Description: My idea for this hip hop mix was to start with 2Pac, end with Biggie, have J Dilla in the middle (and as many Dilla produced tracks as I could-- somewhat of a tribute) and to fill the in-between with ...

Description: A soundtrack for late-night contemplation. No lyrics (the only ones are by-products from the samples used). There's not a lot of "slick" production here. You WILL find intricate, full, precise, slo ...

Description: Don't be fooled by the word 'funk' in the title! This is not a funk music mixtape. It's something better. Or a lot worse! It's something to pass the time and supplement gameboy tetris when nature ...

Description: NOTE: Last week I lost a significant chunk of my story, which took all the wind out of my sails. In order to at least get my mix up, you'll notice that halfway through the mix/story, my descriptions ...

Description: Man, I wish the summer was just a LITTLE BIT longer. But alas, it's time to strap on the corduroy backpack (what?) and hold tight the Gummy Bear Lunch Box (what?!?!?). Get back in class. I don't ca ...

Description: Athletes always need to be in the spotlight it seems-- at least certain athletes. I honestly can't believe how some of these songs got made in the first place, or who said "yes, this is tight... we n ...

Description: This mix begins with an emotional reading from an artist's mother about the passing of HER mother... and takes us to the final song which ends with a speech, offering a glimpse of hope and positivity ...

Description: During the 1992-93 school year I was in the 8th grade. I carried my yellow walkman to school with me. I listened to hip hop. This mix takes it back to what I was listening to in the hallways, the c ...

Description: I'm not into Halloween, but since this occurred a couple years ago during this time, I thought I'd pass the story along. In 2004 Halloween fell on a weekend...

(it begins with the ending ...

Description: I've taken some fresh songs that I like (from Gentle Giant, Hubert Laws, etc) and paired them up with a hip hop track where the producer has utilized some portion of that particular song. Someone els ...

Description: Mixtape Contest XIII: Mixtape Potpourri II...

Upon entering the forbidden temple, I realized I only had lint in my pockets.

That's all I wanted to come up with...

Description: For the most part with this mix I'm continuing to represent the underrepresented genre of hip hop on this site (aside, of course, from the periodic RJD2, DJ Shadow, and Deltron tracks that pop up-- an ...

Description: ...and in this vision of fire, the bwoy from the eastern hills grows into a sound clash jammerator, displacing haters and samfi men. looking to the sky and singing songs of corn flakes and raisin bra ...

Description: When I stay up too late participating in musical activities, I get hungry. And not just regular hungry... I mean hongry. This is what happened the last time I made a mix while hongry.

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Description: I attended high school from 1993-1997. There were some classic hip hop albums that came out during that time. This mix, however, is NOT a listing of classic songs off those albums. Some songs here ...

Description: In 1998, I took a trip (along with my college basketball team) to France, Italy and Monaco for 11 days to play local club teams and to sight see. Being a fan of hip hop, but having only minimal expos ...

Description: This is a mix for my friend Qualca.
"Transporting ions across a living membrane"...

Many moons ago, my family and I migrated from the great sands east of the Nairau River. We trave ...

Description: This is my Fake-out Mix Contest 8 mix. It's my early AM, still dark out driving in the car or riding the bus mix. For whatever reason, I think music sounds the best when it's dark out -- maybe there ...

Description: late pass.

Description: 1990 to 97... suckas.

i'm not one to sit around sighing about how 'hip hop isn't what it used to be" but man, these years produced some GEMS; records that could never get made today (samp ...