MC Ren vs. Tame One

The finals are here and it's an ass whooping so far. --Philaflava

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Godfather Don vs. Tame One?

Just two more days to cast your votes. Who will meet in the finals? Right now it's a tie between Tame One and GFD but you could be the deciding factor. We also have MC Ren vs. Willie D. Who will advance to the finals? Real vs. Trill? Click here to go vote. --Philaflava




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Battle of The Boys: Willie D vs. Big Mike

Round 4 has begun. Who will advance to the Final Four? In a very fitting match-up we have Willie D vs. Big Mike. MC Ren vs. Casual, Godfather Don vs. Breeze Brewin and Tame One vs. Tragedy Khadafi. Every vote counts! --Philaflava

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Sounds Like The 90s (Volume 11)

11 volumes deep and we're not stopping anytime soon. Next month we'll be bringing you the Best of Sounds Like The 90s, then regroup for the new year. We're always accepting mp3 and your suggestions to help create these compilations. No more wasting your time, just download this! -Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90s (Volume 11)

01. Juice Crew - Mr. Magic Tribute
02. Cormega - Define Yourself feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Havoc
03. Jay Electronica - Suckas
04. Saigon - Say Yes Pt. 2
05. Beanie Sigel - What You Talkin' Bout
06. Remarkable Mayor - Doomz Day
07. O.C. - Life (Roc Raida Tribue)
08. Senor Kaos - 20 Years High & Rising (Homage To De La Soul) feat. Von Pea & Homeboy Sandman
09. Fashawn - Samsonite Man feat. Blu
10. Sene - WhyBother?
11. People Under The Stairs - DQMOT (Thes One Remix)
12. Del The Funky Homosapien & Tame One - Flashback
13. Cormega - Live And Learn (prod. Pete Rock)
14. Curren$y - On My Way
15. Godamus Rhyme - Mass Appeal feat. Mr. S.O.S.
16. Masta Ace & Edo G - Pass The Mic feat. KRS-One
17. (Bonus Track) Mr. Chop - T.R.O.Y.

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Back-Up #1

Back-Up #2

Back-Up #3

Catch up an all 11 volumes here.

Props to Strategy for the tagged version & Blake Reznik and Tal Danan for the sick cover.

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 8)

Better late than ever...

I was actually waiting on a few tracks before I finalized this but I won't continue to bore you with semantics. Let's get right in to the mix, it's definitely more east coast heavy this time around but I feel it complete that proper summer blend I was going for. Enjoy! --Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 8)

1. Statik Seletah - Critically Acclaimed feat. Lil Fame, Saigon & Sean Price
2. Nut-Ragous - NYC To LA feat. Jay Rock
3. Slaughterhouse - Microphone (prod. Alchemist)
4. Uncle Murder - Summertime Shootouts (prod. DJ Premier)
5. French Montana - New York Minute (Remix) feat. Jadakiss, Lil Cease, Mic Geronimo & Noreaga
6. Rakim - Holy Are You
7. DJ Honda - Magnetic Arts feat. Mos Def
8. Atmosphere - Feel Good Hit of The Summer 2
9. Luckyiam - Sumpthin 2 Say feat. Imani & Pep Love
10. Raekwon - Flying Daggers feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah & Method Man
11. J Dilla - Reality TV feat. Black Thought
12. Nino Bless - Boom Bap Shit feat. Skyzoo, Ras Kass, Rhymefest & Scram Jones (prod. Madlib)
13. Havoc - Always Have A Choice
14. Tame One - Freedom of Speech
15. Young Chris - Last Two feat. Freeway & Beanie Sigel
16. Freedie Gibbs - How We Do ('93 Til Freestyle)*
17. Ras Kass - Mike Jacks*

* Bonus Freestyles

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Link #1 (Mediafire)

Link #2 (Deposit Files)
Link #3 (Zshare)
Link #4 (Rapidshare)

Catch up on all 8 volumes here.

Peace and props to Kalel for knocking out this cover last minute and incorporating my idol (Rickey) on it. Big shout out to Strategy for taggin' and bagging this mix properly so you all could have little pretty images and proper tags for each track. Peace to the T.R.O.Y. and Steady Bloggin' fam. We run this blogosphere rap shit!

All-Time Favorites

We asked a few T.R.O.Y. friends what some of their all-time favorites are from singles, remixes, b-sides, LP's, to even their own personal tracks. For those wanting to learn more our friends click on their name to be redirected to their site.

--Philaflava



Slug
Favorite 12" - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show/La-Di-Da-Di
Favorite B-Side - Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
Favorite LP - LL Cool J - Bigger And Deffer

Supastition
Favorite 12" - Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
Favorite B-Side - Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - La-Di-Da-Di
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Favorite Personal Track - Fountain of Youth (The Deadline) & Change of Heart (Kam Moye EP)

Tame One

Favorite 12" - EPMD - So Whatcha Sayin'
Favorite Remix - Redman - Rocafellla (Remix)
Favorite LP - Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside
Favorite Personal Track - Tame One - Black Flowerz (unreleased)

Vakill

Favorite Remix - Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix)
Favorite LP - Organized Konfusion - Extinction Agenda
Favorite Personal Track - Vakill - Serpant And The Rainbow

Alaska

Favorite 12" - Gang Starr - Take It Personal/DWYCK
Favorite Remix - Black Moon - I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - Nation of Millions

Favorite Personal Track - Hangar 18 - Sad

Domino (Hieroglyphics)
Favorite B-Side - Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions...
Favorite Non-Hip Hop LP - The Beatles - Abbey Road
Favorite Personal Track - Hieoglyphic - After Dark

Opio (Hieroglyphics)
Favorite 12" - Run-DMC - My Adidas/Peter Piper
Favorite B-Side - De La Soul - Brainwashed Follower (Me, Myself & I 12")
* You had to put the needle to the vinyl in a specific groove to play the C side.
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions... & Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Favorite Personal Track - Hieroglyphics - Oakland Blackouts

Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love
Favorite B-Side - Public Enemy “B-Side Wins Again” (“Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos” was the A-side)
Favorite LP - Stevie Wonder Talking Book
Impossible to decide best 12” . . .

DJ Muggs

Favorite 12" - Rakim - Know The Ledge

L.G.
Favorite 12" - EPMD -You Gots To Chill
Favorite B-Side - Big Daddy Kane - Just Rhymin With Biz
Favorite Remix - Jeru Da Damaja- Can't Stop The Prophet (Pete Rock Remix)
Favorite LP - Dr.Dre - The Chronic
Favorite Personal Track - Ill Al Skratch - Where's My Homies

Superstar Quamallah
Favorite 12" - Run-DMC - It's Like That/Sucka MC's"

Favorite Remix - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

Favorite LP - Mobb Deep - The Infamous
Favorite Personal Track - Superstar Is in Ya Town

Phesto (Hieroglyphics)

Favorite 12" - Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show/La-Di-Da-Di
Favorite Remix - Casual - That's How It Is (Remix)
Favorite LP - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions...

DJ Evil Dee

Favorite 12" - Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full
Favorite Remix - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

Favorite LP - Ice Cube - Death Certificate

Favorite Non-Hip Hop LP - James Brown - Hell

Fredwreck
Favorite 12" - Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
Favorite LP - The D.O.C. - No One Can Do It Better

Favorite Remix - A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario (Remix)
Favorite Personal Track - Kurupt & DPG - Represent That G.C.


Tonedeff
Favorite 12" - Art of Noise - Into Battle
Favorite Remix - Common - Soul By The Pound (Thump Remix)
Favorite LP - CunninLynguists - A Piece of Strange
Favorite Personal Track - Optimist

Poison Pen
Favorite 12" - Audio Two - Top Billin'

Favorite B-Side - Smooth Da Hustle feat. Trigger Tha Gambler - Broken Language

Favorite Remix - Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm (Remix) feat. Lil Kim

Favorite LP - N.W.A. - Efil4zaggin

Favorite Personal Track - Bed Stuy BestBuy

Tony D
Favorite 12" - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - T.R.O.Y..
Favorite Remix - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)
Favorite LP - A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Favorite Personal Track - Poor Righteous Teachers - Roc Dis Funky Joint

Tone B. Nimble (All Natural)
Favorite 12" - Public Enemy - Shut 'Em Down
Favorite Remix - Gang Starr - Gotta Get Over (Large Professor Remix)
Favorite LP - A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders

Welcome To The Paradigm

Drum & Knowledge Of Parallel Thought
Present "Welcome To The Paradigm"

I received an email from Adam from Parallel Thought and since he's a fan of our blog he thought this mix would be ideal the readers. It's a 35 min funk/soul mix and the artwork was done by none other than Tame One. Check it out and leave some feedback for Parallel Thought cuz they promise more mixes like this if you dig 'em.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/gyspff

Larry Ellis & The Black Hammer - Funky Thing (Pt. 1)
Franklyns Insanity – Bring It Down
Joe Battan – Under The Street Lamp
Ubiquity – Simple & Sweet
Black Fist – Can't Stop Talkin
The Trammps – Rubber Band
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – We Almost Lost Detroit
Barry White – Can't Seem to Find Him
Edwin Starr – Love Never Dies
Carrie Lucas – Questions
Eugene Record – We Belong Together
Prince Phillip Mitchell – If We Can't Be Lovers
Unknown
Benny Latimore – Let's Straighten It Out
Earth Wind & Fire – Clover
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie – Good Livin' (Good Lovin')
Sly and the Family Stone – Life of Fortune and Fame
Millie Jackson – I Cry
Donald Byrd – Places and Spaces
Delfonics – I'm Sorry
Tom Brock – There's Nothing in This World That Can Stop Me from Loving You
Dionne Warwick – You're Gonna Need Me
The Dells – I Can Sing A Rainbow
Willie Hutch – Overture Of Foxy Brown
Sidney Joe Qualls – How Can You Say Goodbye
Main Ingredient – California My Way
O.V. Wright – A Nickel and A Nail
We're Together

Mixed by Drum & Knowledge of Parallel Thought
Front Artwork by Tame One
Back Artwork by Caness
Contact: Parallelthought@gmail.com
Myspace.com/parallelthought

--Philaflava

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/Tame One

Tame One's Top 10 90's Tracks To Get Blunted To

10. Smif n Wessun - Cession At The Doghille

9. O.G.C. - The Storm

8. Cypress Hill- Stoned Iz Da Way Of The Walk

7. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (Remix)

6. Redman- Basically
5. Black Moon - I Gotcha Opin (Original)

4. Redman - Rockafella (Remix)

3. Artifacts - Lower Da Boom

2. Brand Nubian- Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (Remix)

1. Diamond D. - The Hiatus



-- Tame One