(HIP HOP)
When I was coming of age in my musical youth, I was jealous of the older folks (such as a certain brother or two) who would have been into music when hip hop was taking shape as the beautiful art form that it has become. From the years between (roughly) 1991 to 1994, hip hop enjoyed it's so-called 'Golden Era.' This saw the rise of east coast superstars from the Notorious BIG (Ready to Die) to Nas (Illmatic) to KRS One (Return of the Boom Bap) to Pete Rock and CL (Mecca and the Soul Brother) to Jeru the Damaja (The Sun Rises in the East) to Mobb Deep (The Infamous), while out on the West Coast the Souls of Mischief were just beginning to chill 'til infinity, NWA was expressing themselves and somewhere in between Common Sense was getting resurrected.
Times have changed... Biggies dead, Nas found a long lost brother in Bob Marleys kid, KRS One is more of a politician than a rapper, Pete and CL have long since parted ways, Jeru's retired, Mobb Deeps more infamous recently for 50 Cent collabos, Souls (God bless em) are still chillin, and the 'bitch' in Ice Cube got exposed in 'Are We There Yet?', but Common lost his sense and started making tracks with the Jonas brothers, so while he brags about his SAG card he can't really step back with the feud any more.
This mix isn't about how things change, this is about the beautiful way they came to be what they are. Even back then, the men who made hip hop knew that we would reminisce over them.
Download, listen, love...
Lenzman - Reminiscence
(tracklisting in comments section)
Props to Shadow Shoguns friend DJ LoGo for linking me to this one.
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01. nas – one love
02. mos def – got
03. the roots – push up ya lighters
04. jeru the damaja – my mind spray
05. a tribe called quest – clap your hands
06. lords of the underground – here come the lords
07. blahzay blahzay – pain i feel
08. brand nubian – punks jump up get beat down
09. audio two – top billin’
10. masta ace – born to roll
11. showbiz & a.g. – soul clap
12. diamond – i went for mine
13. notorious big – one more chance
14. ice cube feat. das efx – check yo self
15. dr. dre & snoop – deep cover
16. the dogg pound – dogg pound gangstaz
17. tupac – me against the world
18. mobb deep – drop a gem on ‘em
19. gangstarr – mass appeal
20. group home – livin’ proof
21. raekwon – incarcerated scarfaces
22. keith murray – the most beautifullest thing in this world
23. paris – days of old
24. notorious big – gimmie the loot
25. missy elliot feat. jay-z – wake up
26. masta ace – top ten list
27. lost boyz – lifestyles of the rich & shameless
28. pharcyde – ya mama
29. dr. dre feat. snoop – nuthin’ but a g thang
30. dr. dre feat. snoop – the next episode
31. az – sugar hill
32. common – resurrection remix
33. mobb deep – termperature’s rising
34. nas – represent
35. showbiz & a.g. – represent
36. epmd – underground
37. beatnuts – 2-3 break
38. pete rock & c.l. smooth – they reminice over you
39. big pun, nas, raekwon & jadakiss – john blaze
40. gangstarr – step in the arena
41. gza feat. wu tang clan – shadowboxin’
42. ice cube – you know how we do it
43. goodie mob – live at the o.m.n.i.
44. notorious big – unbelievable
45. roots manuva – swords in the dirt
46. beanie sigel & o.d.b. – when you hear that
47. pharaohe monch – simon says
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