RBMA Bounce Ballroom Thursday May 1st
This Thursday May 1st, marks the official start of Spring and the kick off of Red Bull Music Academy here in New York with the Bounce Ballroom dance-stravaganza. To kick it off properly this week's edition of Mixtape Mondays features an OKP exclusive mix crafted for RBMA'S Bounce Ballroom by DJ Star Eyes, of Brooklyn's Trouble & Bass crew, running down the anthems of the various foot styles (Flexing/Bruk Up; Voguing; House Dancing and Jersey Club) on display. Mixtape Mondays is the best of the best though so we also have a playlist from The Bullitts, a new Nas tribute mix, the fourth installment of Record Breakin's Sound Traveler series with a mix by Spinnerty, Trackstar's compilation of Ghostface Killah's best storytelling moments (yes, it is titled Ghost Stories), another gem from Spöek Mathombo--this time featuring South African Rap--and wrapping things up is our boy LeFtO. Get full details for Bounce Ballroom via the flyer below and click through to stream another continent-skipping, mind-shattering-body-groovin collection of music for Mixtape Mondays.
DJ/producer Star Eyes is part of the NYC-based Trouble & Bass squad, who have been transmitting Brooklyn's heavy bass sounds to the world for the last 8 years. Star Eyes joins us on Mixtape Mondays today in her capacity as curator of Bounce Ballroom, the inaugural event or Red Bull Music Academy's Spring '14 music festival here in NY. Bounce Ballroom is an event featuring four club dance styles—and the music associated with them—that are native to the New York/New Jersey Area each presided over by DJs and dancers who are kings in their respective jungle (dancehall expert Bobby Konders for Flexing/Bruk Up; DJ MikeQ, MC Kevin JZ and Prodigy for Vogue; NY house legend Todd Terry for House Dancing; and DJ Sliink and Mike Gip for Jersey Club).
For maximum edification while you flex, we asked Star Eyes to create an original mix exploring the common threads that run through the 4 distinct styles as well as curate a playlist of the essential anthems. This mix starts with deep house then goes to ballroom house (the music of the vogue movement), Jersey Club, and into the final section for flexing or bonebreaking, a New York spin on a Jamaican dancehall dance that is typically performed to a mix of dubstep, trap, and wild reggae refixes from bedroom producers from Bed-Stuy to Queens. Listen to both below and read what Star Eyes had to say about her selective process below:
It's a mistake to think these worlds are separate. The work of artists like Brooklyn's Todd Terry and Kenny Dope, the Bronx's Lil Louie Vega (half of Masters at Work, with Kenny), and NJ's Kerri Chandler in the 80s and 90s continues to have a huge influence today, trickling down from parents and older brothers and sisters and seeping into new productions throughout the Tristate Area. This isn't the definite mix of any of these styles, of course, but I wanted to present some of my favorite tracks from some important producers and a selection of producers and tracks you will hear at the Bounce Ballroom event on May 1. I think its exciting how all these genres continue to talk to one another—for example, 20-year-old Jersey Club DJ Mike Gip remixing Cajmere's "Brighter Days" (an important house track) or ballroom's MikeQ working Jersey club DJ Sliink. Now get your heart rate up.
DJ Star Eyes Bounce Ballroom Mixtape Tracklist
Joe Smooth - Promised Land
Kerri Chandler - Atmosphere
Todd Terry - Keep on Jumpin
Aly-Us - Follow Me
Todd Terry - Can You Feel It?
Hardrive - Deep Inside
MK feat. Alana - Burning
Masters at Work - The Ha Dance
Junior Vasquez - X
Robbie Tronco - Walk for Me (The Payless Pump Mix)
Toddy Terry - Samba (DJ MikeQ Remix)
DJ MikeQ - Feels Like (feat. Kevin JZ Prodigy)
Kingdom - Stalker Ha
Divoli S'vere - Ckunt Cuz Ur Ckunt
Dat Oven - Icy Lake (Total Freedom Remix)
Kevin Aviance - Sushi Darling (MikeQ Remix)
Scissor Sisters - Lets Have a Kiki (Vjuan Allure Ha Ha Remix)
DJ MikeQ - Let It All Out
Dashaun Wesley - Shit Mother Fucker Damn
MikeQ & DJ Sliink - The Bitch feat. Miss Jay
Cajmere - Brighter Days (Mike Gip Remix)
Mike Gip - YaYa Theme (Giddy Up Rock Ya Hips)
Beyonce - Drunk in Love (Fiinesse x Mike Gip x Brenmar Remix)
Jayhood & DJ Sliink - Bussin At Em (Bandit Remix)
Tim Dolla - Swing Dat Shit
DJ Tameil - Handzup
Mighty Mark feat. TT The Artist - Unh (Fiinesse Remix)
Nicky Minaj - Bo$$ A$$ Bitch (DJ Uniiqu3 Remix)
A$AP Ferg - Shabba (DJ Rell Remix)
DJ Sliink - Vibrate
Dog Blood - Shred or Die (DJ Sliink Remix)
Mr. Incredible - N**gas in Brooklyn Refix
Skrillex - Ruffneck (Flex)
Chinx - #Cant Say Sorry
DJ Aaron - I Swear Mad Tune
DJ Winiez - Silver Space Mix
DJ Blue - Rocket 3
DJ Snake - Bird Machine (Jingle Bells Version)
Jimmy Billions & Epic B - Dumb It Down
Casa Brothers - Fuma Marijuana
We Still in This Bitch (DJ Philly Phil Trap Remix)
The Majorz & DJ Suzie Q - Major Bands
Yun Nostra - Empty Words
The redoubtable Chairman Mao comes through with his latest for RBMA radio, a little podcast called, Super Soul Power Ballads Power Hour II. Which kind of says it all. Listen below:
Spotify playlists usually don't qualify as mixtapes but selections from the mind of Jeymes Samuel AKA The Bullitts are an exception. We're alway interested to hear what the evil genius behind the Great Gatsby soundtrack, not to mention his own film They Die By Dawn is listening to when he's not inspiring Jay Electronica to jump back in the studio or staging guerilla cinema actions on the streets of London with Rosario Dawson. He's listening to a lot of folk music, turns out which suits our mood just fine. This FULL CLIPS playlist, however, is only the first in a series The Bullitts will be unveiling over time, presumably as audio clues for the next big project he's working. Listen below and stay tuned for more (The Bullitts debut album "They Die By Dawn & Other Short Stories" is out now)
THE BULLITTS present FULL CLIPS: Volume One.
DJ Spinnerty of Grown Kids Radio teams with the homies at Record Breakin' for the latest installment of their Sound Traveler mix series. Beats ahoy:
DJ Trackstar take the Best Mixtape Concept award for this week with his mix of the very best storytelling raps with one of our FROAT (Favorite Rappers Of All Time), Ghostface Killah. It's called Ghost Stories and that's what you need to know about it except for these instructions: If you a good kid...Run!
The anniversary of Nas' Illmatic has result in a grip of amazing tribute mixes (not to mentiona an %844 spike in sales for Nas) and Solid Steel connects us with another, courtesy of DJ Moneyshot. Here's what they said:
Twenty years ago Nas released his legendary Illmatic album and DJ Moneyshot has put together an outstanding tribute mix, Nas – Half-Man Half-Amazing. As with the previous tribute mixes for the Beastie Boys, De La Soul and Public Enemy, it’s more an audio documentary threading together sample sources, interview footage and remixes alongside the original Illmatic tracks. Hear the vocabulary, the flow and the rhythm expertly delivered by Nas, backed up by the sublime production of Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Large Professor and Q-Tip, plus original samples from Lee Erwin, The Heath Brothers, Ahmad Jamal and Reuben Wilson. All this deconstructed and rebuilt by Moneyshot for another classic Solid Steel edition.
DJ Moneyshot — “Nas — Half-Man Half-Amazing: A Tribute to Illmatic” Ingredients:
Geoffrey Sumner — Train Sequence (DECCA)
Nas — Freestyle on Stretch & Bobbito ’93 mp3
Zorro Dialogue — Wild Style (First Run Features)
Lee Erwin — “Thief of Baghdad” (Angel Records)
Nas Interview mp3
Nas — “Represent” (Columbia)
Whodini — “One Love” (Columbia)
Nas — “One Love (LG Instrumental)” (Columbia)
Nas Interview mp3
The Heath Brothers — “Smilin’ Billy Suite” (Strata-East)
Parliament — “Come in Out of the Rain” (Invictus)
Nas — “One Love (One L Main Mix)” (Columbia)
Nas — “Memory Lane” (Columbia)
Nas – “Memory Lane (DJ Premier Remix)” (Columbia)
Craig G — “Droppin’ Science” (Cold Chillin’)
Lee Dorsey — “Get Out My Life, Woman” (Stateside)
Nas ft. AZ — “Life’s a Bitch (Acapella)” (Columbia)
Nas ft. AZ — “Life’s a Bitch (Arsenal Mix)” (Columbia)
Grover Washington, Jr. — “Black Frost” (Kudu)
Nas ft. AZ — “Life’s a Bitch (Buckwild Remix)” (Columbia)
Nas — “The World Is Yours (Tip Mix Instrumental)” (Columbia)
Nas Interview mp3
Ahmad Jamal — “I Love Music” (Impulse!)
Nas — “The World Is Yours” (Columbia)
Nas — “The World Is Yours (Acapella)” (Columbia)
DJ Moneyshot — Stretch’s Freestyle Beat mp3
Bobbito García On the Phone to M$ mp3
Nas — Freestyle on Stretch & Bobbito ’93 mp3
Nas — “Life is Like A Dice Game” (Unreleased)
Mountain — “Long Red (Live)” (Drums) (Island)
The Gap Band — “Yearning For Your Love” (Mercury)
Stanley Clarke — “Slow Dance” (Epic)
Eric B. & Rakim — “Mahogany” (MCA)
Nas Interview mp3
Joe Chambers — “Mind Rain” (Muse)
Donald Byrd — “Flight Time” (Loop) (Blue Note)
Kool & The Gang — “N.T” (Drums) (De-Lite Records)
Nas — “N.Y State of Mind” (Columbia)
Main Source ft. Nas — “Live at the Barbecue” (Wild Pitch)
Nas Interview mp3
MC Serch ft. Nas — “Back to the Grill Again” (Def Jam)
T La Rock & Jazzy Jay — “It’s Yours” (Partytime Records)
Nas — “Understanding” (Unreleased)
Biz Markie — “Nobody Beats The Biz” (Cold Chillin’)
Nas — “It Aint Hard To Tell (Large Professor Remix Instrumental)” (Columbia)
Michael Jackson — “Human Nature” (Epic)
Nas — “It Aint Hard To Tell (Acapella)” (Columbia)
Nas — “It Aint Hard To Tell” (Columbia)
Average White Band — “School Boy Crush” (Drums) (Atlantic)
Japanese Hair Cast — ”Dead End” (RCA Victor)
Nas — “Half Time (Butcher Remix)” (Columbia)
Nas — “Half Time” (Columbia)
Gary Byrd — “Soul Travellin’” (RCA Victor)
Nas — “I’m A Villain” (Unreleased)
The Blue Jays — “What Do You Want From Me Woman?” (Map City)
Nas — “Just Another Day In The Projects” (Unreleased)
Nas Interview mp3
Reuben Wilson — “We’re in Love” (Blue Note)
Chris Stein — “Subway Theme” (Animal Records)
Zorro Dialogue — Wild Style (First Run Features)
Spoek Mathambo knows Swedish rap; Spoek Mathambo knows South African rap. We don't know Bo but we know mixtapes...and this one is worth all the Bo! Bo! Bo!s in Brooklyn:
K.O - Caracara (Feat. Kid X)
PHFAT - Lights Out Ft. JungFreud
Riky Rick - Amantombazane (Remix) Ft. DJ Dimplez,Maggz,Ginger Breadman,Kid X,Kwesta,Nadia Nakai & Okmalumkoolkat
Khuli Chana - Tswa Daar (Explicit Radio Version) [feat. Notshi]
Sheen Skaiz - Muthafucka Up (freestyle)
Ifani - Shake
Sheen Skaiz - Gusheshe
Cassper Nyovest - Gusheshe ft Okmalumkoolkat
The TeMple - STATES
The TeMple - NTSANGO
Big Fkn Gun - Space
Big Fkn Gun - RIOT
White Nite & Ms Amnesia - Swaggatron 2000
Die Antwoord - Zef Town Juke
Okmalumkoolkat - Inhliziyo Yami Izibozi
Kanyi - Ungalibali(prod.Khosh) Iintombi-Zifikile
Khuli Chana - Mnatebawen ft KayGizm and Fifi Cooper
DJ Switch Ft Reason - SWITCH
REASON - Bump The Cheese Up Remix Feat. Toll Ass Mo; AKA; OkMalumKoolKat
Ruffest - Ufunani (Maramza Ghetto-Bass Remix)
Cassper Nyovest - Doc Shebeleza
Sibot - Nice Shandee's ft Okmalumkoolkat
Samthing Soweto - Dreamin Of U
Last but not least, a double dose of LeftO:
