All Sewed Up (Dj Crook 1997)

I thought I’d share this old mixtape I put out in ’97 (cassette cover art and cassette hiss included).

Just 2 turntables/mixer and this trusty old Tascam. The story behind the cover art was that I was thinking of using a pic of an old sweat shop factory with mad sewing machines, but then I was like…lemme take this to a different level. So I called my boy Slick and asked him if he had any flicks of someone with their head stitched up. He laughed and said “Well, I’m looking at this book right now called ‘Death Scenes’ (or something like that).” I started cracking up..Slick never ceases to amaze. So he kindly made me the cover art and didn’t DISSappoint. This mix includes various homemade remixes I did (slapping a capellas over some of my beats), a song I produced for Sac based hip hop outfit known as Socialistik as well as an older 4 track mix on side 2 that me and my old partner DTM did back in ’88. 

This was an all vinyl mix put on cassette, duped and passed out in the streets with no web addy attached to it..Yeah I ain’t new to this. I hope peeps today appreciate how easy it is to slap a mix up or even an ‘mp3 playlist’ on a blog or myspace and get mad exposure/props etc.. (I know I sure do). And what’s with mixtape release parties?! Ok I’ll stop now… Here’s the track listing, enjoy!

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ALL SEWED UP (Dj Crook)

SIDE 1

1. Smiling Mutha Fucka (Intro)

2. Crook Talk (Turntable Talk)

3. Jeru – The Bullshit

4. Natural Resource – Say What?

5. Kool Keith – Untitled Skit

6. Bahamadia – Paper Thin (Dj Crook Remix)

7. Mobb Deep – More Trife Life

8. Socialistik – Rap Addicts (Produced by Dj Crook)

9. Mohawks – Champ

10. Charisma – My World Premiere (Dj Crook Remix)

11. Al Tariq – Think Not

12. Dj Shadow – Hardcore Hip Hop (Inst.)

SIDE 2

1. Intro

2. Rasco – Hip Hop Essentials (Dj Crook Remix)

3. Common w/Just Ro – Confusion

4. Kool Keith – Don’t Crush It

5. Money Boss Players – Walk with the Limp

6. DTM & DJ Crook 4 Track Session (Recorded in 1988 w/Docdawhoo? on the mic – then known as ‘The Lyrix’)

7. Charisma – Methods

8. Outro