DJ PREMIER - Crooklyn Cuts Volume III Tape D (Tape Kingz, 1997)

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https://www.discogs.com/release/715593-DJ-Premier-Crooklyn-Cuts-Vol-III-Tape-D

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Poll Results

Option	Votes
A05. Redman - Rock Da Spot	3
B01. Side B Intro	1
B03. Nas & R. Kelly - Street Dreams (Remix)	1
B05. Mobb Deep & Raekwon - Nighttime Vultures	1
B06. The Roots - Panic	1
A08. Big Jaz, Jay-Z & Sauce Money - Foundation	1
B02. A Tribe Called Quest - Wordplay	1
B08. Redman & Method Man - Do What Ya Feel	0
B09. Foundation & Rezidue - Don't Get It Twisted	0
B10. Smoothe Da Hustler & Trigger Tha Gambler - Broken Language Pt. II	0
B04. Keith Murray, Kel-Vicious & 50 Grand - Love L.O.D.	0
B11. Lil Kim - Drugs	0
B07. The Roots & Bahamadia - Push Up Ya Ligther	0
A01. Side A Intro	0
A02. M.O.P. Downtown Swinga 96	0
A03. Mixed Elements - Divine Styles	0
A04. Ghostface Killah - Wildflower	0
A06. Mic Geronimo - Unstoppable	0
A07. Xzibit & Mobb Deep - Eyes May Shine (Remix)	0
A09. Poor Righteous Teachers & Nine - Gods, Earths & 85ers	0
A10. MF Grimm & Fatman Scoop - International Rules	0
A11. Frankenstein - All Hands	0
B12. Hillfiguz - Up On Prospect	0

― austinato (Austin), Sunday, 4 October 2026 10:59 (one month ago)

i didn't hear any of these tapes until about a year or so after they first came out ―summer 1998― so i knew most of the selections already. definitely worth it for regional indies that i never would have had access to in the west coast. always fun to hear him open his tapes with his own productions, lol he knows what we we're really here for!

the things that really stick out to me listening in 2026 are
1 how recognizable his scratching style has become. check out the section about 30 minutes in where he cuts up the big jaz beat. also like his mpc basslines, always a little bit behind the beat but is he really?
2 the static-y faders and noticeably worn down parts on then-current vinyl: this man's first name is "DJ" for a damn reason. even superheroes gotta practice.🎧

― austinato (Austin), Sunday, 4 October 2026 11:13 (one month ago)

wish i would've made the roots section on side b its own thing instead of 2 separate entries. that's the highlight of the tape for me.

― austinato (Austin), Sunday, 4 October 2026 11:16 (one month ago)

three weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Friday, 30 October 2026 00:01 (one week ago)

rock da spot

― mobb derp (voodoo chili), Friday, 30 October 2026 13:18 (one week ago)

^^^ Agreed.

Rock Da Spot
Drugs
Downtown Swinga '96.

Completely forgot there was a Broken Language Part 2

― Captain Zargon, Friday, 30 October 2026 13:28 (one week ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Saturday, 31 October 2026 00:01 (one week ago)

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