Artist	Song
run dmc	peter piper
ugly duckling	lay it on ya
whistle	just buggin'
dead prez	hip hop
de la soul + redman	ooh
busta rhymes	what it is right now
jurassic 5	jayou
ozomatli	cut chemist suite
snoop and dre	nuthin' but a g thang
whodini	freaks come out at night
dj epic	robocop (edit)
gang starr	just to get a rep
young mc	bust a move
blackalicious	alphabet aerobics
ugly duckling	i did it like this
mc paul barman	i'm fricking awesome
quannum	concentration
wee papa girls	wee rule
a tribe called quest	what
de la soul	freedom of speech (3 minute rule)
stetsasonic	bust that groove
grand buffet	real cool

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mix made for my oldest and best friend jay, who lives far away on the west coast these days and just became a father a while ago (scary). i love that guy but his musical tastes are a bit underdeveloped. in general, he thinks most rap is "too violent" and isn't adventurous enough to give groups like cannibal ox or aesop rock a chance. i remember him getting a bit irritated with me when we were kids because i'd talk him into buying stuff like the first ultramagnetic mc's record when i couldn't scrape up the cash for it. no sir, not very curious about what's out there. i therefore had to stick to the obvious stuff i know he'd relate to while sneaking in some old skool gems that might take him back (especially "robocop" - he always was a sucker for that cheesy vocoder shit). he flipped over the j5 release i sent him a while ago, so i included some stuff along those lines for his commute to work. the young mc track makes me retch, but i know he'll be happy to hear it again. what can i say? hopefully some of it'll get his head bobbing. cover courtesy of dojo magazine.

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