Mixtape Of The Month: DJ Davito, Big Es And Complex Present...The Intervention

Rarely do I get to use the word "superior" or "transcendent" when I describe most mixtapes that drop these days. Even more rarely do I get to use the word "Influential" or "Compelling" when describing the myriad of new Mixtape personalities and their crews that are floating around out there as well. "The Intervention" then, and it's primary host; DJ Davito, producer; Big Es, and emcee; Complex, must certainly then be true "rarities". Never mind that DJ Davito actually recruited only the illest up and coming and underground talent for this tape and furthermore never mind that he linked up with only the illest and most adept producers to boot. Oh no, nevermind those facts at all.....the primary reason you should check for this total embodiment of polished and proficient hip-hop in the form of a boom bap packed, thirty track mixtape is the feel. Yes, that's right the "feel". What I mean by that is by the time you hit the 3rd or 4th track you will realize that this tape is easily the most listenable street mixtape that you and I have heard in a couple years and I've heard thousands of em'. I just popped this into my deck and let it ride....no skipping over tracks, no zoning out to certain songs, no boredom with everything sounding the same lyrically or production wise, just a perfectly balanced effort.

From the gritty and resolute rhymes that Meyhem Lauren delivers on a constant basis throughout the mix, the blisteringly precise production from Domingo on "Rhyme Spitter", The eerie and intoxicating Biggie impersonation that Haffa delivers on "Haffa Dead", the subtle and touching messages ingrained within Arsonist's "Spread Your Wings" freestyle, the special and exclusive re-emergence Speech from Arrested Development Makes on "Da Da Da" and of course the surprisingly potent and fundamentally sound contributions from Davito's resident emcee Complex all make this tape literally unforgettable. A classic dropped in the fourth quarter of 2008.

I could go on forever with details about The Intervention's lineup od emcee's, producers and Boxing Champs, lol, and that's why I'm so excited. Usually most mixtapes are polluted with filler and sub par material. Finally someone has stood up and in the same fashion of mixtape DJ's from the mid and late 90's made a tangible effort to drop something respectable. Davito blends the hottest records out there from the more well known names with the hottest records from all the lesser known but perhaps equally talented styles of guys that are the Nas's and Jay-z's of their neighborhoods. He then sprinkles in some exclusive production and freestyles, which are always gonna be popular with tape heads and viola! He has himself a tape that I think should be regarded as the ideal composition for DJ's, producers, emcee's and whomever else wants to put a tape out. He came correct. It's supposed to be a time tested formula; you consistently put exclusive and rewind worthy material on ya tape and you become a DJ god. It worked for Doo Wop, it worked for Flex, it worked for Kay Slay, I hope it works for Davito.

That's the "feeling" that I have been searching for impetuously for quite some time. That classic and time-honored appeal....knowing that I'm not gonna throw this mixtape somewhere and forget about it permanently. See, In a mixtape game that is so over saturated with gun bustin' and dance clubbin' gimmicks, DJ Davito and his crew have decided to throw out a piece of excellence to the masses.....free of charge and out of nuthin more than just the love for the art. That's what I'm talkin' about. No gimmicks, no greed, no quotas, just skill and will. Davito, Big Es and Complex all should be celebrated within the game for their noble efforts, yet you probably won't read about them in any of the big hip-hop publications that you see on newsstands or in 7/11. That's why I'm here, most likely unbeknownest to them, singing their praises....be that as it may, I will remain opening that door for all those burnt out hip-hop heads who are so desperately crying out for help, sitting them down and introducing them to "The Intervention".

-BIG D O

1. The Intervention Intro feat. DJ Davito, Meyhem Lauren, Black Attack, Killa Sha, Shabaam Shadeeq, Doo Wop & Complex
2. 3rd Degree - Scram Jones, Saigon, Nino Bless & Crooked I (prod. by Scram Jones)
3. Payback - Immortal Technique ft. Diabolic & Ras Kass (prod. by Bronze Nazereth)
4. Music Industry (Remix) Termanology ft. Royce Da 5'9", Akrobatik, Crooked I & Consequence (prod. by Fizzy Womack)
5. The Last Lyricists - Big Lou ft. Papoose & Busta Rhymes
6. Alphabets - The Gza (prod. by True Master)
7. Syrup Freestyle 08' - Goretex
8. Haffa Dead (Conversation With Biggie) - Haffa (prod. by Scram Jones)
9. Spread Your Wings Freestyle - The Arsonist (prod. by Intackt)
10. I can't Take It Anymore - Sav Killz (prod. by DJ Snips)
11. It's Your Choice - Complex ft. DJ Davito (prod. by Big Es)
12. Wack Rap Niggas - Mayhem Lauren (prod. by Anabolic)
13. Praise Jesus And Pass The Ammunition - LSP (prod. by Anabolic)
14. Righteous Scroll (Hip-Hop Is Alive) - Tragedy Khadafi & P.A. (prod. by DJ Incise)
15. Rhyme Spitter - Detane ft. DJ Cazz (prod. by Domingo)
16. Words From The Irish Boxing Champ Oisin Fagen ft. Black Attack (prod. by Matty Fresh)
17. Like That - Black Attack (prod. by Mighty V.I.C.)
18. Freestyle - Tribecca (prod. By Team Demo)
19. Freestyle - Nut-rageous (prod. by Brain Blender)
20. Freestyle - Blaise B (prod. by Big Es)
21. Da Da Da - Speech (of Arrested Development) (prod by Big Es)
22. Swiss Alps - Meyhem Lauren & Action Bronson (prod. by thorotracks)
23. Shut Up And Listen - Kev Turner & Complex (prod. by Big Es)
24. Freestyle - Big Sinister (prod. by Stoney Blends)
25. Fresh - Cormega ft. Kool DJ Red Alert, PMD, Grand Puba, Krs-One & Big Daddy Kane
26. Because - Complex ft. DJ Davito (prod. by Big Es)
27. Growin' Pains - David S Dot (prod. by Black Ice)
28. Live Niggas - Nut-Rageous ft. Wando (prod. by Paul Seando)
29. Sugar Water - Big Lou (prod. by DJ Snips)
30. Listen Up - Cold Heat ft. O.C. & DJ JS-1

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