Peace to Fortuna for this one. –Philaflava
October 16, 2000
House Of Blues
Los Angeles, CA
01. Gasoline Dreams Atliens
02. So Fresh So Clean
03. Spottieottiedopealicious
04. Skew It On The Bar-B
05. Southernplayalisticadillacfunkymuzik
06. Elevators
07. Da Art Of Storytelling
08. Spaghetti Junction
09. Humble Mumble
10. Miss Jackson
11. Red Velvet
12. Gansta Shit
13. Rosa Parks
14. Bombs Over Baghdad
15. Call Before I Come
Hip-Hop, for the most part, has always been a team sport. While it’s refreshing to hear soloists like Rakim, Nas, Jay-Z and now Jay Electronica, it has been the one-two punch of many groups such as EPMD, Organized Konfusion, RUN-DMC, The Artifacts, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Tha Alkaholiks, Mobb Deep, UGK or OutKast that we quickly flock to when craving that lyrical tag-team dynamic.
So the question is who do you feel is the best complementary MC of all-time?
I won’t run a poll because it will do no justice given the plethora of 2-man MCing groups out there. Instead I ask for you to tell us, leave your answer in the comment section and let us know who is your pick and why. Keep in mind there are many groups out there, we’re specifically talking about groups with 2 emcees such as The Clipse, A Tribe Called Quest or De La Soul, not duos such as Gang Starr, Black Sheep, Pete Rock & CL Smooth or Boogie Down Productions. –Philaflava
The first volume of Illegal Remixes assembled by Step One proved quite popular, so here’s another batch of unofficial remixes for you.
There’s a good variety of flavours on this one, ranging from straight-up Hip Hop on the Meth, Xzibit and Mobb Deep tracks, to the reggae re-rubs of the Jungle Brothers and Fugees joints. The West Coast is represented on the “West Up!” remix and the ATL gets a look in with 2 Outkast joints. As with the first set, some of these are ripped from vinyl, others have been posted on blogs and forums. I’ve credited the creators where possible so click the links and show them some love if you like what you hear.
01 A Tribe Called Quest-Stressed Out (Richy Pitch Remix)
Remix by Richy Pitch.
02 B.I.G.-Party and Bullshit (Cosmo Baker Remix)
Remix by Cosmo Baker (one-third of The Rub).
03 Blackalicious-Passion (Strictly4TheLuvOfThaArt Mix)
Remixed by DJ Funkyone aka Funkdoc. Germanys Finest!
04 Fugees-Ready Or Not (Dancehall Remix)
Remixer unknown.
05 Jungle Brothers-Jungle Brother (Drumsong Remix)
From the excellent Upstate Remix series, available at Juno.
06 Method Man feat. Busta Rhymes-What’s Happenin (Showoff Remix)
Remix by Statik Selektah.
07 Mobb Deep-GOD Pt. III (Ron G Remix)
Remix by the Legendary Ron G.
08 Nas-Made You Look (Apache Remix)
Remixed by Gringo Starr for the Nation of 5’6. Nice interview with No Identity Records that happened right about the time the vinyl dropped for this remix.
09 Outkast-Ms. Jackson (Party Flavors Remix)
Remix by Technical & True Blue for Dollar Bill Records.
10 Outkast-Spottieottiedopaliscious (Carl Mo Remix)
Remixed by Carl Mo, courtesy of BLVDST.
11 The Pharcyde-Nuttin’ Like (Scientist Remix)
Remix by DJ Scientist.
12 WC Mack 10 & Ice Cube-West Up! (Soul Focus Re-Fix)
Remix by Soul Focus DJs.
13 Xzibit-Paparazzi (White Label Remix)
Remixer unknown.
enjoy,
–dirt_dog
This time around we’re looking at The Five Stairsteps soul 45, “Danger, She’s A Stranger.”
After the nice 12 second bass intro, is a pretty addictive moaning/singing type sample.
Then, some dope horns drop in the mix, then flutes.
This is a pretty great soul 45 to pick up, if you see it.
Five Stairsteps - Danger, She’s A Stranger
And now for a bunch of tracks that flip it, chop it, and interpret it in their own way.
Surprisingly to me, Everlast’s song makes the most out of the samples, but Blackstract has
probably my favorite song on this list with “I Stole Your Girl”. Strangely, for a crew that only
released 3 records, they use the same sample again on “Diary Of A Mad MC”, which is nowhere
near the caliber of their other selection, to me.
The most known joint here is nice, too, Two Dope Boyz (In Cadillacs), but probably the most
basic.
Blackstract - I Stole Your Girl
Everlast – On The Edge
Outkast – Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac)
Wu-Syndicate - Golden Sands
The Candy Store - Escape From Belize
Cooly Live - All Possibilities
Cookie Crew – Fade To Black
Blackstract – Diary Of A Mad MC
Give each track a listen and list your favorites in the comments. Feel free to explain your choice or not.
–Verge
This in one of my favorite mash-up/blend/remix projects from 2009. You’re all probably like, WTF? But seriously, give it a chance. It’s brilliant. This is only one of a few things from last year that’s still in the rotation and if he’d press up a physical disc, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy it.
Step 1: Watch the trailer
Step 2: Visit STARS & STRIPES and go to “download” (instrumentals are also available for those who need everything)
01 Bombs Over Orchids (The White Stripes + Outkast)
02 Icky Says (The White Stripes + Pharoahe Monch)
03 Ante Up Every Way (The White Stripes + M.O.P.)
04 Turn It Up (The White Stripes + Kanye West)
05 Ms. Doorbell (The White Stripes + Mos Def)
06 Cash Run (The White Stripes + Notorious B.I.G. & 2Pac)
07 Got Yourself a Cannon (The White Stripes + Jay-Z)
08 Jolene’s Ether (The White Stripes + Nas)
09 One More Corner (The White Stripes + Common)
10 Dangerous Love (The White Stripes + Busta Rhymes)
11 Fucking Apples (The White Stripes + Eminem)
12 Tha Countdown Blues (The White Stripes + Redman)
13 Stars & Stripes (The White Stripes + Adrian Champion & Brian Jacobs)
Step 3: Go to his BLOG and you can pick up the bonus track
14 Bound to Pass Me By (The White Stripes + The Pharcyde)
Step 4: Enjoy
–dirt_dog
Peep more remixes at his YouTube Channel or his Myspace Page. — Thun
Welcome to another installment of the dirt_dog Remix Pack. This time around we have a couple original versions and 3 more of my favorite remixes pulled from my own personal collection of cd singles (retail, US, UK and promo only versions). And as a former Wu fanatic, I’ve always enjoyed the extra verse from Meth on the “Home Grown Version.” If you missed Remix Pack 1, go HERE.
Remix Pack 2
01 Wu-Tang Clan-Method Man (Home Grown Version)
02 Stetsasonic-Talkin’ All That Jazz (Dominoes Vocal)
03 Outkast-Elevators (Me & You) (Crazy “C” Trunk Rattlin’ Edit)
04 Black Sheep-Strobelite Honey (Street Mix)
05 Mobb Deep-Shook Ones Part I (Original Version)
enjoy,
–dirt_dog
