Interview: Lord Finesse
A few weeks back after watching the Funky Technician sound check, I shared some wine and some words with him. You can read all about it over at The Find Mag.
History of Hip-Hop Vol. 16: 1994 (Mixed by DJ Ayres)
Ok today’s mix for you guys. Judging by the tracklist this is going to be my favourite one so far. Oooooh yeah!
1. Craig Mack f. Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes – Flava in Ya Ear (remix)
2. O.C. – Time’s Up (DJ Ayres blend)
3. Nas – N.Y. State of Mind
4. Notorious B.I.G. – Unbelievable
5. Jeru tha Damaja – D. Original
6. Gangstarr f. Jeru & Lil Dap – Speak Ya Clout
7. Artifacts – Wrong Side of Da Tracks
8. Smif N Wessun – Bucktown
9. Organized Konfusion – Stress (Pete Rock remix)
10. Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn
11. Common Sense – Resurrection (DJ Ayres Blend)
12. Keith Murray – The Most Beautifullest Thing in this World
13. Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
14. Method Man f. Mary J Blige – You’re All I Need (Remix)
15. Nas – It Ain’t Hard to Tell (+ Pete Rock Remix)
16. Group Home – Supa Star
17. Gang Starr – The ? Remains MIXDOWN
18. KRS One f. Channel Live – Mad Izm
19. Redman – Can’t Wait
20. A Tribe Called Quest f. Busta Rhymes – One Two Shit
21. The Coup – Dig It
22. Casual – Lose in the End
23. Saafir – Battle Drill
24. KMD f. MF Grimm – What A Niggy Know
25. Jeru tha Damaja – You Can’t Stop the Prophet
26. Lady of Rage – Afro Puffs
27. Notorious B.I.G. – Warning
28. Snoop Doggy Dogg – Murder Was The Case
29. Gravediggaz – Diary of a Madman
30. Ultramagnetic MCs – Raise It Up
31. A Tribe Called Quest f. No Naim – Oh My God (remix)
32. Digable Planets – 9th Wonder (Blackitolism)
33. The Fugees – Nappy Heads remix
34. Da Bush Babees – We Run Things
35. Kurious – I’m Kurious
36. Ill and Al Scratch – Where My Homies
37. Outkast f. Goodie Mobb – Git Up, Git Out
38. Odd Squad – Fa Sho
39. Scarface – I Seen A Man Die
40. Big Mike – Playa Playa
41. E-40 and the Click – Captain Save A Hoe
42. Bone Thugs N Harmony – Thuggish Ruggish Bone
43. Eightball & MJG – No Sellout
44. UGK – Front, Back and Side to Side
45. Dru Down – Ice Cream Man
46. Warren G f. Nate Dog – Regulate
47. Black Moon – Buck Em Down remix
48. The Roots – Proceed
History of Hip-Hop Vol. 13: 1991 (Mixed by DJ Eleven)
Might help if I actually put the audio up!
History of Hip-Hop Vol. 13: 1991 (Mixed by DJ Eleven)
Check out DJ Eleven’s ‘Winter Sadness’ and ‘Summer Madness’ mixes too. They’ve had a lot of play over the years.
1. NWA – Alwayz Into Somethin’
2. Cypress Hill – Latin Lingo
3. Black Sheep – Butt In The Meantime
4. De La Soul – Afro Connections At A Hi 5 (In The Eyes Of The Hoodlum)
5. Ice Cube – A Bird In The Hand
6. Compton’s Most Wanted – Growin’ Up In The Hood
7. Public Enemy – Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)
8. Ed OG – Gotta Have It
9. The Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me
10. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Pissin’ On Your Steps
11. A Tribe Called Quest – Check The Rhime
12. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime
13. Ice Cube – Steady Mobbin’
14. Gang Starr – Step In The Arena
15. MC Lyte – Poor Georgie
16. Nice & Smooth – Hip Hop Junkies (Spanish Fly Mix)
17. K.M.D. – Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Bkwds mix) (feat. Busta Rhymes & Brand Nubian)
18. Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
19. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Mistadobalina
20. Tim Dog – Fuck Compton
21. DJ Quik – Born And Raised In Compton
22. Main Source – Live At The Barbecue
23. Digital Underground – Same Song (feat. 2Pac)
24. MC Breed – Ain’t No Future in Yo Frontin’
25. AMG – Bitch Betta Have My Money
26. AMG – Jiggable Pie
27. Nice & Smooth – Sometimes I Rhyme Slow
28. DJ Quik – Tonight
29. Del Tha Funky Homosapien – The Wacky World of Rapid Transit
30. Ice Cube – Doing Dumb Shit
31. Scarface – Born Killer
32. A Tribe Called Quest – What?
33. Raw Fusion – Throw Your Hands In The Air
34. De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)
35. Leaders Of The New School – Sobb Story
36. Cypress Hill – The Phuncky Feel One
37. DJ Quik – Sweet Black Pussy
38. A Tribe Called Quest – Buggin’ Out
39. Naughty By Nature – O.P.P
40. Poor Righteous Teachers – Shakila
41. Poor Righteous Teachers – Easy Star
42. De La Soul – Bitties In The BK Lounge
43. Gang Starr – Credit Is Due
44. Scarface – The Pimp
45. Black Sheep – La Menage feat. Q – Tip
46. De La Soul – Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa
47. Scarface – A Minute to Pray and a Second to Die
History of Hip-Hop Vol. 12: 1990 (Mixed by Cosmo Baker)
Will be posting one of these each day for all you nineties hip hop fans.
Tracklist
1: Above The Law “Another Execution”
2: Ice Cube “Once Upon A Time In The Projects”
3: Brand Nubian “Who Can Get Busy Like This Man?”
4: Main Source “Just Hanging Out”
5: Eric B. & Rakim “Mahogany”
6: Compton’s Most Wanted “Give It Up”
7: CPO “Ballad Of A Menace”
8: Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth “Here I Come”
9: Omniscence “Lost In The Music”
10: Gang Starr “Love Sick”
11: Digital Underground “Freaks Of The Industry”
12: Lakim Shabazz “The Lost Tribe Of Shabazz”
13: King Tee “Played Like A Piano”
14: K-Solo “Fugitive”
15: Kool G. Rap “Streets Of New York”
16: Masta Ace “Me & The Biz”
17: The Geto Boys “Gangster Of Love”
18: A Tribe Called Quest “Bonita Applebum”
19: A Tribe Called Quest “Push It Along”
20: Freshco & Miz “Ain’t You Freshco?”
21: Eric B. & Rakim “In The Ghetto”
22: Main Source “Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball”
23: Nice & Smooth “No Bones In Ice Cream”
24: Dooley-O “Watch My Moves”
25: D-Nice “Call Me D-Nice”
26: Boogie Down Productions “Material Love”
27: Special Ed “Living Like A Star”
28: Poor Righteous Teachers “Rock This Funky Joint”
29: Big Daddy Kane “Young Gifted And Black”
30: Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth “Funky Technician”
31: Third Bass “Product Of The Environment”
32: LL Cool J “Eat ‘Em Up LL, Chill”
33: The Geto Boys “Scarface”
34: Above The Law “Murder Rap”
35: Low Profile “Playing For Keeps”
36: Ron B “Stitch By Stitch”
37: Main Source “Snake Eyes”
38: Chill Rob G. “Let Me Show You (Prince Paul Remix)”
39: K-Solo “Your Mom’s In Our Business”
40: The Flavor Unit “The Flavor Unit Assassination Squad”
41: 415 “Lavish”
42: Too $hort “The Ghetto”
43: Three Times Dope “No Words”
44: Special Ed “The Mission”
45: Main Source “Think”
46: Third Bass “3 Strikes 5000″
47: KMD “Gasface Refill”
48: 360 Degrees “Somebody Like Me”
49: Gang Starr “Just To Get A Rep”
50: Public Enemy “911 Is A Joke”
51: YZ “Sons Of The Father”
52: Brand Nubian “Drop The Bomb”
53: Lord Alibaski “Crunch Time”
54: X-Clan “Heed The Word Of The Brother”
55: Kinds Of Swing “Nod Your Head To This”
56: Special Ed “Ready 2 Attack”
57: Special Ed “I’m The Magnificent (Remix)”
58: Gang Starr “Who’s Gonna Take The Weight”
59: Three Times Dope “In Effect”
60: A Tribe Called Quest “Youthful Expression”
61: Brand Nubian “Ragtime”
62: 415 “415in”
63: X-Clan “Days Of Outrage, Operation Snatchback”
64: Ice Cube “Amerikkka’s Most Wanted”
65: Kid Frost “La Raza”
66: Kool G Rap & DJ Polo “Talk Like Sex”
67: Monie Love “It’s A Shame”
68: A Tribe Called Quest “Pubic Enemy”
69: Intelligent Hoodlum “Trag Invasion”
70: N.W.A. “100 Miles And Running”
71: E.P.M.D. “I’m Mad”
72: E.P.M.D. “Rampage”
73: LL Cool J “Jingling Baby (Remixed And Still Jingling)”
74: Public Enemy “Welcome To The Terrordome”
Funkrischi - Soulooption LP (2010)
Funkrischi is a 22 year old beatmaker from Saarbrücken…
“I listened to a lot of mixtapes and rap tracks during the 90’s- that’s the reason i started djing and making beats. I always wanted to scratch like all the dj’s did on those mixtapes. I loved the sound. So after getting my turntables and a mixer, I used to hang around at flea markets a lot- that’s why i bought an mpc 2000 xl. Shortly after that, I added an s950, an s1100 and an effect board. I love the sound of the 90’s…the crackling of the vinyl. That’s why I still buy vinyl and why I haven’t changed to be a digital dj.
I have to mention- the Soulooption LP has a bad quality, because back then, when I recorded it at home in my room, I had no real possibilities to master it. I wanted it to be born in my room, without any help from outside. I keep it real ;)”
Crates of AG have tried to improve the sound quality a bit and added 6 bonus tracks to the LP from Funkrischi soundcloud page.
Download here
