Favourite 90s mixtape DJ?
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Favourite 90s mixtape DJ?
whereas best producer/MC/Wu Tang solo LP etc have been done to death I havent really seen this debated much on here.
Im talking DJs that made their name through tapes rather than radio DJs like Pete Rock or Red Alert or producers like Premier or Spinna.
Names that immediately spring to mind:
Doo Wop
Evil Dee (he was known prior to Black Moon right?)
Tony Touch
Ron G
Kid Capri
S&S
Screw
Rectangle
Dirty Harry
Clue
Silva Sirfa
add on/debate/fight/ignore etc
Im sure there was a lot of DJs that were big regionally that I havent heard.
**EDIT**If you come across some faggot who has seen this as an appropriate thread to start ranting on about original vinyl/real Hip Hop and serato/MP3s vs REAL vinyl, please ignore them.
Im talking DJs that made their name through tapes rather than radio DJs like Pete Rock or Red Alert or producers like Premier or Spinna.
Names that immediately spring to mind:
Doo Wop
Evil Dee (he was known prior to Black Moon right?)
Tony Touch
Ron G
Kid Capri
S&S
Screw
Rectangle
Dirty Harry
Clue
Silva Sirfa
add on/debate/fight/ignore etc
Im sure there was a lot of DJs that were big regionally that I havent heard.
**EDIT**If you come across some faggot who has seen this as an appropriate thread to start ranting on about original vinyl/real Hip Hop and serato/MP3s vs REAL vinyl, please ignore them.
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I used to dig Double R mixtapes. I don't know if he was local or what, though.
Never liked those RnB/hip hop mixtape dj's.
Them shits were annoying.
Never liked those RnB/hip hop mixtape dj's.
Them shits were annoying.
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Well, I see two different kind of DJ's who made mixtapes back in they days. There were ones who actually DJ'd (ie. mixed, scratched, etc;) and those who just had exclusives and drops.
For exclusives, it was hard to beat Clue. He used to come with the heat, especially freestyles.
Tony Touch and Camillo were def two of my favorites who actually worked tracks and stuff. Doo Wop was real dope too. Ron G was dope.
But the king of the mixtapes will always be Kid Capri.
For exclusives, it was hard to beat Clue. He used to come with the heat, especially freestyles.
Tony Touch and Camillo were def two of my favorites who actually worked tracks and stuff. Doo Wop was real dope too. Ron G was dope.
But the king of the mixtapes will always be Kid Capri.
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I used to love the Rectangle tapes as they were done (I assume) on a 4-track so there was always lots going on with cutting/blends/acapellas etc.
also, for the second half of the 90s West Coast stuff didnt get alot of attention in the UK so his tapes always had something other than the usual Biggie/Nas/Wu/Bootcamp etc.
Overall I'd probably go with Doo Wop, mainly for the Bounce Squad freestyles on his intros.
also, for the second half of the 90s West Coast stuff didnt get alot of attention in the UK so his tapes always had something other than the usual Biggie/Nas/Wu/Bootcamp etc.
Overall I'd probably go with Doo Wop, mainly for the Bounce Squad freestyles on his intros.
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man off the top 2 of my personal peoples
DOO WOP
DJ RIZ
TONY TOUCH
DJ IROC
SILVA SURFA
NICK BONDS (REGGAE)
S&S
CRAIG G
EVIL D
ROC RAIDA
QBERT
KID CAPRI
DJ SHOWTIME
DJ QWEST
DJ COSMIC KEV
DJ BOOGIE BOY
DIRTY HARY
ACTION PAC
and myself
DOO WOP
DJ RIZ
TONY TOUCH
DJ IROC
SILVA SURFA
NICK BONDS (REGGAE)
S&S
CRAIG G
EVIL D
ROC RAIDA
QBERT
KID CAPRI
DJ SHOWTIME
DJ QWEST
DJ COSMIC KEV
DJ BOOGIE BOY
DIRTY HARY
ACTION PAC
and myself
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did Riz drop many mixtapes? I've only really seen radio mixes and of course the Live From Brooklyn breaks mixes.
Would definitely be interested in hearing anything he did.
I've got a tape of him on a Dutch radio station that Im gonna upload soon.
Would definitely be interested in hearing anything he did.
I've got a tape of him on a Dutch radio station that Im gonna upload soon.
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Yeah, Riz definitely dropped a bunch of mixtapes back in the day.step one wrote:did Riz drop many mixtapes? I've only really seen radio mixes and of course the Live From Brooklyn breaks mixes.
Would definitely be interested in hearing anything he did.
I've got a tape of him on a Dutch radio station that Im gonna upload soon.
I know I had at least one, don't remember much about it.
Maybe someone still got some.
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Word. His voice was unbearable.gaccu01 wrote:I have always absolutely hated DJ Clue.
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DJ Riz' In The Mix tape was the bomb! Nice track selection (I guess that's where I first heard the Foul Play/Heltah Skeltah joint), some exclusive freestyles and superior mixing skills make this one of my all-time fave mixtapes.
By the way, Avee mixes were also nice, Cash Money was one of the best mixtape DJs, Eclipse's tapes were good, too, but Tony Touch was unbeatable in the mid-90s!
Never listened to Clue tapes. I know some of his mixtape exclusives but always thought most of it was throwaway shit by famed artists.
By the way, Avee mixes were also nice, Cash Money was one of the best mixtape DJs, Eclipse's tapes were good, too, but Tony Touch was unbeatable in the mid-90s!
Never listened to Clue tapes. I know some of his mixtape exclusives but always thought most of it was throwaway shit by famed artists.
anyone able to upload any of those old Riz tapes?
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Yeah, In the Mix is what one I remember was called. "Dj Riz is in the mix" was the drop. Started out with DITC Day One.Kool Max Power wrote:DJ Riz' In The Mix tape was the bomb! Nice track selection (I guess that's where I first heard the Foul Play/Heltah Skeltah joint), some exclusive freestyles and superior mixing skills make this one of my all-time fave mixtapes.
By the way, Avee mixes were also nice, Cash Money was one of the best mixtape DJs, Eclipse's tapes were good, too, but Tony Touch was unbeatable in the mid-90s!
Never listened to Clue tapes. I know some of his mixtape exclusives but always thought most of it was throwaway shit by famed artists.
The cover was him in like a Porno shop or something. lol
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This is the Riz mix he made specially for westwood
some 4 track MADNESS
gotta be hands down my favorite mix ever
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some 4 track MADNESS
gotta be hands down my favorite mix ever
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Yup, this is the one. I knew it had Day One on it, lol Dope tape. Good looks Sleep.TheBigSleep wrote:http://letthebrainzblog.blogspot.com/20 ... n-mix.html
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Tony Touch is my favorite from that era. His tapes were not just the new exclusive stuff, he had a good ear for dope Hip Hop. I never found many tracks I didn't like on his tapes. Plus he would actually use his skills to leave his own mark on the music.
Whenever I want to get the 90's hip hop feel I put on a Tony Touch tape.
I still check out his tapes but they are not as good as they used to be.
Whenever I want to get the 90's hip hop feel I put on a Tony Touch tape.
I still check out his tapes but they are not as good as they used to be.
thanks for the links on the Riz tape! will check that later.
Forgot about DJ Juice. Only got a couple of his mixes but he always came with some good blends which is something I'm definitely into.
I should give the UK DJs a mention aswell like Semtex, MK, Marvin and Kuku.
Forgot about DJ Juice. Only got a couple of his mixes but he always came with some good blends which is something I'm definitely into.
I should give the UK DJs a mention aswell like Semtex, MK, Marvin and Kuku.
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...and you shouldn't ignore DJ Apollo's mixtapes.
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Of all the 90's mixtapes I've listened to my favorites are always anything by Marcus B or Dj Jazzy Jeff. Marcus B was a member of the 1200 Hobos and his tapes always remind me of trip hop, but without all of the faggotry attached. He used movie samples and dark hip hop to create an overall mood. Unfortunately his stuff has become sort of difficult to come by, although http://skillzstillmatter.blogspot.com recently uploaded a real quality rip of my favorite of his tapes:
Download links at http://skillzstillmatter.blogspot.com/2 ... -ring.html
On the other hand, Jazzy Jeffs mixes are far more bombastic and full of great energy. Unfortunately the only ones I have that where actually recorded in the 90's are The Vibe I'm On, which is great and some Roots promomix.
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On the other hand, Jazzy Jeffs mixes are far more bombastic and full of great energy. Unfortunately the only ones I have that where actually recorded in the 90's are The Vibe I'm On, which is great and some Roots promomix.
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my personal favourite was DJ Juice....i always loved blends, and he was one of the better ones to do it (shout out to Ron G)....plus his 4-tracked 'vocal-sample' intros were dope....he claims he was the first one to do them. my favorite 90's mixtape is actually one that he did (Tape #23). i'm gonna try and find it next time i visit my parents....i think it's probably stored somewhere in their garage.
i was actually pretty honored when he told me over myspace that he wanted to work with me.....i guess he really liked my blends. too bad i couldn't do it though, since he wanted to do a Video-mix, and i don't have video-mixing software.
Other favs were Doo Wop, and Spinbad. Selecta Bam Bam was good for reggae-hip hop blends.
Tony Touch's 50 Mc's mixtape trilogy was groundbreaking.
For scratch/turntablism, i liked Q-Bert/Skratch Piklz, X-Men, Babu
i was actually pretty honored when he told me over myspace that he wanted to work with me.....i guess he really liked my blends. too bad i couldn't do it though, since he wanted to do a Video-mix, and i don't have video-mixing software.
Other favs were Doo Wop, and Spinbad. Selecta Bam Bam was good for reggae-hip hop blends.
Tony Touch's 50 Mc's mixtape trilogy was groundbreaking.
For scratch/turntablism, i liked Q-Bert/Skratch Piklz, X-Men, Babu
I might still have that purple Cut Chemist mixtape that this blend/remix idea
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http://philaflava.blogspot.com/2009/02/ ... remix.html
Sucks I can't rip tapes. I'm gonna look into a USB tape deck, though.
I swear I saw one somewhere for not too expensive.
Any other notable Cut Chemist mixtapes?
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Sucks I can't rip tapes. I'm gonna look into a USB tape deck, though.
I swear I saw one somewhere for not too expensive.
Any other notable Cut Chemist mixtapes?
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Word. I bought that on cassette AND I think triple vinyl when itdjfilthyrich wrote:Tony Touch's 50 Mc's mixtape trilogy was groundbreaking.
dropped. Discogs says it was double vinyl, but maybe that's a bootleg.
Og was at least triple vinyl.
The Smiff N Wessun shit was dope. That's just what I remember off the
dome. They rhymed over that Buckshot LeFonque beat that I hadn't
heard prior to that, so it was like an exclusive demo/song to me.
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Re: Favourite 90s mixtape DJ?
This is a tough one... I'd have to go with either Kid Capri or Tony Touch.
And like the other dude said, for Turntablism/Scratch shit, you GOTTA go with Qbert & the Skratch Picklz.
Anyone remember the DJ Tim tapes out here in the Bay Area??? Those were cool... I have some still (I left about 10 of 'em somewhere once and they got jacked, along with some of my original Wake Up Show tapes).
And like the other dude said, for Turntablism/Scratch shit, you GOTTA go with Qbert & the Skratch Picklz.
Anyone remember the DJ Tim tapes out here in the Bay Area??? Those were cool... I have some still (I left about 10 of 'em somewhere once and they got jacked, along with some of my original Wake Up Show tapes).
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