Best Of VLS (Vol.5): "Clouds Of Smoke - 4/20"

Once again, you can find Volumes 1 and 3 of this series here on the blog. But Volumes 2, 4 and maybe a few future drops will be exclusive to the Skypager mailing list. You can sign up by clicking here or by typing your email underneath the Skypager to the right of the page. There's a few other things you might be interested in at the Skypager group, too. And you can also refer to the link above to the past volumes to see the list of VLS blogs that have been linked and scoured in the making of these compilations. I must give Crates Of AG another shout for posting that Ill Distracxion track that I had been looking for.

Okay, so I never really got into the 420 thing myself, but I know there are heads out there that might not mind a little 'get high' compilation. I figured I would meld some known weed cuts with some of the obscure tracks from them VLS blogs out there and the finished product is pretty heavy. The instrumental supplemental only contains beats for half of the songs on the compilation this time around. Sorry about that but I couldn't find the rest.

Clouds Of Smoke:

01. Top Quality - Magnum Opus

02. Nice N Smooth - How Many Blunts (Vin Roc Mix)

03. Boodah An Da Bandit - Brain On Drugz

04. Lord Digga - High Like A Bird

05. Call O Da Wild - Clouds Of Smoke

06. Mike Zoot - Live and Stink

07. 50 Grand - Max Mode

08. Chief Kamachi, Rahsheed, Rich Medina - J. Edgar Hoover

09. Ill Distracxion - Calm Wit Da Trom

10. Supernatural - Buddah Blessed It

11. Rubbabandz - Purple Rain

12. HDM - Real MC's

13. Izm Da Mad Soul - Who Lit Dat

14. Finsta Bundy - Feel The High

15. PHD - Kick That Shit And Get High (ft.KL[RIP])

16. Channel Live - Mad Izm (Buckwild 95 Remix)

17. Royal Flush, Channel Live, Mic Geronimo - Smoke Session

18. Diamond D - Never (ft. Sadat X & K. Terribul)

Previews:

Download Compilation Here

Download Instrumental Supplemental Here

Back-Up Compilation Link Here

Don't sleep on the links. There's some bonus downloads, videos[besides the 2 above], information, and overlooked posts. Enjoy.

--Verge

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Best Of VLS (Vol.3): "Numerology"

Who really has the time to go through all the VLS blogs out there and siphon out the dope? We're going to go ahead and do that for you. Since I'm always on the hunt for random obscure tracks from the 90's, that I sometimes don't even remember the names of, I've accumulated a pretty expansive VLS collection. I've been a damn good selector up to this point, with music at least, so I don't think you'll be disappointed by the quality that will be presented in this series of compilations.

Now, the last thing we would want to do is to not give credit to the original uploaders. So, I'm going to list a whole bunch of VLS blogs that I have visited, at one time or another, below. If you feel that something here came from your blog, leave a comment. I also would like to note that the tags FTD, BYL, SOUP, BYN, CMS and others have shown up repeatedly through my VLS collection. So, props to them, whoever they are, wherever they are. But, to be honest with you, I can't stand having tags on mp3s. It's an obsessive compulsive keep it neat thing, not a dis, so most tags have been removed.

This is important: Some of these compilations will be posted here and some will be exclusive to the Skypager mailing list. So, if you haven't signed up yet, now may be a good time to do that. Just look for it on the right side of this page and put your email in there or click here. Volume 1 was posted here and Volume 2 was sent out via Skypager. I'm going to try to include the instrumentals if I have them. Also, sometimes I might throw in something that isn't from a single or an EP just to fit the mix or theme. So, no, there was not a 12" release for 7 Degrees Of Elevation. Sorry about that.

Numerology:

01. 3-2-1 - Rock The Ruff Raps

02. 4th Quarter - C-Notes And Grants

03. 5one6 - Dirty Little Bitch

04. 36Zero - Maintain

05. 215 Asasinz - Guarenteed Hot Shit

06. S.C.U. - 1 2 3

07. 5050 - Something Ain't Right (J.Force Remix)

08. B-1 - Verbal Affairs

09. The B.U.M.S - 6 Figures And Up

10. Kreem Team - Three Hots And A Cot

11. Native Nuttz - 40 Oz Of Funk

12. Natural Elements - 2 Tons

13. Nomad - Blessed 2 Mic Check

14. Example - 7-26-96

15. Ground Floor - One, Two

16. Edo.G - 304's

17. Nine (Ft. Smooth Da Hustler) - Make Or Take

18. Godfather Don - 7 Degrees Of Elevation

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Instrumental Previews:

Download Available Instrumentals

Selections may or may not have been originally uploaded at the following places: Crates Of Ag , Diggin In Da Indie -

Crates , Bless Ya Life , Crystaline Hip Hop , Philaflava , File Under Dope , Hip Hop As It Should Be , Wax Attack ,

Down To Erf , Dzejson , Time4SumAksion , The Analects , Twelve Inchers .

I may have forgotten a few. But like I said, if you feel overlooked, leave a comment.

--Verge

Best Of VLS (Vol.1): The Raw Side

Ok, we know how much all of you like to visit many different blogs that post obscure VLS releases. Too many obscure VLS releases, perhaps. It's hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. Here you have twelwe tracks that I picked from the files that I downloaded a long time ago. Some of you are probably familiar with the tracks, but those who aren't up on obscure, indie, vinyl-only releases might find yourself enjoying this ruff-rugged-and-raw compilation.

01. Bro-N X - Who You Be
02. Tucka Da Huntaman - Da Hunt Is On
03. Sham & The Professor - Coney Island (Tee's Smoove Mix)
04. Mad Flava - Feel Tha Flava (Bomb Remix)
05. Ruggedness Madd Drama - Checkin Down The Menu
06. 7th Sphere - Guerilla Warfare
07. Big Foot - Bring It
08. Reggie Reg - NJ Connection
09. Born Discipline - Brothers Wanna Clown Around
10. Mind Space - Who Got The Funk
11. KGB (Klik Ga Bow) - Crack The Brew (Basement Mix)
12. Black Maddness - Wild Brooklyn Bandits (Funkin' Jazz)

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We have prepared also for you a second side of this compilation, "The Smooth Side", but it's an exclusive for our Skypager mailing list, so if you are interested, you should sign up (check the lower right sidebar). I would like to say thanks to fellow blogs, melekvirgazio, down to erf, etalon, alkuttraz and to one sweet lady from the T.R.O.Y. forum, Ho1ogramz.

-- Markshot