Bazooka Joe Presents..‪.‬ Joe Lopez

Episode #35….An all vinyl mix of some of recent 12’s I picked up and select album cuts spanning from 89’ to 99’,featuring joints from Edan/ Insight, Deda Baby Pa, Smooth Ice, Style, Jesse West, Phaze N Rhythm, Gab Gotcha, Grap Luva, Leaders of the New School, Barber Shop, Knucklehedz, Urban Thermo Dynamics, Rumpletilskinz, Live Squad, Powerule, Das Efx, Sam Sneed, Dr. Dre and more…


01 – Edan ft. Insight – The Science of the Two
02 – Deda Baby Pa – Blah Uno [Live] (Prod. by Pete Rock)
03 – IG Off & Hazardous – This Ain’t Livin’ (Prod. by DJ Spinna)
04 – Kazi – A.V.E.R.A.G.E. (Prod. by Madlib)
05 – Powerule – Rock Ya Knot Quick (Prod. by Erick Sermon)
06 – Gab Gotcha – Angels (Prod. by Juju)
07 – Sam Sneed ft. Dr. Dre – Recognize Remix (Prod. by Dr. Dre)
08 – Leaders of the New School – Classic Material Remix (Prod. by Diamond D)
09 – Rumpletilskinz – Attitudes
10 – Jesse West – Warrior
11 – Smooth Ice – Shout Out
12 – Style – Pray For Death (Prod. by Hollywood Impact)
13 – Urban Thermo Dynamics – Manifest Destiny (Prod. by Diamond D)
14 – Positive K – Intro/One 2 The Head (Prod. by Jazzy Jay)
15 – Live Squad – Heartless
16 – Style – The Assassinator (Prod. by Hollywood Impact)
17 – Phaze N Rhythm – Hook N Sling
18 – Smooth Ice – Trunk of Funk Remix
19 – Knucklehedz – Uglee Pictures (Prod. by Charlie Marotta)
20 – Das EFX – It’z Lik Dat (Prod. by Solid Scheme)
21 – Ten Thieves – Black Reign (Prod. by Buddah Stretch)
22 – QNC – Gotta Give (Prod. by Curt Cazal)
23 – Barber Shop – City Slickers
24 – Profile ft. Grap Luva – Real Definition (Prod. by Grap Luva)
25 – Extra Prolific – First Sermon (Town Radio Mix)
26 - Big Kwam - I Don't Give A Whut (Mr. Mayhem Remix)
27 - Mop Top – Move Ya Body
28 – NME ft. Ray Boogie, Cash, Zulu Gremz & Half Pint – Stick Hunz-n-Pack Gunz

Episode 34: The juices are flowing again on many levels…DJ gigs coming back, people moving & shaking again - after a healthy mental break from all things music it feels like I’m starting over with this podcast stuff so here we go Season 2…back to the new music/new energy, no throwback business here…the names might be familiar but the music is fresh and new for the ’21 Spring season, let’s move forward and not look back. New joints by De La Soul, Phife Dawg, Rome Streets, Pharoahe Monch, Roc Marc, Tek of Smif N Wessun, B Real, Vinnie Paz, Benny the Buthcher, Hus Kingpin, Al Skratch, Conway and more with heavy beats from Premier, Large Pro, Buckwild, X-Ray da Mindebenda, Dilla, Khrysis, X-Ray, Shortyfyus, Big Ghost LTD, DJ Muggs and then some...

01 – X-Ray GDP Intro
02 – Rome Streets – Shooting At The Dancehall [Prod. by DJ Muggs]
03 – Jay Royale ft. Benny The Butcher – The Iron (Remix) [Prod. by Big Ghost LTD]
04 – Tha God Fahim & Your Old Droog – Value [Prod. by Tha God Fahim]
05 – Termanology – Salsa Moves [Prod. by Shortyfyuz]
06 – Wais P – Tears for Gucci [Prod. by Team Demo]
07 – Phife Dawg ft. Busta Rhymes & Redman – Nutshell (Remix) [Prod by J Dilla]
08 – Pharoahe Monch – Get Down (Remix) [Prod. by Buckwild]
09 – R.I.B.S. (Spit Gemz & Eff Yoo) ft. Gorilla Nems – Spoffard Ave All Stars [Prod. by Brenx]
10 – Vinnie Paz, RJ Payne & Xzibit – Chemtrails [Prod. by Eric Bobo & Stu Bangas]
11 – Singapore Kane – Dreams and Visions [Prod. by DJ Premier]
12 – De La Soul – Mr. Big Mouf Pt. II [Prod. by Khrysis]
13 – Tek ft. Roc Marciano – Black Tie Affair [Prod. by Joe Milly]
14 – Benny The Butcher ft. Fat Joe – Talkin’ Back [Prod. by Harry Fraud]
15 – Kaimbr & Sean Born ft. Grap Luva & LetTheDirtSayAmen
16 – Chuck Strangers ft. L-Biz – From Me To You
17 – Al Skratch – Be Original [Prod. by Large Professor]
18 – Hus Kingpin – Quiet Fires [Prod. by Macapella]
19 – B-Real ft. Pharoahe Monch – Get With This One [Prod. by Eric Bobo & Stu Bangas]
20 – Beneficience and Confidence ft. Craig G – Memories
21 – Vinnie Paz – Guilty Remnant Cigarettes [Prod. by Esoteric]
22 – Conway ft. Jae Skeese & 7xvethegenius – Sister Abigail [Prod. by Motif Amlumni]
23 – Termanology ft. Tek – T2 [Prod. by Shortyfyuz]
24 – Milano – Bank Stopper [Prod. by Showbiz]
25 – Flee Lord ft. Meyhem Lauren – Queens Get The $$$ [Prod. by DJ Muggs]
26 – Daniel Son ft. AG – Wax on Wax Off [Prod. by Cuns]
27 – Asun Eastwood ft M.A.V. & Sibbs Roc – Supreme Diligence
28 - Wais P – Paid in Full [Prod. by Team Demo]
29 – Evolve – Low Life Luxury Stash {Gourmet Dust) [Prod. by Chef Mike]
30 – Rome Streets – The Manuscript [Prod. by DJ Muggs]
31 – Benny The Butcher ft. Meyhem Lauren – Red Presidents [Prod. by Ice Rocks]
32 – Jus P – Live From The Ave [Prod. by X-Ray]
32 – X Ray – Blue City Dream Outro

Another throwback from the Truck Jewls archives, this was the 2nd Mix CD after making the transition from tapes. After having no luck trying to digitize my master and eventually buying a used copy off Discogs it turns out the blank CD’s during this batch were faulty and didn’t stand the test of time so if you have this one it probably won’t read in any CD player on the planet…trust me… I tried and couldn’t do it so I re-made the mix from scratch…dug through the crates to find all the records again...couldn’t leave anything missing from the digital mixtape set coming this year, so here’s a taste of some 2000 flavor mixed in 2020 featuring the finest in underground hip hop music from the likes of Camu Tao (RIP), Jedi Mind Tricks, J Dilla, Grand Agent, Kool G Rap, Grand Puba, Sean Price, Beatnuts, Common, Sadat X, Large Professor, El The Sensei, early Joel Ortiz (aka Jo Ell Quickman) & then some.


01 – Camu Tao – You Hear Me Talking To You
02 – Grand Agent Ft. Planet Asia – It’s Only Right
03 – Jedi Mind Tricks – Retaliation (Remix)
04 – Artifacts – BLVD Connection Freestyle
05 – Grand Agent – New Mingling
06 – Az Izz Ft. DU – Suicide
07 – Beatnuts – It’s The Nuts
08 – Jedi Mind Tricks Ft. Sean Price – Blood Runs Cold
09 – Remedy Ft. Cappadonna – The Ambush
10 – Kool G Rap – First Nigga (Prod. By DJ Premier)
11 – Jay Dee Ft. Phat Kat – Track
12 – Sadat X – Yo
13 – Jo Ell Quickman Ft. Papes – How They Do
14 – Camu Tao – Open Hands
15 – M.O.P. – Hill Top Flava
16 – Large Professor – Blaze Rhymes
17 – Grand Puba - Up And Down
18 – Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Back On The Block (Remix)
19 – Jay Dee Ft. Frank N Dank – Pause
20 – M Boogie Ft. Yeshua Da Po Ed – A Different Design
21 – Mystic – Current Events
22 – Blade – Look For The Name (Prod. By DJ Premier)
23 – Big Dro – Count Skrilla
24 – El The Sensei – Where Ya At?
25 – Common – Tekzilla
26 – Kool G Rap – The Streets
27 – Smut Peddlers – Josie
28 – Kreators Ft. Big Shug, Ed OG, Akrobatik & Guru – Home
29 – Jo Ell Quickman – Real Recognize
30 – Tragedy – Sidewalk Confessions
31 – Shyheim - Win

01 - 2pac - Definition of a Thug N***a (Poetic Justice)
02 - Naughty By Nature - Nothing To Lose (Nothing To Lose)
03 - MC Ren - Mayday on the Frontline (CB4)
04 - Spice 1 - Born II Die (Tales From The Hood)
05 - Onyx - Thangz Changed (Sunset Park)
06 - Suga - What’s Up Star? (The Show)
07 - LL Cool J - Candyman (Jason’s Lyric)
08 - Outkast - Benz Or Beamer - (New Jersey Drive)
09 - Dirt Nation - Khadijah (Sugar Hill)
10 - Erick Sermon - Maintain (Don’t Be A Menace…)
11 - Capone N Noreaga Ft. Tragedy - Thug Paradise (Nothing To Lose)
12 - Raekwon Ft. American Cream Team - Cuttin' It Up (Blazin)
13 - E Bros - Funky Piano (New Jersey Drive)
14 - Cypress Hill - Shoot Em Up (Juice)
15 - Brand Nubian - Lick Dem Muthaphuckas (Menace To Society)
16 - Redman - Where Am I? (New Jersey Drive)
17 - Wu- Tang Clan Ft. Onyx - The Worst (Ride)
18 - Rza Ft. Ghostface Killah - Who’s The Champion (Great White Hype)
19 - Inspectah Deck - Let Me At Em (Tales From The Hood)
20 - ODB Ft. 12 o'clock - Ol Dirty’s Back (Tales From The Hood)
21 - Keith Murray - East Left (New Jersey Drive)
22 - Pharoahe Monch - What Is The Law? (Oz)
23 - Kool G Rap Ft. Lord Jamar & Talib Kweli - Oz Theme 2000 (Oz)
24 - Cypress Hill - Latin Lingo [Blackout Remix] (I Like It Like That)
25 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth - What’s Next On The Menu (Who’s The Man)
26 - Fat Joe - I’m Tryin’ To Tell Em (I Like It Like That)
27 - EPMD - It’s Going Down (Juice)
28 - Bahamadia Ft. MC Lyte, Nonchalant & Yo-Yo - Keep On Pushin’ (Dangerous Ground)

The soundtrack has always been a big tool of mine as a DJ to find those non-album bangers that most people would overlook. I flooded my mixtapes with plenty of these songs over the years and decided to make a formal Hidden Treasures mix to celebrate the soundtracks to some classic films that did a great job meshing the music & movie as well as some others that were probably better off releasing the music alone. Only the most problematic music junkies will have or know of most of these tracks...people (like me) who spent 10$-15$ on a soundtrack because it had 1 or 2 songs that weren’t anywhere else. Plenty of soundtrack gems to go around, expect more volumes, this s a 2-part episode to start so enjoy the first volume…part 2 dropping next.

01 – Chuck D Intro Message (CB4)
02 – Public Enemy – Living in a Zoo (CB4)
03 – Naughty By Nature – Poor Man’s Poetry (Poetic Justice)
04 – Nice & Smooth – Cash in my Hands (Poetic Justice)
05 – Grand Puba – Fat Rat (Strictly Business)
06 – DBC – Hit The Boomz (Sugar Hill)
07 – PM Dawn – The Nocturnal is in the House (CB4)
08 – Leaders of the New School – Shining Star (Strictly Business)
09 – Lord Finesse – Set it Off Troop (Class Act)
10 – Pharcyde – Pandemonium (Street Fighter)
11 – Funkdoobiest – The Good Hit (Mi Vida Loca)
12 – 2pac – Troublesome (How to be a Player)
13 – Third Eye – Ease Up (Who’s the Man)
14 – Outkast – Everlasting (Nothing to Lose)
15 – Public Enemy – Gotta Do What I Gotta Do (Trespass)
16 - Mobb Deep - Get Ya Hustle On (Across 155th St.)
17 – Souls of Mischief – Get the Girl, Grab the Money & Run (A Low Down Dirty Shame)
18 – The Roots – Act Too (The Love of My Life) (Brown Sugar)
19 – Mos Def – Brown Sugar (Fine) (Brown Sugar)
20 – Slick Rick – Need Some Bad (The Sitter)
21 – Mic Geronimo – Unstoppable (The Fan)
22 – Lost Boyz – Ordinary Guy (Caught Up)
23 – 2pac – High Til I Die (Sunset Park)
24 – Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About (Trespass)
25 – Tribe Called Quest – Glamour and Glitz (The Show)
26 – Tha Alkaholiks – Coast II Coast (Friday)
27 – Mobb Deep – Rare Species (Soul in the Hole)
28 – Nas – One on One (Street Fighter)

For a summer we’ll never forget as much as we’d like to, here are some joints I’ve been stashing over the quarantine era…nothing fancy, no long description here...just some fresh new rap songs that might slip through the cracks in these wild times. New Hip-Hop from promising young artists on the come up alongside some seasoned vets like Jungle Brothers, Craig G, AZ, Sadat X, The Lox & Grand Daddy IU.

01 - Black Thought - Thought vs Everybody
02 - Recognize Ali ft. Spit Gemz, Napoleon Da Legend & Tone Spliff - Understand Jewelry
03 - John Jigg$ - Cool Like That (Everyday)
04 - SmooVth - Life
05 - Plex Diamonds Ft. Ace SL, Rell & Bus Uno - Join The Commission
06 - Nam Nitty Ft. Bentley - Small Pieces
07 - K.A.A.N. & FloFilz - Rosinha
08 - XP The Marxman Ft. Daniel Son - Already
09 - Flee Lord & Pete Rock - Stuck On A Grip
10 - Kennedy Krills Ft. MENTaL Da God - The Boston Strangler
11 - John Creasy - Blasphemy
12 - Mark 4ord Ft. Chuuweee - Blowed
13 - Nowaah The Flood & Dewer - Superb
14 - Nam Nitty - The Purple Tape
15 - Jay Nice & Ru$h Ft. Willie The Kid - Streets of Rage ’91
16 - Armani Ceaser Ft. Benny The Butcher - Simply Done
17 - Recognize Ali Ft. Vinnie Paz & DJ Tmb - Holy War
18 - Rome Streetz - Sell Itself
19 - AZ - Found My Niche
20 - Grand Daddy IU Ft. Sadat X, Ruste Juxx & Shortee Sha - Politically Incorrect
21 - A-Plus & The Architect - Crash Dummy
22 - Real Bad Man Ft. Elcamino - Take Over
23 - Lex - Keep It Lex
24 - The Starting Five (The Good People, Horror City, Carta P & Quentin Gilmore) - New York Bars
25 - Craig G - Limelight
26 - Jungle Brothers - The Brothers
27 - Real Bad Man Ft. Willie The Kid - Congratulate Me Now
28 - Styles P - I’m The Shit
29 - Chuck Chan & G Fam Black - Odimae Brown
30 - Starvin B Ft. Planet Asia - Won’t Be No Discussion
31 - 4th Disciple Ft. Boaz - Paradoxicalism
32 - Slim One Ft. Daniel Son & G4 Jag - Mad Lethal
33 - Spit Gemz Ft. Gorilla Nems - Jungle Gym
34 - Jarren Benton - Go
35 - The Lox Ft. Westside Gunn & Benny The Butcher - Think of The Lox
36 - Rigz & Mooch - We Took Ya Licks
37 - Raz Fresco Ft. Born King - Living Legend