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

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 1995 mixtape, this time cramming nearly 30 classic tracks into a brief 4 minute run time. Artwork pays homage to the classic Loud Records company sleeve.

Tracklist:

1. Notorious B.I.G – One More Chance (Hip Hop Remix) 
2. DJ Krush – Duality 
3. World Renown – How Nice I Am 
4. Das EFX – Real Hip Hop (Pete Rock Remix) 
5. Lords of the Underground – What I’m After (Beat Box Bonus Beats) 
6. KRS One – MCs Act Like They Don’t Know 
7. Masta Ace Incorporated – Sittin On Chrome 
8. Mobb Deep – Shook Ones Part II 
9. Masta Ace Incorporated – The Phat Kat Ride 
10. Redman – I Can’t Wait 
11. Old Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya 
12. Frankie Cutlass – Boriquas On The Set 
13. Craig Mack – Get Down (Q Tip Remix) 
14. OC & Organized Konfusion – You Won’t Go Far 
15. KRS One & Das EFX – Represent The Real Hip Hop 
16. Smif & Wessun – Headz Ain’t Ready (Beatminerz Remix) 
17. Mobb Deep – Temperature’s Rising 
18. Heltah Skeltah and Originoo Gunn Clappaz – Leflah 
19. Jamal – Fades Em All 
20. Cypress Hill featuring Erick Sermon – Throw Your Set in the Air (Remix) 
21. Nine – Ova Confident (Darcmas Remix) 
22. Mad Lion – Own Destiny (KRS One Remix) 
23. Group Home – Livin Proof 
24. Junior M.A.F.I.A – Player’s Anthem 
25. Rottin Raskalz – Oh Yeah 
26. Crooklyn Dodgers – Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers 
27. The Pharcyde – Drop 
28. Ill & All Skratch – Chill With That (Easy Mo Bee Mix)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #9 (1995) mixed by Chris Read

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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 1997 mixtape, this time cramming just under 20 classic tracks into a brief 3.5 minute run time. Artwork pays homage to classic indie imprint ABB Records.

Tracklist:

1. Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See
2. Talib Kweli – Manifesto
3. Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
4. Notorious BIG – Hypnotize
5. KRS One – Step Into A World (Raptures Delight)
6. Oran Juice Jones featuring Camp Lo – Poppin That Fly
7. Al Tariq – Think Not
8. A.D.O.R – Enter The Centre
9. Artifacts – The Ultimate
10. Tha Alkaholiks – Liquidation
11. D.I.T.C – Day One
12. Rakim – It’s Been A Long Time
13. Fortified Live – 2000 Seasons
14. X Perado – The Entity
15. Buckshot Le Fonque – Music Evolution (DJ Premier Remix)
17. The Beatnuts – Off The Books

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #11 (1997) 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 1998 mixtape, this time cramming 20 classic tracks into a brief 3.5 minute run time. Artwork pays homage to classic indie era imprint Rawkus Records.

Tracklist:

1. Pete Rock featuring Vinia Mojica – Mind Blowin
2. Pete Rock featuring Inspectah Deck and Kurupt – Tru Master
3. Big L – Ebonics
4. Cornershop – Candyman (Rob Swift Instrumental Mix)
5. Defari feat Phil Tha Agony, Xzibit and Alkaholiks – Likwit Connection
6. Red Foo and Dre Kroon – The Freshest (Revolution Remix)
7. Big Kwam – Execution Expert
8. Dilated Peoples – Work The Angles
9. Jurassic 5 – Action Satisfaction 
10. Gang Starr – Work
11. Gang Starr featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx – The Militia
12. Rob Swift – The Ablist
13. Black Attack – My Crown
14. Deejay Punk Roc – My Beatbox (Roc Raida Rockin It Remix)
15. Big Pun featuring Fat Joe – Twinz (Deep Cover ‘98)
16. All Natural - 50 Years
17. DJ Honda featuring The Beatnuts – Who The Trifest?
18. Tribe Called Quest featuring Busta Rhymes & Redman – Steppin It Up
19. Noreaga – N.O.R.E
20. Mike Zoot featruing El Da Sensai – International Customs

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #12 (1998) 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 #13 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop of 1999, a year which marked a coming of age for the Indie Hip Hop scene. Whereas the previous year had been dominated by leftfield and arguably less commercially accessible indie releases, 1999 delivered more accomplished and club friendly indie releases with labels such as Rawkus really growing into their hype. Artwork references Tommy Boy's 'Black Label' sub label.

Tracklist:

1. Classic Material Intro
2. The Roots – Act Won
3. Rakim – When I Be On The Mic (Instrumental)
4. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
5. Quasimoto – Microphone Mathematics (Excerpt)
6. Common feat Sadat X – 1999 (Instrumental)
7. Rob Swift feat Large Professor – The Ablist (Acapella)
8. Cactus Jack feat Ed O.G – Act Like What You Say (Instrumental)
9. Black Rob – Whoa (Acapella)
10. Quasimoto – Microphone Mathematics
11. Nextmen feat Grap Luva – Break the Mould (Instrumental)
12. 45 King feat Common – Car Horn (Acapella)
13. Truth Enola feat De La Soul – Voicetress
14. Travis Blaque feat Fabian, Future & Mac – The Bachelors (Acapella)
15. Phife Dawg – Thought U Wuz Nice (Instrumental)
16. Natural Resource – Heavy Loungin’
17. Ugly Duckling – Now Who’s Laughing
18. Paul Nice feat AG, Gennessee and Babu – Definition of Nice (Bonus Beats)
19. Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says (Acapella)
20. Rip Shop – Crabfakers (Instrumental)
21. M Boogie feat Iriscience & Babu – On Deadly Ground (Acapella)
22. Mos Def – Mathematics
23. J Live – The Best Part
24. Q-Tip – Let’s Ride (Instrumental)
25. Aboriginals – The Essence (Acapella)
26. Phife Dawg – Bend Ova (Instrumental)
27. Mos Def & Talib Kweli – Another World (Instrumental)
28. J-88 – The Look of Love (Acapella)

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #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

Longing Path

I V Y C H

16-swim out

I know the phrase "Dilla Changed my Life" is something that almost seems watered down and become somewhat of a fad, but it seems to be something I am comfortable with saying.  

My story is some what similar to all of the great stories heard from all of our heroes in hip-hop. Most of their first encounters of Jay Dee's music was through the circulation of his Slum Village demo tape distributed around small circles primarily via Houseshoes & Q-Tip.  For my generation hip-hop was already around, but when you consider the actual time of understanding hip-hop, I was first introduced through a small vinyl collection from a close friend in High School, which included "Slum Village - Fantastic Vol 2".  The "Intro" track into "Conant Gardens" into "I Don't Know" was a life changing sequence for me.  Jam packed w/ Soulful rhodes, great mixing, thick drums, heavy bass lines, chopped drum breaks, rhythmic vocals, scratching, vocal chops etc. The density of the music in that 3 track sequence was unmatched (maybe until this day).  Since that time when I was maybe 14 (pre Dj years) I became obsessed w/ hip-hop music and the culture.  Over the years I studied anything Jay Dee (Dilla): his music, the moves he made, the records he sampled, the drums he chopped.   

Since his passing there have been 100's if not 1000's of tributes created to celebrate his catalog.  With the blueprint for me being the masterpiece mixes created by J Rocc in the early years following his passing, I felt like I needed to take another approach.  

This episode is more focused on connecting stories told by some of Dilla's greatest collaborators.   The music selections may not be reflective of his "greatest work" but they are chosen to help drive the story and help explain the reasons why he was so impactful to the game.  Much like his catalog and the 1000's of mixes out there are equally the same amount of stories circulating the internet of people talking about his impact.  These are some of the more important ones, or at least that helped me get a better idea of who he was and why he was a genius.  

Whether you are a new Dilla fan or a long-time Jay Dee fanatic, I hope this helps guide you to a greater understanding of the James Yancey legacy.  

Peace
DJ Flow, February, 2017

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Here is the re-mastered version of my mixtape released a while back. Much louder, and much cleaner than my original upload. Enjoy!

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