The Muxtape: Southern Throwbacks

Today, was just one of those days I sometimes have where I just like to zone out the world and listen to music for long periods of time. Some kinda way, I ended up listening to Outkast’s entire Aquemini album, and in the process I started listenin to Goodie Mob. I told a friend this and their response was, “What’s Goodie Mob?”

As puzzled as I was that someone could have never heard of Goodie Mob, living in New York and originally being from Atlanta has taught me that we have certain regional boundaries when it comes to music. Someone growing up in New York may have never even heard some of the artists I grew up on, the music that I largely consider to have helped shaped who I am as a person today, just as I had never heard a lot of the reggae, dancehall, and soca that I heard once I got up here.

So today’s hip hop tutorial mix is just a glimpse into my Southern childhood. Now I’m an 80s baby, but I grew up in the 90s. ’92 marks what I consider the start of my childhood. So don’t be mad at me if I don’t get your hits in there. Some of MY favorite songs and artists most of which are from the ’95 to ’98 time period. My favorite, not the best. Just a disclaimer.

Click the cassette tape to listen to the mix.

The Mix Vol. 1: The Inspiration

Yesterday, I put together this mix of some “inspirational” rap songs . I was gonna wait til Monday to share it with y’all but since I heard the news about Bernie Mac this morning I’ve been feeling kinda down….so I feel it’s fitting to go ahead and share it with y’all.

Some of it I’ve posted on the blog, some of it I haven’t. Some is new, some is old.

But it’s all pretty good.

Listen to it at chasdizz.muxtape.com.