From his days in St. Louis to trotting the globe with Jamie and Mike, DJ Trackstar speaks with Jimmy Ness about running them jewels fast.
Over the last half-decade, Trackstar has established a level of consistency and quality in the mixtape game that would’ve made made him a legend if he screamed more and we lived in the days when we thrived off DJ compilations copped on Melrose and Venice Beach, and Canal Street. He is a friend, so bias […]
| Trackstar The DJ Tells Ghost’s Stories | April 25, 2014 |
NOW Saturday night, Uptown. Chilly, 40 below. Hoodied up. He jumped from the 8th floor step, hit the ground. Been shot, but still breathing. Blood in his eye. He let two fly. Told Trife to get some ice. Told Raekwon to keep his eye on the wife. They wanted revenge cause he murdered their Uncle […]
If you’re unfamiliar with Rick Rubin beyond being the barefoot Half Baked “guy” on Jay-Z’s couch in a Samsung commercial, this mix from Trackstar the DJ covers the basics, down to the Johnny Cash cover of “Hurt.” Because he is a human being who cares about your soul and sanity, he left out the Josh […]
Deen doesn’t dance no more, all he does is diss. At some point during my adventure with Trackstar the DJ’s Out Of The Darkness – The Best Of Organized Noize, I came to the slightly annoying realization that I’m a bit of an asshole. Well, I’ve known this since I was about seven, but I’m […]
| Camp Lo – 80 Blocks to Tiffany’s | March 29, 2011 |
Beyond Curren$y’s refusal to humor the “Doot Doola Doot Doo” outro, my favorite part of his Narduwar interview was watching him geek out at receiving a Camp Lo vinyl. Cheeba and Suede have always been niche favorites who unite ostensibly opposite groups of people. I have friends who know nothing about hip-hop, who still refer […]
