DJ Spooky & Chuck D: Arizona Remix (download)

From DJ Spooky:

In the wake of Republican Governor Jan Brewer's appalling anti-immigrant law, me and Chuck D were rappin' and we decided to put together an update of his classic track By The Time I get To Arizona. Anyone who knows about hip hop from the early 90's remembers John McCain's unwillingness to endorse creating a local version of Martin Luther King's birthday. The update here is a 21st century look in the rear view mirror. The cliché that "those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it" still holds sway in our hyper amnesiac culture. I remixed D.W. Griffith's infamous film Birth of a Nation with a bit of Public Enemy in mind, and later on, they named an e.p. with the same name as my project. Me and Chuck D have done several projects in the past around progressive, non knucklehead hip hop.

Please feel free to download this track and pass it around. We are the media. Feel free to pass it around!

By the way, this is a mashup, and it's basically not really for sale. I just took a riff from Philly Sound (www.funkadelphiarecords.com), and flipped it. The result, is what you hear here. It's free, and open. No $!!

in peace,
Paul aka DJ Spooky

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Hi Stakes Presents OutKast - Non-Album Cuts (1992-1999)

For my fellow OutKast fans: a smoothly-mixed, extensive compilation of every b-side, guest spot, and soundtrack feature from 1992-1999. I'm pretty sure I got them all, but feel free to comment on anything I left out.

These aren't the original tracks. I mixed it to emphasize OutKast, cutting out most everything else. Tried to go for smooth transitions, nothing fancy. Hopefully, it'll feel almost like a lost album - 54 minutes of straight pre-Stankonia Andre and Big Boi, with a few "guest" spots from T-Mo, Big Gipp, and Slick Rick. Some never-heard or nearly-forgotten tracks for all ya'll, I hope.

Download OutKast - DeepKuts (1992-1999) [MIX]

TRACKLIST

1.TLC - What About Your Friends (Extended Remix)

2.OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Organized Extended Remix)

3.OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Diamond Remix)

4.OutKast - Benz or Beamer

5.Goodie Mob - Dirty South

6.Goodie Mob - Thought Process

7.OutKast - ATLiens (Bad Boy Remix)

8.OutKast - Everlasting

9.OutKast - Jazzy Belle (Swift C Remix)

10.OutKast - In Due Time

11.Goodie Mob - Black Ice

12.Cool Breeze & Big Boi - Gangsta Partna

13.Kilo Ali - Love in Ya Mouth

14.TLC - Sumthin' Wicked This Way Comes

15.Witchdoctor - Dez Only 1

16.OutKast - Rats and Roaches (Unreleased)

17.Monica - Gone Be Fine

18.OutKast - Phobia

19.Cool Breeze - Watch for the Hook (Dugeon Family Mix)

20.Eightball & MJG - Throw Your Hands Up

21.OutKast - High Schoolin

22.Slick Rick - Street Talkin'

23.Youngbloodz - 85

24.Missy Elliott - All N My Grill

25.Tash - Smokefest 99

26.OutKast - Freestyle (Vinyl Bootleg)

Free Download: New Rapper Big Pooh & Black Milk Mixtape

New mixtape from NC's own Rapper Big Pooh, with fresh verses over Black Milk's Prince-sampled beats:

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Looking Back at Underground Rap (2000-2009)

Yes, the T.R.O.Y. blog is the most serious authority on 1990s hip-hop, but that didn't stop them from posting this impressive 2-volume retrospective of underground rap from 2000-2009. As always with T.R.O.Y., the catalog is deep! Props to Schenectady Fan.

New Millennium Underground (2000-2009)

Vol 1--

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01 (1:44) A Class - Artwork (Maryland 2007)
02 (3:29) Dim Mak - Respect (Seattle 2006)
03 (3:39) Freddiebeatz/Haak Blast - Money Long (Philadelphia 2007)
04 (4:09) Raaddrr Van aka 'Lodd Manafess' - Black Naussius (New York 2005)
05 (4:28) Monster Island Czars - Witchcraft (New York 2003)
06 (3:51) Infamous Mr Savage (Of Soul Kid Klik) - Dangerous (New York) (2006 ?)
07 (3:34) Mic Mountain - Da Jungle (Washington Dc 2008)
08 (4:09) Shabazz The Disciple - Preme (New York 2006)
09 (3:24) Sandpeople - Fiddler On The Roof (Portland Or 2005)
10 (3:36) Myalansky - We Break Laws (Virginia 2008)
11 (3:55) Altered States Of Consciousness - Brigade (Seattle Wa 2004)
12 (2:51) LSP - Death 2 U All (North Carolina 2005)
13 (5:21) Denizen Kane - Two Trains (Chicago 2002)
14 (2:26) ShellBe RAW - Tale of Two Cities (Baltimore 2005)
15 (4:29) Mass Influence - A Yo Atlanta Ya On (Georgia 2003)
16 (3:09) G-Clef (Of Soul Kid Klik) - Split Personality (New York 2003)
17 (2:58) Rugged Intellect - Like That (feat. A.G.) (New York 2007)
18 (4:59) K Sity (Featuring Ronnie L) - Unstopable Legacy (New Mexico 2005)

Vol 2--

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01 (3:04) Arabesque - Stardust Feat. Deesha (Toronto Canada 2005)
02 (3:07) East Coast Avengers - Let It Knock (Boston 2008)
03 (4:15) Hydroponic Sound System - Static (Michigan 2002)
04 (3:51) Volume 10 - On One (Los Angeles 2000)
05 (3:28) Asaviour - Field of Dreams (Bay Area Ca 2006)
06 (1:15) Four Zone - Intro (Los Angeles 2006)
07 (3:57) House of Reps - Ready For War (Conneticutt 2000)
08 (3:07) The Thyrday - Leaving Home (North Carolina 2005)
09 (2:00) Mic Profit - Young James Bond (Conneticutt 2005)
10 (4:43) Azeem - Paim Wine Two (Florida 2001)
11 (5:18) 2uvakynd - People Up On It (Chicago 2005)
12 (4:49) The Primeridian - Tatuduhendi (Boogie Man) (Chicago 2005)
13 (4:11) Hasan Salaam Feat. Hicoup - Concrete Watercolors (New York 2005)
14 (4:59) Sandpeople - Can't Let Go (Portland Or 2005)
15 (5:29) Inna Citi - Stop Da Rain (Conneticutt 2000)
16 (4:52) Misfit - Tryin Not To Lose (New Mexico 2001)
17 (1:36) Dim Mak - Belly Of The Infidel (Seattle 2006)
18 (4:17) Kool DJ EQ - Yes Yall (Oakland Ca 2001)
19 (3:18) The 49ers - Now & Then (Delaware 2009)
20 (4:12) Beat Detective - A Little Loopy (Salt Lake City Ut 2001)