Alright. Okay. Alright. Okay.

[raybear]

Last night I went to Funky Buddha with foxycoxy for Itchie Fingers's birthday. I don't really go to FB because I feel uncomfortable with 1) the intense orientalism of the decor and 2) their drinks being hella expensive. But sometimes you make exceptions, because I knew it would be good to chat with Coxy, because Itch is a friend-of-friends and I wouldn't mind if he became my friend, and because I knew the music would be amazing. And sure enough, he and Aquil did not let us down. Getting in without paying a cover didn't hurt either.

I haven't been in a space playing all hip-hop in such a long time, I was like, oh yeah, why don't I do this more? But my favorite part of parties and clubs and events is that moment when a classic (or underplayed) gem comes on and it unites the room, everyone perks up and nods their head or dances and sings along. You know what I'm talking about. When I was standing at the bar, singing along to Pharcyde's Passing Me By with a stranger, I thought "I want to make a 2-disc mix of all these songs!" I told Coxy I would make it for her as part of her indoctrination to hip-hop.

So this morning, I'm up early, and I'm culling songs. But I want help. Normally I'm controlling about my mixes, but I think this would be served better as a collective effort. I know I will forget songs, and because the nature of this mix is such that I might choose stuff that would get me (and thebrownhornet) super-excited, but won't quite elicit the phenomenon in the club that I'm talking about. So help me, livejournalers who listen to hip-hop! Here's what I have so far. Songs with asteriks are "maybe" votes, so if you think they might be too obscure, let me know. And tell me what songs I'm forgetting! They don't have to be 'old', my choices are heavy in the late 80s to late 90s, and I don't want this to be a mix about 'who can name the oldest, most influential joint in hip hop" game -- I want songs that create collective love, but also don't want it to be too pop-y.

Ok, so far I have:

Passing Me By - The Pharcyde
Ready Or Not - The Fugees
Quiet Storm (remix) - Mobb Deep feat. Lil'
If I Ruled the World - Nas with Lauryn Hill
Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
Flava In Ya Ear (remix) - Craig Mack
A Roller Skating Jam Named ''Saturdays'' - De La Soul
SpottieOttieDopaliscious - Outkast
Daytona 500 - Ghostface Killah *
Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik - Outkast
Take It Personal - Gang Starr *
I Used To Love Her - Common Sense
All That I Got Is You - Ghostface Killah
You Can Do It - Ice Cube [I should probably do "It Was a Good Day" instead?] *
Sock It 2 Me (Featuring Da Brat) - Missy Elliott [Or should I do "The Rain"] *
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A.
Stress - Organized Konfusion *
Verbal Intercouse - Raekwon
I Ain't No Joke - Rakim
Elevators (Me And You) - Outkast
The Next Movement - The Roots
Can I Kick It? - A Tribe Called Quest
Gin And Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg
Roughneck - MC Lyte [or should I do "Lyte as a Rock" or "Paper Thin"?]
Crush on You - Lil Kim [though I'm considering "Drugs" instead, if only because that Sylvester sample is hot and gets used later on by Dr. Dre and Erykah Badu]
My Philosophy - BDP
My Mind Playin' Tricks on Me - Geto Boys

(This isn't an intentional order, btw. I'm just in the gathering songs phase. Also, this might be a 3-disc set.)

Damn, I just realized I have no songs from The Chronic as mp3s. I might need to go peruse my vinyl collection for more inspiration.

Tell me your thoughts.

Comments

[blasfemmey.livejournal.com]

krs one-sound of da police (an all time fave)
fu schnickens- whats up doc (can we rock), ring the alarm or breakdown (!!!)
pete rock & cl smooth - they reminisce over you
gang starr - mass appeal
ice cube- wicked (!!)
the doc- funky enough
dj quik- tonight is the night



please tell me to stop, i am fixating.

the lack of female presence on my list, or for the time period is a little disheartening.

[raybear.livejournal.com]

yeah, i was thinking that when i choosing MC Lyte songs. the only consolation is that if i was doing an r&b version of this mix, that would probably be all women! except for Mint Condition's Pretty Brown Eyes.

your list might start to become your own personal history box set. that would be awesome. i've always wanted to do a 5-disc History of Raybear! i think everyone should and we would hand them out to people when you start to become friends.

[(Anonymous)]

oh my goodness, how did you become so sweet? did you get it from your mama? damn!

um, don't forget "all i do is think of you" by troop. god, that was MY song.

we should make an 10th grade slow jams cd. god, we are going to work ourselves into a frenzy here.

you could always ad some samantha fox with full force to the cd. (i am only kidding!)

[blasfemmey.livejournal.com]

that was me.

[dommeyourass.livejournal.com]

hello? rock the party by mc lyte?

[raybear.livejournal.com]

we've learned recently that that song doesn't hold up under heavy rotation! i'm already sick of it from bringing it back a few months ago!!

[raybear.livejournal.com]

also, i missed this the first time, but seeing "they reminisce over you" just gave me chills. damn, i can't wait to get home and start digging through my own literal and virtual crates.