Based on one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite Funk groups. Kool & The Gang were a completely different group in the early 70s than they were in the 80s. A Horn heavy, breakbeat laden, Jazz Funk Soul outfit.  Their track "N.T." is probably the closest they came to a wandering, jam band type song, with the entire horn section getting a chance to breathe. With the kicker being the heavily sampled drum break that appears towards the song's end. Dilla flipped this break lovely on Q-Tip's "Breathe and Stop" and this remix cribs a bit from his version and peppers in a healthy dose of those boombastic K&G horns. Enjoy!

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Q-Tip - Kamaal & The Gang (TREWs Take A Break Remix)

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Pete Rock- "Roy Ayers Tribute Mix"

J.PERIOD takes listeners on a musical journey through the catalog, legacy and lasting impact of the one and only Godfather of Soul.

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J.PERIOD'S "The Legacy Of JB" is part of "The Big Payback" summer mix series, also featuring DJ Scratch & Amerigo Gazaway: https://soundcloud.com/bigpayback

J.PERIOD Presents… The Legacy Of JB

Kenny “DOPE” Gonzalez is one of the most prolific artists of the modern music age. The four time Gram- my nominated musical genius has been entertaining and astounding the masses alike with his fusions of house, hip-hop, Latin, jazz, funk & soul, reggae, alternative pop and broken beats for 20 years. Known as a living encyclopedia of beats and tagged with the nickname “DEBO” by his closest friends, Kenny is a purveyor of sonic masterpieces.

“Im really happy to collaborate with a brand that is just as passionate about music as I am. It’s dope to be able to share a mix with you that showcases all the sounds that I work with and love. I appreciate 101 Apparel including me in their line, its great to bring you an exclusive mix and the Limited Edition Tee. Go get it 101 Apparel. Peace” - KENNY DOPE

101 Apparel Presents Kenny Dope - Anything Goes - 12 min sampler

Jodie, Lost Files

This mixtape was 1st in the Hip Hop chart, 1st in the Soul chart, 1st in the Jazz chart and 1st in the Beats chart on Mixcloud. Now It can be enjoyed on Souncloud too!

Talk is cheap and good music is priceless. This mix compiled by Swedish DJ/producer Devastate from Counterweight Records showcases the label's musical ambitions mixing classic boom bap sounds with soulful beats and various jazzy instrumental gems. It’s an one hour mix filled with laid back music that demands you to sit down, be quiet and really listen. Enjoy!

DJ Devastate (Sweden) has dropped various instrumental projects and also produced artists like: Ed O.G, El Da Sensei, Masta Ace, Reks, Termanology and many others. His earlier mixtape releases include collaborations with BBE Records, Fremdtunes, Basementality and Waxpoetics.

Counterweight Records just dropped their first single “Medicine” Featuring ADL available on 7” vinyl through their website, also out as a digital release.

Counterweight records: www.counterweight.se - www.twitter.com/cwrecs
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Artwork: Jonas Hilmersson

TRACKLIST:

Intro (Prod. DJ Devastate)

The Basement - Pete Rock CL Smooth (Freddie Cruger RMX)

Aquarius – Cris Prolific

Touching Realness – K-Def

Rigel - Shin-Ski

Afro Blue – Robert Glasper (9th Wonder's Blue Light Basement Remix) (featuring Erykah Badu & Phonte) 

Don’t Fall In – Andrés

Act of Faith (Supafuh) – Melaz

Time Leak f. Talib Kweli (Damu the Fudgemunk RMX) – The Union
 
Raindrops – Max I Million (Counterweight Exclusive)

Motor City Movin' (feat. Guilty Simpson & Journalist) – Jr Ph7

Medicine – ADL (Max i Million RMX)

Medicine – ADL (Original Version)

ONE4PETER - Suff Daddy 

Dusk Till Dawn – Koolade

Where I Belong – Moods

Come Back - Kev Brown

C.A.L.I - IAMNOBODI 

Late Night Suff – Miles Bonny
Trip – Ta-Ku

Cold Day – Black Milk

Quicksand (feat. Common & Dezi Paige) – Yancey Boys

Mon Amie De'Troit (ft. Ozay Moore) – Tall Black Guy

Vernors - The Detroit Experiment

Donut Man – Darryl Reeves

We Three Kings – Low Budget Crew

Moog Boy 4 Life - Dexter



Sit Down & Shut Up (a LDBK mix by DJ Devastate)

The Dusty Handclap No. 16 Madlib Tribute

@DJParler hits with an exclusive mixtape that is part Cymande "Samplology" (his on going series of sample blends) and part Okayplayer Memorial Day BBQ soundtrack. Released for the holiday as well as in conjunction with our announcement of Okayplayer & SummerStage presents Cymande, King, Deva Mahal, and Parler himself on Saturday June 11 at SummerStage Central Park.

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::: TRACKLIST :::
Samplology Intro 
Dove - Cymande
The Score - The Fugees
The Message - Cymande
Me And The Biz - Masta Ace
Brothers On The Slide - Cymande
Cedar - Metal Fingers
Cuz He'z Alwayz Around - Heavy D & The Boyz
Fug - Cymande
Change In Speak - De La Soul
Bra - Cymande
Movin' On - Gang Starr
Hot Thang ft ATCQ, Talib Kweli (BQE Party Break) - DJ Parler
Hot Thing - Prince
What? - A Tribe Called Quest
Uncle Willie's Dream - Paul Humphrey
Luck Of Lucien - A Tribe Called Quest
Forty Days - Billy Brooks
Show Business - A Tribe Called Quest
Wicky Wacky -Fatback Band
Just Enough Room For Storage - James Brown
Lyrics To Go - A Tribe Called Quest
Left My Wallet In El Segundo 
Funky  - The Chambers Brothers
Description Of A Fool - A Tribe Called Quest
Running Away - Roy Ayers
(Not Just) Knee Deep - Funkadelic
Me, Myself And I - De La Soul
A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays - De La Soul
Evil Vibrations - Mighty Ryeders
Ego Trip Pt 2 - De La Soul
Harlem Hendoo - Al Hirt
Stay Cool - The Roots
Life Of Fortune And Fame - Sly & the Family Stone
Game Theory - The Roots
Her Story - The Flying Lizards
Water - The Roots
Rising Down - The Roots ft. Mos Def & Styles P
Nothing Is The Same - Grand Funk Railroad
Music Man - Masta Ace
The World Is A Circle - Burt Bacharach ft Liv Ullman
Dark Knights - Rapsody ft. Wale
Round & Round - Hi Tek ft. Jonell
Burlesque In Barcelona - Jakob Magnusson
Vole, Vole Farandole - Paul Mauriat
Suddenly - Hi Tek ft. Donte & Main Flow Of Mood
Trois Gymnopedies - Erik Satie
Don't Nobody Care About Us - Phat Kat
A Friend - KRS One
Our Generation - Ernie Hines
Today - Tom Scott
Think Twice - Donald Byrd
Think Twice - J Dilla

DJ Parler Memorial Day Samplology Mixtape 2016

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

I know the phrase "Dilla Changed my Life" is something that almost seems watered down and become somewhat of a fad, but it seems to be something I am comfortable with saying.  

My story is some what similar to all of the great stories heard from all of our heroes in hip-hop. Most of their first encounters of Jay Dee's music was through the circulation of his Slum Village demo tape distributed around small circles primarily via Houseshoes & Q-Tip.  For my generation hip-hop was already around, but when you consider the actual time of understanding hip-hop, I was first introduced through a small vinyl collection from a close friend in High School, which included "Slum Village - Fantastic Vol 2".  The "Intro" track into "Conant Gardens" into "I Don't Know" was a life changing sequence for me.  Jam packed w/ Soulful rhodes, great mixing, thick drums, heavy bass lines, chopped drum breaks, rhythmic vocals, scratching, vocal chops etc. The density of the music in that 3 track sequence was unmatched (maybe until this day).  Since that time when I was maybe 14 (pre Dj years) I became obsessed w/ hip-hop music and the culture.  Over the years I studied anything Jay Dee (Dilla): his music, the moves he made, the records he sampled, the drums he chopped.   

Since his passing there have been 100's if not 1000's of tributes created to celebrate his catalog.  With the blueprint for me being the masterpiece mixes created by J Rocc in the early years following his passing, I felt like I needed to take another approach.  

This episode is more focused on connecting stories told by some of Dilla's greatest collaborators.   The music selections may not be reflective of his "greatest work" but they are chosen to help drive the story and help explain the reasons why he was so impactful to the game.  Much like his catalog and the 1000's of mixes out there are equally the same amount of stories circulating the internet of people talking about his impact.  These are some of the more important ones, or at least that helped me get a better idea of who he was and why he was a genius.  

Whether you are a new Dilla fan or a long-time Jay Dee fanatic, I hope this helps guide you to a greater understanding of the James Yancey legacy.  

Peace
DJ Flow, February, 2017

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The "Dilla" Handclap No. 21 (Hosted by DJ Flow)

"Loops, Chops, Beats, & Vibes" - Dj Rhettmatic

Produced by Dj Rhettmatic for Beat Junkie Sound
Recorded at The Sound-O-Matic Lab

1. Intro
2. Psychodelic Vibes 
3. Fly Away 
4. Everytime 
5. A Run Thru The Labrynith 
6. It's Easy 
7. Rain Into Light 
8. Change My Way -
9. Dancers' Delight 

As you know, to celebrate my birthday every year, I always try to do my best to make some music & share it as a way to say thank you, but this particular project was a bit of a struggle. Originally I was going to make a sequel to "Excerpts From The SP1200" but unfortunately my SP1200 took a dump when I turned it on. My next resort was to plug up my MPC2000 & unfortunately as well, it's also buggin out; which means I have to get both of my drum machine samplers to get repaired (Forat, here I come). Plus I only started 2 weeks ago, which really didn't give me any time to really marinate because I had such a busy schedule. On top of that, just a few days before my birthday, I get sick & get some crazy rash on my hands. Yet, I wasn't going to let anything stop me for trying to get this done.


Of course I can always rely on my current way of doing production & use the Propellerhead Reason software but I wanted to really challenge myself. So what I did instead is was use Pro Tools as my way of making beats this time. No drum programming, playing keys & basslines; just straight chopping up, looping, layering samples from records, cut & paste style....basically, on some Raw Sh*t!! It was more tedious & time consuming than my other methods of doing beats, but I have to tell you, it was hella fun. I just listened to bunch a records, recorded it, sample, chop, & however the final product came out, mistakes & all, this is what you're listening to right now. No overthinking, just went with the flow. It was pretty liberating.


Anyways, as always, this is my way to celebrate another year on this planet & my humble way to say thank you to everyone that has directly or indirectly, supported, inspired, motivated me in one capacity or another. I am very thankful.

Rhettmatic - Beat Junkies
May 10, 2018 - 4.30am

Loops, Chops, Beats, & Vibes

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