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It’s almost Friday night and anybody going out this evening (or any evening) probably wants to have a good warmup mix on hand to get them in the mood. If you’re like me and would rather let someone take care of your music selections are you’re in the process of getting nice before you step out, peep this new mix from the homie DJ Eleven and his partner, DJ Ayres. We’ve posted their gems before here on the blog and this new slow-roaster, Heavy Warmup Vol. 2 definitely gets the LxNxM approval.
You’ll hear some straight ahead ’90s jams, smashups, and cuts that might make you start doing the wop and two stepping in the mirror as you get ready to night. Nobody is suggesting that you don’t already have songs by Soul For Real, The Dream, Ashanti, D’Angelo, and Big Pun at your fingertips — but if you need someone to blend them for you effortlessly, enjoy what’s below.
DJ Eleven – Heavy Warmup Vol 2 by T&ARecords
Full tracklist below the hopper.
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Skratch Bastid and The Rub’s Cosmo Baker were rehearsing for their Let’s Build performance the other day, and somewhere along the way Cosmo decided to start fuckin with the beat to the new Dipset joint, “Speakin’ in Tongues.” Skratch Bastid threw Cutty’s classic acapella over it and “instantly smoke filled the room and an airhorn sounded from the distance.” The rest is mashup history.
Stream and/or download this magical musical mishmash below, but be mindful of where you are when you hit play. You definitely don’t want to play this song too loud in the office, unless, of course, your boss is cool with ganja smoke and airhorns at the workplace.
(On a somewhat related sidenote, have you peeped the free hip hop hisotry mixtapes that they’ve been droppin’ over at The Rub? If you haven’t, you really got get up on that. For real.)
Cosmo Baker over at the Rub dropped this mixtape a few days ago with his homie, 4th Pyramid. They’re calling themselves the Sheen Brothers (I think the Estevez brothers would have sounded better, personally). This is their second installment of funk classics, rarities and remixes . It’s quality music for all occasions. Enjoy it solo on your ipod, with your special someone (in bed), or with friends and family at your upcoming Thanksgiving dinner party. Scumbag Funk Vol.2 (direct download link).
