talk Shit (DJ Evil Dee ’96 Instrumental)
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Barry White – Playing Your Game (sampled in ‘I Got Cha Opin (Remix)’)
4. Black Moon – Rap City Interview 1993
5. Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
6. Grover Washington Jr. – Hydra (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
7. Black Moon – How Many MCs
8. Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy [Extract] (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
9. Black Moon – Murder MCs
10. Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in ‘U Da Man’)
11. Black Moon feat Dru Ha, Havoc & Smif N Wessun – U Da Man
12. Ahmad Jamal – Misdemeanor (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
13. Black Moon feat Smif N Wessun – Black Smif N Wessun
14. Lonnie Smith – Spinning Wheel (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
15. Baby Huey – Hard Times [Loop] (sampled in ‘Powaful Impak!’)
16. A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders of the New School – Scenario [Extract] (sampled in Powaful Impak!)
17. Black Moon – Powaful Impak!
18. Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidinanda (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
19. Cannonball Adderley – Eye of the Cosmos [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
20. James Brown – It’s A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
21. Black Moon – Enta Da Stage
22. Boogie Down Productions – We In There [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
23. Alyson Williams – I Need Your Lovin [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
24. Black Moon – Make Munne
25. Tyrone Washington – Submission (sampled in ‘Act Like U Want It’)
26. Black Moon – Act Like U Want It
27. Donald Byrd – Wind Parade (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’)
28. Run DMC – Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
29. Black Moon – Buck Em Down (Beatminerz Remix)
30. Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Hihache [Loop] (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
31. Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
32. Lightnin Rod – Sport [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
33. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
34. DJ Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five – Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie [Extract] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
35. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props
36. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props (MW Smooth Instrumental)
37. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stils – Season of the Witch [Loop] (sampled in ‘Son Get Wrec’)
38. Black Moon – Son Get Wrec
39. John Klemmer – Song to Katherine (sampled in ‘Shit Iz Real’)
40. Black Moon – Shit Iz Real
41. Buddy Montgomery – Winding Up (sampled in ‘F**k It Up’ (Ruff & Rugged Mix))
42. Black Moon – F**k It Up (Ruff & Rugged Mix)
43. Quincy Jones – Summer in the City (sampled in ‘Reality…’)
44. Black Moon – ‘Reality…’
45. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – We Live in Brooklyn Baby (sampled in ‘Reality…’)

Black Moon 'Enta Da Stage' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Rest In Power MF DOOM, you will be missed.

Taken from his live MF DOOM Tribute show that aired  on Mixlr 1-6-21. Here the link to his live page. https://mixlr.com/pf-cuttin/
To donate towards the show:
paypal.me/pfcuttin

cash app. $pfcuttin



1-  DJ Pf Cuttin - DOOM Intro
2-  DJ Muggs / MF DOOM / KGR - Assassination Day
3-  MF DOOM  -  Triple Fat Goose
4-  MF DOOM - Cellz
5-  Westside Doom / Alchemist  -  2 Stings
6-  MF DOOM - Meddle With Metal
7-  MF DOOM - Hey! 
8-  Your Old Droog /Mach-Hommy / MF DOOM - BDE
9-  MF DOOM / Agallah - MF DOOM Medley
10- Danger Doom  - Bada Bing 
11- Madvillain  - ALL CAPS
12- MF DOOM - Rock Co.Kane Flow   
13- MF DOOM - Trap Door
14- MF DOOM - Ballskin 
15- Dj Babu / MF DOOM / Sean P - The Unexpected
16-  DOOM STARKS -  Chinatown Wars (Remix)
17- Madvillain - Curls
18- MF DOOM / Madlib - Avalanche  
19-  Viktor Vaughn  -  Lickupon
20- MF DOOM - Running Around Another 
21- MF DOOM - Ka-Bang!
22-  Madvillain - Figaro 
23- MF DOOM - Beef Rapp   
24- MF DOOM - Vomitspit 
25-  MF DOOM / Sade / Sean P - Blunted
26- Viktor Vaughn - A Dead Mouse
27-  DOOM STARKS   -  Victory Laps 
28- MF DOOM - One Beer   
29- MF DOOM - Go With The Flow  
30- King Geedorah / Mr Fantastik -  Anti-Matter 
31- MF DOOM -  Deep Fried Frenz
32- Danger Doom - El Chupa Nibre
33- MF DOOM -  Kon Queso
34- MF DOOM - Kookies

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PF DOOM (MF DOOM Tribute mix)

MF DOOM Celebration - Live Set - January 7th, 2021

Live 11pm EST / Thursdays
www.twitch.tv/djchiefone


John Robinson - Sorcerers  feat.  Invizible Handz & MF DOOM
Zero 7 - Somersault  feat MF DOOM (Danger Mouse Remix)
MF DOOM - Potholderz  feat. Count Bass D
Chris Craft - Hooks is Extra  feat. MF DOOM
MF DOOM  - Ballskin
Madvillain - All Caps
Madvillain - Pretty Blood (Fancy Clown Original)
Madvillain - Curls
MF DOOM - Is He Ill?
MF DOOM - Books of War
Madvillain - Peeyano Keys (Great Day Original)
KMD - What a Nigga Know?
3rd Bass - Ace In The Hole  feat. KMD
Danger Doom - El Chupa Nibre
DJ Jon Doe - The Mic Sounds Nice  feat. MF DOOM
Viktor Vaughn - Rae Dawn
Dabrye - Air (Remix)  feat. MF DOOM
Gorillaz - November Has Come  feat. MF DOOM
Viktor Vaughn - Let Me Watch feat. Apani B. Fly
MF DOOM - Greenbacks
Science Fiction - Hold On  feat. MF DOOM
De La Soul - Rock Co.Kane Flow 
King Geedorah - No Snakes Alive
Madvillain -  Meat Grinder
Danger Doom - Perfect Hair II
King Geedorah - Take Me To Your Leader

MF DOOM - Celebration - Live Set -  1/7/21

Side A DJ Pete Rock & Marly Mall Side B Guest DJ Premier Stretch Armstrong Radio show w Bobbito

PF DOOM (MF DOOM Tribute mix)

PFCUTTIN