DJ JS-1 – Demolition Mix (185 Minutes of Hip Hop Demos)

DEMOLITION MIX COVER

New York’s DJ JS-1 comes through with a hefty selection of demos from the early careers of groundbreaking Hip Hop artists, some demos which are more or less popular than others. I think if time has told us anything, it’s that one sure sign of an artist’s potential is in the quality of their demo. Usually if an artist has a demo that is sought after or people are still speaking about it over a decade later, that is an artist who ended up making a significant impact whether their career was short or long.

This mix by JS-1 demonstrates quality standards of Hip Hop from an era where artists were forced to create music which caught people’s attention within a few seconds, before the popularity of uploading to the world wide web.

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Peep the tracklist:

1-demolition intro
2-slow n low (unreleased demo) – run dmc
3-touchdown (demo) – snoop dogg
4-slaves – cenubites
5-untitled (unreleased demo 1996) – t la rock n react
6-queen bitch (reference trk original) – biggie
7-capital r.a.s. – ras kass
8-i wanna be president – channel live
9-untitled – grand puba
10-raise it up – large pro (main source)
11-chillin’ w marley marl promo – mc lyte
12-1 flip styles – sadat x, grand puba, diamond d
13-open mic – eminem
14-remain anonymous – ras kass
15-untitled – grand puba
16-get live (unreleased demo) – rahzel n organized konfusion
17-props over here (original demo) – the beatnuts
18-give up the goods (original demo) – mobb deep
19-come on – sadat x n biggie
20-untitled (go queensbridge) – tragedy
21-check a bitch – kool g rap
22-unofficial mahogany 2? (unreleased demo) – rakim
23-getz funky – ESP (tha alkaholiks)
24-you got dat – edo g
25-time – large pro (main source)
26-don’t ask for money – grand daddy iu
27-peace prosperity n paper – a tribe called quest
28-poor young dave – snoop doog
29-backstabber – eminem
30-how ya livin’ – brand nubians
31-like this – freddie foxxx (bumpy knuckles)
32-keep ya mouth shut – lord finesse
33-cool n calm – pete rock n cl smooth
34-step into the ozone (demo) – oc
35-to each his own – showbiz n ag
36-enter the dragon – kool g rap
37-midnight wrecka – pete rock n cl smooth
38-survival of the fittest – mobb deep
39-nas will prevail – nas
40-international arrival – organized konfusion
41-it’s gettin’ hectic (unreleased from return of the boom bap lp)
– krs-one n dj premier
42-represent (original demo) – nas n dj premier
43-machine gun funk (premier remix) – biggie n dj premier
44-i’m not superman – gangstarr
45-hard to kill (original demo) – showbiz n ag
46-it gets no better – casual n pep luv
47-welcome to the grooveyard (demo) – ESP (tha alkaholiks)
48-scenario (unreleased demo) – the beastie boys
49-three little pigs – dmx
50-everythings cool (demo) – rakim
51-coyote – jungle brothers
52-flip dat shit – naughty by nature n onyx n biggie
53-georgie porgie – a tribe called quest n brand nubians
54-bootleggin’ – large pro (main source)
55-word to the wise – del
56-fat for the 90’s (demo) – lord finesse n ag
57-props (unreleased) – 3rd bass n brand new heavies
58-untitled (freestyle demo) – special ed
59-i’m convinced – showbiz n ag
60-biggie got the hype shit (demo) – biggie
61-take it back to brooklyn (demo) – ole dirty bastard
62-untitled – nas
63-principal of the new school – big l
64-can you feel it – casual
65-bust a lil somethin’ – lord finesse
66-i declare war – kool g rap
67-stunt of the block – super kids (tragedy)
68-county blues (freestyle demo) – snoop dogg
69-call me conceited – edo g
70-who stole the clipprs (1991) – common sense
71-scenario (cypher demo) – atcq, lons, de la soul, blacksheep
72-the mighty one – do it all (lords of the undergound)
73-it ain’t where ya from – king sun
74-9mm rhymes – kurious
75-rasta imposter (freestyle) – ll cool j
76-“a” for effort – common sense
77-bring the rock – new style (naughty by nature)
78-it’s my thing – grand puba
79-just another day in the projects – nas
80-rampage (unreleased freestyle demo) – ll cool j n epmd
81-d nice rocks (call me d nice demo) – d nice
82-cooling one day – organized konfusion
83-check the fine print – the artifacts
84-ice cream man – method man
85-unstoppable force – dmx
86-scuffin’ those knees – the new style (naughty by nature)
87-mind ova matter – organized konfusion
88-caliente (demo version) – cypress hill
89-hypnotic (unreleased demo) – rakim
90-biterphobia – eminem
91-raw (remix demo) – big daddy kane n kool g rap