The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk by Funkmaster Flex boutiques NEUF

Tracks:
Everyday & Everynight
Get Up
Freestyle
Zulu War Chant
Loud Hangover
20 Minute Workout
Award Tour
Freestyle
Shook Ones Pt. II (A Capella) / Wu-Tang Clan Aint Nuthing Ta F Wit
Incarcerated Scarfaces
Freestyle
20 Minute Workout
I-Ight
Freestyle
Lets Be Specific
Hey Girlfriend Promo
900 Number
All for One
Party Groove
Freestyle
Give Up the Goods (Just Step)
Puff Daddy Promo
Freestyle
Freestyle
20 Minute Workout
Puerto Rico
Freestyle
Peter Piper
Eric B. Is President
Make the Music With Your Mouth
Nobody Beats the Biz
I Got It Made
Rock the Bells
Droppin Science
Freestyle
Krs-One Speech
Flex Outro

Performer Notes:

• Producers include: Funkmaster Flex.
• Engineers include: Kieran Walsh.
• From his central post DJing at New Yorks Hot 97, Funkmaster Flex found himself in the perfect position to stamp his imprint on hip-hop. He did it with his MIXTAPE series, which played out like parties where the Bronx-born Flex held sway as all the biggest names stepped in. It all started on this original volume, with the DJ spinning classics from the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, and Eric B. & Rakim. Meanwhile, a roster of VIPs including Redman, Fugees, Erick Sermon, Busta Rhymes, and Method Man dropped original flows into the mix. Flex even invited fellow DJs such as Mark the 45 King and DJ Kool along to show off their stuff. With THE MIX TAPE, VOL. 1, Funkmaster Flex introduced the mixtape as an important gathering ground for the hip-hop universe.

Professional Reviews: Spin (3/96, pp.114-115) - 6 (out of 10) - "...these sonic collages are one of the last few bastions of raw hip-hop culture....The inspired layering of Mobb Deeps `Shook Ones Pt. II over `The Wu Tang Clan Aint Nuthin ta F Wit recalls the best of Flexs homegrown stuff..."

Melody Maker (2/3/96, p.41) - " ning fluid timing, intuitive scratching and guest-star freestyles...Flex knows how to make a mix tape...into something akin to a journey, a concept....the most accessible chance youll get to hear his transmission from hip hops cutting edge..."

NME (Magazine) (1/13/96, p.34) - 8 (out of 10) - "...in the land of all things groovesome...the mix tape makes perfect sense....a carefully balanced combination of no-nonsense chatting and big tunes that...occasionally lapse into commercial R&B....The Funkmaster has quite clearly earnt his title."

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Release Date: 7 November, 1995

Label: Loud/RCA Records

Dimensions: 14 x 12.5 x 1.1 centimeters (0.10 kg)