DJ Graffiti

DJ GRAFFITI –
Bling Free Vol. 2-"Wake Up!"

Mix tapes are fascinating products in and of themselves.  The good thing

about them is that you usually to get to hear exclusive tracks that are not

on commercial releases and you also get to hear undiscovered raw emcees

that have yet to blow.  DJ Graffiti drops a mix tape that delivers just

that.  Throughout the set, you get to hear joints from some of hip-hop's

powerhouses (e.g. Jurassic 5, KRS-One, Talib Kweli, etc.) as well as many

of the underground's most talked about emcees (One Man Army, S.U.N.,

Athletic Mic League).  In addition, there are several cats that get you

amped for their future product (Eternia, Crisis Center, Illogic).

One thing you'll find about Graffiti's mix tapes is that he doesn't scream

over the tracks every 2 minutes in an effort to hide a lack of turntable

ability.  He's a true DJ in every sense of the word:  blending dope beats

perfectly and gracing us with a little bit of scratch wizardry.  And as a

testament to the respect he has in the game, peep some of the guests who

drop by with Sound Drops (Dilated Peoples, MC Lyte, Atmosphere, Royce

5'9").  As with all mix tapes, the only drawback is that you don't get to

hear the entire song for alot of the hot joints.  But if that's the only

complaint, then it is obvious this is one of the better mix tapes that's

out and definitely one to have in rotation.