Mash of the Titans

I see the "mash up" debate was in rare form this week on the internet. It's just a phrase but for those of you who want to know where I stand just look at what review section you're reading this in and then you'll know. To BLEND musical genres or anything musical for that matter takes skill and lots of it. When I think "mash up" I think of just throwing two different types of music together...hence the MASH. Does it take skill to MASH a potato? Hell no, any non paraplegic can mash a potato. Does it take skill to make an eleven course meal? Most def, and thats what each and every DJ on this project is serving up. The blend/mash up season is heating up.

Welcome to Chez Rapmullet...DJ Crazy Chris, DJ Swindle, Frank Lyon, Dub Floyd, DJ Unexpected, Chong Wizard and Ro Data...are our featured chefs that will be serving you a seven course meal today.

DJ Crazy Chris supplies the appetizer. Kool & The Gangstarr is the concept. I'm expecting some funky monotone on this section. Funky for Kool & The Gang and monotone for well you no Guru from Gangstarr. Something about "Dwyck" was just working for me. Guru's flow over these beats was lethal. I listened to this blend like 8 times back to back cause when the second beat comes in and the horns drop you're like "oh shit!"

DJ Swindle and Frank Lyon serve up the soup and salad...and by salad I mean that greenery people. Snoop and Curtis Mayfield just fit...like fat bitches and cup cakes, peanut butter and jelly. "G'd Up" got that dirty funk to it, like you been wearing the same draws for a couple days but you can still pull a bitch with ease. I got the actual instrumental to "Eddie You Should Know Better" too. Cats should've holler'd!

DJ Dub Floyd serving up the cat fish old school style with Leaders of the New School of Rock. Busta got a flow that should mesh well with any genre of music so Dub got a quality ingredient in that respect. "Touch of the Tiger" is fitting for Busta's flow of that track and Dub rides the highs and lows to perfection. Busta's ad libs on "What's It Gonna Smell Like? Teen Spirit?" were hilarious. I fucks with Nirvana so I can safely say Dub did them and Busta justice.

DJ Unexpected is serving up the meat and potato's, that shit to fill you up (no homo). I knew Unexpected was gonna go all out with the 80's joints but using Men Without Hats borders on musical mixtape genius. 8 to 5 someone tries to flip that sample he was using from "Saftey Dance". Speaking of "dance"..."It's a Coolie Dane Thing" should get at least half the free world dancing. Whoa, talk about some classic mixing.

DJ Chong Wizard and Ro-Data serve up BB King and UGK as the coffe and desert. Don't get it twisted tho cause aint' nothing sweat about this section. "The Trill Is Gone" people, not really tho but this is that head nod. The soul in the beats is undeniable, especially with "One Morning". Chong and Ro went in on the production. This is def how you want to end you meal.

It's just really good to see DJs working together man, letting the skills breathe and pushing the envelope of creativity. You may no like every single blend or mash up on here but I guarantee you find something you like and you will not hear it anywhere else in the world. And with that said...check please.