So the Homie Brock Boogie sent me over this mix of his from years gone by. Super fresh mix of Canadian hip-hop he recorded back in the day. This totally brought me back to a time where life was a little less complicated and I was more concerned with girls, snowboarding, basketball and blunts...
Here's some info on Brock Boogie as well as the mix:
A veteran DJ of 17 years, Brock Boogie has been surrounded by music
since the day he was born. Brock's love for hip-hop started at the early
age of 6 with his first record purchase - LL Cool J, I Need A Beat. Fast
forward 26 years and his collection is now 5000+ records deep & his
knowledge of music is encyclopedic.
A staple in Toronto's party scene for the past 15 years, Brock Boogie's
sets combine battle-tested turntablist skills with deep crates,
flawlessly moving from one genre to another (usually funk, soul,
brasilian, afro, boogie & classic hip-hop).
Brock also keeps busy in the studio, consistantly brewing up fresh
remixes for his live sets.
~ About the mix - Up North Trip! ~
UP NORTH TRIP!, features 90's Canadian hip-hop tracks hand-picked from
Brock Boogie's collection.
"I had a lot of fun pulling these records & doing this mix. Each of
these tracks had heavy rotation in my walkman when I was a teenager,
growing up in Toronto."
The mix itself is also a throwback to how mix-tapes were done in the
90's: No crazy post-production or multi-track mixing going on here. This
mix was done the old-school way with vinyl, a sampler (for ID hits) and
two turntables...all done in one-take!
To peep the mix or download it HERE
Fresh, fresh blog you've got going on here!
ReplyDeleteCopped this mix earlier and it's been on repeat since! Hands down the best Canuck rap mix I've ever heard!!! Does this cat ever play in Vancouver or Seattle?
Can't wait to DL the rest of your mixes!