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In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, Wax Poetics has teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read.

Wax Poetics x Classic Material: #HIPHOP50 Mixtape Playlist

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Edition #1 documents Hip Hop’s birth on wax and its formative years, 1979-1983, from the disco and boogie influenced sound of the late 70s through to the drum machine led tracks of the early 80s.

Tracklist:

1. Grandwizard Theodore & Chris Stein – Subway Theme
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Ronnie Gee – Raptivity
4. Xanadu & Sweet Lady – Rockers Choice
5. Master Rob – Live Convention ’82
6. Fearless Four – Rockin’ It
7. Double Trouble – Stoop Rap
8. Rickey G & Everlasting 5 – To The Max
9. Jimmy Spicer – Dollar Bill Y’all
10. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – The Message
11. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – New York, New York
12. Spoonie Gee – Spoonie is Back
13. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – Flash to the Beat (Live)
14. Star Quality & Class – Betcha Got a Dude on the Side
15. Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5 – Super Rappin’
16. Afrika Bambaataa & Jazzy 5 – Jazzy Sensation
17. T-Ski Valley – Catch the Beat
18. The Sequence – Funk You Up
19. Grand Wizard Theodore – Can I Get a Soul Clap, Fresh Out the Pack
20. Nice & Nasty 3 – Ultimate Rap
21. Funky 4 Plus 1 – That’s The Joint (Instrumental)
22. Trouble Funk – Pump Me Up
23. Blondie – Rapture
24. Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
25. Wayne & Charlie the Rappin’ Dummy – Check It Out
26. Treacherous 3 – Put the Boogie In Your Body
27. Just Four – Jam to Remember
28. T-Ski Valley – Never Let Go
29. Master Rob – Live Convention ’82 (Excerpt)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #1 Part 1 (1979-1983) mixed by Chris Read

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Part 2 of this first edition in the series documents Hip Hop’s progression through the years 1984 to 1987, an era in which the dominant sound of Hip Hop changed drastically with the increasing popularity of drum machine programmed beats and early sampling technology. This mix leans quite heavily toward sample based material from the latter part of that era.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. Grandmixer DST – The Bronx is the Home of Hip Hop
3. Boogie Down Productions – Scott La Rock Megamix
4. Treacherous Three – Turn it Up
5. Alliance – Bustin' Loose
6. Eric B & Rakim - Move the Crowd
7. Eric B & Rakim - Eric B is President
8. Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew – All the Way to Heaven
9. Heavy D & The Boyz - Mr Big Stuff
10. Kool Moe Dee - Go See the Doctor
11. Run DMC - Walk this Way
12. Eric B & Rakim – Move the Crowd (Democratic 3 feat DJ Slack Remix)
13. Audio 2 – Top Billin (Instrumental)
14. Slick Rick & Douf E Fresh – La Di Da Di
15. Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded
16. MC Lyte – I Cram to Understand U
17. J.V.C. Force – Strong Island
18. Latee & DJ Mark – This Cut's Got Flavor
19. Ultramagnetic MCs – Ego Trippin’
20. Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx
21. MC Shan & Marley Marl – The Bridge
22. Biz Markie – Nobody Beats the Biz
23. Cash Money & Marvellous – Ugly People Be Quiet
24. Antoinette – I Got an Attitude
25. Biz Markie – Make the Music with your Mouth
26. DJ Hollywood – Hollywood's World
27. T La Rock – Back to Burn
28. Word of Mouth feat DJ Cheese – Coast to Coast
29. Sweet Tee – It's Like That Y'all
30. Derek B – Rock the Beat (Instrumental)
31. Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Acapella)
32. Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud – Do the James
33. Roxanne Shante – Have a Nice Day

Classic Material Edition #1 Part 2 (1984-1987)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #1 Part 2 (1984-1987) mixed by Chris Read

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. This megamix serves as short form companion to the first two mixtapes from the series covering the years 1979-1987, this time cramming 25 classic tracks into a brief three minute run time.

Tracklist:

1. Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight (1979)
2. The Sequence – Funk You Up (1979)
3. Spoonie Gee Meets The Sequence – Monster Jam (1979)
4. Fatback – King Tim III (Personality Jock) (1979)
5. Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder (1980)
6. Kurtis Blow – The Breaks (1980)
7. Afrika Bambaataa and the Jazzy 5 – Jazzy Sensation (1981)
8. Grandmaster Flash – The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels of Steel (1981)
9. Blondie – Rapture (1981)
10. Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force – Looking For The Perfect Beat (1982)
11. Masterdon Committee – Funk Box Party (1982)
12. Man Parrish – Hip Hop Be Bop (Don’t Stop) (1983)
13. Run DMC – It’s Like That (1983)
14. Art Of Noise – Beatbox (1983)
15. Double Dee And Steinski – Play That Beat Mr DJ (Lesson 1: Payoff Mix) (1983)
16. Run DMC – Sucker MCs (1983)
17. Newcleus – Jam On It (1984)
18. Doug E Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew – The Show (1985)
19. Whistle – (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin (1985)
20. Eric B Featuring Rakim – Eric B Is President (1986)
21. Run DMC – Peter Piper (1986)
22. Epee MD – It’s My Thing (1987)
23. Big Daddy Kane – Raw (1987)
24. BDP – D Nice Rocks The House (1987)
25. Eric B And Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix) (1987)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #1 (1979-1987) mixed by Chris Read

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this mix pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from 1979 to 1986 utilising only the Funk, Soul, Disco and Boogie tracks from which they were originally constructed. Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

1. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Intro)
2. A Taste of Honey – Rescue Me (Interpolated by Funky 4+1 – That’s The Joint) (1980)
3. 7th Wonder – Daisy Lady (Interpolated by Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder) (1981)
4. Sugarhill Gang – 8th Wonder (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
5. Spoonie Gee & The Sequence – Monster Jam (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
6. Blondie – Rapture (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
7. Chic – Good Times (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
8. Incredible Bongo Band – Apache (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
9. Queen – Another One Bites the Dust (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
10. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Freedom (Sampled by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel) (1981)
11. Kraftwerk – Trans Europe Express (Sampled by Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock) (1982)
12. Tom Tom Club  – Genius of Love (Interpolated by Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde – Genius Rap) (1981)
13. Taana Garnder – Heartbeat (Interpolated by Treacherous Three – Feel the Heartbeat) (1981)
14. Gwen McCrae – Funky Sensation (Interpolated by Afrika Bambaataa & Jazzy 5 – Jazzy Sensation) (1981)
15. Billy Squier – The Big Beat (Sampled by Cold Crush Brothers – And It’s Us) (1981)
16. AC/DC – Flick the Switch (Sampled by LL Cool J – Rock the Bells) (1985)
17. Liquid Liquid – Cavern (Interpolated in Grandmaster Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It)) (1983)
18. Kurtis Blow – Do the Do (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
19. James Brown – It’s A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do the Popcorn (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
20. James Brown – Get Up (I Feel Like Being) A Sex Machine (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
21. James Brown – Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
22. James Brown – Mother Popcorn (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
23. Junior – Mama Used to Say (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
24. The B-Boys – Rock The House (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
25. Rufus Thomas – Itch and Scratch (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
26. Sly & The Family Stone – Dance to the Music (Sampled in Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix)) (1985)
27. Double Dee & Steinski – Lesson 2 (The James Brown Mix) (Sampled in Danny Krivit – Feelin’ James) (1987)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #1 (1979-1986) mixed by Chris Read

In celebration of Hip Hop's 50th year, we've teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded Rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Alongside the Hip Hop series this companion Breaks series takes our re-cap of Rap History a level deeper, this time reconstructing the classics of the Hip Hop canon from their constituent sample material. Arranged chronologically of course, this second mix follows on from last week's drop, piecing together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1987, utilising only the Funk, Soul and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed. Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

1. Geoffrey Sumner – Train Sequence (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
2. Fancy – Feel Good (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
3. Beatles – Hey Jude (Interpolated by BDP – Criminal Minded)
4. Trouble Funk – Let’s Get Small (Sampled by BDP – Criminal Minded)
5. Yellowman – Zungguzungguzungguzeng (Sampled by BDP – Remix for P Is Free)
6. Funkadelic – Good Ole Music (Sampled by Jungle Brothers – Jimbrowski)
7. Jimmie Walker – The Black Prince Has Arrived (Sampled by Jungle Brothers – Jimbrowski)
8. Barry White – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
9. Little Richard – Tutti Frutti (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
10. Chocolate Milk – Action Speaks Louder Than Words (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
11. Rammelzee & K Rob – Beat Bop (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
12. Dennis Edwards – Don’t Look Any Further (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full)
13.Ofra Haza – Im In’Alu (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
14. James Brown – Hot Pants (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
15. Fausto Papetti – Love’s Theme (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On)
16. Genesis – Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On (Pumpin’ The Turbo – Chad Jay In Effect))
17. Freda Payne – Unhooked Generation (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – As The Rhyme Goes On (Pumpin’ The Turbo – Chad Jay In Effect) and JVC Force – Strong Island)
18. Lyn Collins – We Want To Parrty, Parrty, Parrty (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness – The Cold Cut Remix))
19. Manzell – Midnight Theme (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – Move The Crowd (Beatmix by the Democratic 3 feat. DJ Slack))
20. James Brown – Talkin’ Loud And Sayin’ Nothin’ (Sampled by Run DMC – Beats To The Rhyme)
21. Bob James – Nautilus (Sampled by Run DMC – Beats To The Rhyme)
22. Funkadelic – You’ll Like It Too (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul)
23. The Jackson  5 – I Want You Back (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix))
24. Kool & The Gang – Funky Stuff (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Remix))
25. Bobby Byrd – I Know You Got Soul (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul)
26. Bobby Byrd – I’m Coming (Hot Pants) (Sampled by Big Daddy Kane – Raw)
27. The JBs – The Grunt (Part 1) (Sampled Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause)
28. The Soul Children – I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To (Sampled Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause)
29. James Brown – Get Up Offa That Thing (Sampled Public Enemy – Rebel Without A Pause)
30. Esther Williams – Last Night Changed It All (Interpolated by BDP – Super Hoe)
31. James Brown – Don’t Tell It (Sampled by BDP – Poetry)
32. Captain Sky – Super Sporm (Sampled by BDP – Super Hoe)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #2 (1987) mixed by Chris Read

Emerging from Columbus, Ohio, @kmbsounds has made waves on SoundCloud as a music producer, and his flips have made their way all over the SoundCloud realm. KMB seamlessly blends hip-hop, R&B, and future beats, to craft his signature sound. You can also find his tracks on Spotify and Apple Music, as well as his KMB Sound Kit. SoulCtrl is excited to announce to have him as our guest for CTRL ROOM 019.

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Tracklist:
@jrobbdaproducer - WAIT A MINUTE DEMO
@itsesentrik - outside
@dornik - temptation (@reonvanger regroove)
@kaytranada - KAYTRA2020 02 23 - DRUGSTORE
@yhuntermusic. & @pocketqueenmusic - Latin Chill Vibes
@harvey-sutherland - Why Look Back
@zikomo - He Loves Me
@kaytranada - Intimidated ft. @iamhermusic
Love Calls (@kmbsounds edit) [Kem]
@kmbsounds - Grapefruit [ @octobersveryown ]
@masegomusic & @dontoliver - Mystery Lady [Scorpion Kings Remix] (@kmbsounds edit)
Don’t Slip Away (@kmbsounds flip) [@terracemartin]
Rooftop Summer (@kmbsounds flip) [E. Jones]
@justintimberlake - Señorita (@kmbsounds edit)
@ibebellah - Prototype (@kmbsounds flip)
@goldlink & @tylerthecreatorofficial - U Say (@kmbsounds hot summa street dance mix)
@alex-mali- Start It Up (@kmbsounds remix)
Homecoming (@kmbsounds flip) [@majidjordan & @zhu]
KMB - Seize The Moment
KMB - my clocks broke, in paris
Freecare (@kmbsounds flip) [@mickjenkins]
No Money, No Problems (@kmbsounds flip) [ @mase @diddy8 & @notoriousbig ]
KMB - Tunnels
@usher-raymond-music - I Will (@kmbsounds dance flip)
Smiling (@kmbsounds flip) [ @levenkali ]

CTRL ROOM 019: Guest Set by KMB

Awesome old skool/90s hip-hop compilation cut up by legendary Scratch Pervert Prime Cuts. Disc 1.
If you don't know, rest assured it's essential listening for any hip-hop head - classics all the way, devastating scratch routines, superbly mixed throughout. 
Part 2 here: https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/prime-cuts-hip-hop-dont-stop-the-greatest-disc-2-2000
Nice guy that I am, I've cut out all the annoying dead spaces between the merged CD tracks...
Get on it!

Showbiz & A.G. - Party Groove 	
Mantronix - King Of The Beats 	
Jurassic 5 - Jayou 	
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out Of The Jungle 	
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 	
Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul 	
Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance 	
Run-DMC - Peter Piper 	
EPMD - I'm Housin' 	
Cash Money & Marvelous - The Mighty Hard Rocker 	
Big Daddy Kane - Raw 	
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Bebop 	
Herbie Hancock - Rockit 	
Sugar Bear - Don't Scandalize Mine 	
De La Soul - Eye Know 	
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz 	
Gang Starr - Jazz Thing 	
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour 	
Ultramagnetic MC's - Ego Trippin' 	
Biz Markie - Make The Music With Your Mouth 	
Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause 	
Marley Marl & MC Shan - The Bridge

Prime Cuts: Hip-Hop Don't Stop (The Greatest) - Disc 1 (1999)

Splendid Spinbad mix of soul, disco and funk classics, well worth checking out. Sound quality was a bit muffled so have reEQed and boosted this, I recommend you grab a fresh download if that's your thing. 
More Spinbad mixes here soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/spinbad-versus-revolution

01. Taana Gardener “Heartbeat”
02. Mary Jane Girls “All Night Long”
03. Keni Burke “Risin’ To The Top”
04. Mtume “Juicy Fruit”
05. Gap Band “Outstanding”
06. Midnight Star “Curious”
07. Rick James “Mary Jane”
08. Gwen Mcrae “Funky Sensation”
09. Yarborough & Peoples “Don’t Stop The Music”
10. Maze & Frankie Beverly “Before I Let Go”
11. Fatback Band “I Found Lovin'”
12. Teena Marie “I Need Your Lovin'”
13. Teena Marie “Square Biz”
14. Shalamar “A Night To Remember”
15. Denroy Morgan “I’ll Do Anything For You”
16. Slave “Just A Touch”
17. Fonda Rae “Over Like A Fat Rat”
18. Gap Band “Burn Rubber”
19. Mcfadden & Whitehead “Ain’t No Stopping Us Now”
20. Chic “Good Times”
21. Vaughan Mason “Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll”
22. Alicia Myers “I Want To Thank You”
23. Orange Krush "Action”
24. Roy Ayers “Running Away”
25. Cheryl Lynn “Got To Be Real”
26. MFSB “Love Is The Message”
27. Brothers Johnson “Ain’t We Funkin’ Now”
28. Patrice Rushen “Forget Me Nots”
29. Diana Ross “Upside Down”
30. Diana Ross “I’m Coming Out”
31. Carl Carlton “She’s A Bad Mama Jama”
32. Shalamar “Second Time Around”
33. Chic “Le Freak”
34. Rick James “Give It To Me, Baby”
35. Dazz Band “Let It Whip”
36. Earth Wind & Fire “Lets Groove Tonight”
37. Herman Kelly “Dance To The Drummer’s Beat”

DJ Spinbad: The Classics Limited Edition vol. 3 

DJ Spinbad: The Classics Volume 3 (Limited Edition Mixtape) [2020 Redux]

DJ Cookie Presents: 90s Throwback Mix Vol 1

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MR.XSYTMENT LOCKDOWN QUARENTINE MIX

live the life you love love the life you live. I'm just in love with music it runs through my veins ,I was bought up on music from the get go listening & watching my parents dancing & singing to the real old school reggae & Motown souls it touches your emotions & brings you on a journey. Through music I feel i can spread a message of peace love & unity ....❤️

Lovers Rock Mix

Mix N Blend Part 32

J.PERIOD Presents The Live Mixtape: Marauders Edition [ATCQ Tribute].  Recorded LIVE on May 4, 2020. Visual art by Dan Lish.

J.PERIOD Presents The Live Mixtape: Marauders Edition [Recorded Live]

What more can I say? What an honor it's been sharing music with you for the past 600 weeks. That's 1,200 hours of music! We're honored to host exclusive mixes from Mark Farina, Nick Bike, and King Most on this momentous occasion. Cee Brown and Seano went ahead and contributed a few hours of music as well. Here's to 600 more! Turn it up and enjoy... 

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Ep. 600: Mark Farina ● Nick Bike ● King Most - October 31, 2020

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