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... 

DJ Cocoa Chanelle Presents - Best Kept Secret

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...

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs - "I`m TaLK`n ABouT CHiCKeN WiNGZ"...

Re~uPP`d, originally posted 11.07.2009...



I know that I haven`t posted anything in a while, but no this blog isn`t dead yet! I have just been busy with Life, it`s bound to happen once you become a parent....LoL, anyways I`m going to attempt to get a few posts up on here within the next few days. To start things off I have a Re~uP of a mix that I had originally put together back in 2009. Since I have had numerous requests to post up new links for it I decided to do so seeing as how I was able to grab a bunch of CD`s from my parents` crib in Canada when I visited them in November. This mix that I`m referring to is titled "BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs: I`m TaLK`n ABouT CHiCKeN WiNGZ". At the time that I had originally put it together it was a nice combination of new & older tracks, but now obviously it`s just old & older joints....LoL, anyway the iNTRo says it all! Check it out & enjoy this lil` Christmas gift...

BuDD@H BLe$$eD EnT. PReSeNTs - I`m TaLK`n ABouT CHiCKeN WiNGZ
MiXeD: Saturday, November 07, 2009

 

1. iNTRo
2. D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune) {Jay-Z}
3. Robot {KRS-One & Buckshot}
4. Hidden Scriptures {Krumb Snatcha}
5. Thru My Eyez {X-Clan ft. Tony Henry & Bun B}
6. Choose Your Side {La Coka Nostra ft. Bun B}
7. TaXeS [iNTeRLuDe]

8. Off The Books {The Beatnuts ft. Big Pun & Cuban Link}
9. You Ain`t A Killer {Big Pun}
10. Thug Paradise {Capone-N-Noreaga}
11. How Many Emcees (Must Get Dissed) {Black Moon}
12. Crooklyn Dodgers {Buckshot, Special Ed & Masta Ace}
13. iNTeRLuDe #2
14. Hate {DJ Haze ft. Young Buck & Game}
15. Fuck Y`all {DJ Quik & Kurupt}
16. Blaaow! {Hittman ft. Dr. Dre & Knoc`Turnal}
17. Trafficin` Green {Crooked I}
18. Only In California {Mack 10 ft. Ice Cube & Snoop Dogg}
19. Cali Kali {Kali}
20. Breathe Thru The Years {J. Cardim ft. Saigon}
21. Hustle In My Blood {AZ}
22. I`ma Go & Get My... {Busta Rhymes ft. Mike Epps}
23. My Job {Cam`Ron}
24. Mr. DJ {Warren G}
25. OuTRo

BaCK~uP LiNK #1...

 

 

MeGa LiNK...

N`JoY...

The BeaTNuTs` "SToNe CRaZy [HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN]"...

What`s the deal y`all? I hope that the week has been good to you so far. Today I`m gon` share with y`all another HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN of an album originally released back in 1997 by The Beatnuts. It`s actually my favorite album from the crew & that album`s titled "Stone Crazy". What`s different about this version of "Stone Crazy" is pretty simple; I added the "Off The Books [Rmx]" from their 1998 Remix EP titled "The Spot" & then I also added some instrumentals & acapellas which came mostly from 12 inch singles. I just felt that the album itself is viciously slept on so I figured that it would be kind of iLL to give it a lil` more interest by including a few extra joints; the instrumentals because well it`s really where The `Nuts truly shine. The acapellas were included because I think that it`s kind of interesting to hear the lil` things in the vocals that you may have missed out on `cuz you were noddin` ya` head to the bangin` beats. The "Off The Books [Rmx]" was included because I figured maybe a few folks may not have heard it, even if it`s not as iLL as the original...

Sure Psycho Les & Ju Ju may not have the iLLeST lyrics, but that doesn`t really matter all that much when you allow your eardrums to take in the amazingly DoPe beats that these kats create. Each track & even the Interludes have their own unique sound, nothing on the album sounds alike yet the tracks still manage to mesh will together to make one awesome piece of work. The Soul, Funk & even Ragtime samples that the Beatnuts chose to use help birth some pretty original & funky vibes. I don`t really have the time to go over each track individually like I would really like to do so you will just have to trust me when I say that this entire album is a great listen! If you are a fan of head noddin` funky beats you need to listen to this...

The standout joints for me are; "Bless The M.I.C." with its grindin` guitars & catchiness, "Here`s A Drink" with its staggering drums, "Off The Books" (probably the best track on the album) with the guest stealin` verse from the late great Big Pun & its uptempo drums & Sesame Street flute sample, "Do You Believe?" is my favorite track on the album with its unmistakably DoPe beat & its serious but iLL hook, "Find That" is another DoPe track with its infectious beat even if it`s a lil` on the short side, then there`s "Give Me Tha Ass" a comical X-rated track that flips the same sample that was later used for Will Smith`s "Men In Black" track (you can read a lil` something about how the `Nuts felt about that track using the same sample here). So there ya have it folks now go `head & give it a listen, you`ll be glad that ya did...

The Beatnuts - Stone Crazy [HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN]

Label: Relativity

Released: 1997-2013

1. World Famous [Intro]

2. Bless The M.I.C. {ft. Gab Gacha}

3. Intermission

4. Here`s A Drink

5. Off The Books {ft. Big Pun & Cuban Link}

6. Be Proud [Interlude]

7. Do You Believe?

8. Finger Smoke [Interlude]

9. Stone Crazy

10. Niggaz Know

11. Horny Horns [Interlude]

12. Find That

13. Supa Supreme

14. Thinkin` `Bout Cash {ft. Hostyle & Blaq Poet of Screwball}

15. Uncivilized {ft. Don Gobbi}

16. Give Me Tha Ass

17. Strokes {ft. Horny Man}

18. Bonus Beats

19. Here`s A Drink [Instr.]

20. Off The Books [Rmx] {ft. Big Pun & Cuban Link}

21. Off The Books [Instr.]

22. Off The Books [Acapella] {ft. Big Pun & Cuban Link}

23. Do You Believe?  [Instr.]

24. Do You Believe?  [Acapella]

25. Find That [Instr.]

26. Give Me Tha Ass [Instr.]

27. Give Me Tha Ass [Acapella]

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

N`JoY...

AL TaRiQ`s "THiNK NoT" [12 iNCH]...

Got a nice lil` 12 inch single by Al Tariq, some of y`all may know him as Fashion from his days as a member of The Beatnuts. He left the group shortly after they released their first album because he was lookin` to pursue a solo career. So in 1996 he dropped his solo debut album titled "God Connections" thru Correct Records. The 12 inch that I`m sharing with y`all was released a year later, but both songs on the single are from his debut album. I believe that his former group The Beatnuts handled the production for these 2 songs, they even make a guest appearance on "Peace Akki". Both songs on this single are bangin`, but my favorite joint is "Think Not"....ya gotta love the beat on that track! The only thing that I`m not feelin` about this 12 inch is how they handle the radio versions of both songs, by simply but annoyingly editing them so the end result is 2 joints that you can`t really enjoy as a listener. In my ears it would just make more sense to rewrite the lyrics so there`s no cussin`, but that`s just my opinion of course....LoL, the dirty versions are the real gems on here so go `head & check `em out for ya`self...

Al Tariq - Think Not b/w Peace Akki [12 Inch]

Label: Correct Records

Released: 1997

1. Think Not [Radio]

2. Think Not [Dirty]

3. Peace Akki [Radio] {ft. The Beatnuts}

4. Peace Akki [Dirty] {ft. The Beatnuts}

5. Peace Akki [Instr.]

 

 

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

N`JoY...