Damn, I got a shitload of vol. 1s up on this blog. I need to start making vol. 2s, or better yet, vol. 3s to be one step ahead of myself, haha j/p. This mix is actually a beginning for mixes that highlight my favorite regions in music. Philly is obviously one of them, but I also dig a lot of stuff from Oakland, Houston, New York, and so on. So let’s fire it up with Philly.

Ahhhh, Philly. I love Philly. It’s chill and beautiful like San Francisco but the city has way more history and tradition going on that has way more to offer than tourist photo ops. I hate Philly. I hate that people do not care about the homeless. I hate that a lot of the people are hella rude and don’t give a fuck about anyone except themselves, the Eagles, the Phillies, the Flyers, and the 76ers. Philly scares me. Philly is fucking grimy and I don’t feel like I can turn a corner without looking over my shoulder twice. People don’t give a fuck about authority. People smoke on subway platforms like its an everyday thing while in LA and SF we sneak in bites of our breakfast burritos on our way to work. Almost every neighborhood outside of the Centre City is hood. Rappers claiming north and south Philly, where the fuck are we supposed to go?

All in all, I liked Philly. I liked the history. I liked the Universities. I liked the weather (it snowed when I was there). I liked the transit system. I like the music and in the end that’s all that matters.

Peace. Enjoy.

Illy Philly Funk Vol. 1 (Week of 08.03.09) – Click to Download

Tracklisting:

1. Tuff Crew – My Part Of Town
2. Three Times Dope – In Effect
3. Charli Baltimore – Lose It
4. Young Gunz – Grown Man
5. Beanie Sigel – Remember Them Days feat. Eve
6. DJ Jazzy Jeff – Brand New Funk ‘07 feat. Peedi Crack
7. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Brand New Funk
8. Gillie Da Kid – Get Down On The Ground
9. Eve – Cash Flow feat. T.I.
10. Jake One – The Truth feat. Freeway & Brother Ali
11. Beanie Sigel – Go Low feat. R City
12. Young Gunz – Rich Girl feat. Juelz Santana
13. Reef The Lost Cauze – The Sound Of Philadelphia
14. The Roots – Clones
15. Jedi Mind Tricks – I Against I
16. Young Gunz – No Better Love
17. Beanie Sigel & Freeway – Roc The Mic
18. Da Youngstaz – Illy Filly Funk
19. Da Youngstaz – Mad Props
20. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble
21. Peedi Crack – My Hood Is Greezy feat. Q-Tip & Cassidy
22. Freeway – Take It To The Top feat. 50 Cent
23. Eve – Satisfaction
24. The Roots – What They Do
25. Jill Scott – Hate On Me
26. Musiq Soulchild – Buddy