A Brooklyn Life

Sorry for the delay, but I was unable to upload a mix before leaving Brooklyn. Crafty, La Penguina and I are off to visit grandparents in Washington D.C. for the holidays.

If you’ve followed ABL:Radio for some time, you’d know that we occasionally veer off into hip-hop land. This week we have a mix by Dion Corbett who previously did the "Environ Environment," mix as DJ Spankie Hazard. For this mix he adopted the alias Dr.Rock’n'Shock. Dion describes his effort as "an exploration of humor in music."

What you will find on this episode is one hour and eighteen minutes chock full of outstanding hip-hop classics from throughout the 80s and 90s with tracks from Kool Kieth, Jeru The Damaja, Grand Mixer D.S.T. and much, much more. Enjoy!

1. The value of humour
2. Magic – D.L.B. The Microphone Wizard (Enjoy ‘87)
3. Slide We Fly – Kool Kieth & Noddin’ Nodders (Funky Ass ‘96)
4. Space Jam – Future Beat Alliance (Emoticon ‘01) PLUS Put that Record Back On – Just-Ice (Fresh ‘87)
5. Ya Playin’ Yaself – Jeru The Damaja (Payday ‘96)
6. The Grand Mixer Cuts It Up – Grand Mixer D.St & The Infinity Rappers (Celluloid ‘82)
7. A gay, bubbly and bouncy B Boy Document ‘99 (Inst.) – The High & Mighty (Rawkus ‘99)
8. Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold – The Cold Crush Brothers (Profile ‘84)
9. The Magnificent – Kenny "Dope" (Nu Groove ‘90)
10. Rap Your Own Roxanne – Dr. J. Kool (Compleat ‘85)
11. Slight of hand
12. I Pioneered This (Hip Hop Mix) – M.C. Shan (Cold Chillin’ ‘88)
13. I Personified This – M.C. Shan & Pharoahe Monch (Blindside ‘00)
14. The sheer sportive joy of perceiving music
15. Cold Crush: It’s Us – The Cold Crush Brothers (Profile ‘84)
16. Tryin’ To Get Over (Inst.) – D Train (Prelude ‘82)
17. Sobb Story – Leaders of The New School (Electra ‘91)
18. More Funkey Word (Towa Tei Remix) – SDP (Old Skool ‘99)
19. Word Check Seyo – SDP (Old Skool ‘98)
20. Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul) – DJ Shadow (Mowax ‘97)
21. 116 BPM – Jive Rhythm Trax (Jive ‘82)
22. Rhythm Is The Master (Dub) – DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip (Mercury ‘89)
23. Makin’ A Living – Kenny "Dope"  (Nu Groove ‘90)
24. Sounds of the Safari (Remix) – Jungle Brothers (Idlers ‘87)
25. Every Way But Loose (Larry Levan Remix) – Plunky & The Oneness of Juju (Sutra ‘82)
26. U Gots To Chill (DRRNS Shake-and-Bake Re-lay) – EPMD & The Herbaliser
27. Mario Dug Dig – DJ Rob & Curtis Hoard
28. Did You Laugh?

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