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The final episode of The Foundation's tribute to 50 years of hip-hop. Mix no. 52 for 2023.

Rap and samples from 2021. Sheesh.

Part 2 of tracks and samples from the year that none of us will ever forget.

Part 1 of tracks and samples from the year that none of us will ever forget. Way too much music to fit in to one hour.

Moving on to 2016 this week on The Foundation. A good chunk of Mach-Hommy tracks spun considering the 2016 release of H.B.O.

All rap and samples from 2006. You get the idea.

We're taking it to 2010 on The Foundation. Lots of Roc Marciano. The turning point.

All those fantastic tracks from 2004 and those fantastic samples.

Listen to 04.30.17 (SPRING SAMPLES) to see where I'm coming from with this. Soundtrack: 1. Steppin Into Tomorrow (Remix) 2. Passin Me By 3. Clones 4. Verses From the Abstract 5. Nothin Move But the Money 6. Lovesick 7. What Really Goes On 8. Freestyle 9. Blind Threats 10. Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag (Remix) 11. Fantastic Vol. 2 (Intro) 12. Pease Porridge 13. L.U.O. Flip 14. Real Music vs. Bullshit 15. Love (Is a Thing of the Past) 16. On a Mission 17. Montara

Starts off funky. Transitions to techno/house. From very new to old. Disclaimer: you might want to dance. Soundtrack: 1. Will Sessions & Amp Fiddler -Dance Girl / Chameleon 2. The Human Body - Bearings Straight (Pts. 1 and 2) 3. The Flying Lizards - Steam Away 4. Delroy Edwards - Can U Get With 5. Christian Rich - Tender Love 6. Mall Grab - Caught Slippin 7. Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Projections 8. Delroy Edwards - 4 Club Use Only 9. Kaitlin Aurelia Smith - I Will Make Room For You (Four Tet Remix) 10. Waajeed - Get Down 11. Moodyman - Come 2 Me 12. Andres - Pluck Away 13. Tom Trago - Use Me Again 14. The xx - A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)

Dibia$e. One of the LA beat scene's finest, in my opinion. Taking instrumental hip-hop in a whole other direction. Check the bandcamp page if you don't believe me (https://mrdibiase.bandcamp.com/music). Just a few of my favorites. Soundtrack: 1. B4ugo 2. put in work[79] 3. Electric Chords 4. Doowop 5. Da Beat 6. Ghostly 7. Say Word 8. Soon 9. They Act Brand New 10. Dreamscape 11. love we have[90] 12. grungeface[90] 13. u never give 14. Luv Suite 15. Good Vibration 16. Genie In The Sky 17. Supa Guilty 18. cornerpocket[90] 19. They Don't Move Me

All vinyl mix of 33 12" instrumentals from bygone years. Soundtrack: 1. Buckshout Lefonque - Breakfast At Denny's 2. D'Angelo - Lady (DJ Premier Remix) 3. Jamal - Fades 'Em All 4. Buckshout Lefonque - No Pain No Gain (Salaam Remi Remix) 5. Big L - Street Struck 6. The UN - Nothin Lesser 7. Jay-Z - A Million And One Questions 8. GZA - 4th Chamber 9. Nas - The World Is Yours 10. Nas - The World Is Yours (Q-Tip Remix) 11. De La Soul - Stakes Is High 12. De La Soul - Stakes Is High (Jay Dee Remix) 13. Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Get Money 14. OutKast - Southernplayalistickcadillacmuzik 15. Neek the Exotic - Rhyme Mania '99 16. M.O.P - Here Today, Gone Tomorrow 17. Leaders of the New School - Classic Material 18. Das Efx - Jussumen (Pete Rock Remix) 19. Black Moon - Who Got Da Props? 20. Cappadonna - '97 Mentality 21. Tha Alkaholiks - Daammn! (Buckwild Remix) 22. Tha Alkaholiks - Daammn! (Original Version) 23. Phat Kat - Microphone Master 24. Keith Murray - The Rhyme (Jay Dee Remix) 25. DJ Spinna - Who U Be? 26. InI - Fakin Jax (Rude Youth Remix) 27. Reflection Eternal - The Blast 28. Missin Linx - MIA 29. Rass Kass - H2O Proof 30. Jigmastas - Don't Get It Twisted 31. Camp Lo - Swing 32. Main Source - Just Hangin Out (Remix) 33. Buckshot Lefonque - Some Shit @ 78 BPMs

Quick BADBADNOTGOOD mix. If you're not familiar, the good folks at NPR can catch you up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap4DtvUu7Bk Soundtrack: 1. Based Is How You Feel Inside 2. Kaleidoscope 3. DOOM 4. Hedron 5. Salmonella 6. Improvised Jam 7. Fall In Love 8. Session (Rare Outtake) 9. In Your Eyes (Feat. Charlotte Day Wilson) 10. Differently, Still 11. Outro / Glasper

All Prodigy. Not much more to say. His music is perfectly described here: http://www.passionweiss.com/2017/06/20/rest-in-peace-prodigy/ and here: http://www.npr.org/2017/06/23/533878477/prodigy-and-the-america-that-raised-him . I'll never forget listening to "The Infamous" for the first time via headphones and being scared straight. All of my favorites right here. Soundtrack: 1. Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm 2. Mobb Deep - Drop A Gem on 'Em 3. Mobb Deep - Hell On Earth 4. Mobb Deep - What's Ya Poison? 5. The Alchemist - Hold You Down 6. LL Cool J - I Shot Ya 7. Pete Rock - The Game 8. Da Youngstas - Bloodshed & War 9. Mobb Deep - In the Long Run 10. Mobb Deep - Eye for an Eye (Original Version) 11. Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising 12. Mobb Deep - Up North Trip 13. Mobb Deep - G.O.D. Pt. III (Cookin' Soul Remix) 14. Mobb Deep - G.O.D. Pt. III (Mighty Mi Remix) 15. Mobb Deep - Modus Operandi 16. Mobb Deep - Put Em In Their Place 17. The Alchemist - Tick Tock 18. Mobb Deep - Give Up The Goods 19. Mobb Deep - Drink Away The Pain 20. Mobb Deep - Get It In Blood 21. Mobb Deep - The Infamous Prelude 22. Mobb Deep - Waterboarding 23. The Alchemist - Audio Collage Track 24. Prodigy & The Alchemist - Death Sentence 25. Prodigy - Legends 26. Domo Genesis - Till The Angels Come 27. Prodigy & The Alchemist - Give 'Em Hell 28. The Alchemist - How It Goes 29. Mobb Deep - Must Go Hard 30. Big Pun - Tres Leches (Triboro Trilogy) 31. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt. II 32. Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest (Remix) 33. Mobb Deep - Still Shinin' 34. Prodigy - H.N.I.C. 35. Mobb Deep - Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Freestyle (07.07.94)

Knxwledge is one of my favorite artists right now. Some of the rawest beats out there. His catalogue is nothing short of insane. There's the endless stream of beat tapes on bandcamp (https://knxwledge.bandcamp.com/). There's his work with Anderson .Paak, Kendrick, Mach Hommy, and many others. And, of course, the remixes. Damn, those remixes. This mix is all Knwledge, all remixes (with a lone instrumental thrown in once or twice for good measure). In no way is this exhaustive. Re-done tracks feat. Nas, Missy Elliot, Rihanna, The LOX, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Camp Lo, Frank Ocean, AZ, Notorious B.I.G., and others. Soundtrack: 1. Nyeve [WhereDat.intro] 2. BuukofRhymes 3. Hotboi [twrk] 4. On&On.[TWRK] 5. TakeitBakMedli 6. gawdPRT3[TWRK] 7. Luchini[TWRK] 8. relentlissli 9. Wrkwrkwrk 10. Kargoes84[ree.stoar] 11. SMD 12. krushonu 13. Bownus.rownmywai[WTT]sewhood[FU] 14. LUK 15. ispark[onliwai] 16. intherain[gtitwstd] 17. rdeORdie.bitch[WTT]_ 18. komeup[TWRK] 19. One More Chance 20. Thnkn 21. shudiletmyslfgo

Just a collection of good new(er) music. Soundtrack: 1. Willie Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work It Out 2. A$AP Mob - Put That On My Set (Feat. A$AP Rocky and Skepta) 3. Syd - All About Me 4. Kendrick Lamar - YAH. 5. Kiefer - Tubesocks 6. Juicy The Emisary - Attention K-Mart Choppers A5 7. The Alchemist - Brother Jebediah (Feat. Action Bronson) 8. Jon Wayne - TED Talk 9. Thundercat - Jethro 10. Oh No & Tristate - Write Wrongs (Feat. Gangrene) 11. Rejjie Snow - Pink Beetle 12. Rejjie Snow - Flexin' (Feat. Ebenezer) 13. Kendrick Lamar - DNA. 14. Freddie Gibbs - 24 Karat Jesus 15. Evidence - Throw It All Away 16. DJ Dez - There We Go 17. DJ Rhettmatic - Hometown Hero 18. J Dilla - Motor City 17 19. J Dilla - Motor City 15 20. Karriem Riggins - Bahia Dreamin' 21. Steve Lacey - Dark Red

All vinyl mix of tracks sampled over the years. Something to vibe to. Soundtrack: 1. Donald Byrd - Stepping into Tomorrow 2. Qunicy Jones - Summer in the City 3. Heatwave - Star of the Story 4. Gary Burton - Las Vegas Tango 5. Bobby Hutcherson - Rain Every Thursday 6. The Headhunters - God Made Me Funky 7. Ohio Players - Pain 8. Love Unlimited Orchestra - Sweet Moments (45 version) 9. Esther Phillips - That's Alright With Me 10. Stevie Wonder - You've Got it Bad Girl 11. Patrice Rushen - Before the Dawn

Spring. Jazz. Enjoy. Soundtrack: 1. Duke Ellington and John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood 2. Ahmad Jamal - The Awakening 3. Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Chant for Bu 4. Sun Ra - Door of the Cosmos 5. Grant Green - Down Here on the Ground (Live) 6. Ahmad Jamal - Misdemeanor 7. Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery - Mellow Mood 8. David Walker - On Love 9. Jack Wilkins - Red Clay 10. Oliver Sain - On the Hill 11. David Axelrod and David McCallum - The Edge 12. David Axelrod - Holy Thursday 13. Brother Jack McDuff - Oblighetto 14. Ronnie Foster - Mistic Brew 15. Donald Byrd - Think Twice 16. Tarika Blue - Dreamflower 17. Idris Muhammed - Loran's Dance

Quick mix of some choice Brazilian cuts. A bit of everything from 1957 all the way to 2008 including Antonio Carlos Jobim and others. Snap, crackle, and pop of vinyl can be heard throughout. Soundtrack: 1. Amor de Escravo 2. A Gira 3. Chegou de Bahia 4. Nereci 5. No Caminho de Bem 6. Rebel Rebel 7. Useless Landscape (Sinatra vocal version) 8. Useless Landscape (Elis Regina vocal version) 9. Corcovado 10. The Sea is My Soul 11. Pontos de Luz 12. Mirandolina 13. Nao Tem Nada Nao

All Kaytranada mix. One of my favorite producers around right now. Hands down. No question. In no way is this mix exhaustive, it's just a collection of some of my favorites from his discography. Selections include remixes, random beats, and cuts from his debut album "99.9%". Taking you on a ride from the dope house to the dance floor. Colorful sounds. Soundtrack: 1. My Dope House (Feat. Freddie Gibbs) 2. All We Do (Feat. JMSN) 3. Club Bang 4. Holy Hole Inna Donut 5. Drive Me Crazy (Feat. Vic Mensa) 6. Interlude Beat 7. Hilarity Duff 8. Jupiter 9. Seeu Enni Way 10. Rumble In The Jungle (Kaytranada Remix) 11. Summer Sadness 12. Glowed Up (Feat. Anderson Paak) 13. Hot Jazzybelle (Sweet F'n Love Instrumental) 14. Kaleidoscope (Kaytranada Remix) 15. Oh My God (ATCQ Flip) 16. At All 17. You're The One (Feat. Syd) 18. Flippin On You 19. All Rite (Kaytraflip) 20. Lite Spots

I made this back in 2013. Back when I used to buy vinyl doubles of "exotica" records. Back when "Champion Sound" turned a decade old: one of my favorite albums by far (in any genre), made by the two individuals pictured in this photo. This mix was basically done as an homage to the creative process that birthed that album. Tracks run the gamut from untitled beats and singles that never made the finished "Champion Sound", album cuts, and samples from all over the globe (LITERALLY) from French Prog-Rock to West African Cubano to Bollywood. Turn it up. Soundtrack: 1. Intro 2. McNasty Filth 3. Melancholy Man 4. Psyche Rock 5. Pop Shit 6. Raw Shit 7. Kyenkyen Bi Adi Mawu 8. Dharmatma Theme Music (Sad) 9. Champion Sound 10. The Heist (Original Mix) 11. The Heist (Remix) 12. Untitled Beat 13. Untitled Beat 14. Untitled Beat 15. The Way? 16. Ice 17. Come and Play in the Milky Night 18. The Message 19. Bounce 20. It Ain't Safe No More 21. Untitled Beat 22. Untitled Beat 23. Interlude 24. Turn Me Up Some 25. The Stripper 26. Strip Club 27. Pillz 28. Malaguena 29. Huit Octobre 1971 30. No Games 31. No $ No Toke 32. Outro

New quick mix for 2017. 24 of these in 12 months. Offerings from TUAMIE, Stro Elliot, Oh No, Knxwledge, Iman Omari, Stereolab, Action Bronson, and more. Soundtrack: 1. From Cancer 2. Stillmatic (Oh No Remix) 3. Feed 'Em Gunpowder 4. No More Chips 5. Night Time Work 6. Real Friends 7. Swimteam Rastas 8. Sade's Taboo 9. The Summer Love Song 10. Kamaal Coltrane 11. Diagonals 12. Durag vs. Headband 13. Getonup 14. Epitome[JostLike] 15. Get Bigger 16. Mercury