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

Complete tracklist with sample credits here: http://musicofsubstance.com/discography/classic-material-the-breaks-of-1992/

Always love this beat.  can’t hear it without thinking about DJ shadows funky skunk mix

❤️❤️❤️ what a beatiful mix. Greetings from Berlin. Cant wait for 1993!

DJ JAZZY JEFF - The Vibe I'm On (1998)

James Brown remixado por Benji B e J Rocc

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. 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 fifth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1990, 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.

Track list:

1. Mikey Dread - Comic Strip (Sampled by D-Nice - Crumbs on the Table)
2. Mandrill - Lord of the Golden Baboon (Sampled by EPMD feat LL Cool J - Rampage)
3. BT Express - Do You Like It (Sampled by Above the Law - Menace to Society)
4. Betty Davis - Shoop-B-Doop & Cop Him (Sampled by Ice Cube - Once Upon a Time In The Projects)
5. Andrew Dice Clay - Mother Goose (Sampled by Ice Cube - A Gangsta’s Fairytale)
6. Cameo - Why Have I Lost You (Sampled by Above the Law - Ballin)
7. Extract from the movie ‘I’m Gonna Get You Sucka’ (Sampled by Above the Law - Ballin)
Although 
8. Funkadelic - Good Old Music (Sampled by Above the Law - Another Execution)
9. Lyn Collins - Do Your Thing (Sampled by Above the Law - Another Execution)
10. The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (Sampled by Big Daddy Kane feat Rudy Ray Moore - Kane vs Dolemite)
11. Rudy Ray Moore - My Name Is Dolemite (Interpolated in Big Daddy Kane feat Rudy Ray Moore - Kane vs Dolemite) 
12. Eddie Kendricks - If You Let Me (Sampled by Master Ace - Brooklyn Battles)
13. Stetsasonic - Go Stetsa I (Sampled by Master Ace - Brooklyn Battles) 
14. Al Green - I’m Glad You’re Mine (Sampled by Eric B & Rakim - Mahogany)
15. Lyn Collins - Take Me Just As I Am (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Track the Movement)
16. Ohio Players - Never Had a Dream (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Track the Movement)
17. Boogie Down Productions - Jack of Spades (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Smooth - Track the Movement)
18. The Pointer Sisters - Don’t It Drive You Crazy (Sampled by Gang Starr - Execution of a Chump)
19. Younghearts - Do You Have the Time (Sampled by Master Ace - Together)
20. Billy Cobham - Le Lis (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Whose Afro’s On Fire) 
21. The Meters - Hey Pocky A Way (Sampled by Boogie Down Productions - The Homeless)
22. Monk Higgins and the Specialities - One Man Band (Plays All Alone) (Sampled by Master Ace feat Ice U Rock - As I Reminisce)
23. The Moments - Come On Sexy Mama (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
24. Big Daddy Kane - Children R the Future (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
25. Boogie Down Productions - Still Number One (Sampled by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - Lessons to be Taught)
26. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself II (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Let Y’self Go)
27. James Brown Introduction to Star Time (Sampled by Outlaw Posse - Let Y’self Go)
28. Funkadelic - Nappy Dugout (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Ham & Eggs)
29. Little Feat - Fool Yourself (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
30. Rotary Connection - Memory Band (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
31. Ramp - Daylight (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum)
32. Junior Mance - Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along)
33. Eugene MacDaniels - Jagger the Dagger (Sampled by A Tribe Called Quest - Push It Along)
34. Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Sampled by Master Ace - Take a Look Around)
35. Grover Washington Jr - Knucklehead (Sampled by K-Solo - Fugitive)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #5 (1990) mixed by Chris Read

## BULLETPROOF CRATES RECORDINGS PRESENT

DJ SHEEP'S WINTER BLUNTZ: BLUNT ONE
Recorded: 3rd July 2014

After spending hours in my own crates due to this forthcoming sale, I got inspired, hopped on the decks and rocked a live 90 minute mix of soul, funk, library, jazz, disco, hip-hop, etc. There's joints and genres from all around the world. I went hard (pause) on the doubles at some points, and there's some instrumental/acapella blends up there too… 

This was an spur of the moment practice session that was never to be given to the public, just to listen to later for ideas… no playlists, no preparation… A few mates enjoyed it whom I sent it to and prompted me to get it out there… Please excuse all the sloppy mixes, cuts, etc. I wanted to keep it raw like the mixes of the 90's… feedback is appreciated.

Peace. DJ Sheep

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 #1

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 seventh volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1992, utilising only the Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz and Disco tracks from which they were originally constructed - over 150 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley's iconic 'Super Disco Brakes' compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Intro to the New Scooby Doo Movies (sampled by Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About)
2. Quincy Jones - Snow Creatures (sampled by Lord Finesse - Return of the Funky Man Intro)
3. Eric B & Rakim - Move the Crowd [Extract] (sampled by Lord Finesse - Return of the Funky Man Intro)
4. The Nite Lighters - Damn (sampled by Dr Dre - Lyrical Gangbang)
5. Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks [Loop] (sampled by Dr Dre - Lyrical Gangbang)
6. Cypress Hill - Hole In the Head [Extract] (sampled by Dr Dre - Lyrical Gangbang)
7. Johnny Hammond - Big Due Suite (sampled by Dre Dre - A N**** Witta Gun)
8. The Kay-Gess - Who Is The Man (With a Master Plan)? [Extract] (sampled by Dre Dre - A N**** Witta Gun)
9. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Fun [Extract] (sampled by Gang Starr - The Place Where We Dwell)
10. Eddie Hazel - Frantic Moment (sampled by Gang Starr - Take Two and Pass)
11. Juice Crew All Stars – ‘Juice Crew All Stars’ [Extract] (sampled in Gang Starr - Take Two and Pass)
12. Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – High As Apple Pie Slice II (sampled in Gang Starr - Conspiracy)
13. Queen - We Will Rock You [Loop] (sampled in Ice Cube - When Will They Shoot?)
14. X-Clan - Grand Verbaliser What Time Is It? [Extract] (sampled in Ice Cube - When Will They Shoot?)
15. Funkadelic - Good Old Music (sampled in Ice Cube - Who Got The Camera?)
16. Extract from the Movie 'A Rage In Harlem' (sampled in Ice Cube - Who Got The Camera?)
17. Funkadelic - I Got a Thing (sampled in Ice Cube - Who Got The Camera?)
18. Jeff Lorber Fusion - Curtains (sampled in Brothers Like Outlaw - The Struggle Continues)
19. Grootna - I'm Funky (sampled in House of Pain - Come and Get Some of This)
20. Little Richard - The Rill Thing [Loop] (sampled in Pete Rock & CL Smooth - For Pete's Sake)
21. Doug E Fresh feat Slick Rick - La Di Da Di [Extract] (sampled in Das EFX -If Only)
22. Stanley Turrentine - The Man With the Sad Face (sampled in Das EFX -If Only)
23. The Staples Singers - Lets Do It Again (sampled in Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day (Remix) )
24. Parliament - Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk [Extract] (sampled in Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day (Remix))
25. Isley Brothers - Footsteps in the Dark (sampled in Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day)
24. Isaac Hayes - Joy (sampled in BDP - Poisonous Products)
25. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced [Loop] (sampled in The Pharcyde - Passin Me By)
26. Quincy Jones – Summer In The City (sampled in The Pharcyde - Passin Me By)
27. Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution [Loop] (sampled in The Pharcyde - Passin Me By)
28. Bill Cobham - Red Baron (sampled in CMW - Duck Sick II)
29. Audio 2 - Top Billin [Extract] (sampled in CMW - Duck Sick II)
30. Barbara Mason - Give Me Your Love (sampled in EPMD - Nothing But the Music)
31. Southside Movements - I've Been Watching You [Loop] (sampled in Hard Knocks - Hands of a Stranger)
32. The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby (sampled in Positive K - How the F*** Would You Know?)
33. Extract from the Movie 'The Five Heartbeats' (sampled in Positive K - How the F*** Would You Know?)
34. Johnnie Taylor – Ain’t That Loving You (sampled in Grand Puba - Big Kids Don’t Play)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #7 (1992) mixed by Chris Read

2023 may be behind us, but #HIPHOP50 has some months still to run! In celebration of the genre’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 tenth volume pieces together popular Hip Hop tunes from the year of 1995, utilising only the Funk, Soul & Jazz tracks from which they were originally constructed – over 80 breaks in the mix! Artwork pays homage to Paul Winley’s iconic ‘Super Disco Brakes’ compilation series.

Tracklist:

1. Jazzy Jay feat Russell Simmons - Cold Chillin in the Spot [Extract] (Sampled by Sam Sever - Words of Wisdom (They Don't Know))
2. Black Moon - Who Got the Props [Extract] (Sampled by Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers)
3. Gang Starr - The Place Where We Dwell [Extract] (Sampled by Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers)
4. Young Holt Unlimited - Strangers in the Night (Sampled by Crooklyn Dodgers - Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers)
5. Isaac Hayes - One Woman (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
6. The Honey Drippers  - Impeach the President [Loop] (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
7. Cameo - Hanging Downtown (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
8. Gang Starr - Words from the Nutcracker [Extract] (Sampled by Group Home - Supa Star)
9. Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - We Almost Lost Detroit [Extract] (Sampled by Grand Puba - Keep On)
10. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie - Just Rhymin' With Biz [Extract] (Sampled by Grand Puba - Keep On)
11. Maynard Ferguson - Mister Mellow (Sampled by Show & AG - Next Level (Nytime Remix))
12. Showbiz & AG - Silence of the Lambs (Remix) [Extract] (Sampled by Show & AG - Next Level (Nytime Remix))
13. Norman Connors feat Michael Henderson - You Are My Starship (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Trife Life)
14. Roy Ayers - You Send Me (Sampled by Pharcyde - The Hustle)
15. Michael Jackson - Ain't No Sunshine [Loop] (Sampled by Tesz - Ain't No Sunshine)
16. Ann Sexton - I'm His Wife (You're Just a Friend) (Sampled by GZA - Living in the World Today)
17. Donald Byrd & 125the St NYC's - I Feel Like Loving You Today (Sampled by Group Home - 2 Thousand)
18. Ann Peebles - Troubles, Heartaches & Sadness (Sampled by GZA feat Method Man - Shadowboxin')
19. Kool & The Gang - You Don't Have to Change (Sampled by Masta Ace Incorporated - U Can't Find Me)
20. Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Everybody Loves the Sunshine (Sampled by Masta Ace Incorporated - Turn It Up)
21. Grandwizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five - Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie (Sampled by Masta Ace Incorporated - Turn It Up)
22. Patrice Rushen - Where is the Love (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising)
23. Average White Band - School Boy Crush (Sampled by Bushwhacks - Caught Up In the Game)
24. Hubert Laws - What a Night (Sampled by Bushwhacks - Caught Up In the Game)
25. Minnie Riperton - Memory Lane (Sampled by Junior Mafia feat Notorious BIG - Player's Anthem (Clark Kent Remix))
26. Willie Mitchell - Groovin' (Sampled by GZA feat RZA - Liquid Swords)
27. Lyn Collins - Put It On the Line (Sampled by LL Cool J - I Shot Ya)
28. David Porter - I'm Afraid The Masquerade Is Over (Sampled by Notorious BIG feat Puff Daddy - Who Shot Ya?)
29. Les McCann - Benjamin (Sampled by Mobb Deep feat Raekwon, Ghostface & Big Noyd - Right Back at You)
30. The Daly Wilson Big Band - Dirty Feet (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II)
31. Quincy Jones - Kitty With the Bent Frame (Sampled by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt II)

Continued...

#HIPHOP50: Classic Material The Breaks #10 (1995) 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

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

Well it's my birthday today, so I'm going to celebrate with this excellent mix from Beat Junkie and break-digger supreme J.Rocc. It's fair to say that mixes like this started me down the break-/sample-hunting road, and I have a couple more kicking about... expect a selection of jazz, funk and soul, musical education for fans of golden era hip-hop.

Tracklist courtesy of http://www.domeshotsandfatlaces.com - many thanks :D
All J.Rocc mixes here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/j-rocc-mixes

Sylvia Striplin -You Can't Turn Me Away
Steely Dan - Aja
The Tavares - Bad Times
Johnny Guitar Watson - Superman Lover
Henry Mancini - Here's Looking At You, Kid
The Turtles - You Showed Me
5 Sensation - She's A Stranger
Sergio Mendes - The Green Forest
Parliment Funkadelic - Unknown track
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love A Little Bit More Baby
Jack Bruce - Born to Be Blue
Rotary Connection - Memory Band
9th Creation - Bubblegum
Galt MacDermont - Golden Apples
Gianfranco Reverberi - Nel Cimitero Di Tucson
Johnny Lyle - Wig Out
Chico Hamiltion - Cool Down
Howard Roberts Quartet - Bossanova
Mongo Santamaria - Going Away
Cal Tjader - Cubano Chant
Gal Costa - Unknown Track
Elis Regina - Quero

J.Rocc: A Dusty Crate

J.Rocc: A Dusty Crate (2010)

A mixed Medley of 100% Stevie Wonder Compositions, Covers & Cookies created in 2001. Originally released as a double mix cd with Bobbito aka Kool Bob Love and was the pre curser to the infamous Wonder-FULL tribute parties. Everything in the mix is written, produced or performed by Stevie Wonder.

Wonder Wrote It Vol. one (Dj Spinna Mix)

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