Chris Read - Classic Material #9 (1995)

Edition #9 of our monthly Classic Material series pays tribute to the hip hop of 1995. The output of '95 arguably typifies what is often referred to as the 'mid 90s sound', with filtered and layered grooves accompanying crisp programmed drums at a tempo generally far lower than in previous years. The general trend for decreasing tempos peaked in '95 with a significant proportion of single releases barely breaking the 90bpm mark.

1995 is also notable for the rise of a darker more melancholy production style with even the darkest of backdrops (Mobb Deep's Shook Ones Part 2 for example) scoring as unlikely club hits. There were of course also a host of more typically upbeat club tracks, Blahzay Blahzay's 'Danger' and ODB's 'Shimmy Shimmy Ya' being good examples.


Chris Read / Classic Material Intro
Das Efx / Intro
Grand Puba / I Like It (Instrumental)
Chris Read / Theme #3 Scratchapella
Mic Geronimo / Masta I.C. (Instrumental)
Funkdoobiest / Dedicated (Acapella)
Jamal / Fades Em All (Pete Rock Remix Instrumental)
Mark B Feat Mcm / A Certain Special Skill (Instrumental)
Das Efx / Here It Is
Das Efx / Can’T Have Nuttin (Instrumental)
Bushwackas / Caught Up In The Game
Suprême Ntm / Tout N’Est Pas Ci Facile
Blahzay Blahzay / Danger
Show And Ag / Time For
Ill And Al Skratch / Don’T Shut Down On A Player (Acapella)
Organised Konfusion Feat O.C. / You Won’T Got Far
World Renown / Long Jev (Vocal)
World Renown / Long Jev (Instrumental)
Common / Resurrection 95 (Acapella)
Show And Ag / You Know Now (Buckwild Remix)
Pete Rock & Cl Smooth / Searching (Remix)
Pete Rock & Cl Smooth / Searching (Remix Instrumental)
Erick Sermon / Bomdigi (Acapella)
Masta Ace Incorporated / Phat Kat Ride (Instrumental)
Masta Ace Incorporated / Terror
Mobb Deep / Give Up The Goods (Instrumental)
Lords Of The Underground / What I’M After (Acapella)
Lords Of The Underground / What I’M After (Bonus Beats)
Funkdoobiest / Who Ra Ra (Instrumental)
Pharcyde / 4 Better Or 4 Worse (Acapella)
Chubb Rock, Masta Ase And Special Ed / Crooklyn Dodgers Part 2

Chris Read - Classic Material #8 (1994)

Chris Read in the mix on his latest installment of Classic Material.............


Chris Read - Classic Material Intro
Warren G - 94 Ho Draft (Excerpt)
Ghetto Concept - Certified (Instrumental)
Chris Read - Theme #1 Scratchapella
Common - I Used To Lover Her (Acapella)
Cella Dwellas - Land Of The Lost (Instrumental)
Nas - One Love (Instrumental)
Big L (Feat. Kid Capri) - Put It On (Acapella)
Brand Nubian - Holding On (Remix)
Boogie Monsters - Strange (Vocal)
Boogie Monsters - Strange (Instrumental)
Craig Mack - Flava In Your Ear (Instrumental)
Beatnuts - Props Over Here (Acapella)
Youngstas - Mad Props (Lp Version)
Group Home - Supa Star Instrumental
Lord Finesse - Shorties Kaught In The System (Acapella)
Bush Babees - Remember We (Salaam Remi Instrumental)
Nas - It Ain't Hard To Tell (Acapella)
Cella Dwellas - We Got It Hemmed
Justice System - Dedication To Bambaataa (Beatnuts Mix)
Common - Resurrection Instrumental
Bush Babees - We Run Things (Acapella)
Notorious Big - Machine Gun Funk (Dj Premier Remix)
Lords Of The Underground - Tic Toc
Oc - Born To Live
Pete Rock & Cl Smooth - Take You There (Instrumental)
Pete Rock & Cl Smooth - Take You There (Acapella)
Da Youngstas - Hip Hop Ride (Mellow Mix)
Da Youngstas - Hip Hop Ride (Mellow Mix Instrumental)
Nine - Wutcha Want (Acapella)
Artifacts - What Goes On? (Instrumental)
Organised Konfusion Feat Large Professor - Stress (Large Professor Remix)
Troubleneck Brothers - Back To The Hip Hop

DJ Ollie Teeba - Classic Material (Hip Hop 1991) Mixtape (320 kbs)

WOW!!!!!!  Ollie Teeba. One half of the production team known as The Herbaliser. Onstage DJ with The Herbaliser live band . Also part of the Hip Hop supergroup Soundsci, with members Jonny Cuba (DSP/Ninja Tune), Audessey (ex-Mass Influence), U-George (The Hemisphere) and legendary UK Hip Hop engineer 'No Sleep' Nigel.

4 hours deep, split into 7 parts....


Part 1

Son Of Bazerk / Are U Wit Me?
Chubb RockJust The 2 Of Us /
Diamond Shell / Back 'Em Up
Gang Starr / Credit Is Due
Dream Warriors/Gang Starr / I Lost My Ignorance (Gang Starr Remix)
Fu-Schnickens / Ring The Alarm
Black Sheep / Butt In The Meantime (Nostrand Ave Rastafarian Mix)
Kenny Dope / Supa
Public Enemy / Shut 'Em Down (Pe-Te Rock Remixx)
Main Source / Just Hangin Out (Remix)
Nice And Smooth / Down The Line
Pd3/London Posse / Funky Rhymes, Funky Style
Slick Rick / It's A Boy (Large Professor Remix)


PART 2

Kmd / Plumskinzz
A Tribe Called Quest / Check The Rhyme
Hardknocks / Strictly From The Bronx
Gang Starr / Check The Technique (12" Mix)
Edo.G And The Bulldogs / I Got To Have It
De La Soul / Pease Porridge
Black Sheep / Flavor Of The Month
Cypress Hill / Hand On The Pump
Heavy D / Do Me, Do Me
Three Times Dope / Mr Sandmany
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien / Mr Dobalina
Kmd / Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Backwards)


PART 3

Kmd / Nitty Gritty (Dog Spelled Backwards)
Nice And Smooth / Hip Hop Junkies
Naughty By Nature / Opp
Pete Rock And Cl Smooth / Mecca And The Soul Brother
Leaders Of The New School / Shining Star
Greyson And Jason / Get Bizzy
Brand Nubian / All 4 One
Cypress Hill / How I Could Just Kill A Man
Alphabet Soup / The Resurrection Of Gertrude
Nikki D / Your Man Is My Man (Instrumental)
Black Sheep / Choice Is Yours
Main Source / Live At The Barbeque
A Tribe Called Quest / Scenario


PART 4

King Sun / Big Shots
Lifers Group / The Real Deal
Naughty By Nature / Uptown Anthem
Pete Rock And Cl Smooth / The Good Life
The Jaz / Hippocritters
Genius / The Genius Is Slammin'
Heavy D / Dont Curse
Twin Hype / Double Barrel
Leaders Of The New School / Case Of The P.T.A. (Remix)
3RD Bass / Portait Of The Artist As A Hood
Kobalt 60 / Kaos From Order
Public Enemy / Night Train (Pete Rock Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved Mix)
Epmd / Rampage
De La Soul / Let, Let Me In


PART 5

Father Mc / Lisa Baby (Pete Rock Hip Hop Mix)
Main Source / Peace Is Not The Word To Play (12" Mix)
Ice-T / New Jack Hustler
Ice Cube / Horny Lil' Devil
Caveman / I'M Ready
Masta Ace / Movin' On (Remix)
Godfather Don / Read The Lines
Prime Rhyme Masters / You Need Discipline
Hardoise / Mice In The Prescence Of The Lion
London Posse / Jump Around (Nomad Soul 12" Mix)
S.W.S / Overture
Logic Control Mc's / Hi Pursuit
Big Daddy Kane / Its Hard Being The Kane (12" Mix)
Umc’S / One To Grow On
Ultramagnetic Mcs / Message From The Boss


PART 6

De La Soul / A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays (Ladies Nite Decision)
Organised Konfusion / Walk Into The Sun
Donald D / Rahe Of The Rap Renegade
Eric B. And Rakim / Juice, Know The Ledge
Caveman / Fry You Like Fish
Pete Rock And Cl Smooth / The Creator
Chubb Rock / Treat ‘Em Right
Super Lover Cee And Casanova Rud / Romeo
Organised Konfusion / Releasing Hypnotical Gases
Queen Latifah / Nature Of A Sista
Big Daddy Kane / Nuff Respect
Larry Larr / Line 4 Line And Rhyme 4 Rhyme
Marley Marl Feat. Tragedy The Intelligent Hoodlum, King Tee, Grand Poobah, Def Jeff, Chubb Rock And Rap Industry For Social Evolution / Keep Control


PART 7

Ice-T / Lifestyles Of The Rich And Infamous (Dj Premier Remix)
3RD Bass / No StaticB
Kid Capri / Lord's Party
Marley Marl Feat Ll Cool J / I Be Gettin' Busy
Godfather Don / Hazardous
Maestro Fresh Wes / On The Jazz Tip
Big Daddy Kane / Ooh Aah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah Nah