After watching Felix Baumgartner's amazing 23+ mile base jump this weekend, I've been doing some serious re-evaluation of my life. Baumgartner set world records this weekend, and I rearranged the furniture in my bedroom. It doesn't exactly balance out, but it's OK. Especially since I get paid to listen to mixtapes and then tell the internet why they should listen to them. It's definitely not as cool as a free fall from 128,000 feet in the air, but I'm scared of heights anyway...
With Madlib behind the decks, you know that his mix for Carhartt, sponsor of his currently-in-progress tours of Europe and Australia, is a must hear. Madlib pulls out all the stops here, digging into his bag of tricks and playing a bunch of unreleased beats, remixes, and other Madlib productions.
8. Georgia Anne Muldrow – The Birth Of Petey Wheatstraw
9. Cook Prank Skit
10. (unknown beat)
11. Freddie Gibbs – Terrorist
12. (unknown beat)
13. (unknown beat)
14. (unknown beat)
15. unknown artist – (unknown track)
16. Record Store Prank Skit
17. (unknown beat)
18. (unknown beat)
19. (unknown beat)
20. (unknown beat)
21. Talib Kweli – Funny Money (instrumental)
22. Oh No – (unknown track)
23. Al Pacino Prank Skit
24. (unknown beat)
25. Strong Arm Steady – (unknown track)
26. Jay-Z feat. Bilal – Fallin’ (Madlib Remix)
27. LMNO – (unknown track)
28. Radio Caller Skit
29. (unknown beat)
30. Comedian Skit
31. (unknown beat)
32. Blu – Jesus∆ (instrumental)
33. Speech Skit
34. Carhartt Outro
Tracklist courtesy of FreshSelects.net
I, Ced "The Soul Mansion Mix Part One"
I, Ced - "The Soul Mansion Mix Part One":
I, Ced first popped up on my radar with his "Love... Meaning" single with Coultrain, and since then I've been a fan. However for some reason I'd never heard any of his DJ work until coming across this mix where he shows some crew love to Hawthorne Headhunters & Black Spade as well as dropping original re-edits and remixes of joints by Ta'Raach and Rainy Davis before dropping classic soul gems from Gladys Knight & The Pips and MFSB. Definitely worth a listen!
With The New Cool,DJ Rashad Hayes puts a spotlight on the new underground hip-hop scene in 2012. Tracks from Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy, Phony Ppl, Schoolboy Q and more are deftly mixed throughout this quick 32 minute mix.