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A Couple More MJ Tribute Mixes

First up we’ve got a mix from brooklynradio.net’s DJ Ayers

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Next we’ve got J.Periods Man or The Music, and heres what J had to say bout Micheal and the tribute

“In the world of DJs, it is common practice to pay tribute to an artist the moment they pass. Biggie, 2Pac, Jay Dilla: stature grows exponentially the moment life expires, and once-critics praise genius once deceased. Artists become icons, and followers abound. As a DJ, I have always resisted the posthumous-tribute trend. Until now.

Last night, when I heard the news of Michael Jackson’s death, I thought first about the man: damaged, bizarre, cartoonish, tragic. I sighed the way you do when a sad story comes to an end.

But then I turned on his music. Song after song, album after album – like listening for the first time – and I was floored. Years of tabloid gossip, freakshow antics and facial reconstruction may have poisoned our perception of the man… but nothing can poison this music. And it occurred to me, more than anything else, that will define the legacy of Michael Jackson.

In the history of music’s bizarre personalities and tragic stories, no artist’s music will ever eclipse the perversity of the man quite like Michael Jackson. Our love of Kanye can only survive so many ego-rants. Not even R.Kelly’s brilliant songwriting can outshine his extra-curricular activities forever. But no matter what Michael Jackson did during his life, nothing could change the way we feel about his music.

So today, in an unprecedented move, I join the ranks of what will undoubtedly be 8 million DJ tributes with my own Michael Jackson tribute, entitled “Man or the Music.” It is no “greatest hits,” no “best of” mix like J.Period fans have come to know. It is simply a stream-of-consciousness mix of my own personal favorite Michael Jackson records, plus some unreleased rarities and demo versions of MJ classics. No matter what you think of the man, I hope you enjoy the music.” – J.Period

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And last but by now means least we’ve got Cooking Souls tribute to the late legend, fans of Cooking Soul know what to expect from this one!

01 – Intro
02 – Beat it feat. Kid Cudi
03 – Remember the time feat. 50 Cent
04 – Bad feat. Ludacris
05 – Skit
06 – I Want You Back feat. Lil Wayne
07 – Don’t stop ‘Til You Get Enough feat. Jay-Z
08 – Black or White feat. Eminem
09 – Thriller feat. Notorious B.I.G
10 – Rock with you feat. Notorious B.I.G
11 – Smooth Criminal feat. 2Pac
12 – You Rock My World feat. Nas
13 – outro
14 – I can´t help it (Cookin Soul Band Remix)

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G Swift presents The Chop Shop Podcast Vol.31

 

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Your getting spoiled here this weekend, yesterday i posted one of the best mixes in the podcast from Matjazz and today i’ve got another treat for yo ass. Corks G Swift hit me up with this wicked all out hip hop mix before he heads stateside tomorrow morning. So i hope you enjoy this mix cus it could be a while before we hear from Gareth again!

Masta Ace – Hurting
Dj. Js-1 ft OC & Pharoe Monch – Ridiculous
Atmosphere – The Number One
Illa J — Sounds Like Lovin
Colin Monroe – Piano Lessons ft Joel Ortiz
Cunning Linguists – I’ll Never Come Down
Soulstice – Chi Worldwide (rmx)
Ludacris -M.V.P
U God feat. Method Man- Wu Tand
Marco Polo & Torae feat.Saukrates & Ds Roc – Crashing Down
G Swift feat. Masta Ace- The B Side
Jay Z – Can’t Cheat Death (rmx)
Lee bannon – A new song
P.U.T.S – People riddum
Elzhi – C.O.L.O.R.S
Common feat. Pharrel – Announcment
Q Tip feat. Rapheal Saadiq – We Fight/We Love
Chali 2na – Don’t Stop
K OS – 4-3-2-1
The Grouch & Eligh  feat. Blu – Old Souls

Read More Tags: Common, Elzhi, G Swift, Jay Z, Luda, Masta Ace, OC, People Under The Stairs, Pharoahe Monch, Q Tip

Jay-Z – D.O.A (Death Of Autotune)

Here you have it folks the street single off BLueprint Vol.3 which will hits the shops on Sep.11, 8 years to the day that Jay drop’d the original Blueprint.

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El Michels Affair Interpolates Classic Wu-Tang Songs On New Album, Enter The 37th Chamber

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New York-based vintage soul instrumental group, El Michels Affair are proud to announce the release of their highly anticipated upcoming studio LP, Enter The 37th Chamber. The album, full of adaptations of classic Wu-Tang Clan songs, will be available April 21st via Truth & Soul / Fat Beats Records.

At the core of a movement that includes Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson, and The Budos Band, El Michels Affair are among the leaders of a retro-soul and funk movement causing a stir both in the streets and on the charts. Led by saxophonist/organist Leon Michels and producer/engineer Jeff Silverman, El Michels Affair comprises a collection of other musicians from The Dap-Kings, the Budos Band, and Antibalas. Although sharing similarities with these groups, the El Michels’ sound is its own – versatile enough to span genres including soul, funk, hip-hop, and punk rock. Always hard at work in the studio, El Michels Affair looks forward to stepping back into the spotlight to display that versatility on their new album, Enter The 37th Chamber.

For Enter The 37th Chamber, a name that pays homage to the title of the Wu-Tang Clan’s historic debut album, Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), El Michels Affair, took the time to interpret fifteen of some of the most legendary and well-known Wu-Tang Clan songs, including “Can It All Be So Simple,” “Protect Ya Neck,” “Cherchez La Ghost,” and “Incarcerated Scarfaces.” Also included on the album are the El Michel’s interpolations of Wu-Tang Clan anthems “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Bring Da Ruckus,” two songs fans will undoubtedly remember from their previous release as 7″ singles through the Truth & Soul label. Similar to the sounds found on those two records, on Enter The 37th Chamber El Michels Affair are able to bring their own astute musicianship, artistic touch, and soul vibe to each instrumental, breathing new life into already classic songs. It was that musicianship and versatile sound that led to El Michels Affair joining the Fat Beats family, and now, two years later, the album is finally ready for the masses.

El Michels Affair began as a series of informal collaborative sessions with musicians from top-selling acts Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Budos Band, and Antibalas. In 2005, the group released their debut effort, Sounding Out The City on Truth & Soul, a label co-founded by Silverman and Michels. Since the album’s 2005 release, the El Michels sound has been prominent, even when the group’s name has not. A successful tour with Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon led to the recording of two widely successful 7″ instrumental singles for “C.R.E.A.M.” and “Bring Da Ruckus.” Later, in 2007, Wu-Tang Clan member, Ghostface Killah sampled a track from Sounding Out The City, and most famously, in 2007, a horn part written and performed by Leon Michels was lifted and used for Jay-Z’s “Roc Boys,” the lead single from his wildly successful American Gangster album. Elsewhere, the Truth & Soul duo was enlisted by Amy Winehouse to remix her hit, “Love Is A Losing Game,” has played on sessions produced by Mark Ronson, Just Blaze, and Iggy Pop, and were hired by British singing sensation Adele to bring the patented Truth & Soul sound to her Grammy-award winning album, 19. 2009 plans to be a big year for El Michels Affair, as they prepare the release of Enter The 37th Chamber, available April 21 via Fat Beats Records.

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Read More Tags: Amy Winehouse, El Michels Affair, Fat Beats, Iggy Pop, instrumental, Jay Z, Jeff Silverman, Just Blaze, Leon Michels, Mark Ronson, Raekwon, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Budos Band, Truth & Soul, Video, Wu Tang Clan

DJ Jazzy Jeff: Live From Nowhere (2006)

Found this sweet mix over @ KevinNottiigham.com, there’s not to many Jazzy Jeff mixes floating around on the net and i have to say finding this one made me very happy indeed. Hope it does the same for you guys. For anyone interested Jeff is playing the the Savoy, Cork on the 18th of April, tickets cost 20 yo yo’s! Download link below.

01. Notorious B.I.G. – Warning
02. Black Whoa – Whoa
03. Jay-Z – Lucifer
04. Mary J. Blige – I Can Love You
05. Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
06. Pharcyde – Passin Me By
07. Gewn Mc Crae – Rockin Chair/Blazhay Blazhay Danger
08. Fugees – Fugee-Lah
09. Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
10. Jeru The Damaja – The bi*ches
11. Carl Thomas – Wish I Never Met Her
12. Craig Mack – Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
13. Nas – It Ain┤t Hard To Tell
14. Lady Of Rage – Afro Puffs
15. Rahzel – All I Know
16. De La Soul – Ohh 1
17. Flipmode Squad – Take That
18. The Roots – Love Of My Life
19. Das Efx – Hip Hop
20. Ol Dirty Bastard – Brooklyn Zoo
21. Keith Murray – The Rhyme (Slum Village Remix)
22. Slum Village – The Look Of Love
23. The Roots – Dynamite
24. The Roots – Ain┤t Sayin Nothin New
25. A Tribe Called Quest – The Love
26. A Tribe Called Quest – Find A Way
27. Jay-Z – 99 Problems (Pete Rock Remix)
28. Pete Rock & Grand Agent – This Is What They Meant
29. Mobb Deep – Survival Of The Fittest
30. Notorious B.I.G. – I Got A Story To Tell
31. Notorious B.I.G. – Machine Gun Funk
32. Krs One – Sound Of The Police (Interlude)
33. Krs One – Black Cop
34. Krs One – Outta Here
35. Krs One – Step Into A World (Rapture’s Delight)
36. Gangstarr – Dwyck
37. Gangstarr – Mass Appeal
38. Gangstarr – Code Of The Streets
39. Fugees – Nappy Heads (Remix)
40. Mantronik – Fresh Is The World (Interlude)
41. A Tribe Called Quest – Electric Relaxation
42. Das Efx – Jussummen (Pete Rock Remix)
43. Brand Nubians – Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down
44. The Liks – Make Room
45. Krs One – Return Of The Boom Bap
46. Cru – Just Another Case
47. Diamond D – Sally Got A One Track Mind
48. Krs One – I Can┤t Wake Up
49. Organized Konfusion – Fudge Pudge

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Read More Tags: Craig Mack, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Gangstarr, Jay Z, KRS One, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, Pharcyde, The Notorious B.I.G.

DJ Parler Samplology: The Notorious Chapter

Heres another mixtape i found over at OkayPlayer.com, DJ Parler has blended the vocals from some of Biggys best loved tracks  with the orginal records that where sampled to make the track. Tracklist below, click the pic for the download. Check out Parlers site for past samplology mixes including artists like Dilla, Isaac Hayes and more

Brooklyn Intro
Victory Blend – Diddy, Bill Conti, B.I.G.
Unbelievable Blend – Honey Drippers, B.I.G.
Kick In The Door Blend – B.I.G., Screamin Jay Hawkins
Juicy Blend – B.I.G., Mtume
Big Poppa Blend – The Isley Brothers, B.I.G.
Ghetto Red Hot Blend – Super Cat, B.I.G., Herbie Hancock
Me and My Bitch Blend – B.I.G., Zapp & Roger
Who Shot Ya Blend – B.I.G., David Porter, Mos Def
Dreams Blend – B.I.G., James Brown, Skillz
Hypnotize Blend – B.I.G., Herb Alpert
Brooklyn’s Finest Blend – Jay-Z, B.I.G., Ohio Players
Get Money Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., Sylvia Striplin
Gettin’ Money Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., Dennis Edwards
Players Anthem Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., New Birth
Crush On You Blend – Lil Kim, B.I.G., Jeff Lorber Fusion
The Benjamins Blend – Diddy, B.I.G., The Jacksons
Can’t You See Blend – Total, B.I.G., James Brown
One More Chance Blend – B.I.G., DeBarge
Ten Crack Commandments Blend – B.I.G., Les McCann
Sky Is The Limit Blend – B.I.G., Bobby Caldwell
Outro (St James Pl & Fulton St) – Roy Ayers, B.I.G.

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