Sounds Like The 90s Vol. 13 (2010)

Nope, you're reading the title right. If I'm being completely honest here, the real reason for the delay was I was just waiting on some good music in 2010. Being that most of the tracks I select for compilations are current I didn't just want to throw something together and label it SLT9s.

For the past two years I've taken ample time in creating this series. In selecting the right tracks, to sequencing them, to finding the best quality mp3s available. I still don't know if there has been an abundance of dope music in '10, but there is there plenty of time left. We're always open to suggestions so continue to leave comments or shoot us an email with the goodness.

Peace to my T.R.O.Y. fam for helping me gather some of these joints. Special shouts go to to Strategy, Blake Reznik, Meyhem Lauren, Ide, Skavenger,Verge, Open Mike Eagle and Dirt Dog for the ill cover. Enjoy Volume 13 and stay tuned for plenty more to come in 2010. --Philaflava

T.R.O.Y. Presents - Sounds Like The 90s Vol. 13

1. Freeway & Jake One – Throw Your Hands Up
2. Black Thought – Contract On The World feat. Dice Raw & Porn
3. The LOX – Slow Down (You’re Killin’ Em)
4. Smiley The Ghetto Child – I’m Legend (prod. DJ Premier)
5. Freddie Gibbs – The Ghetto
6. U.G. – Beat Yo Ass
7. Big Noyd – New York Lights
8. Meyhem Lauren – 7000 Thoughts
9. Roc Marciano - Snow
10. Mobb Deep – Whole Lotta Thug (prod. Alchemist)
11. Sadat X – Turn It Up feat. Pete Rock
12. Consequence – Let U Live feat. Pharoahe Monch
13. Ski Beatz – Prowler 2 ft. Jean Grae, Jay Electronica, Joell Ortiz & Mos Def
14. Wu-Massacre - Dangerous
15. U.G. – My Soldiers feat. Steele & Casual
16. Open Mike Eagle – Unapologetic feat. Nocando
17. Planet Asia & Goldchain Military – Organic Food (prod. Large Professor)
18. Tanya Morgan - Cheesesteak
19. Meyhem Lauren – Treat Her Like A Prostitute feat. Thristin Howl III
20. Brotha Lynch Hung - Meat

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Sounds Like The 90s (Best Of) Vol. 12

I can't believe it but this marks the 12th edition of Sounds Like The 90s. Instead of bringing you new music this month we're bringing you a recap of sorts. Below is a double disc compiled of the best of Sounds Like The 90s throughout this year. And to close things out it was only right we brought back Blake and Tal for the artwork.

Many of you will remember the De La Buhloone Mindstate ad featured in various Hip-hop mags in '93. The image below is actually the real ad taken from URB when it was still a Cali-only free newspaper. The image was scanned straight from the paper and left in its current condition. Its not Sounds Like The 90s, this shit IS from the 90s.

So here is to another month of music and a nice way to close out 2009. A special thanks goes out to all the artists who have contributed, graphic designers and of course you for supporting. We'll be continuing the SLT9s series in 2010 but for now enjoy this double fix. --Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90s (Best Of) Vol. 12

1. Prince Paul Intro

2. Cormega - Fresh feat. DJ Red Alert, PMD, Grand Puba, KRS-One & Big Daddy Kane

3. Kurious - Benneton feat. MC Serch & DOOM

4. DOOM - Gazzillion Ear

5. Raekwon - Criminology 2 feat. Ghostface Killah

6. Marco Polo & Torae - Hold Up feat. Masta Ace & Sean Price

7. Statik Selektah - Critically Acclaimed feat. Lil Fame, Saigon & Sean Price

8. Brother Ali - Best At It feat. Freeway & Joell Ortiz

9. Shawn Jackson - Feelin' Jack

10. Open Mike Eagle - iRock

11. Musab - Get Life

12. Murs - The Science

13. Jay Electronica - Exhibit A

14. Praverb - The King

15. Superstar Quamallah - You Need Knowledge

16. Focus - Homage To Premier feat. Royce Da 5'9, Phonte & Stat Quo

17. Focus - Homage To Pete Rock feat. Rapper Pooh, Shha Stimuli & Kurupt

18. Juice Crew All-Stars - Mr. Magic Tribute

B-Side:

1 Cormega - Who Am I feat. AZ & Nature

2 Wu-Tang Clan - Radiant Jewels feat. Cormega & Sean Price

3 Mos Def - Auditorium feat. Slick Rick

4 Jay Electronica - Suckas

5 Nut-Ragous - NYC To LA feat. Jay Rock

6 DJ JS-1 - Ridiculous feat. OC & Pharohe Monch

7 Insight - Strategy feat. AG & EDO. G

8 Cormega - Define Yourself feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Havoc

9 BK-One - Here I Am feat. Phonte, Brother Ali & The Grouch

10 Drake - Think Good Thoughts feat. Phonte & Elzhi

11 Fashawn - Samsonite Man feat. Blu

12 Godamus Rhyme - Passin Me By 2009 feat. Stik Figa

13 Tha Connection - Take It Higher

14 Nero - Alive & Vibrant

15 Bobby Creekwater - Junkie

16 Notes To Self - Yellow & Grey (Remix) feat. Dilated Peoples

17 Finale - Heat

18 Fresh Daily - Supaspectacular!
19. Jay Electronica - Exhibit C (Bonus Track)

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Props to Strategy for the tagged version, Blake Reznik and Tal Danan for yet another sick cover.

Sounds Like The 90s (Volume 11)

11 volumes deep and we're not stopping anytime soon. Next month we'll be bringing you the Best of Sounds Like The 90s, then regroup for the new year. We're always accepting mp3 and your suggestions to help create these compilations. No more wasting your time, just download this! -Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90s (Volume 11)

01. Juice Crew - Mr. Magic Tribute
02. Cormega - Define Yourself feat. Tragedy Khadafi & Havoc
03. Jay Electronica - Suckas
04. Saigon - Say Yes Pt. 2
05. Beanie Sigel - What You Talkin' Bout
06. Remarkable Mayor - Doomz Day
07. O.C. - Life (Roc Raida Tribue)
08. Senor Kaos - 20 Years High & Rising (Homage To De La Soul) feat. Von Pea & Homeboy Sandman
09. Fashawn - Samsonite Man feat. Blu
10. Sene - WhyBother?
11. People Under The Stairs - DQMOT (Thes One Remix)
12. Del The Funky Homosapien & Tame One - Flashback
13. Cormega - Live And Learn (prod. Pete Rock)
14. Curren$y - On My Way
15. Godamus Rhyme - Mass Appeal feat. Mr. S.O.S.
16. Masta Ace & Edo G - Pass The Mic feat. KRS-One
17. (Bonus Track) Mr. Chop - T.R.O.Y.

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Props to Strategy for the tagged version & Blake Reznik and Tal Danan for the sick cover.

One Year Bitches

So we've been building this blog for a year now. Our first post was on 9/30/08. At the time, we figured we would mostly cover the material people were posting in our forums. We soon realized that we had diverse content to share by the truckloads, and we expanded into exclusive interviews, homegrown remixes, analytical essays, guest blogging spots, and more.



As we grew in popularity, we attracted praise and denunciation from every walk of online hip hop life. Folks as far away as Indonesia praised us for dropping gems they would have otherwise never heard and for contributing greater insight than the average upload blog. Meanwhile, some people felt we didn't give enough credit where it was due or simply that we were funk faking human shade trees. No matter your opinion, we definitely garnered your attention: in only one year, 1,000+ heads subscribe to our RSS feed and many more follow us through other means.



To celebrate a year in the game, we have compiled our most noteworthy links and organized them by category. We urge you to give old posts a new chance. If you're a vinyl fiend who never found a Now Born Click b-side demo he didn't like, check out one of the sample compilations for a change. If you're a technical production head who dreams about MPC pads, read one of the lyric analyses. There's room for it all as we mingle at the ball. And there's more in store. Reply to the thread to offer congrats, or hate on us if you're so inclined. Constructive criticism and requests for something different in the future are also welcome. Whatever you do, just stay tuned...



Creme De La Creme

Sounds Like The 90s

Philaflava.com's 100 Greatest Obscure Tracks

Fifty Remixes You Need To Hear (1-50)

Touring The States

Every One Leg Up Release

Ego Trip Singles ('79-88)

Easy Mo Bee Career Retrospective

Eric B "Eric B"

The Fondle 'Em Collection

L.O.N.S. And The Crisis Of Time, Part 1

20 Hip Hop Songs You Must Listen To Before Voting

Every Schenectadyfan Compilation

All The Ras Kass Singles That Really Matter



Analysis & Commentary

Ghostface Killah "The Sun"

Juggaknots "Generally"

Black Sheep "Still In The Ghetto"

The Legion "New Niggas"

RZA "Sunshower"

Das Efx "Hard Like A Criminal"

GP Wu "Black On Black Crime"

An Infamous Genealogy, Pt. 1

Figure Eight: Slavery

Ultramagnetic MCs and Inexplicable Mobility

The Most Prominent Member Out The Group (Pause)

Security Blanket

Various Videos



Non Album Tracks

Artifacts Spotlight

Ras Kass - Non-Album Tracks (1994-1996)

Chino XL Spotlight

Diamond D - Non-Album Tracks

Black Sheep - Non-Album Tracks

K-Solo Non-Album Tracks

J-Live - Non-Album Tracks (1995-2002)

Leaders Of The New School - Non-Album Tracks

Big Daddy Kane - Non-Album Tracks (1986-1990)

Krs-One - Non-Album Tracks (1986-1997)

JVC Force Non-Album Tracks

Bush Babees - Non-Album Tracks

De La Soul - The Instrumentals (1988-1998)



Interviews

Philaflava Exlusive Prodigy Interview

Philaflava Exclusive Guru Interview

The Henry Chalfant Interview Part. 1

The Henry Chalfant Interview Part 2



Compilations

Thirty & Good Vol 1 (90s R&B)

Valentine's Stimulus (90s R&B)

T.R.O.Y. Presents: The Moaning

Valentine's Weekend "Funk Drops" Compilation

Jingle Jangle: Rock The Sleigh Bells

History of Hip-Hop: 90's

Dancehall/Raggamuffin Meets Hip Hop

Big L - The Best of The Rest



Guest Bloggers

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/9th Wonder

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/Jean Grae

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/ Chip Fu

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/Tame One

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/ AJ Woodson (JVC Force)

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/B-Real

T.R.O.Y. Guest Blogger w/Superstar Quamallah

The Top 10 Tracks I've Produced by LG

Kurious Jorge's Top 10 Posse Cuts



Diamonds In The Rough

The Diggaman (Lord Digga Discography)

In Search Of A Complete Prince Paul Discography

Omar Epps' Wolfpack

Ca$h Money Click

PHD (Poet & Hot Day)

Big Kwam

This ol' clan from Now Born got shit locked...

Paul C. Lives

Producer Highlight - Mel Man

Rakim "The Cellar" EP



Samples

That Backwards Sample

Sample Compilation 3

Les McCann - Samples Volume 1

A Tribute To Freddie Hubbard

Quincy Jones "Summer In The City" Samples

The Meters (Vol. 1-3)

Who Flipped It Better? Company Flow, Parallax, Lord Digga?

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 10)

Last month we were a little late with this so it's only right we make up the difference by dropping this early. Volume 10 is full of heat rocks and should appeal to just about every kind of hip-hop fan out there. We got some new joints by Dynas, Baby Blak, Skyzoo, Ghostface, Masta Killa & Big Boi. Recently I discovered Fresh Daily and was taken back by his album that I had to lace ya'll twice!

And if you forgot what its like to hear an emcee blackout make sure you listen to Ali's "Best@it." We appreciate feedback, good or bad so be sure to let us know what you love, hate or would like to hear on upcoming volumes.

And remember we're always looking for gems to lace these compilations so be sure to email us heat @ blog.philaflava@gmail.com. And for coverage on current hip-hop make sure to visit our sister blog Steady Bloggin. Enjoy! --Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 10)

1. Fresh Daily - Supaspectacular!
2. Bro Ali - Best@it feat. Freeway & Joell Ortiz
3. Sha Stimuli - Move Back feat. Freeway & Young Chris (prod. Just Blaze)
4. Dynas - The Future feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff
5. Baby Blak - Evolution (prod. L.G.)*
6. De La Soul - La La La
7. Fresh Daily - Video Gaming
8. Skyzoo - Return of The Real (prod. Just Blaze)
9. Raekwon - Surgical Gloves (prod. Alchemist)
10. Boycott Blues - Da Math feat. Consequence & Insight
11. O.C. & A.G. - Think About It
12. Masta Killa - Things Just Ain't The Same
13. Dynas - Family Jewels feat. Slick Rick*
14. KRS-One & Buckshot - Oh Really? feat. Talib Kweli (prod. Marco Polo)
15. Ghostface Killah - Guest House feat. Fabolous
16. Big Boi - Fo Yo Sorrows feat. Too $hort & George Clinton

*T.R.O.Y Exclusive

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Catch up an all 10 volumes here.

Props to Strategy for assisting in the tagging of all these tracks and of course Kalel. The man who has been the mastermind behind all these dope album covers for the past 10 months.

Unfortunately, Volume 10 will be the last for Kalel. He's blowin' up, making moves and leaving us for bigger and better things. We wish him the best and want to thank him for everything he's done for T.R.O.Y.

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 9)

Sorry this is a little late but a much needed vacation was calling. Volume 9 might showcase some rather big names, but some of the stand-out tracks come courtesy of the smaller ones.

Remember we're always looking for gems to lace these compilations so be sure to email us heat @ blog.philaflava@gmail.com. And for coverage on current hip-hop make sure to visit our sister blog Steady Bloggin. Enjoy! --Philaflava

1. Raekwon - Broken Safety feat. Jadakiss & Styles P
2. BeatMonstas - Beats N Rhymes
3. D. Black - What I Do
4. SelfSays - Little Things
5. Notes To Sef - Yellow & Grey (Remix) feat. Dilated Peoples
6. Ras Kass - Milli Vanilli feat. Killah Priest
7. Kam Moye - Step By Step
8. Raekwon - Have Mercy feat. Beanie Sigel & Blue Raspberry
9. Beanie Sigel - Where's My Opponent feat. Omilio Sparks & Freeway
10. Kurupt - Check Check feat. Freeway & Roscoe
11. M.O.P. - Stop Pushin'
12. BK-One - Here I Am feat. Phonte, Brother Ali & The Grouch
13. Mr. Mecca - Over Here feat. Skyzoo, Sha Stimuli, A. Pinks & Torae
14. Saigon - Eyeball (prod. Just Blaze)
15. DJ Honda - D.R.E.A.M. feat. Sean Price
16. Big Twins - Bacon & Cheese feat. Prodigy
17. Truck North - Dutch Dalton feat. Rapper Big Pooh
18. Rapper Big Pooh - People (Remix) feat. Posdnous

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Catch up an all 9 volumes here.

Props to Kalel and Strategy for the assist. Like some of the music you hear on these compilations? Go out and support the artists with a purchase!

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 8)

Better late than ever...

I was actually waiting on a few tracks before I finalized this but I won't continue to bore you with semantics. Let's get right in to the mix, it's definitely more east coast heavy this time around but I feel it complete that proper summer blend I was going for. Enjoy! --Philaflava

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 8)

1. Statik Seletah - Critically Acclaimed feat. Lil Fame, Saigon & Sean Price
2. Nut-Ragous - NYC To LA feat. Jay Rock
3. Slaughterhouse - Microphone (prod. Alchemist)
4. Uncle Murder - Summertime Shootouts (prod. DJ Premier)
5. French Montana - New York Minute (Remix) feat. Jadakiss, Lil Cease, Mic Geronimo & Noreaga
6. Rakim - Holy Are You
7. DJ Honda - Magnetic Arts feat. Mos Def
8. Atmosphere - Feel Good Hit of The Summer 2
9. Luckyiam - Sumpthin 2 Say feat. Imani & Pep Love
10. Raekwon - Flying Daggers feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah & Method Man
11. J Dilla - Reality TV feat. Black Thought
12. Nino Bless - Boom Bap Shit feat. Skyzoo, Ras Kass, Rhymefest & Scram Jones (prod. Madlib)
13. Havoc - Always Have A Choice
14. Tame One - Freedom of Speech
15. Young Chris - Last Two feat. Freeway & Beanie Sigel
16. Freedie Gibbs - How We Do ('93 Til Freestyle)*
17. Ras Kass - Mike Jacks*

* Bonus Freestyles

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Peace and props to Kalel for knocking out this cover last minute and incorporating my idol (Rickey) on it. Big shout out to Strategy for taggin' and bagging this mix properly so you all could have little pretty images and proper tags for each track. Peace to the T.R.O.Y. and Steady Bloggin' fam. We run this blogosphere rap shit!

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 7)

Summer is upon us and this weekend many of us will be settin' off fireworks and grubbing on some BBQ. So what better timing than now to drop the official soundtrack of Independence Day??!!!??!

Sounds Like The 90's Vol. 7

. Wu-Tang Clan - Radiant Jewels feat. Raekwon, Cormega & Sean Price

2. Mos Def - Auditiorium feat. Slick Rick
3. Kurious - Sittin' In My Car
4. DJ JS-1 - Ridiculous feat. O.C. & Pharoahe Monch
5. Blaq Poet - Rap Addiction feat. Shabeeno of NYGz & Lil Fame
6. Grand Puba - Same Old Drama feat. Large Professor
7. General Steele - Riot feat. Sean Price, Illa Noyz & UG
8. Marco Polo & Torae - Smoke feat. Lil Fame & Rock
9. Blaq Poet - Voices
10. DJ JS-1 - Orginal G'z feat. A.G., Craig G. & Edo G.
11. Funkdoobiest - The Heavyweight Funk
12. Lushlife - Another Word For Paradise feat. Camp Lo
13. Drake - Think Good Thoughts feat. Phonte & Elzhi
14. Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times
15. Godamus Rhyme - Stress '09
16. Tame One - Suede Adidas
17. Michael Jackson - This Time Around feat. Notorious B.I.G. (Bonus Track)

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Track Breakdown:

Wu-Tang Clan - Radiant Jewels feat. Raekwon, Cormega & Sean Price
One of the best cut & paste collabos you'll hear all year. Cormega rips the track to shreads.

Mos Def - Auditiorium feat. Slick Rick
Mos Def + Madlib + Slick Rick = winner!

Kurious - Sittin' In My Car
I'll all about sequencing and this is some quintessential 90's hip-hop.

DJ JS-1 - Ridiculous feat. O.C. & Pharoahe Monch
No Metal Thangz, but pretty damn good. Check out J's site.

Blaq Poet - Rap Addiction feat. Shabeeno of NYGz & Lil Fame
Another banger courtesy of Premier. Nostalgia rap shit right here!

Grand Puba - Same Old Drama feat. Large Professor
Short and sweet but when two vets go line-4-line you take it.

General Steele - Riot feat. Sean Price, Illa Noyz & UG
Sean P always does damage and Steele shines as well but I put this on here so you could hear the return of Cella Dwella's UG.

Marco Polo & Torae - Smoke feat. Lil Fame & Rock
Don't sleep on that MP & Torae album. This is another reason to cop!

Blaq Poet - Voices
Another Blaq Poet track but given the subject matter I thought it was relevant for the mix.

DJ JS-1 - Orginal G'z feat. A.G., Craig G. & Edo G
I'm an A.G. fan so when he comes correct, best believe I'm listening. One of the better tracks off the new JS-1 LP.

Funkdoobiest - The Heavyweight FunkIt's as if they never left us.

You got $45 to drop on their new album? Go here.

Lushlife - Another Word For Paradise feat. Camp Lo
It's nice to hear the old Camp Lo again. For more info about Lushlife click here.

Drake - Think Good Thoughts feat. Phonte & Elzhi
Canada's new "It" boy who is spits over the 9th Wonder track along side with Phonte and the ever-dope Elzhi.

Mos Def - Life In Marvelous Times
Anyone else think Mos is back? I'm leaning towards YES!

Godamus Rhyme - Stress '09
This month Godamus tackles the OK classic. If you've missed the previous Godamus Rhyme tracks click here.

Tame One - Suede Adidas

Proof that Tame can still black-out when he wants to.

Michael Jackson - This Time Around feat. Notorious B.I.G. (Bonus Track)
I didn't feel right making this compilation and not paying tribute to MJ.

Collect and download the previous 6 volumes here.

Super props to Kalel for always providing the dope covers and Strategy for completing the Sounds Like The 90's series.

RIP MJ
The King of Pop. There will never be another.

Sounds Like The 90's (Volume 6)

I'mma try and keep this shorter than usual since I just got back from my trip. The people wanted it so you are finally getting it-TAGS!

That's right, moving forward all SLT9's will be mp3 player friendly containing the proper tags and artwork. Volume 6 definitely has a more rugged feel than the previous efforts. The first half showcases what NY's been doing for the better part of the year with the new Smif N Wessun featuring the Smith Bros.

Then we give you a taste of the new Marco Polo/Torae album Double Barrel, which I suggest you clicking on that link to preview because you just might be finding yourself at Best Buy later picking it up. I haven't finished the whole album but based off what was leaked it was reason enough for me to cop it over the weekend (@ Fat Beats too)!

Former ONYX member Sonny Seez is back with a new 28-track album and our sister blog Steady Bloggin' were kind enough to provide 8 tracks for you to check out. I felt "Romp" was the best of the bunch and belonged on Volume 6. DJ Premier laced Blaq Poet with another joint and then we give you the latest by Chubb Rock and Wordsmith. I know the artwork reads Wordsworth and it would make sense for them to collaborate since they've done it before (Prince Paul) but this is Wordsmith. It's my fault because I told the graphic dude (Kalel) the wrong thing.

Since Pete Rock and C.L. can't put aside their differences we're putting their newest tracks back-2-back on letting you decide who needs who more. Next up we got Superstar Quamallah making his 4th consecutive appearance with "Bass Murder" featuring Defari Heru. Don't forget to cop Quam's new album Invisible Man.

Making another consecutive appearance is the homie Godamus Rhyme with another leaked track from the T.R.O.Y. project "Classically Trained." This time God tackles The Pharcyde classic and goes 3-3 with his remakes. And since I was in such a Pharcyde kinda mood, I thought it only made sense to throw on the recently remixed O.G. version by DJ Jazzy Jeff and close out the with Jean Grae's tribute to Biggie.

Finally we have some newer tracks by Tha Connection, Tanya Morgan and '09's version of "A Milli" by Nathaniel Wilson. I did add a bonus track since it doesn't really go with the theme but the subject matter definitely fits. Galvatron78 allows all of us Nintendo nerds to reminisce with his track "Playin Nintendo." You can find more Galvatron78 tracks by clicking here.

Well that's it from me. Hope you all enjoy the new volume and keep sending us those tracks! --Philaflava

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Sounds Like The 90s Volume 6

1. Smif N Wessun - I'm From Brooklyn feat. Smoothe Da Hustler & Trigger Tha Gambler
2. Torae - Hold Up feat. Masta Ace & Sean Price
3. M.O.P. Blow The Horns
4. Sonny Seez - Romp
5. Blaq Poet - Hate feat. Noreaga
6. Chubb Rock & Wordsmith - Old 2 The New
7. Pete Rock - Just A Word Or Two
8. C.L. Smooth - The Piano
9. Superstar Quamallah - Bass Murder feat. Defari
10. Grand Agent - It's Only Right feat. Planet Asia
11. Giant Panda - 90's
12. Godamus Rhyme - Passin' Me By 2009 feat. Stik Figa
13. DJ Jazzy Jeff - Passin' Me By (Remix)
14. Jean Grae - Hypnotize
15. Tha Connection - Realness
16. Tanya Morgan - Hardcore Gentleman
17. Kool G. Rap - Dopeman

Bonus Track
Galvatron78 - Playin' Nintendo

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Collect and download the previous 5 volumes here.

Super props to Kalel for always providing the dope covers and Strategy for completing the Sounds Like The 90's series.

Sounds Like The 90s Volume 5 (REUPPED)

editor's note: this post is back. we'll be here forever and ever. and ever and ever.

Better late than never, right? A few of you finally caught on but not up with our Sounds Like The 90's mixtapes so definitely check 'em all out and get acquainted while supplies last.

Volume 5 starts off with the first of 5 exclusives ONLY found here on T.R.O.Y. with the newest Kurious Jorge single "Benneton” featuring MC Serch & MF Doom. We debuted the video a few weeks back on Steady Bloggin' but nobody has the full mp3 version featuring the DOOM verse until now! Be on the look out for K-Jorge's new album II dropping sooner than you think on Amalgam Digital.

Making his third consecutive appearance on Sounds Like The 90's is Superstar Quamallah
and after you listen to "You Need Knowledge" you'll understand just why. I've had the pleasure of checking out the new album Invisible Man and for all those in need of that 90's sound, look no further come May 19th when it officially drops.

DJ Jazzy Jeff recently dropped a compilation of all his favs and this one just stood out so I felt despite it being record in the 90's this is an exception because Jeff did something exceptional to the Biggie classic.

The next few tracks are fairly new and have appeared on other blogs that focus on current music, but for those who don't keep tabs daily, I thought I'd throw on the ones that best capture the vibe we go for on Sounds Like The 90's. Is anyone really upset at hearing new Camp Lo-Wah? Didn't think so.

Over the past few months I've been asked how come I haven't shown enough Philly love on these, so this time I brought the homie Reef The Lost Cauze along and another T.R.O.Y. exclusive by one of the most slept-on Philly lyricists, Maylay Sparks (aka Rahsheed). It made sense since both Maylay and L.G. are fam that we repped them on volume 5. For those who aren't hip to what L.G. has done get hip by clicking on this.

On volume 4 we dropped "Heat" by Finale but after we got our hands one the NES-sounding "One Man Show (Remix)" featuring Casual we just knew it was a perfect fit. Check out your future top 5 album of the year "A Pipe Dream And A Promise" at a store nearest store.

Many of us ask, myself included, what's up with Breezly Brewin? For years we've all been waiting for him to drop that solo. I remember back in '96 when Clear Blue Skies dropped and then skip to '02 how I was in Fat Beats actually picking up the re-release on wax and none other than Breezly Brewin himself was workin' the register. I just couldn't understand it. Certainly a guy with that much talent shouldn't be behind any register let alone one at Fat Beats. Let's all hope 2009 is his year because many of us are still pulling for the homie.

That said enjoy two guest features by Brewin, one of which is the new single by Tame One featuring Aesop Rock and the production of Parallel Thought. The debuted on Steady Bloggin' as well as others back in April, but this is the mastered track from Acid Tab Vocab dropping June 23rd on Amalgam Digital.

Godamus Rhyme is a name you soon will know. If you're a regular on Philaflava than you already know him, but for the rest of the blogosphere it's only a matter of time. Later this summer we'll be debuting a T.R.O.Y. collabo with him titled "Classically Trained." The T.R.O.Y. staff threw out some of our 90's favorites for Godamus to tackle and if "One Love 2009" is any indication of how the outcome will be, I'm pretty sure everyone will be ecstatic. If you wanna check out Godamus take on The Beatnuts' "Let Off A Couple" then click here.

Closing things out we got a few new tracks by Damu The Fudgemunk, Tanya Morgan and the latest off of the new Raekwon mixtape Blood on the Chef’s Apron.

Don't forget about Philaflava radio where you can stream many of the tracks you find on this site and Steady Bloggin 24/7 for your surfing pleasures. Peace --Philaflava

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Sounds Like The 90s Volume 5

01. Kurious - Benneton feat. MC Search & DOOM*
02. Superstar Quamallah - You Need Knowledge*
03. Notorious B.I.G. - Kick In The Door (DJ Jazzy Jeff Remix)
04. Camp Lo - On Smash feat. Styles P & Pete Rock
05. Method Man & Redman - 4 Minutes To Lockdown feat. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
06. Torae & Marco Polo - But Wait
07. Reef The Lost Cauze - Big Deal (Remix) feat. Brother Ali
08. Finale - One Man Show (Remix) feat. Casual
09. Big Tone - Broken Logos feat. Breezly Brewin
10. Tame One - Molly feat. Breezly Brewin & Aesop Rock*
11. People Under The Stairs - Yield
12. Godamus Rhyme - One Love 2009*
13. Maylay Sparks - Mo Beer (LG Remix) feat. J-Ro*
14. Damu The Fudgemunk - The Bright Side
15. Tanya Morgan - Morgan Blu feat. Blu
16. O.C & A.G. - Time Travel
17. Raekwon - Whips & Kicks feat. AZ

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