For the beginning of this mix project, please see: 2000 and 2001

OK party people, here is two more years for yah. I’m really enjoying this project so I hope you are enjoying it too. Post up your comments in the comments section.

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2002 – 2003

Tracklisting:
2002
DJ Shadow ft. Mos Def- Six Days (Remix) (prod. DJ Shadow)
RJD2 ft. Blueprint- Final Frontier (prod. RJD2)
DJ DSL- Beats Fur Die Party (prod. DJ DSL)
DJ Vadim ft. Demolition Man- Who Me (prod. DJ Vadim)
Zion I- Kharma (prod. Amp Live)
Jurassic 5- Freedom Inst. (prod. DJ Nu-Mark)
Emanon- What You Live For (prod. Aloe Blacc)
Edan- Mic Manipulator (prod. Edan)
RJD2- Ghostwriter (prod. RJD2)
J-Live- MCee (prod. J-Live)
Mystik Journeymen ft. Me’Shell N’Degeccello- Jambalaya (prod. Sunspot Jonz)

2003
Boom Bip- U R Here (prod. Boom Bip)
Punjabi MC- Mundian To Bach Ke (prod. Punjabi MC)
No Luck Club- Percussion Funktion (prod. The Chan Brothers)
Chops ft. Mystic- No Pressure (prod. Chops)
J-Zone- Too Many Babies Inst. (prod. J-Zone)
Livesavas- Head Exercise (prod. JUMBO The Garbageman)
Soul Position- Printmatic (prod. RJD2)
Diverse- Ain’t Right (prod. Madlib)
Lexicon ft. Dizzy Dustin- Party Party People (prod. Vin Skully)
Atmosphere- Apple (prod. A.N.T.)

two chicago house icons

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Booya, Chicago West-Town represented full force at this year’s WestFest. Like last year illmeasures was once again on hand to provide the ill-sound (we have 3 blown sub drivers to proove it!). illmeasures’ own Justin Reed and Striz anchored Saturday and Sunday respectively. The other DJs were cool as shit, the crowd was electric…We love you chi-town!

Sunday

Striz – Downtempo into Broken beats & House

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John Simmons – House

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Beat Giants – House

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John Mork – House

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Diz – House

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Derrick L Carter – House

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Special thanks to BassByThePound/Smallbar and the West Town Chamber of Commerce.

DJ Craze - getting ILL on Chicago Ave.

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Booya, Chicago West-Town represented full force at this year’s WestFest.  Like last year illmeasures was once again on hand to provide the ill-sound (we have 3 blown sub drivers to proove it!).  illmeasures’ own Justin Reed and Striz anchored Saturday and Sunday respectively.  The other DJs were cool as shit, the crowd was electric…We love you chi-town!

Saturday

Justin Reed – downtempo

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DJ MTM – misc

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DJ Willy Joy – pop, house and electro house

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Mark Gertz/Trancid – electro house

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DJ Zebo – nudisco and house

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Million $ Mano – house and freestyle

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DJ Craze – electro house – first half only (mc obliterated most of second half)

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Special thanks to SmartBar and the West Town Chamber of Commerce.

Big up the freakeasy massive!

July Freakeasy was off the chain celbrating DhakFu’s bday and Ixnee and Hax’s Bon Voyage.  rented sound blew the roof of the mutha.  Where were you?

Whoah B – Dubstep

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Striz – Funky House

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Brad Miner – Tech House

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wnur-gravel radio

Big ups to Tim Stroh and Gravel Radio for hosting Striz and myself-6-16-2009.  It was a great chance for me to flex my downtempo/hiphop credentials – the result was serato blessed bangers and raw electonic headnod bizness.

JR downtempo/hiphop

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striz got funky as a mosqueeter’s tweeter playing a mix of OG funk bombs and modern dope.

Striz\’s Funky excursions

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For a long time now, over and over you hear heads arguing that hip-hop is dead. Recently I got into a discussion about this very topic over at a favorite blog of mine Martini & Jopparelli’s Music Selections. Basically, although I love the classic jams (as evident in many of my mixes) I recognize that there are still amazing musicians in this hip-hop game. That discussion got me thinking about doing a 21st century mix to highlight what has been produced in the last decade. Why argue when you can listen and enjoy, right? Here’s the beginnings of my newest project. I present to you the years 2000 and 2001. I hope this continues to inspire your love of hip-hop music.

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2000 – 2001

Tracklisting:
2000
Reflection Eternal- Too Late (prod. Hi-Tek)
People Under The Stairs- We’ll Be There (prod. Thes One)
Masterminds- Joints 2000 (prod. Mr. Khaliyl)
DJ Presto- Relax Your Mind (prod. DJ Presto)
Slum Village- Conant Garden (prod. Jay Dee)
Dead Prez- Hip-Hop (prod. Dead Prez)
Blackalicious- Deception (prod. Chief Xcel)
Jel- Stop (and Listen) (prod. Jel)
Funkstorung- Grammy Winner (prod. Funkstorung)
Rise- Do You Know Him? (prod. DJ Spinna)
Rubicon ft. Ronnie B- Mister Mister (prod. Rubicon)
Schoolz of Thought- One Of Those Days (prod. 88-Keys)

2001
Jigmastas- Nocturnal Jam (prod. DJ Spinna)
Alp- Pistachio (prod. Alp)
J.Rawls ft. J-Live- Great Live Caper (prod. J.Rawls)
Eyedea & Abilities- Liquid Sovereignty (prod. DJ Abilities)
Unspoken Heard- This Is Me (prod. The Sound Providers)
Hi-Tek ft. Jonell- Round & Round (prod. Hi-Tek)
Prefuse 73- Nuno (prod. Prefuse 73)
Mars Ill- Sphere of Hip Hop (prod. DUST)
Aesop Rock- 9-5ers Anthem (prod. Blockhead)
Cannibal Ox- A B-Boys Alpha (prod. El-P)

2002 (sneak peak)
DJ Shadow ft. Mos Def- Six Days Remix (prod. DJ Shadow)

Thankfully I was blessed with growing up in Chicago and loving hip-hop because it meant I got to listen to Common (Sense). This lyricist played with words like no other and to this day I’m STILL catching new wordplays in his classic album Resurrection. However, what I admire most about Common is his growth as a true artist. He has never been afraid to try on new sounds, new flows, and new directions… challenging his audience along the way. Some folks are great hip-hop MCs but Common will go down as a great musical influence. Since there is just too many incredible songs in his collection, I offer up this first installation.

“I met this girl, when I was ten years old and what I loved most she had so much soul…”

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Anything But Common Vol 1

Tracklist:
“I’m the C O, double M, O, to the N”
Resurrection Inst
Reminding Me (of Self)
Announcement
Be
Breaker 1/9 Slope Remix Inst
Soul By The Pound
U Black Maybe
Doinit
Rock the Verse
Get ‘Em High
Respiration Inst
Act Too
Resurrection
Resurrection Large Prof Remix
The 6th Sense
Like They Use To Say Inst
Electric Wire Hustler Flower
Tekzilla
Geto Heaven Brooklyn Funk Remix
Forever Begins

radiohiro rockin it through the break a' dawn

(image courtesy JB)
Photo Slideshow courtesy John Bergman

Wow,  just wow….

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DhakFu

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DJ Warp

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Justin Reed

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Striz

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Nate Manic & Duke Shin

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Brad Miner [Live PA]

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Radiohiro Sunrise Encore

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New Year’s Eve… a time for celebration, friends, and basically just a good old fashion time to start the year off right. I bring to you a mix from NYE 2006. This one I challenged myself to step out of just a hip-hop framework and attempted to bring in a diversity of music from funk, rock, house, etc. You’ll notice each part has it’s own distinct flavor. Anyway, I hope you enjoy and let it just remind you to sit back, smile, and have a good new year.

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PART 1- the beginning – PART 2- a little funky –
PART 3- back to basics – PART 4- tricked out ending

1
Beatles- Elenor Rigby
Talib Kweli- Lonely People
Rusty Pelicans- All I Have Inst
Rob Swift- Define Music
J5- Monkey Bars
Bustah Rhymes- Dangerous Remix
Andre Johnson- Way We Swing
Lords of Underground- Chief Rocka
Mr Scruff- Come ON Grandad
Onyx- Slam
Cut Chemist- Lesson 4
MLK Jr.- I Have A Dream Speech
2
Precyz- Comanche
Eminem- Drug Ballad
Quantic- Don’t Joke With A Hungry Man
Ugly Duckling- Turn It Up Inst
Aretha Franklin- Rock Steady
Lifesavas- Fa Show Remix Inst
Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock- It Takes Two
Up Bustle & Out- African Friendship
Rock Master Scott- The Roof Is On Fire
Kurtis Blow- The Breaks Inst
Sound Species- Approach To Sub City
Lionel Richie- All Night Long
St. Germain- So Flute
De La Soul- Keepin’ The Faith (7″ UK) Mix
Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough
Chekov- Turntable Soul Kicking
George Carlin- 7 Words You Can’t Say
3
Wu-Tang- Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthin To Fuck With
Dr. Dre- Still D.R.E. Inst
Reflection Eternal- Too Late
J-Live- Whoever
Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince- Brand New Funk Inst
N.O.W. ft Corinnena Joseph- Play On
Lauryn Hill- Ex-Factor Acapella
DJ Shadow- Midnight in Perfect World (Gab Mix)
4
Prince- When Doves Cry
Cassius- Feeling For You
Pepe Bradock- Demarre Le Chouve
Stevie Wonder- Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing
Eddie Mates- Afreeka
Mos Def- Umi Says
AC/DC- You Shock Me All Night Long

gettin freaky, what else? (photo credit dj m@ earth)

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m@earth

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Radiohiro-> DubFi Soundsystem-> Janaka Selekta

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Striz

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Brad Miner [Live PA]

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Brad Owen [All 90's house vinyl!]

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