B-Rock's Royce & Premier Hip-Hop routine

B-Rock - Mix For Myself 1.1.14

In an effort to rejuvenate my passion for DJ'ing, I've decided to record some mixes without an audience in mind. It's just me, my records and my turntables. Here's the first effort.

Saint Tropez, "On A Reign (@33rpm)"

Download here: On A Reign (@33rpm).mp3 - 9.4 MB

From A Record's Point of View

Record from The Lincoln Motor Company on Vimeo.

Fifth Element Parking Lot Sale

I'm excited to be a part of the Fifth Element Annual Parking Lot Sale!

Lots of Sales on T Shirts, CDs, Vinyl and More. Performances and Live DJs all day. Live Painting. Pet Clothes. Food Truck. And more info soon... Plus: Prof and the Stophouse fam will be at the Parking Lot Sale from 1-4 PM slanging Prof Fest Tickets, Signing Autographs, and hosting weird games.

1)Rhymesayers Collegiate T Shirts (All Colors) $10
2)Rhymesayers "Crest" White Tank Tops $14.99
3)Return Of The Rhymesayers 5 for $10 CD Mix & Match
4)Mr Dibbs Deadworld Reborn Picture Disc Vinyl 15% OFF
5)Select Rhymesayers CDs $5: Jake One-White Van Music, P.O.S Never Better, Brother Ali-The Truth Is Here, Facecandy-This Is Where We Were, & Freeway-Stimulus Package
6)FE EXCLUSIVE: Last Of The Records Buyers-Collaboration's The Key CD $2
7)Abstract Rude & Musab-The Awful Truth CD $5
8)7" and 10" Vinyl 15% Off 7)Used Vinyl Sale
9)Scribble Jam #9 DVD $5
10)Brother Ali "City" Track Jacket $15
11)DJ Abilities-For Persons WIth DJ Abilities Cassette $1
12)Rhymesayers Battle King Patch $1.99

-PERFORMERS:
KILLSTREAK
HIgh School Of Recording Arts Students
Psymun Christensen and K Raydio
SIfu Hotman ( Dem Atlas + Rube +Guante)
The Cabinet

-DJS:
Noam The Drummer aka Noam Feigel
DJ Defyant aka Joshua Roen Benzilla
Ander Other
Los Boogie
B-Rock
Danny Sigelman of Secret Stash Records

OTB All Wax w/special guest KING OTTO

This Tuesday September 4th we dust off the wax and play all-vinyl bangers all night with a very special guest, King Otto, whose rap record collection weighs a ton.

Numero Group: Titan (Candidate for Album Cover of the Year)

Mayer Hawthorne direct-to-disc

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So/Gangsta Luv (Live at Direct to Disc #1) by stonesthrow

As an audiophile AND a Mayer Hawthorne/everything-Stones-Throw fan, I was ecstatic to stumble upon this project. Peanut Butter Wolf, Stones Throw founder and vinyl enthusiast, had a couple artists from the roster record tracks in front of a live audience direct-to-disc. As opposed to the analog sound being captured by microphones getting transferred to a digital sound and losing fidelity through multiple interconnects before finally getting cut on vinyl, the process allows for the best representation of the original sounds emanating from the performers.

You can purchase the final product here.

Viva La Vinyl!

Pay Dues vol. 0

The intro speaks for itself, "...if you've got Serato, bravo.  But if you can't cut vinyl records you won't be able to follow me." - KRS-One.

Everything I'm doing right now I consider paying my dues to this craft.  I respect hip-hop and DJ'ing.  I respect the culture, I respect the art form, I respect those who came before me and laid the ground work.  I feel it's important to practice the "old" ways not only to pay homage but also to become better.  When I'm at home, most of my practice time is spent mixing vinyl.  It forces me to work with a smaller library, know my music, and be technically refined.

I'm calling this "vol. 0" because I still feel that I'm at the genesis of it all.  When I have a library of stuff to look back on, this won't be a part of it.  This is the sketchbook used to fine-tune ideas.  It's fun to look and you can catch glimpses of what's to come but it's still not a polished masterpiece.

Here it is.  This was recorded live from the kitchen counter using two thrashed Shure M44-7's, two Tech 12's, a DJM 909 mixer (no effects were harmed, save for the intro) and all vinyl.

DJ B-Rock, "Pay Dues vol. 0" live from the kitchen counter all vinyl mix

Tracklist:

Intro: excerpt from "The DJ," KRS-One from King of the Decks

"Sitting On Chrome (Ummah Remix)," Master Ace from J. Yancey, A.K.A.

"Rare Species," Mobb Deep from Soul In The Hole soundtrack

"One Mic (instrumental)" + "Shook Ones (acapella)" = "That Anthem" DJ B-Rock live blend

"Low Budget Allstars," Kev Brown, Kenn Star et al. from Port Authority

"Find A Way," A Tribe Called Quest from The Love Movement

"The Red," Jaylib from Champion Sound

"Till I Retire," Pete Rock from N.Y's Finest

"Catch My Breath (World)," Ta-Raach and the Lovelution from The Fevers

"Raw Life," Foreign Exchange from Connected

"Growing Old," Outkast from ATLiens

"Lost Ones," Jay-Z from Kingdom Come

"Sunshine," Atmosphere from Sad Clown, Bad Summer EP

Thanks for listening - DJ B-Rock

My records: aka money pit, tools, sanity, insanity, alpha