January 15, 2008 – 7:07 am
Here it is… American Gangster: The Best of The Remixes, Volume I. There were so many great remix albums that have been submitted over the past month, that it was really difficult to compile a ‘Best of’ compilation. Imagine listening to 70+ versions of “Roc Boys” over and over again to determine which [...]
January 14, 2008 – 12:47 pm
As I put the finishing touches on the Best of American Gangster compilation, here’s another remix album for you all.
This one is called The Worst American Gangster Remix, produced by Rony A and mixed by DJ Special K out of Laval/Montreal Canada. Come on guys, I don’t think you gave yourself enough credit! [...]
January 13, 2008 – 1:15 am
For my first Producer’s Spotlight of 2008, I wanted to bring some attention to my man MIDIMarc, who recently released an outstanding rendition of American Gangster, entitled American Beatmaker. This year, one of the goals I have for this blog is to help gain some exposure for the producers and emcees who work hard [...]
January 12, 2008 – 8:21 pm
While I’m diggin’ in the crates, here’s another American Gangster remix album. This one comes from Dial 9, out of Brooklyn NY. It is called Gangster of A Family. Enjoy!
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January 12, 2008 – 7:29 am
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January 12, 2008 – 1:14 am
I gotta thank my man Diz for putting this sample collection together! The latest posting of The Low Down Theory samples got people hyped and digging. Many, many tanks to Diz for hooking this one up and sharing his work with all of us here. If any other diggers out there have [...]
January 11, 2008 – 5:00 pm
They’ve been slowing down, but they won’t stop. For those of you that need your American Gangster fix, here’s two more remix albums to add to the pot. This first one here is hot, Hot, HOT!
It’s called Eye Am Gangster and comes from Eye Am Productions of the Southern California group The BREAX. [...]
January 10, 2008 – 7:46 pm
Alright, I’m gettin’ back on my grind this year. It’s been a minute since I’ve dropped a sample collection, so I wanted to come back hard with one of my favorite groups of all time… A Tribe Called Quest. We’re switching up the format this time around though. In previous posts I [...]
January 9, 2008 – 12:18 pm
Damn, my man Ivan over at Hip-Hop Is Read is really holding it down with these sample collections. His latest collection is from the Gang Starr classic Daily Operation.
Daily Operation is Gang Starr’s 1992 release and arguably their best work. The album represents the gritty sound of early 1990’s Brooklyn hip-hop. Guru rhymes on a [...]
January 9, 2008 – 12:18 am
It’s been a few weeks since I did the Wednesday downloads and honestly there really hasn’t been much I’ve downloaded lately. There are a few mixtapes that are out that are just kind of “eh”. But I’ve come across some nice instrumentals and since I’m a sucker for beats, I figure I’d share [...]
January 9, 2008 – 12:12 am
Alright, so this cat Poison Hertz stops by the blog a few days ago and starts posting links to his American Gangster remix in the Chat Box. I was a little annoyed at first so I took my time downloading it. Let me just say I’m glad I didn’t blow him off… this shit is [...]
January 8, 2008 – 10:04 pm
Did you ever think we’d make it up to 70 remix albums? Well here we are. Makes me wonder if there are officially more American Gangster remixes than Black Album remixes now.
This next remix comes from producer Lartizan from Paris, France. Lartizan pretty much said, “fuck it — I’m not American and I’m not a [...]
January 8, 2008 – 9:28 pm
The American Gangster remixes have finally started to slow down lately. I still got a few on my plate that I’m still reviewing, but I’ll get them all up throughout the week. I’m hoping to have the Best of compilation finished next week, but it’s a lot of tracks to sort through. [...]
January 7, 2008 – 9:40 pm
You know I had to do one of these lists. The only list I like better than the year end rap up is a list of what’s to come. Honestly, I don’t think hip hop will be able to top 2007 for a while, but there definitely are some goodies that are supposed [...]
January 6, 2008 – 11:51 am
Excuse me if I seem a little less than enthusiastic this morning. It’s just that I’m not really that excited about any of the remixes in this post. No disrespect to the remixers; I thank you all for doing your thing. Maybe, I’m just getting burned out from all these remixes. [...]
January 5, 2008 – 1:15 pm
You guys voted and it’s officially a TIE! That’s right, out of 209 votes, Kanye’s Graduation and Lupe’s The Cool were voted Best Album of the Year right here on this blog. Coming in right behind them was Jay’s American Gangster. Check the Poll Archives for the final results.
The next few polls are going [...]
January 5, 2008 – 11:55 am
I laughed for a second when I saw the concept for this one, but man this shit is raw! This is American Cow-Boy and comes from Moar reppin’ Paris, France.
Moar went and mixed Jay with samples from some of the great American westerns. My only question is, “Is this how all French see us Americans”? [...]
January 5, 2008 – 11:13 am
Believe it or not 9th Wonder started the craze of remixing another person’s entire album when he remixed Nas’ God’s Son back in 2003. From there he went on to remix Jay-Z’s The Black Album (2004’s Black Is Back) and has been working on a much anticipated American Gangster remix (The Black American Gangster).
This year [...]
January 4, 2008 – 8:14 pm
Alright, I just have another handful of American Gangster remix albums to put up, then I hoping to switch gears for awhile and do something other than American Gangster. Don’t worry, if you still got remixes, I’ll put em up. I just have a feeling it’s gonna be slowing down in a bit. [...]
January 4, 2008 – 12:23 pm
Once in a while you get the opportunity to hear something really special. And just when you think you’ve heard it all, along comes something that makes you forget all the others. That something is this mixtape right here. This one was produced by Rob Holladay and Ms. Rideout (who happens to be Eve’s cousin). [...]
