Thanks, as always, for hosting. Playlist with all the mixes from the #HIPHOP50 series here: https://soundcloud.com/chrisreadsubstance/sets/wax-poetics-x-classic-material

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01. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Capricorn [1976]
02. Nas - One Time 4 Your Mind [1994]
03. Channel Live - Reprogram [1995]
04. Jemini The Gifted One - Return Of The Funk Soul Remix [1995]
05. Lord Finesse - Actual Facts [1995]
06. The Whooliganz - Time Goes On [1993]
07. The B.U.M.S (Brothas Unda Madness) - Non-Stoppin’ The Groove [1995]
08. Common Sense - Sum Shit I Wrote [1994]
09. Saafir - Rock The Show (I Wanna Know) [1994]
10. Ultramagnetic MC’s - Saga Of Dandy, The Devil & Day [1993]
11. O.C. - Sharp As A Knife [1994]
12. Big Shug - Official [1995]
13. Shortie No Mass - U Like My Style [1995]
14. Black Moon - Reality (Killing Every…) [1994]
15. Saafir - Can-U-Feel-Me [1994]
16. Chino XL - Deliver [1995]
17. Organized Konfusion - Why [1994]
18. A Tribe Called Quest - Sucka Nigga [1993]
19. Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Devotion ’93 [1993]
20. Encore - Think Twice [1995]
21. Motion Man - Not The One For Conversation [1993]
22. Homeliss Derilex - Critical Meltdown [1995]
23. Kool Kaz (Alski) - Pass The Blunt [1993]
24. Blackalicious - 40oz For Breakfast [1994]
25. Souls Of Mischief - Live And Let Live [1993]
26. The B.U.M.S (Brothas Unda Madness) - Wreck Your Ears (Can Do) [1995]
27. Kidd X - Worst Thing In This World [1996]
28. Homeliss Derilex - Fraudulent [1993]
29. Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Vapors [1993]
30. The Dereliks - I Am A Record [1995]
31. Motion Man - ’93 Swing [1993]
32. 10BASS T - Third World / First Person [1994]
33. Mysterme, Kool Kaz, D-Wyze, Motion Man, Sway & Evol - Wake Up Show Theme (’94 Remix) [1993]
34. Saafir - Battle Drill [1994]
35. Casual - Who’s It On [1992]
36. Del THA fUNKEe hOMOSAPiEN (- Burnt [1991]
37. Peanut Butter Wolf - Score The Medaphore [1991]
38. Capital Tax - Treetop Connection [1993]
39. Plan Bee - Quest 4 Survival [1992]
40. Hard 2 Obtain - Hip Hop Lifestyle [1994]
41. Smif-N-Wessun - K.I.M. [1994]
42. Deda Baby Pa - Can’t Wait [1995]
43. Art Of Origin - Into The Pit [1992]
44. MC Serch & O.C. - Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle Session (August 1994)
45. Dredknotz - Respect [1994]
46. Grand Puba - Untitled [1994]
47. Call ‘O Da Wild - Sometimes The Neighborhood [1995]
48. Mad Kap - Here Comes The Break [1993]
49. Spark 950 & Timbo King - Nigga Be Nasty [1993]
50. InI - The Life I Live [1995]
51. Shyheim The Rugged Child - Napsack [1994]
52. Big L - I Don’t Understand It [1994]
53. The Troubleneck Brothers - Release Me (The Gunslingers) [1994]
54. Jaz B. Lat’n - Dirt & Grime [1994]
55. Ruff Draf - Rounda [1994]
56. The Whooliganz - All Across The Map [1994]
57. Anotha Level - Question 2 Ask [1994]
58. Kool Keith - Lovely Lady [1996]
59. InI - No More Words [1996]
60. Pete Rock & Rob-O - War [1997]
61. Black Star - Little Brother [1999]
62. Lootpack - Crate Diggin’ [1998]
63. Peanut Butter Wolf - Competition Gets None [1998]
64. Rasco - Hip Hop Essentials [1998]
65. Slum Village - Once Upon A Time (Pete Rock Remix) [1998]
66. The Nextmen - Break The Mould [1999]
67. Finsta Bundy - Game’s So Crazy [1999]
68. A.G. - We Do That Too [1999]
69. The Colored Section - Introduction [1998]
70. Common Sense - Making A Name For Ourselves [1997]
71. A Tribe Called Quest - Mardi Gras At Midnight [1997]
72. Heltah Skeltah - Understand [1996]
73. De La Soul - Big Brother Beat [1996]
74. Ras Kass - Anything Goes (Remix) [1996]
75. The Nonce - J To The I [1995]
76. The Large Professor - One Plus One [1995]
77. The Lady Of Rage - Breakdown [1997]
78. Bizarre - Trife Theives [1998]
79. Dr. Oop - Reign [1999]
80. Defari - Killing Spree [1998]
81. Visionaries - Blessings [1997]
82. Declaime - World Domination [1998]
83. Saafir - Not Fa’ Nuthin’ [1999]
84. Eminem - Any Man [1999]
85. The Notorious B.I.G. - The Ugliest [1996]

Wicked Mixes

Wicked's All Vinyl Authentic HipHop Mix 1991-1999

Im back with the latest installment of my series "Running Thru The Breaks" Shouts out to everyone who has supported me throughout my journey and all my fellow peers that have shown me a great amount of love. A BIG BIG BIG Shout out to Pipomixes.com for blessing me with the opportunity to share my vision with the world, And THANK YOU for Awarding me with MIX OF THE YEAR for 2014 AND having my other 3 mixes mentioned in TOP 10 MIXES of the year ! Just being mentioned in the same category as J.Rocc, GaslampKiller,DJ ADA,DJ K-Def,Kutmah,DJ Platurn & My homie DJ Finesse is a true blessing and accomplishment by itself. I Do These mixes because I love music & It is therapy for me in so many ways ! To my Family & friends thanks for all the support and we are on our way ! I have a great circle of friends that constantly push me to advance to higher levels and let me tell you we are all on our way to something BIG in the near future ! Look out for my gang #HeadBitersSociety #FaderFreaks & last but not least be on the look out for some special mixes i have on the way James Brown & Family, The Look Of Love VS Aint No Sunshine, Ladies Night !
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Running Thru The Breaks Vol.5

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 #7 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1993, a year which many consider the pinnacle of Hip Hop's second golden era. Sampling and production techniques honed during the early 90s had reached a natural maturity by 1993 with key East Coast producers such as Pete Rock and the Beatnuts establishing their own trademark sounds. The East Coast also ushered in a new harder edged sound with Wu Tang and Onyx both delivering gritty debuts. On the West Coast, the ‘G Funk’ sound which found its feet the pervious year delivered one of its most accomplished albums in the form of Snoop’s seminal LP, Doggy Style. 1993 was also a great year for emerging undergound acts carving out their own sound, Souls of Mischief being a notable example. Cover artwork pays tribute to the iconic Elektra Records logo.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. Snoop Dogg – Gz & Hustlas Intro (Excerpt)
3. Guru – Jazzmatazz Intro
4. KRS One – Slap Them Up (Excerpt)
5. A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour (Instrumental)
6. Chris Read – Theme #3 Scratchapella
7. Doug E Fresh – Bounce
8. Doo Wop & The Bounce Squad – Hit Em In the Head
9. Biz Markie – Funk Is Back
10. Funkdoobiest – Shittin’ On ‘Em
11. Black Moon – How Many Emcees (Acapella)
12. Da Youngsta's – Who’s The Mic Wrecka (Instrumental)
13. Main Source – What You Need (Instrumental)
14. YZ – (So Far) The Ghetto’s Been Good To Me
15. KRS One – Slap Them Up (Loop)
16. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – What’s Next On the Menu
17. Pete Rock & CL Smooth feat YGz – Death Becomes You
18. Beatnuts – Hass (Instrumental)
19. The Pharcyde – Passin Me By (Acapella)
20. Beatnuts – Third of the Trio (Instrumental) (Loop)
21. Maestro Fresh Wes featuring Showbiz – Fine Tune Da Mic
22. Yaggfu Front feat Diamond D – Slappin’ Suckas Silly (Daimond D Remix)
23. Fat Joe feat Grand Puba, Diamond D & The Beatnuts – Watch the Sound (Beatnuts Remix)
24. Fatal – Pas The Kronz (Instrumental)
25. Onyx – Shiftee (Acapella)
26. Flava Unit – Roll Wit The Flava (IInstrumental)
27. Big Daddy Kane – Stop Shammin (Instrumental)
28. Father MC – 69 (Instrumental)
29. Notorious BIG – Party & Bullshit (Acapella)
30. KRS One – Brown Skin Woman (Excerpt)
31. Souls of Mischief – 93 ’Til Infinity (Instrumental)
32. KRS One & Tim Dog – I Get Wrecked (Acapella)
33. Souls of Mischief – 93 ’Til Infinity (Vocal)
34. KRS One – KRS Attacks (Excerpt)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #7 (1993) 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 sixth bonus mix focuses on another sub-genre popularised in the 90s which is not entirely easy to define. Loops of popular Hip Hop records arranged into club-friendly instrumentals, in their day these tracks were mostly referred to simply as ‘Breakbeats'. They were Club records first and foremost so ‘Hip Hop Club Breaks’ is maybe a more accurate description. Armand Van Helden’s ‘AV8’ is the label most commonly associated with the sound, although Nervous Records & its ‘Strapped’ sub label were perhaps equally active. A few other smaller labels like Slammin’ and Kingsize also played their part. A lot of DJs principally associated with House music or who produced both House and Hip Hop were responsible for many of these records, often under aliases – Armand Van Helden of course, but also Todd Terry, Kenny Dope, DJ Spinna and others. Many other names in the scene were known for making this style of Hip Hop almost exclusively – Crooklyn Clan, Davey Dex, Bobby J to name a few. Artwork here pays tribute to Armand Van Helden's AV8 Records.

Tracklist:

1. Davey Dex presents Da Hip Hop Junkies – Pick It Up (Hip Hop Mix) 
2. DJ Fashion – Bom Bom 
3. DJ I-Cue & Jae Mo Ice – Two Scoops of Ice Cream (Dubplate Mix) 
4. Wreck All-Stars – Hit ‘Em Like This 
5. DJ Rags – To The Beat… 
6. Davey Dex – Get On Down (Davey Dex Remix) 
7. Fat Fluids – Throw Ya Hands (40th Ave. Mix) 
8. The Groove Asylum – We Love ‘Em 
9. Davey Dex – Move Ya Body (Davey Dex Remix) 
10. Davey Dex – Set It Off 
11. DJ Sizzahandz – Can’t Get Enuff 
12. Armand Van Helden –  Hot Butter (Pas Deh Punany Mix)
13. DJ Fashion – My Peoples 
14. Davey Dex – Zunga Zeng (Unreleased) 
15. DJ Rags – It Don’t Stop 
16. On The Down Low – Check The Vibe 
17. Steady G – Rainy Dayz 
18. Crooklyn Can – Clap Dem Handz (The Yeast Mix) 
19. SupaDupa AllCity & Suga Bear – Sunday Night at The Tunnel (Sunday Night Acapella) 
20. Brooklyn Slumlordz – Nobody Beats 
21. Crooklyn Clan – Dirty Dub 
22. Davey Dex – My Peoples (Where You At) 
23. Davey Dex – Throw Ta Handz Up (Davey Dex 12″) 
24. Frankie The Pacemaker – Live and Die Reck Part 2 
25. DJ Fashion – Brooklyn Stylz 
26. Armand Van Helden – Hey Yah Hey (Indian Beatdown Mix) 
27. Crooklyn Clan – A Brooklyn Thing (Brooklyn Anthem) 
28. Davey Dex – Get On Down (Original Mix) 
29. DJ Eclipse – Keep It On 
30. Rek Shit Rebulz – U Wanna Flex (What?) 
31. Frankie Cutlass – Puerto Rico (Original Version) 
32. Funkmaster Flex – Six Million Ways to Die (Instrumental) 
33. Funkmaster Flex – Sad & Blue (Dub) 
34. Rek Shit Rebulz – Make Ya Feel Better 
35. Wrath of Donkey Man – Donkey Twist 
36. Davey Dex – Keep It Movin (Prince Quick Mix Remix) 
37. Steady G – Everybody Groove (A Mos Definitely Long But Yet Chilled Out Mix) 
38. The Flip Squad presents Bobby J – Check Out The Style 
39. Bobby J – Clap Your Hands 
40. Steady G – Ya Don’t Stop (Ya Y’all) 
41. DJ Fashion – Uh Ah Do It Hay (Mix 1)

Classic Material Bonus Mix #7: Hip Hop Club Breaks '93-98

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Bonus Mix #6 (90s Hip Hop Club Breaks) 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. Edition #9 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1995, a year which arguably typifies what is often referred to as the ‘mid 90s sound’, with filtered and layered grooves accompanying crisp programmed drums at a tempo generally far lower than in previous years. The general trend for decreasing tempos peaked in ’95 with a significant proportion of single releases barely breaking the 90bpm mark. 1995 is also notable for the rise of a darker more melancholy production style with even the darkest of backdrops (Mobb Deep’s Shook Ones Part 2 being a good example) scoring as unlikely club hits. Artwork pays tribute to heavy hitting 90s imprint Loud Records.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. Das EFX – Intro
3. Grand Puba – I Like It (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
5. Mic Genronimo – Masta I.C (Instrumental)
6. Funkdoobiest – Dedicated (Acapella)
7. Jamal – Fades ‘Em All (Pete Rock Remix Instrumental)
8. Mark B feat MCM – A Certain Special Skill (Instrumental)
9. Das EFX – Here It Is
10. Das EFX – Can’t Have Nuttin (Instrumental)
11. Bushwackas – Caught Up In The Game
12. Supreme NTM – Tout N’est Pas Ci Facile
13. Blahzay Blahzay – Danger
14. Show & AG – Time For…
15. Ill and Al Scratch – Don’t Shut Down on a Player (Acapella)
16. Organised Confusion feat O.C – You Won’t Go Far
17. World Renown – Long Jev (Vocal)
18. World Renown – Long Jev (Instrumental)
19. Common – Resurrection ’95 (Acapella)
20. Show & AG – You Know Now (Buckwild Remix)
21. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Searching (Remix)
22. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Searching (Remix Instrumental)
23. Erick Sermon – Bomdigi (Acapella)
24. Masta Ase Incorporated – Phat Kat Ride (Instrumental)
25. Masta Ase Incorporated – Terror
26. Mobb Deep – Give Up The Goods (Instrumental)
27. Lords of the Undergound – What I’m After (Acapella)
28. Lords of the Undergound – What I’m After (Bonus Beats)
29. Funkdoobiest – Who Ra Ra (Instrumental)
30. Chubb Rock, Masta Ase and Special Ed – Brooklyn Dodgers Part 2

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #9 (1995) 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 our recent 1999 mixtape, this time cramming over 20 classic tracks into a brief 3.5 minute run time. Artwork references Tommy Boy's 'Black Label' sub label.

Tracklist:

1. Common featuring Sadat X – 1999
2. Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says
3. Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg – The Next Episode
4. Common and Mark The 45 King – Car Horn
5. DJ Paul Nice featuring AG, Babu and Gennessee – Definition Of Nice
6. Nas – Nas Is Like
7. Dr Dre featuring Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E
8. Gang Starr – Full Clip
9. Rahzel – All I Know
10. Travis Blaque – The Bachelors
11. Pharoahe Monch – Queens
12. Big Kwam – Kwamanwiz
13. Ugly Duckling – Now Who’s Laughing
14. Mos Def and Talib Kweli – Another World (Remix)
15. L Swift featuring A Butta – Ride This
16. King Tee – Cali Expert
17. One Way – Drama (Remix)
18. J 88 – The Look Of Love
19. Phife Dawg – Bend Ova
20. Kamachi featuring AG & DJ Revolution – The Meanin (They Don’t Know)
21. Braintax – Tools
22. Blackalicious – Alphabet Aerobics

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #13 (1999) mixed by Chris Read

Tribute mix celebrating Pete Rock & CL Smooth's masterpiece 'The Main Ingredient', which turned 30 recently.
'Mecca & The Soul Brother' is the more iconic/important album, but Main Ingredient slowly became my favorite over the years.....for a lot of the same reasons I lean to ATCQ's Midnight Marauders over Low End Theory.
Pete's production went from a harder/dusty sound on MATSB, to a warm/melodic vibe on TMI.  The samples Pete chose hit your soul in that sweet spot:  from Cannonball Adderley on 'In The House', to George Benson on 'I Get Physical' + 'In The Flesh', to Roy Ayers on 'Searching'....masterful.  Pair that with CL's smooth voice & flow, and your soul starts to vibrate....

TRACKLIST
Check It Out (OG Sample + LP)
Tell Me (OG Sample Blend)
Take You There ft Keni Burke (OG Sample Blend + LP)
In The House (LP + OG Sample)
Worldwide ft Rob-O (OG Sample + LP)
Sun Won't Come Out (LP + OG Sample)
Get On The Mic ft Biz Markie (OG Sample + LP + Blend)
The Main Ingredient (OG Sample + LP)
I Get Physical ft Big Daddy Kane (Blend + LP + OG Sample)
In The Flesh
We Specialize (Blend)
Carmel City (OG Sample + Unreleased Version)
Searching (OG Sample Blend + LP)
All The Places (OG Sample Blend + LP)
Escape (OG Sample + LP)
I Got A Love ft Heavy D (OG Sample Blend + LP)
The Ambassadors - Ain't Got The Love Of One Girl (Filthy Remaster)
It's On You ft Grap Luva (OG Sample Blend + LP)

Mecca & The Soul Brother 30th Anniversary Tribute here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-133147562/pete-rock-cl-smooth-mecca-and-the-soul-brother-30th-anniversary-mix-dj-filthy-rich

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Main Ingredient 30th Anniversary Mix

Big Moe - MANN x Mutt

A mix of some of my favourite beats, breaks and hip hop classics with a twist.

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POOKY - LACES OUT MIX

Found this little gem on pipomixes a few years back, no trace of it on Soundcloud, so I thought why not spread it around. This needs to be heard. The supremely talented DJ Shortkut of the Invisbl Skratch Piklz lays down an amazing mix of original tracks reconfigured into the hip-hop tracks that sampled them. 

It's only just occurred to me that subliminal inspiration for the jungle reconstruction/tribute aspect of my Eclectic Sample mixes came in part from this guy. Thanks, Shortkut.

Follow Shortkut here https://soundcloud.com/shortkut
Check http://www.pipomixes.com/ for an incredible selection of hip-hop mixes, you won't be disappointed! 
No tracklist on this one.

DJ Shortkut: Rekonstructed Elements

During our 30+ year history we have become well-known for championing a wide-range of musical genres, but for many people we will forever be associated with the golden age of hip hop and our Soho stores. The memories of the music and culture from that time are intertwined with the experience of being in that store (for customers and staff alike). Mr Bongo founder and MD, Dave Buttle, recalls that heady period in Mr Bongo history…

"It was a really exciting time. Soho was booming - full of media companies, record, stores, labels, and the place to go in London for your vinyl shopping needs. If you had an exclusive new hip hop release in store the word would spread and it would be a roadblock. We are talking the early Rawkus releases, Mos Def, Company Flow, then we had Dr Octagon, exclusive Lord Finesse bits from Japan."

Hip hop will always be in the DNA of Mr Bongo and a couple of years back we decided to channel that into a Mr Bongo Hip Hop 45 reissue series. Our ambition was to release the best and most in demand cuts from the 80’s and 90’s on 7" in original picture sleeves. It’s a collection of our personal favourites, Bongo store anthems and undeniable classics. We kicked the series off with A Tribe Called Quest ‘Scenario’ and we are about to hit release number 20 with the Egyptian Lover ‘Computer Love'. The series has featured artists such as Nas, Souls of Mischief, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Cypress Hill, Gang Starr, Black Sheep - to name a few. The response to these releases has been fantastic - the demand for these cuts is coming in from all around the world and we are very thankful for the support and love they are getting!

To celebrate reaching release number 20 in the series we thought now would be a good time to showcase the catalogue in full. We called in DJ Chris Read to put together an exclusive Mr Bongo Hip Hop 45’s mix. Chris is a long-time collaborator with Bongo, has a deep knowledge of hip hop, and is an incredible DJ. Perfect for this mix. 

"Every track featured in the Bongos Hip Hop 45s reissues series is a certified classic and a high proportion of these records featured heavily in my DJ sets during the 90s and beyond. It was a lot of fun not only to see these records again on 45, but also to revisit them in this mix. 

In the years after I moved back to London in the early 2000s, a record shopping trip to Soho was a regular part of my Saturday routine and a visit to Mr Bongo's Berwick Street store was an essential stop on a circuit that took in stores including Record and Tape Exchange, Major Flavas, Scenario, Deal Real and many others. The space was small, the queue for the counter usually deep and the vibe was often hectic, but the atmosphere was electric. I have no idea how many hours I must have spent flicking through the racks or stood at the counter trying to get a glimpse of the latest arrivals up on the wall, but they were hours well spent, made all the better by the presence of some top class DJs serving from behind the counter.” Chris Read

Mr Bongo Hip Hop 45s - Mixed by Chris Read

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