The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk [Explicit Lyrics]

The Mix Tape, Vol. 1: 60 Minutes of Funk [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

1. Everyday & Everynight

2. Get Up - Masters at Work

3. Freestyle

4. Zulu War Chant - Time Zone

5. Loud Hangover - Akinyele

6. 20 Minute Workout - DJ Kool

7. Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest

8. Freestyle - Erick Sermon

9. Shook Ones, Pt. 2 [A Cappella]/Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit - Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan

10. Incarcerated Scarfaces - Raekwon

11. Freestyle - The Fugees

12. 20 Minute Workout - DJ Kool

13. I-Ight (Alright) - Doug E. Fresh

14. Freestyle - Fat Joe

15. Let's Be Specific - Cool Whip, Freddie Foxxx, Havoc, Raekwon, Tragedy

16. Hey Girlfriend Promo - Funkmaster Flex

17. 900 Number - DJ Mark the 45 King, Mark the 45 King

18. All for One - Brand Nubian

19. Party Groove

20. Freestyle - Busta Rhymes

See all 37 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Who better to take the traditionally underground art of DJ mix tapes aboveground than Funkmaster Flex, New York City's mainstream hip-hop radio hero? This album is the quintessential hip-hop party album, ripe with ear candy. Talk back to call-and-response tracks from DJ Kool, Frankie Cutlass, and Doug E. Fresh. Remember when with classic hooks from Run DMC, Marley Marl, Special Ed, and the king of all mix-tape loops, Mark the 45 King. Bounce your head to drop-in freestyle raps from hip-hop's biggest East Coast names (Method Man, Erick Sermon, Q-Tip, and Lauryn Hill, among others). If you can stomach Flex's own persistent presence--he self-promotes on Mix Tape, Volume 1 almost as much as he does on his late-night radio show--you will appreciate this shrink-wrapped, extended party jam. --Todd Levin

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The Mix Tape, Vol. 2: 60 Minutes of Funk
Average customer rating:

Before Flex Went Corporate Pt. II {4 Stars}

This CD Is Hot

It's alright...

The Mix Tape, Vol. 2: 60 Minutes of Funk
Funkmaster Flex
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ASIN: B00000K3HW
Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

Talkin' Shit (Veronica Webb and Jermaine Dupri)
Clear My Throat (DJ Kool)
I'm Not Feeling You (DJ Kool)
Freestyle (Jay-Z)
How About Some Hardcore (MOP)
Freestyle (Lil Kim)
Tour (Capleton)
Freestyle (Lady Saw)
Clear My Throat (DJ Kool)
Freestyle (Nas)
Freestyle (Foxy Brown)
Hip Hop Hooray (Naughty By Nature)
Uptown Anthem (Naughty By Nature)
How I Could Just Kill a Man (Cypress Hill)
Time 4 Sum Aksion (Redman)
Freestyle (Redman)
Freestyle (Ras T)
Freestyle (Michelob)
Set It Off (Greg Nice)
Flash Light (Parliament)
Outstanding (Gap Band)
Rising to the Top (Ken Burke)
Freestyle (Dav)
Freestyle (Mary J. Blige)
Relax & Party (Ivory)
Crowd Participation (DJ Flexxx)
No Joke/Follow Me (Buckshot DA B.D.I. EMCEE)
Freestyle (Boot Camp Click)
Freestyle (Akinyele)
Method Man (Wu-Tang Clan)
Freestyle (Notorious B.I.G./Da Lox)
Freestyle (Puff Daddy & Mase)
Mobb Deep Blend (Mobb Deep Blend)
Freestyle (Lost Boyz)
Release Yo' Self (Method Man)
Freestyle (Das Efx & PMD)
Freestyle (Xzibit)
Freestyle (Cormega)
Clear My Throat (DJ Kool)
Sucker M.C.'s (Run DMC)
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (Soul II Soul)
Here We Go (Run DMC)
Mona Lisa (Slick Rick)
Flex Outro

Customer Reviews:

Before Flex Went Corporate Pt. II {4 Stars}.......2006-09-10

Why Flex calls his albums 60 minutes of funk when they're more like 72 minutes of funk is beyond me. Not that it's a bad thing though, Flex brings the noise on this album. There are plenty of bangers and club rockers on this album. It has a lot more meat to dig into this time around. His first album was good, but there was a severe drop off toward the end of that album. Flex does a great job of blending, scratching, and juggling on Volume 2. Jay Z freestyles, DJ Kool snippets, classic old school rap, it's all there for the taking on this LP.

The first problem I have with this album is the use of 70's funk. I'm as big a fan as anyone of classics like "Flashlight", "Outstanding", and "Rising To The Top", but they stuck out like sore thumbs. Simply put, they didn't fit on the album....and he didn't blend them very well either. Secondly, whoever told Mary J. Blige she could rap should be tied up and forced to listen to her horrid rapping for a month straight. Also, if you're looking for the 12" version of the classic "No Joke/Follow Me" (which is mixed and scratched 20 times better than the album version), then look elsewhere, it's not included on this album. I actually bought the single on wax before I bought this album and I remember being thoroughly disappointed. The rest of the album is pretty tight though.

The Mixtape Volume II: 60 Minutes Of Funk is the last great Funkmaster Flex album. Volume III is good, but it's where Flex starts to lose his street appeal and aims for the mass appeal. If you want to hear some dope stuff from back when Flex still had his ear to the street, then check this and Volume I out. Two thumbs up from this listener.

Standout Tracks: Boot Camp Clik Freestyle (My Favorite), Back To Like (However Do You Want Me), Clear My Throat, Nas Freestyle, No Joke/Follow Me, Sucker MC's, Tour, Jay Z Freestyle, Relax & Party, Puff Daddy & Mase Freestyle, Lil' Kim Freestyle, I'm Not Feeling You, and Lady Saw Freestyle

This CD Is Hot.......2001-06-06

Me being a DJ myself this is probably one of the most impressive cds i have heard in a while. With flex you can always count on him beacsue hes got the beats and the top rap stars to make this cd a hit. it has like 45 tracks mosstietly freestyle but thats aight still got a t least 82 minutes of audio. so get this cd or any other funkmaster flex cd. Mix tape volume 4 is the best.

It's alright..........2000-06-14

The beats are alright but their nothing compared to the newest CD, The Tunnel. Most of the songs are alright, the best being the Busta Rhymes song.

The Mix Tape, Vol. 4: 60 Minutes of Funk

Average customer rating:

CAN I GO BACK TO THE TUNNEL??
Decent "mixtape" from Flex - maybe 3.5 stars
Not as good as vols 1, 2, 3
Funk Flex's Best Mix
'Just Bought It'

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ASIN: B0000521VU
Release Date: 2000-12-05

Tracks:

Intro
Do You
I Don't Care
How Would You Like It
Come Over
The Wickedest - DJ Mister Cee
Born True Interlude
Ante Up (Remix)
Words Are Weapons
The Needle
Call Me Drag-On
Thug Anthem 2000
You Will Never Fund
Goodlife
'Did She Say' (So So Def Remix)
Rockin
What Son What
Feelin The Hate
Uhhnnh
Bad
Block Lockdown
Break Da Law 2001
Duck Down
Fine Line
Rush
Freestyle - Fabolous

Amazon.com

The Mix Tape Vol. 3 was subtitled The Final Chapter. And that's what it should have been. But DJ/hip-hop opportunist Funkmaster Flex has once again rounded up the usual suspects for 26 cuts of his all too familiar mix tape flair. The LOX's Jadakiss continues his endless campaign for a solo career with the synthed-out "I Don't Care." M.O.P. go uncomfortably commercial with their remix of the underground hit "Ante Up," which features king of hip-hop crossover Busta Rhymes and newcomer Remy Martin. Faith Evans and Ginuwine add new and somewhat interesting R&B flavor, and Eminem and the D-12 impress as always on the bass-heavy "Words Are Weapons." Nature's "The Needle" is also a gem. But the rest is just costume jewelry--Flex Protégés Inc. and artists who come off like they're just doing it for the exposure. Without Flex's filler and ad-libs, the true funk here would probably add up to only 20 minutes. --Kenji Jasper

Customer Reviews:

CAN I GO BACK TO THE TUNNEL??.......2005-04-08

This album is more like a mixtape than any of Flex's other efforts. I usually dont like mixtapes. Its impossible to get the best artists to give up quality tracks that you know they need for thier own albums. by this time, dj clue is annoying everybody with the shout outs in the background so thank goodness flex is better than that. other than a few songs mentioned by dmx, jadakiss and faith i found no reason to play this album over again. this prompts me to ask, Can we go back to the tunnel?? That has some of the best representation of 99-00 hip hop anywhere!

Decent "mixtape" from Flex - maybe 3.5 stars.......2004-12-23

Funkmaster Flex is back on the boards again to bring another "mixtape". This is more of a compilation album, he doesn't send out shouts over the songs that much (which actually is good) but there are not many freestyles that are common on mixtapes, just a lot of 2 verse songs and a few R&B ones as well. Not as good as Vol. 2 though and about equal w/ Vol. 3 ( I never heard Vol. 1). It has no classic songs but 2 classic freestyles, and out of the 23 "songs" there's 7 or 8 I skip. Overall it is a pretty good album though and fans of east coast rap should get a copy.

#2 - 9.5 (DMX -- great song)
#3 - 9 (Jadakiss)
#4 - 5 (Ginuwine)
#5 - 8.5 (good one from Nelly)
#6 - 10 (classic freestyle by Notorious B.I.G. {R.I.P.} -- long intro before the song)
#8 - 8 (M.O.P., Remy Martin, Teflon, Busta Rhymes -- not as good as the original version on their "Warriorz" classic cd)
#9 - 8 (Eminem, Bizarre & Swifty of D12)
#10 - 8 (Nature)
#11 - 8 (Drag-On)
#13 - 6 (mix of In Essence)
#14 - 5 (faith evans)
#15 - 7 (jagged edge, lil bow wow, da brat, jermaine dupri)
#16 - 5 (lil kim)
#17 - 8 (Capone N Noreaga)
#18 - 9 (Ja Rule, Caddillac tah, black child, 0-1, charli baltimore)
#19 - 6 (the bad seed)
#20 - 6 (shyne)
#21 - 9 (ludacris & infamous 20 -- also on one of Luda's albums)
#22 - 5 (Three-6 mafia & project pat)
#23 - 8 (Da Franchise)
#24 - 6 (saukrates -- also on Method Man & Redman's "How High" sndtk)
#25 - 5 (lady luck)
#26 - 10 (classic freestyle by" Fabolous)

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Not as good as vols 1, 2, 3.......2002-04-11

Flex gets commercial on this latest mixtape............in fact, this to me ain't a mixtape at all. Where's the scratchin'? Where's the shouts? On previous mixtapes, Flex would take it back to the old school..........that's not in this album at all. Expect for Ante Up remix and Goodlife, this album is just average. If you listen to his first three mixtapes (classics, might I add), you'll see what I'm talking about.

Funk Flex's Best Mix.......2001-10-23

Funkmaster Flex is the best rap/hip hop dj out there. and here he delivers his best album yet. on this one he has rap all stars such as dmx, eminem, ludacris, ja rule and many more... but also other rappers such as lil bow wow and drag-on bring out thier best. i dont really like lil bow wow or jermain dupri but on this cd funk flex makes them sound good, and he does the same for many other rappers

the bottom line is you should cop this album cus its the best rap mix out there!

'Just Bought It'.......2001-07-25

I just bought this album from the shop, and i was attracted to it because it the 'Ante Up' Remix in it. I have had a quick glance through the album and the intro sounds pretty good, other hits on it is 'Come Over' Feat. Nelly, "Did She Say " So So Def with Lil' Bow Wow. I have a feeling that when i really get into this album their will be bad songs and good songs but hopefully the good songs will make up for the bad ones. But who knows.

The Mix Tape, Vol. 3: 60 Minutes of Funk, The Final Chapter

Average customer rating:

Funkmaster Flex's worst Volume
There is nothing Better!!
My 'white honkey' view
PICK IT UP

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Release Date: 1999-08-24

Tracks:

Freestyle Over Chic Good Times Instrumental/Take Me To The Mardi Gras Instrumental - Busy Bee
Here We Go - Khadejia
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep Give Up The Goods (Just Step) Instrumental - DMX
Freestyle Over Raekwon Incarcerated Scarfaces Instrumental - Charli Baltimore/Cam'ron
Ain't No Nigga - Jay Z
Freestyle Over Wu-Tang Clan MGM Instrumental - Ice Cube/Mack 10
Freestyle Over Instrumental - KRS-One
Wild For The Night - Rampage
Thug Brothers - Big Punisher/Noreaga
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Mos Def
Prime Time - Tha Alkaholiks/Xzibit
Freestyle Over Xzibit Los Angeles Times Instrumental - Common
Freestyle Over Raekwon Ice Cream Instrumental - Canibus
Freestyle Over Wu-Tang Clan-Triumph Instrumental - Missy Elliott
Freestyle Over Mona Lisa Instrumental - Slick Rock
Show Down - Buckshot/Q-Tip
Do That - Cocoa Brovas
Shook Ones Pt. II - Mariah Carey
Freestyle Over Wu-Tang Clan-It's Yourz Instrumental - King Sun
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Gang Starr
Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya - Lyve-N. Dyrect
Get Money - Jr. Mafia
Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up - Wu-Tang Clan
Freestyle Over Tha Alkaholiks Next Level Instrumental - Oeter Gunz/Lord Tariq
Freestyle Over Raekwon Glaciers Of Ice Instrumental - Mobb Deep
That Shit - A Tribe Called Quest/JD Of Slum Village
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep Hell On Earth Instrumental - Erykah Badu
Freestyle Over Xzibit At The Speed Of Life Instrumental - Big Punisher/Fat Joe/The Terror Squad
Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol' Dirty Bastard
Put Your Hammer Down - Wu-Tang Clan
Jump Around - House Of Pain
OPP - Naughty By Nature
Whoop Whoop - DJ Pooh
Eightball - Eightball
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep Drop A Gem On Em Instrumental - EPMD
Freestyle Over Sadat X Lump Lump Instrumental - Keith Murray
Show Me Love - 24/7
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Busta Rhymes & The Flip Mode Squad
10% DIS - Foxy Brown
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Shaquille O'Neal & Sonja Blade

Customer Reviews:

Funkmaster Flex's worst Volume.......2003-05-01

Funkmaster Flex has had the reputation of laying down some banging beats for hip hop's top stars to freestyle over. But on Vol. 3 there's not enough good beats or good songs to make this album satifying. There are lots of missteps on here, Mariah Carey over Mobb Deep's Shook Ones Pt. 2 beat, Missy Elliot's freestyle over Wu-Tang's Triumph completely ruins the beat, DMX's freestyle ruins the Give up the Goods beat by Mobb Deep. Ice Cube doesn't even drop a verse on the Mack 10 freestyle, he just talks in the beginning of the freestyle. Funkmaster Flex gathered all of these big hip hop stars and didn't milk them for his worth, he also cuts [bad] hip hop and r&b songs together in between. Get Vol. 2 or Vol. 1, they have much better beats and more satifying performances by various rappers.

There is nothing Better!!.......2003-03-11

WOW! I just finished listing to 60 minutes of funk Vol. 3. This is by far one of the best DJ albums of history. It has everyone that you can think of. From Ice Cube all the way to Jay Z and everyone in between. Most of the beats are from previopu songs but are the best. This album definetly shows this is Funik Flex's best CD ever!

My 'white honkey' view.......2001-02-27

this is some good hip hop the DMX song was hot but i'd have to say the terror squad cuts over xzibits 'at the speed of life was a bangin tune

PICK IT UP.......2000-06-11

This is a good cd. Although it doesn't rank up with some of the other funkmaster flex projects in the past, it is a very good compilation. This project blends excellent freestyles with an amazing variety of beautifully laced beats. There's no doubt that this is a well put together lp that is well worth the flex stamp of approval.

Average customer rating:

...
it waka bada bad
Why is everybody getting so excited over Funk Flex

The Mix Tape, Vol. 3: 60 Minutes of Funk, The Final Chapter
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ASIN: B00001WRLS
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

Freestyle Over Chic "Good Times"/"Take Me to the Mardi Gras" [Instrumen - Busy Bee, Chic
Here We Go
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep "Give Up the Goods (Just Step) " [Instrumental - DMX, Mobb Deep
Freestyle Over Raekwon "Incarcerated Scarfaces" [Instrumental] - Charli Baltimore, Cam'ron, Raekwon
Ain't No Nigga - Jay-Z
Freestyle Over Wu-Tang Clan "MGM" [Instrumental] - Ice Cube, Mack 10, Wu-Tang Clan
Freestyle Over Instrumental - KRS-One
Wild for the Night
Thug Brothers - Big Punisher, Noreaga
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Mos Def
Prime Time - Tha Alkaholiks, Xzibit
Freestyle Over Xzibit "Los Angeles Times" [Instrumental] - Common, Xzibit
Freestyle Over Raekwon "Ice Cream" [Instrumental] - Canibus, Raekwon
Freestyle Over Wu-Tang Clan "Triumph" [Instrumental] - Missy Elliott, , Wu-Tang Clan
Freestyle Over "Mona Lisa" [Instrumental] - Slick Rick
Show Down - Buckshot, Q-Tip, Q-Tip
Do That
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep "Shook One, Pt. 2" - Mariah Carey, , Mobb Deep
Freestyle Over Wu-Tang Clan "It's Yourz" [Instrumental] - King Sun, Wu-Tang Clan
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Gang Starr
Shake Whatcha Mama Gave Ya
Get Money
Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up - Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, , Killa Sin, Method Man, Raekwon
Freestyle Over tha Alkaholiks "Next Level" [Instrumental] - Peter Gunz, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz, Tha Alkaholiks
Freestyle Over Raekwon "Glaciers of Ice" [Instrumental] - Mobb Deep, Raekwon
That Shit - A Tribe Called Quest
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep "Hell on Earth" [Instrumental] - Erykah Badu, Mobb Deep
Freestyle Over Xzibit "At the Speed of Life" [Instrumental] - Big Punisher, Terror Squad, Xzibit
Shimmy Shimmy Ya - Ol' Dirty Bastard
Put Your Hammer Down - Wu-Tang Clan
Jump Around - House of Pain
O.P.P. - Naughty by Nature
Whoop Whoop - DJ Pooh
Freestyle Over Instrumental - 8Ball
Freestyle Over Mobb Deep "Drop a Gem on Em" [Instrumental] - EPMD, Mobb Deep
Freestyle Over Sadat X "Lump Lump" [Instrumental] - Keith Murray, Sadat X
Show Me Love - Seven, 24
Freestyle Over Instrumental - Busta Rhymes
10 Percent Dis - Funkmaster Flex
Freestyle Over Instrumental

Customer Reviews:

..........2001-02-23

...this cd is awesome.they haven't even listened to it.it has great freestyles by dmx,canibus,mobb deep,terror squad,wutang,ect.it has 40 tracks full of freestyles and beatz.get it if your really into freestyles.

it waka bada bad.......2000-12-22

this cd _ _ _ _ _ _ stinks i mean i dont have it but did you see the danm reveiw on this thing.

Why is everybody getting so excited over Funk Flex.......2000-11-26

Funkmaster Flex doesn't really do anything on the mixtapes. I really like the artists and everything but why does Funkmaster Flex get so much credit. I don't have this CD or anything but I'm just saying this because I know that all the songs on his mixtapes are by various artists. So why would he get all the credit. If he rapped on the mixtapes it would be much. Maybe I should review again after I get one of the mixtapes but right I'm just saying what I already know.