the things that have been made

mixes

Conspicuous Presence (2009)
The follow-up to Conspicuous Absence, with plenty of dope tracks to go around.

Conspicuous Absence (2004)
Hip-hop not bound by year, country, or style.

8tracks.com comps

2010 Hip-Hop Favorites, part 1 (2010)
Eight hip-hop favorites from this year including dopeness by Black Sheep, CeHa and Falside.

Absolutely Awful Hip-Hop Love Songs (2010)
Nine terrible tracks that took "love rap" to new lows. Gee, thanks, LL. Includes music by Black, Rock & Ron, Tuff Crew, and X-Con. Huge bonus points if you make it through the whole mix uninterrupted.

Dis Tracks (2010)
Eight classic dis tracks from 1998-2001. Features well-known tracks by artists like Shante as well as slightly lesser-known ones by Raheem and Tony D.

beats

File Under (2009)
You may recognize some of the samples, as they were used on a classic hip-hop album, something I didn't realize as I was working on the track. I freaked it differently enough, though, that I still dig my version as its own entity.

fragments

Bits of beats that never (or haven't yet) made it out of concept stage.

Very Good Year (2007)
A pretty straightforward track without a whole lot of variation, but this would have worked well behind the right vocal. There's a little section I like after the main loop that's only audible when the sample runs its course at the end of each eighth bar.