#def a highlight from a great melo

[randomvarious]

Today’s mix:

Laid in Full by M-Boogie 1999 Hip Hop / Turntablism

Excellent late 90s hip hop mixtape here from L.A.'s M-Boogie that blends together a handful of different contemporaneous underground strains: a lot of material from the great ABB label, who were known for a stripped-down brand of boom bappin' beats and who had Cali heroes Dilated Peoples, Rasco, and Planet Asia all on their roster; gritty, hardcore New York street raps from the likes of the D.I T.C. crew (Dignified Soldiers) and Missin' Linx, the latter of whom liberally sampled David McCallum's "The Edge" right before Dr. Dre ended up using the same exact samples for "The Next Episode" ; a touch of the abstract from Kool Keith and his peers Kutmasta Kurt and Motion Man; and a wealth of insanely good turntable interludes from some of the world's greatest cut-and-scratch hip hop DJs. Oh, and there's Mos Def paired with N'Dea Davenport (former frontwoman of acid jazz band The Brand New Heavies) performing over what sounds like a chilly J Dilla production. Fantastic tune there.

Kinda runs out of steam towards the end, but it's pure, solid rap gold up until that point. Really great showcase of different scenes and styles from hip hop's underground in '99.

Highlights:

Rakaa feat. DJ Babu - "On Deadly Ground" Bedroom Produksionz - "S.E.L.F." Kutmasta Kurt feat. Master of Illusion & Motion Man - "Magnum Be I" DJ Revolution - "Ya Know My Name" Dignified Soldiers - "Themes, Dreams & Schemes" Planet Asia feat. 427 - "Bringin' It Back" N'Dea Davenport feat. Mos Def - "Bullshittin'" International - "Sumkilla Whoop Ass" Lootpack - "Weededed" Rasco feat. Defari & Evidence - "Major League" Insane Poetry feat. DJ Melo-D - "Lyrical Catacombs" Joey Chavez feat. Evidence - "Reservation for One" Mr. Supreme feat. Al' Tariq - "Run the Show" Missin' Linx - "M.I.A." Melo-D - "Don't Fuck Wit Me"

#hip hop #rap #indie hip hop #indie rap #underground hip hop #underground rap #turntablism #90s #90s music #90's #90's music #90s hip hop #90's hip hop #90s rap #90's rap #90s indie hip hop #90's indie hip hop #90s indie rap #90's indie rap #90s underground hip hop #90's underground hip hop #90s underground rap #90's underground rap #90s turntablism #90's turntablism