Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's classic LP 'Mecca and the Soul Brother' turned 30 recently, so reminisce for a spell with a mix of OG Samples, Remixes, & Blends.
The way Pete sampled old jazz/funk/soul records and layered them over hard, dusty drums was masterful (how he caught that little part on the fadeout of an Ohio Players record for 'Lots Of Lovin' still amazes me).    
Combine that with C.L.'s sharp yet fluid lyricism (how many MC's could rhyme like THIS back in '92??), and you unquestionably have one of the pillars of early 90's NYC boom bap.

******THE MAIN INGREDIENT 30TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE HERE****
https://soundcloud.com/djfilthyrich/pete-rock-cl-smooth-main-ingredient-30th-anniversary-mix

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca and the Soul Brother 30th Anniversary Mix (DJ Filthy Rich)

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

I.Y.A.S

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## BULLETPROOF CRATES RECORDINGS PRESENTS:
DJ SHEEP: SUMMER SPLIFFZ: VOLUME 2

Recorded Live: Thursday 30th July 2015

I've raided the dusty crates for ya'll on 'Volume 2' of the Summer Spliffz trilogy. Recorded live in one take on two turntables at the Bulletproof Crates lab in Australia: This mix features more crate staples, classics and hidden gems from the funk, soul, soundtrack, jazz crates & beyond. #diggin101. 

I appreciate all the spins and support with this new series after my brief hiatus from music. I have USB sticks packed with my mixes, digital files and a special 45 featuring Roc Marciano & J-Zone over at http://djsheep.bigcartel.com if you wish to support.

Also, here's an little write up I did of 10 Classic Moments in DMC History: egotripland.com/dj-sheep-10-classic-moments-in-dmc-dj-battle-history/

Shouts to egotrip, pipomixes, cratesofjr, Wax Poetics Japan, Scott Heins @ Okayplayer, GRNDGD, Ryan Proctor, Snoop God, ADA, DJ Muro, Silverchild & MSA.

peace. DJ Sheep

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Summer Spliffz: Volume 2

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Black Sheep's classic debut 'A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing', our friend Chris Read has created yet another exclusive mix of album tracks, alternate versions, and original sample material. 

Listen up and enjoy!

Artwork : Leon Nockolds

Track list:

1. Black Sheep - 'Gimme the Finga' (Instrumental)
2. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Paul Butterfield - 'I Don't Wanna Go' (sampled in 'Butt... In the Meantime')
4. Black Sheep - 'Butt... In the Meantime'
5. Black Sheep - 'Butt... In the Meantime (Nostrans Ave Rastafarian Mix)'
6. Boogie Down Productions - 'The Bridge Is Over' (sampled in 'Butt... In the Meantime')
7. Mouth & McNeal - 'A.B.C' (sampled in 'La Menage')
8. The Guess Who - 'Three More Days' (sampled in 'La Menage')
9. Black Sheep feat Q Tip - 'La Menage'
10. Doug E Fresh feat Slick Rick - 'La Di Da Di' [Extract] (sampled in 'La Menage')
11. Jimmy Mc Griff - 'Blue Juice' (sampled in 'Pass The 40')
12. Black Sheep feat Chi Ali, Moc-Fu, Chris Lighty & Dave Gossett - 'Pass the 40'
13. Isaac Hayes - 'Joy' [Loop] (sampled in 'Pass the 40')
14. Jefferson Airplane - 'Today' (sampled in 'Similak Child')
15. Three Dog Night - 'I Can Hear You Calling' [Loop] (sampled in 'Similak Child')
16. Black Sheep - 'Similak Child'
17. Ramsey Lewis - 'Les Fleur' (sampled in 'Similak Child')
18. Michel Colombier - 'Porquoi Pas?' (sampled in 'Have U.N.E Pull?')
19. Black Sheep - 'Have U.N.E Pull'
20. Black Sheep - 'Have U.N.E Pull (Remix)'
21. The Shades of Brown - 'The Soil I Tilled For You' [Loop] (sampled in Have U.N.E Pull')
22. Fuzzy Haskins - 'Love's Now Is Forever' [Loop] (sampled in 'To Whom It May Concern')
23. Gary Bartz - 'Celestial Blues' (sampled in 'To Whom It May Concern')
24. Doug E Fresh feat Slick Rick - 'La Di Da Di' [Extract] (sampled in 'To Whom It May Concern')
25. Black Sheep - 'To Whom It May Concern'
26. Bubble Gum Machine - 'I Wonder' (sampled in 'Flavor of the Month')
27. Black Sheep - 'Flavor of the Month'
28. Brother Jack McDuff - 'Hunk O' Funk' [Loop] (sampled in 'Hoes We Knows')
29. Black Sheep - 'Hoes We Knows'
30. Sweet Linda Divine - 'I'll Say It Again' (sampled in 'The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)')
31. McCoy Tyner - 'Impressions' (sampled in 'The Choice is Yours (Revisited)')
32. Black Sheep - 'The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)'
33. Black Sheep - 'The Choice Is Yours'
34. The New Birth - 'Keep on Doin' It' [Loop] (sampled in 'The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)')
35. Iron Butterfly - 'Her Favorite Style' (sampled in 'The Choice is Yours')
36. Rare Earth - '(I Know) I'm Losing You' (sampled in 'Try Counting Sheep')
37. Black Sheep - 'Try Counting Sheep'
38. The Honey Drippers - 'Impeach the President' (sampled in 'Try Counting Sheep (Caveman Funky Organ Remix)')
39. Black Sheep - 'Try Counting Sheep (Caveman Funky Organ Remix)'
40. The Johnny Almond Music Machine - 'Solar Level' (sampled in 'Try Counting Sheep (Caveman Funky Organ Remix)')
41. Millie Jackson - 'Phuck U Symphony' (samped in 'For Doz That Slept')
42. Young & Company - 'I Like (What You're Doing to Me)' (sampled in 'Strobelite Honey')
43. Kurtis Blow - 'Do The Do' [Loop] (sampled in 'Strobelite Honey')
44. The S.O.S Band - 'Take Your Time (Do It Right')' (sampled in 'Strobelite Honey')
45. Black Sheep - 'Strobelite Honey'
46. Ramsey Lewis - 'The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo)' [Loop] (sampled in Strobelite Honey '(No We Didn't Mix)') 
47. Black Sheep - 'Strobelite Honey (No We Didn't Mix)'
48. Black Sheep - 'U Mean I'm Not' [Extract]

Black Sheep 'A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Pete Rock & CL Smooth's classic 1992 LP 'Mecca & The Soul Brother', our homie Chris Read whipped up yet another fine mix of album tracks, alternative versions, remixes, and original sample material. 

Enjoy!

Artwork : Leon Nockolds

Track list:

1. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Straighten It Out' (Remix Instrumental)
2. Chris Read - Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Sister Nancy - 'Bam Bam' (sampled in 'The Basement')
4. Pete Rock & CL Smooth feat Heavy D, Deda, Grap Luva and Rob-O - 'The Basement'
5. Ohio Players - 'What's Going On' (sampled in 'Lots of Lovin')
6. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Lots of Lovin'
7. Les McCann - 'North Carolina' [Loop] (sampled in 'Lots of Lovin')
8. Dave Wintour & Pat Whitmore - 'Where Do I Go?' (sampled in 'Can't Front on Me')
9. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Can't Front On Me'
10. Biz Markie - 'Just A Friend' [Extract] (sampled in Can't Front On Me')
11. Mountain - 'Long Red' [Loop] (sampled in 'Return of the Mecca')
12. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Return of the Mecca'
13. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Ghettos of the Mind'
14. The Coasters - 'Down Home Girl' (sampled in 'Skinz')
15. Pete Rock & CL Smooth feat Grand Puba - 'Skinz'
16. 9th Creation - 'Bubble Gum' (sampled in 'Soul Brother #1)
17. The J.B's - 'The Grunt' [Loop] (sampled in 'Soul Brother #1)
18. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Soul Brother #1
19. James Brown - 'Funky President' (sampled in 'Anger in the Nation')
20. Sly & The Family Stone - 'Sing A Simple Song' [Loop] (sampled in 'Anger in the Nation')
21. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Anger in the Nation'
22. O’Donel Levy – ‘We’ve Only Just Begun’ (Sampled in ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother’)
23. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother’
24. Heavy D & The Boyz – ‘Gyrlz, They Love Me’ [Extract] (Sampled in ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother’)
25. Mountain – ‘Long Red’ [Loop] (Sampled in ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother (Wig Out Mix)’)
26. ESG – ‘UFO’ [Loop] (Sampled in ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother (Wig Out Mix)’)
27. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – ‘Mecca & The Soul Brother (Wig Out Mix)
28. James Brown - 'Blues & Pants' [Loop] (sampled in 'If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right')
29. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'If It Ain't Rough It Ain't Right'
30. Stetsasonic - 'Go Stetsa I' [Loop] (sampled in If It Ain't Rough, It Ain't Right')
31. Freddie McCoy - 'Gimmie Some' (sampled in 'For Pete's Sake')
32. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'For Pete's Sake' 
33. Biz Markie - 'The Do Do' [Extract] (sampled in 'For Pete's Sake')
34. EPMD - 'It's My Thing' [Extract] (sampled in 'For Pete's Sake')
35. Ernie Hines - 'Our Generation' (sampled in 'Straighten It Out')
36. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Straighten It Out' 
37. Lou Donaldson - 'Ode to Billie Joe' [Loop] (sampled in 'On and On')
38. Jimmy Mc Griff - 'The Bird' (sampled in 'On and On')
39. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'On and On'
40. Brand Nubian - 'Step to the Rear' [Extract] (sampled in 'On and On')
41. Eddy Senay - 'Cameo' (sampled in 'Act Like You Know')
42. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Act Like You Know'
43. Tom Scott and The California Dreamers - 'Today' (sampled in 'T.R.O.Y')
44. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'T.R.O.Y'
45. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'T.R.O.Y (Remix Instrumental)'
46. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'T.R.O.Y (The Vibes Mix)'
47. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'It's Like That'
48. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth - 'Strictly for the Ladies' [Extract] (sampled in 'It's Like That')
49. Georgie Fame - 'Music Talk' [Loop] (sampled in 'Wig Out')
50. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'Wig Out'
51. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 'The Creator' [Loop] (sampled in 'Wig Out')
52.Eddie Bo – ‘From This Day On’ (Sampled in ‘The Creator’)
53. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – ‘The Creator’
54. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – ‘The Creator (Slide to the Side Mix)‘
55. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – ‘The Creator (Surfboard Mix)’

Mecca & The Soul Brother 25th Anniversary Mixtape

Pete Rock & CL Smooth 'Mecca & The Soul Brother' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

Q-TIP mix on ADWL Radio April 11,2018

Go to Wax Poetics for info and track listing:

https://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/music/mixtape/nas-illmatic-25th-anniversary-mixtape-chris-read/

Nas 'Illmatic' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

This month marks the 25th anniversary of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's second (and final) full-length LP, 'The Main Ingredient.' Following in the footsteps of 1992's 'Mecca and the Soul Brother,' the album comprises tracks built from densely layered samples, frequently previously unsampled jazz fusion cuts mixed with crisp drums and short vocal snippets plundered from well-known '80s/'90s hip-hop tracks. Use of a number of go-to tracks defines the sound of the album and the presence of vocal samples from Biz Markie and Big Daddy Kane in particular is a key ingredient in the album's sonic palette. In celebration of the album's 25th year, we've partnered once again with WhoSampled to present this mixtape of album tracks, alt versions, interview snippets, and of course original sample material, mixed by Chris Read.


Track list at Wax Poetics: https://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/news/news-blog/pete-rock-cl-smooth-main-ingredient-25th-anniversary-mixtape-chris-read/

Pete Rock & CL Smooth 'The Main Ingredient' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

J.PERIOD presents #RAGEISBACK, the official music companion to the acclaimed new novel, Rage Is Back, by best-selling author Adam Mansbach. Paying tribute to hip hop culture and its birthplace, New York City, #RAGEISBACK brings together an all-star cast of icons & rising stars for a first-of-its-kind hip hop storybook in the spirit of classic book-and-record sets.  Featuring exclusive new tracks from Common (http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1537534/common-j-period-the-next-chapter-still-love-her) and Talib Kweli produced by J.PERIOD, freestyles from Black Thought (http://www.okayplayer.com/news/j-period-black-thought-rage-is-back-freestyle-mp3.html), The Kid Daytona, Blu, Homeboy Sandman, Shad and more!  With audio book narration by: GZA & Danny Hoch.  

For official track listing, visit: http://www.okayplayer.com

#RAGEISBACK is also now available for DOWNLOAD. Visit: www.jperiod.com/rageisback or click for direct download: http://www.jperiod.com/upload/rageisback/jperiod-rageisback.zip

J.PERIOD Presents RAGE IS BACK [The Mixtape]

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