Statik Selektah: The Look of Love [Hip Hop Is Alive]

by Kevin on November 9, 2008

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People sometime ask me what I’m listening to. As I was grocery shopping through Wal-mart today, this mixtape is what I was listening to. When I was done, I knew I had to share it with those that haven’t heard it yet. Statik Selektah and Q-Tip put this mixtape out in 2007 as a tribute to J Dilla. This mixtape is Hip Hop in the truest form. If anyone wants to know what I listen to, this is what I listen to. I never skip a track and normally I hate mixtapes, cuz the DJ be shouting all over it. Statik mixes this joint right and keeps the voice overs to a minimum. This is probably my favorite mixtape of all time. If you don’t have it, download it. If you do have it, take a listen to it tonight and tell me I’m wrong.

Speaking of Statik Selektah, he’s put out two solid albums in the past year (Spell My Name Right & Stick 2 Tha Script). Make sure you all check them out.

01. Q-TIP – ONE LOVE INTRO
02. COMMON FT. J DILLA – I USED TO LOVE H.E.R. (LOOK OF LOVE RMX)
03. THE ROOTS FT. COMMON – ACT TOO… LOVE OF MY LIFE
04. THE ROOTS – WHAT THEY DO
05. BUSTA RHYMES FT. Q-TIP – HOLD THE TORCH
06. SLUM VILLAGE FT. Q-TIP – HOLD TIGHT
07. COMMON – THE LIGHT (ORIGINAL & RMX)
08. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – FIND MY WAY
09. A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – THE LOVE
10. BUSH BABEES & MOS DEF – THE LOVE SONG
11. Q-TIP INTERLUDE
12. LITTLE BROTHER LOVIN IT
13. DE LA SOUL – MUCH MORE
14. TERMANOLOGY & DC – THIS IS HIP HOP
15. BIGGIE & PAC – THE OLD SCHOOL (SHOWOFF MIX)
16. SKILLZ – HIP HOP DIED??
17. HI TEK FT. KWELI – CAN WE GO BACK
18. ERYKAH BADU & COMMON – LOVE OF MY LIFE
19. J DILLA FT. COMMMON & D’ANGELO – SO FAR TO GO
20. COMMON – LOVE IS
21. TALIB KWELI – TWO AND TWO
22. SNOOP FT. BUSTA RHYMES, DR DRE & D’ANGELO – IMAGINE (RMX)
23. HI TEK FT. NAS, COMMON & MARSHA – MUSIC IS MY LIFE
24. THE ROOTS – CAN’T STOP THIS
25. TERMANOLOGY – ONLY ONE CAN WIN

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  • Thomas

    http://rapcredits.com/wiki/Statik_Selektah

    I’m going to check this out. Check out the above link for all who don’t know.

  • G21

    lol you’re co-admin for a site about “rap credits” what an irony

  • Eric

    Statik Selektah is one of the mainstream DJs that I definitely respect. I’ve seen him at his album release show with Preemo in LA. I hit that brotha up for a cd, and he hooked it up and i went home right away and listened to hit.. it was FIRE! I loved it. In fact, it was in rotation for three months straight.. straight up! I’ve been following his mixtape career for at least 3 years now, and I copped at least 20 of his cds.. none disappointed!

    big ups to Statik..

  • http://www.thecouncilproductions.com RTC Shogun

    That’s funny. I cleaned out my car this weekend and found the disc again in my backseat. Was bumpin’ it all weekend. Had to make a copy for the roommate..

  • Benny B

    word. this is a classic alright. it really flows, and by the end you’re really in the zone. everything comes together… the selections, the blends… when i copped this about a year or so ago it was on constant rotation, and i still reach for it regularly… it always makes you feel good. a fitting tribute to j dilla.

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