Called "the best Roots mixtape ever" by The Source Magazine and named Allhiphop.com's "Best Mixtapes of the Year 2006", J.PERIOD's official Best of the Roots is a one-of-a-kind collector’s item and a must-have for any fan of the best band in hip hop. Packed with over 50 tracks of Roots classics, rarities and exclusive J.PERIOD remixes, The Best of the Roots also features 6 exclusive new Black Thought freestyles and original tracks produced by J.PERIOD. Guest appearances from standout Roots crew members, plus Jay-Z, Rakim, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Big Pun, Stevie Wonder and more.

The Best of The Roots (Hosted by Black Thought)

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)

The Best Of Gangstarr (R.I.P. Guru)

51 minutes of Classic 90s HipHop

I`m still working on Part 2 so expect that at some point.

Inspired by djs like Funkmaster Flex , Dj Riz and Jazzy Jeff

Enjoy


Tracklist

1. D&D Allstars - 1, 2 Pass it - (Aca)
2. Mic Geronimo - Masta I.C.(Inst)
3 .Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear (Inst)
4. Junior Mafia - Players Anthem (Inst)
5. Trigga Da Gambler & Smooth Da Hustler - Broken Language (Inst)
6. Rakim - It's Been A Long Time (Inst)
7. Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game (Inst)
8. Lord Finesse - Keep The Crowd Listening (Dj Premier Remix Inst)
9. The Notorious B.I.G - Unbelievable
10. Mic Geronimo - Shits Real (Inst)
11. Black Moon - How many Emcees (must get dissed Aca)
12. The Notorious B.I.G - sky is the Limit
13. Black Sheep - Without A Doubt
14. Artifacts - Wrong Side Of The Tracks
15. Casual - I Didn't Mean to (Inst)
16. Jeru The Damaja - Invasion
17. Nas - Represent
18. Masta Ace Incorporated - Sittin' on Chrome (Inst)
19. Dr. Dre - Lil' Ghetto Boy (Inst)
20. Das EFX - Real Hip Hop (Aca)
21. Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gin & Juice
22. Snoop Doggy Dog - Doggy Dogg World
23. Nas - One Love
24. A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
25. Fat Joe - Shit Is Real (Premier Remix)
26. Wu tang clan – can it be so simple (Inst)
27. Wu tang clan – cream 
28. Group Home - Up Against The Wall (Inst)
29. Gang Starr Ft. MOP - 1/2 & 1/2 (Inst)
30. Group Home - Livin' Proof 
31. Group Home - Supa Star (Inst)
32. Nas – Halftime (Inst)
33. Nas – it aint hard to tell 
34. Masta Ace - Born To Roll (Inst)
35. O.C – Times up (Aca)
36. Nas – it aint hard to tell (Inst)
37. Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn (aca)
38. Smif-N-Wessun – Bucktown (Inst)
39. Da Bush Babees - Remember We (Inst)
40. Da Youngstas - Crewz Pop (Inst)
41. Heltah Skeltah & OGC - Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka
42. Large Professor – IJUSWANNACHILL (Inst)
43. Large Professor - The Mad Scientist
44. A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God (UK Flavour Radio Mix)
45. Showbiz & A.G. - Under Pressure
46. Showbiz & AG - Next Level (Inst)
47. Blahzay Blahzay – Danger (aca)
48. Paula Perry - Extra Extra
49. The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy (Inst)
50. Big L - M. V. P (aca)
51. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Inst)
52. Channel Live Ft. KRS-One - Mad Izm (aca)
53. Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Inst)
54 . Jeru The Damaja - Statik (Inst)
55. Gang Starr – Code of the Streets
56. Gang Starr - The Militia
57. Special Ed - I Got It Made (inst)
58. Greg Nice - Set It Off (aca)
59. MC Shan - The Bridge
60. Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (inst)
61. Boogie Down Productions- South Bronx
62. Audio Two - Top Billin
63. Big Daddy Kane - Aint No Half Steppin
64. Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth – DWYCK (inst)
65. Sweet Tee & Jazzy Joyce - It's My Beat (aca)
66. Funkmaster Flex - Dope On Plastic
67. Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez - Hand Up
68. Black Moon - Who Got The Props
69. Super Cat - Ghetto Red Hot
70. Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down
71. A Tribe Called Quest – Buggin' Out
72. Capleton – Tour (aca)
73. Shabba Ranks - Caan Dun
74. Nubian Crackers featuring Artifacts - Do You Wanna Hear It (inst)
75. Daddy Freddy — Haul & Pull 
76. Kenny Dope Ft Shaggy - Gun Shot
77. Main Source – Fakin' the Funk


90s Hip Hop blend

three lines

DJ Premier produced all of my favorite music! Here are some of his best work, in my opinion! Featuring Biggie, KRS ONE, Nas, Big L, Showbiz and AG and of course Gang Starr!!

PREEMO - Best of DJ Premier produced Golden Era Hip Hop

01.  DJ Chief-One - Intro / Time Ta Bounce (Lord Finesse)
02.  Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah (Jay-Dee Bounce Remix)  
03.  Large Professor - I Juswannachill
04.  De La Soul - Sunshine
05.  Erick Sermon - Breaker 1, Breaker 2 - feat Redman & Keith Murray
06.  Guru - The Lifesaver (DJ Premier Remix)
07.  Beatnuts - Find That
08.  Terror Green - 45 Stitches
09.  Wisdom - All Star Jam - feat. Adagio! & The Juggaknots
10.  Street Smartz - Metal Thangz - feat O.C. & Pharoahe Monch
11.  Mobb Deep - Back at You
12.  Young Zee - Problems
13.  Paula Perry - Paula’s Jam
14.  Natural Elements - I Got Your Heart
15.  Busta Rhymes & Hurricane G - Far Away
16.  Da Beatminerz & De La Soul - The Hustle
17.  Science Of Sound  - Who Got the Funk? - feat Phife Dawg
18.  Lord Finesse - Underworld Operations - feat Marquee
19.  J-Live - Braggin Writes (Dome Cracker Remix) 
20.  Tragedy - L.A. L.A. - feat Mobb Deep & Capone-N-Noreaga
21.  Heather B - My Kinda Ni**a - feat M.O.P.
22.  Common Sense - The Bitch in Yoo 
23.  Big Shug - Crush
24.  Jay-Z - Bring It On - feat Sauce Money & Big Jaz
25.  Jeru The Damaja - One Day
26.  A+ - Wanna Be Rich
27.  2 Face (L Swift & A Butta) - NYC
28.  Scienz of Life - The Anthem
29.  Hi-Tech - 24/7
30.  M.O.P. - How About Some Hardcore 96’
31.  R.A. the Rugged Man - 50,000 Heads - feat Sadat X
32.  Real Live - Real Live Shit (Remix) - feat Ghostface, Lord Tariq & Killa Sin
33.  Gauge - Cranium (Remix) - feat Cella Dwellas
34.  Adagio! - The Obvious Joint
35.  Ras Kass - Soul On Ice (Diamond D Remix)
36.  Meaner - It’s Been a Long Time
37.  Sic Sense - Positional Bypass
38.  De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Remix) - feat Mos Def & Truth Enola
39.  Bush Babees - The Love Song (Remix) De La Soul & Mos Def
40.  The Roots - Section
41.  Large Professor - The LP
42.  A Tribe Called Quest - Peace, Prosperity & Paper
43.  Keith Murray - The Rhyme (Remix)
44.  Redman - Funkorama (Remix) - feat Erick Sermon
45.  Trigger Tha Gambler - My Crew Can’t Go For That
46.  Heltah Skeltah - Operation Lockdown
47.  Innersoul - It’s the Right Time (Remix)
48.  Chubb Rock - Mr Rock (Remix)
49.  Special Ed - Freaky Flow (DJ Premier Remix)

DJ CHIEF-ONE - 1996 MIXTAPE (Part 1)

To mark the 20th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death', our buddy DJ Matman has put together this heavy tribute mixtape featuring album tracks, remixes, and original sample material.

Listen up and enjoy!

Artwork by Leon Nockolds
Words by Alice Price-Styles

Tracklist:

01. Bobby Caldwell - My Flame

02. The Notorious B.I.G. - Sky's The Limit

03. Screamin' jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You

04. The Notorious B.I.G. - Kick In The Door

05. Al Green - The Letter

06. The Notorious B.I.G. - Long Kiss Goodnight

07. Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix) Matman Intro Edit

08. The Notorious B.I.G. - Ten Crack Commandments

09. Les McCann - Vallarta

10. Barbara Mason - Another Man

11. The Notorious B.I.G. - Another

12. Liquid Liquid - Cavern

13. The Notorious B.I.G. - Nasty Boy (Bad Boy Remix) Matman Aca In Edit

14. The Notorious B.I.G. - Nasty Boy

15. Rene & Angela - I Love You More

16. The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Jay-Z - I Love The Dough

17. Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce (Matman Intro Edit)

18. The Notorious B.I.G. - Going Back To Cali

19. Herb Alpert - Rise

20. Doug E. Fresh And M. C. Ricky D (aka Slick Rick) - La-Di-Da-Di

21. The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize

22. Andreas Vollenweider - Belladonna

23. The Notorious B.I.G. - I Got A Story To Tell

24. Schoolly D ‎– P.S.K.-What Does It Mean?

25. The Notorious B.I.G. - B.I.G. Interlude

26. Richard Evans - Close To You

27. Al Green - I'm Glad Your Mine

28. Biz Markie - Biz Is Goin' Off

27. The Notorious B.I.G. - What's Beef?

28. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out

29. The Notorious B.I.G. - Mo Money Mo Problems Matman Aca Out Edit

30. Asha Puthli - Space Talk

31. The Notorious B.I.G. - The World Is Filled...

32. Diana Ross - Missing You

33. The Notorious B.I.G. - Miss U

34. The Notorious B.I.G. - Notorious Thugs

35. Billy Preston - I Wonder Why

36. The Notorious B.I.G. - Nobody Til Somebody (Enuff Demo Mix)

37. The Notorious B.I.G. - You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)

38. Al Green - For The Good Times

39. The Notorious B.I.G. - My Downfall

40. The Notorious B.I.G. - #! *@ You Tonight

41. The Notorious B.I.G. - Last Days (OG Havoc Demo Mix)

42. The Whispers - Hey, Who Really Cares

43. The Notorious B.I.G. - N%$%*s Bleed

44. The Notorious B.I.G. - Playa Hater (acapella)

45. The Delfonics - Hey Love

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The Notorious B.I.G. 'Life After Death' 20th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by DJ Matman

Founding member of EPMD and Def Squad, Erick Sermon aka the Green Eyed Bandit is a legendary Producer & MC from Brentwood, Long Island. In my opinion he’s always been the funkiest producer on the East Coast. Through his records, I became interested in P-Funk, Zapp, Johnny Guitar Watson, to name a few.

On this tribute mix I wanted to pay homage to the 3 main phases of his career. The explosion of EPMD in the Golden Era, his productions for Redman and K-Solo. He made countless remixes, productions, appearances on classic and more slept-on 90’s Rap & R&B joints. The early 2000’s changed production styles slightly but the funk & soul was always there as evident on his more recent solo work like the Marvin Gaye sampling “Just Like Music”
For TRACKLIST > http://bit.ly/2sOWtv9

Tribute to ERICK SERMON - Selected & Mixed by DJ Psycut

London’s very own Spin Doctor has been a busy boy while in Lockdown. He has created this epic mix dedicated to the powerhouse that is Q-Tip. Using 50 tracks to mark The Abstract’s 50th Birthday on Friday 10th April 2020.
 
The mix combinies a bunch of Tip’s productions, verses, samples, interviews and more. From A Tribe Called Quest to Solange, Nas to Quincey Jones, the mix explores all aspects of this man’s genius.
 
There are very few artists that can claim such impact on an entire genre, but A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip can do just that and more. As a member of what is widely agreed to be the greatest Hip-Hop group of all time, as a solo artist and as a producer for the great and the good, Q-Tip’s impact is immeasurable. Through his influence on the likes of J-Dilla, Kanye West and Pharrell, his influence can still be heard throughout all forms of Hip-Hop and Soul. Keep Bouncing!

Q-Tip Fifty 50

EPMD - Living Legends In The Mix

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