DJ dAz

dj dAz presents: Mellow Bump

dj daz — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:34:19 GMT

dj dAz presents: Mellow Bump Outkast – Prototype Mad Lib – Cold World BG – Love Song For Strings Sa-Ra – Hollywood Flying Lotus – Tea Leaf Dancers Erykah Badu – Soldier Cooleys Hot Box – Make Me Happy (DJ Spinna Mix) Lupe Fiasco – Kick, Push Jneiro Jarel – Do Yo Thang Dangerdoom – Mince Meat Jay-Z – Lucifer (Black Jays Remix) A Tribe Called Quest – 4 Moms Scritti Politti – Tinseltown To The Boogiedown Cappadonna – ’97 Mentality Slum Village – I Don’t Know Peace and bless... coming to you live from the coast that's the West.. Dis here mix a likkle vibe I like to like to call Mellow Bump. Representing the laid back California attitude me, myself and I live on the daily in Los Angeles... Mellow Bump keeps it movin' like pistons on a Ferrari. This mix is filled with enough rhythms and beats to bump loudly in the car on your way to the club, throw on during a backyard jammie jam, or just straight-up rock it on your lap top while at work!. Wherever you choose to be, the Mellow Bump is where its at, ya dig?.

dj dAz presents; BEAUTIFUL (A Neo-Soul Blend)

dj daz — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:05:44 GMT

dj dAz presents: Beautiful 1. Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) 2. D'Angelo - Lady 3. Erik Rico - It's Too Far Away 4. Lauryn Hill - Like Water (Feat. Common, & Black Thought) 5. Tekitha - You (Remix) 6. Dabrye - Magic Says 7. Sa Ra Creative Partners - Glorious 8. DJ Jazzy Jeff (Feat. Raheem) - My Peoples 9. Jneiro Jarel - Breathin' 10. Dwele - Down Jimmy 11. Platinum Pied Pipers - I Got You 12. The Roots (Feat. D'Angelo) - The 'Notic 13. Raphael Saadiq - Sky's the Limit (Yam Who? Remix) 14. The Rebirth - Got Your Madness. Big Shouts To My L.A. Peoples, and Very Good Friends Who's Music Inspired Me To Put This Mix Together. Eric Rico. Loslito and Noelle of The Rebirth, and Taz Arnold of Sa Ra Creative Partners. Also Big Up To The Soulpeople and Soul Children DJ Crews For Keeping This Style Of Music Alive In The L.A. Clubs. Cali Iz Active!!!!

dj dAz presents; A Charmed Life

dj daz — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:14:21 GMT

dj dAz presents; A Charmed Life 1. Julian Priester – Love, Love 2. The Beastie Boys – Transitions 3. The Rza – Opening Theme To Ghost Dog 4. Onyx - Last Days (Instrumental) 5. Pete Rock and Large Professor – The Rap World 6. Roots Manuva – Colossal Insight 7. XRS Land – Secrets Of The Floating Island 8. Dream Team – Special Dedication 9. Top Cat – White Label Lp 10. Living Legends – Blast Your Radio (Mad Lib Instrumental) 11. J-Live – A Charmed Life 12. Bobby Hutcherson – Little B’s Poem 13. Dizzy Gillespie – Blue Cuchifrito 14. Eugene McDaniels – Supermarket Blues 15. Earth, Wind, And Fire – Bad Tune 16. Shelley Manne – Infinity

dj dAz presents; Brass (A Rare Groove Session)

dj daz — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:07:28 GMT

Recorded Live And Mixed By dj dAz (Umoja Soundsystem) Using 90% Original Press Vinyl. This Mix Holds A Special Place For Me As It Is Named After The Club BRASS, I Used To DJ At In The Late Eighties, Early Nineties. I Was Invited To Spin A Weekly Early Set At BRASS (L.A.’s First Acid Jazz Club) By The Clubs Creators; DJ Marques Wyatt, EMC=O, And Paul Stewart… Every Sunday Night For About 3 Years, BRASS Became At That Time, The Place To See And Be Seen In The Los Angeles Music Scene… As I Would Spin My Early Set Of Jazz, Soul, Rare Grooves, And Native Tongue-esque Hip Hop I Would See In The Crowd, The Likes Of Mike Tyson, Queen Latifah, Tony, Toni, Tone, Fishbone, MC Jamalski, And Various Other Movers And Shakers Getting Down To The Sounds Of dj dAz, Marques, EMC=O, and Paul Stewart a.k.a. DJ P.

Photo Taken During A Cypher/Freestyle Session Between Queen Latifah and MC Jamalski Live @ Brass Circa 1992. photo (c) by Josh Littman

During That Time The BRASS Crew Would Continue To Make Moves By Booking, Promoting, And Spinning Shows For Sade, Jamiroquai, The Roots, Digable Planets, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Roy Ayers, And Many Others. BRASS (As A Crew) Were Directly Responsible For the Signing, Marketing, And Development Of The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde, And Masta Ace, Inc To Delicious Vinyl Records, Helping To See These Artists Careers Blossom Into Fruition….

DJ J-Rocc Of The Beat Junkies/Stones Throw Records Asked Me A Few Years Back If I Would Be Interested In Doing a Brass Event With Him Involved… Sorry J, I Slept On That One. Holla Back, And Lets Get Sump’n Goin’.

The Sounds You Are Hearing Now Are A Reflection Of What I Used To Spin During Those Days… I Would Mos’ Def’ Like To Shout Out Marques Wyatt, EMC=O, Paul Stewart, Delicious Vinyl Records, Nate Scott, Lano Brazil, Cid Hernandez of the soulpeople, the Cahuenga Posse (you know who you are)… the Village Idiots, Giant Step NYC, and everyone else who was there… Good Times, Seen!

And Oh Yeah… When We Would Dig For Records Back Then, We’d Cover The Labels Up So No Biters Could Catch A Glimpse Of What We Were Playing… So For This Pod-Cast I Will Not Be Posting A Play List… But Holla At’cha Boy And Leave A Comment To Let A Brother Know Y’all Are Listening, And I Might Be So Gracious As To Send You The Track List….

dj dAz presents; ill spiritual (a hip hop blend)

dj daz — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:49:07 GMT

dj dAz presents: Ill Spiritual (A Hip Hop Blend) 1. Yah Supreme – Full Circle 2. Bahamadia – True Honey Buns 3. Camp Lo – Luchini 4. Shadez Of Brooklyn – Change 5. Reflection Eternal – Memories Live 6. Masta Ace – Beautiful 7. The Basement Khemist – Everybody 8. Mobb Deep – Give Up The Goods 9. Nas – Purple 10. Common – U, Black Maybe 11. J Dilla Feat. Common and D’Angelo – So Far To Go 12. Q-Tip – Things U Do 13. Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth – The Main Ingredient 14. Organized Konfusion – Stress (Large Professor Remix) 15. J Dilla – Make Em NV 16. Mos Def – Fear Not Of Man 17. Mos Def – Hip Hop Mixed Live by dj dAz (Umoja Soundsystem, Los Angeles, Ca). Peace Party People… Right Here Is Another dj dAz Pod-Cast Classic… Using Original Vinyl Only (Yeah That’s Right!, I’m Ol’ Skool, All The Way Down To The Vinyl Skip Half Way Through This Mix)… But Umoja Soundsystem Like To Keep It Movin Like Amtrak!. So Sit Back, Roll a Blunt, And Reminisce To This Here Boom Bap, Ill Spiritual, Like A Miracle Blend. Brought To You Courtesy Of The Man Called D-A-Z-, Coming Straight Outta Cali’, Pushin’ A Infiniti (And That’s Real Talk)!. Bless!

dj dAz presents; The Gospel (A House Music Blend)

dj daz — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:10:17 GMT

Dj dAz presents: The Gospel (A House Music Blend) 1. Ben Westbeech – So Good Today (Yoruba Soul Remix) 2. Isoul8 – On My Heart (Restless Soul Vocal Mix) 3. Pepe Braddock – Deep Burnt 4. Rob Mello – Happiness 5. Azymuth – Space Jazz Carnival 6. Roy Davis Jr. Feat. Pevin Everett – Gabrielle 7. Erro – Change For Me (Joey Negro Remix) 8. Pete Heller – Big Love 9. DJ Assassin – Jazz Journey Peace Party People!. Although I'm Not The Biggest House Music Officianado, I Wanted To Do A House Blend To Change Up My Usual Hip Hop, Reggae, and Soul Pod-Casts... So Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack Your Body To These Party Rockin' House Music Jams... And Please Be Sure To Free Your Mind So Your Ass Can Follow, Move Your Feet To This Gospel Beat... 'Cause It's Like Chuuch In Hee-yah... Ya Dig?... HALLELUJAH!

dj dAz presents; Born Free (A Reggae Mix)

dj daz — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:29:55 GMT

1. Bob Marley And The Wailers – Exodus (Dub) 2. Johnny Clarke – In This Time 3. Rod Taylor – His Imperial Majesty 4. Luciano – Heaven’s Declare 5. Willi Williams – Praise Him 6. Jah Mason – No Time 7. Bitty McLean – Walk Away From Love 8. Bitty McLean – The Real Thing 9. Garnett Silk – Green Line 10. Tony Rebel – Never Let Go 11. Queen Ifrica – Born Free 12. Jah Mason – Caught Up 13. Super Cat – Boops 14. Sizzla – Take Myself Away 15. Garnett Silk – Retreat Wikkid Man 16. Ba Ba Boom Version 17. Marcia Griffiths – Feel Like Jumping 18. Wailing Souls – Row, Fisherman, Row (Bonus Cut) Big Love To Everyone For Listening To This Mix And For All Your Beautiful Support… I Would Normally Shout Out My Crew But This Time I Would Like To Focus On A Couple Of Organizations Dedicated To Current World Issues That I Would Like For You To Check For… savedarfur.org http://savedarfur.org/content Please sign the petition to save The Jena 6 - see below http://www.petitiononline.com/aZ51CqmR/petition.html and join the Peace In Iraq Photo Project http://www.myspace.com/peaceiniraqphotoproject

dj dAz presents: Serve This Royalty

dj daz — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:23:07 GMT

dj dAz presents; Serve This Royalty (a nice blend of house, broke-beat, down-tempo, and reggae!!!) 1, Bobby Konders and Massive Sounds – Dis Poem 2. Frankie Knuckles – The Whistle Song 3. Osunlade – 2thousandcowries 4. 4 Hero – Hold It Down 5. Syl Johnson - Is It Because I’m Black (Daz-I-Cue Remix) 6. Cody Chesttnut - Serve This Royalty 7. D’Angelo – Lady 8. Sa Ra Creative Partners – Rosebuds 9. GB Feat.. Spacek – Simply So (Sa Ra Creative Partners Remix) 10. Platinum Pied Pipers – I Got You 11. Damien Marley – More Justice 13. Richie Spice – Youth’s So Cold 14. Sizzla – Give Jah Thanx 15. Chuck Fender – All About Da Weed 16. Toots And The Maytals – Bam Bam 17. Little John – Fade Away Recorded and Mixed Live by dj dAz (Umoja Soundsystem) Peace and Blessings to all the God's and the Earth!. Kings, Queens, and Conscious Youth... Dis Here A Mighty Nicely Blend I and I recorded for the Truthseekas Radio show I used to do back when in '05 for KPFK 90.7 fm (Los Angeles). I quite like this mix, and decided to pull it out the archives like an archaeologist pulls bones and treasures out the earth... I would like you to enjoy it, rock these jurassic jams, and buss two shots in de air like "whatta bam bam", if yuh feelin' these chunes dem!

dj dAz presents; Heavy Soul Vol. 2

dj daz — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:03:27 GMT

dj dAz presents; Heavy Soul Vol. 2 1. Kool And The Gang - Summer Madness (Live) 2. Pharoah Sanders - Astral Traveling 3. Teena Marie - Portuguese Love 4. Maze (Feat. Frankie Beverly) - Joy And Pain (Live) 5. Faze-O - Riding High 6. Don Blackman - Holding You, Loving You 7. The Futures - Ain't No Time Fa Nothing 8. Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes 9. Mike James Kirkland - Hang On In There 10. Arnold Blair - Trying To Get Next To You Recorded and Mixed by dj dAz July 30th, 2007. I Wanted To Match This Mix To The Summertime Feeling Of What It's Like Here In Los Angeles On This Particular July Evening.... 70 Degrees.... Humidity @ 76%.... Extra Brownie Points To Anyone Who Can Tell Me What Hip Hop Producer Sampled Don Blackman's "Holding You, Loving You"?.

dj dAz presents; Make You Feel That Way!!!

dj daz — Wed, 16 May 2007 05:19:48 GMT

dj dAz presents; Make You Feel That Way!!! 1. M.C. Mello - Open Up Your Mind 2. Mos Def - Bedstuy Parade, and Funeral March 3. Blackalicious - Make You Feel That Way 4. The Black Science Orchestra - Nuestra Cosa 5. J-Dilla - Ritmo Suave Bossa Nova 6. Soul II Soul - Fairplay 7. J-Live - Them That's Not 8. Rude Rydims Experiment - You Could Even... 9. J-Dilla - Love (Feat. Pharoah Monch) 10. Apani B., C-Rayz Walz, Rasheed - The Specialist 11. Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (Vibes Mix) 12. Original Flavor - Can I Get Open (Instrumental) 13. KRS-One - Higher Level 14. Common - Unreleased Sh*t 15. Gangstarr - What I'm Here 4 16. Grand Puba - Mind Your Buisness 17. Outkast - Liberation What You're Hearing Now Is A Blend Of How I Like To Listen To Hip Hop.... As If The Music Were A Painting... With Each Song Being A Color... And The World Around Me Being A Blank Canvas... Ya Dig?.

From The Seed To The Roots....

dj daz — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:24:06 GMT

dj dAz presents; From The Seed To The Roots....... 1. Fabian - Prophecy 2. White Mice - Step By Step 3. Wayne Wade - Poor & Humble 4. Groove Corporation (w/ Bobby Blue) - Liberation Dub 5. Vybz Kartel - High Grade Ganja Farmer 6. Marlon Asher - Ganja Farmer 7. Richie Spice - Marijuana Farmer 8. Marcia Griffith - Closer To You 9. Marcia Griffith - Fire burning 10. Marcia Griffith (w/ Cutty Ranks) - Half Idiot 11. Buju Banton (w/ Wayne Wonder) - Bonafide Love 12. Cham - Rudeboy Pledge 13. Assassin - Good Over Evil 14. Damian Marley (w/ Bounty Killer) - Khaki Suit 15. Roots Radic Band - Dub Fi Junjo 16. T.O.K. - Footprints 17. Morgan Heritage - Your Best Friend 18. Sean Paul - Never Gonna Be The Same 19. Buju Banton - Driver A Inspired by DJ Tomas (Umoja Soundsystem) and his "Growth From The Roots" Reggae Mix. Big Up's To The Rest Of The Umoja Soundsystem Crew Dem... DJ/MC Cokni O' Dire, DJ Jun, DJ Culture D, DJ Stevie G. And Large Up My Good Friend Dave Felts For Some Chune Deh. Haul And Puuuuuulll Uuuuuuppppppp!!!!

dj dAz presents: Beats II The Rhyme

dj daz — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:55:45 GMT

1. Mobb Deep - Temperature's Rising 2. Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth - One In A Million 3. Diamond D. Feat. Sadat X. and Lord Finesse - You Can't Front 4. The Beatnuts - Hit Me With That... 5. A Tribe Called Quest - The Jazz 6. Souls Of Mischief - Never No More 7. Del Feat. Q-Tip, and Pep Love - The Undisputed Champs 8. Raekwon Feat. Ghostface, and Nas - Verbal Intercourse 9. Brand Nubian - Allah U Akbar 10. Bush Babies - Gravity 11. The Pharcyde - 4 Better Or 4 Worse 12. Blackalicious - Swan Lake 13. Brand Nubian - Step To The Rear 14. Diamond D - Yo, That's That Shit" 15. Organized Konfusion - Walk Into The Sun (Bill K. Remix) 16. Soho - Hot Music I got a special few people I would like to dedicate this to... first off... my mo'fckn nickuh DJ Cokni O Dire', DJ Rob One, Al Jackson, John Lieu, Chris Vargas, B.J., T-Love, Skatemaster Tate, Bigga B, Carmelita, Jimmy Jam, The Baka Boyz, Big Boy, Fuzzy, Scheme Team, DJ Higher, Mark Luv, King Emz, Smooche Cat, Micah 9, Aceyalone, The Pharcyde, A.J., Bleu, Kaiu.... and if you're wondering why I only mentioned these folks, its because we all used to rock together at Lava Carro on Hollywood Blvd in like 1992... Ya Heard Me!

dj dAz presents: FUNKY PEOPLE (A James Brown Tribute) PT I

dj daz — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:13:27 GMT

1. James Brown - Mind Power 2. James Brown - Funky Drummer (Break) 3. James Brown - Funky Drummer 4. The JB's - JB's Monorail 5. James Brown - Blues and Pants 6. The JB's - Givin' Up Food For Funk 7. James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess 8. Vicki Anderson - Message From The Soul Sisters 9. The JB's - Pass The Peas 10. James Brown - Don't Tell It 11. Maceo And The Mack's - Cross The Tracks 12. James Brown - I Got To Move 13. James Brown - Take Some And Leave Some 14. Maceo And The Kings Men - Better Half 15. The JB's - The Grunt 16. Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul 17. Vicki Anderson - In The Land Of Milk And Honey Recorded and Mixed by dj dAz in December, 2006 A.D.. Dedicated to The Godfather of Soul, The Prime Minister of Super Heavy-Heavy-Funk, Mr Star Time.... Jaaaaaaaaaames Brown!

dj dAz presents: READY ROCK

dj daz — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:43:00 GMT

1. Slum Village - Get Live 2. Five Deez - Beat Box 3. Saukrates feat. Common - Play Dis 4. Slum Village - La, La 5. Maylay Sparks feat. Chief Kamachi & Krush B - Unusual Styles 6. The Creators feat. Consequence - Watch Us Touch 7. Outkast - She Lives In My Lap 8. N.E.R.D. - Provider (Zero 7 Remix) 9. Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 10. Common - Aquarius 11. Radiohead - Little Men Being Erased 12. Dead Prez - Hip Hop 13. Visioneers - The World Is Yours 14. The Beatles - Flying 15. Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians - What I Am Mixed, Idealized, Spiritualized, and Super-Sized in 2003 A.D. by DJ dAz and Boss Harmony. Originally recorded for Matix Clothing. Big Ups to all the folks that supported me in my career over the years, as well as the L.A. innovators; Brass Crew, Peace Posse, Jamaica House, Greenlight, Jamaica Gold, Unity, B-Side, The Room, Carbon, Chocolate Bar, Bounce-Rock-Skate, Art Dont Sleep, KPFK. Jesse De La Pena, Big "Pimpin'" Larry, and all Chicago massive dem. Rasool-Allah, Nate Scott, Santana, Christal Wit De Pistal, Marques Wyatt, Jason Sugars, Mona Lisa, Delicious Vinyl, The Pharcyde, BNH, Masta Ace, Lesley Cooney, Tracii McGregor, Carmelita, EMC=O, DJ P, Lano, Sean Perry, Dave Orlando, Charlie Bean, Dina J, Mark Luv, Kiilu, Tendaji, Nu-Mark, Marvski, Urban Props, Fresh Jive, DJ Ice, Q-Bwoy, Lightnin', Al Jackson, Cokni O, Tomas, Culture D, Jun, Higher, Aurelito, Shakespeare, R.I.P. to Bigga B, DJ Rob One, Dusk, Fats (of the Soulchildren), Cheeks, Carlos. Love to The Blackburn Family!.

dj dAz presents: The HARDROCK SOUL MOVEMENT

dj daz — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 07:13:33 GMT

1. The Mission/Gil Scott-Heron - If/The Blues (Blend) 2. Weldon Irvine feat. Don Blackman - I Love You 3. Leroy Hutson - Lucky Fellow 4. Gene Harris -Losalamitos (Latin Love Song) 5. James Brown - Popcorn With A Feeling 6. The Lost Generation - This Is The Lost Generation 7. The Howard Roberts Quartet - Dirth Old Bossanova 8. 4Hero feat. Jill Scott - Another Day 9. Jennifer Johns - SHINE (over the Like We 'Sposed To Beat) 10. Raphael Saadiq - Doing What I Can 11. Glenn Lewis - Beautiful Eyes 12. N.E.R.D. - Run To The Sun 13. Asheru and Blue Black - S.O.U.L. 14. Black Shakespeare, Danette - Check The Soul (over Lone Catalists Inst) 15. Hi Tek Feat Jonell - Round and Round 16. Slum Village - 2U4U 17. Slum Village - Tainted 18. India Arie - Simple Recorded in 2002 A.D. Thanks To All The Beautiful Folks Who Lent Their Vocal Talents On This Mix: Jennifer Johns, Black Shakespeare, Danette, and Oakason. Make Love Not War!. Bless Up!

dj dAz Presents: Afro Strut

dj daz — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:39:28 GMT

1. Johnny Osborne – We Need Love 2. Willie Royal – The Message 3. El Chicano – Viva Tirado 4. Ray Barretto – Acid 5. Eric Burdon and War – Spill The Wine 6. Gil Scott-Heron – Guerilla 7. Antibalas – Si Se Puede 8. Haryou Percussion Group – Oua Train 9. Willis Jackson – Nuther’n Like A Tuther’n 10. Lucky Thompson – Tea Time 11. Cal Tjader – Leyte 12. Oscar Brown Jr. – Beautiful Girl Recorded in 2001 A.D. by DJ dAz for The Mighty, Mighty UMOJA SOUNDSYSTEM Crew.... Wanna Dedicate this mix to the man who lit the torch for Los Angeles with this Afro-Latin Shit.... The Original Party Rocker.... Zulu Nation Member.... Root Down Founder DJ DUSK (Rest In Prosperity).

dj dAz presents: HEAVY SOUL

dj daz — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:37:54 GMT

1. Bobby Hutcherson "Montara" 2. The Sugarhill Gang "Passion Play" 3. Gwen McRae "90% Of Me Is You" 4. Chocolate Milk "Time Machine" 5. Marvin Gaye "After The Dance" (Instrumental) 6. The Gap Band "Yearnin' For Your Love" 7. Deniece Williams "Free" 8. Eddie Kendricks "Intimate Friends" 9. Bill Withers "Grandma's Hands" 10. Willie Hutch "I Can Sho' Give You Love" 11. Curtis Mayfield "Give Me Your Love" 12. The Moments "Sexy Mama" 13. Rotary Connection "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun" 14. RAMP "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" Mixed LIVE by DJ Daz @ Boss Harmony's Studio in West Hollywood, Ca, sometime in 2000 A.D. Big Shouts to The Umoja Soundsystem Crew (You Know How We Do), Chocolate Bar Family, I N I Sound (Pound Fe Pound), Positive Riddim Sound (Lovin' 'Em Brown and Round), Out Ta Order (Like Sargeant Slaughter), Rootdown Foundation (Cold Rockin' The Nation), Soulpeople People, Soulchildren Folks, Firecracker Slackers, Truthseeka Tweekers, The Dub Club Thugs, Afro Funke' (Hot Sexy Punkie), Cahuenga Posse (Keepin' It Flossy!), KPL (Keepin' Parties Live), and all de rest of the DJ's and Crew Dem inna de Los Angeles Area, dat be causing Mass-Hysteria!.