had fun putting together this playlist of multi decade, chilled, head nod, r&b love songs for my good mates daughters wedding.
ashlee's brief: "uptempo but chill r&b tunes" to play at chapel pre-ceremony whilst everyones waiting
nice!! i gotchu’s! artists:
aaliyah, after7, al b sure, alicia keys, ashanti, beyonce, bow-wow, the boys, brandy, chris brown, ciara, d'angelo, dinner party, donell jones, india arie, jagged edge, mario, maxwell, miguel, mj, monica next, ralph tresvant, sade, shanice, sounds of blackness, swv, terrace martin & usher
congrats a&a x
ps: no long blends/aggressive mixing here.. was waiting music for a chapel so let the tunes marinate on purpose.
First time listening/playing these 90s Japanese Hiphop 12's I copped whilst over there recently.
enjoy. domo.
DEC 2004
going thru drives and found folder full of mixes (which i'll eventually upload here)
i used to love this one. recorded late 2004. its pre serato, just vinyl & some cds.
straight hiphop party jams incl. biz markie, special ed, ghostface, outkast, jaylib, bumpy knuckles, DITC, jayz, biggie, chubb rock, snoop, pharrell etc etc,
22-09-1995 "BEDROOM BEATS I" (TDK-SA60)
rap hits took a hard right into some rock oops
wanted to compile some rap hits/guilty pleasures for peeps with hip-pop/R&B party joints (ones you really only want to hear when drunk) from puffy/biggie to dre/snoop etc... but then ended way off course my bad 🤷‍♂✌️ rx
ps: didnt know fx changed to 1/16th on that bowie pressure biscuit, shit crunched me man lol
2.5hrs of party hiphop edits&rmxs for the people into some bside boogie, thrown together late last night following an(other) long, insufferable blues game/drinking session.
edit: best mixes are always unplanned & organic. listened back today and this was one of them - it's dope af! probably the cleanest super drunken mix i've ever done. for reals haha!! enjoy!
ft. edits/rmxs from:
Abjo, Afshin & Kiss My Black Jazz, Alkalino, Ambassadeurs, Amerigo Gazaway, Angel S., Beatconductor,
BIG JACKS, CMAN, Cosa Nostra, DJ Mitsu the Beats, Dotty Green, D,ub Kweli, Freddie Joachim, Fredfades, GE-OLOGY, Ghostfunk, J Todd, J. Force, J.PERIOD, J.Rocc, Jam Master, JR.Dynamite, Kartell, LA Jay, Legowelt, Madlib, March 9, Mark Rae, mikeandtess, Nicky Troutman, Pete Rock, prince klassen, Question, Ratatat, Ribs + Jetset Mikey, ScratchAndSniff, SJ Soopastole, S-Man, Soul Clap, Suff Daddy, Sylow, Taggy Matcher, Vintaj Tunes, Yam Who
played warmup (in the sun!) so got to play whatever, but couldn't play an oldskool hiphop/r&b gig yesterday w/o starting w/ some UTFO #RIPKangolKid.
enjoy, merry xmas.
feat: 2Pac, Aaliyah, Tha Alkaholiks, Bell Biv DeVoe, Black Eyed Peas, Boyz from the Bottom, Brotherhood Creed, CB4, Diana Ross, Digital Underground, DJ Quik, EPMD, Faith Evans, Frank Nitt, The Game, Ice Cube, Jadakiss, Janet Jackson, Kam, Keyshia Cole, LL Cool J, Ludacris, Mase, Mista Grimm, Mobb Deep, The Notorious B.I.G, Roger Troutman, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, U.T.F.O. & Young Gunz
rewindreunion.com/
non-discriminatory 2020s street boombap w/ a sprinkle of classics. RIP Biz Markie.
feat: The Alchemist, A$AP Ferg, Anderson.Paak, Ms Banks, Birdman, Biz Markie ,Black Thought ,Blu ,Boldy James, Busta, Chi-Ali, CJ, Conway the Machine, D.I.T.C., Dave East, Digable Planets, DMX, DOOMstarks, Drake, Duke Deuce, Erykah Badu, Evidence, Fab 5 Freddy, Fat Joe, The Firm, Freddie Gibbs, French Montana, Hanz On, Ice Cube, Illa J, Isaiah Rashad, iSHi, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, JD. Reid, Joe Young, Joey Bada$$, Juicy J, Juvenile, Kendrick Lamar, Kool A.D., LaTheGoat, Lil Wayne, Lil' Kim, Logic, The Lox, Madlib, Max B, MED, MeganThee Stallion, Method Man ,Mobb Deep, Nas, Nipsey Hussle, The Notorious B.I.G, One Be Lo, Phife Dawg, Pop Smoke, PRAYAH, DJ Premier, Pusha T, Q-Tip, Quakers, Raekwon, Rap & Weed, Redman, Rick Ross, Rowdy Rebel, Royce Da 5'9, Shyne, Statik Selektah, Styles P, Swizz Beatz, Tek, Theophilus London, Tobe Nwigwe, Twista, Tyler The Creator, Wale, Westside Gunn, The ZYG 808, 2Pac
my first "Back II Life Sampler" from 2015 (hosted on Soundcloud) was removed so figured I'd upload it here along w/ the 2nd instalment appended on for 55mins of old school hiphop, funk, r&b jams you know & love from these artists & more:
2pac, Bel Biv DeVoe, Busta Rhymes, BVSMP, Das EFX, De La Soul, Dimples D, EPMD, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Heavy D & The Boyz, House of Pain, Ice Cube, Janet Jackson, Jocelyn Brown, Keith Sweat, Kid 'n Play, Kris Kross, LL Cool J, Loose Ends, Luther Vandross, Michael Jackson, Michel'le, Midnight Star, Naughty By Nature, Neneh Cherry, NuShooz, Notorious B.I.G, NWA, One Way, Paris, PM Dawn, Prince, Public Enemy, Rene & Angela, Rodney O & Joe Cooley, Roger Troutman Ronnie Hudson, Snoop, Snow, SOS Band, Whodini, Wreckz’n’Effect, Zapp
We're doing it all over again this Saturday night 23 Dec 2017:
BACK II LIFE - Old School Christmas Party
Library Nightclub
69 Lake Street, Northbridge
https://www.facebook.com/BackIILife/
here's 4hrs of uptempo non-discriminatory rap bangers (conscious, indi, jiggy, gangsta, boombap, gfunk, oldschool whatever) featuring everyone from Big Daddy Kane to Lil' Wayne that got some shine on my Facebook Livestream last Friday night. if you caught any of it live thanks for showing love and coming thru!! If you didn't (boo!) but want to hear a mix of multi-decade rap jams which got sloppier(!!) as the night & drinks got on... then heres the full audio stream of music feed only. enjoy. rx
31.12.2016:
stumbled on okayplayer's readers top albums of 2016 which was okay, so did a fun mix outside w/ tunes i dig from each LP. happy new year, stay safe out there! x
Beyonce - Formation (Intro) [Lemonade]
Oddisee - Right Side of the Bed [The Odd Tape]
De La Soul - Lord Intended [and the Anonymous Nobody…]
Kanye West - Saint Pablo (Ft Sampha) [The Life of Pablo]
Isaiah Rashad - Brenda [The Sun’s Tirade]
Kendrick Lamar - untitled 06 06.30.2014 [untitled unmastered]
A Tribe Called Quest - The Killing Season [We Got it from here… Thank You 4 Your Service]
Anderson Paak - The Waters [Malibu]
Childish Gambino - Boogieman [“Awaken, My Love!”]
Solange - Borderline [A Seat At The Table]
Common - Forever Black America Again [Forever Black America Again]
Frank Ocean - Nikes [Blonde]
Kaytranada - Glowed Up [99.9%]
Chance The Rapper - Angels (Ft. Saba) [Coloring Book]
NxWorries - Sidepiece [Yes Lawd!]
ScHoolboy Q - Neva Change [Blank Face LP]
YG shoulda made it!
07 FEB 2016.
impromptu #dilladay mix feat BADBADNOTGOOD, Busta, Brand New Heavies, Blackstar, Badu, Bishop Nehru, Common, D'Angelo, Jaylib, Keith Murray, Madlib, Proof, Que D, Q-Tip, Slum Village, The Roots, Royce Da 5'9, Ta-ku... and Dilla.
24 OCT 2015
cuz darryn's bucks was saturday night so recorded this. 95minutes one take freestyle of 100bpm+ classic hiphop party jams. excuse levels and general idontgiveafuckness
Artists: 213, 50 cent, Beanie Sigel, Beatnuts, Big L, Boogie Down Productions, Brand Nubian, Busta Rhymes, Common, Consequence, DJ Quik, De La Soul, Delinquent Habits, DJ Bliss, DMX, Dru Down, E-40, Erick Sermon, Ghostface, Ice Cube, J Dilla, Jay-Z, Juelz Santana, Kam, Kanye West, Kardinal Offishall, Kris Kross, Lil' Kim, Lil' Cease, Lords Of The Underground, Ludacris, Masta Ace, Method Man & Redman, Missy Elliott, N.W.A., Nas, Nate Dogg, Naughty by Nature, Notorious B.I.G., Problem, Public Enemy, Queens The Hardway, RUN DMC, Slum Village, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Tha Liks, The Game, The Lox, The X-Ecutioners, Timbaland & Magoo, Too $hort, WC & The Maad Circle, Wreckx 'n Effect, Young Gunz.
it kinda started as a rap mix
DL @ soundcloud.
APR 2014
so i dj'd my second ever wedding recently for the nicest couple you'd ever meet (much love m&k!). standard practice for these things is to meet with the couple & get a list of songs for their day including the ones they *must* hear.
their list was fun, mainly 90's R&B jams so decided to play around with their tunes and recorded it for them as a remembrance.
this is that mix.​​​​​​​
SEP 2005
bootlegs & mashups were (unfortunately) everywhere in the early-mid 00's so i decided to make a mix doing my own.
all of the blends here were acapellas & instrumentals mixed live on turntables. no serato. no ableton. no computer.
anyhow, some good shit here. i even play the stones at the end. random. (i do love that tune tho..​​​​​​​
got to play 100% DILLA in a proper sound system tonight, so recorded it.. beer mixes & all!
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