I wonder how many DJs actually love making mixtapes? I mean if you don't have some sort of passion for the art then why bother. Its not going to get you rich but if done properly it will most certainly open some doors for you. One of the main reasons I listen to DJ Osk is that he takes the time to put thought into his projects and always presents himself in what I call a proper mixtape way. This project is no different.

I can't say I've always been a Method Man fan, plus I think his flow is tired. "New York" is really nothing different, don't get me started on the hook either. M*E with Styles of Beyond on "Do Dat" pretty much ate that Method Man track alive. Dude said...”and a burner that gets hotter than a Philippine Christmas"…that’s hot! (Literally) The “What Now” Osk blend was fire. Sean Price and Termanology on a track is a good look. I’ll admit I slept on Black Milk. “Shut It Down” has that classic vibe to it. R. Walker is hosting. If you’re not familiar with dude he’s a skilled Harlem MC doing his thing. Check out “Yea It’s Walker” to peep the word play. “Letyourselfgo” remix might be my favorite joint on the whole CD. Evidence needs more shine on the east coast. Peep Phonte on that hook…true words people. Big Shug and Big Twin on the same track is crazy, “Legbreakers”. Those are two cats you don’t want to meet in a dark alley with a pocket full of money. If you still are sleeping on R. Walker peep his freestyle on track 14 and then add him to your mixtape rotation. “Southern California Sunset” is smooth, can’t front; this is an anthem for the summer. Another MC cats are sleeping on is Piseas, classic MIC style with a liquid flow. Jean Grae kilt her verse on “Say Something” too…Talib Kweli keeping her sharp. I know DJ Osk doesn’t have a new track that features Truck Turner! I haven’t heard dude since he served cats back in 1997. “Live At the BBQ 2007” was fly tho and Mr. Turner can still rhyme his ass off. Shout to Osk for rocking “Surrender” too. I remember hearing this a minute ago, Rashid Hadee did his thing on this one and the scratched hook is classic.

The bottom line is that this is a dope mixtape. It’s “mixed” of course and its full of slept on bangers. This is what “mixtapes” is truly all about people. You go and find dope music, play the shit you like and make the listener hear how you hear the music. I don’t care what you play if you actually mix the true heads will listen to it. They may or may not like it but they will listen and they will find and MC or two that they never heard before and become fans…and that’s what a mixtape DJ is supposed to accomplish. (7/28/07)