DJ Ophax- Just Heat 20 The Final Part

In an oversaturated mixtape market I come to find that two things are now at a premium. One; authentic and promising newcomers and two; interesting and skillful production. I am tempted to put the words "East Coast" at the end of those two statements, but I'll hold off, everyone hates disgruntled old heads, who still put 90's New York mixtapes up on an unreachable pedestal. I'm not looking for any of these guys to re-create Doo Wop's 95' Live. I would just like some of these new faces to try and strive for that type of excellence in an updated fashion. What I mean is I would like to hear more of these mixtape DJ's get out there and find some hungry MC's, some hungry beatmakers, put them in a room, cut a few new tracks and then let some of the MC's rip some instrumentals. Then, take all of that and put an ill tape together. It's not that hard, you just have to be willing to work hard. I guess having some connections and being able to network comes into play, but if your a serious DJ, those skills should be something you wanna hone anyway, might as well dive in. I don't think Doo Wop got every ill street MC in New York on his tapes by just sitting back and letting them come to him. He had to get on the horn and talk to a few managers, call a few dive bars, link up with their mans man an shit..It was probably a really big hassle at times, but he did what he had to do, gave it the the good old college try and persevered, in the process making something unforgettable. DJ Ophax is one of the few new guys puttin out tapes that somewhat mirror the aforementioned formula. Ophax isn't a legend or anything, but you can tell he takes his cues from a few. He's been on the scene for a lil' while now, and I have to say he's got a good ear for music. A sharp judge of talent, he's a frequent collaborator of 2 of the mixtape game's hardest working and most slept on MC's; Mentega and St. Laz. As a matter of fact the whole reason I discovered St. Laz was because of Hiphopgame.com and DJ Ophax. Another staple in Ophax's tapes is the frequent love he shows to many unknown producers. You will always hear a new producer on one of Ophax's tapes, always. Another thing he does that I like is include the production credits on his tape's tracklist's. Somethin' that is very modern, that adds a nice lil' subtle touch that makes things a lil' more convienant. It's easy for the listener to track down more stuff from a producer when they know his name. Ophax is a credit to his craft, and while a lot of the older, stauncher heads don't consider Mixtape DJ's as "real" DJ's, Ophax adds a lot more ammo to the opposing argument. I like his shit and I think he's gonna do big things in the game someday....til' that day enjoy "Just Heat 20: The Final Part", another solid mix for mainstream cats that wanna check out something alternative, and an interesting break from traditional underground mixes for the real heads. Please ignore the Jim Jones track, lol. If you wanna check out more DJ Ophax stuff here's his Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/djophaxofficial

-BIG D O

01. METAFORE - Be Like Hov Freestyle
02. GEOLANI - The Boss Freestyle
03. LABBA - Jack Boy Music Freestyle
04. NYCE Feat. KOOL G RAP - Target Practice
05. ST LAZ - Exclusive Freestyle (Produced By CASA ONE)
06. THE BOY BUCKA - Exclusive Freestyle (Produced By CASA ONE)
07. OPIUM - Exclusive Freestyle (Produced By VENUM)
08. AGALLAH Feat. ST LAZ & PROPAIN CAMPAIGN - Propain's Last Stand
09. WOLFG - Une Rime Pour Une Larme
10. YOUNG HAZE & BIG SKEEM - Never Freestyle
11. B.A.M. - Exclusive Freestyle
12. BLOODSPORT Feat. STYLES P - Stay Back
13. PRINCE - Celebration Freestyle
14. P.A - Same Shit Freestyle
15. BIG WORM - Love No More Freestyle
16. JIM JONES Feat. JUELZ SANTANA, NOE & CHINK SANTANA - Splash
17. K.A.S.T (THE ACADEMY) - Exclusive Freestyle
18. CLIP (THE ACADEMY) - Skeeter Freestyle
19. WOLFG Feat. JAW - Prend La Maille
20. NUCCI REYO Feat. SAM SCARFO & MONEY MALC - Give 'Em A Reason To Hate
21. M-UNO - Pop Off Freestyle
22. JEW DEW - Exclusive Freestyle
23. RICKY JEWELZ - Ima G Freestyle
24. CASSIDY - Umma Tru G
25. MONTEGA Feat. LADY LYRIC - Lyrical Heroin
26. YOUNG CRAKK Feat. H-TEAM - Fall Back
27. SLICK WATTS - Exclusive
28. AZ Feat. TWISTA & DWELE - Body Rock
29. KEITH MURRAY - Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful
30. HUSTLERS OF SOCIETY - Real Recognize Real (Produced By DJ OPHAX)
31. RAS KASS, DOO WOP, TERMANOLOGY & DV ALIAS KHRYST - The Corner
32. WOLFG Feat. PEZ - Style Free

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