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Tomorrow is Record Store Day - the greatest day of the year for hipsters, audiophiles and scensters.  Our local shop, Exile on Main Street, will be hosting 6 DJs and 11 bands throughout the day.  I'm going to be spinning an all original set of Jezebelly tunes (produced with my partner J Butta) at 1:10 pm on the dot.  Lots of Record Store Day exclusives will be on sale plus if you can't make it down (or you live outta town) you can stream my set LIVE on WPGU.  Bitchin'.

RECORD STORE DAY 2011 @ EXILE ON MAIN ST.

DJ Mertz 12-12:25

Kilborn Alley 12:35-1

DJ LEGTWO 1:10-1:35

Common Loon 1:45-2:10

Delta Kings 2:20-2:45

Hathaways 2:55-3:20

The Fresh Kills 3:30-3:55

Ezra Furman 4:05-4:30

Elsinore 4:40-5:05

Palace Flophouse 5:15-5:40

The Dirty Feathers 5:50-6:15

DJ Belly 6:25-6:50

Kirkwood West 7-7:25

Take Care 7:35-8

Mingram 8:10-8:35

DJ Bozak 8:45-9:10

Withershins 9:20-9:45

It's Mine ~ Krukid vs. Curb Service (produced by The Jezebelly)

I know that I blogged about the Boys last week, but in anticipation of their upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (May 3rd) I put together a sentimental Beastie mix.  Ladies and dudes, I give you - The Praying Mantis All Vinyl Megamix by yours truly (LEGTWO).  Props to Mark Seliger for the photo.

Beastie Boys Megamix ~ DJ LEGTWO 

My new mix, Ladies First, is a tribute to the female emcee.  From the conscious to the good old fashioned braggadocio, it's all here.  All the eras are represented as well - Old School (Queen Latifah, J.J. Fad), Mid School (Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott) and the New School cats (Angel Haze, Nitty Scott).  Turn it on, turn it up.

While making this mix I was reminded of the pure irreverence and downright misogynistic tone of hip-hop's second wave. The days of braggadocio and simple turf pride were surpassed in this era by street cred and pimp talk. Two things I realized during the making of this mix - A) I no longer listen to a lot of misogynistic music and B) as a pre-teen/early teen boy, these songs didn't influence me to disrespect women - hell, I was happy if a girl ever talked to me. Dirty raps just made us horny. This mix is for entertainment purposes only (and maybe a little dancing).  

It's interesting to me that when you play higher-profile shows, the anticipation, the myths, and the legends rarely match up with the realities. But sharing a bill with a true hero is a special kind of glorious. I recently played a set with my man S.words opening for Brother Ali. Ali easily holds a spot in my top 10 favorite MCs of all time, but that night, he delivered quite possibly the best live set I've ever seen. Boombaye.