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luv469 Golden Age Conscious Wave

Golden Age Conscious Wave

rap tracks from the golden age that ride the crest of the conscious wave. don’t think of it as nostalgia, it’s more like a refresher ‘cos the next wave is comin’.
photo : Whippa Hannigan
Tracklist:
  1. Why Is That? – Boogie Down Productions – Jive / Get On Down (1989/2024)
  2. Tie Goes To The Runner – Public Enemy – Def Jam (1992)
  3. Stress (Remix) – Organized Konfusion ft. The Large Professor – Hollywood BASIC / Fat Beats (1994/2024)
  4. Just When You Thought It Was Safe… – Leaders Of The New School – Elektra / Get On Down (1991/2024)
  5. Smokin’ That S*#%! – KMD ft. Earth Quake, Kurious & Lord Sear – Elektra / Sub Verse Music / Metal Face Records (1994/2001)
  6. Wack M.C.’S – Del Tha Funkee Homosapien – Elektra / Traffic Entertainment Group (1993/2004)
  7. Whatever – Jeru The Damaja – Payday / FFFR (1996)
  8. Attack Of The Tupperware Puppets – The Lootpack ft. The Crate Diggas Sextet – Crate Diggas Palace Records (1996)
  9. One Love – Nas – Columbia (1994)
  10. Cash Money – Homeliss Derelix – Stones Throw Records (1996)
  11. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – Gang Starr – Chryisalis / Virgin (1990/2014)
  12. Make Your Mind Up – Souls Of Mischief – Jive / Traffic Entertainment Group (1993/2022)
  13. Mind Power – A Tribe Called Quest – Jive (1996)
  14. Ma Dukes – O.C. – Wild Pitch Records / Vinyl Me, Please (1994/2024)
  15. Wailin’ – Outkast – LaFace Records (1996)
  16. Cuttin’ Headz – Ol’ Dirty Bastard ft. The RZA – Elektra (1995)
  17. Pass The Plugs – De La Soul – Tommy Boy / AOI Records / Chrysalis (1991/2023)
  18. Somethin’ That Means Somethin’ – The Pharcyde – Delicious Vinyl / Capitol / Craft Recordings (1995/2018)
  19. Examination Of What – Digable Planets – Pendulum Records / Elektra / Modern Classics Recordings (1993/2021)

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luv468 Kakistrophic

Kakistrophic

what happens when a kakistocracy, essentially a plutocracy of oligarchs, runs a kleptocracy?
i think we’re about find out.
what was it grandma used to say?
“the lunatics have taken over the asylum.”
so keep your eyes open kids,
they’re gonna try and pull some fast ones on us.
we gotta out smart ‘em.
here’s a mixtape of music from 2024 to help us stay alert in 2025,
‘cos we know it’s got to change.
photo : General Misinformation
Tracklist:
  1. ergoHz – Mouse On Mars – Sonig (2024)
  2. Ohh Baby – Axel Boman – Studio Barnhaus (2024)
  3. Acid Funk Sequel – Space Dimension Controller – Aus Music (2024)
  4. A Meeting – Skwirl – Cold Busted (2024)
  5. Lola – Karsten Pflum – Central Processing Unit (2024)
  6. Challenge (To Be Continued II) – Jlin – Planet Mu (2024)
  7. Circles / Lines – Ghost Dubs – Pressure (2024)
  8. The Elders Disagree – Monolake – Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music (2024)
  9. Reverie – not even noticed – Eudemonia (2024)
  10. Metal Goat – JakoJako – Tresor (2024)
  11. Unidentified – Millsart – Axis (2024)
  12. Candor – Hett – Awkwardly Social (2024)
  13. Float – Jonny From Space – Incienso (2024)
  14. Séptimo Sentido – Seph – Lapsus Records (2024)
  15. Cronos – Two Fingers vs. Muadeep – Nomark Records (2024)
  16. Multi Functional Robots – DJ Stingray 313 – Tresor (2024)
  17. Ray – Actress – Smalltown Supersound (2024)
  18. 31 Bloom – Four Tet – Text Records (2024)
  19. Got To Change – Caribou – Merge Records (2024)