Yeah… So I don’t know if this came out in 2005 or 2006, I just know it’s kinda old and hot as shit. There are a couple tracks on here that aren’t exactly timeless, but I listened to this mix today while I was uh… doing absolutely nothing and I still really like it. This mix has insane amounts of doo-dahs, blends, remixes, doo-dahs, exclusives, genres, and just a higher production value than a large majority of mixes. You see how much I’m hyping this jawn? I’ve decided that since it’s mad old, that it’s ok to praise my (our) own work this much. Not to mention the fact that the electro on it is good old school electro and not this bloggy new school crap. But seriously, this mix bangs and we were doing this electro thing while you were still in the marching band.
Oh yeah, I’m going to find the oldest picture of me and sparks on my photobucket since zshare is taking so damn long.
Ok, so this is a few weeks old now. But if you are a dj who plays hip-hop and/or classics this is an important mixtape to dl. It’s got 50 rhymin over looped up intros of a lot dj set staples (if you’re from philly or uh… nyc) that could be extremely useful if you are going back and forth from raps to classics etc.
My favorites on the mix are the Prince jawn, Before I Let Go, and Rising to the Top. On other tracks he spits over Heartbreak, Be Thankful, and even a Stevie Wonder joint. In other words- ALL TYPES OF ILL SHIT.
This is a lot of fun, and while he’s not destroying tracks, he still manages to remind me of him back when he was truly nasty.
My “Philly 2 Bmore” EP on Unruly Records is available as WAV over at the inimitable Turntable Lab right HERE. They give me a nice lil’ review as well:
Six new heat-seeking club tracks from Philly’s Emynd… on the one and only Unruly Records! (Congrats, homie!) Expect lots of hard, clackalackin’ Bmore drums, finely diced Lil Jon shouts and sinister bass that hits you like a punch in the gut. Emil shouts out his two favorite cities on “Philly 2 Bmore,” gets real aggro with “To All My Haters,” and even lets a little bit of label head Scottie B’s obsession with the British middle class into his life for “Smalltown Chavy Boy.” Includes instrumentals for “Haters” and “Chavy Boy,” plus a clean version of “Haters” and the useful “Urgent Party Break.” Recommended.
If you haven’t bought it, yet, WHAT’RE YOU WAITING FOR?!
Super fun times in San Francisco DJing this past weekend at Lookout Weekend and Face Down Ass Up. Big ups to Gary, Serg, Stef, Shane, Audrey, and everyone that came out to see me rock. I got to play a toooon of stuff that I don’t get to play very often from random obscure Bass records to a shitload of NOLA Bounce (including an incredible Bounce remix my manPeacachoo did for my upcoming solo EP). Pics coming soon. In the meantime, download my Bounce mix or my Bass mix with 4 AM Jess “Shake Whut Ya Got!”
I’m DJing Serg‘s Bass party FACE DOWN ASS UP this Saturday and I made a Bass mix with my favorite Floridian 4 AM Jess (aka Jess Jubilee). This shit is just the raunchiest, hardest, filthiest Bass jams from Florida and Georgia. If you don’t know much about Bass, you’re probably gonna have your wig blown back. This is some of the most energetic, well produced music youre even gonna here. Anyway, I’m super hype on this mix and hope y’all enjoy listening to it as much as I do!
Tracklisting:
01. DJ Laz “Bass Groove”
02. DJ Nasty “My Cadillac (Got Bass)”
03. JT Money & The Poison Clan “Dance All Night”
04. JT Money & The Poison Clan “Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya”
05. MC Shy D “Shake It”
06. Anquette “Shake It (Do The 61st)”
07. Danny D & DJ Wiz “Shake It All Night”
08. Half Pint “One Leg Up”
09. Big Ace “Lick It Down”
10. Splack Pack “Scrub Da Ground”
11. Splack Pack “Tip For The Strip”
12. 12 Guage “Donkey Butt”
13. Uncle Luke “It’s Your Birthday”
14. Unlce Luke “Raise The Roof”
15. Uncle Al ft Luke and Trick Daddy “Scarred”
16. Uncle Al ft Luke “Get Rowdy”
17. Gucci Crew “Sally That Girl”
18. Gucci Crew & Two Forty Shorty “Shake It”
19. Bad Behavior “To My House”
20. Dimples T “Jealous Fellas”
21. JDC “Jealous Girls”
22. The Dogs “Where Is Disco Rick At?”
23. Disco Rick “Nasty Dance”
24. The Dogs “Your Momma’s On Crack Rock”
25. The Puppies “Funky Y2C”
26. The Puppies “Slam It”
27. Disco Rick “Wiggle Wiggle”
28. 2 Live Crew “Back At Your Ass”
29. DJ Laz “Hey You!”
30. DJ Laz “Esa Moreno”
31. DJ Laz “Get Your Ass Off The Stage”
32. DJ Laz “Red Alert”
33. DJ Laz “Red Alert 98”
34. DJ Laz “Basstronic”
35. DJ Laz “Journey Into Bass”
36. DJ Laz “STick Out Your Butt”
37. DJ Laz “Mami El Negro”
38. A-Town Players “Wassup, Wassup!”
39. Playa Poncho, LA Snow, and A-Town Players “Whatz Up, Whatz Up!”
40. Get Money Girls “Show Me The Money”
41. Quad City DJ “Work Baby Work”
42. 69 Boyz “Woof Woof”
43. 95 South “Wet N Wild (DJ Laz Booty Bounce)”
44. City Boyz “City Boy Bounce”
45. Playa Poncho “Koochie Kutterz”
46. The Bassorcist “Woofer Terror Upper”
We don’t put up many party pics, but this one was truly an epic event. The amount of dj’s that came together was hard to believe and there was no hate involved. So many people have so much respect for what Scottie and Sean have done at Unruly (myself included), and they let us in their house to rock for one night, a night that will be remembered for many things. Tragically, one of the things it will be remembered for is that it was the last Paradox appearance of the legendary dj K-Swift.
Once again, RIP K-Swift. Included are some pics of her doing her thing, in her element. I’ve heard people say she was the voice of B-More and I can’t argue that, she had that room captivated friday night. Hopefully some of these pics will allow people who missed that night (as well as those who were there) to remember her in a positive way. She went out on top.
Philly in here
Sega
Bliz
Scottie and K-Swift
Scottie and K-Swift
K-Swift
5151
Damn Larry!
King Tut and Blaqstarr
L–>R. Bliz, Dan, Jesse, Stretch, Joey, Titts, Scottie, Chris, Excel, Emil
Classic duo right here, DJ Class and Scottie
Puja and Sparkles (thanks Puja, we love you!)
These two don’t need to be hanging out
Emil really dj’ed, and really killed it, there’s just no photographic evidence
Emil’s coming to the West Coast this weekend, San Francisco to be exact. Wish the bol happy b-day and go to his bass music night with the big homie Serg!
Club Queen K-Swift passed away last night at the much too younge age of 27. It’s really effing me up. Nice to see the outpouring of love on her myspace page, but this is such horrible news. Word is that it was a drowning accident in her pool at home. I’m not sure of anymore details than that at this point.
Heart broken, lump in my throat, and pit in my stomach.
My Bounce “Mad Again” remix has been available for digital purchase for a while now and I figured if you haven’t bought it by now, you’re probably not going to buy it at all… so here it is for free.
Folks from New Orleans to Finland have showed me a lot of love for this track. If you’re not familiar with Bounce music, definitely download my podcast and peep the write up to get schooled on my favorite music out right now.
Big shouts to my man Peacachoo and his dude Blaza for being the main inspiration for this track.
(Just as a sidenote regarding my “Mad Again (NOLA Bounce Remix)†that I feel necessary to make clear anytime anyone posts about it on the internet, I made a very significant effort to keep it as tradtionally NOLA BOUNCE as possible. Even though I’m not from New Orleans and have had very little interaction with Bounce culture, I felt that making this remix would be a good way for me to hopefully make some people interested in the New Orleans Bounce music that I’ve grown to love over the past couple years. In order to do this with some level of self-respect in tact and to attempt to avoid the cultural imperiliaism I often find myself rallying against, I made a very clear and deliberate effort to make this remix a blatant IMITATION of my favorite Bounce artists and produceers. Not only did I sample the New Orleans Bounce staples (the Triggerman bells, Triggerman breaks, the “WHO!†and the “Alright!†from The Showboys “Drag Rap†as well as the “Rock the Beatâ€/â€Brown Beat†drum break), but I also very deliberatley sampled vocals from Gotty Boi Chris, Dime Gyrl Drell, and De Ja Vu, and imitated the production styles of my favorite Bounce producers: Blaza, Peacachoo, Blaqnmild (aka Blaq Biggi Blaq), and Took. If you’re at all into my Bounce remix, I highly suggest you visit the linked myspace pages above and purchase some of that AUTHENTIC New Orleans Bounce music. Big shouts to Mr.604 as well.)
Super into this ish. Courtesy of Noz on an IM. Given how often I link stuff dude puts me up on, this may as well be his blog these days (except for all the Bmore ish which he hates with a passion).
Some of my favorite Sporty T songs to remember his passing. My dude Noz posted a link to an interesting interview that discusses the history of the beef with Cash Money right here. Dope Ninja Crew song over on Noz’s site too. Also, Master P pays respect.
Unknown gunmen toting an AK-47 opened fire on the exterior of a FEMA trailer in Gentilly this morning, murdering a former local rapper who was sleeping inside, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Terence Vine, a rapper known to friends and fans as “Sporty T,” was in bed when the gunmen sprayed his trailer with bullets, several of which struck his body, according to police.
Sporty T was really involved with the early Bounce scene and put out several classic tracks, the most famous of which is probably “Sporty Talkin’ Sporty.” He was part of the “Ninja Crew” along with Gregory D and DJ Baby T (and later, Mannie Fresh). In the early 90s, he put out a lot of great Bounce records and in the late 90’s, he developed beef with Juvenile and Cash Money and spent most of his time dissing them dudes. Even during his Cash Money-obsessed days, he still put out some interesting material. I’ll be posting a couple of my favorite tracks later today as a little tribute. Meanwhile, the excellent Louisian Rap Blog has posted a couple of his albums:
Emynd “Philly 2 Bmore Digi EP”
Unruly Records – UR2333
1. Emynd – To All My Haters – Dirty
2. Emynd – To All My Haters – Inst
3. Emynd – Philly 2 Bmore
4. Emynd – Oogum Boogum Theme
5. Emynd – Smalltown Chavy Boy
6. Emynd – Smalltown Chavy Boy – Inst
7. Emynd – Back At Your Ass
8. Emynd – Urgent Party Break
9. Emynd – To All My Haters – Clean
A pretty simple and traditional track with a lot of bass and a menacing synth line. I rocked the most memorable line from Shawty Lo’s “Dey Know” (“…to all my Haters!”) and added a silly “F*ck you!” chant but this is by no means a “Dey Know” remix–it’s a whole new song. So far, this ish has worked really well in the club alongside a lot of the more aggressive Bmore that a lot of us already play. People love yelling “F*ck you!” apparently. Obviously, this track is really Mike Mumbles and Say Wut inspired.
3. Emynd “Philly 2 Bmore”
Another track that is influenced greatly by the stuff Mike Mumbles and Say Wut are doing with chopped and pitched vocal samples. The “Philadelphia” and “Baltimore” samples are from “Dancing In the Street” and I just thought it was kind’ve a cool concept to bring this EP together (CONCEPTUAL BMORE, SON!). The middle parts are real traditional and simple with the Lil Jon “What!” sample, the dick beat, and the chopped Nina Simone break, but we all know that simple Bmore ish often knocks the hardest.
4. Emynd “Oogum Boogum Theme”
I love Bmore soul remixes and wanted to make sure this EP had one. My big homies Brendan Bringem and Pandemonium Jones had the OG Brenton Woods song on a soul mix they did and that immediately gave me the idea for this song. I didn’t love this song at first, but my dude Starkey who mixed and mastered it spent a lot of time on it and actually made me like it a lot more by doing a phenomenal job with it. He’s highly recommended if you’re looking for Mixing and/or Mastering work (www.starkey-music.com).
5. Emynd “Smalltown Chavy Boy”
I’ve been meaning to make a Bmore remix of Bronski Beat’s “Smalltown Boy” forever but only got around to it recently. I wanted this to be structurally and aesthetically similar to Scottie B’s “London Wild.” This joint has pretty good crossover appeal for the more Hipster audience but still sounds good in a more traditional Bmore set as well.
7. Emynd “Back At Your Ass”
A really simple but effective song. It doesn’t sound like much on your computer speakers or in your bedroom, but everytime I play this joint out, it gets a really good reaction. Again, I think the effectiveness is found in its simplicity. I have a tendency to really over-produce stuff and just keep adding stuff until my ish is muddled and somewhat incomprehensible, but this is simple and it works.
8. Emynd “Urgent Party Break”
I’m not sure how useful this is in a party situation, but I’ve always loved this synth line (I know it from DJ Laz’s “Stick Out Your Butt” but I’m not sure if it originates there or is from an older electro song) and wanted to make a barebones, Bmore-inspired party break out of it. It’s more 4 on the floor with hints of Bmore and Miami Bass drum elements. I’m into it.
This shit is hot. Hit Chris’ listening party the other week. The album he is currently working on is sickening. I will give up on rap altogether if it gets held up for some BS reason. He is working with some serious names (philly dudes) so that should help. Let us pray.
