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Mixtape Mondays: DJ Chief One

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.DJ Chief One "1991"

This is a bit of a special Mixtape Mondays in that it just might be the first time we've only featured one DJ.  It also might be the first time that we've given you over 9 hours of music in one post.  Who's the lucky DJ?  Over the last few years, New York's DJ Chief One (who Lessonheads might know as My_SP1200_Is_Broken.)  has begun tackling 1990s (mostly) east-coast hip-hop year by year with the appropriately titled mixes 1991, 1992, and 1993.  Unfortunately the rest of the decade hasn't been appropriately broken down and mixed back together yet, but we can't wait to hear the rest of the decade through DJ Chief One's ears.

"This is for my trapped in the '90s n****s." - Nasir Jones, 2012.

DJ Chief One -  1991 :

The best thing about DJ Chief One's '90s mixes is that the song selection isn't obvious. It's almost like finding an old 120 minute mixtape you made back in 1991 to listen to on the school bus, and not an attempt to "define" the year. DJ Chief One includes some of the must-haves hits of the year ("Steady Mobbin," "The Choice Is Yours," "Check The Rhime,") but also goes for album tracks and remixes that will make those of us old enough to remember these songs when they were new a bit misty eyed.

And besides, when's the last time you heard a mixtape that had a Justin Warfield song on it?

Tracklisting:

01. Intro / Kenny Dope – Supa

02. Ice Cube – Steady Mobbin’

03. Del Tha Funkee Homosapian – Mistadobalina

04. Cypress Hill – Hand on the Pump

05. Scarface – Mr Scarface

06. Main Source – Snake Eyes

07. EPMD – Give The People (Remix)

08. KMD – Nitty Gritty (Remix) feat. Busta Rhymes & Brand Nubian

09. Black Sheep – The Choice is Yours (Revisited)

10. Nice & Smooth – Hip Hop Junkies (Bedford Park Remix)

11. Diamond Shell – Oh What a Night feat. Biz Markie

12. Craig G – Ur Not the 1

13. AMG – Bitch Betta Have My Money

14. Showbiz & AG – Soul Clap feat. Diamond D

15. Lord Finesse – Yes You May feat. AG & Percee P

16. Kool G Rap & Polo – Bad to the Bone (Remix)

17. Heavy D & The Boyz – Don’t Curse feat Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, CL Smooth, Big Daddy Kane, Pete Rock & Q-Tip

18. Genius – Words From The Genius (Remix)

19. 3rd Bass – Portrait of the Artist as a Hood (Remix)

20. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Go With the Flow

21. Double XX Posse – Executive Class

22. Gang Starr – As I Read my S-A

23. Leaders of the New School – Case of the PTA

24. UMC’s – Blue Cheese

25. Organized Konfusion – Walk into the Sun

26. De La Soul – What Yo Life Can Truly Be feat. Black Sheep & A Tribe Called Quest

27. A Tribe Called Quest – Check The Rhyme

28. Poor Righteous Teachers – Shakiyla

29. MC Lyte – Poor Georgie

30. Ed O.G. & The Bulldogs – I Got Ta Have It

31. Diamond D – Best Kept Secret

32. Naughty By Nature – Guard Your Grill

33. D-Nice – Time to Flow

34. Big Daddy Kane – Taste of Chocolate (Remix)

35. Geto Boys – My Minds Playing Tricks On Me

36. Slick Rick – Its a Boy (Large Professor Remix)

37. Lord Finesse – Return of the Funky Man (Remix)

38. Public Enemy – Shut Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)

39. Heavy D & The Boyz – Letter to the Future

40. Eric B & Rakim – Juice (Know The Ledge)

41. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – The Creator

42. Leaders of the New School – International Zone Coaster (Ultra Shandilere Tango Trixx Mix)

43. De La Soul – A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays feat. Q-Tip

44. Chubb Rock – Chubbster (Clark Kent Remix)

45. UMC’s – One To Grow On

46. Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud – Romeo

47. EPMD – Rampage feat. LL Cool J

48. Main Source – Live at the Barbeque feat Nas, Akinyele & Joe Fatal

49. A Tribe Called Quest – Show Business feat Brand Nubian & Diamond D

50. Leaders of the New School – Sobb Story

51. De La Soul – Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)

52. Main Source – Looking at the Front Door

53. AMG – Jiggable Pie

54. Grand Puba – Fat Rat

55. 3rd Bass – Ace in the Hole feat. KMD

56. Cypress Hill – How I Could Just Kill a Man

57. Ice Cube – Jackin’ For Beats

58. Terminator X – Homey Don’t Play That feat. Bonnie & Clyde

59. Slick Rick – Runaway

60. Gang Starr – Just To Get a Rep

61. Eric B & Rakim – Whats on Your Mind

62. Nice & Smooth – Cake & Eat it Too (Remix)

63. Justin Warfield – Season of the Vic

64. De La Soul – Pass The Plugs

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.DJ Chief One "1992"

DJ Chief One -  1992 :

Of the three '90s mixes Chief One has done so far, this one might be my favorite.  I wanted to start running around a sewer like I was in a Das EFX video from the minute I hit play, so I wasn't surprised when "They Want EFX" popped up about halfway into DJ Chief One's 3-hour tribute to 1992.

Tracklisting:

01. Intro/Kenny Dope - Justa Lil Dope

02. Lords of the Underground - Psycho

03. Funkdoobiest - Bow Wow Wow

04. Redman - Time 4 Sum Aksion

05. K-Solo - Letterman

06. Showbiz & AG - Party Groove

07. Naughty By Nature - Uptown Anthem

08. Heavy D & The Boyz - You Can’t See What I Can See

09. Zhiggie - Toss it Up

10. Original Flavor - Here We Go (Fuck it Up)

11. Chi-Ali - Funky Lemonade (Remix)

12. Main Source - Fakin the Funk

13. Eric B & Rakim - Dont Sweat the Technique

14. Double XX Posse - Not Gonna Be Able to Do It

15. Grand Puba - 360 (What Comes Around)

16. Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down

17. Funkmaster Flex - Six Million Ways To Die

18. Black Moon - Who Got the Props (Smooth Version)

19. Gang Starr - Now You’re Mine

20. EPMD - Crossover

21. Das EFX - They Want EFX (Remix)

22. House of Pain - Put Your Head Out

23. Fu Schnickens - La Schmoove

24. A Tribe Called Quest - Hot Sex

25. Apache - Gangsta Bitch

26. Brand Nubian - Love Me or Leave Me Alone

27. Funkmaster Flex - Sad and Blue

28. Nice & Smooth - Sometimes I Rhyme Slow

29. Brotherhood Creed - Hellova

30. Grand Puba - This is How we Move It (Remix)

31. Kenny Dope - Pick it Up

32. Young Black Teenagers - Tap the Bottle

33. The Pharcyde - Soul Flower (Remix)

34. Zhiggie - Rakin in the Dough (Uptown Bounce Beats)

35. Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You

36. Da Youngstas - Pass the Mic (Pete Rock Remix)

37. House of Pain - Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)

38. Das EFX - Jussumen (Pete Rock Remix)

39. A.D.O.R. - Let it All Hang Out

40. Diamond D - I Went For Mine

41. Time Zone - Zulu War Chant

42. Lord Finesse - You Know What I’m About

43. Dr Dre - Deep Cover

44. Mobb Deep - Flavor for the Non Believes

45. Masta Ace Inc - Jeep Ass Nigguh

46. EPMD - Head Banger

47. Boogie Down Productions - We In There (ATCQ Remix)

48. Positive K - Nightshift

49. Chubb Rock - The Big Man (Clark Kent Remix)

50. Masters at Work - Blood Vibes

51. Nas - Halftime

52. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Ill Street Blues

53. Lords of the Underground - Funky Child

54. Arrested Development - Tennessee (Remix)

55. Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick

56. Heavy D & The Boyz - Blue Funk

57. Chi-Ali - Roadrunner (Puberty Mix)

58. Brothers Uv Da Blakmarket - Livin in Da Bottle

59. Showbiz & AG - Fat Pockets (Radio Remix)

60. Funkmaster Flex - Dope On Plastic

61. Gang Starr - DWYCK

62. A Trible Called Quest - Scenario (Remix)

63. MC Serch - Back to the Grill

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.DJ Chief One "1993"

DJ Chief One - 1993:

1993 must have been a great year for DJ Chief One as his 1993 mix cracks the four hour mark. But nowhere in these 251 minutes do things get boring. 1993 was the year we met Biggie. Original Flavor reintroduced us to Jay-Z. Snoop & Dre were just getting started. Wu-Tang Clan?  Yeah, that was 1993 too.

Tracklisting:

01. Intro / Kenny Dope - Don Dada

02. A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour

03. Run-DMC - Down With The King feat. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth

04. Flavor Unit - Roll With the Flavor

05. BIG - Party and Bullshit (Lord Finesse Remix)

06. Ready Ta Roll - The Real Hip Hop

07. Rakim - Heat It Up

08. Leaders Of The New School - Whats Next (Large Professor Remix)

09. Lord Aaqil - Check It Out

10. Onyx - Shiftee

11. Dred Scott - Nuthin To Lose

12. KRS One - Outta Here

13. Black Moon - Ack Like U Want It

14. Strickly Roots - Beg No Friends (Remix) feat. Fat Joe & Grand Puba

15. M.O.P. - How About Some Hardcore

16. The Coup - Dig It

17. Funkdoobiest - The Funkiest

18. Redman - Tonights Da Night (Remix)

19. Dr Dre - Nuthin But A G Thang (Remix) feat Snoop Dogg

20. The Beatnuts - Psycho Dwarf

21. Ultramagnetic MC's - Raise It Up feat. Godfather Don

22. Rumpletilskinz - Hudz

23. Del The Funky Homosapien - Undisputed Champs feat. Pep Love & Q-Tip

24. Jungle Brothers - On The Road Again (Q-Tip Remix) feat. Q-Tip

25. Da King & I - Tears

26. Tragedy - Grand Groove (Remix)

27. Shyheim The Rugged Child - On And On

28. Da Youngstas - Crewz Pop

29. Masta Ace Inc. - Saturday Night Live

30. Knucklehedz - Hed Rush

31. Common Sense - Soul By The Pound (Remix)

32. Nubian Crackers - Do You Wanna Hear It? feat. The Artifacts

33. Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck

34. Shyheim The Rugged Child - The B-Side feat. Down Low Reka, K-Tez & Rubbabandz

35. Souls Of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity

36. Naughty By Nature - It's On (Remix)

37. Frankie Cutlas - Here We Go

38. Pudgee Tha Phat Bastard - Checkin Out The Ave.

39. MC Lyte - Ruffneck (Beatnuts Remix)

40. Original Flavor - Can I Get Open feat. Jay-Z

41. Nice & Smooth - Cash In My Hands (Remix)

42. LL Cool J - Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings (Remix)

43. Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka

44. Cypress Hill - I Ain't Goin' Out Like That

45. KRS One - I Can't Wake Up

46. Wu-Tang Clan - Shame On A Nigga

47. Guru - Loungin'

48. Big Daddy Kane - Stop Shamin'

49. Frankie Cutlass - Puerto Rico

50. Leaders Of The New School - Spontaneous (Remix) feat. Cracker Jax, Rampage & Rupletilskinz

51. A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation

52. De La Soul - Ego Trippin' (Part 2)

53. Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs - Love Comes & Goes

54. Tragedy - Street Life (Return Of The Life Mix)

55. Armand Van Helden - Say Yeah (Shake & Break Mix)

56. Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man (Remix)

57. KRS One - Sound Of The Police

58. Tha Alkaholiks - Make Room

59. Akinyele - The Bomb

60. Trends Of Culture - Off And On

61. Fat Joe - Watch The Sound feat Grand Puba & Diamond D

62. The Beatnuts - Reign Of The Tec

63. Cypress Hill - Hits From The Bong

64. Yall So Stupid - Van Full Of Pakistans (Spearhead X Remix)

65. De La Soul - Lovely How I Let My Mind Float feat. Biz Markie

66. Hard 2 Obtain - L.I. Groove

67. Black Moon - How Many Emcees

68. Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean

69. Diamond D - You Can't Front feat. Sadat X & Lord Finesse

70. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - One In A Million

71. The Nonce - Mix Tapes