Happy Monday y’all! We have a really good mix for you guys today… this one is called Beats, Vibes & Crates Vol.2 mixed by DJ KS. Very dope mix with a really cool vibe, just check the track list after the jump and you’ll see why we were first drawn to it.

“When I say Beats, Vibes and Crates has no format, I mean it… this mix features some Hip-Hop, Soul and Slow Jams, there is a continuity to the mix though. Starts off with some Jay Dee aka J Dilla, 90s productions, then comes in the original flipped on Stakes is High, opening up a selection of jazz and soul: Mystic Brew is sampled on Tribe’s “Electric Relaxation”, Minnie Riperton “Inside my love” sampled on Tribe’s “Lyrics to Go” (also flipped by Dilla on “The Look of Love” and by many others), “Girl I think the world about you” is sampled on De La Soul’s “Buddy” (and yes I was pretty happy with myself, when I had the idea of throwing those Commodores drums over Minnie Riperton’s break). “Don’t Stop Loving Me” by LTD sampled for Poor Righteous Teachers, “Human Nature” of course flipped by Large Pro for Nas, Debarge’s “Stay with me” sampled on Biggie’s “One More Chance”, James Ingram sampled on MF Doom “Rhymes Like Dimes”, but overall this mix ends with some nice slow jams for you all to chill along with your soul mate ; if you happen to make babies on this mix maybe you can name the baby after me… just kidding.

This is all vinyl, sorry if that ‘Find a Way’ sounds used, it’s because it is. Even though I own 4 copies of this record, I’ve juggled them a lot over the years and the grooves are damaged. The mix is edited clean like out of the french dry cleaner. Peace out.” -DJ KS

Listen: Beats, Vibes & Crates Vol.2

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A little bonis mix for y’all. Check out the homie DJ Fuze’s ‘Party in the Desert’ mix featuring music from this years upcoming Coachella music festival.

“I’ve put together a mixtape in honor of this year’s upcoming Coachella Festival. It consists of a handful of artists on this year’s lineup. Just a little something to get you pumped up for the big festival in April. I hope you enjoy it!” – DJ Fuze

Download: Party in the Desert mixed by DJ Fuze

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J. Period drops his official Nate Dogg tribute for the 1 year anniversary of his passing. If you know J. Periods mixes, you know that he is one the best… do yourself a favor and download this. Tracklist after the jump.

Download: J. Period – The Best of Muthaf#ckin Nate Dogg

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Well it’s about that time that we hit you with an MJ mix. No it’s not any anniversary or anything like that. This is just a really good Michael Jackson mix done by DJ Ayres that everybody should have. Hope you all enjoy it!

Download: DJ Ayres’ Michael Jackson Mix

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Yes, it is another Dilla Tribute mix…being that February is considered “Dilla Month” to us, and many others, how could we not post this one? Here in Los Angeles, we never get to hear a mix like this on the radio for the noon hour. There is one station here that you may hear a good handful of dope hip hop, but eventually our cd’s or Slacker Radio is thrown back on. Check out this live Dilla tribute by ?uestlove in the Throw Back at Noon Mix on Hot97.

Download: ?uestlove Throwback at Noon Mix on Hot97

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Over the past 10 years, DJs Vinroc & Shortkut have blessed us with a series of mixes that have become more than just a mix of good songs. So Much Soul Volumes 1 thru 8! These mixes are a part of our daily lives whether we listen to them or not simply with the positive vibes and message they send with mixtures of Soul, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz and all that feel good music! Although our name “So Much Soul” stems from the classic Common joint “I Used To Love H.E.R.”, it has definitely been inspired and influenced by these mixes as well. For those of you that have all 8 volumes of the So Much Soul mixes, there really isn’t much to say…for everyone else, you need them in your life! Go buy, find and/or download. We promise you will NOT be disappointed! ….And good luck finding volume 3!

Download: DJ Shortkut – So Much Soul Vol.8 Part 1
Download: DJ Vinroc – So Much Soul Vol.8 Part 2

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The first installment to DJ SourMilk’s #HipHopYearbook comes to you from the year 1989. I had the pleasure to provide the artwork for this mix and hopefully I’ll be tapped to do the art for the remaining mixes. Download it, listen to it and enjoy it! For more on the mix read the posting below from SourMilk:

“So I got this idea last year and I wanted to see if I could actually follow through with it the whole year. I wanted to do a Hip-Hop Yearbook. Starting with 1989, every month, release a new mix for a new year. Jan is 89, Feb is 90, etc. Now I know what I’m getting myself into with all the Hip-Hop nerds out there. You guys are gonna tear me apart (selection wise). “How did you not put ____ on the 1990 mix?!” I’m just picking songs that I currently have in my Serato, give me a break. I’m sure there’s gonna be songs that I’m missing, but fuck you. I’m doing the mix, NOT YOU! You’re also gonna say, “But that song wasn’t released in 89!” For example, “Fight the Power” was on Fear of a Black Planet and that came out in 1990. Yes, it was. It was also on the Do the Right Thing Soundtrack though, which was released in 1989. Anyway, enough explaining. I’ll post a new mix (hopefully) at the end of every month until the year is over with artwork by good folks over at So Much Soul. I’m starting with 1989, so that download link is below. Please feel free to pass along, blog, blast, or delete if you don’t like it. THANK YOU!”

Download: DJ sourMILK – #HipHopYearbook (1989)

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Well everyone, it’s getting closer to the time of the year where we get to celebrate the life of James “J Dilla” Yancey…DILLA MONTH! Although throughout the year, his presence is known, felt and most definitely appreciated, there are the 2 days we respectfully acknowledge; his birthday, Feb. 7, 1974 and the day he began resting peacefully, Feb. 10, 2006. We have been overwhelmed with the amount of remixes and mixes DJs have put together of anything and everything Dilla had his hands on, and I can honestly say we NEVER get tired of old ones and look forward to hearing new ones. On that note, here is a 35 minute mix DJ Rhettmatic put together a while back called “WHATUPDOE”. Short and sweet…Thank you Rhettmatic, and Thank you Jay Dee.

Check out what Rhett had to say about this mix after the jump…

Download: DJ Rhettmatic – WHATUPDOE 09 (The J Dilla MiniMegaMix)

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Check out this soulful mix all based on the classic soultrack by Eddie Kendrick; Intimate Friends. You might be surprised on who used the sample. It’s super SOULFUL. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Check out the track list after the jump.

Download: Eddie Kendricks and his 13 Friends mixed by Giographic

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M-Rock brings us this mix of 2 months worth of recording & editing sounding just as effortless as Jay makes his work sound without a pad & a pen. 25 years all rolled into this 1 hour & 45 minutes, 87 track mix “The Best of Jay-Z” by Toronto’s DJ M-Rock, that also brought us “The Best of A Tribe Called Quest“…and as we already knew, we were not going to be disappointed. A mix you will definitely enjoy…

Download: DJ M-Rock – The Best of Jay-Z

Check out the track list after the jump…

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