Scholastics returns after a hiatus of about a year and a half! It isn't a perfect mixtape, but I've dedicated about as much time as is warranted to it - it's too nice of a day outside. Unfortunately, if you don't like hip hop, blog house, or radio pop, there probably won't be much for you here. (But listen anyway! Who knows, you could be surprised.) Conceptually, the mixtape is divided in half, with the first half being dedicated mostly to backpackers and conscious rap, and the second half being radio pop fluff. A parental advisory is probably warranted as well, especially for tracks 8 and 12.

1. Liquid Swords (GZA)
2. Electric Swords - (music: GZA - Liquid Swords, words: Aesop Rock - NY Electric)
3. NY Heartless (music and hook: Kanye West - Heartless, verses: Aesop Rock)
4. Get With the Times (Cool Calm Pete)
5. Runaway Too (music: Clipse - Mr. Me Too, words: Ludacris - Runaway)
6. Battle for Beef - (music: Cannibal Ox - Battle for Asgard, words: Mos Def - Beef, GZA - Publicity)
7. What Goes Around - (music: Books On Tape - Unidentified, words: Nas - What Goes Around)
8. Ignorant Ladies - (music: Beyonce - Single Ladies, words: Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel - Ignorant Shit)
9. Womanizer Rink - (music: Wiley - Ice Rink, words: Britney Spears - Womanizer)
10. Maneater Autodrive - (music: Kavinsky - Testarossa Autodrive, words: Nelly Furtado - Maneater)
11. Countach URAQT - (music: Franz and Shape - Countach, words: MIA - URAQT)
12. Danger Kids - (music: Danger - 11h54, words: Ghostface and Raekwon - Apollo Kids)
13. Miami Horror - Make You Mine
Labels: Fred
3/19/2009 01:23:00 PM