LL Cool J X Michael Jackson - BAD '87

'87 Baby here, just celebrated my 38th birthday last month. Two of the albums that I associate most with 1987 are... BAD and BAD! I've had the idea of somehow merging these two albums for as long as I can remember. And the fact that each of them are just under 45 minutes long fits perfectly (ha!) with the caesthetic we're running over here. Something different, not your typical entry in our "The Tape Deck" catalog, and I'm not sure if I'll make it a habit--though I *do* have several double-feature type ideas... Lemme know what you think.

BAD 1987
Original LL photography by Glen E. Friedman
Unreleased LL Cool J and Michael Jackson Collaboration Discovered in Storage Unit
Top 20 Reasons Why Michael Jackson Is The G.O.A.T.!!!
LL Cool J feat Michael Jackson - I'm BAD (Mista Perez Remix)

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Daily Operation 10.22.2021

The Round Table.
🎙 Ghostface Killah Crowns Best Storytelling Rap Song
🗡 Wu-Tang Clan's "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" Explained
🎼 So Wassup? Episode 11: Gang Starr's "Take It Personal"
🤣 Patrice O'Neal on how to make lots of money
🌏 Afghanistan, China & the Decline of U.S. Power by Tariq Ali
🖤 Right On! (1970)

Album of the Day (25-Year Anniversary Edition).
M.O.P. - Firing Squad (Released 10.22.1996).



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Daily Operation 10.20.2021

Daily Operation 10.20.2021.
Album Playlist of the Day.
#WuTangWednesday


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Daily Operation 10.19.2021

Presented with no comment: Adam Sandler eating pickles straight from the jar on the streets of NYC

Album of the Day.
Pharoahe Monch - Internal Affairs (Released: 10.19.1999)



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The Tape Deck #481 (2021)

Daily Operation 10.18.2021.
The Tape Deck #481 (2021).

SIDE A:
1. Grafh & DJ Shay - Valid (feat. Sheek Louch & Ransom)
2. Odd Mojo - ACTION (feat. ANKHLEJOHN)
3. All Hail Y.T. - Dealer Plates (feat. Boldy James)
4. Pugs Atomz - Cadillac on Michigan Ave (feat. Killah Priest, Chris Crack & DJ Intel)
5. Smokey Joe & The Kid & R.A. The Rugged Man - Beast on Beat
6. DJ Muggs & Hologram - Murder At 5 (feat. Meyhem Lauren)
7. Artz, Bugy & Freddie Gibbs - War Time
8. Elzhi, A-F-R-O & 60 East - Merlot (feat. Soulsnacks & DJ Ready Cee)

SIDE B:
9. Icerocks - Kennedy (feat. Rome Streetz & Madhattan)
10. TRAE THA TRUTH & Mysonne - Lyrical Cypher (feat. Black Thought)
11. Conway the Machine - Piano Love
12. John Sparkz, Jim Jones & Harry Fraud - Uncle Junior (feat. Action Bronson)
13. Blu - Mr. Blu(e) Sky
14. Bronze Nazareth - The Precipice
15. Wiki - Can't Do This Alone (feat. Navy Blue)
16. The Doppelgangaz - Fried Hard
17. All Hail Y.T. - St. Ides on Sunday (feat. Jay Worthy)
18. jus. & Georgia Anne Muldrow - Else

Album of the Day.
Digable Planets - Blowout Comb (Released: 10.18.1994)



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Xzibit - At the Speed of Life: The Archives ('94-'97)

Daily Operation 10.15.2021.
Xzibit - At the Speed of Life: The Archives ('94-'97) a.k.a. The Tape Deck #480.
All music, no frills. I had the idea of doing something like this back in 2009 and finally(!) got around to it. In honor of the 25-year anniversary of the release of the Detroit/L.A. emcee's debut album, this is a collection of Xzibit tracks from 1994 to 1997. Guest spots, mixtape and freestyle recordings; plenty of music with the Liks, of course. Hopefully lots of s**t you never heard of. (Not to mention, some samples thrown in there, too...) Shout out to ALL the baby bubbas out there... 🥴 Turn It Up! © J Dilla 🔥💨

SIDE A:
1. Freda Payne - Prelude
2. King Tee - Free Style Ghetto (feat. Xzibit, Breeze & Tha Alkaholiks)
3. Tha Alkaholiks - Hit and Run (feat. Xzibit)
4. Tha Alkaholiks - Flashback (feat. The Baby Bubbas)
5. Mr. Brown - Respect the Tech (feat. Xzibit & Colony)
6. L.A. Nash - Do or Die (feat. Tha Alkaholiks & Xzibit)
7. Grover Washington Jr. - Until It's Time for You to Go
8. Xzibit - Eyes May Shine (Remix) (feat. Mobb Deep)
9. Tha Alkaholiks - No Hand Outs (feat. Phil Da Agony, Xzibit & Snaggle Puss)
10. Dilated Peoples - Goin' for Broke (feat. Xzibit)
11. Xzibit - Mad Scientist Freestyle

SIDE B:
12. Barbra Streisand - Pavane (Vocalise)
13. Tha Mexakinz - The Wake Up Show (feat. Xzibit & Chino XL)
14. Tha Alkaholiks & Xzibit - Wake Up Show Freestyle
15. Xzibit & Ras Kass - Freestyle, Pt. 2
16. The Mystic Moods Orchestra - Universal Mind
17. Tha Alkaholiks - Killin' It (feat. Xzibit)
18. Little Boy Blues - Dream Weaver / Seed of Love
19. Trevor Jones - Love Theme
20. Stanley Clarke - Slow Dance
21. Xzibit - Freestyle
22. Xzibit - E Lucevan Le Stelle
23. Patrick Williams & Earl Klugh - Out.... Then Back
24. Davina - So Good (feat. Xzibit)
25. Adriana Evans - Reality (Thayod Remix) (feat. Xzibit & K-Borne)
26. Kool DJ EQ - Three Emcees (feat. Xzibit, Del The Funky Homosapien & Casual)
27. Ras Kass - Arch Angels (feat. Xzibit)
28. Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver (1976)

LAXD








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Album of the Day: 25-Year Anniversary Edition.
Xzibit - At the Speed of Life (Released: 10.15.1996)



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Daily Operation 10.13.2021

Daily Operation.
Happy birthday to a living legend, the great Pharoah Sanders 🌹

Album(s) of the Day: 50-Year Anniversary Edition.
Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Journey In Satchidananda (1971)
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi (1971)
John Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders - Live In Seattle (Recorded in 1965, Released in 1971)
(Expanded and re-issued on 10.8.2021!)





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Daily Operation 10.11.2021

The Round Table.
📚 Pastor TL Barrett :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
🎞 Melvin Van Peebles, Uncompromising Artist
👿 Fossil fuel firms grab huge subsidies to continue destroying the planet
💸 Philanthropy Is a Scam
👐 Protect Ya Neck Whole Recording Session - Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Album of the Day: 25 Year Anniversary Edition.
Grav - Down to Earth (Released: 10.11.1996)



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Daily Operation 10.10.2021

Daily Operation 10.10.2021.
The Tape Deck #479 (2021).

SIDE A:
1. Guilty Simpson & Gensu Dean - Break'em Off
2. Atmosphere - Barcade (feat. Aesop Rock & MF DOOM)
3. Curly Castro - Killmonger Was Right (feat. Billy Woods & Mr. Lif)
4. AZ - The Wheel (feat. Jaheim)
5. Bruce Kush - Jordan Uno's (feat. Jay Nice, Stago Lee & A_Margin_Of_Freedom)
6. Curren$y - World Is Ours
7. Snowgoons, Ransom & K-Prez - Levitation
8. Angel Haze - Never Seen
9. Papoose - Thought I Was Gonna Stop (feat. Lil Wayne)
10. Da Youngfellaz - NBA JAM (feat. Smoke DZA)

SIDE B:
11. Lynx 196.9 - Ready Rock (feat. Chris Crack)
12. Tha God Fahim & Nicholas Craven - Look What You Done
13. Lucky Seven - Orange Soda (feat. Flee Lord)
14. The Bad Seed - P & Hav
15. Devin The Dude - Live And Let Live (feat. Slim Thug & Scarface)
16. Rick Hyde - Stay Dangerous
17. 2 Eleven - Another Play (feat. Freddie Gibbs & Quincey White)
18. J. Stone - Last of a Dyin' Breed
19. DTB Ryan - Take My Hands (feat. Jayy Grams)
20. B Leafs - Say It Right (feat. Kool G Rap & Craig G)

Album of the Day.
Curly Castro - Little Robert Hutton (Released: 9.30.2021)



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Daily Operation 10.8.2021

Daily Operation.
Thank you, Facebook/Instagram/Whatsapp outage, for cutting off my dopamine supply, reminding me of my e-roots, and motivating me to return to... BLOG WORLD.

Album of the Day.
Kool G Rap - Riches, Royalty & Respect (2011)
A throwback selection. I played this album heavily ten years ago. Played it again recently and imo it's aged incredibly well. G Rap is a living legend. 🌹

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Rap 2020: The Tape Deck Expanded (Playlist)