Friday 10 July 2009

DOWNLOAD 'DA NICENESS', THE MD MIXTAPE, VOLUME 5 (1999)


















How soon we forget. The sleeve image of 'Da Niceness' featured Latavia from Destiny's Child, who at the time, was every red-blooded male urban fan's chick of choice, before Beyonce stepped forward to take the crown. Whatever happened to HER?!

The selection is a mix of '99 bangers that were blowing up the Soopafly Allnighter at Apocalypse (the new name for The Forum) in Cardiff at the time, along with a bunch of don't-often-hear throwbacks, and a healthy dose of wicked ragga riddims. Some cracking freestyles come from Nottingham's Tempa (a big favourite,) London's Breis, and the usual showing from Oxford's Kid Fury.

Here we go. Download, reminisce and enjoy:

Side 1:

Side 2:



'DA NICENESS' SIDE 1:

MARIAH CAREY Featuring JAY-Z: HEARTBREAKER (LP Version)
MARIAH CAREY Featuring MISSY ELLIOTT & DA BRAT: HEARTBREAKER (Remix)
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG: IT AIN'T NO FUN...
DONELL JONES Featuring LEFT EYE: U KNOW WHAT'S UP
OL' DIRTY BASTARD Featuring KELIS: GOT YOUR MONEY
NOTORIOUS B.I.G & DA BRAT: DA B SIDE
TEMPA: FREESTYLE
PHAROAHE MONCH: SIMON SAYS
SCREWBALL: H.O.S.T.Y.L.E
VIOLATOR Featuring FLIPMODE SQUAD: WHAT YOU COME AROUND HERE FO'?
BREIS: FREESTYLE
MISSY ELLIOTT Featuring LIL MO: YOU DON'T KNOW
702: YOU DON'T KNOW
BRANDY: YOU DON'T KNOW ME
DAVID'S DAUGHTERS: DREAMS OF LOVING YOU (STEPCHILD MIX)


'DA NICENESS'. SIDE 2:

ALTHIA & DONNA: UP TOWN TOP RANKING
NISHA K Featuring HAWKEYE: WEEKEND
MEXICAN & SLINGSHOTT: WHAT TIME IS IT?
MADD ANJU: WHA DIS FADDA?
ANTS NEST RIDDIM
MR. VEGAS: SHE'S A HO
HAWKEYE: GO RACHEL
GOBLIN RIDDIM
KID FURY: FREESTYLE
SOUL II SOUL: BACK TO LIFE/ JAZZIE'S GROOVE
THREE TIMES DOPE: FUNKY DIVIDENDS
MOS DEF: MS FAT BOOTY
PHIFE DAWG: BEND OVA
DR DRE & SNOOP DOGG: STILL D.R.E
BLACK SHEEP: STROBELITE HONEY
CYPRESS HILL: NO ENTIENDES LA ONDA/ HOW I COULD JUST KILL A MAN
EXTRA TERRESTRIALS: E.T BOOGIE
MAN PARRISH: HIP HOP BE BOP (DON'T STOP)
ARAWAK ALL STARS: APACHE

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