Honey ain’t beat just yet, so here’s the Internet Crates special dedication. Even though the single’s been out for a minute now - there’s a grip of remixes, and different verses on the beat now surfacing giving Honey some new life. I wanted to run em down, since I’m still feelin the cut and it feels fresh enough (also, since I have the new album in rotation - check the last post). Here’s what’s what…

Erykah Badu - Honey (Capt. Planet Remix)
I heard this first on Soul Sides. This is one that’s grown on me and it’s a bit different. I’m pretty sure this was done by the cat at Captain’s Crates, which is great site for those of you out there who don’t read it. This remix is pretty jumpin.

Erykah Badu-Honey (DJ Day Remix)
DJ Day is killin it again with this one. Makes me want to bust out Three Times Dope. Rumor has it there’s a limited 7″ coming out next month. Check in at olski.net to see what’s up with that - don’t sleep!

Erykah Badu-Honey (JBLOW Remix)
I’m throwing mine in too. I’d been listening to a lot of S.O.U.L lately and also been chopping up drums in some experiments… (Live 7 is pretty bananas) so, this happened to come out. I tried to make the cut slam a little more. Been playing it around the way a bit so I figured I’d give it up.

Here’s one more i’m feeling by Toba;

Osay’s verse is kinda dope and here’s a version with a Little Brother verse - kinda eh…

Lastly, here’s Badu doing Honey live. Interesting to hear the live interpretation on it.

SOUNDS GOOD WITH

Common - The Light (Remix For U) feat. Erykah Badu - WAY slept on remix. I ain’t feelin the Just Blaze version for 08.

Erykah Badu - Don’t Cha Know (Soulquarian Remix)

Ok, I need a late pass on some of this shit. Between havin Shawty Lo up on the repeat, here’s a bunch of cuts I’ve been bumin that deserve a little shine, though I’ve not yet had time to give it (and they aren’t terribly new, just slept on… by me).

Atmosphere - YGM
You don’t have to be a fan of Atmosphere to feel this. Hell you don’t even need a backpack! You just gotta feel what they did recently when they made an album and gave it away. That’s love. To top it off, it’s pretty good too. Here’s just one cut, flippin some old classic shit and the one I’m definitely feeling.

Basic Vocab - Come Get With It
I had no idea who Basic Vocab was at all. I saw them name dropped a few places and then made a point to listen to the album when I saw it. Hot damn, these Miami cats are worth a listen. This is a jumping cut I’ve been playing out recently. The entire album is worth checkin out though, so make note.

El Michaels Affair - The PJ’s w/ Raekwon
Day was the one who recently tipped me off to this. El Michaels Affair has been on some Wu-Tang cover shit for a bit now and even toured with Raekwon. However, this 12″ was news to me (late news).

NOW, here’s the Pete Rock version and I’m not sure if it’s the or OG or a remix though. Raekwon is hollering “Pete Rock Remix” all up in this, but it really sounds like El Michaels Affair covered this version. Supposedly this will be on NY’s Finest… regardless, it’s crazy nice.

El Michaels Affair - The PJ’s w/ Raekwon (Pete Rock Remix)

Mojoe - Funky Lac
Again, these are more cats I don’t know much about. When I saw it, I grabbed it and was pleasantly surprised. Mojoe is very soulful and of course funky. I hate to make comparisons so let’s just say that if you feelin Sleepy Brown and the Dungeon Fam but want your shit a little bit more underground, then you should check Mojoe out. Funky Lac is my cut though.

Back soon with more good shit!

Though never meant to be an official promo mix, this was originally given away to family and friends near the end of 05 just after I moved to San Diego. As time progressed, it sort of became a makeshift promo of sorts. There’s a few small things I would have liked to have fixed before giving it out, but overall I dig how it turned out. Enjoy!
Tracklist (MP3 is as one track):

1. listen to the dj (blend)
2. common-go (jblow remix)
3. ohmega watts-that sound
   
4. edan-fumbling over words that rhyme
   
5. rjd2-1976
   
6. jackson 5-i want you back (remix)
   
7. people under the stairs-hang loose
   
8. beastie boys-shadrack (remix)
   
9. sly & the family stone-loose booty
   
10. ako-soul 69
    
11. public enemy-911 is a joke
12. kool & the gang-soul vibration
    
13. marc hype-the antique anthem
    
14. outkast-humble mumble
15. minus after-live wire
    
16. jay-z-encore (+remix)
    
17. pleasure medly,
18. the rebirth-evil vibrations,
    
19. 3rd bass-brooklyn queens (remix)
    
20. dj day-what planet what station
    
21. dynamo productions-get it together (remix)
    
22. b-l-o and the w outro
    

Download the J Blow 05 Promo Mix