Zinc – Wile Out (Feat. Ms. Dynamite)

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Mac Dre – Trill Shit (Unreleased)

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Gucci Mane – Dope Boys (Bird Peterson Remix)

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Captain Planet – Fresh Delivery

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Riva Starr – Black Cat, White Cat (Extended Version)

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Marcus Fix – House In The House

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Before Wale was the voice of Washington DC, there was Questionmark Asylum.   If you don’t know who I’m referring to don’t feel too bad, there’s not even a Wikipedia page on the group.  The little known group consisting of four members: Mistafiss, Rosta Swan, Digge Dom, and Ding-Ding (love that last name) released one album on RCA before fading into Hip Hop oblivion.  This was not due to the music, but timing and location.  Their only album appropriately titled, The Album, was released in 1995 and was simply overshadowed by other albums now considered legendary.  Other albums released that year include: Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, 2pac’s Me Against the World, and GZA’s Liquid Swords just to name a few.   Being from Washington D.C. did not do them any favors.  The rap world was consumed with East Coast vs. West Coast and if you weren’t taking shots at Biggie or 2pac, airplay and media hype was scarce.

The funny thing is if you listen to any of the tracks off the album you’re thinking these guys are coming straight from the golden state.  They have that same distinct mid 90’s California sound you might expect from Pharcyde, Souls of Mischief, or The Coup.  It’s the type of music you picture rolling down Crenshaw Blvd. or Venice on a warm summer’s day with palm trees surrounding your ride.  Then again I’m sure it sounds just as good cruising down the mall in D.C. with Cherry Blossoms flanking your car.   While you wouldn’t classify the sound as G-Funk, there’s undoubtedly some George Clinton/P-Funk influence in the beats.  This sound is especially prevalent in songs like “Hey Lookaway”, “Freakazoid”, and “Get with You.”

Another factor that made Questionmark Asylum the red headed stepchild of the Hip-Hop community was their subject matter.  Hip Hop was getting increasingly darker.  It was before the Bling Bling movement of Cash Money in the late 90’s and right around the time Suge Knight was making members of Puffy’s entourage drinking cups of hot piss (literally).  Every rapper had a shotty by the shower and was painting their Acura black with crack sale intentions.  While other rappers were tallying their verbal homicides; Question Mark Asylum were slaying honey dips like Fillmore Slim.  Nearly all 14 tracks on their album had to do with buttering biscuits and being cherries on top of ladies ice cream.  This was not some sort of new phenomenon in Hip Hop i.e. 2 Live Crew and Too $hort, but it did kind of break away from the mold of their contemporaries.

So where are they now?  Good question.  They do have a myspace page and apparently Ding Ding passed away (RIP Ding Ding).  They have one new video entitled “Sho’em What 2 Do Wit It” and if I were Ding Ding I would be less than impressed with the groups direction.  It just sounds like some generic bullshit.  This is not to take away from The Album, where all the tracks are pretty stellar.  My favorite track would probably have to be “Get With You.”  Other stand out tracks would have to be “We’re Thanking You”, “You Don’t Understand”, and “Hey Lookaway.”  I would give “Got Dem Joints” an honorable mention.  At first glance you might think that’s their weed smoking anthem on the album, but rather a cautionary tale of people who knowingly have H.I.V. giving it to other people.

So if you find yourself on a warm sunny day missing some classic fun loving Hip-Hop, go pick up a copy of The Album.  They just don’t make MC’s like Ding Ding no more.

Written by Alex Burton

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So we have been slacking majorly these days. Here is a quick update with some tunes we have been loving…

The Partysquad – Murderer (Diplo & Jayou Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | AMAZING!

Tiffany Page – Walk Away Slow (Hostage Dub Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | Cool indie dubstep track

Little Jinder – Polyhedron (Supra1 Remix Dtl Edit2)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | More dubstep

Jj – My Way (Ft. Lil Wayne)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | YES!

Lorcan Mak – Brass My Ass

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | Killer house track!

Edu K – Jumpin N Pumpin (Femme En Fourrure Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | More house

The Gunchback Boogie Band – Funn (Le Principle House Edit)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | Killer disco house track from our good friend Figure aka Le Principle

Le Principle – Ever Since (Original Mix)

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Dj Assault – Nut In Your Eye

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | Booty bass!

Miike Snow – Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | Indie remix

I feel like I am not the only one who is beginning to get impatient about the forthcoming debut album from Vancouver's Felix Cartal, and hearing a track as heavy as this only pours gasoline on the fire. While it is merely a essential mix rip (big ups to Felix Da Housecat) this tune will wet your whistle for sure. Tracks like this remind me why I love electro.
Felix Cartal – World Class Driver (Em Rip)

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After hearing a short clip of this punkish rework of the beetroots hit Warp 1.9, I couldn’t wait for the full version, in addition to the forthcoming release of the Romborama leftovers. Trust me, you’re going to want this track.
The Bloody Beetroots – Warp 1977

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Bonus Track:
Project Bassline – Drop The Pressure (Jack Beats Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!

Sorry for holding out on y’all for so long, enjoy these massive tunes.

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Kapgun brings the heat with his new ghetto house mix “FRiSCODiSCO.”

1. Fortuna (Original Mix)-Tesla Da Vinci
2. Soma (Hy2rogen & Fr3cky Remode) – Deadmau5
3. Even – John De Mark Mix – Sebastien Drums, Avicii
4. Under The Water – Dada Life Remix – Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
5. De Nada (Aniki’s Thank U Very Much Mix) – Jo Kira
6. Let Me Bang (Original Mix) – Paul Aanthony & ZXX
7. No More (Sharkslayer Nassau edit) – Hot City
8. Simon Says (Mikey Mic Remix) -Pharoahe Monche
9. The Good, The Bad & The Funky (Original Mix) – Jelo & Adam K

Kapgun – FRiSCODiSCO

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Sorry for the lack of posts. Here is some music…

Da Hool – Meet Her At The Loveparade (Mobin Master & Tate Strauss Remix)

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Kool And The Gang – Fresh(Sonic C Bootleg Remix)

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Boys Noize – Superfresh Original Mix

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Dbn – Intergalactic Move (Klik Klak Remix)

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Get ready for another installment of party music mixed, matched, and jacked by Iron DJ’s very own KAPGUN. This time he is throwing down a funky blend of soulful house beats and tech.

1. Work It Out (Original Mix) – Tim Benjamin & Mell Tierra
2. Boulevard High (Gabriel Ben Remix) – Kube 72 [MP3]
3. Sonny Side Up Ep (Penguins) – Sonny Fodera
4. Bate Palma (Original Mix) – Marcao Rezende
5. The Beatdown Ep (Lose My Mind) – Sonny Fodera
6. Dirty Jazzz (Original Mix) – Jamahr
7. Ibiza 2k9 (Soulectrique Remix) – Louis Garcia [MP3]
8. Full English Ep (Lowdown N Blue) – The Sound Diggers
9. Beat That Bird (Donk Boys Remix) – Justin Martin & Claude VonStroke
10. Crack Whore (Jordy Lishious & Bjorn Wolf Remix) – Filthy Rich, Prok & Fitch [MP3]
11. I Came to Stomp – Funky Green Dogs
12. Stochastisch Serie (Leeks Remix) – Max Cooper

Kapgun – Jackntehouse Mix

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3rd Installment of FIGHT CLUB. This week deejay INFUSION will be taking on Fight Club resident XPLCT. Xplct has been working with Infusion for almost a year now so get ready for an intense battle between master and pupil.

Opening the night will be Corrine Vs. So What. This bf and gf have a great relationship because the only time they ever fight is when they’re behind the decks duking it out.

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Direct from Mexico Crimen presents his new Album “War”. Crimen has a very unique dark but hi-enery electro style that I think many of our readers will enjoy. I especially like the track “War” it has got an awesome dirty build up that is sure to get your feet moving.

I also have some killer house tracks from one of our favorites Filth Rich.

Crimen – Bass & Diamonds

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Crimen – War

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BONUS:

Filthy Rich, Prok & Fitch – Crack Whore (Jordy Lishious & Bjorn Wolf Remix)

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Louis Garcia – Ibiza 2k9 (Soulectrique Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | don’t worry just wait for the drop…

A 22:00 mini mix with some red hot ghetto/tech/house music.

1. Cosmic Rave (Final Mix) - Junkie XL
2. Devotion (Original Mix) -  Bingo Players
3. Trollsta (Round Table Knights Remix) - Dubbel Dutch
4. Im On It feat. o8o (AC Slater Remix) - CLASSIXX, Villains
5. Parrot Attack - Sound Of Stereo
6. Satur8 – D Ramirez
7. Dirty Sax (Original Mix) - Sandy Rivera
8. Vocal Chords - Claude VonStroke
9. Jump - Chocolate Puma

Kapgun – Nudiscotechaus Mini Mix

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Check out Claude Von Stroke from Dirtybird, and his new track “Beat that Bird.” I especially like this Riva Starr remix.

Justin Martin & Claude Von Stroke – Beat That Bird (Riva Starr Re Chunk)

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Here are a few tracks I have been messing with.

Bass Kleph – Coup D’etat (Hook N Sling Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | lov’n the pointy synth

Kurd Maverick, Rudee – Ring Ring Ring (Extended Mix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | great house track with a jumpy ghetto vibe

Kube 72 – Boulevard High (Gabriel Ben Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE | awesome deep house track

Photo: Spiral Tribe

Sandy Rivera – Dirty Sax (Original Mix)

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Claude Von Stroke – Vocal Chords

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Ryebread is a music connoisseur who has been churning out his unique
style of eclectic mixes for years. Dude has mastered the skill of genre
hopping, if you’re not up on any of his previous mixes let me suggest you
DO THAT.

Ryebread – The Lean Years

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Track List:
01 lymbyc systym – rest easy/age kindly (back ted n-ted rmx)
02 dirty digital – run on the sun
03 two fingers – two fingers
04 the vulva string quartet – cloudseeding
05 walter meego – keyhole
06 gui boratto – colors
07 freeland – the best fish tacos in ensenda
08 general elektriks – helicopter
09 ghostface killah – charlie brown (guns n bombs rmx)
10 dondolo – j’ai deux amours
11 brazilian girls – good time
12 casiotone for the painfully alone – white corolla
12 plastikman – fuk
13 flaming lips – haven’t got a clue
14 zomby – spliff dub (rustie rmx)
15 wiley – fire ain’t burning no more
16 mattafix – things have changed (moody boyz main mix)
17 joker and ginz – reup
18 skream – dutch flowerz
19 tinchy stryder f. chipmunk – sorry u are?
20 rusko – cockney thug
21 cadence weapon – house music (a1 bassline rmx)
22 silkie – cyber dub
23 skream/kid static – make me eat my sandwich
24 marching dynamics – doorbells in amsterdam
25 micachu – golden phone
26 common ft. martina topley-bird – everywhere
27 j dilla – on stilts

The first mix comes from DJ Bozak, a Midwest transplant who moved west to take a break from destroying parties and clubs to focus on producing.

Train Wreck is an exclusive mix for the Red Bull Music Academy Radio that Bozzy was nice enough to share with the Irondj fam. This mix features 50+ minutes of the bootie shakin Disco and Boogie that garnered him a free plane ticket to the Land Down Under. Stay tuned for tour dates in your area.

Enjoy!

Dj Bozak – Train Wreck

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I’m going to make this quick, as I am going to watch my roommate’s little brother perform the lead in a company of wayward saints in the next 90 mins, but here are a few tracks I have been sitting on that I find quite remarkable. It also just so happens that two of these fellas just came through Denver at Beta.

Yeah Yeah Yeah’s – Heads Will Roll (A Trak Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE- my fav track right now, big ups to @troykurtz

Fagget Fairys – Samo Ti (Ac Slater Remix) 320

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE- BANGER!! turn up the bass!

Drop The Lime – Devil’s Eyes

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE -DTL killin it!

Kid Cudi Feat.Mgmt – Pursuit Of Happiness (Benny Benassi Remix)

IRON DJ / DWNLD MP3 / VOTE– a bit underwhelming compared to the others, but uncle Benny can put on a show

sorry its so short, but as always- ENJOY!

Craw

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Today you get a little treat from Iron DJ resident, Kapgun. He is bringing you “POINTY-N-PUNCHY” a 50 MINUTE escapade through house/nu disco/tech house/fucking dance music. Warning! Please be advised, this mix contains many pointy and/or punchy hooks, breaks, and vocals that could get stuck in your head for hours. This a live DJ set recording.  Big thanks to the boppers, kid city, we are wizards, GDD, raketa, librarian, broken fixie, and everyone else who helped Kapgun find these killer tracks.

1. Twocker – Stitch (Bass Kleph Remix)
2. Malente – I Like It (Riva Starr Snatch Mix)
3. Calvertron – Go 4 It
4. Mowgli – London to Paris (Orginial Mix)
5. Jay Woo – Kangaroo (Original Mix)
6. Shab Ruffcut, Tee Ski – Finger Midget  (Original Mix)
7. Hardrive – Deep Inside (Harry Choo Choo Romero’s Bambossa Remix)
8. Deadmau5 – Playmaker (Kapgun’s Special Blend)
9. Miles Dyson – Outro (Original Mix)
10. Acidkids – Mitch (Felix Cartal Remix)
11. Lazy Rich – Disco Ballistic (Original Mix)
12. Hugg & Pepp – Sweet Rosie (Turbo Edit)
13. Hell Ektrik – Voltage (Original Mix)
14. Ilya Gushin – Gloomy Dispute (Original Mix)
15. Russ Chimes – Mulsane
16. Filthy Rich – Music Is Moving (Big In Ibiza Mix)
17. Armand Van Helden – Funk Phenomena 2010 (Starkillers 2010 Remix)
18. Jean Claude Ades & Rufus Martin – Electric Avenue (Erosie Remix)
19. Mini K – Show Stopper (Original mix)
20. Baggi Begovic, Groovenatics – The Music (Belocca & Soneec Mix)
21. Hoxton Whores – Zulu Dawn (Main Mix)
22. 96 Degrees (Hatiras Remix)
23. His Majesty Andre Feat. The Bloody Beetroots – Puppets (Original Mix)

Kapgun – Pointy N Punchy

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Here are some catchy little tunes to start your week off right…

Baggi Begovic, Groovenatics – The Music (Belocca & Soneec Mix)

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Fred Falke – Back To Stay (Original Mix)

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Felippe Senne – Spiritual Thing (Bernardo Malta Vocal Mix)

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Hell Ektrik – Voltage (Original Mix)

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