Here’s a mix I recorded for renowned college radio show Basementalism’s pledge drive a few weeks back. It’s a 2-part, 32 track mix of big indie, college radio & classic hip hop records straight from my crates to you (yes, from my crates, no offense to my serato, but this mix is 100% wax). P.S. Please excuse the short instrumental breaks (they’re for the show’s talkin parts) and if you like what you hear, please do you part and help support Radio 1190 up in Boulder, they’re a fresh alternative to the generic top 40 stations that we’re all tired of. Anyways, enjoy…
.:DJ Low Key – Basementalism Pledge Mix Part 1 – 10/04/08:.
Public Enemy “Shut ‘Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)”
O.C. “Time’s Up”
Masta Ace “Sittin On Chrome“
Jaylib “The Red”
Black Milk “Sound The Alarm“
Big L “Size ‘Em Up”
Group Home “Livin Proof“
Raekwon “Incarcerated Scarfaces”
Nas “Halftime”
Mobb Deep “Quiet Storm“
Redman & Method Man “How High”
Talib Kweli “Shock Body”
Lootpack “Whenimondamic”
MF Doom “Rhymes Like Dimes”
Hieroglyphics “You Never Knew”
.:DJ Low Key – Basementalism Pledge Mix Part 2 – 10/04/08:.
Notorious B.I.G. “Who Shot Ya”
Kieth Murray “Get Lifted“
Slum Village “Fall In Love (Remix)”
Blu & Exile “Narrow Path”
Casual “Get Down”
Da Outsidaz “Don’t Look Now”
Ras Kass “H20 Proof”
KRS-One & Mad Lion “Wanna-Be-MCeez”
Common “Like They Used To Say”
Tanya Morgan “Paper Thin”
The Procussions “Leave Her Alone”
Big Pun & Fat Joe “Twinz“
The D.O.C. “The D.O.C. & The Doctor”
The Further Adventures of Von Pea teaser & Che Grand – Breakfast at Wimbledon…
I’m spoiled, I’ll admit it. I’ve been rockin the roughs of Von Pea’s new mixtape rapper tape project, The Further Adventures of Von Pea, nonstop since he sent it over and it’s INSANE. I’m not gonna act like I’m not biased, but it’s always dope to hear a top notch MC spit on Madlib’s beats (plus I could never get too into the whole Quasimoto voice) and Von is SPITTIN (c) Aeon. And make sure you check out the cover, it’s a strong contender for album art of the year. Here’s the teaser, check it out and make sure you download the project over at VonPea.com on 11/11.
.:Von Pea – The Further Adventures of Von Pea Teaser:.
P.S. Don’t worry, this is still on it’s way. Top of ’08 y’all.
And while we’re talkin Lessondary, make sure you check out Che Grand’s new project, Breakfast at Wimbledon (ZFTP Volume 7), over at his blog, ZFTP. It’s no Fixtape, but it’s still better than 99% of what’s out.
Dope…Blu & Mickey Factz are on the cover of the new XXL…
So I’ve been listening to parts of U-N-I & Ro Blvd’s upcoming album, A Love Supreme…Here’s a quick rundown…
U-N-I & Ro Blvd’s A Love Supreme has become quite the anticipated album as word continues to spread about Thurzday, Y-O and Ro (especially since the MTV VMA Breakout Artist award). Recently, I was lucky enough to recently hear almost 20 minutes worth of snippets from the album courtesy of my good friend Ro Blvd (B Club, what!!!). Here’s a quick rundown of the work in progress that’s shaping up to be the focused effort yet from everyone involved and a hell of an album. Disclaimer: These aren’t the real song names and the album is far from being finished.
Nicolay at the Red Bull Music Academy…And speaking of Nic, cop that FE album…
This might be the best surprise of the year…
Some Median & Kooley High video iddish…
Saturday, 10/4 -> Catch me spinning on Basementalism’s pledge drive…Here’s a sample of my mix for it…
SATURDAY, 10/4 -> Catch me spinning on CO hip hop staple Basementalism’s pledge drive (please support college radio y’all) from 4-5 on Radio 1190. I have to spin at Guess & can’t be in the studio live, so my set is prerecorded for the first time in 6+ years of spinning guest spots on the show. Anyways, here’s the first half & tracklist, I’ll post up the second half after the show airs. And by the way, for anyone who cares, the whole set is all wax on some classic iddish.
.:DJ Low Key – Basementalism Pledge Mix Part 1 – 10/4/08:.
Mos Def “Hip Hop”
Public Enemy “Shut ‘Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)”
O.C. “Time’s Up”
Masta Ace “Sittin On Chrome”
Jaylib “The Red”
Black Milk “Sound The Alarm”
Big L “Size ‘Em Up”
Group Home “Livin Proof”
Raekwon “Incarcerated Scarfaces”
Nas “Halftime”
Mobb Deep “Quiet Storm”
Redman & Method Man “How High”
Talib Kweli “Shock Body”
Lootpack “Whenimondamic”
MF Doom “Rhymes Like Dimes”
Hieroglyphics “You Never Knew”
By request…Old School Jewels…A live DJ Low Key mix from 2003…
A good friend kept telling me I should post this live mixshow from a while back. He’s been relentless and I like it too, so here it is, DJ Low Key – Live Mixshow #19 – Old School Jewels. For those that don’t know, about 6 or 7 years back I did series of live mixshows in conjunction with my homey DJ Petey for a live365.com radio station that’s long gone and this is one of the 32 themed mixshows I recorded. With this one, I wanted to do some kind of old school set that wasn’t the same standards that everybody plays (when was the last time you heard Paris on an old school tape?). It’s 5+ years old, all wax & recorded live so it’s a little sloppier than what you guys are used to from me, but it’s got some character and hopefully it’ll either put you up on some slept on classics or you’ll hear some jams you hadn’t heard for a few years. Last but not least, big up Maria Urstad, that’s her exhibition with the boomboxes that I jacked the pic of above (no clue who she is, but the piece is super dope). Anyways, here’s the link & the tracklist:
.:DJ Low Key – Live Mixshow #19 – Old School Jewels – 5/27/03:
Boogie Down Productions “I’m Still #1 (Numero Uno Re-Recording)”
KMD “Gas Face Refill”
Schooly D “PSK
Kool G Rap “Talk Like Sex”
Show & AG and Lord Finesse “It’s Up To You”
Super Lover Cee & Casa Nova Red “Do The James”
Jody Whatley & Rakim “Friends”
Big Daddy Kane & Kool G Rap “Raw (Demo Mix)”
D.O.C. “Lend Me An Ear”
De La Soul, Dres & A Tribe Called Quest “Saturdays (Remix)”
Busy Bee “Suicide”
DJ Cash Money & Marvelous “Find An Ugly Woman”
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince “Brand New Funk”
Doug E Fresh “Keep Risin To The Top”
Pete Rock & CL Smooth “Mecca & The Soul Brother”
Main Source “Atom”
Brand Nubian “Slow Down (Pete Rock Remix)”
Gang Starr “DJ Premier In Deep Concentration”
Paris “Days Of Old”
Biz Markie “Bad By Myself”
Dana Dane “DeLancey Street”
Slick Rick “Treat Her Like A Prostitute (Beat Box Version)”
Just-Ice “That Girl Is A Slut”
