It won't surprise me if once all the early-mid 90s DITC style boom bap joints have been mined to death that random jiggy rap like this becomes the sub genre du-jour for the rap collector who has everything. I recently checked out their 'Lost N Yonkers' compilation from 1998 and although the production and mastering of tracks is pretty rough and raw (as in 'sound like they were pressed up off a Clue mixtape' raw), there's a couple of gems worthy of your attention.
If anyone has a better copy hook it up.Īswell as the wayward hole, the vinyl itself is hella thin and floppy (:pause:) but I digress. Its most noticeable in the chorus but basically its still listenable. I should probably mention that the sound on this is a bit off as although the record was still sealed when I bought it, the hole in the vinyl is slightly off centre. Polish it up a bit and it could pass for a Trackmasters production from that era. The label says it came out in 1996 but with the sample straight jacked from the SOS Band's soul classic, it could just as easily have been on Bad Boy circa 97-98. It turned out to be a good buy so when I saw this record for cheap I scooped it up. Clue currently has a radio show on New York’s Power 105.1.I've been keeping an eye out for Diehard Records releases after taking a punt on Mo Money & Genovese's 'The Block Hot' (as featured on my Tape Kingz Vol 1 mix). Not to mention he was the DJ for one of the best Hip Hop tours in history, the Hard Knock Life Tour.
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He even dropped 3 studio albums The Professional, The Professional 2 and The Professional 3. He released an ignorant number of tapes during the decade with all, or mostly, exclusive tracks. DJ Clue was able to rise above the pack as one of New York’s biggest. Kid Capri became the first mixtape DJ to release a studio album in 1991 and there were plenty of others dropping underground tapes. There were established DJs releasing their exclusive music all the time. The New York mixtape scene was cluttered in the 90’s. He was also a part of the legendary group Three Six Mafia that had a lot of mainstream success. Paul grew into a Hip Hop legend, selling millions of records and eventually winning an Academy Award in 2006. When DJ Paul started creating mixtapes it featured popular songs from established artists, but this quickly led to selling tapes featuring only himself and the artists in his local Memphis area. 41 - Ballin Outta Control Feat DJ Clue 42 - DBlock Party. DJ Screw didn’t produce all of the screwed music but he is credited as the founder of the movement. CELEBRATING JADAS B-DAY WITH ALL 5 CLASSIC LONG KISS GOODNIGHT MIXTAPES 01 - DJ 1Mic Intro 02 - Ryde Or Die 03 - Ruff Ryders Anthem Remix 04 - 24 Hours To Live 05 - Money, Power, Respect. “Still Tippin’”, released in 2005, actually featured a screwed sample for the hook and charted on the Billboard Top 100. The slowed-down sound of screw music grew popular in the south and even spread to other parts of the country. His music was popular all over Texas and he worked with artists like Lil’ Flip, U.G.K. Below are a few of the most memorable.Ī legend in the Houston mixtape scene, DJ Screw was most known for his signature “screw” sound. These tapes were akin to compilation albums, except they would often use uncleared samples or have artists rhyme over someone else’s beat entirely. The mixtape market got so large that in 2007 DJ Drama was arrested for racketeering over them. In the 90’s mixtapes featuring exclusive songs from your favorite artists were a necessity. The 90’s changed the way mixtapes were made, marketed and distributed. Mixtapes got their start in Hip Hop by DJs recording their sets in the 80’s.
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