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mixtape mondays… on a tuesday! – #hiphopyearbook (1989)

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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soul sundays: come close

Today’s Soul Sunday song comes to you from Common ft. Mary J Blige from Common’s most questionable album, Electric Circus. Enjoy!

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way back wednesdays – chaos

This Way Back Wednesday, we decided to take it back to 1999 and Soundbombing II again. “Chaos” is such a great collaboration of two very talented MCs, and more than 10 years later, when you hear that intro, you can’t wait for that beat to drop! Enjoy…

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video: falling down

Newest video from Evidence’s latest album, Cats & Dogs.

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mixtape mondays – whatupdoe

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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video: beat junkies performance at NAMM 2012

The Beat Junkies perform at the RANE booth during NAMM 2012. The new RANE mixers are featured, including the Sixty-One & Sixty-Two. The Beat Junkies also get recognized by RANE for their 20th anniversary.

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rest in peace etta james

Today we celebrate the life of Etta James, born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938. She is regarded as having bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and music has never been the same since. Battling her addiction to drugs, she was able to revive herself and come back with her album “Seven Year Itch” in the late 1980s. With a long musical career, we are very grateful for blessing us with her beautiful voice…Rest in Peace, Etta James.

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way back wednesdays – da rockwilder

Way back to 1999, Red & Meth’s “Da Rockwilder” is one that will never get old! Such a great collabo that really doesn’t need much said about it! Enjoy…

Happy Way Back Wednesdays…on Thursday!

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special release: miss.she.ill – whatever

Miss.She.iLL. and Dae One celebrate the life of Aaliyah on her birthday with this song titled “Whatever”. As she lets us into a more sensitive side, Miss.She.iLL focuses on keepin it real in relationships. So many people get lost in material things and the pressures of relationships, they fail to really get to know someone. In taking that chance, you may find your soulmate, a friend or simply someone you learned from….and you just gotta keep it movin’.

We hope you enjoy this special release by Miss.She.iLL & Dae One presented by So Much Soul.

Happy Birthday to a beautiful soul that is very much missed, Aaliyah.

WHATEVER by .Miss.She.iLL.

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audio: yasiin bey (mos def) – n**gas in poorest

Check out the first installment of Yasiin Bey’s (Mos Def) Top 40 Underdog series called ‘N**gas in Poorest’ where he remixes Jay-Z and Kanye’s ‘N**gas in Paris’. Check back for more as Mos (sorry, we just can’t get use to calling him Yasiin Bey) remixes other Top 40 records.

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