Forget if I posted this earlier, but some 90s indie rap that I loved...especially "Catch a Speedknot" - check that sick loop!! Vintage stuff...anyone have a copy they wanna hit me with??

Found this record the other day - real dope.

Matt Gamin and Tape Masta Steph - "Spliced Tape Formatt"

Some abstract jazzy head-bop for you. Dope indy hip-hop.

June 2010: Summer Sun
DJ Ian Head

The past week in the Apple has been increasingly sticky-hot. My fan was set on High, and I probably consumed half a gallon of water while laying down this tape early this morning, racing over to dump a couple ice cubes in the glass after mixing in a record.

Even having spent close to half my life on the East Coast, I still can't quite get used to the thick, humid air. So I keep it a little slower, stroll up the block to the bodega at half-speed. Try and coast around Brooklyn on the bike. Especially that easy evening sun, slight breeze, rollin over to check some friends to post up and grab some food. Really, I'm glad it's about to be summer, even if it is a little sweaty and grimey.

This is a short collection of more relaxed joints as we ease into summer. Some are themed for the season, others just remind me of the sun, or driving home at night with the windows downm, back when I didn't live in New York. And a couple remind me of some hip-hop records that spoke on NYC summers and inspired me to come out here in the first place.

No track listing this month, but you should check your Lonnie Liston Smith collection. Hope you dig it.

-- DJ Ian Head

I was lookin for a super obscure track from L'roneous and Ab Rude that my homegirl dubbed for me years ago - the tape broke, and I've never heard it since. Found this live performance, with nice sound quality, figured I'd throw it up. Pretty dope session.

Some new mixes from the legendary Kenny Dope. I remember buying that classic Nervous Records mixtape back in the day - vintage. But check these out, especially the Cold as Ice mix (below).

Click here to check all four mixes.

Cold As Ice by Kenny Dope

One of the greatest intellects and revolutionaries.