Hip-Hop I grew up with you and loved you but feel out of it when things got to hardcore and MONEY ravaged and changed you for what you really were meant to be.... many forgot who you really are, the culture, the struggle, the entertainment but most of all, the REAL skill it took to tell us stories, messages regardless if it was real or fake.
Your so taken lightly that it has divided many and some have even claimed your death because you've gone un-noticed unless 1 REALLY DIGS DEEP TO FIND YOU... 

But i'm gonna try to tell the world you exist.. one volume at a time, because I miss you so much.

- Mr. V.

Dj Mr. V - Hip Hop - We Miss You - Volume 1

SADE VS DILLA

the legendary Hip Hop producer Pete Rock gets on the turn tables and rocks out for a special 1 hour mix for D-Stroy.

Pete Rock's D-Stroy Mix

recorded live on twitch.tv/selecta720 april 2 2025

Marvin Gaye Tribute-Recorded Live On TWITCH-April 2 2025

recorded live on twitch.tv/selecta720 april 8 2025

Robert Glasper Tribute-Recorded Live On TWITCH-April 8 2025

recorded live on twitch.tv/selecta720 april 21 2025

Bahamadia Tribute-Recorded Live On TWITCH-April 21 2025

@DJBILLYBUSCH CLASSIC DRUNK MIX LIVE ON SHADE45 5-16-25

recorded live on twitch.tv/selecta720 june 27 2025

Walter Scott (Whispers) Tribute-Recorded Live On TWITCH-June 27 2025

This EP features two alternative versions of "Fatal Disease", a blues-infused country ballad with a bluesy-jazz feel, powerful vocal performances, and plenty of guitar work.

Fatal Disease (B-Side)

"Raphael Saadiq is the Neo Soul and R&B producer, arranger and songwriter of a generation, yet criminally unsung. I simply wanted to shine a light on known, and some unknown, involvement of his in music over the years, from uptempo Soul of his own to his signature Two Step sound. 

Raphael's solo work needs no introduction, having redefined his sound over the years, remaining consistently current without loosing his era-defining, Soulaquarian-Neo-Soul feel. But his work with others artists is fascinating, linch-pinning so many killer R&B records whilst remaining forever background and humble.

There is a fascinating story told by Solange Knowles, of a misplaced Saadiq beat CD, which eventually lead to the makings, Grammy Award winning, Cranes In The Sky (Song Exploder, 2017). The Grammy captures Raphael’s nature perfectly, by not attending and opting out of the limelight. 

'I’ve been fortunate to work with both a Mick Jagger and a Kendrick Lamar, I’ve seen all sides. In terms of legacies, I just want people to look at the way I put music together and say he was a bad, bad man… But if they say nothing, I’m happy with that too.' (Raphael Saadiq, Hobbs / Quietus, 2017)

In an age of pop superstars and egos, it’s heartwarming seeing someone who’s intrinsic to the music we love, so down to earth. For the heads, there is an obvious exemption of any Ummah records, of which Raphael was an occasional member, however with exact individual involvement on each Ummah record such a grey area, that tribute mix alone is best saved for another time..."
-Russ Ryan

Follow Russ Ryan: http://www.mrrussryan.com/
For TRACKLIST: http://ow.ly/7VLH30lY068

Tribute Mixes

TRACKLIST

Tribute to RAPHAEL SAADIQ - Selected by Russ Ryan

I mixed 164 of Hip Hop’s original samples in 55 minutes. Producers like DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, RZA, Large Professor & D.I.T.C. inspired this. Classics With DJ Rumor: LiveSpin, Episiode 16.

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Hip Hop's Original Samples - Classics With DJ Rumor: LiveSpin, Episode 16

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