Showing posts with label BuSTa RHyMeS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BuSTa RHyMeS. Show all posts

Monday, December 13, 2021

DJ CoCoA CHaNeLLe PReSeNTs: "BeST KePT SeCReT"...



 


Been on a little bit of a nostalgic trip lately, checkin` out plenty of early `90's mixtapes & well this joint just happen to stand out amongst the ones that I had been listening to. The mixtape in question coomes from DJ Cocoa Chanelle titled "The Best Kept Secret". Honestly I wasn`t familiar with any of her work prior to this mixtape, but I truly enjoyed this one! Her selection of music, mixin` skills, as well as the 'Cocoa Mix' blends are all on point here! If you`re a fan of `90's Hip Hop & R&B I`m sure you won`t be disappointed. I grabbed the original files from DJ Step One`s blog so BiG uPs must go out to him! I simply boosted up the volume on a few of the tracks & separated the Side A & Side B files into individual tracks for easier listening. The original files are also included for those that care about that type of thing, enjoy... 






Label: N/A
Released: 1997


Side A:
1. Intro {ft. Hurricane G}
2. Freestyle {KRS-One & Redman}
3. Never Seen Before b/w 10 Crack Commandments [Cocoa Mix] {EPMD}
4. Off The Books {Beatnuts}
5. Zhane b/w Off The Books & Ill Nana [Cocoa Mix]
6. Reach [Exclusive] {Mobb Deep}
7. Flipmode Squad [New] {Rampage}
8. Leschea b/w KRS-One [Cocoa Mix]
9. Put Your Hands Where Your Eyes Can See {Busta Rhymes}
10. Next Level b/w Tragedy - True Confessions [Cocoa Mix]
11. 1-2 Many [New] {Common Sense}
12. Victory {Puff Daddy}
13. Jagged Edge b/w Organized Konfusion [Cocoa Mix]
14. Legal Money [New] {Shaq ft. Mobb Deep}
15. Give It Up Baby [New] {Tracey Lee}



Side B:
1. Minnie The Moocher [Exclusive] {Ol` Dirty Bastard}
2. Love Is All We Need b/w Heavy D [Cocoa Mix] {Mary J. Blige}
3. Illa Noyz {Boot Camp}
4. SWV b/w Capone-N-Noreaga [Cocoa Mix]
5. Bubblin` [New] {CRU}
6. Mary J. Blige b/w Mobb Deep [Cocoa Mix]
7. Hoodlum {Mobb Deep ft. Rakim}
8. It`s On You {2 Individuals}
9. Likwidation [New] {Alkaholiks}
10. It`s Been A Long Time [New] {Rakim}
11. Some [New] {De La Soul}
12. I`m Not A Player [Exclusive] {Big Punisher}
13. Nobody Cares [New] {New Child}
14. Blackstreet b/w New Child [Cocoa Mix]
15. Soul In The Hole [Exclusive] {Wu All-Stars}





BaCK~uP LiNK...









R.i.P. BiG PuN, PRoDiGy, BiGGiE & OL` DiRTy BaSTaRD...

Friday, January 31, 2020

KRS-One`s "KRS-One [HeRBan DeLuXe VeRSioN]"...




After playin` the hell outta my "Return Of The Boom Bap" tape back in the day, ya best believe that I was super stoked when KRS-One dropped his self titled second solo album 9 days before my 15th birthday in 1995. I still hadn`t quite upgraded to a CD player at the time so I eventually copped the cassette thru one of those mail order tape/CD clubs, either Columbia House or BMG Music. I can`t really remember which, it`s been a long while since I`ve seen the tape, it`s still at my parents` crib in storage somewhere. I also played the fuck out of that "KRS-One" cassette, it`s a great album!!!




My only gripe with it is all them DaMn interludes in between most of the songs. I understand why they are included; either he needed an ego stroke or just wanted to show the listeners how Hip Hop he is by gettin` shout outs from many of Hip Hop`s key players. It all depends on how ya want to look at it. Either way, after hearing it once or twice you really don`t need to hear it again & again. Unfortunately for me since I had the tape the only way to skip the interludes was to hit the ol` fast forward button on my stereo`s tape deck or walkman. So once I had enough money saved up I made the upgrade & bought the CD...





Unfortu-FuCKiN-Ly you still have to skip the interludes on the CD version of the album. However it`s a little easier to do this time around, hit the skip/next track button. The interludes should have been separate tracks, but for some odd reason KRS intended for us to hear these shout outs upon every listen. Maybe it was Jive Records` choice to format the album like that, who knows for sure? Either way it`s not something that I particularly enjoy about the album! I just want to dive into the head noddin` Boom Bapp`N sounds whenever I throw it on. FuCK all these interludes!....LoL, so it was only fitting for me to put my HeRBaN DeLuXe touch on this KRS classic!!! 


With this VeRSioN I didn`t have to adjust any of the volume on the songs, they were all at a decent level. I simply separated the previously mentioned shout outs/interludes from the songs & made them individual tracks. I did boost the volume on some of the interludes because I found them to be a little on the low side, also I decided to separate the lil` 'taggin` intro' that starts before "Out For Fame" & made it it`s own track so we can get right into the song. The "Outro" was simply separated from the end of "Health, Wealth, Self". The 3 bonus tracks come from a variety of sources; the "Rappaz R. N. Dainja [Kenny Parker Mix]" comes from a 12 Inch single, "The Truth [Original Version]" comes from some untitled KRS-One compilation that I found on my hard~drive (so unfortunately I have no clue where it truly came from, see what I did there?...LoL) & the "1-2 Pass It [Stretch Armstrong Rmx]" came from one of the members on the Philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum. Essentially this is the way that the album should have been formatted, my opinion of course. Enjoy... 





Label: Jive
Released: 2018



1. Intro
2. Rappaz R. N. Dainja
3. Interlude #1
4. Da Automatic {ft. Fat Joe}
5. MC`s Act Like They Don`t Know
6. Interlude #2
7. Ah Yeah!
8. R.E.A.L.I.T.Y.
9. Interlude #3
10. Free Mumia {ft. Channel Live}
11. Hold
12. Interlude #4
13. Wannabemceez {ft. Mad Lion}
14. Represent The Real Hip Hop {ft. Das EFX}
15. Interlude #5
16. The Truth
17. Rich Nice Speaks [Interlude #6]
18. Build Ya` Skillz {ft. Busta Rhymes}
19. Interlude #7
20. Taggin` Intro
21. Out For Fame
22. Squash All Beef
23. Interlude #8
24. Health, Wealth, Self
25. Outro
26. Rappaz R. N. Dainja [Kenny Parker Mix]
27. The Truth [Original Version]
28. 1-2 Pass It [Stretch Armstrong Rmx] {D&D All-Stars}











N`JoY...

Sunday, May 31, 2015

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs "eXCuSe Me WHiLe I LiTe My SPLiFFs"...

Re~uPP`d, originally posted on Sunday, August 24th, 2008...



Been gettin` a lot of requests lately for a re~uP on this joint, I was meaning to get around to it but always ended up gettin` side~tracked. Tonight I finally follow thru with the task, so this one`s for all of you that were asking about it. Anyway when I first put this lil` mix together it was mainly newer joints, but now 8 years later it`s obviously older tunes. Standout songs for me are; "Chrome & Paint [Rmx]", "Ridin` Dirty [West Coast Rmx]", "Let It Fly", "Way Back (Pioneer Tribute)", "Jockin` Jay-Z", "It`s Nothin`", "Brooklyn Bullshit" & "Everything Is Good". So go `head check it out & enjoy the tunes...



Mixed: August 24, 2008




1. iNTRo
2. Chrome & Paint [Rmx] {Ice Cube ft. W.C. & Money Grip}
3. This Ain`t A Game {Lil` Eazy-E ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony}
4. Streets {Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft. Game & Will-I-Am}
5. Dope Boys {Game ft. Travis Barker}
6. Cruisin` In My `64 {Dogg Pound}
7. Ridin` Dirty [West Coast Rmx] {Chamillionaire ft. DJ Quik, Game & Crooked I}
8. Criminal [Rmx] {Chamillionaire ft. Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes}
9. Trap Be Jumpin` [Rmx] {Ghetto Mafia ft. Shawty Lo}
10. Let It Fly {Trick Trick ft. Ice Cube}
11. Pressure {Killer Mike ft. Ice Cube}
12. Hard 2 Smile {Trae ft. Styles P}
13. Keep Pushin` {Sheek Louch ft. Mike Smith}
14. Cocaine Music {Jadakiss & Sheek Louch}
15. Toney Sigel a.k.a. Barrel Brothers {Ghostface ft. Beanie Sigel}
16. Jockin` Jay-Z {Jay-Z}
17. Way Back (Pioneer Tribute) {Smoothe Da Hustler}
18. It`s Nothing {Rakim}
19. Don`t Act Like You Don`t Know {Skillz ft. Freeway}
20. Brooklyn Bullshit {Joell Ortiz}
21. Everything Is Good {Bruce Hathcock ft. Eazy-E}















R.I.P. Eazy-E & Shawty Lo...

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

FRaNKeNSTeiN`s "LiVe FRoM NeW YoRK (The ReMiXX ALBuM) [PRoMo ViNyL]"...


Before everybody & their mama started doing remix albums producer/ rapper Frankenstein did it back in 1996, even though it`s more of an EP than an actual full~length. The album in question is titled "Live From New York (The Remixx Album)", the cover says 'Remix' but the sticker label on the vinyl says 'Remixx'......LoL, either way it`s all produced by Toronto`s own Frankie Ano a.k.a. Funkmaster Frankenstein b.k.a. Frankenstein. Some of y`all may be a lil` more familiar with his album titled "UV" that was released a year later in 1997, with the tracks "Rain Is Gone", "All Hands" & "UV" to name a few. If not don`t you worry, I`ll be posting up some more of his stuff in the future...


As for "Live From New York" what you get is a total of 8 remixes from Frankenstein, some joints are much better than others. Sure there isn`t anything that`s super spectacular on here, but Frankie does do some decent work. Standout remixes for me are "Masta I.C.", "Danger", "If I Ruled The World" & "Fakin` Jax". Not too sure why this was released as some double~vinyl since it all could have probably fit on one record, but whatever it makes for a decent listen. If you`re lookin` for a lil` twist on some early '90`s joints then you should definitely check this out...





Label: N/A
Released: 1996



A1. Woo-Haa [Frankenstein Rmx] {Busta Rhymes}
A2. Masta I.C. [Frankenstein Rmx] {Mic Geronimo}
B1. Danger [Frankenstein Rmx] {Blahzay Blahzay}
B2. Shook Ones Pt. III [Frankenstein Rmx] {Mobb Deep}
C1. Fakin` Jax [Frankenstein Rmx] {INI ft. Pete Rock}
C2. Microphone Master [Frankenstein Rmx] {Das EFX ft. Mobb Deep}
D1. If I Ruled The World [Frankenstein Rmx] {Nas ft. Lauryn Hill}
D2. P.L.O. Style [Frankenstein Rmx] {Method Man ft. Carlton Fisk}





 
 






N`JoY...

Monday, May 13, 2013

FuGeeS` "RuMBLe iN The JuNGLe" [PRoMo CD SiNGLe]...

What`s happening y`all? Hope all you mothers & mothers to be out there had a great & Happy Mother`s Day! I should have posted up that 2Pac "Dear Mama" single today instead of when I did, it would`ve made more sense....LoL, oh well what`s been done is done I guess. Anyway what I have for y`all is a promo CD single by the Fugees that was released back in 1996. This joint was actually featured on the Soundtrack for "When We Were Kings". A documentary about "The Rumble In The Jungle", the 1974 heavyweight championship bout between Muhammad Ali & George Foreman which took place in Zaire...


You see boxing promoter Don King was out to get a rep` in the boxing world, to do so he offered both fighters 5 G`s each for a match against each other. King found a backer for the whole thing in Zaire`s dictator Mobutu Sese Suko & that`s how the event became known as "The Rumble In The Jungle", which is also the title of the promo single by the Fugees that I`m sharing with y`all. The song features A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forte as well. It`s actually the only Hip Hop track on the entire "When We Were Kings Soundtrack", so I guess that`s why there`s 3 versions of "Rumble In The Jungle" & then the rest of this promo single is quotes from Muhammad Ali which is kind of cool in it`s own right. So there ya have it a lil history behind the title of the song go on & check it out, it`s definitely worth a listen...







Label: Mercury
Released: 1996



1. Rumble In The Jungle [Radio Edit] {ft. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forte}
2. Rumble In The Jungle [Extended Radio Edit] {ft. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forte}
3. Rumble In The Jungle [Full Clean Version] {ft. A Tribe Called Quest, Busta Rhymes & John Forte}
4. Rumble In The Jungle [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}
5. I`m So Mean I Make Medicine Sick [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}
6. We Gonna Get It On Because We Don`t Get Along [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}
7. Sucker You Ain`t Nothing [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}
8. Tail Of A Pony [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}
9. Mr. Tooth Decay [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}
10. Ali`s Dream [Snippet] {Muhammad Ali}















N`JoY...

Monday, November 26, 2012

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs: "CaN YoU MaKe Me FeeL GooD? VoL. 1"...

Since I had a gang of folks askin` for a re~up on this joint, here y`all go...




Re~uPP`D originally posted 01.17.2010...




Here`s a lil` mix that I put together just before the New Year, it`s got the usual mix of both older & new tracks. I started things off with some Redman & some tracks that featured him as well, then moved it on with some Eminem & some tracks that he was a guest on. "The Warning" is a humorous DiSS track aimed at Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon both. Thought it was MaD funny how Em` used samples of Mariah`s voice from a so~called studio session that they had together....now that`s some dirty play`N! "Oh Really?" is just one of the DoPe tracks off that joint album by KRS-One & Buckshot (if ya haven`t heard their "Survival Skills" album yet I strongly suggest that you do!) "Wack MC`s" follows, thought it was a good choice since it features a nice lil` KRS-One sample for the hook -- Slaughterhouse rips up the track nicely as well...

Still on the Slaughterhouse tip, I decided to add solo tracks from each member to the mix CD. Started things off with Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, then Royce Da 5`9. Royce`s "Part Of Me" features some great storytelling, I`m tellin` you Slick Rick would be proud. "Bang-Bang"; a surprising collabo` between La Coka Nostra & Snoop is followed by "100 Miles & Runnin`" another East & West Coast collabo` featuring Warren G, Raekwon & the king of hooks Nate Dogg. The "Renaissance Rap [Rmx]" is one of my favorite joints on this mix. Q-Tip rounds up Busta Rhymes, Raekwon & Lil` Wayne for what seems like an updated version of the Juice Crew`s CLaSSiC track "The Symphony". I don`t really think that Marley Marl would complain at all since all 4 emcees rock the mic...

"Speed Of Light" & "Hood Dreamer" follow -- both are hot tracks, but I really want to talk about the last 2 joints on this mix. "Eat A Dick" is a previously unreleased track of Snoop Dogg`s, but thanks to the folks over at WIDEawake Entertainment we actually got to hear it. It`s a track from "The Death Row: The Lost Sessions, Vol. 1" album that they released back in October of last year. If you haven`t heard it yet & you`re a BiG fan of Snoop`s then you need to hear it! "Slaves" is the last track on this mix & it`s a joint by Sam Sneed. One of my friends told me that it`s a new joint, but I really have no idea. Hopefully it is because I`d like to hear some more music from Sam Sneed, especially since he didn`t really get to drop too much music while he was workin` with Death Row Records. Anyways that`s enough yapp`N for now, hope y`all enjoy the mix...





Label: N/A
Mixed: December 27, 2009





1. iNTRo
2. A Million & 1 Buddah Spots {Redman}
3. Hypnotize {Luniz ft. Redman}
4. City Lights {Method Man & Redman ft. Bun B}
5. This Is It [Showoff Rmx] {Statik Selektah ft. D-Dot, Redman & Black Rob}
6. Off The Wall {Eminem & Redman}
7. The Warning {Eminem}
8. Words Are Weapons {Eminem & D-12}
9. Who Want It? {Trick Trick ft. Eminem}
10. 911 {Eminem, B-Real & Ganxsta Ridd}
11. Oh Really? {KRS-One & Buckshot ft. Talib Kweli}
12. Wack MCs {Slaughterhouse}
13. What`s Hip Hop? {Crooked I}
14. Can`t You Tell? {Joell Ortiz}
15. Freight Train {Joe Budden}
16. Part Of Me {Royce Da 5`9}
17. Bang-Bang {La Coka Nostra ft. Snoop Dogg}
18. 100 Miles & Runnin` {Warren G ft. Raekwon & Nate Dogg}
19. Renaissance Rap [Rmx] {Q-Tip ft. Busta Rhymes, Raekwon & Lil` Wayne}
20. Speed Of Light {Trife Diesel ft. B.O.B. & Inspectah Deck}
21. Hood Dreamer {Willie Northpole ft. B.O.B.}
22. Eat A Dick {Snoop Dogg ft. Lil` Malik}
23. Slaves {Sam Sneed}














R.i.P. Proof & Nate Dogg...

Monday, August 06, 2012

"Ya HeaRD! VoL. 1 PeNaLTy MiXTaPe"...

Got another lil` gem for y`all to check out courtesy of Cipha Sounds, so first off BiG uPs to him! He originally posted it up on his blog back in 2008. The link`s been long dead, so fortunately for you I have uploaded it again. This time around however I have taken a lil` time to edit, separate & tag the tracks to make it a lil` easier to listen to. Don`t worry I have also included both original files, sides A & B as they were -- one long mp3 for each side. So what is it? I know you`re askin`! Well just check out what Cipha Sounds had to say about it with his blog post;



To this day people ask me if I have a copy of this mix.
I finally dug it out of the basement for all of you…
This mixtape I did in `98 is by far the item I am most asked about.
It was basically the album sampler of Nore’s first solo album N.O.R.E.
(niggas on the run eatin) before it came out. This was the era of Big Pun,
LOX, Cam’Ron, DMX, and all other Tunnel Bangers*. Nore pretty much had some
kind of feature or guest appearance with all of them and more. Man, I miss
this era in new york. This was the best summer with banging joints on the
radio. My boy Mayhem that worked at Penalty records at the time had an idea
to do more than just put snippets on a cassette for the sampler. He thought
of mixing all the hot joints featuring Nore together to make it crazy. This
shit blew up in the streets. I was never a big mixtape dude but this
definitely got bootlegged in the streets heavy. No CD’s were pressed from the
label, but all the bootleggers on 125th Street and Jamaica Ave. had them on CD…
Thanks guys. Please enjoy...


* Tunnel Bangers:
Records that used to rock the legendary Tunnel night club to the extreme.
ie: The Benjamins, Get At Me Dog, Put It In Your Mouth, Where I’m From,
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See, My Mind Right, Wild Out, etc.


                                            -- Cipha Sounds



So the "Ya Heard! Vol. 1 Penalty Mixtape" is pretty much a Noreaga mixtape except for the last 3 tracks on Side B, they`re from artists that were signed to Penalty Records at the time. Side A is hosted by Funkmaster Flex & is mixed by Cipha Sounds, while Side B isn`t mixed by Cipha or hosted by Flex at all. I`m not sure why they didn`t just keep it goin` thru~out the entire tape, it would`ve made it that much iLLeR -- just my opinion of course. A couple things to note that make this tape worth listening to: 

1) The original version of "L.A., L.A." is on here, you know the one that has that beat that`s similar to the Dogg Pound`s "New York, New York"...

2) Although it`s only a snippet, the original version of "I Love My Life" with Nas on the hook is also on here. The version that made it to Noreaga`s debut solo album "N.O.R.E." has Carl Thomas replacing Nas...



So there ya go, now ya know the story behind the tape. Go `head & give it a listen, I`m more than sure you`ll enjoy it...





Label: Penalty Records
Released: 1998



Side A:

1. T.O.N.Y. {Capone-N-Noreaga}
2. L.A., L.A. (Original) {Capone-N-Noreaga ft. Prodigy}
3. Married To Marijuana {Noreaga}
4. Calm Down {Nas & Noreaga}
5. Stick You {Capone-N-Noreaga}
6. Bloody Money {Capone-N-Noreaga}
7. Bloody Money Pt. 2 {Noreaga ft. Nature}
8. Bonus Track #1 (I`m Leaving) {Nature ft. Noreaga}
9. Bonus Track #2 (Misery Needs Company) {Fat Joe ft. Noreaga}

Side B:

1. On The Run Pt. 1 [Interlude] {Jungle}
2. N.O.R.E. [Snippet] {Noreaga}
3. The Assignment [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Busta Rhymes & Maze}
4. Animal Thug [Interlude]
5. Da Story [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Maze}
6. I Love My Life (Original) [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Nas}
7. On The Run Pt. 2 [Interlude] {Jungle}
8. 40 Island [Snippet] {Noreaga}
9. Esta Loca [Snippet] {Noreaga}
10. Fiesta [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Kid Capri}
11. Thugs R Us [Snippet] {DJ Clue ft. Noreaga}
12. Jam On It {Cardan ft. Jermaine Dupri}
13. If It Don`t Make $... {Skull Duggery ft. Master P & Fiend}
14. I Know {Crooked Lettaz}












N`JoY...

Saturday, January 28, 2012

DJ GRaFFiTi PReSeNTs: "ASTRoNoTe - BiGGeR & BeTTeR"...

I missed this joint when it first dropped back in 2009, fortunately for me my homie K-NyNe recently hooked me up with his copy so I could check it out. After giving it a listen I figured that it was something that I should share with y`all, so that`s exactly what I`m doing. DJ Graffiti mixed this joint & Astronote cooked up the beats while Talib Kweli took on the role as host for this Notorious B.I.G. remix project. This was the first time that I heard Astronote`s work, he definitely impressed me though. The backdrops that he created mesh really well with Biggie`s flows, almost like they`re actual tracks that Biggie had worked on. DJ Graffiti does a good job mixin`, scratchin` & blendin` the tracks together in a nice seamless way that makes the listening a lot more enjoyable. So check it out, you will be glad that ya did...



Label: N/A
Released: 2009



1. Intro {ft. Talib Kweli}
2. Young G`s [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Talib Kweli}
3. Niggas [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Buff1}
   4. Don`t Stop Pt. 1 [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Big L}
   5. Everyday Struggle [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Bahamadia}
   6. Interlude #1 {ft. Talib Kweli}
7. Party & Bullshit [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Erykah Badu}
   8. Whatchu Want? [Astronote Rmx]
   9. Dangerous MC`s [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Guilty Simpson & Busta Rhymes}
   10. Let`s Get It On [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Heavy D, 2Pac & Grand Puba}
  11. Dead Wrong [Astronote Rmx]
  12. Interlude #2 {ft. Talib Kweli}
  13. I`m Fucking You Tonight [Astronote Rmx]
  14. Come On [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Sadat X}
  15. Crush On You [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Lil` Kim & Lil` Cease}
  16. Victory [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Puff Daddy & Busta Rhymes}
  17. Outro {ft. Talib Kweli & DJ Graffiti}
  18. Don`t Stop Pt. 2 [Astronote Rmx] {ft. Big L}











R.i.P. BiGGiE...