DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #31 (Download)

Another week in, another mix up for grabs....

This week, I decided to throw together a small Hip Hop mix featuring a couple of the artists from the "Rock The Bells" tour. For those not in the know - It's kinda like an all-Hip Hop version of the "Lollapalooza" festival over in America.

The mix features some classic joints from the likes of Rock The Bells artists A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde & Nas. As a bonus, I also threw in some classic Common & some Gang Starr for good measure too!

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Tracklisting:

01. A Tribe Called Quest Feat. Tammy Lucas - 1nce Again
02. Common - Dooinit
03. The Pharcyde - Drop
04. Nas Feat. Ludacris & Doug E. Fresh - Virgo
05. Gang Starr - Full Clip
06. Nas - Nas Is Like
07. Q-Tip - Let's Ride

Got any thoughts? Gimme a shout!

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Kanye Freestyle @ Virgin Mobile Fest '08

The autotune is in full effect....

DJ Babu Feat. M.O.P. "Dearly Departed"

New joint from Babu's third installment of the Duck Season series, due out in October.

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"FIYYYAAAAAH!" As those M.O.P. chaps would say.

Eminem "Steppin' Onto The Scene" & "Fattest Skinny Kid Alive"

Here's some early Eminem for your ears (I haven't heard these before), taken from Bassmint Productions’ "Steppin’ Onto the Scene EP". The quality's not outstanding, as it was obviously not recorded in a professional recording studio, so no complaining!

Definitely worth checking out to hear Em's flow (and rap voice) from back in the day...

Eminem "Steppin' Onto The Scene"

Eminem "Fattest Skinny Kid Alive"

Spotted over at 2DB

DJ Khaled Feat. Sean Paul, Missy Elliott & Busta Rhymes "She's Fine"

New joint from the most animated DJ in the game.

Great line-up too. This should do well.

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P.S. I'm also quite amazed that there's no "DJ KHALED! WE THE BEST!" or "LISTENNNNNNNNN!" during the track....

Sauce Money "I Ain't No Joke '08"

Sauce Money flows over Eric B & Rakim's classic joint.

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BONUS! Sauce Money "Middle Finger U" (Music Video)

Statik Selektah "Take It To The Top" (Music Video)

Featuring Cassidy, Saigon & Termanology.

Directed by Rik Cordero.

Got Swagger?

I'm in need of some new grooming products...Perhaps I should make a purchase?

MAdlib Feat. MED & Poke "The Ox (805)"

New joint from Madlib, featuring MED & Poke. Taken from his upcoming project "WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip", due out in October.

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Paul Frank x CONCEPT Baseball Caps

FLOL! Seriously....Why?!

Nike Air Flight Lite (White/Black/Neon Colourway)

Another colourway has surfaced regarding the re-release of the Nike Air Flight Lite later this year. The small doses of neon are a nice touch.

These will definitely be on my sneaker shopping list....

East Flatbush Project Feat. Stress "A Day In The Life" (Music Video)

East Flatbush Project - A Day In The Life f. Stress (Video)
by nudohjr

New joint from the alias of Spencer Bellamy, featuring Stress. Like the track? Cop the audio here.

BONUS! Here's the video for Spencer's most recognised joint "Tried By Twelve". Classic material.



"They say sticks & stones/they might break your bones...."

D-Block "It's Like That"

The Lox are back. "Prepare For Glory" due out in November.

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Mos Def "A Millie" Freestyle (Live)

Mos Def - A Millie Freestyle


Mos does his thing.

And nope, I'm still not bored of this beat....

Platinum Pied Pipers Concert Ticket Giveaway!

EDIT! The competition has now finished. Congrats to the winners.

I got a nice lil' competition for you.

I have 2 pairs of tickets to give away to 2 lucky blog readers for the upcoming Platinum Pied Pipers gig in London on 17th September at Cargo, with support from Benji B (BBC 1Xtra), Baker Brothers & Nino....plus some very special guests....

For those not in the know, PPP are made up of Waajeed (Slum Village) & Saadiq. Their 2005 debut album (which I highly recommend) Triple P obtained praise from the likes of Gilles Peterson and ?uestlove, who claimed to listen to the album 7 times in a row....

To enter, all you need to do is email me with the subject "Platinum Pied Pipers". The first 2 people to do so win. Simple!

Good luck!

Common "Announcement" (Music Video)

T-Pain on "106 & Park"

T-Pain talking about everyone jumping on the autotune/vocoder bandwagon.

LOL @ pulling the sunglasses out the hat too...

The Game "Ain't Fucking With You"

One of the joints that didn't make it onto LAX. Produced by Trackmasters.

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Tittsworth Feat. Kid Sister & Pase Rock "WTF"

Dope new club track from Tittsworth, featuring Kid Sister (she's the one who did the "Pro Nails" joint with Kanye for those not in the know) & Pase Rock.

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Titts' new album, “Twelve Steps” (which features this joint) is out now - Go cop it!

Via CMYK

D-Black Feat. Skyzoo "The Come Up"

Peep this dope joint from New Yorker D-Black. Dude definitely did his thing alongside Skyzoo, who smashes it too.

Production by Illmind

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Kanye West "Good Morning" (Music Video)

Animation by Takashi Murakami. Directed by Mr. West himself.

T.I. Feat. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Lil' Wayne "S.L.U. (Swagger Like Us)"

Oh my days, this is one ridiculous line-up!

Seriously sick collabo...loving the M.I.A. sample too....Don't even try to sleep on this joint!

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Props to Khal for the heads up....

DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #30 (Download)

30 weeks in...Dedication or what, eh?

Anyhow, this week, I decided to go down the Funky House route and put together some of the joints that are currently doing it big here in the UK club scene (as well as throw in a classic track from Yves La Rock). For the non-UK blog readers, this is worth checking out if you're not up on the Funky House movement that's taking place over here!

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Tracklisting:

01. Ear Dis - Hey Girl
02. Crazy Cousinz Feat. Kyla - Do You Mind
03. Donaeo - Devil In A Blue Dress
04. Crazy Cousinz Feat. Calista - Bongo Jam
05. DJ NG Feat. Baby Katy & MC Versatile - Tell Me What It Is
06. Yves La Rock - Zookey (Lift Your Leg Up) (Bob Sinclair Africanism Remix)

Remember, you can grab all the previous weekly mixes here - Check them out!

Redman Feat. Roz "I Get Down Like That"

Just stumbled across the MP3 of this forgotten gem!

I remember picking this up on one of those "Archives" compilation 12's a few years back. Ridiculously hot joint, featuring Roz (Redman's sister!).

Apparently this track first came to light on a white label Redman record called "Dat Underground Shit !!!!". This 12" mysteriously appeared after "Dare Iz A Darkside" and before "Muddy Waters". I don't think it even got a promo release on Def Jam....The 12" also featured a couple of mixes of "I Can't Wait" and another track called "Montage", which is an edit of various verses from different songs.

Anyhow, enjoy!

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P.S. If anyone can shed any more light on this track, let me know!

A-Trak x Nike Dunk High - “Running Man” Contest

Celebrating the release of A-Trak's Nike+ Original Run album, "The Running Man", those kind folks at Nike hooked Trizzy up with a pair of Nike iD Dunks. The sneakers feature A-Trak's chosen colors and a lasered logo on the heel.

What's even better, is that Hypebeast have a handful of prizes to giveaway in an exclusive contest. To enter, all you need to do is sign up for their recently launched newsletter on their site.

The grand prize is a pair of A-Trak x Nike Dunk High “Running Man” sneakers in the winner’s size, while runner-up prizes include three download cards to grab the A-Trak Running Man album for free. Members currently subscribed to Hypebeast are already included in the draw. Please allow a few weeks for the provision of the download cards and 4-6 weeks to produce the winning shoes.

As with every other dope sneaker I see....I need these in my life!

More pics:

Ill Bill Speaks on Jordan III's

"The Hour of Reprisal" (CD/DVD) in stores 16th September.

DJ Q-Bert - Deleted Scene from "TTV Deluxe"

Peep this ill video of Q-Bert freestyling over Chic's "Good Times". A deleted scene from the upcoming "Turntable TV Deluxe" DVD.

BONUS Q-Bert x J Dilla "Yes"



Via Rock The Dub

Wale Feat. Young Chris, Freeway & Beanie Sigel "Cyphr"

Check out this new joint from Wale, produced by Dre Vidal.

Wale x State property = Dope.

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BONUS! Speaking of Freeway, here's footage of him & Skillz rapping at a basketball game.

Big L "Principal Of The New School" (Prod. Showbiz)

Some VERY rare Big L for you...Possibly the 1st song he ever recorded, according to Unkut.com

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It's a shame that Big L passed away - apparently he was set to sign with Roc-A-Fella, but died a week before. If he was still alive, the whole game would be different. He would have put a lot of wack emcees in their place....Dude was a beast on the mic!

For those who don't know about him, Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous is a classic album....Go cop it!

DJ Khaled Feat. T-Pain & Kanye West "Go Hard"

Damn! This is some serious heat....

Peep this new banger, featuring T-Pain & a vocoded Kanye. Taken from Khaled's upcoming project, "We Global".

"Go Hard" (Dirty)
"Go Hard" (Clean)
"Go Hard" (Instrumental)

"DJ KHALED! WE THE BEST!" still cracks me up everytime....

Freeway "Crazy World Freestyle"

Freeway goes in over the "Crazy World' instrumental.

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Nas on "The Travis Smiley Show"

An Old Person's Guide to "No Homo" (Video)

Jay Smooth breaks it down.

Slim Thug Feat. Devin The Dude "Bitch I'm Back" (Prod. Dr. Dre)

Slim Thug is back, with Devin The Dude providing the hook over a piano-driven Dr. Dre beat....

Nice little summer joint here (even though the British summer is practically over!)

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DJ Semtex Interviews Q-Tip (Video)

Q-Tip talks on his new album, Barack Obama, and the Tribe Called Quest reunion.

His answer to Sem's final question is very surprising/shocking!

De La Soul Interview @ Rock The Bells

The Cool Kids "Pennies"

I'm a little late blogging this one, but it's worth a mention....

New joint from the Cool Kids. To anyone who's been sleeping on them, go cop their album!

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BONUS! Here's Mikey & Chuck performing the track live at Rock The Bells the other week:

T.I. "Kick It In The Hotel" (Prod. The Neptunes)

New track from Clifford's forthcoming album, "Paper Trail" - Produced by The Neptunes.

Not the best quality MP3, but definitely worth a listen - Nice beat, accompanied by Pharrell's obligatory mouth noises....Will do pretty well in the clubs.

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The Game Feat. Lil Wayne "My Life" (Music Video)

Ghostface Killah - Deleted "Iron Man" Scene (Video)

It seems that Ghostface's Iron Man obsession has paid off, from having his music video playing in the background in the new movie, to actually making an appearance in the film himself!

Check out this deleted scene, where he makes a cameo at a party in Dubai.

Facebook Deleted Me!!!

So I went to sign in earlier this evening, and was informed that my account has been "disabled"....which basically means they've deleted my ass (the reason is still unknown) from Facebook....

Damn! So I've had to start up again, and get on re-adding all my past contacts....Shame really, as I had accumulated a solid fanbase, and was getting a number of bookings through my profile....

Now, I use this just like any other DJ as a means to promote myself, my mixtapes, music and to also meet new people and keep in touch with old school/college/uni friends....I'm hardly a spam bot, so I don't see what the problem was...

Anyhow, if you were on my list, or if you wish to add me, click here.

I'm now on there as "Chris Deejay Cable" - due to a clamp down on nicknames/aliases.

DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #29 (Download)

Yep, it's time for another weekly mix from yours truly....

This week, I decided to keep with the R&B vibe, and smooth it out again for the ladies....

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Tracklisting:

01. Aaliyah - Back & Forth
02. Total Feat. Mase - What You Want
03. 112 Feat. Mase, Puff Daddy & Notorious B.I.G. - Only You (Bad Boy Remix)
04. Yvette Michelle - I'm Not Feeling You
05. Ja Rule Feat. Lil Mo & Vita - Where Would I Be Without You
06. Lil Kim Feat. 50 Cent - Magic Stick
07. B2K Feat. Fabolous - Badaboom

Got any thoughts on this week's mix? Holla!

The Game Feat. Ludacris "Ya Heard"

The Game & Luda's collabo from "LAX". Produced by Nottz....

I like the way Nottz flipped Newcleus' "Jam On It"....Hot beat....

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P.S. Yep, that's Luda rocking the motorcycle gear....

Mos Def on Karmaloop TV

Mos speaks on his recent collaboration with UNDRCRWN.

Ne-Yo "Not Perfect"

Another quality track from Ne-Yo, taken from the forthcoming album "Year of the Gentleman" - Due out September 16th.

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BONUS! Here's an unofficial remix of "Miss Independent", courtesy of the folks over at 2dopeboyz

Ne-Yo Feat. David Banner - "Miss Independent (Remix)"

G-Unit "Close To Me/Get Down" (Music Video)

I don't care what anyone says, the new G-Unit album is fire....

Young Jeezy "Vacation"

New leak from the Snowman.

According to 2dopeboyz he's leaking a new track every Tuesday at 9:02am until the release of his upcoming album, "The Recession", due out September 2nd

I think most of us can relate to this joint. I haven't had a vacation in years!

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Re-Up Gang Feat. Joss Stone

An unmixed, but rather dope unreleased version of a joint that didn't make the Re-Up Gang album due to problems with sample clearances.

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Produced by Maestro, the dude behind Lil Wayne's "3 Peat".

Kanye West "Champion" (Music Video)

Loving the whole Olympic theme....

On the subject of sports, when the hell is he gonna release the Nike Air Yeezy sneaker?!

Jay-Z "Dope Boy Fresh (Jockin' Jay-Z)" CDQ

I know you've all been fiending for this joint!

The first banger off "Blueprint 3", produced by Kanye.

Jay-Z - Dope Boy Fresh (Dirty)

Jay-Z - Dope Boy Fresh (Clean)

"Two Dummies’ Guide To Learn How To Freestyle"

Two Dummies' Guide To Learn How To Freestyle from jeff on Vimeo.

LOL!

R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

R.I.P. Isaac hayes, who just passed away.

For those who have been living under a rock, he was a soul legend. Best remembered for "Theme From Shaft" (which won him an Oscar back in 1971), an outstanding back catalogue of dope music, and also as the voice of Chef in South Park.

It's a damn shame....

R.I.P. Bernie Mac

Damn.

Bernie Mac was a legend. From his roles in the "Ocean's" movies and "Transformer"s, to his early stand up routines, he was awesome....



Full story here.

Ludacris Feat. T.I. "Wish You Would"

Oh my days, this track is sick!

Two of ATL's finest go in hard over this banger.

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Looks like Luda's LP is gonna be crazy....

Previously:

Ludacris Feat. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett "What Them Girls Like"

Ludacris & DJ Drama "The Preview"

DJ Semtex - Lil Wayne Interview (Teaser)

DJ Semtex was in Amsterdam earlier this week to catch up with Birdman & Weezy. Cash Money went all out on the promo for "Carter 3" by renting out their own coffee shop!

Anyhow, peep this teaser for the full interview, with Wayne talking about a collabo with Keyshia Cole for "Carter 4".

Stay tuned for the full interview....

DJ Cable's Weekly Mix #28 (Download)

Week #28 is finally here for your listening pleasure, dudes....

To everyone who's been downloading them, and providing me with feedback - thanks for your support! Remember that all the previous weekly mixes can be found here. Collect them all!

Anyhow, this week, I decided to smooth it out for the ladies, seeing as it's summer - Some new and old LL Cool J, some Cassie, Ne-Yo, Bobby V and more!

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Tracklisting:

01. LL Cool J Feat. The Dream - Baby
02. Cassie - Me & U
03. Keyshia Cole Feat. Missy Elliot & Lil Kim - Let It Go
04. Bobby Valentino - Tell Me
05. Ne-Yo Feat. Tru Life - Sexy Love (Remix)
06. LL Cool J - Loungin
07. Fabolous - Baby Don't Go

Got feedback? Holla!

DJ Dr. Spock

When it comes to turntablism, Dr. Spock is running shit....

Kanye Brings Out Jay-Z @ Glow In The Dark Tour

BLUEPRINT 3 from kwest on Vimeo.

Kanye asks to play a new beat - "Jockin Jay-Z" - and then invites Jay on stage...Cue Madison Square Garden going crazy....

Looks like Blueprint 3 is on its way!

The Cool Kids "Schoolin" (Download)

Peep this dope cut that didn't make the album.

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N.E.R.D. Feat. Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco & Pusha T - Everyone Nose (Remix)

Bobby Corridor "Hip Hop Megamix" (Download)

Bobby Corridor hit me up with this mix yesterday, which crams in 600(!) Hip Hop tracks into 90 minutes.

Featuring everything from the likes of Gang Starr, NWA, MC Lyte, KMD, ATCQ, Original Flavor, Busy Bee, Nine, Krown Rulers, Cypress Hill, LL Cool J, The Beatnuts, to even some vintage UK Hip Hop from Hijack, Blade & Silver Bullet - plus a whole lot more - this mix is seriously dope, and definitely worth checking out!

Download & full tracklisting can be found here.

He's also been nominated at the DJ Awards for best Hip Hop DJ. You know what to do....

Jane Doe Feat. Talib Kweli & Black Thought "Bullshit"

88-Keys blessed Okayplayer with some tracks from Jane Doe’s unreleased album which he produced - The Introduction - from 2000.

Jane Doe feat. Talib Kweli & Black Thought - Bullshit

Some definite heat here....

BONUS! Here's some more unreleased goodness!

Jane Doe Feat. Mobb Deep - Mind Over Matter

Jane Doe Feat. Smif N Wessun - Clear Da Route

Jane Doe - Cold War

Re-Up Gang "Emotionless" (badmammal Remix)

As some of are aware, the Re-Up Gang have got a lil' remix competition going on, where you can win some Play Cloths goodies...

Anyhow, this remix comes from badmammal, who kills it with this leftfield beat...Dude make a whole load of different types of music too which is well worth checking out....

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For more info, you can check out his myspace here.

Shouts to Rock The Dub for the heads up.

A-Trak Explains Running Man Project

A-Trizzy explains the origin and process of his Running Man project with Nike+Original Run.

Due to a case of Lazy-itis, I'm still yet to go out and run while listening to it on my iPod.

Previously: A-Trak 'Running Man: Nike+ Original Run' - Out Today!

Re-Up Gang - Rap City Freestyle

"Rock The Bells NYC" Parking Lot Freestyle

Check out this dope cipher with Wale, Just Blaze, Skyzoo, Green Lantern & Supernatural....

Yep, even Green spits a few bars!

Jay-Z Joins Nas On Stage @ "Rock The Bells"

Nas brings out Hov' to perform their duets, “Success” & “Black Republican”....

From what I've seen online, and over at Semtex's Blog, it looks like Rock The Bells was ill....

The UK seriously needs more events like this....

Max Payne Movie Trailer

I was a massive fan of the game, so I'm really looking forward to this movie.

However, my only concerns are:

1. It still better be in film noir style, and not delve into some stupid supernatural shit (which may be the case if you watch the trailer closely, or check out the suggested plot outline).

2. The 'bullet-time' is done well, and doesn't come off looking like a poor man's Matrix.

3. The characters have depth to them like in the videogame. Too many action films have weak main & supporting roles....

4. It follows the storyline of the game accurately, unlike the "Super Mario Bros" movie, which sucked balls....

David Banner Feat. Lil Wayne "Shawty Say" (Music Video)

It never ceases to amaze me how someone can get away with a feature on another artist's track, when all they done is had their voice sampled from an existing record....

That said, I'm feeling this joint. So much so that I actually threw it in my June Monthly Mix. Not listened to it yet? Go check it out!

U-N-I "Castlevania" (Video)

It seems that sampling retro video games has become a trend for 2008.

That said, I am a sucker for music that samples old skool games, this track being one of them....

Statik Selektah Feat. Big Shug "Punch Out"

However, I do think maybe U-N-I should have flipped "Vampire Killer", instead of the boss theme....But that's enough video game geekery for one day....

On the real though, nothing will ever beat "Super Brooklyn" by the Cocoa Brovaz....

Ludacris Feat. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett “What Them Girls Like”

Allegedly the first official single off Luda's forthcoming album.

Definitely a club hit, especially with the ladies....

"What Them Girls Like" (Clean Version)
"What Them Girls Like" (Dirty Version)

Enjoy!

Joey Honey x Squincy Jones "Altered Beast" (Download)

Squincy Jones comes through with this sick riddim, which flips a snap beat and some nice samples from the legendary Sega Mega Drive (or Genesis, depending on where you're from) game Altered Beast.

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Via Rock The Dub.

"POWER UP!"

Beardyman, Ed Solo & DJ JFB on D&B Arena

JFB, BEARDYMAN & ED SOLO ON D&B ARENA


Beardyman, Ed Solo & JFB talking about their interactive & improvised club night Battlejam, plus some beatbox & turntable action....

FLOL @ Beardyman's dubstep remix of "My Little Pony" (about 6 mins in)....

BONUS! More footage of Beardyman making music with his mouth....



Genius.