What up Fam... in 2001(pre-Serato) I recorded this mixtape (really a tape!) in honor of my sister Adeline, using records I figured she'd dig (thanks for put'n me up on Tribe when we were kids!). It's a trip looking back at old mixes... I can hear how fun this was to make. It's got an ORIGINAL Goapele track we recorded in Dj Fuze/Namane's basement closet that was also my first time behind the boards mixing her vocals, also what we usta call "remixes" mixed live that are now 'mashups' or 'blends,' and a grip of dynamite soul and rappity rap that has stood the test of time. Yowza!
All told, it was a good project that never saw a whole lot of daylight. If you like it, please share it and spread love. Thanks!
Download it here.
Tracklist:
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Angie Stone - Keep Your feat. Guru (R.I.P.)
Pharoah Monch - The Light
Jill Scott - Love Rain (WilieMaze Re-Work)
N'dea Davenport - Sweet Misery
Talib Kweli - I'm On My Way
Musiq - Sunny (Just Friends)
Outkast - Ms. Jackson
Dj Quik - Well
Whitney Houston - Fine
De La Soul - All Good? feat. Chaka Kahn
Angie Stone Everyday (WillieMaze Remix)
Common - Funky For You
Raekwon - Ghetto Goapele - Low Down (WillieMaze Exclusive)
Lenny Kravitz - I Belong To You
Zion I - Venus
Toshi Kubota - Nothing But Your Love
Wycleff Jean feat. Mary J. Blige - 911
Bilal - Soul Sister
ps. Wish I still had the tape jacket! If you got one, please holler.
What up Fam, daylight savings is upon us, and I'll spare you any "fall back" wordplay. Kasha told me I have an "extra hour" today, so I thought I'd share some music. The first song that came to mind was something I have only on vinyl, so i figured I'd keep it that way throughout. Selections are also pretty autobiographical, songs that made me want to DJ in one way or another. One Take Willie aka Willie Maze lightweight mixed it in a stream of conciousness... this is what it sounds like.
TrackList: 1. Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Abide With Me When I'm dead and in a box, I wanna hear this.
2. E-40 - Earl... That's Your Life Earl is totally at home at this tempo. Styling super hard. "Yeah, Too $hort, bust adlibs on my shit... " Classic. Besides, how many rappers gonna tell you their gov't name?
3. Just Ice - Going Way Back
4. Aretha Franklin - Baby I Love You My girl was listening whilst I was recording. (Aww...)
5. Planet Asia - Moonlight Melodic Rush Audible hunger in this mans verses was amazing at this stage.
6. Mistah F.A.B. - If "IF" Was A Fifth F.A.B. tells us about the future and makes some good points about the past too... and about Trina's ass.
7. Jr. Walker & The All-Stars - Cleo's Mood This is my pops copy of this record, the pops and scratches tell you how well loved it was in our house.
8. Joseph Malik - Take It All In and Check It All Out Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition record pool rando record. I instantly liked it, didn't go to the dollar bin at amoeba.
9. Goapele - Higher (Closer Amp Live Remix) Amp Live's production brings a more than worthy tangent to Closer. King Britt made a dope Closer remix that I also felt coulda seen a lot more daylight.
10. Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Everyday People Another one of my pops records, love this track cuz it sounds like they coulda been playing this song for hours and decided to start recording. The song fades in and out... so they just may have kept on playing it. I'd love to get my hands on the entire session...
11. Volume 10 - Pistol Grip Pump (UK Jazz Remix) The original version is so classic, I rarely play it out anymore, but UK Jazz Mix? That goes too!
12. Dj Lengua - Pacheco's Cumbia Squares (Remix) This track gets me everytime, this is what I like to call PsyCumbia. Mexican space funk also works. Dj Lengua says Unicornio Records has more projects coming soon, new Dj Lengua and a kid called Chicano Batman. Get familiar.
13. Jay Dee - Fuck The Police Needed to play this since I got harassed earlier this week. Apparently "am I under arrest" sounds like "stand me next to the other brown men in a lineup while someone in a car looks us over" to a cop. Yeah, fuck 'em.
14. Grand Master Caz and Chris Stein - Wild Style Subway Rap 2 The talking in the background makes me laugh. I needed some good advice after the FTP moment.
15. Havana - Tangled Matthew Africa bought this for me in the dollar bin at Amoeba, Nicolay production Havana sounds great over. Figured if it was that important... Matthew has his reasons.
16. Masta Ace Incorporated- The Phat Kat Ride (I.N.C. Ride Remix) Sounds like this Sunday, sun's just breaking. Can't beat it for the Left Eye reference.
17. Otis Redding - Groove Me Been listening to this song my whole life, just now hitting me that this song reminds me of the love of my life right now! Awesome!
18. The Roots - Long Time feat. Peedi Peedi & Bunny Sigler This 19. Joan Jett - Crimson and Clover The first minute or so of this cover goes, then it gets dated real fast...
20. Mic Geronimo - Masta I.C. One of the first records I ever mixed on two turntables. Last I saw the Masta I.C. he was on MTV as a former rapper talking about his relationship with his lady... whatever, this is dope!
21. E-Rule - Listen Up I saw this record, and thought about how I've seen it used as crate cred (Synopsis is the A side) but I think Listen Up is played not nearly enough. E sounds like he could rap forever. The song is waaaay long.
22. O.C. - Word Life (Les Nubianes remix) Is it safe to start playing this again? Nah, I think not. It became hella cliche to the headwraps and Common hat dudes back in the day... still dope tho.
Big up the Fams Dmadness and Dj Zita who are having me guest with the homie Dj Vna at Golden their monthly SF throwdown at Lazlo in the Mission. D asked me a for a mix to "give the people a taste" so here goes... I'm tryna give you that G-G-Golden feeling in less than 15 minutes... to do that, I took various flavors from Shuggie Otis to The Jacka, trew'm in a pot and mixed for about 14 minutes... In one take, it came out sounding like this: Willie Maze - G-G-Golden
Tracklist: 1. Timbaland feat. Drake - Say Something 2. Goapele - Milk and Honey (Sake One Re-Fix) 3. Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information 4. Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away 5. Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It 6. Spank Pops - Beautiful Noise 7. Jacka - Glamourous Lifestyle
Download it here. See yall the November 21st @ Lazlo in La Mission SFC!
The NY family DJ ELEVEN and DJ mOma (Most Outstanding Magnificent African) have been putting out dope mixes every month to let yall know what time it is... SPECIAL DELIVERY, get it? (I think mOma's really into G-Dep or somethin.') Shits are great. You can get SD 1, 2 on Eleven's website (and hella other dope mixes) if you are in the area it's a MUST.
Special Delivery APT - 419 W. 13th Street btwn 9th Avenue & Washingon, NYC with DJ Eleven & DJ mOma 10PM-4AM, $10, email APTdelivery@gmail.com for the free before midnite list. Grab the brand new mix at http://www.divshare.com/download/7287130-5bc SIDE A - MIXED BY DJ ELEVEN 01. Won't Trade (Hedspin Edit) - Q-Tip 02. Good Life (Horny Horn Mix) - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth 03. Let's Talk About Sex (Super Crispy) - Salt 'N' Pepa 04. I Need Your Lovin' - Cover Girls 05. Starchild - Level 42 06. Weekend ft. Chris Wiltshire - Class Action 07. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - DCUP 08. Party Lights (Morsy Mix) - Gap Band 09. Dance Our Way - DJ Eleven 10. Walkin' on the Moon feat. Kanye West (UMYO Remix) - The Dream 11. When I Think Of You (Eleven Rough Turf Remix) - Janet Jackson 12. Kiss You Back - Digital Underground 13. Bust Your Windows (DJ Eleven Remix) - Jazmine Sullivan
SIDE B - MIXED BY DJ MOMA 14. Regulate feat Yahzarah - Camp Lo 15. Squeeze Me (A Skillz Remix) - Kraak & Smaak 16. Superstylin' - Groove Armada 17. Everyone Nose (Douster Remix) - N.E.R.D. 18. Pro Nails (Rusko Remix) - Kid Sister 19. Boyz - Dub & Run 20. Int'l Players Anthem (mOma dubfix) - UGK 21. Gangsta Party feat. Bun B & 8 Ball (edit) - Yo Gotti 22. Poppin' Tags feat Twista (edit) - Jay-Z 23. So Sexy feat R.Kelly - Twista 24. I'm Fine feat Young Buck - Colin Munroe 25. Punch Drunk Love feat Kanye West - Common
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