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"Lightworks" Cover art by Fuse Green (@fusegreen) 

Pete Rock "Dilla Mix 2014" Backspin Sirius Radio

This was recorded Live From Boogie Blind's Residence… This is for your listening pleasure.. I definitely asked for my brother's (DJ Boogie Blind) assistance on this one.. "The Art of Diggin'" continues.. This mix is for music lovers, collectors, diggers.. etc.. Hopefully this inspires people to continue on with the saga for collecting vinyl, rare grooves & searching for the perfect jewel.. Love & God Bless…

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Live From The Boogie Blind Residence

A stripped back, piano version of Take Shelter. From the EP - Available on iTunes: po.st/yytsSO

Take Shelter video: http://youtu.be/Z0atZQSUE80

Years & Years @ Plan B on 7th October: bit.ly/yyplanbpre

Take Shelter

Para One - ’94
Sages Poètes De La Rue - Bons Baisers Du Poste
La Brigade Feat. Lunatic - 16 Rimes
Lunatic - Le Crime Paie
Lunatic - Si Tu Kiffes Pas
113 Clan - Squat
Beat 2 Boul - Dans La Sono
Sages Poètes De La Rue Feat. Booba- Tout Le Monde Dans La Ronde
Sages Poètes De La Rue - Un Noir Tue Un Noir
MC Solaar Feat. Menelik, Soon E MC & Sages Poètes De La Rue - L’NMIACC d'HTCK72KPDP 
Démocrates D - Onze 44
Démocrates D - Un Enfant A Tiré Sur Un Autre Enfant
Démocrates D - Le Crime
MC Solaar Feat. Black Jack, Carlos (Sens Unik), Melopheelo & Willy Roots - Represent
La Cliqua - Tué Dans La Rue
Daddy Lord C - Les Jaloux (La Fourche Remix)
Daddy Lord C - Freaky Flow (1995 Remix)
Double Pact - La Bonne Epoque
Raphaël, Loucha & Shyheim - Worldwide
La Cliqua - Rap Contact
3 Coups - Art. 15
2 Bal 2 Neg - Vie De Chien
Polo - Panne Sèche
Assassin - Le Undaground S’exprime
Assassin Feat. Supernatural - Undaground Connexion
Lino, Le rat luciano & Don Choa - Atmosphère Suspecte
Fonky Family - Une Seule Fois (Pone & Djel Remix)
Akhenaton Feat. Fonky Family - Bad Boys De Marseille (Sauvage Version)
IAM - Demain C’est Loin
Shurik’n - Samouraï
IAM - L’Aimant
Suprême NTM - Pour Un Nouveau Massacre
Suprême NTM Feat. Lucien - Check The Flow
Tout Simplement Noir - A Propos De Tass’
Expression Direkt - Mon Esprit Part En C…
Weedy, Le T.I.N. Feat Rohff - Pour 100 Balles T’as Plus Rien
Weedy, Le T.I.N. Feat. Abuz, Delta, Papifredo, Stor. K, Tepa - Apocalypse Now
D. Abuz System - Ne Reste Pas De Glace
Eros & East - Du Bon Côté (Freeestyle)
La Rumeur - Blessé Dans Mon Ego
Fabe - Quand J’serai Grand (DJ Mehdi Remix)
Idéal J - O’riginal MC’s
Idéal J - Comme Personne Ne L’a
Idéal J Feat. Manu Key, Rim’K, Rohff - Show Bizness
113 Feat. Doudou Masta - Truc De Fou
Ghetto Diplomats Feat. X men - Appelle Les Flics
X Men - Pendez-Les, Bandez-Les, Descendez-Les !
X Men Feat. Hi Fi - J’attaque Du Mike
X Men Feat. Hi Fi - J’attaque Du Mix
Diable Rouge - L’homme Que L’on Nomme
Stomy Bugsy Feat. Hamed Daye, Passi, Oxmo Puccino, Pit Baccardi, Ärsenik, Hifi - Un Reup Qui Fait Reup
X Men - One One One
Hi Fi - L’élévation
Hi Fi - Si T’es Cap D’y Aller
Hi Fi - Tout C’que Les Négros Veulent
Oxmo Puccino Feat. Booba - Pucc Fiction
Oxmo Puccino - Amour & Jalousie
Mafia Trece Feat. Al Primera, Fredo, Le K.Fear, Pit Baccardi, Silf - Détour Vers Le Futur
ATK - 7ème Sens
Symbiose - A Quand Le Million
Digamaz - Transmets Noir Sur Blanc
Mafia Underground - Pas 2 Doute
Mafia Underground - Foxa Bouge
Sté Feat. DB, Sulee B. Wax - Track Cheul
Ministère A.M.E.R. - Cours Plus Vite Que Les Balles
Doc Gynéco - Nirvana

Para One - Rinse FR - Spécial Rap Français

PETE ROCK - "PETESTRUMENTALS 2" 
COMING JUNE 23rd on Mello Music Group
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/petestrumentals-2/id977868001

Pete Rock was raised in Mount Vernon, but his face belongs on Mount Rushmore. The Chocolate Boy Wonder perfected an art form, inspired millions, and soundtracked a generation. By contrast, Teddy Roosevelt seems like a chump. 

This is the man who Dilla told, “I wanted to be like you.” Kanye once called himself the “new Pete Rock.” But the original Pete Rock remains permanently vital. The evidence bangs in his latest opus, Petestrumentals 2, the sequel to the 2001 classic that helped define the hip-hop instrumental record. It marks the legend’s first album on Mello Music Group, a fitting union between the author of the boom-bap blueprint and the label that’s expanded upon his legacy. 

Describing Pete Rock’s productions do them little justice. They resonate in your gut, heart, and brain. The title of one of these beats says it all: “Makes Me Feel Like.” You fill in the blanks based on your personal experience and current mood. 

Petestrumentals 2 conjures memories of BBQ cookouts and 70s Blaxploitation scores, rattling summer jeep cruises and blunted Jamaican vacations. There’s a gorgeous requiem to Dilla (“Dilla Bounce (R.I.P),” where the originator pays tribute to the prodigy. You see the full range of Rock’s gifts on display: the meticulously chopped horns, unquantized drums, and air raid sirens. It contains the emotion of a thousand eulogies. 

No record can’t be resurrected. There’s no sub-genre or era that can’t be converted into Rock’s singular brand of soul. His music is the closest thing we’ll ever get to a time-traveling DeLorean, effortlessly shifting between past, present, and future. 

For the last 20 years, hip-hop heads have argued over the best Pete Rock original productions and remixes. Is it “They Reminisce Over You” or the “Shut ‘Em Down Remix?” Do you prefer Soul Survivor or the first Petestrumentals, his work with INI or the UN? His catalogue can’t be compressed into a bio; you need a book. 

This is the latest chapter—an even 20 slaps and rhythmic levitations. It’s Pete Rock at his best, accelerating and kicking cosmic slop, extending wishes, hope, love, gritty drums and eternal wonder.

Pete Rock - Heaven & Earth

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Produced by Tall Black Guy, "Superstar" is the pre-release single from SMS. SMS is an r&b soul funk trio comprised of real-life married duo, Malice & Mario Sweet with the addition of vocalist Shelby Poole.

The self-titled 7 song EP is set to release 7/01/2015 and will available online through iTunes, Spotify and Amazon MP3.

www.SMSsoul.com

https://soundcloud.com/sms-soul

Buy Single 

Malice & Mario Sweet - Superstar(Prod By. Tall Black Guy)

In our second mix we proudly feature an exclusive Mix from Cookin' Soul.

Cookin' Soul is the name of the duo (Big Size & Zock) of producers/dj's straight out of Valencia, Spain. With production features in over 200 albums and mixtapes worldwide, Cookin' Soul is the first European Hip-Hop production team to really stand out overseas by making hits from Harlem to Compton.

Also recognized worldwide by their famous mashups, mixtapes and remixes usually refered as "better than the original" with more than 3.000.000 downloads.

When outside the studio and while performing on their dj sets in clubs all over the planet you'll always hear a diversity of music at a Cookin' Soul event: Soul & Funk, Reggae, Rock, Trap, 90s & of course Hip-Hop and mashups brand of the house.

Mix.02 - Cookin' Soul 90's Mix

To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Pharcyde's sophomore album Labcabincalifornia, our friend Chris Read has crafted a fly-as-pie mix of album tracks, remixes, and original sample material.  Tune in and enjoy!

http://waxpoetics.com/music/mixtape/the-pharcyde-labcabincalifornia-20th-anniversary-mixtape/

Artwork by Leon Nockolds
Words by Alice Price-Styles

Tracklist: 

1. Les McCann - 'What's Going On (Live)' (sampled in 'Bullshit')
2. The Pharcyde - 'Bullshit' (Instrumental)
3. Chris Read - 'Theme #3' (Scratchapella)
4. Bob Marley - 'Get Up, Stand Up' (Loop) (sampled in 'Bullshit')
5. Gary Burton - 'Sing Me Softly of the Blues' (sampled in 'Bullshit')
6. Rodney Cee & Kevie Kev Rockwell - 'Stoop Rap' (sampled in 'Pharcyde')
7. The Pharcyde - 'Pharcyde'
8. Cal Tjader - 'The Bilbao Song' (sampled in 'Groupie Therapy')
9. The Pharcyde - 'Groupie Therapy'
10. A Tribe Called Quest - 'Lyrics to Go' (Loop) (sampled in 'Groupie Therapy')
11. Minnie Riperton - 'Inside My Love' (sampled in 'Groupie Therapy')
12. Stan Getz & Luis Bonfa - 'Suadade Vem Correndo' (sampled in 'Runnin')
13. Run D.M.C - 'Rock Box' (Extract) (sampled in 'Runnin')
14. The Pharcyde - 'Runnin' (Acapella)
15. The Pharcyde - 'Somethin' That Means Somethin'
16. The Beastie Boys - 'The New Style' (Extract) (sampled in 'Drop')
17. The Pharcyde - 'Drop'
18. A Tribe Called Quest - 'Check The Rhime' (Loop) (sampled in 'Drop (Beatminerz Remix)')
19. The Pharcyde - 'Drop' (Beatminerz Remix Instrumental)
20. The Pharcyde - 'Y?'
21. Mass Production - 'Keep My Heart Together' (sampled in 'Moment in Time')
22. The Pharcyde - 'Moment in Time'
23. The Pharcyde - 'Devil Music'
24. Wu-Tang Clan - 'Da Mystery of Chessboxin' (Loop) (sampled in 'Devil Music')
25. Roy Ayers and Carla Vaughn - 'You Send Me' (sampled in 'The Hustle')
26. The Pharcyde - 'The Hustle'
27. Vince Guaraldi Trio - 'Fly Me To The Moon' (sampled in 'Splattitorium')
28. The Pharcyde - 'Splattitorium'
29. Cannonball Adderley - Walk Tall / Mercy Mercy Mercy (sampled in 'She Said')
30. The Pharcyde - 'Passin Me By' (Extract) (sampled in 'She Said')
31. The Pharcyde - 'She Said'
32. The Pharcyde - 'The E.N.D'
33. [Bonus Track] The Pharcyde feat Lizzy Parks & Giles Barratt - 'Runnin' (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Remix)

The Pharcyde 'Labcabincalifornia' 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Soul Supreme and Dase Boogie join forces to make a tribute mix to one of their all time favorite groups - the People Under the Stairs.

Each one takes it to his own place so be sure to check both parts!

Enjoy and please share, post, like and spread the word around!

The People Under the Stairs Tribute Mix

BANG! @southernvangard #radio Ep 077! Meeks and Doe are taking a well deserved break this week to recharge for the rest of 2016 - but that doesn’t mean the content stops! We have a very special treat this week folks - a guest mix from the one and only DJ @Personify of the Little Big Things Crew!  This New-Orleans native who resides in Philly is a beast behind the wheels, no matter the genre. Fellow Little Big Things crew member Case Bloom put us on to Personify via the "Welcome To New Orleans" funk 45 mix he did for Case’s Tucker & Bloom bag company a few years back, and we’ve been hooked ever since. This mix is chock full of joints you know and maybe some you don’t - so don’t delay, press play and always remember we got that #smithsonian #grade! // #download #stream #listen // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on #itunes #podcast #stitcherradio #soundcloud #mixcloud // #hiphop #rap #underground #DJ #mix #interview #podcasts #ATL #WORLDWIDE

Recorded late June 2016 @ The Bottom, Philadelphia, PA
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"This Year" - MHz
"Gimme That" - Ali-B & Jungle Brothers
"The Blessin" - Mood Swingaz
"Fakin’ Jax" (Original Mix) - I.N.I. feat. Pete Rock
"Negro League Baseball" - Natural Resource
"The Dig" - People Under the Stairs
"Where I’m From" - The Bul Bey feat. Davon
"Gotta Get Over (Taking the Loot)" - Gang Starr
"Rugged Ruff" - Bahamadia
"Is It Right" - Extra Prolific
"Play Dat" - Dayne Jordan & Jazzy Jeff
"Crash the Boards" - Cali Agents
"Mad Izm" (Original Buckwild Remix) - Channel Live feat. KRS-ONE
"Stress" (Large Professor Remix) - Organized Konfusion
"I Know Didn’t I" - SlimKid3 & DJ Nu-Mark feat. Darando
"Buck ‘Em Down" Remix - Black Moon
"Cut Interlude 1" - DJ Personify
"Bout It Bout It" - Johnson & Jonson
"For Old Time Sake" - Sound Providers feat. Asheru
"Eye Patch" - De La Soul
"Do Your Thing" - Ugly Duckling
"Get Wise ’91" - Mr. Lif feat. Edan
"On the Phone (Girlies)" - JW Hype
"Lose In The End" - Casual
"Cut Interlude 2" - DJ Personify
"The Visualz" - Sia & Yeshua DapoED
"One In a Million" - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
"Elevation (Free My Mind)" - The B.U.M.S.
"EZ On the Motion" - Ghetto Concept
"Hookslide" - Asamov
"The World Is…" - Blu & Exile
"Live For 95" - Fatnice & Mushmouf

Episode 077 - DJ Personify - Southern Vangard Radio

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of De La Soul's fourth studio album 'Stakes Is High', our buddy Chris Read couldn't resist cooking up yet another stellar mix of tracks from the LP, alternate versions, and original sample material.

Listen up and enjoy!

Artwork by Leon Nockolds
Words by Alice Price-Styles

Track list:

1. De La Soul – ‘Intro’
2. Milt Jackson & The Ray Brown Big Band – ‘Enchanted Lady’ (sampled in ‘Dinninit’)
3. De La Soul – ‘Dinninit’
4. Jan Hammer Group – ‘Peaceful Sundown’ (sampled in ‘Dog Eat Dog’)
5. De La Soul – ‘Dog Eat Dog’
6. Aretha Franklin – It Only Happens (When I Look At You) (sampled in ‘Long Island Degrees’)
7. De La Soul – ‘Long Island Degrees’
8. Craig Mack – ‘Get Down’ [Loop] (sampled in ‘The Bizness’)
9. De La Soul feat Common – ‘The Bizness’
10. Commodores – ‘High on Sunshine’ (sampled in ‘Sunshine’)
11. De La Soul – ‘Sunshine’
12. Bayete – ‘Free Angela’ (sampled in ‘Sunshine’)
13. Ahmad Jamal – ‘Swahililand’ (sampled in ‘Stakes is High’)
14. De La Soul – ‘Stakes is High’ 
15. De La Soul – ‘Stakes Is High (Jay Dee Remix)’
16. James Brown – ‘Mind Power’ (sampled in ‘Stakes is High’)
17. De La Soul feat Mos Def & Truth Enola – ‘Stakes is High (Remix)’
18. Walter Wanderley – ‘Summer Samba’ (sampled in ‘Supa Emcees’)
19. Jimmy Spicer – ‘Adventures of Super Rhyme’ [Extract] (sampled in ‘Supa Emcees’)
20. Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick – La Di Da Di [Extract] (sampled in ‘Supa Emcees’)
21. De La Soul – ‘Supa Emcees’
22. Wilson Pickett – Get Me Back On Time, Engine #9 [Extract] (sampled in ‘Supa Emcees’)
23. De La Soul feat Mos Def – ‘Big Brother Beat’
24. Kurtis Blow – ‘These Are the Breaks’ [Extract] (sampled in ‘The Brakes’)
25. De La Soul – ‘The Brakes’
26. James Brown – Funky Drummer [Loop] (sampled in ‘Betta Listen’)27. De La Soul – ‘Betta Listen’
28. Jeff Beck – ‘Come Dancing’ [Loop] (sampled in ‘Down Syndrome’)
29. James Brown – ‘Talkin Loud & Sayin Nothing’ [Loop] (sampled in ‘Down Syndrome’)
30. De La Soul – ‘Down Syndrome’
31. De La Soul feat Truth Enola – ‘Pony Ride’
32. Lou Donaldson – ‘Who’s Making Love’ (sampled in ‘Wonce Again Long Island’)
33. De La Soul – ‘Wonce Again Long Island’
34. Malcolm McLaren – ‘Hobo Scratch’ (sampled in ‘Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby’)
35. De La Soul feat Jazzyfatnastees – ‘Baby Baby Baby Baby Ooh Baby’
36. Chico Hamilton – ‘A Rose for Booker’ (sampled in ‘4 More’)
37. Jungle Brothers – ‘Jimmy Bonus Beat’ [Extract] (sampled in ‘4 More’)
38. De La Soul feat Zhane – ‘4 More’


De La Soul 'Stakes Is High' 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

To honor a masterpiece in Hip hop music, I have put together this mix to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Breaking Atoms by Main Source. 

TRACKLIST:

Ike Turner and The Kings of Rhythm - Getting Nasty
Johnnie Taylor - Watermelon Man
Main Source - Snake Eyes
Jesse Anderson - Mighty Mighty
Main Source - Scratch & Kut
Main Source - Watch Roger Do His Thing
Vicki Anderson -In The Land Of Milk And Honey
Main Source - Live At The Barbeque
Bob James - Nautilus
Melvin Van Peebles - The Man Tries Running His Usual Game but Sweetback's Jones Is So Strong He...
The Three Sounds - Repeat After Me
Myra Barnes - The Message From The Soul Sisters
Main Source - Vamos A Rapiar
Skull Snaps - I Turn My Back On Love
Sweet Charles Sherrell - Hang Out And Hustle
Vanessa Kendrick - 90% Of Me Is You
Main Source - Just Hangin' Out
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
Main Source - Just Hangin' Out (Remix)
Ike & Tina Turner - Bold Soul Sister
Main Source - Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball
Lou Donaldson - Pot Belly
James Brown - The Boss
Main Source - Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix)
Donald Byrd - Think Twice
Detroit Emeralds - You're Getting A Little Too Smart
Main Source - Looking At The Front Door (Uncut)
The Pazant Brothers and The Beaufort Express - Chick A Boom
The Third Guitar - Baby Don't Cry
The Mohawks - The Champ
Main Source - Large Professor
MSFB - T.L.C. (Tender Lovin' Care)
Main Source - Peace Is Not The Word To Play (Remix)
Lynn Collins - Things Got To Get Better
Lou Courtney - Hey Joyce
Main Source - He Got So Much Soul (He Don't Need No Music)

Main Source "Breaking Atoms 25 Mix"

Last J.Rocc mix for today! What a beauty it is.

All J.Rocc mixes here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/j-rocc-mixes

0.00 Grant Green 'Down Here on the Ground' 
4.30 Ronnie Laws 'Tidal Wave'
5.40 Lonnie Liston Smith 'Spinning Wheel'
9.45 Jeremy Steig 'Howling for Judy' 
12.10 Ronnie Foster 'Mystic Brew' 
14.50 Jack McDuff 'Oblighetto' 
21.30 Donald Byrd 'Think Twice' 
23.50 Monk Higgins 'Little Green Apples'
26.00 David Axelrod/David McCullum 'The Edge'
28.20 Joe Williams 'Get Out Of My Life Woman' 
30.20 Lou Donaldson 'It’s Your Thing' 
34.00 Lou Donaldson 'Who's makin Love to Ya'
36.00 Donald Byrd 'Wind Parade'

1. Lou Donaldson “It’s Your Thing”
Originally on the album Hot Dog (Blue Note, 1969)
Sampled By:
Brand Nubian “Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down” (Elektra)
De La Soul “Bitties In The BK Lounge” (Tommy Boy)
Lox “Get This $” (Bad Boy/Arista)
Real Live “Day You Die” (Pirate/Big Beat)
Madonna “I’d Rather Be Your Lover” (Warner Bros.)

2. Ronnie Foster “Mystic Brew”
Originally on the album Two Headed Freap (Blue Note, 1972)
Sampled By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Electric Relaxation” (Jive)
Rell “Real Love” (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
E.T.A. “Ayia Napa” (Flex)

3. Donald Byrd “Think Twice”
Originally on the album Stepping into Tomorrow (Blue Note, 1974)
Sampled By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Footprints” (Jive)
Main Source “Lookin At The Front Door” (Wild Pitch)
De La Soul “Simply Havin” (Tommy Boy)
DJ Krush “Big City Lover” (Instinct)
J Dilla “Think Twice” (BBE)

4. David Axelrod/David McCullum “The Edge”
Originally on the album Music: A Bit More of Me (Capitol, 1968)
Sampled By:
Dr. Dre “The Next Episode” (Aftermath/Interscope)

5. Jack McDuff “Oblighetto”
Originally on the album Moon Rappin’ (Blue Note, 1969)
Sampled By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Scenario” (Jive)
J Dilla “Oblighetto Remix” (Blue Note)

6. Joe Williams “Get Out Of My Life Woman” –
Originally on the album Presenting Joe Williams and
the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra (Solid State, 1966)
Sampled By:
Kool G Rap “Ill Street Blues” (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros.)
Biz Markie “Funk Is Back” (Cold Chillin’/Warner Bros.)
Cadillac Tah “You Loose” (Def Jam)
Jill Scott “Brotha” (Hidden Beach)

7. Grant Green “Down Here On The Ground”
Originally on the album Alive! (Blue Note, 1970)
Sampled By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Vibes & Stuff” (Jive)
Madonna “Forbidden Love” (Boy Toy/Warner Bros.)

8. Lonnie Smith “Spinnin Wheel”
Originally on the album Drives (Blue Note, 1970)
Sampled By:
A Tribe Called Quest “Can I Kick It” (Jive)
Pete Rock And C.L. Smooth “Act Like You Know” (Elektra)
Brian Austin Green “Didn’t Have A Clue” (Yam Yum Entertainment)

9. Jeremy Steig “Howling For Judy”
Originally on the album Legwork (Solid State, 1970)
Sampled By:
Beastie Boys “Get It Together” (Capitol)

10. Lou Donaldson “Who’s Makin Love (To Your Old Lady)”
Originally on the album Hot Dog (Blue Note, 1969)
Sampled By:
Biggie Smalls “One More Chance” Remix (Bad Boy)
Marley Marl & Craig G “Droppin Science” (Cold Chillin”/Warner Bros)
Mary J. Blige “Everyday It Rains” (Def Jams)

11. Ronnie Laws “Tidal Wave”
Originally on the album Pressure Sensitive (Blue Note, 1975)
Sampled By:
Black Moon “Who Got The Props” (Nervous)
Jackson 5 “I Want You Back (Remix)” (Motown)

12. Monk Higgins “Little Green Apples”
Originally on the album Extra Soul Perception (Solid State, 1969)
Sampled By:
Gangstarr “Code Of The Streets” (Chrysalis/EMI)

13. Donald Byrd “Wind Parade”
Originally on the album Places and Spaces (Blue Note, 1975)
Sampled By:
Black Moon “Buck Em Down” (Nervous)
2 Pac “Definition of A Thug Nigga” (Columbia Pictures/Sony) and (Amaru/Interscope/Jive)
2 Pac “Late Night” (Interscope)
Organized Confusion “Stray Bullet” (Hollywood)

J.Rocc's Droppin' Science with Blue Note

J-Rocc: Droppin' Science with Blue Note (2008)

I am constantly thinking of different themes to build a mix around. With the completion of each mix I typically fall into a 2-3 week funk where I try to think of a new theme for my next mix. Following the Folger's Blends mix I was struggling to think of a new theme. Then, one day while doing a random google search I stumbled onto the above logo. At first glance, I thought the logo was straight dope. However, the logo became even cooler when I learned that it was the creation of my favorite t-shirt designer, Derek from Manifest Worldwide. Given that the saying behind the logo comes from a ATCQ song, I was originally intending to do a Tribe mix. However, since Tribe mixes are a dime a dozen I went in the direction of creating a mix that attempts to capture the jazzy vibe that groups like Tribe and Digable Planets spawned. As the title suggests, all songs on this mix incorporate jazz based samples. The track selection includes music from jazzy groups and producers such as A Tribe Called Quest, Digable Planets, Diamond D, Black Moon, De La Soul, Madlib, No ID, Gang Starr, Showbiz & AG, Big L, The Roots, and Nas (I think that's all of them?). Half the fun of making this mix was doing the research to ensure that all songs maintained a jazz break. Some were no brainers, but other songs with jazz breaks were quite surprising. Jazz based samples have always given a special vibe to hip hop music so I hope this mix captures that magic. Thanks again to Derek at Manifest for inspiring the mix's theme.

We Got the Jazz

With deep roots in music culture, Reell always aims to keep things fresh, but simple. Here we feature mixes of our supported artists. Enjoy! 

Mix.02 - Cookin' Soul 90's Mix

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