Saw this over at TSS, and had to repost it here, just to widen its audience (by three or four.)

The track is dope, but the video is even more spectacular. Why?

This video was filmed in one take, with audio being recorded simultaneously with the film. The video features Nyle and is produced by Last Pictures and 194 Recordings.

“Somebody please put this on Youtube.”

OK.

(Sidenote: look at all those WHITE people!)

Props to AlwaysHustle.

Moi, back in the Blazin’ studio with Stess, Vestax power supply issues resolved, and happily ignoring all requests for Plies and Lil Wayne for an hour and half or so. You know how things go on Sunday nights at 8pm. (Tracklist after the jump.)

DJ A to the L
Diggin’ In The Crates, live on Blazin’ 102.3 (04/19/09)

TRACKLIST:
01) Birdman ft Clipse – What Happened To That Boy
02) Brandy ft LL Cool J – Sittin’ Up In My Room
03) Charli Baltimore – Everybody Wanna Know
04) Common – Resurrection
05) Jazzy Jeff ft Erro – Rock Witchu
06) DMX – Ruff Ryders Anthem
07) Geto Boys – Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me
08) Fat Pat – Tops Drop
09) Ice Cube – You Know How We Do It (Remix)
10) Groove Theory – Tell Me (Remix)
11) Guy – Tell Me What You Like
12) Ja-Rule – Holla Holla
13) Jeru The Damaja – D.Original
14) Jungle Brothers ft Q-Tip – On The Road Again (Remix)
15) Outkast – Player’s Ball
16) Dr.Dre ft Snoop Dogg – Still D.R.E.
17) Smif N Wessun – Wrekonize
18) A Tribe Called Quest – Find A Way
19) Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy
20) MC Eiht – Streiht Up Menace
21) Craig Mack – Makin’ Moves With Puff
22) Craig Mack – Get Down
23) Horace Brown – Things We Do For Love
24) Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
25) Jay-Z – So Ghetto
26) Lords Of The Underground – Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time
27) Mad Skillz – The Nod Factor
28) MOP – Ante Up
29) Mystikal – Bumpin’ Me Against The Wall
30) The Pharcyde – Runnin’
31) Big Pun – I’m Not A Player
32) Crooklyn Dodgers – Crooklyn
33) Will Smith ft Biz Markie & Slick Rick – So Fresh
34) Biz Markie – Nobody Beats The Biz
35) Gang Starr – Full Clip
36) Gang Starr – Tonz O Gunz
37) Jay-Z – Can’t Knock The Hustle
38) LL Cool J – Doin’ It
39) The Lox – Ryde Or Die Chick
40) Mobb Deep – Survival Of The Fittest
41) Beanie Sigel – When You Hear That
42) Channel Live ft KRS-One – Mad Izm
43) Cypress Hill – When The Shit Goes Down
44) Nine – Any Emcee
45) Notorious BIG – Juicy
46) Public Enemy – Get The Fuck Out Of Dodge
47) Redman – Blow Your Mind (Remix)
48) Afrika Bambaataa – Zulu War Chant
49) Keith Murray – Yeah Yeah You Know It
50) Mobb Deep – Quiet Storm
51) Pete Rock & CL Smooth – They Reminicse Over You

Lions in the den. Lions in the den. Lions in the den. A 3 hour, 2 part mix with a little bit of chat in between on some microphones that really need to be turned up. That is all. (Tracklist after the jump.)

DJ A to the L
The Underground Railroad, live on WVFS 89.7 (4/11/09) (PART 1)

PART ONE TRACKLIST:
01) KRS-One – Rappaz R N Danja
02) Mobb Deep – Temperature’s Rising
03) Little Brother – Not Enough
04) Lord Finesse, Grand Puba, Large Professor – Actual Facts
05) Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
06) Artifacts – Wrong Side Of Tracks
07) J-Live – Braggin’ Writes (Domecracker Mix)
08) L Da Headtoucha – Too Complex
09) Mr Scruff – Bunch Of Keys
10) The Beatnuts – Get On The Mic
11) Black Moon – How Many Emcees
12) Champions Of Nature – Salsa Smurf
13) East Flatbush Project – Tried By 12
14) Kankick – Black Woman Candle Wax
15) Nas – Memory Lane
16) Shyne – Bonnie & Shyne
17) 88 Keys ft Kanye West – Viagra
18) Beatnuts – Here’s A Drink
19) Damu The Fudgemunk – Colofful Storms
20) De La Soul – Freedom Train
21) Notorious BIG – Kick In The Door
22) Statik Selecktah ft Reks – Take It All Back
23) 6th Sense – I won’t Let You Fall
24) Audio Two – Top Billin’
25) Boogie Down Productions – Still #1
26) KRS-One ft Channel Live – Free Mumia
27) Little Brother – Life Of The Party
28) Pete Rock & CL Smooth – I Get Physical
29) Redman – Tonite’s The Nite
30) Scottie Pippen Project – Scottie Pippen
31) EPMD – Hardcore
32) Kenny Dope – Get On Dope
33) Kurious – I’m Kurious
34) LL Cool J – Rock The Bells (Original Version)
35) Masta Ace – Born To Roll
36) Pete Rock ft Grap Luva – The Revenge
37) Roddy Rod – The Recipe
38) Ugly Duckling – The Opening Act
39) JayLib – Strip Club
40) The ARE – Oh My God
41) A Tribe Called Quest – Oh My God
42) A Tribe Called Quest – Clap Ya Hands
43) A Tribe Called Quest – Jazz (We’ve Got)
44) Beastie Boys – Jimmy James

DJ A to the L
The Underground Railroad, live on WVFS 89.7 (4/11/09) (PART 2)

PART TWO TRACKLIST:
45) Beastie Boys – Sure Shot
46) Beastie Boys – The New Style
47) Beastie Boys – Shadrach
48) Beastie Boys – Dis Yourself In ‘89
49) Beastie Boys – Hey Ladies
50) Beastie Boys – Shake Your Rump
51) LL Cool J – Mama Said Knock You Out
52) Busta Rhymes – Just Gettin’ Warm
53) Five Footaz ft Roger Troutman – Short Times
54) EPMD – Headbanga (Remix)
55) EPMD – You Gots To Chill
56) EPMD – So Whatcha Sayin’
57) EPMD – The Big Payback
58) Outkast ft Raekwon – Royal Flush
59) Big Daddy Kane – Young, Gifted & Black
60) Damu The Fudgemunk – Ego Troopin’
61) Dred Scott – Check The Vibe
62) Funky DL – Hit Me
63) Hueston Independent Spit District – Never Die
64) Mr Scruff – Lymbic Funk
65) Main Source – Watch Roger Do His Thing
66) NWA – If It Ain’t Ruff
67) Public Enemy – Prophets Of Rage
68) Raekwon – Glaciers Of Ice
69) Scram Jones – Liquid Heat
70) Sincere – That’s Not Gangsta
71) Run DMC – Jam Master Jay
72) The 4orce – Drums vs Drums
73) Whooliganz – Put Ya Hands Up
74) A Tribe Called Quest – Can I Kick It (Spirit Mix)
75) Double XX Posse – I’m Not Gonna Be Able To Do It (Remix)
76) GrandMaster Flash & The Furious Five – The Message (Remix)
77) Kid Hum – Passport
78) Tim Dog – Fuck Compton
79) King Tee – At Your Own Risk
80) House Of Pain – Who’s The Man
81) Rodney P – Do You Hear What I Say
82) Ruthless Rap Assassins – Jealous Assassins
83) MF Doom – Doomsday
84) Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two
85) Kid N Play – Energy
86) Organized Konfusion – Walk Into The Sun (Remix)
87) Kenny Dope – Klap Ya Hands
88) Geto Boys – Do It Like A G.O.
89) Eric B & Rakim – Juice (Know The Ledge)
90) Pete Rock & CL Smooth – The Creator
91) Roxanne Shante – Go On Girl
92) Beastie Boys – Egg Man
93) Caveman – Fry You Like Fish
94) Tone Loc – Wild Thing

…John Brown aka that guy from that godawful White Rapper show aka that show where Serch finally rid himself of the little shreds of dignity and credibility he had left. The email was promoting his new mixtape ‘Suburban Empire’ which I will not be providing a link for.

The email also carried this interesting blurb…

…I am the first person in hip-hop to overtly rep the burbs in the way N.W.A. overtly represented Compton. You have to remember, people didn’t always embrace the hood. It wasn’t really until the Watts Riots in 1965 that there became a pride in being from the ghetto. And then I feel like when James Brown recorded “Say It Loud (I’m Black And I’m Proud)” it was a watershed moment for black self-empowerment. Now, I feel that me unapologetically repping the burbs can break down cultural barriers. It’s already having an effect as I see a sudden influx of suburban white rappers with a newfound identity. But they all know who the king of this burbs shit is…

Dear John,

You are a tool. Please fuck off.

Yours sincerely,

Me.

Unfortunately my super-duper-mixer-fixer job on my power supply was a one-shot deal, which meant that the next day, Sunday, I held down Diggin’ In The Crates with E-Zone on Blazin’ 102.3 using the Rane Serato mixer instead of my trusty Vestax. Despite the minor handicap, I had a blast (as always) and ran a complete shitload of tracks. (Tracklist after the jump.)

DJ A to the L
Diggin’ In The Crates, live on Blazin’ 102.3 (04/05/09)

TRACKLIST:
01) A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour
02) Heather B – All Glocks Down
03) Nas ft AZ – Life’s A Bitch
04) Rahzel – All I Know
05) Redman – Yesh Yesh Y’all
06) Smif N Wessun – Bucktown
07) The BUMS – 6 Figures And Up
08) Jeru The Damaja – Ya Playin’ Yaself
09) Public Enemy – Shut Em Down (Remix)
10) Eazy-E – Eazy Duz It
11) Kool Moe Dee – Wild Wild West
12) Joeski Love – Pee Wee’s Dance
13) A Tribe Called Quest – Check The Rhime
14) World Renown – How Nice I Am
15) Gang starr – A Long Way To Go
16) MC Lyte – Cha Cha cha
17) Notorious BIG – One More Chance (Stay With Me)
18) Notorious BIG – One More Chance (Hiphop Mix)
19) Outkast – Jazzy Belle
20) 2Pac – So Many Tears
21) Big Pun – Its So Hard
22) EPMD – You’re a Customer
23) Jay-Z – Who You Wit
24) Junior Mafia – Get Money (Remix)
25) Keith Murray – The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World
26) Take 6 – Spread Love (45 King Remix)
27) Notorious BIG & 2pac – Freestyle Live At Madison Square Garden
28) Cocoa Brovaz – Super Brooklyn
29) KRS-One – Step Into A World
30) Notorious BIG ft R Kelly – I’m Fucking You Tonight
31) Talib Kweli – The Blast
32) A Tribe Called Quest – Like It Like That
33) Grand Puba – I Like It
34) MC Lyte – Cappucino (Remix)
35) Run DMC – Dumb Girl
36) Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx
37) MC Shan – The Bridge
38) Boogie Down Productions – The Bridge Is Over
39) Gang Starr – DWYCK
40) Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
41) YZ – In Control Of Things
42) Juganot ft Joel Ortiz & Uncle Murder – EnWhyCee
43) Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz – Deja Vu
44) Snoop Doggy Dogg – Pump Pump
45) Biz Markie – Make The Music With Your Mouth
46) Mad Lion – Take It Easy
47) Onyx – Slam
48) Busta Rhymes – Woo Hah! Got You All In Check
49) Redman & K-Solo – Its Like That (My Big Brother)
50) Brandy – I Wanna Be Down
51) Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
52) Ed OG & Da Bulldogs – I Got Ta Have It
53) Group Home – Supastar
54) Eric B & Rakim – Microphone Fiend
55) Naughty By Nature – Written On Ya Kitten
56) Notorious BIG – Hypnotize
57) Onyx – Throw Ya Gunz
58) The Pharcyde – Drop
59) Trendz Of Culture – Off & On
60) Y Society – Peace I’m Out The Door

Saturday, once again, meant an appearance on the wheels during V89’s Underground Railroad show. Everything went pretty much perfectly, considering that I walked a fine line between success and disaster due to Vestax’s shitty power supplies. One false move and my expertly-bent-back-on-itself-to-achieve-power rewiring technique would have came loose resulting in dead air. Unless I’m playing Common records, that’s usually never a good thing. (Tracklist after the jump.)

DJ A to the L
The Underground Railroad, live on WVFS 89.7 (4/4/09)

TRACKLIST:
01) KRS-One – A Friend
02) Eligh – Tundra Dome
03) Big Hop – Reggae On The Radio
04) Gagle – Populace
05) Charles Hamilton – Cali Oriental
06) Clipse ft Slim Thug – Wamp Wamp
07) MC Shan – The Bridge
08) T La Rock – Its Yours (‘93 Remix)
09) Soul Supreme – Beat 40
10) Esinchill ft Dave Hollister – Soul Of The City
11) Count Bass D – Internationally Known
12) Stevo – Afternoon
13) D’Angelo – Me And Those Dreaming Eyes Of Mine (Dilla Remix)
14) Masta Ace ft Apocalypse – Da Grind
15) Presto ft Kim Hill – Plain Jane
16) B.O.B. – Grip Your Body
17) Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf – My World Premiere
18) Lil Vicious – Nika
19) Roddy Rod – Beat 01
20) Wu-Tang Clan – C.R.E.A.M.
21) Danny Brown – Head
22) B1 – Verbal Affairs
23) Blaq Poet – Poet Has Come
24) Dobie – B-Boy Anthem
25) Eslam Jawaad ft De La Soul – Rewind DJ
26) Marsha Ambrosius ft Little Brother – Sunshine
27) Notorious BIG – Who Shot Ya
28) Surreal – The Recipe
29) Brand Nubian – Allah U Akbar
30) Flako – Desert Ride
31) Jungle Brothers ft Q-Tip – On The Road Again (Remix)
32) People Under The Stairs – Out Da Club
33) The Roots – What They Do
34) A Tribe Called Quest – 8 Million Stories
35) Mobb Deep – Drop A Gem On Em
36) Mobb Deep – Shook One Pt II
37) Mobb Deep – Still Shinin’
38) Snowgoons – Real World
39) Tayree – 1, 2, 3, Sun
40) De La Soul – Afro Connections At Hi-Five
41) Nice & Smooth – Pump It Up
42) House Of Pain – Who’s The Man
43) Marley Marl & The Juice Crew – The Symphony
44) Ras G – Dwight’s Joint
45) Special Ed – I Got It Made
46) Five Deez – We Rock On
47) Damu The Fudgemunk – Fudgemunk Instro
48) Nas – Halftime
49) Nas – It Ain’t Hard To Tell

Below is the 2-part mix from last night’s Blazin’ 102.3 DITC set. The first hour was a by-request Southern set, shortened due to me being held up in traffic, and getting to the station late. The second hour was all West Coast. The end.

DJ A to the L
Diggin’ In The Crates, live on Blazin’ 102.3 (Part 1) (03/29/09)
Tracklist:
01) Shawnna ft Ludacris – Shake That Shit
02) Busta Rhymes – Gimme Some Mo
03) Lil Keke ft Paul Wall – Chunk Up The Deuce
04) Three 6 Mafia ft UGK – Sippin’ On Some Syrup
05) Jay-Z ft UGK – Big Pimpin’
06) Eightball & MJG – You Don’t want Drama
07) David Banner ft Lil Flip – Like A Pimp
08) Mike Jones ft Slim Thug & Paul Wall – Still Tippin’
09) Trick Daddy – Shut Up
10) Crime Mob – Knuck If You Buck
11) Ludacris – Pussy Poppin’
12) Youngbloodz ft Big Boi – 85

DJ A to the L
Diggin’ In The Crates, live on Blazin’ 102.3 (Part 2) (03/29/09)
Tracklist:
01) I Smooth 7 – Coolin’ In Da Ghetto
02) Dazzie Dee – Everybody Wants To Be A Gangsta
03) Domino – Ghetto Jam
04) Above The Law – Black Superman
05) Dr Dre – Been There, Done That
06) Dogg Pound – Let’s Play House
07) Dr Dre – East Coast / West Coast Killas
08) 2Pac – How Do U Want It
09) Dr Dre – Let Me Ride
10) Dr Dre – What’s The Difference
11) Westside Connection – Hoo Bangin’
12) Xzibit – Paparrazi
13) Dogg Pound – Big Pimpin’
14) 2Pac – Do 4 Love
15) Snoop Dogg ft Dr Dre – Just Dippin’
16) Yo Yo – IBWin’ Wit My Crew
17) Young MC – Principal’s Office
18) Dr Dre & Snoop Doggy Dogg – Deep Cover
19) Ice T – I Ain’t New Ta This
20) Snoop Doggy Dogg – Gin & Juice
21) NWA – Express Yourself
22) Snoop Doggy Dogg – What’s My Name
23) Da Eastsidaz – G’d Up
24) Skee-Lo – I Wish
25) LBC Crew – Summertime In The LBC
26) Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By
27) Dogg Pound – New York New York
28) Eazy-E – Real Compton City Gz
29) 2Pac – Toss It Up