DJ Premier's definitive selection of the finest underground hip-hop from the late 90s, a true masterpiece among hip-hop compilations. Essential listening. Massive shout to Olly G for bringing this CD into our lives all those years ago :)

Intro
Braggin’ Writes - J-Live
Break It Down - Brainwash
Off Balance - Laster feat. Ed O.G.
Head Over Wheels - G-Depp
Skit
Lyrical Tactics - Natural Elements
8 Steps To Perfection - Company Flow
Change - Shades Of Brooklyn
Too Complex - L The Head Toucha
Interlude
Metal Thangz - Street Smartz
Inner City Blues - Rezidue
Properties Of Steel - Godfather Don
Mixmaster - Brainsick Mob
21 Years - Choclair
Outro
Feel The High Part. 2 - Finsta Bundy

DJ Premier: New York Reality Check 101 (1997)

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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. 
Use the playlist shortcuts (top of spotlight) to find your way around. 

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DJ Premier: New York Reality Check 101 (1997)

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