Sunday, January 25, 2009

Heavy Rotation Part IV

So for part IV of heavy rotation, I thought i'd give you guys a treat. Not that the other tracks have been weak, but this is an extra special HR.
DJ Jaguar Skills put together what may be the craziest thing i've heard in quite some time. 800 tracks, played over 48 minutes, in essentially chronological order charting the rise of Hip Hop from one-time fad to the worlds most dominating form of music, language, dress sense etc.
Beginning with the Fatback Band, and their track King Tim III (unbeknownst to most laymen of Hip Hop, this is widely believed to be the first Hip Hop track ever pressed to wax, 2 years before Melle Mel came through with The Message, but that's really another story for another post) you only get 6 seconds of King Tim before we're onto the next one. And then the next one. And then the next one. And so on, through 797 banging tracks. Don't worry if you're not feeling the current selection, as you only have to wait 6 seconds for a new beat.
But seriously, this is an awesome accomplishment, and well worth listening to, as it gives you a great feel for how the sound of hip hop has changed since those days way back when.

For those interested, track list can be found here
Grab that Bad Boy right here
Props to Jaguar Skills, obviously.
Peace.

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