Old School Hip Hop Mixtape - Anti Drug, Pro Education, Crack Rap - Parental Advice

Related to Elements: Crate Digging, DJ, Old School, Parental Advisory, Dope, Conscious Hip Hop

Since I started digging in the crates for Hip Hop many moons ago, I have always had a special place for Old School Hip Hop.  It was one of the only eras that focused on the innocence of just having fun and one of the only times when it was "cool" to rap about making positive changes in the community.  Sure, there was a cheesiness factor to Old School Hip Hop, but they somehow managed to make it appropriately fresh for the time.  

Back then everyone said Hip Hop was a fad and it wasn't meant to last, and on top of everything, they said it was foul and a bad influence on urban youth.  Back then, just about everyone tried their hand at rapping, even non Hip Hop musicians, or little kids, or even preachers got their rap on.  Before rapping was exclusively a career for rappers, the market was literally flooded with rap records, a lot of it was frankly wack and forgettable and it gave ammo to the naysayers.  But also during that time a lot of rare underground Old School Hip Hop boasting of positive messages, anti-drug lyrics, anti-gang\anti-crime, and pro-eduction rap songs were released that actually sounded just as good as the typical rap being dropped in the 80s.  This mini-movement was pre conscious style Hip Hop that helped pave the way for the upcoming and more memorable conscious movement.

This compartmentalized music (sometimes called crack rap)  was something kids could even play for their parents to prove them wrong if they said it was all negatively influential music on the youth culture.  Some of this music was produced with top notch techniques, scratching, and qualified street spitters, and the good stuff is no less important than the "bang, bang", "shoot em up" music that followed in the late 80s.

Finally, after years of crate digging for rare early crack rap and anti-drug rap, I have accumulated enough 12" singles in this category to put it all on a mixtape for fans of early Hip Hop culture.  

Please spread the news of this mix to all who will appreciate the fun-loving, wholesome, feel-good throwback feeling contained in this mixtape.

DOWNLOAD... or Play the mixtape, and get more information about it HERE.  (including a collectively compiled track listing of this mix)

ALSO... DISCUSS this early Moral Based Positive Rap at our new crate digging forum, the Cratedigging Co-Op.  Please join and build with us!

Enjoy, and comments and feedback is always welcome!

r

 

Cut Chemist Mixtapes! Free Official Downloads!

Related to Elements: Underground Hip Hop, Crate Digging, Mixtape

Speaking of Record Hoarders, Cut Chemist not only hoards an insane collection of wax, he also mixes them and serves them up for free on his Sound Cloud account! Here are his two latest short n' sweet mixes, Hip Hop Lives and Disco is Dead. As you might expect, these are not only diverse mixes but they surprisingly have a few recognizable hits too. But, just like Levar Burton always says on Reading Rainbow, "You don't have to take my word for it!" Listen and hear it for yourself!

Latest tracks by Cut Chemist

Confessions of a Beat Junkies Junkie

Related to Elements: Underground Hip Hop, Crate Digging, Mixtape

For those that don't know the Beat Junkies, it's time to wake up and smell some of the nicest mixtapes in the mixtape game. J-Rocc, the 'funky president' of the Beat Junkies has been named "the worlds best DJ" by several sources, one of which is www.Turntablelab.com out of NYC. I agree with that assessment, he really is the worlds best DJ. Besides that distinction, he has the honor of enlisting, firing, touring with, and collaborating with other Beat Junkies in his crew. Current members Rhettmatic, Babu, Melo-D, DJ What?!, Mr. Choc, and Shortkut each have their own distinct skill-set they bring to the (turn)table. Besides turntable composition, these trueschoolers have been blowing up DMC competitions, dropping countless mixtapes, individual productions for crews, remixes... you name it, this crew did it.

I have been trying to keep up with their countless CD mixtapes, but lets face it, they drop so much so often, I can't possibly collect the whole discography of unofficial releases. But so help me God, I will try!

World Famous Beat Junkies vol 1 Babu

World Famous Beat Junkiesvol 1 Babu (w/ bonus disc)

World Famous Beat Junkiesvol 2 Rhettmatic

World Famous Beat Junkiesvol 3 Melo D

Babu: Duck Season vol 1

Babu: Duck Season vol 2

Babu: feat Rakka Expansion Team Soundsystem 1

Babu: feat Rakka Expansion Team Soundsystem 2

Curse: Real Classic Material

Classic Material

Flashin' to the Beat Junkies

Icy Ice: Soul Elevation Mixtape

Icy Ice:KDAY Classic Mix

Melo D: KDAY Vol.1

Melo D: Classic Material

Melo D: Classic Material Alternate Mix

Melo D: Scion CD Sampler

Melo D: The AM Workshop

Melo D: Live at the Root Down

Melo D: Turnfable

Rhettmatic: Live at the Root Down

Rhettmatic: The Wedding Mixer

Rhettmatic: Exclusive Collection

Rhettmatic and Shortkut: On the Road Again

Rhettmatic and Key Kool-Kozmonautz

Shortkut: Bashment Vibes

Shortkut: Blunted with a Beat Junkie

Shortkut: Kuts Foundation

D-Styles: Phantazmagorea

D-Styles and DJ Flare: Pharoahs of Funk

What?: Dancehall Session Mix 2

What?: Dancehall Session Mix 3

J-Rocc: Cooking Ingredients

J-Rocc: James Brown and Friends

J-Rocc: James Brown and Friends 2

J-Rocc: Walkman Rotation

J-Rocc: Syndromes Remix

J-Rocc: Syndromes Remix 2

J-Rocc: The Sex Machine Today

J-Rocc: The Sex Machine Today (reissue)

J-Rocc: Now that’s what I call Hip Hop vol 1

J-Rocc: Now that’s what I call Hip Hop vol 2

J-Rocc: Now that’s what I call Hip Hop vol 3

J-Rocc: Tasters Choice Disc 1

J-Rocc: Tasters Choice Disc 2

J-Rocc: Tasters Choice Disc 3

J-Rocc: Tasters Choice Disc 5

J-Rocc: Thank You Dilla V. 1

J-Rocc: Thank You Dilla V. 2

J-Rocc: Yo 45 Raps Vol 2

That's what I've managed to collect so far, but as you can see there are holes that need to be filled in. That's where I hope you come in.

Fellow Beat Junkie Fans: Please share your knowledge and mention on this thread any missing mixtapes dropped by the Beat Junkies, so I and other Beat Junkie Fans can have a more complete discography of their collective work. Thanks in advance!

Got Tapes? Soul Condor's Tape Hoard

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Related to Elements: Underground Hip Hop, Golden Age, Old School, Crate Digging, Rap, Record Label, Mixtape

The only time the word "hoard" is a good thing, is when it's done with class by passionate music collectors. Fellow cratedigger and Diggers With Gratitude staple Soul Condor knows rap tapes. Unlike a lot of cats like myself who regrettably abandoned 'the other vintage analog format', he's got an ever-growing collection of classic mixtapes and original Golden Age and Old School cassettes.

Frankly, I don't really need to say more then that. This is one of those posts where I can sit back and let the pictures do the talking for me.

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