Purple Anniversary

Mixes, Music, The Good Old Days

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… with Side 1 of this brand new DJ Filthy Rich tribute mix, featuring blends, remixes, OG samples, and of course, classic cuts off the LP. Rich always comes correct, so you’re in for a treat.

Stay tuned for Side 2.

BEATBOX MIX

Mixes, Stan Ipcus, The Good Old Days

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Here’s a new mix I put together, featuring a collection of live and recorded beatbox tracks, including new joints by me and Max B. Stream/tracklist below.

Grap Luva “Freestyle”
Stan Ipcus ft. Max Bent “Dope (Big Ip Don’t Play)”
The Roots ft. Rahzel and Dice Raw “The Lesson Pt. 1”
Slick Rick ft. Doug E. Fresh “Sittin’ In My Car”
Slick Rick ft. Doug E. Fresh “La Di Da Di”
KRS-One ft. D-Nice “Freestyle (Live)”
Roxanne Shante ft. Biz Markie “The Def Fresh Crew”
GZA ft. Ol’ Dirty Bastard “Video Music Box Freestyle”
Rahzel “Wu-Tang Medley (Live)”
RZA ft. Ol’ Dirty Bastard “Talent Show Freestyle (Live)”
MF Doom “Hoe Cakes (Beatboxappella)”
Chubb Rock “Mr. Large”
Lyricist Lounge MCs “Outside The Lounge”
The Roots ft. Rahzel “100% Dundee”
Black Thought ft. Rahzel “KALX Freestyle”
Nas ft. Doug E. Fresh “Virgo”
Lil’ Vicious ft. Doug E. Fresh “Freaks”
Snoop ft. Doug E. Fresh “Lodi Dodi (Live)”
Stan Ipcus ft. Max Bent “Ippy What, Dippy Who”
Stan Ipcus ft. Matisyahu “My Ferris Buellers (Live On Hot 97)”
Beastie Boys “Get On The Mic”
Fat Boys “Human Beat Box”
Just-Ice “Latoya”
T La Rock ft. Greg Nice “Tudy Fruity Judy”
DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince “Rock The House”
KRS-One ft. D-Nice “The P Is Free (Live)”
Phife Dawg ft. Q-Tip “Arsenio Hall Freestyle”
The Roots “No Great Pretender”*

*This mix is dedicated to the memory of Malik B

RIP Malik B

Music, News, The Good Old Days

RIP to Malik B. I listened to The Roots constantly as a kid and still do. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and the entire Roots Crew.

 

KISS MIX

Mixes, Music, The Good Old Days

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Warm up for Monday night’s Verzuz battle with this mix of Jadakiss gems.

Stretch Armstrong Freestyle
Made You Look (Remix)
So Ghetto Freestyle (Hot 97)
Bad Boy Freestyle (Hot 97)
You’ll See w/ The Notorious B.I.G.
From Now Till Then
Checkmate (50 Cent Diss)
F Beanie (Beanie Sigel Diss)
Fiesta Freestyle w/ Styles P
My Lifestyle (Remix)
Whoo Kid Freestyle
Realest Killas (Lt. Dan Blend)
We Run This w/ Jay-Z
Welcome To The Roc Freestyle
Light Up
Air It Out (Original Version)
DJ Clue Freestyle
Get At Me Dog Freestyle
40 Bars Of Terror
John Blaze (Original Version)
Something To Talk About
Child Abuse
It Ain’t Hard To Tell Freestyle (Hot 97)
Who Shot Ya Freestyle
It’s Like That w/ The LOX
Crack Spot Stories w/ Ghostface Killah, Sheek Louch and Raekwon
Run w/ Ghostface Killah
All For The Love

King Mattingly

Art, Sports, The Good Old Days

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Topps is killing it right now with their Project 2020 collection. This King Saladeen redesign of Don Mattingly’s 1984 rookie might be the dopest baseball card I’ve ever seen.

Head over to Topps to cop. But hurry, it’s only available for 48 hours!

The Making of the Entourage Pilot

Comedy, Interviews, Television, The Good Old Days

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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the beloved HBO series, Complex’s Frazier Thorpe talks to the Entourage creator and cast about how the pilot came to be. Read the oral history HERE.

Of Mics and Men

Movies, Music, The Good Old Days, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHFxvsqMZMg

Must watch.

4/20 Twist Mix

Music, Stan Ipcus, The Good Old Days

 

Spanning 20 years of Stan Ipcus recordings. Light up!

The Mask Intro
The Godfather
Bentos
How To Roll A Euro
Major Doof
Druss Park
P-U
Cream Cheese
Dan Dynamite
How Pimps Do
Halftime Show Freestyle
Real Ganja Talk
Cap
Ride Out (Original Version)
The La Life
WMUC Beatbox Freestyle w/ Max Bent

Hard To Earn 25th Anniversary Tribute

Mixes, Music, The Good Old Days

DJ Filthy Rich comes through once again with a dope anniversary mix. This time around, he celebrates Gang Starr’s 4th LP Hard To Earn, which turns 25 today. Tracklist below – enjoy!

DWYCK (ft. Nice & Smooth) [Filthy blend]
Comin’ for Datazz [Filthy blend]
Mass Appeal (ft Quran, Lord Finesse) [Filthy blend]
Brainstorm
Now You’re Mine (Chumps Get Beatdown) [Filthy blend]
Code of the Streets [Filthy blend]
Speak Ya Clout (ft Jeru, Nutcracker, Lil Dap) [ReFix]
Blowin’ up the Spot
Tonz ‘o’ Gunz (ft Lil Vicious) [Filthy ReFix]
The Question Remainz
Borough Check (w/ Digable Planets)
F.A.L.A. (ft Big Shug)
Suckas Need Bodyguards
Alongwaytogo
Mostly Tha Voice
Doe In Advance (OG Unreleased version)
Serious Rap Shit (w/ Group Home)
The Planet

Check the classic Hard To Earn-era photo too by Chi Modu…

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Whatever It Takes

Music, The Good Old Days

Chris Crack flipped an ill sample on his Just Gimme a Minute album cut “Don’t Subtweet Your Friends”—so ill that it made me go back and dig for the original, which turned out to be by R&B legend Anita Baker. Enjoy the fly shit.