Dj Soops NeoSoul: 90s Hip-Hop Mix (The Golden Era)

Monday, 13 February 2012

90s Hip-Hop Mix (The Golden Era)

I went through the vinyl collection the other day and I thought it’s time to drop a 90's Hip-Hop mix with some of my favourite tracks from the "Golden Era" I really value my vinyl collection and I remember how much it meant to me, to get hold of that new 12" record. This got me thinking about the old "digital vs analogue debate" I understand why some people will never appreciate something that’s in a digital format. Can you really appreciate something that you can just download in a minute? Probably not. Now before I go any further I just want to hold my hands up and say yes I'm "old school" but I've actually embraced "digital djing". The problem is when people see you with a laptop, they automatically think that you've just picked up a midi controller and become an overnight "auto sync" DJ. Unbeknownst to them is that this guy mastered his craft on vinyl 15 years ago and those same skills still apply to any deck he chooses to use now. Wishfully, I think that every aspiring DJ's first point of contact should be the Technics 1200's. I know this is not a realistic prospect when you're surrounded by digital tech and restrained by a budget. But I think that’s the only true way you can appreciate: learning how to scratch and blend by ear instead of just looking at waveforms and pressing buttons. But don’t get me wrong, this is not about "digital hating" I’ve got two midi controllers and I love mixing on them for various reasons (a mixture of convenience and a love of tech). People ask me for advice on what decks to buy and I always recommend the Pioneer DDJS1 which is kind of contradictive, but I think midi does serve a purpose and can be good if used correctly...

Ultimately "a good DJ" should have good timing and know how to select the right tracks at the right time and be able to read a crowd. So what I'm trying to say is that "no digitalness" can teach you flair, rhythm and knowledge of music. The medium I choose to mix with may have changed, but the music I play is still and will always be unbeatable...

The Video:

90s Hip-Hop Mix (The Golden Era) Pioneer DDJS1 from djsoops on Vimeo.

The Collection:

Listen to the full 2hr Mixtape here:

DJ Soops 90s Hip-Hop Mix (The Golden era) by Dj Soops on Mixcloud

Download here:http://www.mediafire.com/?7cc845xgduynjhi

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What is Neo-Soul?

Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements of alternative-hip hop. It is the third major sub-genre of contemporary R&B, after the new jack swing of the late 1980s to early/mid 1990s and the hip hop soul of the mid to late 1990s. The "neo soul" term, originated by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late-1990s, is sometimes looked upon with disdain as nothing more than a marketing specialization of contemporary R&B instead of an honest revival of soul music. This is because most of the people who record in the genre and listen to it tend to be anti-mainstream preferring that the music favor underground credibility and soulfulness over mainstream popularity.

Early works

The genre is considered to have originated with the work of Raphael Saadiq's band Tony! Toni! Toné! in the mid-1990s, but the term began to surface after the release of singer Joi's debut album Pendulum Vibe which contained elements of early 70s style arrangements along with Rock style elements. it resurfaced with D'Angelo's 1995 LP Brown Sugar. Brown Sugar featured elements of classic soul, inspired by artists such as Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway (both keyboardists, as is D'Angelo), that had not been regularly seen in modern African-American mainstream music since the mid-1980s. Also, in 1995 came the work of a duo called Groove Theory, which included the members Amel Larrieux, the singer and Bryce Wilson, the rapper/singer/producer/actor. In 1997, Motown artist Erykah Badu released her debut LP, Baduizm, the success of which paved the way for new Motown chief Kedar Massenburg to shift the direction of much of the company's output towards Badu's style, which he dubbed neo-soul. The first soul revival artist to make a major impact on the mainstream was Lauryn Hill, whose 1998 The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill LP was a critical and commercial smash and garnered five Grammy Awards.

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http://www.paxstereo.tv/neosoul.htm

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Monday, 13 February 2012

90s Hip-Hop Mix (The Golden Era)

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