NO MORE SHINY SUITS.

Certain styles and movements become codified into a canon, but the majority of rap sub-genres flourish for a brief moment before vanishing as quickly as they emerged. Hip hop, despite being the most intertextual art movement in history, has one the worst institutional memories when it comes to preserving these histories.

So here's a mixtape of a very specific style that emerged at a specific time in a single specific place: the Tunnel nightclub in Manhattan, whose heyday lasted from the late 1990s to 2001. No glossy disco loops or shiny suits, this scene prided itself on a lack of polish and an aggression that fit nightclubs better than radio. They would go on to bully their way on to east coast rap radio for three years.

The beats are defined by the peculiarities of the Korg Trinity and Triton workstations, which let full production be completed on a single piece of hardware, more or less. Once you identify the preset sounds they'll keep appearing in this mix like hidden easter eggs. Drums are largely boom bap patterns without swing quantization or sampled breaks - these are sparse, no nonsense, punctuated with little more than a baby scratch. Synth horns straight from a Casio are a defining feature, but you'll also notice a fair amount of bass guitar on the slower tracks, whether sampled or replayed on a Korg. Almost no scratched out hooks, no chopped samples, nothing superfluous. This is utilitarian street music. 

RIP DMX, Black Rob, Prodigy, Big Pun, everyone else. Mash out in the big Tunnel in the sky.

TRACKLIST

dmx - ruff ryders' anthem
jay z x dmx - money, cash, hoes
cam'ron x dmx - pull it
noreaga ft nature, big pun, cam'ron, styles p, jadakiss - banned from tv
big pun - pina colada
fat joe ft. raekwon, nas, jadakiss, big pun - john blaze
beanie sigel - what a thug about
lord tariq x peter gunz - deja vu (uptown baby)
cam'ron x mase - horse and carriage
mobb deep - quiet storm
jay z ft. beanie sigel, amil - do it again
busta rhymes - put your hands where my eyes can see
dmx ft. sheek louch - get at me dog
50 cent - how to rob
sporty thievz - cheapskate
jay z ft. jermaine dupri - money ain't a thang
g dep ft. ghostface, keith murray, craig mack - special delivery remix
jay z - jigga my n&&&&
foxy brown ft. dmx - dog and a fox
busta rhymes - tear the roof off
drag-on ft. swizz beatz - spit these bars
the lox - wild out
redman x dj clue - RED
dmx - what's my name
pharoahe monch - simon says
mop ft. busta rhymes, remy ma, teflon - ante up remix

TUNNEL BANGERS MIX

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