![]() ![]() Then, there’s the artists that I heard first on his tapes, before going on to hear them a LOT more: DMX, Mase, Cam’ron, The Lox, Ja Rule, Beanie Sigel, Black Rob, Canibus, Fabolous, Shyne, Nature, etc. And that’s not even mentioning the songs that were never officially released… like that time Jay dissed Tupac after he passed. ![]() The Mobb Deep-featured version of Mariah Carey‘s “The Roof”. “Who Ya Wit” and “Hard Knock Life” by Jay-Z. The Firm‘s “Affirmative Action” and “La Familia”. ![]() ![]() “Benjamins” by Puffy & The Lox (which I thought was the most annoying beat ever the first time I heard it). I can’t even name off all the songs I heard for the very first time on a Clue tape, but I’ll mention a few: Biggie’s “Hypnotize” and “Mo Money, Mo Problems”. Even as someone who was a more traditional mixtape fan, I still became a faithful listener of Clue’s brand. Again, they were in no way great skill-wise, but Clue had figured out that the casual listener didn’t care for the fancy shit as they did for which songs were on the tapes. In place of the blends was an increased emphasis on super-exclusive songs and freestyles from popular and upcoming artists. At the same time, he had gradually moved away from blends altogether. Maybe it was due to brand loyalty or maybe I was just a Stan, but by the time ’97 rolled around, I was less into buying mixtapes as I was into buying CLUE tapes. In fact, his penchant for exclusive music was what blew him up in the first place: Biggie went on Hot 97 and called him out for leaking tracks from Ready To Die a full two months before its release date. Clue wasn’t the best DJ in the world from a “technical” standpoint, but his tapes were always enjoyable because his blends were usually dead-on and he often had at least three mega-exclusive tracks every time. 2”, and I still own the cassette to this day. One weekend in ’95, I caught one from a DJ named “DJ Clue”. Mixtapes definitely played a part in my wanting to become a DJ, as I listened not only from a fan perspective, but as a student that was trying to learn the ins and outs.Īfter getting my first turntable set in ’94, I still copped mixtapes from Patapsco Flea Market regularly. More often than not, whenever I’d cop one, it’d be MONTHS before it got old to me. Whether it was New York’s favorites of the time such as Kid Capri or B-More’s own Scottie B, I was more than willing to drop my $10 on one of those 90-minute Maxells. These shits right here, nicka? These shits right here, nicka? These were WAY strong.Įven before I’d started DJing myself, I always listened to mixtapes during the early-’90s. ![]()
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