People's Choice - The Beat Junkies, Johnson, D.A. Jr
Blessings - The Beat Junkies, Hood, David
I Don't Know - The Beat Junkies,
Univeral Magnetic - The Beat Junkies, Def
Rhettmatic @ the 96 West Coast - The Beat Junkies,
Without a Doubt - The Beat Junkies, Givens, D.
Spit - The Beat Junkies, Showbiz & AG
What It's All About - The Beat Junkies, Rasco
Hoes to Doughs - The Beat Junkies, DJ Icd
The Anthem - The Beat Junkies,
Dead End Street - The Beat Junkies, Fifty, Buc
World Premiere - The Beat Junkies, Chatterjee, R
He Likes to Concentrate - The Beat Junkies,
Alley Cats - The Beat Junkies,
U Call Dis a Song? - The Beat Junkies,
Track Listings (14) - Disc #2
Beat Junkie Interlude - The Beat Junkies,
The Sparky Chronicles - The Beat Junkies, Arbuckle, Sparky
3 Card Molly - The Beat Junkies, Austin, J.
I'm Commin' - The Beat Junkies, Tackett, M
The Rules - The Beat Junkies, Krondon
Radiant - The Beat Junkies, Kelly, J
Dynamic [Remix] - The Beat Junkies,
Beat Junkie Interlude 2 - The Beat Junkies,
The 97 ITF Team World Champions - The Beat Junkies,
Ubiquity - The Beat Junkies, Nirza, N.
Style Wars - The Beat Junkies, Bashir, T.
From the Ground Up - The Beat Junkies, Kelly, J.
Outro - The Beat Junkies,
All Star Line Up [take n] - The Beat Junkies,
Though they may lack the flash of turntablist crews such as the X-ecutioners and Invisibl Skratch Piklz, L.A.'s largely nebulous Beat Junkies DJ collective (the 1997 International Turntable Federation champions) are truly ... more »a force to be reckoned with. This two-disc mix mainly highlights the cutting and spinning of original crew member Rhettmatic, though fellow Junkies Melo-D, Babu, and J-Rocc make key cameos as well. While Volume 2 lacks the marquee rap hit makers and that higher-profile mix tapes offer, it more than makes up for any star-power deficiencies with a one-two punch of topnotch mixing and an excellent cast of indie rappers (including the Visionaries and Jurassic 5). Closer to an all-new release than an all-star compilation, the set is guaranteed to turn you on to a handful of undiscovered talents, both MC and DJ. And for a mix tape, that's the ultimate accomplishment. --Roni Sarig« less
Though they may lack the flash of turntablist crews such as the X-ecutioners and Invisibl Skratch Piklz, L.A.'s largely nebulous Beat Junkies DJ collective (the 1997 International Turntable Federation champions) are truly a force to be reckoned with. This two-disc mix mainly highlights the cutting and spinning of original crew member Rhettmatic, though fellow Junkies Melo-D, Babu, and J-Rocc make key cameos as well. While Volume 2 lacks the marquee rap hit makers and that higher-profile mix tapes offer, it more than makes up for any star-power deficiencies with a one-two punch of topnotch mixing and an excellent cast of indie rappers (including the Visionaries and Jurassic 5). Closer to an all-new release than an all-star compilation, the set is guaranteed to turn you on to a handful of undiscovered talents, both MC and DJ. And for a mix tape, that's the ultimate accomplishment. --Roni Sarig
CD Reviews
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hojo | Glendale, AZ | 03/21/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"After abandoning commercial rap/hiphop in 1995, I started to make my own compilations of the hiphop/rap I could stand. With the popularity of Funkmaster Flex and the release of a new CD by Kid Koala, turntablism and freestyle hiphop are here to stay. DJ Rhettmatic from the Beat Junkies take us on a trip through turntablism, underground rap, and freestyle rhyming. To those looking for an album with "anthems" you will remember, look elsewhere. Freestyle is all about improvising and battling. Every track is seemlessly mixed together. It's amazing this album is sold so cheaply as it could easily be packaged into two separate compact discs. Get this CD anyway you can if you have an open mind to different forms of hiphop (vs commercial hiphop/rap) or happen to like the flavor of underground east coast hiphop/freestyle with a touch of turntablism. Keep up the good work Beat Junkies, you have brought me back to the world of hiphop(I was on a 5 year electronic music vacation...:P)"
Underground Primer
hojo | 07/08/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm somewhat confused by the amazon review in that the assumption is that this should be a mixtape of "big name" label artists--particularly as a follow-up to Volume 1 which also showcased undergound acts. Though some of the Beat Junkies work in the radio and club scene, I've always assumed them to have their roots deep within the underground. And as far as underground hip hop goes, you can't get much better than the songs collected in this mix. Almost every underground mc worth mentioning pops up somewhere on this album. My personal favorites are the Dilated Peoples joint "Work the Angles," "3 Card Molly" with Xzibit, Rass Kass, and Saafir, as well as the two badass capstone tracks, "U Call Dis A Song?" and "All Star Line Up" with too many underground mc's to name."
On some other ...like two different flies.......
Barry Gleed | United Kingdom | 06/15/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is deffinately one of the better compilation albums out there in the world of the hippin and the hoppin. Not only are 95 percent of the tracks and exclusives, freestyles and so on very very good on there own, there is the added element of the turntable wizardry that the junkies are the epitomy of. Very nicely mixed, the tracks are very nicely juggled and scratched, in old funkmaster flex stlye, and the beat junkies pieces are pure tablism. This album will pull everyone who listens too it into the world of "real" hip-hop and the world of turntablism."
Hip hop
j_l_k | Boston | 02/13/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i was turned on to beat junkies the second after i got volume one. the collection of artists and top rate scratch mixed to provide some true hip hop. volume two is the same and more of it. every mc you could dream of is on this cut, and rhetmattic burns some seriouse wax. this is true hip hop my friends, and even if you dont like hip hop you should own this"
DON'T THINK TWICE
Kevin Snook | Chicago | 12/22/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"DJ Rhettmatic lays down some very serious mixes with authority built by an exclusive range of top notch hip hop that invigoratingly schools all those that partake. Rhettmatic takes you on a trip through top notch Cali rhyme sayers (primarily - among others) that could only be equaled by DJ Babu's World Famous Beat Junkies [East Coast] set. But that's apples to oranges - Rhettmatics set stands apart from many mixmasters if only in his ability to dig into intense psyche stimulating artists. This two CD set will change your take on the tracks as originally recorded and allow you to build appreciation for lingual artistes you've come to explore. This CD set is a SOLID GOLD buy - a few listens and you'll be wondering why it isn't broadcast nationally, if only to set the standard of hip hop that should be aired."
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1