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Monday, October 31, 2011
Ghostface - Run (Digital Remix)
Mysterio incorporated the movie "Heat" to match up with the classic verses from Ghost's song and layered multiple instruments over a crunchy drum track to compliment the intensity.
Ghostface - Run (Digital Remix)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Strictly Beats: CMW - Growin' Up In The Hood (Funky Piano Remix) (Instrumental)
Sampling Joe Simon's "Theme for Cleopatra Jones" set the mood for this excellent song by CMW but what really gets me on this funky piano remix is the piano. Incredible stuff just like the Three Times Dope "Funky Dividends" (Extended Piano Mix).
Growin' Up In The Hood (Funky Piano Remix) (Instrumental)
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Strictly Beats: DJ Premier - Now You're Mine (Instrumental)
Recently I was listening to this song and I could not help but rewind, replay, rewind and replay again and again. So simple yet so intoxicating. Another testament to Primo's credo that less is always more.
Now You're Mine (Instrumental)
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Strictly Beats: People Under The Stairs - San Francisco Knights
The instrumental for the song by P.U.T.S. delivers a nostalgia vibe to a city I have visited but never lived in but wish I had. The original source material has been covered numerous times so the fact they used the sample doesn't bother me at all because they deliver the concept extremely well with their lyrics and effective and complimentary drum kit.
San Francisco Knights
Monday, October 24, 2011
Strictly Beats: Diamond D - A Day In The Life
This track produced Diamond, before he dropped the "D", is one of my favorites. His other solo albums were crap in comparison to his debut sample filled masterpiece. This is one instrumental cut I played over and over on the 12" record it was released on.
A Day In The Life
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Strictly Beats: Madvillain - Money Folder
Another classic instrumental from one of my favorite sample filled albums of the decade of the 2000's.
Money Folder
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Strictly Beats: Doug E. Fresh - Keep Rising To The Top (Instrumental)
One of the reasons I got into production. Will always love this track. Keni Burke provided the original sample but Doug AND the Bomb Squad took it straight to my ears and heart. Classic.
Keep Rising To The Top (Instrumental)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix)
Mysterio took out one emcee from the equation but inserted himself into the mix keeping up with the 4,3,2,1 vibe. What results is a darker mix filled with creeping analog sounds over a crunchy break beat and 808 kick.
Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix)
Strictly Beats: Downtown Science - Radioactive (Instrumental)
I loved, loved, loved and still love this album. Sam Sever was on his way to being an incredible producer in my eyes and then he disappeared along with his partner in rhyme Bosco Money. Anyhow - the instrumentals live on and they live on well.
Radioactive (Instrumental)
Strictly Beats: Madlib - J's Day Theme 3 (Support)
A tribute instrumental. One of the dozens and dozens of beats that Madlib puts out every month. A lot can be hit or miss or just completely standard. This one is a hit to my ears.
J's Day Theme 3
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Strictly Beats: DJ Premier - Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers (Instrumental)
Primo sampled The Young Holt Trio for this classic cut. It makes me think that a lot of these producers usually just sampled the intros to songs for years but it doesn't matter. Digging in the crates and finding gems like these is what all boils down to.
Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers (Instrumental)
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Strictly Beats: Run DMC - You Be Illin' (Instrumental)
Another favorite of mine from back in the day. Definitely one of "THE" beats that got me wanting to be a producer.
You Be Illin' (Instrumental)
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Strictly Beats: Godfather Don (For Ultramagnetic MC'S) - Raise It Up (Instrumental)
One of my favorite cuts off of this album. I liked Godfather Don on his debut album "Hazardous" and liked him on here. Then over the past few years I caught up on all the stuff he had dropped in the late 90's and early 00's that I had slept on. A very solid beat maker who never got the real props he deserved. Anyhow here is one of his many great instrumental tracks.
Raise It Up (Instrumental)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Strictly Beats: ELP for Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy
Along with "I Phantom" this is the other favorite beat, of mine, that ELP created for Cannibal Ox. Just some wild, raw shit here.
Iron Galaxy
Mysterio's Picks: The Beef Selection
Where would hip hop be without a little beef? The energy inspired by diss tracks is insurmountable. A deep cut getting under another emcees skin is especially good when it is fit with a well seasoned beat. These tracks were selected by Mysterio and served up on a dish that is best served cold.
Beef - It's What's For Dinner!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Strictly Beats: Black Sheep - Strobelite Honey
Another solid production from the Black Sheep's debut album. A smooth cut which I mixed back in the day - rotating the two records back and forth. That is when DJ's bought vinyl and always bought two copies.
Strobelite Honey
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Strictly Beats: 45 King - Blue Street
The original crate digger whipped up a smooth track here from back in the day. Definitely a pioneer in hip hop beat making.
Blue Street
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Strictly Beats: J-Dilla - Anti-American Graffitti
Jay Dee flipped "Family Tree" by Tin Tin and got me hooked. Whether listening to Doom rip it or just listening to the lovely instrumental I can never get enough. Impeccable material right here.
Anti-American Graffitti
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Plus Minus (Instrumental)
The instrumental created by Mysterio for a song by Kwote and Cise off of Universal Sounds "Time-Space Continuum" album back in 2001.
Plus Minus (Instrumental)
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Strictly Beats: Buckwild - Miss Those Days (Instrumental)
I wonder how true it is that Celph Titled just rapped over some dusty Buckwild beats made back in the mid 90's. Either way - it doesn't matter when they were made as this is an excellent example of the dope production found on their team-up album.
Miss Those Days (Instrumental)
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