Mike Rizzy

Thank you to all the listeners that’s been listening to my mix show so far.  This episode was from two weeks ago and I paid tribute to the golden era of hip hop music.  This is the era that inspired me and is the soundtrack to my childhood.  As always feel free to hit me with requests for future episodes.  I’m also currently in the lab working on a Best Of Jay-Z mix that’ll be for sale soon so check back.  Parental Advisory.

1. Ring Ring Ring - De La Soul
2. Lookin At The Front Door - Main Source
3. If My Homie Calls - 2Pac
4. I’m The Magnificent - Special Ed
5. T.R.O.Y. - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
6. Children’s Story - Slick Rick
7. I Ain’t No Joke - Eric B & Rakim
8. Time 4 Sum Aksion Remix - Redman
9. I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill
10. Live At The BBQ - Main Source feat. Nas
11. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright - Naughty By Nature
12. Uptown Anthem - Naughty By Nature
13. Can I Kick It - A Tribe Called Quest
14. Luck Of Lucien - A Tribe Called Quest
15. 93 Till Infinity - Souls Of Mischief
16. Just To Get A Rep - Gangstarr
17. La Schmoove - Fu Schnickens
18. Hip Hop Junkies - Nice N Smooth
19. Dwyck - Gangstarr feat. Nice N Smooth
20. Chief Rocka - Lords Of The Underground
21. Crossover - EPMD
22. Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down - Brand Nubian
23. Love Me Or Leave Me Alone - Brand Nubian
24. 360 Degrees - Grand Puba
25. Party And Bullsh*t - Notorious BIG
26. Gangsta B*tch - Apache
27. Take It Personal - Gangstarr
28. In The House - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
29. Give Up The Goods - Mobb Deep
30. My Mind Playing Tricks On Me - Ghetto Boys

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I recently started doing a weekly radio show that is based out in Greece.  You can catch me spinnin from 1pm-2pm eastern time on Saturdays (10am West Coast).  That is actually 8pm Saturday in Greece.  My show is called the “Get Fresh Mix Hour.”  You can stream via itunes or windows media at http://www.mangoradio.gr  I just went into this week with no plan what so ever and this is what came out.  Greece/Europe what’s good with some club bookings?  So every week you can tune in live and catch me playing nothing but that real hip hop/soul/reggae music.  If you have any requests for the show or booking info email me at:  deejaymikerizzy@gmail.com    Might do a Golden Era Hip Hop mix this week.  This will be the only time I post the mix, you’ll have to tune in to listen.  Get at me.

1. Girlfriend - Alicia Keys b/w Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
2. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
3. I Get Around - 2pac
4. Open Your Eyes - Dwele
5. Every Block - Rapper Big Pooh feat. Phonte
6. ATLiens - Outkast
7. I Believe - Q-Tip feat. D’Angelo
8. I Found My Smile Again - D’Angelo
9. Time Flies - Groove Theory
10. Starship - Little Brother
11. The Transitional Joint - Elzhi
12. Special - De La Soul
13. No Doubt - 702
14. Why R U - Amerie
15. Niggaz Nature - 2pac feat. Lil Mo
16. Good Lovin - Slim feat. Ryan Leslie & Fabolous
17. Let’s Ride - Q-Tip
18. Kick Push - Lupe Fiasco
19. Runnin - The Pharcyde
20. Candy Rain - Soul For Real
21. If I Ruled The World - Nas feat. Lauryn Hill
22. I Love You - Mary J. Blige feat. Smif N Wessun
23. Love (A Thing Of The Past) - Frank N Dank
24. Get Dis Money - Slum Village
25. Fall In Love - Slum Village
26. Inside My Love - Trina Broussard
27. Look Of Love Remix - Slum Village
28. Can’t Get Enough Of It - Mobb Deep
29. How High - Method Man & Redman
30. Pac Div - Pacific Division

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If you didn’t know I hail from Virginia Beach, Virginia.  As far as the music scene everybody instantly thinks of Timbaland and the Neptunes all over the radio.  I’ve already made mixes paying homage to them, but everything in VA isn’t peaches and cream and radio friendly.  As much as I respect Timbaland and The Neptunes they’re not even my favorite producers from my home state.  You know I represent the hard core rugged and raw real hip hop and the VA representative bringing those grimey beats is none other than Nottz Raw.  If you don’t know who he is i’m sure you heard his music and don’t even know it.  He’s worked with everyone from Biggie, Busta Rhymes, J. Dilla, Game, Snoop, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Scarface, and the list goes on and on.  This goes out to everybody in Virginia that’s down with real hip hop and not that fake stuff.   *Parental Advisory*

1. Dangerous MC’s - Notorious BIG
2. Diamonds - J Dilla
3. Be A Gentleman - 50 Cent
4. Wolves - Krumbsnatcha feat. M.O.P.
5. Life Of The Party - Little Brother
6. Bladow! - Busta Rhymes
7. Get Outta Here - Busta Rhymes
8. Showdown - Rah Digga
9. Girl You Know - Scarface feat. Trey Songz
10. Fire - AZ
11. Free Me - Ne-Yo
12. That’s That Sh*t - Snoop Dogg feat. R. Kelly
13. Please Don’t Go - Termanology
14. Don’t Wanna Give That Up - DMP

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Here’s a mix that I wasn’t really going to really put out but changed my mind due to overwhelming demand.  Aaliyah will always be my favorite female artist.  She had more style than any female artist out today and her music will live forever.  I know there’s a movie about her life coming out and I can’t wait to see it.  The music her and Timbaland made had that Michael Jackson/Quincy Jones magic.  So here’s a mix of my personal favorites from Aaliyah. 

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It’s been a while since I put up some slow jams.  These mixes remind me of when you used to make mixtapes for the person you were trying to get with back in the day.  Yeah you know we’ve all done it.  Like always, just a bunch of my personal favorites.  I dedicate this to all the ladies who came and partied with me in Arlington VA last week.  Hope you all enjoyed the Aaliyah CD’s.  The next episode will be a tribute to my hometown.  As always hit me with questions, comments, and requests at deejaymikerizzy@gmail.com

1. Get It Together - 702
2. Anytime Anyplace - Janet Jackson
3. Comforter - Shai
4. Do You Want To - Xscape
5. Stay - Jodeci
6. Young Sad & Blue - Lysette
7. I Gotta Be - Jagged Edge
8. Shhh - Tevin Campbell
9. Nobody - Keith Sweat
10. I Will Be There - 112
11. Lately - Tyrese
12. Good Girls - Joe
13. Surrender - Kut Klose
14. Rain - SWV
15. Heartbroken - Aaliyah
16. So Anxious - Ginuwine
17. This Is How It Works - TLC
18. Butta Love - Next
19. These Are The Times - Dru Hill
20. Anniversary - Tony Toni Tone
21. Still In Love - 112 

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In a time where Lil Jon ruled the airwaves, I was literally listening to “The Listening” by Little Brother 24/7.  9th Wonder’s beats were every hip hop purists dream.  Soulful chopped samples and lyrics that weren’t about drugs and gun blasting.  It was hip hop that was fun and literally everyone could relate to.  I was drawn to the music the same way I previously followed J Dilla, DJ Premier,  Pete Rock and the Rza.  Maybe they were just ahead of their time but real hip hop seemed to get pushed to the side for one note melodies and drunk in the club anthems.  Unfortunately like many great groups like Tribe, Pete Rock & CL, Gangstarr before them, Little Brother disbanded.  I still have hold onto faith that one day they may reunite, but until then i’ll pay homage to the man they call 9th Wonder.  9th went on to produce for everybody from Jay-Z, Luda, Destiny’s Child, Common, Mos Def, Erykah Badu and on and on.   Thanks for all the support.  Peace.

1. Why Don’t We Fall In Love (9th Wonder Remix) - Amerie
2. Go All Out - Buckshot
3. Threat - Jay-Z
4. December 4th (9th Wonder Remix) - Jay-Z
5. Slow It Down - Little Brother
6. Don’t Rush Me - Jean Grae
7. All For You - Little Brother
8. Girl - Destiny’s Child
9. Love Joint Revisited - Little Brother
10. What You Do - Little Brother
11. Not Enough - Little Brother
12. Baby It’s You - The Carpenters
13. Nobody But You - Little Brother
14. The Way You Do It - Little Brother
15. The Look Of Love (9th Wonder Remix) - Slum Village
16. The Cross (9th Wonder Remix) - Nas

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I still can’t believe what just happened yesterday.  It still doesn’t seem real.  Michael Jackson along with Stevie Wonder were my earliest musical inspirations way before I even knew what hip hop was.  I was getting ready to put up a different mix but once I heard the news I knew I had to drop everything and put something together.  I could’ve played it safe and just played Billie Jean and Thriller all through the mix but this is different.  I wanted to showcase the songs that truly spoke to your soul.  Michael Jackson was one of the rare individuals that brought everybody in the world together.  As the world mourns I just wanted to do my part and keep the legend alive.  MJ you will truly be missed but never forgotten.  Thank you for all the memories.

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I tried to design a little cover for this mix but failed miserably.  I had to smooth it out a little bit since the last mix was really grimey.  Just some timeless Hip Hop and R&B to calm you from the normal stresses of work, school, or even family life.   On a side note for booking inquiries just hit me at deejaymikerizzy@gmail.com  instead of myspace or facebook.  Enjoy!!

1. I Belong To You - Lenny Kravitz
2. Come Close - Common feat. Mary J. Blige
3. I Wanna Be Down - Brandy
4. U Already Know - 112 feat. Foxy Brown
5. Lady - D’Angelo
6. Befoer You Walk Out Of My Life (Pete Rock Remix) - Monica
7. Throwback - Usher
8. One Day You’ll Be Mine - Usher
9. The Sweetest Thing - Lauryn Hill
10. I Love You - Faith Evans
11. So Good - Davina
12. Keep Tryin - Groove Theory
13. Addicted To Your Love - Jagged Edge
14. Neva Get Enuff - 3LW feat. Lil Wayne

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Sorry ladies but unless you’re into grimey street hip hop, chances are this mix probably isn’t for you.  Good old fashioned boom bap NYC style.  To this day I can never get enough of soul samples over classic drum breaks which is the essence of hip hop sound.  I can probably make a 10 part series of this mix but i’ll leave that up to all of you to decide.  ” Big L rest in peace.”

1. Gimme Yours - AZ feat. Nas
2. Gimme Yours Remix - AZ
3. Me Or The Papes - Jeru The Damaja
4. MVP - Big L
5. Fed Up With The Bullsh*t - Big L
6. Dead Presidents II - Jay-Z
7. Shine - Royal Flush
8. I Got Cha Open Remix - Black Moon
9. Ice Cream - Raekwon feat Ghostface & Capadonna
10. Lex Couple Bimaz & Benz - Lost Boyz
11. Ho Happy Jackie - AZ
12. Fast Life - Kool G. Rap feat. Nas
13. It Ain’t Hard To Tell - Nas
14. Right Back At You - Mobb Deep
15. Blood Money - Capone N Noreaga
16. Faster Blade - Raekwon
17. Wreckonize - Smif N Wessun

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Mary J. Blige will always be one of my favorite artists.  Even though she’s made songs with Elton John, Sting, U2, etc.  She’s never lost her street credibility working with just about every pop artist,  while others who’ve tried haven’t been nearly as successful (Wyclef).  In short, Mary J. is Hip Hop.  Here’s a short selection of some her classics.  So this one is for all of you ladies and r&b fanatics like myself.  I’ll have to man it up a little on the next joint though.  Peace.

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I felt like this is a good time to make a sequel to the Feel Good Mix I made back in 2007.  I usually listen to a lot of grimey rough and tuff hip hop but that doesn’t mean I don’t like to party and have a good time.  So this is just a bunch of uptempo feel good music that’ll make your day a little more enjoyable with everything from MJ to Weezer to Shalamar.  I’ve been getting lots and lots of emails from  people asking me for CDs so here you go.  The perfect gift for anybody and it’s actually edited so you don’t have to turn down the volume on certain parts if you’re listening with your mama.  And if you really can’t wait for the CD to get to your house i’ll provide a download link to the mix so you’ll have it on mp3 as well.  So skip out on your Big Mac meal one time and pick up this mix and make being stuck in traffic fun for you and your friends.  Listen to the teaser below.  Peace.

CD is $9 USD    $3 USD for shipping (see left panel to purchase)  Credit Card/PayPal Accepted

Run Time:  61 minutes 22 seconds + 30 Songs = Fun for everybody

- I also have “The Late Night Creep” and “The Dilla Hour” available on CD

- DJ Mike Rizzy

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Thanks to modern technology, nowadays i’m able to record every live set that I perform.  And because of this i’m able to give to you a live Jay Dee instrumental set.  I actually planned to do a Dilla set this particular night but didn’t plan out the songs.  So this mix was performed 100% live and unrehearsed so excuse all the hiccups and blemishes.  I saw an interview with House Shoes one time and he said that ” Dilla can make a Dre beat better than Dre, a Primo beat better than Premier, and out rock Pete Rock.  But nobody can make a Dilla beat like Dilla.”  While there’s a bunch of newer producers that make music in the same vein like Black Milk, 9th Wonder, Kayne, Just Blaze etc.  To me Dilla still stands head and shoulders above the rest.  Everybody knew he had the best drums, ill dancing basslines, and just so much soul.  The soul is what I think todays music lacks and that’s something that you really can’t get from keyboards and auto tune boxes.  Hip Hop was built from records and sampling and Dilla was a prime example why his music and all real hip hop continues to be rediscovered. While all the trendy music you hear nowadays quickly comes and goes.  If you can name all these beats i’ll buy you a 20 piece McNugget box.   Enjoy.

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I was just vibing in the studio all weekend and this is what came out.  I tried to make something for the ladies with Valentine’s day coming up and all but I wanted to come with some joints that the fellas can rock too also.  So hopefully there’s a little something for everybody.  Till next time.  Peace.

Here’s the tracks.

1. That’s The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
2. I Can’t Help It - Michael Jackson
3. Can’t Get You Off My Mind - Mary J. Blige feat. The LOX
4. 2U4U - Slum Village
5. Killing Me Softly - The Fugees
6. Rock The Boat - Aaliyah
7. Never Been In Love - Talib Kweli
8. Think Of U - Usher
9. Right Here (Human Nature Remix) - SWV
10. The Light (Jay Dee Remix) - Common feat. Erykah Badu
11. Tell Me (Brand Nubian Remix) - Groove Theory feat. Brand Nubian
12. You’re Making Me High Remix - Toni Braxton feat. Foxy Brown
13. Selfish - Slum Village feat. Kanye West and John Legend
14. Take You There - Pete Rock & CL Smooth  

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I started making these mixes in late 2007 mainly to be able to express myself creatively and share with people all of the music that has truly inspired me.  A big part of it is because of how much the radio and mainstream music has changed for the worst and I wanted to expose the younger generation to what hip hop is really about and the essence of it.  I can’t really express in words my appreciation for all of the comments and emails that I’ve received and I just wanted to take this time to sincerely thank all of you for the support in this short amount of time.  Music is really a universal language and is a common bond that we all share regardless of where you’re from and what you believe in.  So this time around I just decided to go back to why I started this and that’s to be able to just do me and play what I’d like to hear.   So here’s more of that raw, not watered down hip hop and soul music for your listening enjoyment.  Happy Holidays everybody!! Peace and love.

1. Mr. Telephone Man - New Edition b/w Fall In Love Remix
2. Fall In Love Remix - Slum Village
3. Together Again (DJ Premier Remix) - Janet Jackson
4. Drop - The Pharcyde
5. Eye feat. Stacey Epps - Madvillain
6. Call Me - Slum Village
7. Sparkle - Camp Lo
8. Gettin Up - Q-Tip
9. The Healer - Erykah Badu
10. The Blast - Reflection Eternal
11. Ms. Fat Booty - Mos Def
12. Save Ya - Elzhi
13. Starz - Jaylib
14. Can’t Forget About You - Nas feat. Chrisette Michelle

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What’s going on everybody?  Hope you all are enjoying the mixes as much as I enjoy bringing them to you.  This time around my good friend DJ Vaperz came through and we recorded a live set and started the first of many future installments of Kuya Tribe Radio.  For the first episode we decided to pay tribute to a forgotten era which is Freestyle music.  Many of the DJ’s I learned from were spinnin this type of music back in the day (Shout out to Kuya D and Roli Rho).  I remember being a little kid trying to learn all of this music so I could go to school the next day just to be like, ” you ain’t up on this!!!”  Wow I must’ve been in like 2nd grade but anyways to all of you up and coming DJ’s I can’t stress enough how important it is to do your history and learn all of the different eras in music.  Freestyle music obviously had a huge influence to what later became Atlanta Bass (see Gee Mix below).  So this is my little way to pay homage to the Freestyle Era.  We’ll be taking requests for future episodes so get at me on facebook, myspace, or email me at deejaymikerizzy@gmail.com  Peace.

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Once again more of my personal favorite R&B songs.  Nothing special just good music.  Sorry still no T-Peezy on this joint. 

1. I’m Ready - Tevin Campbell
2. Come Back To Me - Janet Jackson
3. Who Can I Run To - Xscape
4. Smile - 112
5. Come With Me - Shai
6. When I Close My Eyes - Shanice
7. Ain’t Nobody - Faith Evans
8. Downtown - SWV
9. Sensitivity - Ralph Tresvant
10. Talkin To Me - Amerie
11. You Said - Mona Lisa
12. When You’re Mad - Ne-Yo
13. Gotta Go - Trey Songz
14. PDA - John Legend
15. Summer Rain - Carl Thomas
16. I’m Cheatin - Dwele
17. What’s Come Over Me - Glenn Lewis & Amel Larrieux
18. Love - Musiq
19. Sendin It On - D’Angelo
20. Lady In My Life (the greatest slow jam ever!) - Michael Jackson

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- Rizzy

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I can hardly listen to the radio nowadays.  It seems like all the good music and even music videos are mostly found on the internet instead of the radio.  This mix just started out as something i made for myself to listen to on the ipod or in the car.  But i got a lot emails from people who enjoyed the “For The Cool” mix i did for Commonwealth which to me represents the music i’m truly passionate about.  So i decided to share this one and if at least a few of you enjoy it, i’ll be happy with that.  Real rhymes and beats is why i love hip hop so much.  Hooks like “she got a donk” just doesn’t do it for me.  I’ve been thuggin it out lately so i’ll probably do something for the ladies on the next joint.  Maybe another Feel Good Mix or slow jams.  Get at me. 

1. Act Like You Know - Platinum Pied Pipers feat. J Dilla
2. Paper - Pacific Division
3. Pinball - Strange Fruit Project
4. Fire - Elzhi
5. Way To Go - Skyzoo & 9th Wonder
6. This Is How We Rock - Termanology feat. Bun B
7. Raw Life - The Foreign Exchange
8. Necro - Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah
9. The Bullets - Naturel
10. The Transitional Joint - Elzhi
11. Love Thirst - Jean Grae
12. Shotgun - Platinum Pied Pipers feat. J Dilla
13. Disperse - Consequence
14. We Here - Illa J (produced by J Dilla)
15. All I Want - Pacific Division

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For this post I let the people decide the next mix I put up.  After going through all the votes a 2Pac mix was the winner.  I’m sure a lot of it has to do with the large majority of the people that visit this site are from California but it’s all good.  Thanks again to everybody that gave their ideas and some of them I do plan to do in the future so keep checking back.  But anyways this was really easy because i’m also a big fan of 2Pac.  I was actually the only one in my whole crew that really listened to 2Pac.  Being from Virginia you didn’t hear a lot of him on the radio partly because of the whole east coast west coast situation that was going on at the time but that’s another story.  These are some of my favorite songs by Pac and most of them are actually east coast influenced.  Before 2Pac signed with Death Row Records, 2Pac worked with a lot of East Coast producers like Easy Mo Bee, Stretch (RIP), and so on.  Also right before he died he was working with Buckshot, The Beatminerz and the whole Boot Camp Clik so his style was really a mix of both coasts in my opinion.  So here it is and if you’re listening to this at work be careful because you might want to snuff someone in the face or start a new revolution in your office.  Peace.

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Back again and this time I decided to dig in the crates one more time.  Listening to these songs reminds me why I love hip hop so much and why sampled beats will always be the best to me.  For the next mix i’m going to let you all decide so email me at deejaymikerizzy@gmail.com and let me know what you want to hear next.  Shout out to DJ Dynamix out in San Francisco.  Till next time…  

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The Listening album by Little Brother will always be one of my favorite albums of all time.  I remember first hearing about them in 2003 from a review of the album in The Source.  I heard about LB previously from the okayplayer forums but once The Source gave the album 4 mics and drew A Tribe Called Quest comparisons, I knew I had to see for myself what all the hype was about.  First song I heard was “Nighttime Maneuvers.” I said to myself, ” Whaaaaaaat??!!!. (Lil Jon was really big at this time also)  I couldn’t believe what I just heard I had to listen to it again.  Phonte just straight murdered that track talkin about the aids cure and heinikens.  And the 9th Wonder track was like a breath of fresh air compared to all the Synth and Korg Triton beats that were filling the airwaves at the time (it’s actually even worse nowadays now though right?!).  I was also really spinning records in clubs heavy around this time with my crew and this was the inspiration I needed.  This group really reminded me of why I love hip hop so much and 9th Wonder was a big reason why I decided to learn production and not just dj.  Although it felt like my dog died when 9th Wonder left the group, I’ll never forget how this group made me feel when I first heard them.  So here’s some of my favorite joints from Little Brother.  Support real hip hop.  Peace.

- DJ Mike Rizzy 

ps. by popular demand here is the track listing

1. And I Love Her - Bobby Womack
2. Speed - Little Brother
3. Phonte Freestyle
4. Light It Up - Little Brother
5. The Honorable - Little Brother
6. Speed Racing - Little Brother feat. Skyzoo
7. Soul Control - Supastition feat. Little Brother
8. Between The Lines - Rapper Big Pooh
9. Tension - Little Brother
10. Give It To Ya - Pete Rock feat. Little Brother
11. On And On - Little Brother
12. Home - Little Brother
13. Nighttime Maneuvers - Little Brother
14. Away From Me - Little Brother
15. I Believe You - Claire Laine
16. Whatever You Say - Little Brother
17. I See Now - Little Brother feat. Kanye West and Consequence

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This is part 2 of random R&B joints that I like to listen to since the radio plays a lot of garbage.  T-Pain just doesn’t do it for me.  Shout out to the whole Kuya Tribe fam from VA to NY. “So just chill……………..”

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The other day I was watching the actual House Party movie and found myself jammin to every song they played.  I really miss the New Jack Swing era when Teddy Riley ruled the radio.  All of the songs during this time had so much energy and just made you wanna dance.  Also I think this era is probably the most overlooked era ever.  Even when they play old school skits on the radio you hardly hear any songs from this era except for the usual “motownphilly” and “poison.”  So I felt like it was needed to pay tribute to all of the artists of this time period and pass it on to the younger generation.  Do your history.  Peace.

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Since the last mix was for all the hip hop junkies I decided to show love to all the r&b fans this time around.  I’m a hip hop fanatic but I’m an r&b fan just as much.  This is for all of you who like to sing your heart out while you’re driving at night by yourself, you know when you really feel like you can sing.  Also shout out to all my shower singers too you gets love from Rizzy. Enjoy.

1. Halfcrazy - Musiq
2. I Don’t Wanna - Aaliyah
3. Cater 2 U - Destiny’s Child
4. They Don’t Know - Jon B
5. Next Lifetime - Erykah Badu
6. Everything - Mary J. Blige
7. Weak - SWV
8. Funny How Time Flies - Janet Jackson
9. Happily Ever After - Case
10. Only When Ur Lonely - Ginuwine
11. Stroke You Up - Changing Faces feat. R. Kelly
12. Let’s Get Married - Jagged Edge
13. Kissin’ You - Total
14. Untitled (How Does It Feel) - D’Angelo
15. Am I Dreaming - Ol Skool feat. Xscape
16. Knocks Me Off My Feet - Donnell Jones
17. Baby I’m Yours - Shai
18. Can’t Wait Another Minute - Hi-Five
19. Still In Love - New Edition
20. Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
21. Ex Factor - Lauryn Hill
22. I’m Lookin - Nicole Wray
23. Why I Love You So Much - Monica
24. You Don’t Know My Name - Alicia Keys
25. Yesterday - Shanice
26. Love You Like I Did - 112

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Here’s a mix that I did for Commonwealth (cmonwealth.com).  If you’re one of those people who swear that all the hip hop on the radio is garbage, chances are this is the kind of hip hop you’re looking for.  Nothing trendy, no crunk or snap, just some good old boom bap soul music old and new.  Peace to J-Chill and Disko Dave.  Out.

1. Lovely - Phat Kat
2. Nic’s Groove - Foreign Exchange
3. Gorgeous - Pacific Division
4. Cooley High - Camp Lo
5. Paris Tokyo - Lupe Fiasco
6. Brown Skin Lady - Mos Def & Talib Kweli
7. Searching - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
8. Starship - Little Brother
9. Won’t Do - J Dilla
10. Climax - Slum Village
11. Nag Champa - Common
12. Breakadawn - De La Soul
13. I Like It - Grand Puba
14. Shake It - Little Brother
15. The Love - A Tribe Called Quest
16. Shopping Bags - De La Soul
17. Open Your Eyes - Platinum Pied Pipers feat. Dwele

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I’m an 80’s baby so I was really young when pretty much all of these songs came out.  So when I wasn’t playing with my Transformers, and Knight Rider toys I was in my room jammin believe that.  One thing I liked about the 80’s is that back then coming up when MTV really played music videos, you listened to all different types of music.  You could listen to Kool & The Gang and Stephanie Mills but also rock Peter Gabriel and Madonna.  Plus we had Saturday morning cartoons which was the bomb.  Ahh the good old days.  I got another hip hop mix coming shortly so check back.  Also email me or hit me on myspace or facebook if you want the tracklisting. Out.

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Back again and I decided to flip the script.  If you haven’t noticed by the variety of mixes on this page I do my best to try and please everybody which is an impossible task.  But this time around I decided to just do me.  I’ve been a dedicated DJ Premier fan since I was a little kid in the early 90’s.  I clearly remember buying whole albums just to hear the track Premier produced on the album.  So I bring to you an assortment of Primo joints that came into my head today and hit record.  Hopefully you all will enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.  I’m thinking about doing a sequel to the 80’s mix next or who knows.  Flo Rida fans need not listen.

1. The Big Picture Intro - Big L
2. Platinum Plus - Big L
3. Full Clip - Gangstarr
4. The Invincible - Capone N Noreaga
5. Nas Is Like - Nas
6. A Million And One Questions - Jay-Z
7. So Ghetto - Jay-Z
8. Recognize - The LOX
9. Right Where U Stand - Gangstarr feat. Jadakiss
10. Mathematics - Mos Def
11. The 6th Sense - Common
12. Devil’s Pie - D’Angelo
13. Ya Playin Yaself - Jeru The Damaja
14. Boom - Royce The 5′9
15. It’s Been A Long Time - Rakim
16. 3 The Hard Way - Bahamadia
17. Supa Star - Group Home
18. My World - OC
19. Lady Remix - D’Angelo feat. AZ

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What’s going on everybody?  This mix is for all of you who just want to dance for a little while no matter where you are.  If you’re a student this mix will put a little pep in your step on the way to class.  If you’re at work it’ll make spreadsheets and emails a little more fun.  Or if you’re like me i’ll probably use this to get my sing on in the shower.  Whatever you choose hopefully this mix will make your busy day a little more enjoyable.  (i’m dancing in my computer chair while typing this) Peace to DJ Delinger, Disko Dave, Vaperz, and Kuya D.

1. Stay With Me - Ne-Yo
2. Buddy - Musiq

man just listen to it for the rest of the songs.

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This is actually the first mix I ever wanted to do but I decided till I was a few episodes deep to give it special attention.  ATCQ is a big reason if not the biggest reason why I even got into hip hop.  They are probably the most consistent group of all time in my opinion and their influence still inspires pretty much everybody today.  Although I do believe that J Dilla carried the torch passed from ATCQ and took it to a higher level, you still got to respect the pioneers.  This is for all the real hip hop heads and all the young people who respect old school game at its finest. Peace.

- DJ Mike Rizzy

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Lately I’ve been getting a lot of email requests for more slow jams.  Since it’s been a while since i’ve done a slow jam mix (see Late Night Creep below) I decided to go ahead and do one.  Also I felt this would be a good time to switch things up a little bit to add a little more variety on here.  A bunch of these songs are personal favorites that never leave my slow jam rotation.  Hope you like it and enjoy.

- DJ Mike Rizzy

1. 4 Page Letter - Aaliyah
2. I’ll Do Anything - Ginuwine
3. I Don’t Wanna Be Alone - Shai
4. Your Always On My Mind - SWV
5. Pretty Brown Eyes - Mint Condition
6. When Will I See You Smile Again - New Edition
7. Where I Wanna Be - Donnell Jones
8. Last Chance - Allure
9. Share My World - Mary J. Blige
10. Luv U 4 Life - Jodeci
11. Eyes Better Not Wander - Nicole Wray
12. Game Over - Destiny’s Child
13. This Little Game We Play - Subway feat. 702
14. I Love You - Faith Evans
15. Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet feat. Tamia
16. Before You Walk Out Of My Life - Monica
17. Roni - Bobby Brown
18. Soon As I Get Home - Faith Evans
19. I Get So Lonely - Janet Jackson
20. I Like - Kut Klose
21. Red Light Special - TLC
22. Feel Like Making Love - D’Angelo

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Sorry for the delay I know it’s been a minute.  All I can say about that is Windows Vista is a very painful transition from XP.  But to close out 2007 I had to pay tribute to the one they call D-R-E.  I remember being a little kid listening to all these songs even though I probably shouldn’t have been.  This one is definitely not for the kids so please be warned.  To all my West Coast listeners I hope I did you justice with this.  Thanks again for all the support and I got a lot of things planned for 08 so tell a friend and keep checking in.  Peace to Radley in Germany this ones for you.  See you all in 2008.

- DJ Mike Rizzy

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Here’s a mix I did with a bunch of popular hip hop songs with the original songs that were sampled. The first half of this mix is all Kanye joints because I feel like he along with Jay-Z, Just Blaze and a bunch of others really pushed sample based production back to the forefront when everybody else was trying to make Triton Keyboard sounding beats.  I’m always diggin for records and samples so I wanted to share this with all my fellow beat diggers.  Enjoy!

• 1.  I Wonder - Kanye West
• 2.  My Song - Labi Siffre
• 3.  Break My Heart - Common
• 4.  Someday - George Duke
• 5.  Heard Em Say - Kanye West
• 6.  Someone That I Used To Love - Natalie Cole
• 7.  Girls Girls Girls Remix - Jay-Z
• 8.  Trying Girls Out - The Persuaders
• 9.  Overnight Celebrity - Twista
• 10. Cause I Love you - Lenny Williams
• 11. Spaceship - Kanye West
• 12. Distant Lover - Marvin Gaye
• 13. Slow Jamz - Twista feat. Kanye West
• 14. A House Is Not A Home - Luther Vandross
• 15. Silly Wasn’t I - Valerie Simpson
• 16. Best Friend - 50 Cent feat. Olivia
• 17. Problems - AZ
• 18. All This Love - DeBarge
• 19. Lovin It - Little Brother
• 20. One Night Affair - The Stylistics
• 21. Say It Again - Little Brother
• 22. Do Something Special For Your Lady - Five Special
• 23. Much More - De La Soul
• 24. Love Ballad - LTD
• 25. Life’s A B*tch - Nas feat. AZ
• 26. Yearning For Your Love - The Gap Band

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