The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk

• Artist: Funkmaster Flex
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 21, 1995
• Total Time: 68:15
• Type: Contains explicit content, Mix-album
• Genre: Rap

Review

Funkmaster Flex's The Mix Tape, Vol. 1 recalls hip-hop's past while pointing toward its future. Featuring a wide array of hip-hop styles graced by amazing freestyle raps by some of the '90s top MCs, the album sounds like a mixtape compiled from the radio and 7" singles -- there's simply nothing but first-rate music, with no filler whatsoever. Although there are elements of old-school rap as well as modern funk, the daring production and stunning rhymes make The Mix Tape a rarity of mid-'90s hip-hop -- it's a record that sounds like none of its competition. It announces itself as an instant classic. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Everyday & Everynight		Yvette Michele	(3:31)
Get Up	Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez	Masters at Work	(1:07)
Freestyle			(2:45)
Zulu War Chant	Afrika Bambaataa, Shawn Thomas, Rohan Robotham	Time Zone	(1:34)
Loud Hangover	Akinyele Adams	Akinyele	(4:12)
20 Minute Workout	DJ Kool	DJ Kool	(:22)
Award Tour	Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Malik Taylor, Jonathan Davis	A Tribe Called Quest	(1:30)
Freestyle	Erick Sermon, Tony McAnany	Erick Sermon	(2:07)
Shook Ones, Pt. 2 /Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit [Acappella]	Albert Johnson, Wu-Tang Clan, Kejuan Muchita	Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan	(1:42)
Incarcerated Scarfaces	Raekwon, Robert Diggs	Raekwon	(2:28)
Freestyle		The Fugees	(1:57)
20 Minute Workout	DJ Kool	DJ Kool	(:27)
I-Ight (Alright)	D. Davis, Renee Scroggins	Doug E. Fresh	(1:15)
Freestyle		Fat Joe	(2:07)
Let's Be Specific	Freddie Foxxx, Raekwon, Havoc, Tragedy	Freddie Foxxx, Raekwon, Havoc, Tragedy, Cool Whip	(2:52)
Hey Girlfriend Promo		Funkmaster Flex	(:12)
900 Number	Mark James	DJ Mark the 45 King	(1:01)
All for One	Murphy, Lorenzo Dechalus, Maxwell Dixon	Brand Nubian	(1:46)
Party Groove	Rodney Lemay	Show & A.G.	(1:40)
Freestyle		Busta Rhymes	(2:18)
Give Up the Goods (Just Step)	J. Davis, Kejuan Muchita	Mobb Deep	(3:32)
Puff Daddy Promo		Funkmaster Flex	(:35)
Freestyle			(1:09)
Freestyle		Q-Tip	(1:36)
20 Minute Workout	DJ Kool	DJ Kool	(:15)
Puerto Rico	Frankie Cutlass	Frankie Cutlass	(1:24)
Freestyle			(2:11)
Peter Piper	Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, Joe "Run" Simmons	Run-D.M.C.	(1:47)
Eric B. Is President	Rakim, Eric B.	Eric B. & Rakim	(2:37)
Make the Music With Your Mouth, Biz	Marlon Williams	Biz Markie	(:41)
Nobody Beats the Biz	Biz Markie, Marley Marl	Biz Markie	(3:30)
I Got It Made	Ed Archer, Howard Thompson	Special Ed	(1:37)
Rock the Bells	LL Cool J, Rick Rubin	LL Cool J	(2:44)
Droppin' Science	Marlon Williams	Marley Marl	(2:13)
Freestyle		Kaotic Style	(2:31)
KRS One Speech		Funkmaster Flex	(4:12)
Flex Outro		Funkmaster Flex	(:56)

Credits

Brand Nubian (Performer), Special Ed (Performer), Akinyele (Performer), Masters at Work (Performer), Mobb Deep (Performer), Time Zone (Performer), The Fugees (Performer), A Tribe Called Quest (Performer), Biz Markie (Performer), Busta Rhymes (Performer), Frankie Cutlass (Performer), DJ Kool (Performer), Freddie Foxxx (Performer), Doug E. Fresh (Performer), LL Cool J (Performer), Marley Marl (Performer), DJ Mark the 45 King (Performer), Q-Tip (Performer), Rakim (Performer), Run-D.M.C. (Performer), Erick Sermon (Performer), Kieran Walsh (Engineer), Kieran Walsh (Mixing), Wu-Tang Clan (Performer), Raekwon (Performer), Benjamin Wright (Art Direction), Funkmaster Flex (Producer), Funkmaster Flex (Main Performer), Funkmaster Flex (Executive Producer), Funkmaster Flex (Mixing), Fat Joe (Performer), Eric B. (Performer), Havoc (Performer), Chris Lighty (Executive Producer), Leon Zervos (Mastering), Ola Kudu (Design), Michelob (Multi Instruments), Tragedy (Performer), Kaotic Style (Performer), Cool Whip (Performer)