## BULLETPROOF CRATES RECORDINGS PRESENT:

DJ SHEEP'S WINTER BLUNTZ: BLUNT 3
Recorded Live: 6th August 2014

It's the end of the Winter Bluntz Trilogy, Hoth style, takin' out AT-AT's. The victory lap on a Taun Taun, passin' you sucker ducks on land speeders… I just finished doing this mix, and I feel like I just entered the DMC for two hours straight, my brain is spent and I'm ready for that blunt.

Here's what I remember playing:

Drum breaks off live 1970's concert cassettes, kids TV show stuff, libraries, a lot of Australian, Japanese, African, Czech, Polish, Thai, Chinese, Russian, Greek, French, WORLD stuff, a touch of latin, some stems, edits, a few raer acapellas, a live crooklyn dodgers j-pop blend, jazz, hip-hop jawns, soundtracks, b-boy breaks, some 45s, private press stuff, some 90's wall of fame classics, soul, disco, reggae, console music, blaxploitation radio advertisements, drum breaks of all-sorts, and it goes on and on… 

Peace to Biz Markie and Grandwizard Theodore for the shoutouts. Extra special shout to Ego Trip (http://egotripland.com) for the consistent posts.

peace. dj$HEEP

RESPECT to the break mix originators: Phil "Soulman" Stroman, Silverchild & MSA, Jake One, DJ Muro, Kon & Amir, DJ Shame, Paul Nice, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist.

Winter Bluntz #3

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 seventh bonus mix delves into Mid 90s R&B, specifically the pairing of R&B vocals with classic Hip Hop production, ’Hip Hop Soul’ if you prefer, the natural evolution from New Jack Swing, covered in ones of the previous mixes in this series. The mix features production from many of those frequently associated with the sound, The Untouchables, Sean Combes et al, alongside names from the Hip Hop underground who dabbled in R&B: DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, The Beatnuts, Salaam Remi and others. 16 Bar rap verses abound – AZ, KRS One, Grand Puba, Notorious BIG, Nas and many lesser known all appear. Also featured only on this mix is the pairing of R&B Acapellas with Hip Hop production from the era. Artwork pays homage to the classic Bad Boy Records company sleeve.

Tracklist:

1. Next feat Big Pun – I Still Love You (Remix) [Loop]
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. D’Angelo feat AZ – Lady (DJ Premier Just Tha Beat Mix)
4. Das EFX – Can’t Have Nuttin [Loop]
5. Intro – Funny How Times Flies
6. Da Youngsta’s – Mad Props (Instrumental)
7. Raphael Saadiq – Ask of You (Acapella)
8. Mic Geronimo – Masta IC (Instrumental)
9. G Simone feat KRS One – Music for the 90s (Acapella)
10. Mary J Blige feat Grand Puba – What’s the 411? 
11. Monica – Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) (Acapella)
12. Common Sense – Resurrection (Instrumental)
13. Faith Evans – You Used to Love Me 
14. Miss Jones – Don’t Front (8th Street Mob Mix)
15. New Edition – Hit Me Off 
16. GZA – Shadowboxin’ (Instrumental) 
17. D’Angelo feat Method Man & Redman – Left & Right (Acapella)
18. Raw Stylus – Believe in Me (E Smoove’s Flava Mix)
19. Intro feat Myko Myers & The Bodysnatchas – Let Me Be The One (Untouchables Remix)
20. Boyz II Men feat Mad Drama – Thank You (Untouchables Remix)
21. KRS One  – Step Into a World (Rapture’s Delight) (Instrumental)
22. Corey feat Sadat X – Everything But Love
23. Whitehead Bros – Forget I Was a G (Easy Mo Bee’s Remix)
24. Craig Mack – Flava In Ya Ear (Instrumental)
25. SWV feat Jay-Z – You’re the One (DJ Clark Kent Remix)
26. Jomanda – I Like It (Beatnuts Vibes Mix)
27. Allure feat Nas – Head Over Heels (Trackmasters Remix)
28. Allure feat Nas – Head Over Heels (Acapella)
29. Felonie – Before I Let You Go (Seven Inches Of Music Instrumental)
30. Intro – Love Thang (Untouchables Mix)
31. Mary J Blige feat Notorious BIG – Real Love (Hip Hop Mix)
32. Mary J Blige – Real Love (Acapella)
33. Apache – Gangsta Bitch (Instrumental)
34. Here and Now – Are You Ready (Tray’s Hard Full Mix)
35. Joe feat Darkman – I’m In Luv (Ghetto Lab Mix)
36. 7669 – Joy (Vocal DN)
37. Zhane – Hey Mr D.J
38. Cheryl Pepsii Riley – Guess I’m In Love (The Crooklyn Mix)
39. Funky Poets – Born in the Ghetto (Salaam Remi’s Mix)
40. Neneh Cherry feat Notorious BIG – Buddy X (Falcon & Fabien Remix)

Classic Material Bonus Mix #5: Hip Hop Soul '92-98

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Bonus Mix #7 (90s Hip Hop Soul / R&B) 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. Edition #11 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1997, a year notable for the divergence of two distinct sounds, the underground independent sound nurtured by labels such as Correct, ABB and Rawkus and a glossier, commercial sound largely assoicate with the output of the major labels. Notable albums include Biggie’s seminal ‘Life After Death’ and at the other end of the spectrum Jurassic 5’s debut ‘J5’ EP and Company Flow’s leftfield classic ‘Funcrusher Plus’. Artwork pays tribute to the ABB Records logo.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro 
2. O.C. feat Bumpy Knuckles - Win the G (Excerpt)
3. Black Attack - Correct Technique (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
5. Rakim - Remember That (Instrumental)
6. X-Perado - Verbal Reality (Acapella)
7. Mic Geronimo - For Tha Family
8. O.C. - The Chosen One (Skit Instrumental)
9. X-Ecutioners - Musica Negra (Acapella)
10. Beatnuts - Intermission
11. X-Perado - The Entity (Acapella)
12. Artifacts - The Ultimate
13. Rakim - It’s Been a Long Time
14. Gang Starr - You Know My Steez
15. Gang Starr feat Kurupt & Lady of Rage -You Know My Steez (Remix)
16. D.I.T.C -Day One (Instrumental)
17. Executioners - Word Play (Acapella)
18. Ghetto Professionals present Brick City Kids - Brick City Kids (Instrumental)
19. A.D.O.R - Enter the Center (Acapella)
20. Al Tariq - Think Not
21. Beatnuts - Do You Believe?
22. Alkaholiks - Liquidation
23. Organized Konfusion - Somehow, Someway (Instrumental)
24. LL Cool J feat Methd Man, Redman, DMX & Master P - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Acapella)
25. Organized Konfusion - Questions (Instrumental)
26. Sadat X - Famalame (Instrumental)
27. Notorious BIG -  I Got a Story to Tell (Instrumental)
28. Oran Juice Jones feat Camp Lo - Poppin That Fly (Instrumental)
29. Red Foo & Dre Kroon feat Evidence - The Freshest (DJ Revolution Remix)
30. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #11 (1997) mixed by Chris Read

This is a special mixtape that I did in honor of my brother, legendary Grafiti Artist, OG Slick & his exhibition of his new works at the Legacy West Media in Los Angeles on Saturday, August 3, 2024!

The theme of his new collection is called "I 'Smile' LA. So in trying to stay to theme of his new work, I tried to combine music that represents LA as well as in Slick's taste in music. Peep out the tracklist below & enjoy the vibes...."Smiles Everyone, Smiles....!"

Rhettmatic - Beat Junkies.

I SMILES LA MIXTAPE Tracklist:
Misdemeanor - Ahmad Jamal
Misdemeanor- Foster Sylvers
It’s Funky Enough - The D.O.C.
Como Quisiera Decirte - Los Angeles Negros
Son Of A Preacher - Dusty Springfield
Hits From The Bong - Cypress Hill
LA Fresh - The Visionaries
Los Angeles Times - Xzibit
All I Need - El Michels Affair ft Lady Wray
Make The Road By Walking - Menahan Street Band
Pot Belly - Lou Donaldson
Can I Kick It - A Tribe Called Quest
Lost In A Lonely World - The Ethics
Road Of The Lonely Ones - Madlib
I Keep Forgetting - Michael McDonald 
Regulate - Warren G x Nate Dogg
FairPlay - Soul II Soul
So Whatcha Sayin - EPMD
More Bounce To The Ounce - Zapp
LA Posse - MC Breeze
Holy Ghost - The Bar-Kay’s
West Coast Poplock - Ronnie Hudson & The Street Funk
Knee Deep - Funkadelic
Not Like Us (20 Dolla Julio Remix) - Kendrick Lamar

Dissizit x Beat Junkies

I SMILE LA MIXTAPE - OG SLICK x RHETTMATIC

Pudge Hand and Patient 9 compete lyrically for the president office grimy style. 

Circus Bid

I NEED SOME MAKE

Short and simple one for this week :)
pic by asuka_photo30

Keepin It Simple Freestyle (prod.rorronoa & dreamincolorbeats)

* LISTEN TO VOLUME 2 HERE: soundcloud.com/djsheep/spliffz2

## BULLETPROOF CRATES RECORDINGS PRESENTS:
DJ SHEEP: SUMMER SPLIFFZ: VOLUME 1

Recorded Live: Tuesday 21st July 2015

Here's the first of a new trilogy of mixes goin' out to all the diggaz in the Northern Hemisphere enjoin' that summer heat in and out of the crates.

This time 'round I'm bringing it back to basics with classic hip-hop samples and breaks from the "golden-era" of rap sampling with a few splashes of the unknown in-between: funk, soul, jazz, soundtracks, library joints and drum breaks from all corners of the globe, cut up on the 1's and 2's in one take.

Sorry for the delay on the mix tip, appreciate all the spins. You can show support by copping a USB stick full of mixes or digital files over at http://djsheep.bigcartel.com.

Shouts to egotrip, pipomixes, cratesofjr, GRNDGD, Ryan Proctor, Snoop God, DJ ADA, Cut Chemist and Boogie Monster. Next gig is out in Bali, Indonesia on the 29th of August on the beach for Ku De Ta's old school block party with Rob Swift, Mike Who, Felix Da Housecat and more. If you're out there, don't miss it! Summer Spliffz: Volume 2 droppin' real soon.

peace. DJ Sheep

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Summer Spliffz: Volume 1

First off, big ups to my man Joey Stratts for the cover art. If any of you fellow deejays or bloggers are in need of some graphic art, hit up my man at joe.serhan@hotmail.com. Okay, okay, enough with the shout-outs. As the title suggests, the mix consists of all Pete Rock produced tracks. It's more on the minimega-mix side of things because it only runs at about 23 minutes and change. I know, I know, why so short? I don't have a good answer for that one other than I always error on the side of quality over quantity, and that my next mix (all Doom) will be at least double in length. The mix consists of 36 Pete Rock tracks mixed into a 23 minute package. To make things interesting, I'll send over a copy of the very hard to find Taster's Choice Vol. 4 (mixed by J.Rocc) to whoever is the first to post or email me a correct tracklist. As always, a lot of time and energy went into crafting this mix, so I hope you all enjoy the mix half as much as I enjoyed making it.

Pete Rock DXM06

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