DJ Crazy Chris Presents: Apocamix Now

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DJ Crazy Chris

"Apocamix Now"

Grade: B+

When Danger Mouse threw Jay-Z's "Black Album" and The Beatles' "White Album" into the blender, he inadvertently let Pandora out of the box. Since the release of "The Grey Album," it seems like every DJ with a laptop has tried to produce the next great mash-up.

The equation is deceptively simple. Take a prominent rapper and set his best verses over top reworked rock & roll classics. It's a cool gimmick with a lot of sonic possibilities, but not even Danger Mouse himself could rise above his own source material.

Needless to say, Charleston's DJ Crazy Chris didn't invent the mash-up, but he might just make it a relevant genre.

On "Apocamix Now," he offers an unconventional approach to the old formula, taking Vietnam-era war anthems from Buffalo Springfield, Jefferson Airplane, Cream and colliding them with a decade's worth of rap stars from Notorious BIG to Common.

Ever wonder what Fifth Dimension's "Aquarius" would sound like with Busta Rhymes rapping overtop the bass line? Probably not. But Crazy Chris makes a pretty strong case for finding out.

-jar

Track Listing

01. Intro [1:32]

02. Common (Blend) [1:28]

03. Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth [0:24]

04. Jay-Z (Blend) [1:08]

05. Nas (Blend) [0:48]

06. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit [0:27]

07. Talib Kweli (Blend) [1:51]

08. Kool G Rap (Blend) [1:17]

09. Ides Of March - Vehicle [0:39]

10. Notorious B.I.G. (Blend) [1:00]

11. The Animals - House Of The Raising Son [0:35]

12. Notorious B.I.G. (Blend) [1:16]

13. Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady [0:47]

14. Common (Blend) [0:50]

15. Neil Young - Ohio [1:35]

16. Tommy James & The Shondelles - Crimson And Clover [0:55]

17. Mos Def (Blend) [1:26]

18. Ghostface Killah (Blend) [0:51]

19. Wilson Pickett - Land Of A Thousand Dances [0:29]

20. Big L (Blend) [1:38]

21. Fifth Dimension - Aquarius [1:16]

22. Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip (Blend) [2:44]

23. Jay-Z (Blend) [1:10]

24. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers [0:45]

25. Jadakiss (Blend) [0:36]

26. Cream - White Room [1:19]

27. Jadakiss (Blend) Continued [0:37]

28. Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine [0:45]

29. E-40 & Busta Rhymes (Blend) [0:26]

30. Tommy James & The Shondelles - Draggin The Line [1:20]

31. Mobb Deep & Nas (Blend) [1:47]

32. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water [1:13]

33. Country Joe & The Fish - Vietnam [0:53]

34. KRS-1 (Blend) [0:34]

35. Beatles - Give Peace A Chance [1:44]

36. Beanuts (Blend) [0:57]

37. Mos Def (Blend) [1:51]

38. Canned Heat - Going Up To The Country [0:52]

39. Crosby Stills & Nash - Woodstock [2:27]

40. Busta Rhymes (Blend) [0:42]

41. Jimmi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower [0:32]

42. Ludacris (Blend) [0:47]

43. Public Enemy (Blend) [0:43]

44. Edwin Star - War [1:04]

45. Paul Hardcastle - Nineteen [0:27]

46. The Perceptionists (Blend) [0:42]

47. Three Dog Night - Momma Told Me Not To Come [0:32]

48. Busta Rhymes (Blend) [0:44]

49. Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky [0:28]

50. Bone Thugs And Harmony (Blend) [0:49]

51. Creedance Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son [0:28]

52. George Kranz - Din Da Da (Blend) [2:08]

53. Richie Havens - Freedom [1:12]

54. Afrika Bambatta (Blend)/The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn [0:51]

55. Outro [0:49]

Edited September 17, 2006 by conscious thug