Millennium Countdown

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Album Info

Release Date: 1999

Label: Manhattan Records

Tracks A2, A8, A9, A20, A21, B3, B5, B13, B16 and B17 are starred as "West Coast Classics".

From j-card: "This mixtape contains classic material from the years 1991 to 1995, including rare recordings from the emerging independent West Coast underground movement. For promotional and motivational use only."

Rhettmatic:
"This is an old cassette mixtape that I did in December 1999 for Manhattan Records (one of the best record stores/distributors in Japan at the time).....it was a limited edition mix where you only get purchase it in Japan. They would get different Djs like Dj Spinna & Dj Premier to do an exclusive mix for the Japanese market; I was lucky enough to do one.

Everyone that did a mix for Manhattan Records had their own specific theme....so i had to think of one. Being that the year 2000 was around the corner, I decided to do a classic Hip Hop mix from 1990-1999 & also include some classic West Coast Independent Hip Hop (i actually sneaked in my 1st record that I ever produced on wax with Key-Kool feat Ras Kass & LMNO called 'E=MC5').

I was supposed to do a 2 part series but unfortunately I was able to do only one with the years 1990-1995 (the 2nd series was to be from 1996-1999 but Manhattan Records decided to stop making exclusive cassette mixtapes....hmmm, maybe i should do one still). I actually made this particular mix in the same vein as my 'World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 2' mix...
http://www.mixcrate.com/rhettmatic/millenium-countdown-side-a-23765