Strictly Beats: King Born Allah - (E-Rule) - Listen Up

Everybody and their mother has sampled Roy Ayer's classic song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" but King Born Allah came correct with this reindition for E-Rule's song "Listen Up".

Wah wah guitars, keys and piano accentuate the loop over the perfect drum track for the song.

Listen Up

Earwax

A 2007 "jungle" type track according to Shockwave. Mysterio dug into some dusty crates for the wild sample which he filled in with filtered pianos and chopped up drums.

Listen

Track #31

From 2000. About a decade ago. Simple drum pattern with creepy samples mark Mysterio's somber period. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Track #31

Manchild Meditation - Instrumental

Mysterio crafted this instrumental back in 1993 for the one known as MJB.

Manchild

Strictly Beats: Top Quality - Magnum Opus

I remember hearing this track back when I was living in the White Plains area and heard the cat was from around the way. He ended up working with PMD but who knows who produced this track. Anyhow it is just a loop from Roy Ayer's song "Step Into Our Life" but it is just infectious.

Magnum Opus

Strictly Beats: Rockwilde - Da Rockwilder (Red & Meth)

Wow!  This track is just pure gasoline infused fire.  I love Redman and Method Man's debut album and this track stands out above the rest for me.  With the wild sounding intro and into the simple yet effective drum track I am hooked.  Then it gets even better when the moog comes in.  Love it.

Da Rockwilder

Palms - The Video

The Video

Palms

Mysterio's little blues rock jam diddy.

Palms

Shatterdays -The Video

The Video

Shatterdays

It is Saturday night... what are you doing? A little track that Mysterio created for the dance floor.

Dance

Artifacts - Art of Fact (Krylon Mix) - The Video

The Video

Artifacts - Art of Fact (Krylon Mix) - Instrumental

Instrumental

Artifacts - Art of Fact (Krylon Mix)

Mysterio met up with Tame One and El Da Sensei on wax in the lab to come up with this reindition of their classic song "Art of Fact". The Krylon Remix was put into effect with new cuts on the chorus provided by Mysterio. The result is an uptempo track with a midnight flavor - perfect for writing graf during the late midnight hours.

Artifacts - Art of Fact (Krylon Mix)

Wu-Tang Clan - NYC Kids (Digital Remix)

Mysterio mixed it up on this cut with a few different members from Wu-Tang Clan dropping some deadly verses.  Dark pianos and deep bass fit the broken drum track like a glove as sound effects and cuts provided by Mysterio enhance the soundstream.

Wu-Tang Clan - NYC Kids (Digital Remix)

Wu-Tang Clan - NYC Kids (Digital Instrumental)

Instrumental

Wu-Tang Clan - NYC Kids (Digital Remix) - The Video

The Video

Gents

A 2008 rough draft which Mysterio says he is currently working on bringing this grimy track to its full potential in 2010 or 2011.

Gentle

Mysterio's Picks: Shout Outs

One thing that is missing from hip hop nowadays, besides liner notes, is the Shout Out track. Just like the prerequisite love jam back in the late 80's and early 90's this type of song is sorely missed - at least for me.

The songs I grouped together range from the years 1989 through 2009 - so obviously I am not the only one who likes these kind of "songs".

Sadat X rounds up the end of it with his "I Can't Forget... (Outro)" from his 2009 album. Other artists giving props include Biz Markie, Ice T, Yo Yo, CMW, Guru, Apathy, K-Otix, MF Doom, Beastie Boys, Diamond Shell, etc.

Most of the artists used some really smoothed out tracks to pay tribute to their fellow hip hop comrades. Anyhow - enough babbling - I'd just like to give a shout out to anyone checking this out.

Peace - I'm Audi 5000.

SHOUT OUTS!

Strictly Beats: J-Zone - Sleazy Listening

J-Zone pimped out this plush porn track for his album "A Job Ain't Nothin' But Work". Around this time he had a DVD which he sent out with the project. It had him in his basement discussing production, showing off his cassettes and basketball skills. One of the most interesting behind the scenes view of hip hop straight out of his Grandma's basement.

Sleazy Listening

Kool G Rap & Nas - Fast Life (Cashflow Remix) - The VIdeo

The Video

Kool G Rap & Nas - Fast Life (Cashflow Remix Instrumental)

Instrumental

Kool G Rap & Nas - Fast Life (Cashflow Remix)

Mixing up the group Taste, Deodato, Genesis and Savoy Brown with his own instruments Mysterio developed this soundscape for Kool G and Nas to spit their classic verses from the song "Fast Life".  What resulted is a darker and a bit more intense version as Mysterio enhances their lines with cuts and sound effects.

Kool G Rap & Nas - Fast Life (Cashflow Remix)

Spaced Tonga (Bass Mix)

The Bass Mix

Iron Clones (Deconstructed)

The deconstructed version of Iron Clones. Hence... no percussion.

Iron Clones (Deconstructed)

12 Notes - The Video

The Video

2 Notes (Version of 12) - The Video

The Video

Strictly Beats: Diamond - Streets Of The Ghetto (Instrumental)

This is one album I always felt that was heavily slept on. Hell, I think Ed O.G. has heavily been slept on.

Anyhow this instrumental by Diamond (he dropped the "D" during this time) was one of my favorites and still is. He took a sample from the man Les McCann and ran with it as well as Ed did with his incredible story telling lyrics predating "The Wire" where he became Avon Barksdale on record. Anyhow - this is just strictly beats....

Streets of the Ghetto (Instrumental)