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The World Famous Beat Junkies Volume 2

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After abandoning commercial rap/hiphop in 1995, I started to make my own compilations of the hiphop/rap I could stand. With the popularity of Funkmaster Flex and the release of a new CD by Kid Koala, turntablism and freestyle hiphop are here to stay. DJ Rhettmatic from the Beat Junkies take us on a trip through turntablism, underground rap, and freestyle rhyming. To those looking for an album with "anthems" you will remember, look elsewhere. Freestyle is all about improvising and battling. Every track is seemlessly mixed together. It's amazing this album is sold so cheaply as it could easily be packaged into two separate compact discs. Get this CD anyway you can if you have an open mind to different forms of hiphop (vs commercial hiphop/rap) or happen to like the flavor of underground east coast hiphop/freestyle with a touch of turntablism. Keep up the good work Beat Junkies, you have brought me back to the world of hiphop(I was on a 5 year electronic music vacation...:P)

I'm somewhat confused by the amazon review in that the assumption is that this should be a mixtape of "big name" label artists--particularly as a follow-up to Volume 1 which also showcased undergound acts. Though some of the Beat Junkies work in the radio and club scene, I've always assumed them to have their roots deep within the underground. And as far as underground hip hop goes, you can't get much better than the songs collected in this mix. Almost every underground mc worth mentioning pops up somewhere on this album. My personal favorites are the Dilated Peoples joint "Work the Angles," "3 Card Molly" with Xzibit, Rass Kass, and Saafir, as well as the two badass capstone tracks, "U Call Dis A Song?" and "All Star Line Up" with too many underground mc's to name.

This is deffinately one of the better compilation albums out there in the world of the hippin and the hoppin. Not only are 95 percent of the tracks and exclusives, freestyles and so on very very good on there own, there is the added element of the turntable wizardry that the junkies are the epitomy of. Very nicely mixed, the tracks are very nicely juggled and scratched, in old funkmaster flex stlye, and the beat junkies pieces are pure tablism. This album will pull everyone who listens too it into the world of "real" hip-hop and the world of turntablism.

i was turned on to beat junkies the second after i got volume one. the collection of artists and top rate scratch mixed to provide some true hip hop. volume two is the same and more of it. every mc you could dream of is on this cut, and rhetmattic burns some seriouse wax. this is true hip hop my friends, and even if you dont like hip hop you should own this

DJ Rhettmatic lays down some very serious mixes with authority built by an exclusive range of top notch hip hop that invigoratingly schools all those that partake. Rhettmatic takes you on a trip through top notch Cali rhyme sayers (primarily - among others) that could only be equaled by DJ Babu's World Famous Beat Junkies [East Coast] set. But that's apples to oranges - Rhettmatics set stands apart from many mixmasters if only in his ability to dig into intense psyche stimulating artists. This two CD set will change your take on the tracks as originally recorded and allow you to build appreciation for lingual artistes you've come to explore. This CD set is a SOLID GOLD buy - a few listens and you'll be wondering why it isn't broadcast nationally, if only to set the standard of hip hop that should be aired.

I am very impressed by this album. I have listened to the first CD about 50 times and haven't even got to the second one yet. They do some great Dj'ing here that sounds smooth and eloquent. Well, anyway, I highly recommend this CD to anyone who wants some smooth and very enjoyable hip-hop. It's the hottestthing!

Oh Dude....the first Disc will knock your socks off!
the second disc is somewhat disappointing compared to the first disc but this CD rocks!!!!!! the quality is not that great though. (sound quality)

Rhett drops some classic underground and juggles in-between and through the tracks. Very intricate/complicated cuts layed down as well. Peep track 16 & 18 on the first disc. Extremely DOPE!!!

I just got ahold of this cd and have been listening to disc two over and over again. This is quite possibly the best hip-hop cd i've ever heard. Truth be told, not every cut is tops, but the songs that are good are mind-numbingly, jaw-droppingly good and fully justify buying this cd. Check out "Blessing the Visionaries," "Without a Doubt Jurassic 5," "From the Ground Up," and tracks #3-7 on disc two. Amazing beats and very talented MC's.

Their Volume 2. is another title under the belt for The World Famous Beat Junkies. The colaboration and production on this second coming was well put together. By the end of the second CD, it left me wanting more. I can't wait for Vol.3!