MIXTAPE MONDAYS: DJ Premier

This week's entry for "Mixtape Monday"s is called "Malcolm McLaren Tribute Mix" by none other then Gang Starr's DJ Premier. I came across this mixtape while I was checking out Premier's blog site "DJPremierBlog.com". This is a mix Premier put together right after the death of producer/manager Malcolm McLaren last year. You might be familiar with Malcom McClaren for introducing the world to the godfathers of punk rock, The Sex Pistols. What a lot of people might not know is that he's also responsible for exposing hip hop to the United Kingdom. Malcom McLaren himself was introduced to hop hop in the early 80's from the legendary Afrika Bambatta. Thru that meeting, Malcom met New York radio DJ's The World Famous Surpreme Team. Together they recorded the album "Duck Rock" that featured the b-boy classic "Buffalo Girls". This tribute mix has alot of songs that Malcom either produced or was heavily involved with like "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow, "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" by Yes, & "Moment Of Love" by Art Of Noise. Malcom was one of the first producers to successfully combine hip hop, funk & punk rock into one sound. If you're into current groups like Kings Of Leon, Passion Pit, Holy Ghost & MGMT, then you'll get an idea of where they got there sound from. Like Primo say's at the end of the mix, "Do Your Homework". Punk rock aside, Malcolm McLaren was also a legend in hip hop. Enjoy Knyewtrons...Neva.

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1. Malcom McLaren - It Was A New York Phenomenon
2. Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
3. Malcom McLaren - Zulu Nation Party Interview
4. The World Famous Supreme Team Show - World Famous Supreme Team Show on (WHBI)
5. World Famous Supreme Team - Buffalo Gals
6. World Famous Supreme Team - World Famous Supreme Team Show on (WHBI) #2
7. World Famous Supreme Team - World’s Famous
8. World Famous Supreme Team - Do Ya Like Scratchin’? ft Malcolm McLaren
9. Malcolm McLaren - Let It Flow (Do Ya Like Scratchin’?) ft KRS-One
10. Malcolm McLaren - Seeing Bow Wow Wow Show (Live)
11. Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
12. Malcolm McLaren - 42nd Street
13. World Famous Supreme Team - She’s Looking Like A Hobo
14. Art Of Noise - Beat Box (Original Version)
15. Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
16. Malcolm McLaren - El San Juanera
17. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
18. Yes - Leave It
19. Art Of Noise - Moments In Love
20. World Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ
21. Malcolm McLaren - Shout Out ft Burn One & Forrest Gump