DJ Battle "The City's".......Harlem Vs The Bay Area (Yay Area dub)

[_Goldie_]

I think I'm done with mixes for awhile

Whooped this nigga's ass so bad he went into retirement lol

 

[ChillaDaKilla]

I think I'm done with mixes for awhile

Whooped this nigga's ass so bad he went into retirement lol

Nigga didn't I whip you the last time we went head up

 

[_Goldie_]

I think I'm done with mixes for awhile

Whooped this nigga's ass so bad he went into retirement lol

Nigga didn't I whip you the last time we went head up

 

[TonyDubbz]

My Harlem listening experience...

1. The first voice I should hear should not be biggie lol plus i thought maybe you only had diddy's small verse but nah you had biggie's too

2. I'm like "okay that was a rough start for me, what else he got?" Nigga follows up with a Jay-Z verse on welcome to nyc...I'm like this nigga man...plus i didn't like the song choice

3. I was amazed when even after the discussion we had and this nigga asking me like he was gonna tweak some shit that dubbz kept the whistle song

4. Wasn't enough dipset representation and the mix in the last half lost its swagger imo

5. Atleast he had charles hamilton still

But despite all of that he did a great job mixing and had I not been looking forward to this mix and wasn't under the assumption that he changed shit I woulda probably voted Harlem. It just wasn't hard enough imo

I told yall I won't doing that shit again, I thought about it but then the cyol started up so I knew I wouldn't be redoing it

Plus I was under the impression that features could be involved, shit the songs used belonged to artist from Harlem anyways

 

[Turfaholic]

Dubbz was all over the place. Alot of Big L & Rocky. It was over for me when "Breathe, Stretch, Shake" came on. That was produced by Rick Rock, a Bay Area producer. Transitions weren't crisp. Alot of jumping between time periods. Alot of tracks with non Harlem artist.

If you're not up on Bay Area music you won't see that @HerbalVaporCapers mix told a story. It was a timeline of Bay Area music. From Mob Music to Hyphy. I can tell he played it safe too.



But to be fair, I can see why it was stated Harlem is only a neighborhood. The Bay mixtape had San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward, Vallejo, & Pittsburg.

I think alot of people voted based on familiarity

Pretty much no 40, Husalah or Federation on this mix. Wanted to make something the whole IC could rock with, but yeah I left a lot of shit off even from SF to keep the mix flowing.

I may just have to fuck around and make a mix just for us bay cats after this.

And I know you were geekin when that Barney came on

Yeah you got a version of Barney I've never heard before. I've never heard it with that intro. I was surprised you didn't throw "Don't Give Me No Bammer" on the mix.

 

[HerbalVaporCapers]

Dubbz was all over the place. Alot of Big L & Rocky. It was over for me when "Breathe, Stretch, Shake" came on. That was produced by Rick Rock, a Bay Area producer. Transitions weren't crisp. Alot of jumping between time periods. Alot of tracks with non Harlem artist.

If you're not up on Bay Area music you won't see that @HerbalVaporCapers mix told a story. It was a timeline of Bay Area music. From Mob Music to Hyphy. I can tell he played it safe too.



But to be fair, I can see why it was stated Harlem is only a neighborhood. The Bay mixtape had San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward, Vallejo, & Pittsburg.

I think alot of people voted based on familiarity

Pretty much no 40, Husalah or Federation on this mix. Wanted to make something the whole IC could rock with, but yeah I left a lot of shit off even from SF to keep the mix flowing.

I may just have to fuck around and make a mix just for us bay cats after this.

And I know you were geekin when that Barney came on

Yeah you got a version of Barney I've never heard before. I've never heard it with that intro. I was surprised you didn't throw "Don't Give Me No Bammer" on the mix.

I kept it off for a couple of reasons, mainly because it slowed down the mix and I wanted a song to show the transition to synthesizers being used. Blue Bird got put on for those very reasons

 

[BrideofKilla]

That edited version of the dipset anthem made me want to punch a wall...Both mixes were well put together... Harlem had more recognizable songs which increases playability... But the bay mix made me want to research more of their music....I thought all they had was E40 and was prepared to hate it accordingly but I couldn't.... I'm giving it to the bay for representing their area best...

Great job to both of you!!

 

[_Goldie_]

The Bay came back? lmaoooooooooooo Dubbz bout to go into retirement with Chilla

 

[_Goldie_]

This is a tough to pick. Cuz the Bay area's music is an acquired taste. I only fuck with a handful of songs from that area, but I appreciate how it was put together and how it went from era to era.

Then you got the Harlem mix smh. I fuck with Harlem music heavyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, so it hurt to hear that bs that Dubbz cooked and it's fucked up cuz homie's a dope DJ, I just don't think homie knows that much about Harlem music or he just took the safe radio single route.

SN: I'm mad I gave niggas the blueprint to use mainly side b's/unreleased shit, cuz I know yall gonna start doing that now , but it's coo it's coo lol.

But as far as this match up I gotta go with The Bay.

 

[Beta]

Goldie it hurt my soul too man...

Dubbz wanna collab on a Harlem mix pt 2?

 

[Beta]

Lmao @ the bay coming back

 

[HerbalVaporCapers]

Wait, hol up

I actually won?

Shout out to @TonyDubbz first and foremost. I think if you went with another city/borough I wouldn't have had a chance. Also shout out to @achewon87 for the feedback you gave me during the years battle: I worked alot on transitioning records and actually re-recorded this whole mix maybe 4 times before finally uploading it.

Shoutout to @Beta @"5th Letter" @_Goldie_ & @BrideofKilla for not letting your bias (hate in your own words hahahaha) for the Bay sound get in the way of your making your choice. Definitely shout out to @Turfaholic (sorry for tagging you twice today fam, I'm not on some stalker shit!) for holding a cat down and advocating for folks to just give my shit listen.

Shout out to @"5 Grand" too. When a cat was down 8-3 I was ready to plot on your bitch ass but now it won't be necessary. Looking forward to the next round!

BAY SHIT MANE!

 

[Beta]

I'll give you the songs! You don't even have to mix it well!

 

[LUClEN]

Not gonna lie... once victory started I voted Harlem

After 1 song in an hour long mix?

After like 30 Years. When the hell has the Bay ever been better than Harlem?

Exhibit a was all I needed to see, your Honor

 

[5th Letter]

I'll give you the songs! You don't even have to mix it well!

I'll do it fuck it.

 

[eastbay510]

Not gonna lie... once victory started I voted Harlem

After 1 song in an hour long mix?

After like 30 Years. When the hell has the Bay ever been better than Harlem?

Exhibit a was all I needed to see, your Honor

Never mind the fact you only checked one song in a whole mix and made your decision. Is what it is.

But to your point about "where has the bay been" ...a lot of these niggas in the game owe a lot to E-40 and Too Short from stealing slang, to everybody being a pimp at one point, to being the first rappers who figured out how to be independent...

Everybody steals from the bay and don't give us any of the credit.

Even with this Harlem matchup.. One of Cam's biggest songs is "Oh Boy" ... That shit came from The Bay

 

[HerbalVaporCapers]

Not gonna lie... once victory started I voted Harlem

After 1 song in an hour long mix?

After like 30 Years. When the hell has the Bay ever been better than Harlem?

Exhibit a was all I needed to see, your Honor

Too turnt up right now, can't hear you

 

[TonyDubbz]

The Bay came back? lmaoooooooooooo Dubbz bout to go into retirement with Chilla

Hell naw I ain't retiring I'm still like a top 3 dj in this bitch!! Lets not forget niggas aint been voting rigbt since this shit started. I can admit this was my worst mix tho, I can agree with that I also had the chance to redo it but chose not too so it's all good.

I aint retiring from shit tho cus I know I ain't trash

 

[TonyDubbz]

I'll give you the songs! You don't even have to mix it well!

Lmao man hell naw

I'm ready for the next comp tho I gotta redeem myself

 

[TonyDubbz]

Wait, hol up

I actually won?

Shout out to @TonyDubbz first and foremost. I think if you went with another city/borough I wouldn't have had a chance. Also shout out to @achewon87 for the feedback you gave me during the years battle: I worked alot on transitioning records and actually re-recorded this whole mix maybe 4 times before finally uploading it.

Shoutout to @Beta @"5th Letter" @_Goldie_ & @BrideofKilla for not letting your bias (hate in your own words hahahaha) for the Bay sound get in the way of your making your choice. Definitely shout out to @Turfaholic (sorry for tagging you twice today fam, I'm not on some stalker shit!) for holding a cat down and advocating for folks to just give my shit listen.

Shout out to @"5 Grand" too. When a cat was down 8-3 I was ready to plot on your bitch ass but now it won't be necessary. Looking forward to the next round!

BAY SHIT MANE!

Good shit @HerbalVaporCapers