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MIXTAPES > ROOM L: Apollo Force DJ's: The Local Crews! Either scroll down and enjoy the ride, OR: *Quick Jump* to the details by clicking on a mix number, (then hit "back" on your browser to return to this list): mixL.01: Cold City Crew #1 (7/85) mixL.02: Cold City Crew #2 (11/85) mixL.03: Cold City Crew #3: The Return of the Macks (2/88) mixL.04: Fresh City Crew #1 (Fall, 1986) mixL.05: Fresh City Crew #2 (Fall, 1987) mixL.06: Michael Dailor: The BOMB #1 mixL.07: Michael Dailor: The BOMB #2 mixL.08: Alaan Williams: Deep House/Garage Mix mixL.09: DJ: Neil Harris 1 mixL.10: DJ: Neil Harris 2 mixL.11: Ultimix promo-only mix mixL.12: The Homeboys + "D.C." aka: DJ Darius (Summer, 1985) Choose: Skip to the first mix here OR.... check out the Devildoll's babble (read on).
We use the term 'local' here simply to refer to the origins of the dj's listed. Unlike most 'local' sections, OUR section contains NO wack local radio dweebs or suburban wanna-be's. Our guys here are REAL street dj's (or that's how they started), and these mixes catch them in their 'salad' days. They are Apollo Discoveries, and easily the equal of the 'bigtime' dj's, or else they wouldn't BE in our catalog. If you order titles from us and have NOT tried out any of the mixes in this section, you're missing out on some of the best stuff we offer. They're here for a reason: the perfect combination of 'ghetto-style' and refinement/sophistication....you know, SKILLS!!!! Let's get to work here: And because they never got their shit together to do what the incredible dj's in this section have done (meaning: go down in history by submitting tapes to the Best Mixtape Catalog On Earth), we'll have to give a really tiny shoutout (and a "Damn, Man! Bumped your head or WHAT!") to the following mega-talents who are lost to the pages of history: The City Crew: probably the OLDEST, were-there-FIRST, crew in the BeeLo. Funniest use of Captain Sky's "Supersperm" i ever heard! Already the Elder Statesmen even beFORE the dawn of hiphop, these guys told us stories. Man, what stories! Toronto took them away from us by the mid-80's. DJ Maniac: the original Flava Flav, LONG before Public Enemy. Rocked THREE turntables when it was considered almost a FREAKISH thing to do. Yeah, well, he may have rocked 3 tables, but the end result didn't make a LICK of sense! But manoman, did we have a good time with that guy! DJ Wolf D: probably the BADDEST motherfucker to ever attack two tables and a dancefloor full of stone cold freaks. Cocky, yes! Skills, HELL yes! Still the BEST version of Captain Rock's "Return of Captain Rock" with just two turntables and an 'i can do anything' attitude that i've ever witnessed. DAMN, i'm pissed that i don't have any vintage mixes of his from 1982-1985! DJ J.R.: ego? O...my...god, yes. Attitude? Well, nah, not really. A VERY nice guy whom we found easy to get along with. Worked DEEP in the ghetto. I still remember the parties in the bombed out, condemned tavern at Genesee and Fox. Could wipe the floor with most of the dj's in the circuit, and was sophisticated enough to hold an older crowd, as well. First dj i ever heard who actually rocked SLOW jams and radio jams, using the hardcore cutting and quickmixing techniques of hiphop, but subtle and not 'show-offy'. And with the real street records in his hands? Blistering! This guy could mix ANYthing. And to my Latin Soul Brothers: DJ Jesse, Steve-o Mendez, the missing-in-action DJ Hi-Tech, all i can say is: you shoulda been in this room. I hope your lives are filled with the happiness you gave us when you mixed, or even even when you just TALKED about the music you loved. The Light shined out of your eyes and heart, and that ain't no religious reference, capice? We shed no tears....cuz so many of the original Apollo Homeboys DID in fact lay down the proof of their talents AS IT HAPPENED (no retro mixes here, these are mixes provided within a week of their creation, during 1983-1989), i'm about to present to the world one HELLIFIED list of unsung worldclass dj's. This is ONE section of the catalog where you should not look for "namebrands", look INSTEAD at the track listings!

mixL.01) Cold City Crew #1 (7/85) (1cd only, no cassette) Could there possibly be a greater crew of unsung dj heroes on EARTH to top the Cold City Crew? Alan Collins and younger brother Brian "Kid Cold" Collins used just two turntables and a microphone and RE-DEFINED what could be done with a simple mixtape, turning an elite selection of breakbeats and full jams into an actual musical journey. I've seen these phrases, 'musical journey' and 'two turntables and a microphone', become almost commonplace....used to hype utter b-grade bullshit masquerading as a 'mix', but nowhere have these overused phrases applied MORE than to these two Masters of the Mix from the "Fruit Belt" of Buffalo's lower east side. I am positively thrilled to present these first three selections to a worldwide audience. You know what to do, and when looking at the track selections, consider this to be the law: the sum is much GREATER than the parts (track listings are dry, and can't convey what they get transformed INTO when you actually HEAR what "the triple C's" do with these records). Jams include: > Opening beats and cuts > Masterdon Committee: Funkbox UBERMIX!! > (w/cuts & drop-ins: Gr. Flash, Bill Cosby, EWF, Jackson 5, etc.) > Word of Mouth Crew: King Kutt (Beauty & the Beat) > C.O.D.: Uphill (Emergency) > Dr. Rocx and Co.: (Do The) Roxanne Dance (Slice 901, 4/85) > beats and cuts w/ Cameo, Hot Streak, etc. > Cybotron: R9 (Fantasy) > Trinere: All Night (MSI) > Debbie Deb: Weekend (JamPacked) > Tommy Boy label megamix > Wreckin' Cru: Surgery w/ the 'Mix Trix 4' bootplate > Paul Hardcastle: Rainforest (Profile) > Hashim: Al Naafiysh (It's Time) (Cutting 200, 11/83) > Aleem: Release Yourself (Nia) > Rock Squad: The Facts Of Life (Tommy Boy) > Masterdon Committee: Funkbox mix #2 > (w/cuts & drop-ins: Phase II, EWF, Cosby, J.5, Sparky D, UTFO, etc.) > Trinere: All Night (MSI) > Paul Hardcastle: 19 (Chrsalis) > Barone: Shake It up DUB (Silver Blue 05114, 11/84) > (the above? one of the greatest unsung breaks of all time...this has Bobby Orlando written ALL OVER IT! Anyone know? Also, check out "Jesse's Theme" by Lorna on Silver Blue 05048, 8/84. All i remember is that the Silver Blue label was distributed by Columbia and numbered within Columbia's then-numbering system. What's the DEAL with this label???) > UTFO: Leader of the Pack (9m. supermix!) > Word Of Mouth Crew: King Kutt (8m. supermix!)
mixL.02) Cold City Crew #2 (11/85) (2cd only, no cassette) If you're gonna start somewhere, start with THIS one. How can i control the hyperbole....this is simply one of the greatest mixes of ALL TIME. A pair of dj's at the peak of their inventiveness, bursting with energy and comin' atcha from all angles of surprise and delight. This is a celebration of the ghetto dj at the top of his game, creating ART. There. I said it. Everything that the Latin Rascals ARE but without the use of splicers and samplers: this is just a whole lot of....fuck, again with the cliches but they WEREN'T cliches at one time....skills and fingers working to the bone.
mixL.03) Cold City Crew #3: The Return of the Macks (2/88) (2cd only, no cassette) This was the first of their many 'returns'. There were jail sentences, REALLY embarassing appearances on Montel (which i HAVE on tape, btw...Brian...you are SO busted, man! LOL! Send me some of those videos, DAWG!!) but really... who cares! What dropped was a celebratory egotrip of cutting, scratching, transforming and turntable trix ONLY the Kid could do. Kid Cold getting SO good by then that older brother Alan could call out a world-reknowned dj's name, and the Kid could imitate his cuts with perfection. Inbetween CCC #2 and THIS tape, B-Boy had signed the Cold City Crew into a disastrous relationship, releasing ONE 12" and never getting to the full album the crew had produced. We HAVE the best trax from that unreleased album, it'll be in the Archives section or write me offline if you're impatient. In the meantime: check out Two Baaad Mutherfuckers so beyond their peers it's pathetic! Side One by Kid Cold, Side Two by Alan Cold. This ain't just a mix, this is called a goddam SHOW! Jams include: > Beats & Cutting intro > J.J. Fadd: Supersonic (Dream Team) > Herman Kelly: Let's Dance to the Drummers Beat (TK) > Two Live Crew: Trow the Dick (Luke) > DJ Slice: Slice It Up > Cold City Crew: Ain't Nothin' Like Hip Hop Music (B-Boy) > Two Live Crew: Head Booty Cock (Luke) > Barone: Shake It Up DUB (Silver Blue 05114, 11/84) > MC Shy D: Gotta Be Tough > Superlover Cee: Super Casanova (DNA) > Public Enemy: Rebel Without a Pause (Def Jam) > Beats w/ Kid Cold IMITATING all the bigname dj's of the day. Hysterical! > Rob Base: It Takes Two (Profile) > Run-D.M.C.: Beats to the Rhyme (Profile) > Stetsasonic: Sally (Tommy Boy) > Schooly-D: Do It Do It (Schooly D) > Steady B???: Who's Makin' You Dance??? (Jive???) > Big Daddy Kane: ??? (Cold Chillin') > DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: Parents Just Don't Understand > Eric B & Rakim: Paid in Full (megamix) > Public Enemy: Number One (Def Jam) > DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince: The Magnificent (Jive)
mixL.04) Fresh City Crew #1 (Fall, 1986) (2cd only, no cassette) Never had the flamboyance of the "star" crews. Never tooted their own horns like the "sucker" crews. But god DAMN, could this little guy MIX! If there was a crew, i never saw it, except for this soft-spoken Southern gentleman named "Jimmy" and whoever he brought in with him when he shopped. Jimmy a/k/a DJ Spider took records that'll floor ya (LOOK at the track listings for these tapes!) and weaved them inna street style of perfect blends and cuts. No matter WHERE you are, and no matter WHERE you're reading this, if you down, you down. For the REAL b-boys and b-girls. Jams include: > Eric B: Is President (Zakia) > Boogie Boys: Girl Talk (Capitol) > Bobby Jimmy: Big Butt (Rapsur) > Lady L: Ice Cream Dream (Emergency) > Mixmaster G: Like THIS! (MCA) > LL Cool J: Rock the Bells (Def Jam) > The Real Roxanne: Bang Zoom (Select) > Billy Squire: The Big Beat (Capitol) > Run-D.M.C.: Peter Piper (Profile) > Freestyle: Automatic (MSI 114, 5/86) > Kraftwerk: Tour de France (WB) > Two Live Crew: Trow the Dick (Luke) > Anquette: Trow the Pussy (Luke) > Arcade Funk: Tilt (T.T.E.D.) > L.A. Dream Team: Rockberry Jam (Dream Team) > Jamie Jupiter: Computer Power (Egyptian Empire) > Nocera: Summertime Summertime (Sleeping Bag 022, 8/86) > Debbie Deb: Weekend (JamPacked) > Gap Band: Early in the Morning (Total Experience) > Uncle Jamm's Army: Dial A Freak (FreakBeat 1002, 5/85) > MC ADE: Bass Mechanic (Four-Sight) > Egyptian Lover: You're So Fine (Egyptian Empire)
mixL.05) Fresh City Crew #2 (Fall, 1987) (1cd, or 90m. (a) cassette w/bonus trax) One year later. One year more skillful. And he disappeared! Can you dig this? If you're old enough to remember these jams, you're legit. My apologies if you're spending your money on diapers. No one told life would be better once you traded in your two turntables for two rugrats. So put down the safety pins, throw the kids in the microwave (make sure you poke holes in them with a fork so they don't BLOW UP when you cook 'em).....and grab a hold of THIS: Jams include: > Chic: Good Times (indicating a MAJOR cut-a-thon a-borning!) > DJ Jazzy Jeff: A Touch of Jazz (Jive) > Eric B: I Ain't No Joke (FAB) > Public Enemy: You're Gonna Get Yours (Def Jam) > Queen: We Will Rock You (like you've NEVER heard!) > Kool Rock Jay: Check It Out > (cassette only) LL Cool J: Get Down (Def Jam) > MC Shy D: Gotta Be Tough > DJ Slice: Slice It Up > Cybotron: Clear (Fantasy) > Pretty Tony: Get Some (MSI) > Egyptian Lover: You're So Fine (Egyptian Empire) > Soul Sonic Force: Planet Rock (Tommy Boy) > MC Shy D: Bust This > Double D & Steinski: Lesson 3 bootmix! > Captain Rock: Return of Captain Rock (Nia) > (cassette only) Pretty Tony: Jam the Box > (cassette only) Run-D.M.C.: Uptempo (Profile) > (cassette only) Run-D.M.C.: It's Tricky (Profile)
mixL.06) Michael Dailor: The BOMB #1 (2cd only, no cassette) I don't even know where to BEGIN with the next two mixes. Way back in the mid-80's, this...little...impish...so-white-he-may-as-well-be-ALBINO guy dropped a collection of his mixes he'd created in his hometown of Rochester, NY. What i HEARD is that he had a little "Batcave". And he'd disappear in his hole for a week. Crank out these mini-mixes old school style with a razor and a piece of marble and two turntables. And come up all STANKY and STUBBLY with a reel in his hand. The next two selections are among the greatest mixes EVER MADE. They are not like ANYTHING i've ever heard before or since. I don't care WHAT you think a mixtape can be. THESE next two tapes bust every hymen, Daddy-O! If you're JADED and think you heard it ALL, you're READY for Mike Dailor. The "Original Gene Splicer" and the Master of the Surprise. I've heard them ALL and absolutely NO ONE's mixes compares to Dailor's. Latin Rascals? Double D & Steinski? The DMC dj-service plates (a UK subscription-only series of vinyl megamixes whose best period was mid-late 80's)? Nope: MD got em beat! All i can do is list the concept. When you buy it, you'll hear the execution. Brilliant: as if written out first as a script. With bedtracks, cuts and drop-ins, surprises & audio snippets from all sorts of media. Nuff said. As we go a little something like THIS (warning! His tapes are a BITCH to decipher/explain/break down into a textual online format. So much flying at you from all directions you can sneeze and miss stuff!): Mixes include: > Mostly Oldies #1 (eases you in by rocking 2 tables straight-up): Jams include: > Kool & the Gang: Hollywood Swinging > Sly & the Family Stone: Thank u (forlettinmebemiceelfagain) > Wild Cherry: Play That Funky Music White Boy > Brick: Dazz > Peter Brown: Dance With Me > Kool & the Gang: Ladies Night > McFadden & Whitehead: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now > Chic: Good Times > Cheryl Lynn: Got to Be Real > Patrice Rushen: Forget Me Nots > Evelyn King: Love's Comin' At Cha > Evelyn King: Love Come Down > Evelyn King: I'm In Love > Carl Carlton Jr.: She's a Bad Mamma-Jamma (20th Century 12" #2488, 1980) > Kool & the Gang: She's Fresh > Steve Arrington: Feel So Real > Paul Hardcastle: 19 > Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam: I Wonder if I Take You Home > Five Star: All Fall Down > Starpoint: All of Me for All of You > Colonel Abrams: Trapped > Jesse Johnson: Can U Help Me > BarKays: Sex-o-matic > Pennye Ford: Guilty > Alexander O'Neal: Innocent > Morris Day: Oak Tree > Madonna: Physical Attraction > Madonna: Lucky Star > Michael Jackson: Billie Jean > Madonna: Holiday > Chic: Dance Dance Dance > Heatwave: The Groove Line > Heatwave: Boogie Nights > Donna Summer: Bad Girls > Midnight Starr: Freakazoid > Doug E. Fresh: La Di Da Di > Kurtis Blow: America > Klymaxx: The Men All Pause > Starpoint: Object of My Desire > Midnight Starr: Freakazoid > Deele: Body Talk > Prince: When Doves Cry > Madonna: Get Into the Groove > Run-D.M.C.: You Talk Too Much > El DeBarge: You Wear It Well > Tamara & the Seen: Everybody Dance > Prince: Little Red Corvette > Lisa Lisa: Can U Feel the Beat > Time: Jungle Love > Arthur Baker: Eight Arms > Prince: 1999 > Miami Sound Machine: Conga > Mary Jane Girls: Wild & Crazy Love > Rockmaster Scott: The Roof Is on Fire > (do i even NEED to go on? I'm sure your eyes are GLAZED by now.) > Mostly Oldies #2 (the oldies that created the funk): Jams include: > James Brown: This is a Man's World > James Brown: Make It Funky > James Brown: Honky Tonk > Stevie Wonder: Superstition > James Brown: Funky President (People It's Bad) > James Brown: Soul Power > James Brown: Say It Loud (I'm Black & I'm Proud) > James Brown: Give It Up or Turn It Loose > James Brown: Say It Loud (I'm Black & I'm Proud) > Marvin Gaye: Got to Give It Up > Temptations: Papa Was A Rollin' Stone > Four Tops: Reach Out (I'll Be There) > Four Tops: Standin' In the Shadows of Love > Sly & The Family Stone: Dance to the Music > Tommy James & the Shondells: Mony Mony > Jr. Walker & the AllStars: Shotgun > The Supremes: Love's Like An Itchin' In My Heart > Tommy James & the Shondells: I Think We're Alone Now > James Brown: Get Up Offa That Thing > James Brown: Sex Machine > James Brown: Honky Tonk > Funkin' for Jamaica Megamix: Jams include: > Thom Browne: Funkin' for Jamaica (as the BASE for): > Salt & Pepa: It's My Thang > Tone Loc: I Got It Goin' On > Public Enemy: Rebel Without A Pause > Kool Mo Dee: They Want Money > Public Enemy: MegaBlast > MinneaPrince Megamix 1 (with "chili sauce"): 20m. of Prince + related groups/spinoffs/soundalikes. Awesome!! Jams include: > Prince: Let's Go Crazy (8/84) > The Family: Screams of Passion (8/85) > Prince: Controversy (9/81) > Ready for the World: Oh Sheila (MCA 12", /85) > Prince: Dance Music Sex Romance (LP5: 1999, 10/82) > The Time: Get It Up (LP1, s/t, 11/81) > Prince: Head (LP3: Dirty Mind, 10/80) > Sheila E: A Love Bizarre (/85) > Prince: Mountains (5/86) > Apollonia 6: Blue Limousine (/84) > Prince: Lady Cab Driver (LP5: 1999, 10/82) > Prince: Take Me With U (1/85) > The Time: Jungle Love (11/84) > Morris Day: Love Sign (LP2: Color of Success, /85) > Prince: I Wanna Be Your Lover (8/79) > Prince: Soft & Wet (6/78) > Prince: Let's Work (1/82) > (a exquisite dozen snippets: "wendy", "maurice, 'jerome!", etc.) > Prince: Controversy (9/81) > Prince: 1999 (9/82) > Prince: Party Up (LP3: Dirty Mind, 10/80) > Jesse Johnson: Free World (A&M, non-lp b-side of "Can U Help Me", 5/85) > Tamara and the Seen: Everybody Dance > Morris Day: Oak Tree (12/85) > Morris Day: Love Sign (LP2: Color of Success, /85) > Prince: Little Red Corvette (2/83) > Vanity 6: Nasty Girl (/82) > Apollonia 6: Sex Shooter (/84) > The Time: 777-9311 (8/82) > Prince: When Doves Cry (5/84) > Jesse Johnson: Be Your Man (1/85) > Prince: Erotic City (8/84, b-side) > Sheila E: Sister Fate > Sheila E: The Glamorous Life (5/84) > Prince: Uptown (9/80) > Prince: Dirty Mind (11/80) > Alexander O'Neal: Innocent (sound effect) > Sheena Easton: Sugar Walls > Prince: Lady Cab Driver (LP5: 1999, 10/82) > The Time: Cool (s/t, LP 1, 7/81) > (and let's not forget:....."chili sauce".....) > MinneaPrince Megamix 2 ("no anchovies, please!): 12m. of Jam/Lewis + related groups/spinoffs/soundalikes. Awesome!! Jams include: > (i'll fill this in later, as it's part of this Updated Version) (Next, we get into SIX patented Dailor uber-mixes, impossible to pigeonhole, these just pick up on whatever was goin' down at the time, and riffs off it. He called them "Garbage Plates": they comprise some of the most imaginative megamixes ever made. Period. Too many records to break it down for you. Get OFF your pre-supposing and just..check..this..shit..out! Breathtaking.) > Garbage Plate 1: Doug E. Fresh "The Show" Megamix > Garbage Plate 2: Lisa Lisa "Can U Feel the Beat" Megamix > Garbage Plate 3: Ice T. "Reckless" Megamix > Garbage Plate 4: FreeForm Megamix w/dozens of mid-80's jams. > Garbage Plate 5: Whistlin' Cool J. > Garbage Plate 6: The Xmas Thang: K. Blow's "Xmas Rap" Redefined > Sugar Hill label megamix > Globe & Whiz Kid "Play That Beat, Mr. DJ" remix > D-Train Medley > ElectroMix: From The System to Sharon Redd and much more! Put your headphones on for this 2 cd mix tour de force! You'll NEVER settle for anything less.
mixL.07) Michael Dailor: The BOMB #2 (1cd only, no cassette) The "dessert" to the Dailor Dinner above, a bonus cd of REMIXES of the following jams, done up Dailor style! With the patented drop-ins and EvilPlay The Imp is known for! There's a party up THERE. There's a party down HERE! And after L.06: I KNOW you're addicted! :) Megamixes include: > Soul Sonic Force: Planet Rock > I Stole This: Jams include: > i am NOT givin' this away. You gonna have to buy it. One of THE funniest megamixes ever made. Dailor peakin' and playful. > Prince: Kiss > Cameo Mix (bent & twisted like you never heard!): Jams include: > She's Strange > Single Life > that's all he needs, and it's filled with twists and turns. > Ready For the World: Digital Display Jams include: > figure it out! Kraftwerk & the Soul Sonic Force "en effect", weaving thru this Ready for the World classic electro-meets-Prince jam. > Doug E. Fresh (with Slick Rick): La Di Da Di > Ready For The World: Oh Sheila > Janet Jackson: When I Think Of You
mixL.08) Alaan Williams: Deep House/Garage Mix (90m. (a) cassette-only for now, but do-able on cd if you want: just ask) What can i say about DJ Alaan Williams? Halo over his head, superb and smooth and subtle blends. Very influenced by Larry Levan and the Paradise Garage groove. A New Yorker to the core, now residing in Atlanta. A beautiful man and a beautiful mix of mellow house, deep house, and garage sounds.
mixL.09) DJ: Neil Harris 1 (90m. (a) cassette-only for now, but do-able on cd if you want: just ask) Neil's an old, dear friend. Ex-Apollo employee. Ex-this. Ex-that. Ex- A & R at London Records. Currently heading up the Jive Electro label in New York City. Another cross-the-boards lover of all things dance: hiphop, progressive, cool UK imports, new wave dance, garage, Chi. house, white label plates. He produces one sophisticated selection, as evidenced by the next two tapes and his go-go mix over in Room M.
mixL.10) DJ: Neil Harris 2 (90m. (a) cassette-only for now, but do-able on cd if you want: just ask) Continuing his eclectic ways, this is basically a new wave dance/house dance "flip-flop" mix. Weaving back and forth between the two styles. I've got a few question marks on some of the titles (pretty much a first for me, granted), and hopefully Neil will write in with the missing info. It's a great, downtempo, subtle blended mix of some great records, easily good enough to make the AJ cut!
mixL.11) Ultimix promo-only mix (1cd only, no cassette) I'm a sucker for any mix that uses the "122 BPM" Jive Rhythm Track, and rocks the beats OVER it. This was a never released "Ultimix" 80 minute megamix with all sorts of cool shit on it. Check out this superb lineup of tracks!: Jams include: > THE 122 BPM MEGAMIX, with: > MC Cool Rock: Clay D Get Funky > Salt & Pepa: Push It > L'Trimm: Grab It > 2 Live Crew: Move Something > Bambaata/Soul Sonic Force: Planet Rock > 2 Live Crew: Head Booty & Cock > Unknown DJ: Breakdown > Royal House: Party People > Bizmarkie: The Bizmarkie Is Goin' Off > DJ Jazzy Jeff: Parents Just Don't Understand > Audio 2: Top Billin' > MC Lyte: I Cram to Understand You > MC Lyte: 10% Dis > DJ Kool: The Music Ain't Loud Enough > Dana Dane: Love at First Sight > Doug E. Fresh: Risin to the Top > Spyder D: Try to Bite Me Now > Cool C: Juice Crew Dis > EPMD: You Gots to Chill > Spoonie Gee: All Shook Up > Derek B: Get Down > Kool MoDee: How You Like Me Now > Grandmaster Flash: Gold
mixL.12) The Homeboys b/w "D.C." aka: DJ Darius (Summer, 1985) (2cd only, no cassette) Now don't laugh, cuz this brings us full circle back to the ORIGINAL CONCEPT of this room. Complete UNKNOWNS who rocked the house! That's what i've tried to assemble here, and i think this room is positively BEAMING with goodstuff, moreso than the "name" brands you may lean towards. The way you might eat at McDonald's while on the road instead of trying the local diner where all the really GOOD eatin' is, dig? I can't tell you one damn thing about the guys who did Side A, other than they were quiet and shopped at Apollo and did their homework, if you know what i mean! Just two young guys with skills, lost to history! And left one HOT fucking tape as their legacy. Then on Side B, we got ole' Alan Williams good buddy, Darius, bringing us his pure NYC-style mixing and blending. He was the main dj on campus when Me And The Crew FIRST started going to those amazing all-night dance parties. I'm STILL hungover from drinking all that VooDoo with the guys (Vodka and Mountain Dew. Geddit? "Voo-Dew"!). I just recently unearthed this from the vaults: it's never been offered before. I'm glad it's got a home online. Just CHECK this pure underground b-boy track listing. And yes, they can MIX, scratch and cut! Duh. Jams include: > Beats Intro & Cuts > Marley Marl: Marley Marl Scratch (Nia) > Davy D: The DMX Will Rock (Tuff City, 5/85) > Davy D: One for the Treble (Tuff City/Columbia, 1/84) > 2 Live Crew: Two Live (a/k/a "Beatbox") > Trinere: All Night (JamPacked/MSI) > The Future: Nuclear Holocaust (GREAT GREAT GREAT MIX OF THIS!!!) > Newcleus: Computer Age (Push the Button) (Sunnyview) > Hashim: Al Naafiysh (It's Time) (Cutting 200, 11/83) > Whodini: Escape (Jive) > Doug E. Fresh: La Di Da Di (Reality) > B-Boys: Flygirl (Capitol) > Bad Boys: Inspector Gadget > Doug E. Fresh: The Show (Reality) > Full Force: Alice (Col.) > Aleem: Confusion (Nia) > Princess: Say I'm Your Number One (PWL/Polygram) > Gwen Guthrie: Seventh Heaven