I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I recorded my last DJ mixtape. This is due partly in fact that I had received new equipment as a birthday gift in 2010 that I had to take time to learn, as well as factor in all the new changes that took place in my life as far as school and work goes. But the biggest of changes? It has to be the change in music. Since the last recording I did, electronic dance music has taken the world by storm and I too, found myself embracing every last bit of it. Though I can’t say it’s new to me, as I have always been a fan of trance back in the days of Mars & Mystre, Darude, and ATB. But I am glad that it has finally found a way to go mainstream in ways I would never imagine. Seeing current house artists collaborate with some of hip-hop’s biggest names has made me incredibly happy, as it provided new inspiration that I could get to experiment with for these mixes.
With all that said, I give you, the “Crew Love” mixtape: three hours of some of the biggest house and hip-hop tracks from 2011, as well as my usual ode to my first love, old school hip-hop. The title pays homage to a song off Drake’s Take Care album, in addition to all of my friends who I will be sharing this weekend in Vegas with. This mix is also the first under my new moniker, Starstruck, as DJ Matty Matt is no more. Why? Well, that will be a story told another time.
Download:
Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y37h17qexjrfw3k
Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vzyprs4v6sog2tt
Part 3: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ihn4zkhe3pddkmq
*links have been updated 1/18/12
Noteworthy. 