DJ Stretch Armstrong “Volume Four” Mixtape (1996)

As I continue on through the box of tapes that I located in my basement, here is a semi mysterious DJ Stretch Armstrong "Volume Four" tape. I could find zero info on this one, so I turned to (the mixtape master of the Philaflava forum) Andyman187 for some help. He determined that this tape is a recording from a Stretch & Bobbito show on Hot97 that aired Sundays from 12pm-2pm sometime in 1996. Andyman187 was also kind enough to study the audio and put together a tracklist for me. If anyone out there can help by filling in the blanks or correcting any mistakes, please leave a comment. And the .rar files contain all the scans plus the full j-card.

Side A
01 KRS-One & Lord Finesse - SP-1200 Freestyle
02 Jay-Z - I Shot Ya (Remix) Freestyle
03 Busta Rhymes - Freestyle
04 Capone-N-Noreaga - Freestyle
05 Beatnuts - Find That
06 Bahamadia - Three The Hard Way
07 Pete Rock & The Large Professor - The Rap World
08 Capone-N-Noreaga - Illegal Life
09 Artifacts - Art Of Facts
10 M.O.P. - World Famous
11 McGruff feat. LOX - Reppin Uptown
12 Sun Dullah (aka King Sun) feat. Doo Wop - NY Love (2Pac Diss)

Side B
01 Heltah Skeltah - Intro (Here We Come)
02 Heltah Skeltah - Freestyle
03 Heltah Skeltah - Sean Price (Exclusive)
04 Heltah Skeltah - Soldiers Gone Psycho
05 Akinyele feat. CJ Moore - Freaky
06 Mobb Deep - Street Life
07 Shadez Of Brooklyn - Change
08 De La Soul - Itzsoeezze
09 Shabaam Shadeeq - Freestyle
10 Shabaam Shadeeq - On A Mission
11 Stretch & Bobbito - Shout Outs

DOWNLOAD SIDE A

DOWNLOAD SIDE B

enjoy,
--dirt_dog

J-Love “Nas' Finest” (Cassette)

CLASS-SICK!

This tape is one of those gems that never gets old (even with some J-Love drops on it). When I first got my hand on a copy of this tape, it really opened up my eyes to the possibility that a lot of artists had material that never made it on albums. And at the time, J-Love seemed to be the one with all the connections as every one of his tapes were covered in exclusives, remixes and unreleased tracks. See scans for track lists and the download contains a full scan of the j-card.
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Shouts to Ricky D for sending me a shoe box full of mixtapes many years ago. I'm finally getting around to ripping them.

enjoy,
--dirt_dog

DJ Mighty Mi - Large Professor Megamix (45:41)

DJ Mighty Mi (The High & Mighty) - Large Professor Megamix (45:41) (2003)

1 Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo - Bad To The Bone (Radio Remix)
2 Jaz, The - Hypocritters
3 Main Source - Peace Is Not The Word To Play
4 Nas - Rewind
5 Mad Skillz - Extra Abstract Skillz
Featuring - Large Professor , Q-Tip
6 Organized Konfusion - Stress (Remix)
7 Slick Rick - It's A Boy (Remix)
8 Gang Starr - Gotta Get Over (Takin Loot) (Remix)
9 Tragedy - Da Funk Mode
10 Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo - Money In The Bank
Featuring - Large Professor
11 Common - Resurrection / Resurrection '95
12 Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell (Remix)
13 Main Source - Atom
14 Roxanne Shanté - Brothers Ain't Shit
15 Apache - Hey Girl
16 Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo - Wanted Dead Or Alive
17 Akinyele - No Exit

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Mixed using ORIGINAL VINYL!!! Don't Believe Me? Ask Shaun D.

-- Thomas V

Best Of Westwood Radio Freestyles - Nas, Biggie, OC, Das Efx, Cam'Ron...

This was submitted by our friend Dj Step One from the TROY forum. If you're digging this, check his blog out: Only Built For zShare Links

"I’ve spent the last few weeks sorting through that dusty box of tapes that so many older Hip Hop heads have stashed away somewhere and have been digitizing the various treats I’ve come across.

As Hip Hop was scarce on English radio in the 90s, most of these tapes are recordings of Tim Westwood’s show on BBC Radio 1. Up until 1994, Westwood only broadcast in London and the surrounding area, first on pirate stations LWR and Kiss FM, and then legitimately on Capital FM.

A move to the BBC in 1994 gave him two 3 hour shows every week and meant that Hip Hop heads nationwide finally had the opportunity to hear first hand the exclusives and guest appearances that would make up Tim’s show. It often meant staying in on a Friday or Saturday night, but as some of these freestyles prove, it was worth it!

I was going to do a profile of Big Tim but then remembered that Stretch Armstrong gave him a mention on his blog a while back and I couldn’t think of a better person to rubber stamp Westwood’s contribution to Hip Hop radio."

Stretch Armstrong, speaking on The Flavor Unit track ‘The Flavor Unit Assassination Squad’:

"Bobbito and I got hip to this record via the homie Tim Westwood in London who used to have what may have been the most progressive hip-hop show on earth in the late 80's. Because he was free to operate outside of the beef that had split NYC rap radio in the late 80's but also was very close to both Red and Marley (though closer to Marley who eventually would broadcast a version of In Control on his show in the UK), Tim would bless the airwaves with crazy exclusives and remixes, AND, influenced by his roots in 80's Jamaican and UK dancehall, was the first, and perhaps only, hip-hop personality to get all the hot emcees to re-record their hits with his name in them, sound-clash style. Many in the UK complained that Tim didn't support home-grown talent, but we sure didn't care, 'cause we'd frequently hear shit from his tapes first, sometimes to never be heard anywhere else. I'd have to confirm it with Aaron Fuchs, but I believe Tuff City only released this record after we played it on KCR from a cassette from Westwood's show."

Previews:

Akinyele & Sadat X (1996)

Cam'Ron (1998)

Das Efx (1995)

Masta Ace (1998)

Nas & De La Soul (1996)

Biggie Smalls & Craig Mack (1995)

OC (1994)

Snoop, Daz, & Kurupt (1994)

Download in one folder here.

--Verge

Sample Compilation 5

What you need to look out for here is how Blacula was chopped for "Higher Level." A beat only one of the greatest ears for samples could have caught. After that, check the gem by Myndcrukz featuring Twizz on the rhymes. Great,warm sample taken from the Bennie Maupin track. Bennie Maupin was a part of Herbie Hancock's famous "The Headhunters" band, known for their own brand of Funk Jazz. We finish this comp/mix out with a great end piece including Faze-O's "Riding High" on heroin highway. I always thought that EPMD's sampling of it was way ahead of it's time, and it's been used many times since.But my other favorite usage, that also works well here, is OC's outro,"Sabotage" from his incredible debut album Word ... Life.

01. Milt Jackson - Enchanted Lady

02. De La Soul - Dinninit

03. Large Professor - I Juswannachill

04. Blue Mitchell - Flat Backing

05. Akinyele(ft.Kool G Rap) - Break A Bitch Neck

06. Lucien - From A Town Called Paris

07. The Mad Lads - The Promises Of Yesterday

08. Cappadonna - 97 Mentality

09. Gene Page - Blacula Strikes

10. KRS-One - Higher Level

11. Bennie Maupin - It Remains To Be Seen

12. Myndcrukz(Twizz) - Remember The Face

13. Faze-O - Riding High

14. EPMD - Please Listen To My Demo

15. OC - Outro(Sabotage)

Preview any or all of these tracks here-

Download this comp from sharebee here

Or download this compilation in 2 parts from mediafire,here and here

I Juswannachill @ Yahoo! Video

Slang Editorial @ Yahoo! Video

Return Of The Boom Bap (Album Medley) @ Yahoo! Video

                      Akinyele - I Luh Her

Thanks to godmc for the Myndcrukz song and FatFaceFreddy for the Lucien track

If anybody got any of those Twizz cuts that Bobbito used to play, holla in the comments.

Especially looking for Spaceman Spif and Forever Ever.

--Verge

Sample Compilation 3

Here's some more exceptional rap shit that sampled some exceptional funk, soul, jazz shit. The way Godfather Don flipped the Betty Davis singing was genius. The John Klemmer horns that the SD50's lifted for "Leave Ya With This" are viral,at the least. And Half A Mill(RIP). "Homicide Scene" is probably one of my favorite obscure rap songs of all time. Graphic street drama with a message at it's best. The Roy Ayers song it sampled and the Bohannon song are also remarkable tracks on this comp.

01. Bohannon - Song For My Mother

02. Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs - I Got To Have It

03. The Robbery And The Chase

04. Shabazz The Disciple - Crime Saga

05. Roy Ayers - Every Time I See You

06. Half A Mil - Homicide Scene

07. Jigmastas - Iz You Dee

08. Ahmad Jamal - Don't Ask My Neighbors

09. Cover - Underground Flow(remix)

10. Betty Davis - Anti Love Song

11. Godfather Don - Piece Of The Action

12. John Klemmer - Free Soul

13. Akinyele - Exercise

14. Kurious - Leave Ya With This

Download entire compilation here

I Got To Have It

Crime Saga

Thanks to Jaz for coming through with the Jigmastas joint.

And extra thanks to Lyrical Gymnastics for contributing tracks 8,9,12,and 14.

--Verge