top 5 mixed hip hop cuts? Post your opinions.

[jibarosoul]

1.silent treatment by the roots-mixed by Bob Power
2.Still dre by dr.dre-mixed by Dr.Dre?
3.Outcast jazzy belle (whole damn album!!)mixed by- Dexter Simmons
4. NAS if i ruled the world-mixed by?
5.Lauren Hill final hour mixed by matt howe?

Just some that come to mind.

[jlotto]

no particular order. i'll go by albums

ready to die- big
stillmatic- nas
get rich die tryin- 50 cent
chronic/chronic 2001- dr. dre
hard knock life- jay-z

[jibarosoul]

Hell ya, cant forget The fugees The Score, and tribes midnight marauders

[jlotto]

these 2 may not have been "sonically correct" but they sounded so good:

1. Mobb deep- the infamous
2. M.O.P.- Warriorz (album still gets me hyped)

[Eterny99]

1. He wasn't man enough - Tony Braxton, Dark Child
2. Big Ego's - Dr. Dre
3. Soulstar - Musiq (the entire album!)
4. The Flyest - Nas
5. Back at one - Brian McKnight

also...

Hella Good - No Doubt
All Maxwell songs!
50 Cent albums

too many to mention

[Switchcraft]

I hate their music as of late, but the Black eyed peas stuff is mixed really well.

[Switchcraft]

oh phrenology and tipping point fromt he roots. Tipping pooint has this guitar sound that is the most original thing I have heard in a while. iforgot which track in particular right now.

[DivineMusic]

as of later i've really been impressed with bow wow's new album, not for his lyrics.. but the record with out a doubt sounds great. o and it was mostly mixed ITB

[jlotto]

Originally Posted by Switchcraft

I hate their music as of late, but the Black eyed peas stuff is mixed really well.

not to jack thread but is that hip hop? they are singing pop music "let's get it started" and such. same as andre 3000 "he ya" was a rock/pop song.

[XHipHop]

Originally Posted by Switchcraft

I hate their music as of late, but the Black eyed peas stuff is mixed really well.

I was listening to their album "Behind the Front" the other day, and i realized that it sounds like some of the songs were mastered or mixed by two different people. The volume sounds very different to me from song to song.

[Switchcraft]

yeah, I wouldnt say its hip hop, but it was when they started.

Anyhow,

Roots Phrenology
Roots Tipping Point
Naz It was written
Mobb Deep Infamous
All the soulquarians stuff (namely that common Record with "Mind Traveling" I think that was what it was called)

[jibarosoul]

Hip Hop or not, i have to agree that black eyed peas last two albums were mixed pretty well

[juicemaster1500]

Chinese arithmetic by Eric B and Rakim.

It's a demo by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo.

[jgo]

HALL OF FAME--> CRITICAL BEATDOWN - UltraMagnetic MC's

( as well as damn near anything touched by PAUL C. / r.i.p. )

Others that come to mind...
STEZO LP (forgot name of it, not the greatest album, but recording was dope).
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Public Enemy 1st & 2nd LP's
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - 2nd LP.
Mantronix - 1st LP

Many more... but I can't remember 'em all right now...



Sorry I missed the names/tiles of some of the LP's.
( too much hydro the past week.)

[Dor]

Originally Posted by juicemaster1500

It's a demo by Kool G Rap and DJ Polo.

Great song but i don't know if i'd say it was mixed well. It is afterall ... a demo. haha.

[ttauri]

Originally Posted by jgo

HALL OF FAME--> CRITICAL BEATDOWN - UltraMagnetic MC's

( as well as damn near anything touched by PAUL C. / r.i.p. )

Heshootshescores! Was just talking last night with someone about how awesome the drums sound on that.

Others that come to mind...
STEZO LP (forgot name of it, not the greatest album, but recording was dope).

Another good call. I never had the album, but the singles were full of smack and body and everything nice.

Good call with Breaking Atoms too.

Pete & CL's second, though? I always found it wishy-washy next to the first (and remember that being a common knock against it). I think the first could be accused of not being punchy enough, but at the same time, the depth of the layering on that one, and how the mix accomodates it really thrills me. But the second just sounded dull to me.

Peece,
T. Tauri

[jgo]

Originally Posted by ttauri

Pete & CL's second, though? I always found it wishy-washy next to the first (and remember that being a common knock against it). I think the first could be accused of not being punchy enough, but at the same time, the depth of the layering on that one, and how the mix accomodates it really thrills me. But the second just sounded dull to me.

I gotta relisten to this one then.. I was playing out a couple tracks from this LP not too long ago & I remember digging the overall sound (on a club/DJ system).
I liked the 1st LP for sure.

But yeah on the Ultra LP, in particular GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME...
That seminal track is what influenced alot of my mixing style.
Respect due to PAUL C. (aka Paul McKasty / Studio 1212. Queens NY)

Though there isn't much out there on hiim...
Hip Hop Mix engineers need to read up on this guy. Sucks he was killed (around 1989).
Good start here though:
http://crunkster.abstractdynamics.or...es/003807.html

I Would LOVE to know what sort of gear Paul C. was using on them classic albums.
Anyone got any info, details on Studio 1212, Paul C. from around that era?
No one seems to know exactly.

From what I have heard, his brother, Tim McKasty, is still in the music biz (was working with Bad Boy few yrs back).

[juicemaster1500]

"My friends always tell me how I'm lucky to posess
the best looking girl in the whole US
but everytime you scream you blow your finesse
trying to dis the Profess-
or"

Now what rapper today could deliver such lyrical masterpieces?

Main Source 4 ever, y'all.

[Dor]

Originally Posted by jgo

Good start here though:
http://crunkster.abstractdynamics.or...es/003807.html
.

great read!!!!

[illynoise]

ATCQ - Bonita Applebum
Heavy D's - Is it good to you/Somebody for Me
Eric B and Rakim Paid in Full
LL Cool J's Around the Way Girl
DeLa Soul/Prince Paul : Plug Tunin

[VR919]

I must agree that "Around the Way Girl" sounds amazing...I was just listening to it last night. One of my favorite hip hop joints ever

Also 50 Cent's albums have been pretty stellar as far as mixes in my opinion.

[Stoneface]

Snoop-Murder was that case
Scarface-Mary Jane (This does not include that B.S. fuuck Ashanti remix)
8-Ball-Time (can't remember the for sure name. It was a song on disk two of "Lost" about 3 friends and how time changes everything. Brilliant story, great sound effects.! )
Outkast-Jazzybelle
Twista-??? Last album-Song with R. Kelly The Midwest killed it on that one.

[VR919]

Originally Posted by Switchcraft

oh phrenology and tipping point fromt he roots. Tipping pooint has this guitar sound that is the most original thing I have heard in a while. iforgot which track in particular right now.

i actually just had the pleasure of first listening to tipping point today.

I would have to add that to my list because it sounds great. the vocals are perfectly mixed in my opinion as well as the instrumentation

[Oneleven]

In no particular order...
Ital (tha universal side) - Roots ft. Qtip...
Scenario - Tribe ft. LONS...
All of Buhloone Mindstate... De la...
All of Midnight Marauders... Tribe...
(I think ya'll can see that I have a partiality for Bob Power in effect here....)
I've also always liked the sound Of Moment of Truth... Gangstarr...
And Power in Numbers... J5...
Dah Shinin'... Smiff n Wesson...
A few specific albums, and a few specific joints...
More than 5 too, but...

[docformat]

Originally Posted by Switchcraft

All the soulquarians stuff (namely that common Record with "Mind Traveling" I think that was what it was called)

not really a hip-hop cat but i love that album 'like water for chocolate' - a lot of different vibes on that - afrobeat, jazz, straight-up hip-hop

also that paul c link was cool - never seen hip-hop wrote about like that before!

[desiredusername]

I find almost everything from the "gangsta-rap" era sounds great. Late 80's early 90s.

Some great LP's would be:

EPMD:Strictly Business, Public Enemy LP's, Ice-T:Original Gangster, Ice Cube:ameriKKKa's Most Wanted, Jazzmatazz (especially vol.1), anything from RZA (especially Wu-Tang Clan:Forever), anything from DJ Premier (Gang Starr etc.).

[hitsville]

Originally Posted by jgo

HALL OF FAME--> CRITICAL BEATDOWN - UltraMagnetic MC's

( as well as damn near anything touched by PAUL C. / r.i.p. )

I agree, "give the drummer some" sounds crazy! those drums !!!!

I'd love to know what did they used on them..I mean those drums sound really classy to me, that snare has that special punch!!! it's BIG and not that big at the same time.. hell I dont even know how to describe it.

anyway I'd LOVE to know what they used to make those drums thump like that. anybody who has any idea what kind of comp was used for example, feel free to share

[Methlab]

I still can't get over "hate it or love it" by Dre. I think that beat is unreal. I love the subtle parts.like the guitar that accents the horn hook..how it kicks in on the back end of each 8 bar rotation..it's just an incredible beat to me.

[Phiktion]

Eyedea & Abilities - "E&A"
Linkin Park - "Reanimated"
Atmosphere - "Sevens Travels"
Sage Francis - "A Healthy Distrust"
RJD2 - "Dead Ringer"

this are a few little known albums with phenomenal mixes in my opinon

[jlotto]

Originally Posted by Methlab

I still can't get over "hate it or love it" by Dre. I think that beat is unreal. I love the subtle parts.like the guitar that accents the horn hook..how it kicks in on the back end of each 8 bar rotation..it's just an incredible beat to me.

thats cool & dre. not dr dre. nice track