Never in the history of mixtapes has a project like this come to fruition, or even been conceived. 8 out of 10 DJ’s in the Diggers Union Local 1200 camp ( Hevehitta, DJ Unexpected, DJ Rob Shock, Scratchmasta Jazzy G, DJ Osk, DJ Casper, DJ Crazy Chris & DJ Showtime) combine for 67 tracks of music history. From remixes to rare demos to breaks only Afrika Bambaata knows about, rest assure the cd is nothing less than historical. Since everyone is apparently trying their hand at playing “old school” on their mixtapes, ignore the rest and adore the best! Enjoy and be educated!
Download link and track listing are after the jump. If you like to add this to your blog, website, myspace, etc please go ahead, and please credit The Diggers Union for the release. I hope all of you enjoy the mixtape.
If you would still like to buy a copy of this great mixtape, you can over at Mix Unit.
UPDATE: This is one review we got for the mixtape..
“This mixtape is a work of art, each DJ showcasing not only their individual talents but their creative love for music. If your looking for a mixtape that will capture what it was like to watch hip hop evolve from its infancy to what we see now and the excitement that you felt as each artist took it to the next new level, well you can’t go wrong with this mixtape then. This mixtape brings back a lot of memories. Thanks Diggers Union!”
Download: The Diggers Union Local 1200 – You Call That Digging? Vol.1
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Track Listing:
1. DJ Unexpected- Can You Dig It? (Intro)
2. Turbulence- Notorious (Dubplate)
DJ Casper aka The 1200 Terrorist (Tampa, FL) “The TAMPA Proof Mix”
3. Average White Band- Schoolboy Crush
4. Fun Lovin’ Criminals- Microphone Fiend
5. Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend
6. Busta Rhymes- Dangerous (DJ Casper Remix)
7. Big Punisher- Off The Books (DJ Casper Remix)
8. Breakestra- Family Rap
9. Stetsasonic- Sally (DJ Casper Remix)
10. Dyke & The Blazers- Let A Woman Be A Woman (Let A Man Be A Man)
11. Indeep- Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (DJ Casper Remix)
12. James Brown- Funky President (DJ Casper Remix)
13. The Sugarhill Gang- Sugarhill Groove
14. Michael Jackson- Rock With You (DJ Casper Remix)
15. MC Shy-D- Shy-D Is Back
DJ Osk (Zurich, Switzerland) “For The Love Of Hip-Hop”
16. Mobb Deep- Lifestyles Of The Infamous (Demo)
17. Consequence- Q U E another E N S (DJ Osk Remix)
18. Ol’ Dirty Bastard- Take It Back To Brooklyn (Demo)
19. Joell Ortiz- Hip-Hop (DJ Osk Remix)
20. Keith Murray- ‘Cause I’m Keefy Keef (Demo)
21. Method Man & Redman- Dangerous MC’s (Remix Prod. By DJ Osk)
DJ Crazy Chris (West Virginia) “Bellevue Blends”
22. DMX- CC Gonna Give It To Ya (DJ CC Remix)
23. Pilot- Magic (DJ CC Remix)
24. Ice Cube Feat. DMX & Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5- The Message
Of Clubbin’ (DJ CC Remix)
25. Naughty By Nature- Holiday (DJ CC Remix)
26. Jimi Hendrix Feat. Mobb Deep- Twisted Lady (DJ CC Remix)
27. Golden Earring Feat. Kool G Rap- Lifestyles Of Radar Love (DJ CC
Remix)
28. Earth, Wind & Fire Feat. Zhane- Hey Mr. Shining Star (DJ CC Remix)
29. Journey Feat. Outkast- Wheels Of Steel In The Sky (DJ CC Remix)
Hevehitta (Poughkeepsie, NY) “Golden State Gems”
30. Hevehitta- Go West, Young Man (Intro)
31. Eazy-E & MC Ren- Bring The Noise Freestyle (Rare)
32. Snoop Doggy Dogg- True To The Game (Unreleased)
33. Snoop Doggy Dogg- The Message Freestyle (Rare)
34. The CIA Crew- IL-Legal (Ice Cube’s First 12″)
(The Legendary) DJ Showtime (Harlem, NY) “I Am Legend”
35. DJ Showtime- The Urban Legend (Intro)
36. Brand Nubian- All For One (DJ Showtime Remix)
37. Eric B & Rakim- Eric B Is President (DJ Showtime Remix)
38. Willie Hutch- Brothers Gonna Work It Out (DJ Showtime Remix)
39. LL Cool J Feat. Method Man & Redman- 4,3,2,1 (DJ Showtime Remix)
40. 2 Pac- Sleep (DJ Showtime Remix)
Scratchmasta Jazzy G (The Bronx, NY) “The B-Boy Stance Mix”
41. Break #1
42. Break #2
43. Break #3
44. Break #4
45. Break #5
46. Break #6
47. Break #7
48. Break #8
49. Break #9
50. Break #10
51. Break #11
52. Break #12
DJ Unexpected (The Bronx, NY) “Surprises Galore”
53. DJ Unexpected- Surprise Attack (Intro)/Break #1
54. Johnnie Taylor- You’re The Best Girl In The World
55. Break #2
56. Diana Ross- I’m Coming Out (DJ Unexpected Remix)
57. Break #3
58. Break #4
59. Break #5
DJ Rob Shock (The Bronx, NY) “These Are (Not) The (Ultimate) Breaks”
60. DJ Rob Shock- The Foundation Intro
61. Break #1
62. Break #2
63. Break #3
64. Break #4
65. Break #5
66. Break #6
67. Diggers Union Local 1200- Wise Words (Outro)
Cool, im gonna download it right now and check it out. This will hold me over till the Wu-Tang tape, when that drops im gonna cop both, “You Call That Digging” and the Wu-Tang tape on Mixunit.
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Great mixtape!
what is the name of the song Naughty By Nature- Holiday (DJ CC Remix)
(beat begins at 0:20)?
The Beat is “Burn” by Mobb Deep.
[...] ich hier genau das richtige Mixtape. Wie bei einem solchen Mixtape nicht anders zu erwarten von der Diggers Union, die ihre befreundeten DJs zusammen getrieben haben um ein Mixtape der besonderen Art zu machen. [...]
nice cd guys one? how come yall didn’t give the last dude a longer part on this cd on the breaks it was to short he was choppin that shit up & when is part 2 comin out? not to many cd’s are made like this anymore
keep up the good work
I had to cut his part down, unfortunately. His original mix was 15 minutes long! Don’t worry, he’s got plenty more of those breaks coming real soon.
aight that’s what’s up looking foward to more classic hard to get rare breaks & shit i’ll keep checking back peace….
yo what’s really good with part 2 of this joint here taking a lil to long
yall got a lot of people thirsty for it
YO I JUST COPPED THIS JOINT ON FORDHAM RD NOT TO LONG AGO CD IS TIGHT
WE NEED MORE OF THIS MINUS A FEW THINGS ON IT BUT STILL A GOOD CD YALL GOTTA DROP ANOTHER ONE SOON STOP PLAYIN AROUND GET ON IT
WHEN EXACTLY IS PART 2 DROPPING BEEN WAITIN FOR IT FOR A FEW MONTHS I HOPE IT’S GON BE HOT WITH SOME MORE RARE CLASSIC BREAKS & ALL THAT OTHER GOOD STUFF LUV THE BREAK SEGMENT ON THE 1ST ONE STOP FRONTIN YALL GET IT TOGETHER
Hopefully in a couple of months family. The DJ’s of the crew are right now getting their sets in order.
INSTANT CLASSIC RIGHT HERE
i luv the break section of this unexpected,rob shock ,& jazzy part can we expect another segment like this on part 2 or something much different? i see you guys have a large squad of dj’s
WHAT’S THE HOLD UP WITH THE LONG AWAITED PART 2 TO THIS CD I JUST COPPED IT FROM 149TH & 3RD I NEED THAT 2ND PART FAM GOOD WORK HOPE THERE’S GONNA BE A LIL MORE BEATS ON IT THEN THE 1ST PART YOU GUYS DEF ROCK THE HELL OUT OF EM PLEASE POST THE RELEASE DATE IF THERE IS ONE
The second one is dropping this month fam.
COOL LOOKIN FOWARD TO IT I THE LAST SECTION OF THAT CD IS BANGIN FAM HOPE THE NEXT IS JUST LIKE IT
HEY FELLAS WHAT’S GOOD ? CAN WE EXPECT ANOTHER BREAK SEGMENT FROM MY DUDE ROB SHOCK ON PART 2 HE KILLED THE 1ST PART WITH SOME RARE JOINTS
Rob Shock isn’t on this mixtape for this round, hopefully for volume 3.