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Daily Operation 10.19.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:14:00 +0000

Presented with no comment: Adam Sandler eating pickles straight from the jar on the streets of NYC

Album of the Day.
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (Released: 10.19.1999)

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The Tape Deck #481 (2021)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation 10.18.2021.
The Tape Deck #481 (2021).

SIDE A:
1. Grafh & DJ Shay - Valid (feat. Sheek Louch & Ransom)
2. Odd Mojo - ACTION (feat. ANKHLEJOHN)
3. All Hail Y.T. - Dealer Plates (feat. Boldy James)
4. Pugs Atomz - Cadillac on Michigan Ave (feat. Killah Priest, Chris Crack & DJ Intel)
5. Smokey Joe & The Kid & R.A. The Rugged Man - Beast on Beat
6. DJ Muggs & Hologram - Murder At 5 (feat. Meyhem Lauren)
7. Artz, Bugy & Freddie Gibbs - War Time
8. Elzhi, A-F-R-O & 60 East - Merlot (feat. Soulsnacks & DJ Ready Cee)

SIDE B:
9. Icerocks - Kennedy (feat. Rome Streetz & Madhattan)
10. TRAE THA TRUTH & Mysonne - Lyrical Cypher (feat. Black Thought)
11. Conway the Machine - Piano Love
12. John Sparkz, Jim Jones & Harry Fraud - Uncle Junior (feat. Action Bronson)
13. Blu - Mr. Blu(e) Sky
14. Bronze Nazareth - The Precipice
15. Wiki - Can't Do This Alone (feat. Navy Blue)
16. The Doppelgangaz - Fried Hard
17. All Hail Y.T. - St. Ides on Sunday (feat. Jay Worthy)
18. jus. & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Else

Album of the Day.
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb (Released: 10.18.1994)

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Daily Operation 10.17.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

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"A penny for your thoughts in a hour glass of time..."

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Yes, this photo is real 😂

Daily Operation 10.16.2021.
Check out Take It Personal's Episode 95 with Kurupt.

Album of the Day.
Kurupt - Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey (Released: 07.17.2001)

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Xzibit - At the Speed of Life: The Archives ('94-'97)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation 10.15.2021.
Xzibit - At the Speed of Life: The Archives ('94-'97) a.k.a. The Tape Deck #480.
All music, no frills. I had the idea of doing something like this back in 2009 and finally(!) got around to it. In honor of the 25-year anniversary of the release of the Detroit/L.A. emcee's debut album, this is a collection of Xzibit tracks from 1994 to 1997. Guest spots, mixtape and freestyle recordings; plenty of music with the Liks, of course. Hopefully lots of s**t you never heard of. (Not to mention, some samples thrown in there, too...) Shout out to ALL the baby bubbas out there... 🥴 Turn It Up! © J Dilla 🔥💨

SIDE A:
1. Freda Payne - Prelude
2. King Tee - Free Style Ghetto (feat. Xzibit, Breeze & Tha Alkaholiks)
3. Tha Alkaholiks - Hit and Run (feat. Xzibit)
4. Tha Alkaholiks - Flashback (feat. The Baby Bubbas)
5. Mr. Brown - Respect the Tech (feat. Xzibit & Colony)
6. L.A. Nash - Do or Die (feat. Tha Alkaholiks & Xzibit)
7. Grover Washington Jr. - Until It's Time for You to Go
8. Xzibit - Eyes May Shine (Remix) (feat. Mobb Deep)
9. Tha Alkaholiks - No Hand Outs (feat. Phil Da Agony, Xzibit & Snaggle Puss)
10. Dilated Peoples - Goin' for Broke (feat. Xzibit)
11. Xzibit - Mad Scientist Freestyle

SIDE B:
12. Barbra Streisand - Pavane (Vocalise)
13. Tha Mexakinz - The Wake Up Show (feat. Xzibit & Chino XL)
14. Tha Alkaholiks & Xzibit - Wake Up Show Freestyle
15. Xzibit & Ras Kass - Freestyle, Pt. 2
16. The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Universal Mind
17. Tha Alkaholiks - Killin' It (feat. Xzibit)
18. Little Boy Blues - Dream Weaver / Seed of Love
19. Trevor Jones - Love Theme
20. Stanley Clarke - Slow Dance
21. Xzibit - Freestyle
22. Xzibit - E Lucevan Le Stelle
23. Patrick Williams & Earl Klugh - Out.... Then Back
24. Davina - So Good (feat. Xzibit)
25. Adriana Evans - Reality (Thayod Remix) (feat. Xzibit & K-Borne)
26. Kool DJ EQ - Three Emcees (feat. Xzibit, Del The Funky Homosapien & Casual)
27. Ras Kass - Arch Angels (feat. Xzibit)
28. Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver (1976)

LAXD

Only 3 Mics? Damb, Riggs... 😬😅

Album of the Day: 25-Year Anniversary Edition.
Xzibit - At the Speed of Life (Released: 10.15.1996)

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The Tape Deck #476 (Side B: Boldy James, 2021)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation 10.14.2021.
The Tape Deck #476 (Side B: Boldy James, 2021)

A couple months back, after the Lox/Dipset Verzuz battle, I put out a Jadakiss-heavy mix. The Tape Deck #476. Side A on a 60-minute tape. Now... Side B is here. B for Boldy James. All 2021 featured tracks. All 🔥
Turn It Up! © J Dilla

SIDE B:
1. The Alchemist - TV Dinners (Solo Edit) (feat. Boldy James)
2. Evidence - All of That Said (feat. Boldy James)
3. Santana Fox - The Chase (feat. Boldy James)
4. Westside Gunn - 716 Mile (Edit) (feat. Boldy James)
5. RichGains & Jai Imani - Make a Way (Solo Edit) (feat. K.A.A.N. & Boldy James)
6. Lukah - Stigmata (feat. Boldy James)
7. Boldy James, Heem & Chase Fetti - Voices
8. Ski - Puff Puff Pass (Solo Edit) (feat. Boldy James & Krohme)
9. Jay P - 7 Days (feat. Boldy James, eLZhi & Ro Spit)
10. The Bully Boys - Pros (feat. Boldy James)
11. Passport Rav - Battle Horn (Solo Edit) (feat. Boldy James)

Album of the Day.
Boldy James & Alchemist - Bo Jackson (Released: 08.13.2021)

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Daily Operation 10.13.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation.
Happy birthday to a living legend, the great Pharoah Sanders 🌹

Album(s) of the Day: 50-Year Anniversary Edition.
Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Journey In Satchidananda (1971)
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi (1971)
John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Live In Seattle (Recorded in 1965, Released in 1971)
(Expanded and re-issued on 10.8.2021!)

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Insomniacs Club with... Xzibit @ The Wake Up Show

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 06:30:00 +0000

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Daily Operation 10.12.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation.
^ That's me going AWOL as usual 😬 I promised you dошиlоads, well here they are...

Dошиlоads (click the covers).

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Daily Operation 10.11.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:55:00 +0000

The Round Table.
📚 Pastor TL Barrett :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
🎞 Melvin Van Peebles, Uncompromising Artist
👿 Fossil fuel firms grab huge subsidies to continue destroying the planet
💸 Philanthropy Is a Scam
👐 Protect Ya Neck Whole Recording Session - Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Album of the Day: 25 Year Anniversary Edition.
Grav - Down to Earth (Released: 10.11.1996)

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Daily Operation 10.10.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation 10.10.2021.
The Tape Deck #479 (2021).

SIDE A:
1. Guilty Simpson & Gensu Dean - Break'em Off
2. Atmosphere - Barcade (feat. Aesop Rock & MF DOOM)
3. Curly Castro - Killmonger Was Right (feat. Billy Woods & Mr. Lif)
4. AZ - The Wheel (feat. Jaheim)
5. Bruce Kush - Jordan Uno's (feat. Jay Nice, Stago Lee & A_Margin_Of_Freedom)
6. Curren$y - World Is Ours
7. Snowgoons, Ransom & K-Prez - Levitation
8. Angel Haze - Never Seen
9. Papoose - Thought I Was Gonna Stop (feat. Lil Wayne)
10. Da Youngfellaz - NBA JAM (feat. Smoke DZA)

SIDE B:
11. Lynx 196.9 - Ready Rock (feat. Chris Crack)
12. Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven - Look What You Done
13. Lucky Seven - Orange Soda (feat. Flee Lord)
14. The Bad Seed - P & Hav
15. Devin The Dude - Live And Let Live (feat. Slim Thug & Scarface)
16. Rick Hyde - Stay Dangerous
17. 2 Eleven - Another Play (feat. Freddie Gibbs & Quincey White)
18. J. Stone - Last of a Dyin' Breed
19. DTB Ryan - Take My Hands (feat. Jayy Grams)
20. B Leafs - Say It Right (feat. Kool G Rap & Craig G)

Album of the Day.
Curly Castro - Little Robert Hutton (Released: 9.30.2021)

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Daily Operation 10.9.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Reviving The Round Table.
🎵 The Best Hip-Hop on Bandcamp: September 2021 By Phillip Mlynar
🎙 Shyne @ Hot97 (10.8.2021)
🎙 RZA @ Power 105.1 (10.6.2021)
🏀 Russell Westbrook @ Jimmy Kimmel (10.4.2021)
❤️ Cornel West On God And The Great Thinkers w/Andrew Sullivan
🧠 Team Coco Presents: Norm Macdonald

Album of the Day: 30-Year Anniversary Edition.
Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (Released: 10.8.1991)

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Peace.

Daily Operation 10.8.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Daily Operation.
Thank you, Facebook/Instagram/Whatsapp outage, for cutting off my dopamine supply, reminding me of my e-roots, and motivating me to return to... BLOG WORLD.

Album of the Day.
Kool G Rap - Riches, Royalty & Respect (2011)
A throwback selection. I played this album heavily ten years ago. Played it again recently and imo it's aged incredibly well. G Rap is a living legend. 🌹

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Daily Operation 10.7.2021

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 18:27:00 +0000

Daily Operation.
Remember this feature of the site? Back at it. Gonna try to stay consistent with this and, yes, post on Hip Hop Is Read... EVERY. DAY.

Comment Section.
You may have noticed the comment section on new posts has disappeared. I've removed this feature of the site for a couple of reasons: 1. It's difficult for me to moderate comments. This site has been up since 2007(!) and I forever receive lots of spammy comments on posts, new and old. It's a headache I wanna rid myself of entirely. 2. With that said, I'd like to move any/all discussion over to Mixcloud. At least we'll see how that goes... Mixcloud has been good to me over the years, allowing me to share music without having to worry about DMCA takedowns, spam, deletions, re-ups, other bs. What I have in mind is for conversations to move over to Mixcloud. Wanna leave a message? Do it on my latest Mixcloud uploads. (The site also allows you to message me directly.) So feel free to say hi over @ The Tape Deck #478...

The Tape Deck #478.
Cover art inspired by my own little Robert Mitchum film marathon I enjoyed in the beginning of lockdown (April/May 2020). Nineteen tracks. All new/2021 music. Enjoy... and turn it up!!

SIDE A:
1. Heatbylawrence - Heed My Warning (feat. Rome Streetz, Bunchy Cartier & Cutsupreme)
2. Zilla Rocca - Merv Griffin Enterprises (feat. Alaska & Curly Castro)
3. AZ - Ritual (feat. Conway The Machine & Lil Wayne)
4. Scrooge Owens - Smoke and... (feat. Ras Kass & A-F-R-O)
5. The HeavyTrackerz - Run It Up (feat. Agent Sasco (Assassin) & Stove God Cooks)
6. DJ Muggs & Hologram - Colors (feat. Action Bronson & Meyhem Lauren)
7. Guilty Simpson & Gensu Dean - Don't Pull
8. Young McFly & Webbz - Multifaceted (feat. Boldy James)
9. Damu The Fudgemunk - Reporting

SIDE B:
10. Rahim Samad & Skyzoo - 8th Wonder
11. 50 Cent & Snoop Dogg - Wish Me Luck (feat. Charlie Wilson)
12. SGM SOS - 40 for 40 (feat. Benny The Butcher)
13. Jeru the Damaja - Monopoly (feat. Ill Bill)
14. Nick Blast - AT THE TOP (feat. Sadat X)
15. Bud Lyfe - Invite Only (feat. Nems)
16. Dom Kennedy - Rollin Papers
17. Phife Dawg - French Kiss Trois (feat. Redman & Illa J)
18. Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra - Freedom over Everything (feat. Black Thought) (James Poyser & Stro Elliot Remix)
19. Lil Fame, Fredro Starr & Meeco - Mentality (feat. DJ Access)

Downloads.
What happened to downloads??? Stay tuned...

Album of the Day.
Zilla Rocca - Vegas Vic (2021)

Vegas Vic by Zilla Rocca

Polish poster for The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

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Jack DeJohnette - Give The Drummer Some

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 08:46:00 +0000

Give The Drummer Some

The Tape Deck #476 (Side A: The Lox, 2021)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 06:30:00 +0000

The Tape Deck #475

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:59:00 +0000

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt (Samples b/w Archives Mixes)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 06:17:00 +0000

XXV

Method Man & Redman - Appearances (2021 Update)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:15:00 +0000

Just in time for Tuesday's VERZUZ battle: Originally released in 2009, this HHIR compilation has been updated to include 16 new tracks. (Click the cover.)

The Tape Deck #473

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 21:47:00 +0000

^ click for tracklisting ^

Highlighting music from the following 2021 projects:

Curren$y - Best of 2020

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 03:23:00 +0000

a.k.a. The Tape Deck #472

Roses for Curren$y, who dropped multiple projects last year.
This "Best of 2020" compilation features music from:

3 Piece Set
Capital Gains (Willie The Kid)
CB5 (French Montana)
Fresh Veggies 2 (Casey Veggies & Rockie Fresh)
Homegrown (Smoke DZA)
Keep Going (Larry June & Harry Fraud)
Smokin' Potnas (w/ Fendi P)
Spring Clean (w/ Fuse)
The Director's Cut (w/ Harry Fraud)
The Green Tape
The OutRunners (w/ Harry Fraud)
The Tonite Show (w/ DJ Fresh)
Welcome to Jet Life Recordings

Samples of the Year 2020

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Rap 2020: The Tape Deck Expanded (Playlist)

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 09:55:00 +0000

Samples of the Year 2020 ...Part Two

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 07:53:00 +0000

For the time being I'm gonna keep tracklistings off of HHIR. For... reasons. But they'll be up on Mixcloud, which I hope you're following. And I post HHIR updates on Instagram - sometimes with a little more info - so feel free to follow there as well if you're into that.

With regards to downloads... "stand back and stand by" lol. 12/31 is coming up and I'll have something special on that day for everyone who's been patient. 'til then, please enjoy this mix, which I think is perfect from start to finish.

Peace. Love.

Samples of the Year 2020 ...Part One

noreply@blogger.com (Ivan Rott) — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:34:00 +0000