Long Island Rap Blog, the same folks responsible for this sick Roc Marciano radio freestyle I posted a few days ago, just threw up this rare studio session version of one of my favorite rap songs ever, “Rampage” by EPMD and LL Cool J. On this version—which comes from a hard-to-find DJ Scratch EPMD mixtape—we get two LL verses and an alternate beat. Shit’s dope.
Listen above, and download the whole tape HERE.
Here’s a #ThrowbackThursday tape for your listening pleasure, courtesy of the one and only DJ Clue. It’s jam-packed with classics circa ’96 by Jay Z, Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang Clan and more that many hip-hop heads still have in rotation today. Thanks to the homie DJ E-Feezy for the upload. Listen above and peep the original mixtape artwork with tracklist below.
Another classic Clue tape from spring/summer 1996. Hit the link to stream…
DJ Clue – Springtyme Pt. 2 The Payback (1996)
Shouts to DJ Rikki Rick!
Twenty years ago, I hopped in my Honda Civic on a beautiful spring Saturday morning in New York and took a dolo drive from White Plains down to Southern Boulevard in the Bronx to see if any new mixtapes were out. As I arrived at Uptown Flava, they had just gotten the new Clue tape, Springtyme Stickup 1996. Shit didn’t even have a cover yet, but they blessed me with a copy.
I still remember the excitement I felt when I heard that Mobb Deep “Motherless Child” freestyle drop as I pulled out of my parking spot on Southern Boulevard to head back to the 914. And I can literally picture the exact spot where I was driving on Westchester Avenue when Jay Z’s “Can I Live” came on for the first time. Every time I hear it, I’m transported back to that BX block.
This is one of my favorite mixtapes ever. I can’t believe it’s 20 years old! So many classics on here it’s not even funny. Enjoy, and shout to my man Step One for the upload!
Celebrate the anniversary of Big Pun’s debut Capital Punishment by listening to this hard-to-find Loud Records album promo tape from 1998. It’s a solid mix, for sure. Shouts to my guy Ev Boogie for the find.
Stream: Big Pun Pre-Trial Motion (Promo Tape From 1998)
For your throwback listening pleasure, here’s DJ Doo Wop’s incredible ’95 Live Pt. 2 mixtape, featuring exclusive freestyles by KRS-One, Redman & Keith Murray, Mobb Deep, AZ, Smif-N-Wessun, and many more. Plus classics by Biggie, Wu-Tang, Busta Rhymes, and everyone else that was killing it back in 1995. Props to my boy Brandan with the upload, stream/download in one pop above.
Related: Mixtape Memories with DJ Doo Wop
DJ Rhude just re-released his epic Jay Z mixtape that features a boatload of rare pre-Reasonable Doubt cuts. Click the link below to listen/download, and head over to WatchLoud for the story behind the tape.
Just got my hands on this 2010 Roc Marciano x J-Love mixtape Knock Out Blows, and figured I’d share it while we all patiently wait for Roc to drop his next project. It features a bunch of Marcberg era classics, plus mad gems and rarities you may or may not be familiar with. I can’t front, I just pressed play on that “Fire Power” and it gave me new life! Enjoy…
*UPDATE* “As Long As It’s Real” is my new favorite rap song. Whooo!
Stream/Download: Roc Marciano x J-Love Knock Out Blows
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