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Weekly Funk and Beyond Radio Show on Megapolis FM (megapolisfm.ru 89,5 FM Moscow)

listen every Sunday from 18 till 19 (Moscow time)

for tracklisting please visit beyondfunk.com

Funk and Beyond Radio Show. 08/09/2013

From Amazon.com:
"FUNKY SKUNK is a mix CD that clocks in at over 60 minutes, originally released in by DJ SHADOW in late summer 2005 as part of the 'Public Works' Project with Obey (Shepard Fairey), in concordance with a product line of shirts, stickers and box set. 'Funky Skunk' is an hour long hip-hop mix, showcasing the finest tracks from over the last few decades. The majority of the set focuses on the early stages of the genre, with Shadow selecting the best in 80's hip hop and early electro - where tracks were made the good old fashioned way; a tight loop of beats, sampled breaks, primitive scratching and an MC. There are also freakout pysch moments and absurd rapid breaks perfect for any budding samplers out there. Funky Skunk ranks highly as one of DJ Shadow's best mix albums, acting as a brilliant party album but also as an introduction to prehistoric hip hop."

DJ Shadow - Funky Skunk FULL

Produced by: Parental for Akromégalie Records
Written by: Pete Flux for Pete Flux Music LLC
Recorded by: Tommy Gunz at Eastwood Studios, Atlanta, GA
Cuts by: Venom for Marvel Records
Mixed by: Parental at Akromégalie Studio, Paris
Mastered by: K-Def (K. Hansford)

Order on:
Akromégalie Records - https://fluxparental.bandcamp.com/album/traveling-thought
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iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/traveling-thought/id804077903

Traveling Thought

Science

Produced by: Parental for Akromégalie Records
Written by: Pete Flux for Pete Flux Music LLC
Recorded by: Tommy Gunz at Eastwood Studios, Atlanta, GA
Mixed by: Parental at Akromégalie Studio, Paris
Mastered by: K-Def (K. Hansford)

Pre-order on:
Akromégalie Records - https://fluxparental.bandcamp.com/album/traveling-thought
HHV.DE - http://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/pete-flux-and-parental-de-kalhex-traveling-thought-354968
Ughh - http://ughh.com/pete-flux-parental-traveling-thought/PFP14EP/
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/traveling-thought/id804077903

The Calm

Produced by: Parental for Akromégalie Records
Written by: Pete Flux for Pete Flux Music LLC & Kalhex for Akromégalie Records
Recorded & Mixed by: Parental at Akromégalie Studio, Paris
Mastered by: K-Def (K. Hansford)

Pre-order on:
Akromégalie Records - https://fluxparental.bandcamp.com/album/traveling-thought
HHV.DE - http://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/pete-flux-and-parental-de-kalhex-traveling-thought-354968
Ughh - http://ughh.com/pete-flux-parental-traveling-thought/PFP14EP/
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/traveling-thought/id804077903

True To Your Art

True To Your Art (feat. Kalhex)

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

MC Shinobi presents the digital version of his long awaited wax release entitled: The Mc Shinobi (LP)

Preorders Start 1/1/16 Here Mcshinobi.bigcartel.com

Limited to 500 pressings. First 100 pressed will be on clear green vinyl while the remaining 400 will be on standard black vinyl.

Tracklist

Side 1:

1.0 Intro
1.1 Destined (iNSiDE-OUT MAN)
1.2 Terror (Soe95)
1.3 Just Like That (The Dan Morze Remix)
1.4 Kicking Facts (Jimmer-Man)
1.5 Back To The Old School Feat. Sb Metrix

Side 2:

2.1 Absolute Attention (King P Pete)
2.2 Feeble Attempts (Monplacebo)
2.3 When All Hope Is Lost (Soe95)
2.4 Just Like That (Mpadrums Remix)
2.5 We Take Our Time (Comcap)

Mastering: Ivo Statinski

Cover Art: Movses89

Special Thanks: First and foremost i would like to thank the most high GOD for granting me the strength, means and power to release this record. Without this mysterious and driving force i would be nowhere and most likely nonexistent. My father and mother for supporting me; i love you both. I would like to thank my brother who has been by my side since the beginning of time, you will see him soon enough. Id like to thank all my uncles, aunts and grandparents who have also been very supportive. My cousins who are all achieving there goals and are off to great things. A special dedication shoutout goes out to joe from new york, who in fact branded me my name. Wherever you are, GOD is with you now kid. A special dedication shoutout to my brother edgar who has also been extremely supportive and has been in the cypher since i was introduced to my craft known as hiphop. God Bless. A special dedication shoutout to my brother dusty who has also seen my elevation take place. God Bless. A special dedication shoutout to Mix Master Malcolm for witnessing my progression take place and believing in me since the beginning. God Bless. A special dedication shoutout goes to cameron slater who is now part of the family. A special dedication shoutout goes to my brother Sb Metrix who has just joined the journey. To all those who have witnessed shinobis progression, existence, and journey. . Pennington from pocket leaf, triton, Raj R.I.P. GOD is with you now kid, one love. To chico, gerbal, nate rigo, lance, joe flyn, Josh A, doja, diza xl, Brian from the isles! God Bless you and your family, i will never forget meeting you! The whole pocket leaf crew, tim mghee, lil robbie, ryan albers, jay kirby and his family, steven young, and matt from the skatepark. If I’ve forgotten you ill get you on the next one!

MC SHINOBI - When All Hope Is Lost (Prod. By Soe95)

MC SHINOBI - Kicking Facts (Prod. By Jimmer-Man)

MC SHINOBI - Just Like That (The Dan Morze Remix)

COAST - ASTRAL TRAP

King Of New York album was the second unreleased Pudgee's album, it was never officially released because there were some issues between Pudgee and his label at the time, Finally 20 years later we decided to put it out on vinyl so people can enjoy the vibes.  BUT what is REALLY GOOD about this LP is that there was another Rare Promo tape outhere which contained EXCLUSIVE & DIFFERENT versions of the tracks you knew on the K.O.N.Y album such as Talk Behind Your Back, Thing's Ain't Changed, For My Daughter, etc... YOU GONNA DIG IT !!!! We decided to go straight to the DOPE & Rare tracks to fit it on 1LP  , if you looked for the other tracks, Eps are easy to get and not expensive Needless to mention on that crazy LP  all the producers are Legends :Da Beatminerz, Nick Wiz, S.I.D to name a few. This LP also contains a Barry White's introduction as well, Real Recognize Real, THE BRONX IS IN THE HOUSE ONCE AGAIN, tight and sharped flow on the illest boom bap productions, nice lyrics, cant go wrong with it,  Shit is Lit ! Support the real shit family ! 

Release date coming soon, should be there in August 2016!!  Don't miss it !

Side A
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1. Barry White (Intro)
2. Whatever (Prod. by Da Beatminerz)
3. Hustler's Anthem (Prod. by Nick Wiz)
4. Love Somebody Else (Prod. by Nick Wiz)
5. King Of New York (Prod. by DJ Slyce)

Side B
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1. Thing's Ain't Changed (Prod. by Ez Elpee)
2. Talk Behind Your Back (Prod. by S.I.D. Reynolds)
3. For My Daughter (Prod. by EZ Elpee)
4. Tha Hold Up (Prod. by Steve The Intern)

Audio mastering by: Vincent Ternest
Design layout by: K7 Pacoje, 
KONY Graffiti : Mike Dundee from Propaganza

300 copies only, first come first served...

PRE ORDER HERE : http://back2dasourcerecords.bigcartel.com/product/pudgee-king-of-new-york-lp

Peace ! 1L

Pudgee - King Of New York LP (Snippets)

To mark the 25th anniversary of Cypress Hill's smoked-out, self-titled debut LP, our buddy DJ Matman has cooked up a sweet mixtape featuring album tracks, remixes, and original sample material.

Listen up and enjoy!

Artwork by Leon Nockolds
Words by Alice Price-Styles

Tracklist: 

01. Village Callers - Hector
02. Cypress Hill - The Funky Cypress Hill Shit
03. The Bar Kays - Humpin'
04. Tony Alvon & The Belaris - Sexy Coffee Pot
05. Cypress Hill - Real Estate
06. Booker T. & The MG's - Boot-Leg
07. Cypress Hill - Born To Get Busy
08. Lowell Fulson - Tramp (Matman's Killa Man Remix)
09. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man
10. Cypress Hill - How I Could Just Kill A Man (Blunted Remix)
11. Curtis Mayfield - Future Shock
12. George Benson & Harlem Underground Band - Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba
13. Cypress Hill - Something For The Blunted
14. Grant Green - Down Here On The Ground
15. Jack Margolis - Creativity
16. Cypress Hill - Stoned Is the Way of the Walk
17. Cypress Hill - Stoned Is the Way of the Walk (Reprise)
18. Muddy Waters - Tomcat
19. Cypress Hill - Ultraviolet Dreams
20. Chuck Cornish - Ali Funky Thing
21. Cypress Hill - Pigs
22. The Pazant Brothers - A Gritty Nitty
23. Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo
24. Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo (Prince Paul Mix)
25. The Meters - Look-Ka Py Py
26. The J.B.'s - La Di Da La Di Day (Matman's Phuncky remix)
27. Cypress Hill - The Phuncky Feel One
28. Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s - More Peas
29. Kool And The Gang - Good Times
30. Cypress Hill - Light Another
31. Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl 
32. Cypress Hill - Hand On The Pump
33, Cypress Hill - Hand On The Pump (Muggs Blunted Mix)
34. Jimmy McGriff - The Bird
35. Cypress Hill - Hole In The Head
36. John Roberts - Sophisticated Funk
37. Cypress Hill - Tres Equis
38. Willie Hutch - Foxy Lady 
39. Cypress Hill - Psycobetabuckdown
40. Grand Wizzard Theodore - Military Cut
41. Cypress Hill  - Break It Up
42. Jack Margolis - History Of Mariijuana 

www.djmatman.com

Cypress Hill 'Cypress Hill' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by DJ Matman

Basically, I'm a child of 90's hip-hop. I always have been and always will be. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of dope hip-hop on the market today (mainstream and underground), but to me, the eight-year period spanning from 1990 - 1998 was a hip-hop Renaissance that will probably never be duplicated. And DJ Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia (AKA Cool Bob Love, AKA DJ Cucumber Slice, AKA the ten thousand other nicknames this dude has) were probably two of the most influential people in the game at that time. I'm not gonna go into a long history regarding their show on WKCR, but from 1990 - 1998, during the hours of 1-5 AM every Thursday night / Friday morning, these two, for lack of a better term, "smashed the airwaves" of the New York metropolitan area. Their show was responsible for launching the careers of Nas, Mobb Deep, Big L, Jay-Z, Big Pun, Fat Joe, The Notorious B.I.G., A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatnuts, Black Moon, Redman, The Wu-Tang Clan, and the list goes on and on. Since I was too young during the show's heyday, I've had to feed my addiction for this show by scouring the internets for uploaded tapes from listeners from back in the day. What I did with this mix was try to showcase some of the joints that were spun on their show beginning in 1990 and ending in 1998. I compiled all the tracks to make it seem like you're listening to an actual taping of the show. All of these tracks were played on WKCR at least once (some more than others). I even threw in some of my favorite freestyles and exclusives, which were taken directly from old cassettes. I've got a ton of these old recordings, and it was really difficult to decide what to include/exclude, but hopefully, you'll get a sense of their legendary show and the evolution of classic hip-hop over a legendary eight-year period. Also, shout out to the good peoples at <a href="http://Philaflava.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Philaflava.org</a> for supplying me and the rest of the Stretch &amp; Bob fiends with hundreds of old tapes. Turn that shit up....

Note: I let some of the freestyles run for an extended period since some of them are just too legendary to cut short. 

1. Intro from WKCR
2. Main Source - Live at the Barbecue (Feat. Nas, Akinyele, &amp; Joe Fatal)
3. A Tribe Called Quest - Spirits
4. Lord Finesse - The Funky Technician
5. Showbiz &amp; A.G. - Party Groove (Instrumental)
6. Showbiz &amp; A.G. - Soul Clap
7. A Tribe Called Quest - Footprints
8. Masta Ace - Jeep Ass Niguh (Bizcappella)
9. Gang Starr - B.Y.S.
10. Dr. Dre - Puffin on Blunts and Drinkin Tanqueray (Feat. Daz, Kurupt, &amp; Rage)
11. Akinyele - The Bomb
12. Wu-Tang Clan - 7th Chamber (Original Demo Version)
13. Hurricane G - Milky (WKCR Exclusive Demo)
14. Company Flow - Juvenile Techniques
15. The Beatnuts - Reign of the Tech
16. Kool G Rap - F@#$ U Man
17. Pete Rock and CL Smooth - One in a Million
18. Kurious Jorge - Walk Like a Duck
19. Nas - WKCR Freestyle (10.28.93) (PRE-ILLMATIC)
20. A Tribe Called Quest - Mr. Incognito
21. The Notorious B.I.G. - Dreams
22. Jeru Tha Damaja - Come Clean
23. Outkast - Southernplayalisticadilacmuzik (Diamond D Remix)
24. Artifacts - Flexi Wit Da Tech (Nique)
25. The 45 King - Brainstorm (Feat. Latee)
26. Group Home - Supa Star (Instrumental)
27. LL Cool J - No Airplay (Dirty Promo Version)
28. Das Efx - Microphone Master (41st Side Remix) (Feat. Mobb Deep)
29. Redman - How U Get Down?
30. Lord Finesse, KRS-One - WKCR Freestyle (11.02.95)
31. The Fab Five - Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshkah
32. Smif-N-Wessun - Bucktown
33. Raekwon - Incarcerated Scarfaces
34. Big L - Put It On (LG Remix)
35. Jigmastas - Beyond Real
36. Big L, Bloodshed, Ma$e (yeah, the same Ma$e who made this) - WKCR Freestyle (04.18.96)
37. Natural Elements - Shine
38. Large Professor - Ijusswannachill
39. O.C. - What I Represent
40. Big Noyd - Usual Suspects (Stretch Armstrong Remix)
41. Mobb Deep - Street Life (Feat. LES &amp; ACD)
42. CNN (Capone-N-Norega) - LA, LA (Kuwait Mix) (Feat. Mobb Deep)
43. Juggaknots - Clear Blue Skies
44. DITC - Dignified Soldiers
45. Slum Village - Players (Instrumental)
46. Eminem &amp; Royce da 5'9' (Bad Meets Evil) - Scary Movies
47. Eminem &amp; Royce da 5'9' (Bad Meets Evil) - WKCR Freestyle (08.20.1998)
48. Outro (DJ Spinna Instrumental)



Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Mix

Trailer 1: https://youtu.be/luyDKpIlakg
Trailer 2: https://youtu.be/eVezdHOqzyA

The inspiration for this project might have been best summed up by Nas himself:

"Large Professor was the one that really started working with me first…so we were on to a lot of crazy ideas…he really could have done the entire [Illmatic] record and in the beginning, I wanted him to. Once I was working with him, why would you need to go anywhere else? You got HIM…so my thought was that one day it would happen and he would do the whole thing" - Nas

Since that day has yet to come, we put together our own version of this elusive "lost album".

Drawing from the wealth of post-Illmatic Large Pro instrumentals and Nas acapellas, we carefully paired some of the best examples of two artists at the top of their game, highlighting some underrated works while reimagining hooks and adlibs to help fuel the illusion of an authentic collaboration.

Tracklist:

1. Phife's Intro
2. The Get Down
3. Queens Represent (Nobody Does It Better)
4. Wake Up
5. Ghetto Pt. 1
6. Warrior Anthem
7. Hey Nas
8. The Times
9. Phife's Reprise
10. Poison
11. Mind Activation
12. Ghetto Pt. 2
13. Dance
14. Everybody
15. King Of This

Its Overture presents Nasty Nas & The Extra P (The Lost Album)

Megamix of 70 tracks from the 92-94 era. Part of a new 5xCD bundle available NOW from http://gentlemansrelief.bigcartel.com

Tracklist:
1. BOOSTIN’ KEV - THAT BE BOOSTIN' (REMIX)
2. BOOGIEMONSTERS - RECOGNIZED THRESHOLDS OF NEGATIVE STRESS (REMIX)
3. BIG RED - HOW THEY WANT IT
4. JAMANI - YA'LL KNOW MY STELO
5. KEITH MURRAY - ESCAPISM
6. MADKAP - QUESTIONS
7. SIMON BARR - EMCEE
8. I-POWER - BREAK DA RULEZ
9. BLACK STAR - COMIN' THRU
10. FUNKDOOBIEST - REPRESENT (J&B MIX)
11. SHORTY LONG - SHORTY'Z DOIN' HIS OWN THING
12. DA HENCHMEN - LIVEWIRE
13. REDMAN - SMOKE A BLUNT TOO
14. RAS KASS - REMAIN ANONYMOUS
15. HARD 2 OBTAIN - HIP HOP LIFESTYLE
16. FESU - YA DON'T STOP
17. YZ - SO FAR…
18. FAT JOE - DA FAT GANGSTA
19. KING SUN - GET DOWN WITH DA GET DOWN
20. SILKY BLACK - STEP UP AND GET SOME
21. LO DOWN - FRIGHT NIGHTS
22. ILL BISKITS - GOD BLESS YA LIFE
23. PEP LOVE - ROCK ON
24. OC - BROTHERS ARE FAKE
25. DREDKNOTZ - THE ANTHEM (REMIX)
26. ENDANGERED ELEMENTS - WHATZ THE DEAL
27. MAIN SOURCE W/ THE LOX - SET IT OFF
28. PAULY YAMS & DJ JAZZ - GET PAID
29. ROB O - WORLDWIDE
30. NAS - REPRESENT (ORIGINAL VERSION)
31. DA YOUNGSTAS - IN THE CITY
32. Q-BALL & CURT CAZAL - MAKIN' MOVES
33. RAMPAGE - THE LAST BOY SCOUT
34. EC - BUD TO THE JAZZ
35. ED OG - GOING OUT MY MIND (REMIX)
36. AKINYELE - YO
37. DUNGEON LORDZ - TOLD YA
38. FREDDIE FOXXX - CAN'T BREAK AWAY
39. GRAND PUBA - HIP HOP
40. RAKIM - SHADES OF BLACK
41. BAS BLASTA - AIN'T WHATCHA DO
42. BROTHER ARTHUR - WHAT YOU GONNA DO
43. INFINITE DESCRIPTION - SWINGING TIGHT
44. MENTAL CASTAWAYS - UNDERSTAND ME
45. MOBB DEEP - HOLD DOWN THE FORT
46. DA CHOZEN - THE FUNK IS ON
47. LOTNS - CLASSIC MATERIAL (REMIX)
48. MR RUFFNECK - FREAKY FLOW
49. RAGGEDY MAN & SNAGGAPUSS - ALL MEN ARE DOGS
50. URBAN THERMO DYNAMICS - HARDCORE NIGHTS
51. AMP BOOGIE - MAINTAIN
52. T-MAX - REAL MCS
53. BLACK PRINCE & AZIATIC - PROPS & SPECS
54. LONNIE O - IT'S LIKE DAT RMX
55. GODFATHER DON - COLORS OF DEATH
56. K-OTIC FAMILY - VACCINE
57. SOCIETY - RAP AS AN ART
58. GHETTO CONCEPT - CERTIFIED (REMIX)
59. REGGIE CAPERS - DO IT LIKE THAT
60. US PLUS ONE - FOR ALL MY PEOPLE LOCKED DOWN
61. KIRK - CATCH THE BEAT
62. KOOL KAY DEE - TROPHY ON THE MANTLE
63. MADPACK - SIX SOULS SINGIN'
64. MASSIVE STAFF - SUSPECT
65. SCIENTIFIK - ALL AROUND G
66. UMC'S - WE GO
67. DA FAT CAT CLIQUE - YOUNG GIRLS ARE MY WEAKNESS
68. DIVINE BEINGS - ROCK ON
69. ZIGG ZAGG - DA PROGNOSIS
70. GRAND DADDY IU - TAKE IT FROM DA TOP

Debonair Blends 16

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Debonair Blends 16 ('92-'94 Hip Hop Megamix)*NEW 5xCD OUT NOW!*

Our 90th release comes from the vaults of The Beatnuts' own PSYCHO LES! Formed in 1988, 2*2*4 (2 BAD 2 BE 4 REAL) consisted of Psycho Les, JMD, Universal and cuts by Rob Swift. 2*2*4 only released one single back in 1988 ("ILL Tempo" b/w "I Don't Play") and that was it... until now! Psycho Les has gone through his DATS to find the demos that would've made up their full length album. This 12" features both tracks from their only official release, and 6 previously unreleased tracks! Straight from the DATS of Psycho Les, these are the only existing tracks of the group! We did our best to clean up these raw demos to compile an 8 song historic document that kicked off the careers of Psycho Les, and Rob Swift! Limited to 350 copies (50 colored vinyl, 300 standard black) and never to be repressed. This is the BLACK VINYL version.

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DF0090 - 224 (2 BAD 2 BE 4 REAL)  - Watchin' My Style

November 9, 1993 will forever go down as one of the greatest days in hip hop history.  Two of the genre’s most revered albums dropped on the same day:  Wu-Tang Clan’s debut ‘Enter The 36 Chambers’, &  A Tribe Called Quest’s third LP ‘Midnight Marauders’.  I remember riding my bike to the mall, with money I had earned from my after-school job.  I had anticipated this day for awhile, and saved up in advance to pick up both albums (at that age $40 felt like $500).  For the months that followed, both albums fought for playing time on my boombox.  One moment, I was transported to the boulevard of Linden, and the next to the rugged streets of Shaolin.  Those albums stayed in my rotation forever (literally).
To mark the 25th anniversary of both LP’s, I thought it might be a good idea to try and take the vocals from Wu-Tang’s album, and blend them over the instrumentals from Midnight Marauders.  I wasn’t sure it would work at first, but as is usually the case, inspiration hit at midnight when I was trying to sleep (the coincidence of the timing is not lost on me).  A couple of hours later, I managed to pair up every single Wu-Tang vocal with a suitable beat from MM.  The intent was not to improve on the originals in any way….that would be impossible, as I consider them both to be perfect bodies of work.  Rather, it was about orchestrating a fun concept, and putting a totally new spin on these well-worn classics.  The contrast of Wu’s gritty street raps over Tribe’s jazzy production works in an unexpected way.  Now, I present to you my personal tribute to these legendary groups:   A Clan Called Wu - “Enter The Marauders”.

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TRACKLIST
Da Mystery of Electric Relaxation
Down Ya Neck
Shame On Ya Lyrics
Cash Award
Wu Lives Thru
Ruckus at Midnight
Biko In Da Front
Nuthin Ta Chase
Oh My M.E.T.H.
Tearz On Your Hands
Suckas Be So Simple

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