I’ve had this mix rocking almost nonstop for the last two months since I got my hands on it. Many of my favorite “golden-age” hiphop joints are on here, with the acapellas seamlessly blended over different classic beats. There’s even some out-take / never heard before freestyles over the tracks by the original artists themselves.
This was the background music at a recent panel about mixtapes I produced with Vh1 & the Mixtape Awards at New York University, and many seasoned DJ’s commented on how dope it was. I’m not gonna blabber on about this one, just download it now and you’ll see… Click here for the full track listing.
I recently found one of my most favorite “lost mixtapes” online – DJ Yoda’s classic “Jewbonics” tape, recorded in 1998 for Fat Lace Magazine. “Jewbonics” is one of Yoda’s first releases, coming after “Jews Paid” and “Jews Paid Too.” It’s not commercially available anywhere, and was never released on CD. Since then, Yoda’s built a successful career around his unique style of mashing up underground hiphop with obscure 80’s songs, random bits of dialog from 80’s cartoons, and comedy shows. Paired up with Dan Greenpeace, their “Unthugged” series have been in popular among UK hiphop heads.
…But in my opinion, “Jewbonics” is Yoda’s greatest work. Yeah, maybe it has something to do with the 10 zillion times I listened to the tape back in the day! I rocked it so much that the tape broke and I had to re-spliced it. Yet, even now I gotta say that Yoda’s turntable work on this mix outshines his later mixes. Plus, it features tracks and freestyles from MF Doom, Mr. Lif, O.C., the Aspects, Jurassic 5, and more. It’s funky, weird, and hilarious.
The rip I found online is pretty good, although it has some small glitches here and there. Having been recorded from the original tape, it’s still extremely iPod-worthy. Compared to the non-stop flow of mashup / remix hipster-hop DJ mixes popping up on blogs these days, this mix will hit you like a breeze of true creativity. Listen to this mix and it’ll make your head bob and put a smile on your face. Tracklist after the jump…
800 hip hop songs from 1979 to 2006 mixed by DJ Jaguar Skills and hosted by Lord Basis Supreme. This mix is truly amazing – for any old school hiphop head this is like… overload, really! But in a good way. Before you even have time to think that you wish you could hear more of a few seconds of a song, it’s on to another great tune. This is a really unique and mind-blowing trip through hiphop, for the true school heads only.