To prove how easy it is, I made this in just a few minutes. It speaks for itself, so I won’t try. What is there to be scared of? Give it a shot! There’s currently only 50 entries, and you have until July 7th to enter.

I was cleaning out an old hard drive, and I came across this random collection of hip-hop songs that I pieced together into a little mix with the plan of giving it to you guys at some point in time. Short term memory and life crises all coming together, I guess I forgot about it for a while. Well, better late than never, I guess. Here’s a (possibly the most) random collection that I guess I (at some point) cobbled together for your listening pleasure. I know you gonna dig this.

TRACKLISTING:

1 – Clipse, “Dirty Money”
2 – Ghostface Killah, “Kilo”
3 – Robin Thicke ft. Lil’ Wayne, “Shooter” (clean)
4 – Nas, “Hip Hop Is Dead”
5 – Chubb Rock ft. Biz Markie, “No Head, No Backstage Pass”
6 – Public Enemy, “New Whirl Odor”
7 – ????? with Three 6 Mafia, “Stay Fly” (Remix)
8 – Gil-Scott Heron, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”

Loudersoft’s Random Hip-Hop Mix

Big ups to Brad for the hookup. Butternut Reduction!

The cool kids over at Pornophony have started what is being called the (wait for it…) Indie ‘Beat’ Off. In short, you have 7 days to take their indie rock track and create a remix out of what they give you. Pinch it, poke it, twist it, curl it, fade it, braid it, extend it or suspend it — the level of glamour is completely up to you.

Every Monday, a new track will be posted for mixing. After you remix it, submit it to Pornophony, at which point it will be judged by none other than yours truly, along with Stereobotic and Rock Sellout. This contest is open to anyone who wants to give it a shot, so have some fun for a change! For a complete list of rules, click here to check it out, and good luck!

Joeski Love – Pee Wee’s Dance (Vinyl Rip)

I wanted an excuse to post this picture of this pair of sick-as-hell snakeskin Puma Heat Active Basket’s that I would love to get my hands on. I also wanted an excuse to post an MP3 of a great lost disco track that I love by Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’88 entitled “I’ll Tell You”. It comes from their 1978 album Magic Lady and I have no idea if this is even in print anymore. It’s probably not. Okay, put on dancing shoes. Have a funkin’ good time.

Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’88 – I’ll Tell You

(This post originally appeared on Loudersoft on July 2, 2006)

I know I’ve been bad about updating. Okay, well…life is happening. But I can’t just abandon the one thing that keeps it all together, can I? Summertime in Memphis is so hot, your feet can’t touch the pavement and nobody wants to move. It’s 103 in the shade, and it’s that swampy, nasty heat that makes you take three showers a day and still feel funky. So, in honor of the funky, nasty heat of summertime, I dug out some of my favorite jams for you to get you in the groove. Some of these you know, some maybe not. Whatever the case, this here is some random funky R&B, soul, and disco tracks that bring cool breezes. Jamaica funk, that’s what it is. I gotta get it into you. Strap on your roller skates, put on your hot pants, get ready to hit the boardwalk with boombox in hand. Summer is here, nothing left to do but dance.

Tom Browne – Funkin’ For Jamaica
Chaka Khan – Clouds
Change – Paradise
Denise LaSalle – I’m So Hot
Bobby Womack – Daylight

Two of these tracks appear on the compilation Journey Into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story which you can, and should, purchase for maximum enjoyment by clicking here and then buying it.