Babuuuuuuuuuuu

Many people say "Comprehension" is the greatest mixtape ever made. It definitely sold units and helped put the Beat Junkies and Babu on top of the DJ pedestal.
This is the sound of west coast dj in the mid-90's.

DJ Babu and co.-Comprehension Side A ... Side B

Sex Machine Today

At the beginning of this decade, J.Rocc was a very influential figure in my DJ career. I would hit up every party he was djing at in Northern California, I would buy any mix or record he put out, and I would study is craft. This was for about 4-5 years, so it was inevitable that I would be the first on the block with "Sex Machine Today". Although the liner notes say it is a recording from one of his nights he throws every once in awhile, it isn't/wasn't live. Thing is, during this time (2000ish) he sounded like this live and did many of these routines (quiet storm, sing sing, girls i got em locked, etc). Nonetheless, a great mix with flawless doubles and great track selection.

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J.Rocc Sex Machine Today full recording

We still here.......

Excuse the extreme lack of updates, (over a month, damn!) but I've been mad busy away from bloggersville. I'm back at it though for now. Below is a link to Rip One's B side to his "Self" mix, which I posted the A side previously.

A few months ago I came across INL crewmate, DJ Day's blog, Like a Throttle. Make sure you bookmark that..and peep the Rip One mix that started it all for the Southern Cali crew back in the 90s.


Rip One- Self Side B

The New Testament

I lost the cover with tracklisting to this tape, but whatever. Doo Wop of the Bounce Squad made some of the best mixtapes and tracks from the 95-97 era, IMO. I still play Bounce Squad tracks everytime I can get away with it aka, not playing for d-bags who want to hear the itunes top 100.
These days, I'm not really feeling the mixtape game like I was in the mid-90s. So, I'm not as familiar, but I'm pretty sure the mixtape DJs today, don't compete with the Doo Wops, Ron Gs, Clues, tony touchs, etc. on the mic. The up-to-the-date drops, party announcements on this mix are unparalled. Plus a Shaq/Mobb Deep track with Havoc on the boards. I love it!!!!!!!!

Doo Wop- New Testament SIDE A

Oh Steve Oh Steve Oh Steve....

Here's Side A to the Dr. Dre tape I posted a few weeks back. Boom, now you have the whole shebang. This side is less electro and more current hip hop (at the time). Dre gets busy of course, doubles, scratching, blends etc.

Panic Zone SIDE A

Mista Sinista

I heard a few years back, when the whole downfall of "turntablism" and battling was happening, that Mista Sinista was getting into acting and had a gig on the WB (i think). It sounded like a logical step for the turntablist he was. But, that was the last I heard from him.

Anyway, here's a mix from 96 that was put out by Fat Beats with all street bangers. This was recorded at the X-men's/X-ecutioners peak, so plenty of juggling and doubles throughout the mix.

Side A

Side B

The Boogie People

Today didn't start out so well in tape deck land. In the middle of uploading a late-90's Stretch Armstrong mix, my deck ate it. So, I dealt with it and moved on looking for another tape in my shoe boxes. Got one! Classic J-Rocc mix "Turntable Language". Popped it in...not even 3 minutes into recording..silence..then, snap. FUCK.
Oh well, so now you're left with the Boogie PEople (DJ Cream and DJ Maz) "This is how it should be done vol. 1" mix. Sounds like a 1-take live mix to me.
I picked this in a hip hop shop in Cologne, Germany in the summer of 1998, just after graduating highschool and before heading off to college.

I googled these dudes, but came up short.

DJ Cream Side