Retrospective mix for the summer, inspired by my 90s US hip hop mixtape obsession: classic (mostly east coast) hip hop and R&B rolling along at a nice 95+ bpm with lots of blends and whatnot. 

Special shout to @dj-hudson for inspiring me, and giving me a couple of IDs I've been after for years, with his superb "Mentally Hip-Hop Smoothed Out On The R&B Tip With A Pop Feel" mix. Some amazing stuff on his profile. Big up!

Ohio Players - Pride And Vanity
> TLC - Red Light Special (L.A.'s Flava Mix Acapella Version)
Mary J. Blige feat. Grand Puba - What's The 411?
Kukoo Da Bag-A-Bonez - Real Kukoo (Instrumental)
> Groove Theory - Keep Tryin' (Acapella)
Brandy - Baby (Extended LP Version)
Brandy - Baby (Acapella)
Bahamadia feat. Black Thought - Da Jawn (Instrumental)
Bahamadia feat. Black Thought - Da Jawn 
Show & A.G. - Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)
Group Home - Up Against Tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix)
> Adriana Evans - Reality (Acapella)
The Roots - Section
> Soul For Real - Every Little Thing I Do (Puff Daddy Remix) 
> Mary J. Blige - Leave A Message
Mary J. Blige feat. CL Smooth - Reminisce (Pete Rock Remix)
SWV - Right Here (Extended Human Nature Mix)
> Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell (Acapella)
> Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell (Large Professor Remix)
Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell
Allure feat. Nas - Head Over Heels
Groove Theory - Tell Me
Earth Gyrlz - Love Of Mine
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Funkdoobiest - Lost In Thought
> PMD - Many Often Wonder (Instrumental)
LL Cool J feat. Total - Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv Remix)
112 feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Mase - Only You (Bad Boy Remix)
En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Extended Edit)
> Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker (Percapella)
Wreckx-N-Effect - Rump Shaker (New Jack Crew Teddy 2 Mix)
Black Moon - Who Got Da Props? (Instrumental)
Black Moon - Who Got Da Props?
The Notorious B.I.G. - Party And Bullshit
Jade - Don't Walk Away (Extended)
A.D.L. - Daddy
> Faith Evans - Love Like This (Acapella)
Faith Evans - Love Like This
Portrait - Here We Go Again (Extended)
Diamond D feat. The Psychos - Freestyle (Yo, That's That Shit)
Lords Of The Underground - Check It (Remix)
> Ghostface Killah - 260
Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna - Daytona 500
Apache - Gangsta Bitch (Instrumental)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) (Acapella)
Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity (Instrumental)
Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity

Digging In The Tapes

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Home of my own mixes - predominantly jungle/hardcore with the odd bit of D&B, plus eclectic sample-digging, breaks and hip-hop, techno & electronica. 

Pre-2001, all mixes vinyl; Post-2016, all mixes digital (DJay 2); Post-2018, Ableton Live. Why? Why not?
I've got an old skool DJ's mentality, early influences ranging from Sublove, Ratty, Randall & Hype to Coldcut, DJ Juice, MK & Primo.  In the early 00s I turned my back on D&B, retired my turntables in favour of family/work commitments, and got into funk, soul, reggae and so on... a lot of this driven by curiosity around the sample roots of hardcore and jungle.  Forward another decade and an early mid-life crisis saw me messing around with virtual decks on my phone, and later acquiring a vinyl ripper, with one vision in mind: making mixes.
Although I'm partial to the odd DJay or vinyl mix when I get the chance, the progression into Ableton Live was a simple means to an end.  My ideas stretch further than the limitations of my physical collection and real-time mixing, and by sequencing I can pick, choose, chip away and structure mixes at my leisure. Which I do... a lot :)

Wait, there's more ... an absolute stack of classic golden era/old skool hip-hop/turntablism, jungle and d&b, hardcore, techno and house mixes retrieved from my dusty tape & CD archives.  This includes (by my reckoning) the most exhaustive collections of classic Full Cycle and Sublove Galaxy Radio shows, live Ruffneck Ting jungle tapes, loads of studio & compilation mixes, all manner of rave tapes, and so on. 
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