DJ Mister Cee “The Best Of Jay-Z”

Here it is, the final installment of the DJ Mister Cee “Best Of” mixtape series. Although Jigga-Man is not one of my favorite artists, I thought it was very important to present the entire library. My review wasn't going so well, but I think turntablelab says it best in the following two blurbs:

“Mister Cee goes in hard (Aquaman style!) for this comprehensive and really fascinating career-spanning Jigga collection. Starting way back with the Big Jaz collabs and freestyles, Cee forgoes chronological worries and moves in for the kill, dropping track after track of classic Jigga, from "Hawaiin Sophie"(!) to "Hard Knock Life." Even the most studious of Jay fans will find new shit on this one: rare early tracks, remixes and unreleased freestyles from Cee's vault all surface here. You know this shit is made by an insider when there are tracks with titles like "Freestyle – Live at Big Daddy Kane's Movie Release Party at The Ritz (1993)." Considering the age of some of these, this sound quality on this mix is pretty incredible. 36 tracks total. Recommended.”

01 Jay-Z-Freestyle Live At Big Daddy Kane's Album Release Party 1991

02 Big Jaz-Hawaiian Sophie feat. Jay-Z

03 Big Jaz-The Originators feat. Jay-Z

04 Jay-Z-Nigga What Nigga Who (Originator 99) feat. Big Jaz & Amil

05 Big Jaz-It's That Simple feat. Jay-Z

06 Rude Boys-My Kinda Girl (Remix) feat. Jay-Z

07 Glenn Jones-Good Thang feat. Jay-Z

08 Hi 5 Ski-She's Playing Hard To Get (Remix) feat. Jay-Z

09 Original Flavor-Can I Get Open feat. Jay-Z

10 Original Flavor-Many Styles feat. Jay-Z

11 Jay-Z-Freestyle Live At Big Daddy Kane's Movie Release Party 1993

12 Big Daddy Kane-Show Prove feat. Big Scoob, Sauce Money, Jay-Z, Shyheim & Ol' Dirty Bastard

13 Jay-Z-In My Life Time (Original)

14 Jay-Z-In My Lifetime (Remix)

15 Jay-Z-I Can't Get Wid Dat feat. Big Jaz & Sauce Money

16 Jay-Z-Dead Presidents Parts 1 & 2

17 Jay-Z-Ain't No Nigga feat. Foxy Brown

18 Jay-Z-Can't Knock The Hustle (Original & Remix) feat. Mary J. Blige & Melisa Morgan

19 Lil' Kim-Big Momma Thang feat. Jay-Z & Lil' Cease

20 Foxy Brown-I'll Be feat. Jay-Z

21 Jay-Z-Friend Or Foe '96

22 Jay-Z-Friend Or Foe '98

23 Jay-Z-Brooklyn's Finest feat. Biggie Smalls

24 Jay-Z-Love Is Love (Unreleased)

25 SWV-You're The One (Remix) feat. Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Mr. Cheeks, Trigga The Gambler & Smoothe The Hustler

26 Shai-I Dont Wanna Be Alone (Remix) feat. Jay-Z

27 Horace Brown-Things We Do For Love (Remix) feat. Jay-Z

28 The Braxtons-So Many Ways (Remix) feat. Jay-Z

29 Jay-Z-Foundation feat. Big Jaz & Sauce Money (Original & Remix)

30 Shaquille O'Neal-No Love Lost feat. Lord Tariq & Jay-Z

31 The Ranjahz-Kill 2 Live feat. Jay-Z

32 Tone Hooker-Crew Love 97 feat. O.C & Jay-Z

33 Memphis Bleek & Beanie Sigel-Crew Love 98 feat. Jay-Z

34 Jay-Z-You're Only A Customer

35 Jay-Z-Funkmaster Flex Freestyle

36 Biggie Smalls-I Love The Dough feat. Jay-Z & Angela Winbush

“Part 2 of Go-In Brother #1's Jigga retrospective focuses mainly on collaborations and the Roc-A-Fella era. Impossibly rare, hard-to-find and flat out unreleased tracks make their way into Mr. Cee's crate – check young Shawn Carter's "St. Ides Commercial," or "Roc-A-Fella Shit," which features the entire original Roc lineup (Jaz, Sauce, Bleek, Ranjahz, Diamonds, what!). Other highlights are "Young G's" with Biggie and Puff, and the unreleased solo joint "People's Court." Mister Cee has done the rap world a nice service by unleashing this shit. 25 tracks total.”

01 Jay-Z-Hard Knock Life

02 Jay-Z-Can I Get A...

03 Jay-Z-Money Cash Hoes feat. DMX

04 Jay-Z-It's Like That feat. Kid Capri

05 Jay-Z-Can I Live 99 feat. Memphis Bleek

06 Jay-Z-Paper Chase feat. Foxy Brown

07 Jay-Z-Peoples Court (Unreleased)

08 Jay-Z-Reservoir Dogs feat. The Lox Beanie Sigel & Sauce Money

09 Timbaland-Lobster & Scrimp feat. Jay-Z

10 Jay-Z-If I Should Die feat. The Ranjahz

11 Jay-Z-Ride Or Die

12 Jay-Z-Roc-A-Fella Shit feat. Team Roc (Unreleased)

13 Puff Daddy-Young Gs feat. Biggie Smalls & Jay-Z

14 Mase-Cheat On You feat. Lil' Cease & Jay-Z

15 Jay-Z-Pre Game Skit feat. Sauce Money (Unreleased)

16 Christion-Bring Back Your Love (Remix) feat. Jay-Z

17 Rell-Love For Free feat. Jay-Z

18 Jay-Z-St. Ides Commercial

19 Memphis Bleek-It's Alright feat. feat. Jay-Z

20 Jay-Z-Murdergram feat. Ja Rule & DMX

21 Jay-Z-Celebration feat. Team Roc

22 Jay-Z-What The Game Made Me feat. Memphis Bleek & Sauce Money

23 Jay-Z-Marcy To Hollywood feat. Memphis Bleek & Sauce Money

24 M.O.P.-4 Alarm Blaze feat. Jay-Z & Teflon

25 Jon B-Keep It Real feat. Coko & Jay-Z

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enjoy,

--dirt_dog

DJ Mister Cee “The Best Of Mobb Deep”

I wasn't even aware that this DJ Mister Cee mix even existed until the other day when fellow TROY blogger Thomas V made mention of it. So I tracked it down and purchased it. A whopping 38 tracks of classics, appearances, remixes and a slew of unreleased material (11 to be exact).

01 Mobb Deep-Peer Pressure

02 Mobb Deep-Cop Hell (Unreleased)

03 Mobb Deep-Hit It From The Back

04 Mobb Deep-Patty Shop (Unreleased) feat. Big Noyd

05 Mobb Deep-Shook Ones (Parts 1 & 2)

06 Mobb Deep-The Bridge (94 Unreleased) feat. Big Noyd

07 Mobb Deep-Survival Of The Fittest (Original & Remix) feat. Crystal Johnson

08 Mobb Deep-Give Up The Goods feat. Big Noyd

09 Mobb Deep-We About To Get Hectic (Unreleased) feat. Gambino

10 Mobb Deep-Temperatures Rising (Original & Remix) feat. Crystal Johnson

11 Mobb Deep-Eye For A Eye feat. Nas & Raekwon

12 Mobb Deep-Drink Away The Pain feat. Q-Tip

13 Mobb Deep-Q.U. (Unreleased)

14 Das EFX-Microphone Master (Remix) feat. Mobb Deep

15 Da Youngsta's-Bloodshed & War feat. Mobb Deep

16 Mobb Deep-Take It In Blood (Unreleased)

17 Mobb Deep-Still Shinin

18 Big Noyd-Recognize & Realize (Parts 1 & 2) feat. Mobb Deep

19 The Almighty RSO-War's On feat. Mobb Deep

20 Mobb Deep-Back At You

21 Mobb Deep-Street Life feat. L.E.S. & ACD

22 Mobb Deep-First Day Of Spring (Unreleased) feat. Tragedy

23 Tragedy-LA, LA (Original & Remix) feat. Capone-N-Noreaga & Mobb Deep

24 LL Cool J-I Shot Ya feat. Keith Murray, Prodigy, Fat Joe & Foxxy Brown

25 Big Noyd-Usual Suspect (Original & Remix) feat. Havoc

26 Nas-Live Nigga Rap feat. Mobb Deep

27 Mobb Deep-Drop A Gem On Em

28 Mobb Deep-Rep The Q.B.C. (Unreleased) feat. Godfathers Pt. III

29 Shaquille O'Neal-Legal Money feat. Mobb Deep

30 Mobb Deep-Hell On Earth

31 Mobb Deep-Everyday Gunplay (Unreleased)

32 Foxxy Brown-Da Promise feat. Havoc

33 Mobb Deep-Crime Connection (Unreleased) feat. Cormega

34 Mobb Deep-G.O.D. Pt. III

35 Mobb Deep-In The Long Run (Unreleased) feat. Ty Nitty

36 Xzibit-Eye's May Shine (Remix) feat. Mobb Deep

37 Mobb Deep-Extortion feat. Method Man

38 Mobb Deep-Nightime Vultures feat. Raekwon

Since this is a very recent purchase, I didn't make a new cover to match all the other ones (and I think those days are behind me). But I did take the time to scan it in and lay out all new type. Up next is the final installment in this series, a double disc set for “The Best Of Jay-Z.”

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enjoy,

--dirt_dog

DJ Mister Cee “The Best Of The Notorious B.I.G.”

Somewhere down the line after the Method Man and Redman mixes, I found this one for Biggie. Great mix of some lesser known songs, appearances, remixes and two real nice freestyles from the good ol' days.

01 Biggie Smalls-Freestyle Live At Mister Cee's Crib

02 Mary J. Blige-Real Love (Remix) feat. Biggie Smalls

03 Neneh Cherry-Buddy X (Remix) feat. Biggie Smalls

04 Biggie Smalls-Party & Bullshit

05 Biggie Smalls-A Buncha Niggas (Original) feat. Heavy D, 3rd Eye, Guru, Rob O & Busta Rhymes

06 Supercat-Dolly My Baby (Remix) feat. Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, Jesse West & Biggie Smalls

07 Heavy D-Jam Session feat. Biggie Smalls & Troo Kula

08 Biggie Smalls-The What feat. Method Man

09 Red Hot Lover Tone-For My Niggaz (Remix) feat. Biggie Smalls, Organized Konfusion & M.O.P.

10 Heavy D-Let's Get It On feat. Grand Puba, 2Pac & Biggie Smalls

11 Biggie Smalls-I'm Jus Playin'

12 Crustified Dibbs-Cunt Renaissance feat. Biggie Smalls

13 Da Brat-Da B-Side feat. Biggie Smalls

14 Bandit-All Men Are Dogs (Remix) feat. Pudgee Da Phat Bastard, Snagglepus, Positive K, Grandaddy I.U., Biggie Smalls & Grand Puba

15 Big Daddy Kane-Madison Square Garden Freestyle feat. Big Scoob, 2Pac, Biggie Smalls & Shyheim

16 Funkmaster Flex-Live At The Palladium feat. Biggie Smalls

17 Biggie Smalls-Who Shot Ya?

18 Total-Can't You See feat. Biggie Smalls

19 Biggie Smalls-Real Niggaz (All Verses)

20 Junior Mafia-Players Anthem (Original & Remix)

21 Junior Mafia-Get Money (Original & Remix)

22 Biggie Smalls-One More Chance (Original & Remix)

Being the freak that I am, I did not like the cover it came with and made myself a new one to match the other two. But for the purists who only want the original, I scanned it in, cleaned it up and threw in all new type for an exact match. Coming soon will be “The Best Of Mobb Deep” and double disc set for “The Best Of Jay-Z.”

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enjoy,

--dirt_dog

DJ Mister Cee “The Best Of Redman”

Once I got my hands on the Method Man mix, I discovered there was one for The Funk Doctor Spock. Sold. Again with this Mister Cee mix, nothing too fancy, nothing too special, one good freestyle, several remixes and one live track. But the real catch on this disc are the two unreleased tracks. Ten years later (or so), I believe this is the only place you can find them.

01 Redman-Freestyle (Live At Russel Simmons' Phat Jam)

02 EPMD-Hardcore feat. Redman

03 EPMD-Headbanger feat. K-Solo & Redman

04 Redman-Blow Your Mind

05 Redman-Time 4 Sum Akshun (Original & Remix)

06 Redman-Tonight's Tha Night (Original & Remix)

07 Redman-Redman Meets Reggie Noble

08 Redman-How To Roll A Blunt

09 Redman-I'm Getting Blunted (Unreleased)

10 Redman-A Day Of Soopaman Lover

11 Erick Sermon-Swing Over Here feat. Keith Murray & Redman

12 Hurricane G-Milky (Unreleased) feat. Erick Sermon & Redman

13 Keith Murray-How's That feat. Erick Sermon & Redman

14 Redman-Rockafella (Remix)

15 Redman-Can't Wait (Original & Remix)

16 Redman-We Run N.Y. feat. Hurricane G

17 Redman-I Get Down Like That

18 Redman-Where Am I

19 Biggie Smalls-The Points feat. Coolio, Big Mike, Doodlebug, Buckshot & Redman

20 Redman & Method Man-How High

21 Redman & Method Man-Freestyle (Live On Angie Martinez's Radio Show, Hot 97, NY)

22 Montell Jordan-Somethin' 4 Da Honeyz (Remix) feat. Redman

23 Boyz II Men-Vibin' (Remix) feat. Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman & 2 To Da Head

24 Aaron Hall-Curiousity (Remix) feat. Redman

My original cover was in a sorry state, so I scanned it in, cleaned it up and threw in all new type exactly the same as the original. Coming soon will be “The Best Of The Notorious B.I.G.” and “The Best Of Mobb Deep” in the series.

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enjoy,

--dirt_dog

MC Shan is Livin' Large

Almost everyone from the Juice Crew switched label in the early 90's. MC Shan went to Livin' Large Records just like Roxanne Shante. He first released "Hip Hop Roughneck" with the b-side "Watchin' My Style" in 1993. I really liked the instrumental that they used for it; it's probably going to make your head nod. Next he released his second single "Penile Reunion"; a posse cut with Kool G Rap, Neek the Exotic, Diesel, and Snow. It was produced by Kool G Rap and The Large Professor. The B-side "Don't Call It a Comeback" is produced by Mister Cee and it contains scratches by DJ Scratch.

I also have the CD Single for both of these releases so it's probably the best quality you will ever get them in.

MC Shan - Hip Hop Roughneck/ Watchin' My Style
MC Shan - Penile Reunion/ Don't Call It a Comeback

--Thomas V