Tae K is a mashup artists mixing hip hop vocals with video game chiptunes. He has TWO Mega Man themed mixtapes, so he’s basically my hero. All of Tae K’s work are free through his blog, TKRMX. He’s got a library of mixtapes… I could blurb about them, but the tracklists speak for themselves. TKRMX
MEGAMAN 9 MIXTAPE TRACKLIST
01 OPENING [lupe fiasco & verbal – can you let me know TKRMX]
02 MENU [nas – we major TKRMX 2]
03 HORNETMAN [eminem – business TKRMX]
04 GALAXYMAN [soulja boy – she got a donk TKRMX]
05 MAGMAMAN [dolla, t-pain, tay dizm – who the fuck is that TKRMX]
06 SPLASHWOMAN [q-tip – gettin up TKRMX]
07 TORNADOMAN [rick ross, birdman, jeezy, weezy – 100 million TKRMX]
08 RUSHJET [t-pain – can’t believe it TKRMX]
09 PLUGMAN [t.i. – i’m a flirt TKRMX]
10 JEWELMAN [kanye west – barry bonds TKRMX]
11 CONCRETEMAN [birdman & lil wayne – poppin bottles TKRMX]
12 SUSPENSE [pharoahe monch – simon says TKRMX]
MEGAMAN MIXTAPE TRACKLIST
01 TITLE [rick ross, young jeezy, jay-z – husslin remix]
02 STAGE SELECT [nas – warrior song]
03 FLASHMAN [lupe fiasco – pop pop]
04 SKULLMAN [memphis bleek – like that]
05 BLIZZARDMAN [outkast – b.o.b.]
06 TOMAHAWKMAN [soulja boy – crank dat]
07 ELECMAN [50 cent – a-yo technology]
08 GUTSMAN [ciara – 1, 2 step]
09 GET A WEAPON [cassidy – bboy stance]
10 CUTMAN [beastie boys – looking down the barrel of a gun]
11 QUICKMAN [beastie boys – intergalactic]
12 WINDMAN [kanye west – we major]
13 DR. WILY [lil scrappy & young buck – money in the bank]
14 ENDING [young buck – shorty wanna ride]
ARCADE MIXTAPE TRACKLIST
01 Wu-Tang Clan – Da Mystery of Chessboxin TKRMX II
02 Busta Rhymes & Brand Nubian – Let’s Dance TKRMX
03 Beastie Boys – Triple Trouble TKRMX
04 Lil Wayne – A Milli TKRMX
05 T-Pain, Huey, Bow Wow – Pop Lock N Drop It TKRMX
06 Clipse – Mr. Me Too TKRMX II
07 50 Cent – Hustler’s Ambition TKRMX
08 Lupe Fiasco – I Gotcha TKRMX III
09 Blackalicious – Make You Feel That Way TKRMX
10 DR. WILY II [young jeezy – and then what TKRMX]
11 CHARGEMAN [kid sister – pronails TKRMX]
12 HARDMAN [t.i. – rubberband man]
13 FIREMAN [dead prez – hell yeah TKRMX]
14 SNAKEMAN [dmx – get it on the floor TKRMX]
15 BOSS [biggie – gimme the loot/sucidal thoughts/going back to cali]
16 50 Cent – Amusement Park TKRMX
17 Eminem, Lloyd Banks, 50 Cent – Warrior TKRMX
18 Fort Minor – Remember The Name TKRMX
19 Game – One Blood TKRMX II
20 Cee-lo & Timbaland – Call Me TKRMX
I had to post about SPAMTRON’s album NEVER SAY DIE, because it is current residing as chief hotness in my headphones. Hard but not overly agressive, NEVER SAY DIE is high-energy electro chip goodness. Spamtron even throws it back with tracks like “Chrono Tripper” and “Wizards and Wozzards.”
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I can’t stop listening to the track “No Noobs Pros Only.” Here’s what it sounds like.
DJ CUTMAN, just released his first mixtape in the new series ChipTuneMusic, a tribute to the artists who create music from old computers and video game systems. The 25 tracks were collected from the online Chiptune communities 8BitCollective.org and 8BitPeoples.com, websites that offer all of their releases for free. The 70 minute “mixtape” takes you on a journey through the undeniably fun and relentlessly danceable sounds of a The ChipTuneMusic World.
You can learn more about DJ CUTMAN at his website, www.DjCUTMAN.com