Before there was a DJ Bigdirty. The Classics Mix “Where words fail, music speaks.” 1. [00:00] intro 2. [00:33] Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock- It Takes Two 3. [05:13] Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Let The Beat Hit ‘Em 4. [08:48] C&C Music Factory Feat Freedom Williams & Zelma Davis- Here we Go 5. [11:26] The Cover Girls- Show Me 6. [14:52] Sweet Sensation- Hooked On You 7. [18:30] Shannon- Let The Music Play 8. [21:15] Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam- Take Me Home 9. [26:20] Noel- Silent Morning 10. [27:56] Gino Latino- Welcome 11. [31:32] Lisette Melendez- Together Forever 12. [33:39] Information Society Vs AKA- What’s on Your Mind Cruel Loving (DJ Bigdirty Torment & Pain Mash-up) 13. [35:30] Yaz- Situation 14. [39:58] Depeche Mode- Strange Love 15. [45:47] The Beat Club- Security 16. [48:40] Freestyle- Don’t Stop The Rock 17. [50:36] Debbie Deb- When I Hear Music 18. [52:16] Debbie Deb- Lookout Weekend 19. [55:31] Trinere- I Know You Love Me 20. [58:09] Freestyle- The Party Has Begun 21. [01:00:42] Nice & Wild- Diamond Girl 22. [01:04:44] Will To Power- Say It’s Gonna Rain 23. [01:07:28] Johnny O- Fantasy Girl 24. [01:11:07] Stevie B- Dreaming Of Love 25. [01:13:29] Will To Power- Dreamin’ 26. [01:15:43] Lil Suzy- Take Me In Your Arms 27. [01:18:05] Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force- Planet Rock 28. [01:21:54] Egyptian Lover- Egypt Egypt 29. [01:23:39] Maurice- This Is Acid 30. [01:26:06] Lil Louis- French Kiss 31. [01:28:54] Sir Mix A Lot- Baby Got Back 32. [01:34:08] Clay D & The get Funky Crew- Shake Them Ti**ies 33. [01:38:43] 2 Live Crew- Pop That P 34. [01:42:14] Kyper- Tic Tac Toe 35. [01:47:12] Kyper- (What Gets your Body Hyped) XTC 36. [01:50:08] Salt & Pepa- Push It 37. [01:56:14] Gilette- Short D**k Man 38. [01:57:44] New Order- Blue Monday 39. [02:02:50] Depeche Mode- I Just Can’t Get Enough 40. [02:05:21] Yaz- Don’t Go 41. [02:10:18] Duran Duran- Hungry Like The Wolf 42. [02:14:16] DJ X Vs The Outfield- Your Love 43. [02:16:16] The Cure- Just Like Heaven “Where words fail, music speaks.” There’s no such thing as a perfect story.  I’ve been trying to create it since the mixtape began.  It’s what keeps me creating.  A blank TDK cassette tape was my canvas.  Records were my tool.  Some of you were my inspiration.  My parent’s got me my first duel turntables for Christmas during junior year of high school (1985).  One had pitch control & the other not so much. Trying to beat mix was an event, but looking back on it, it was practice man (Allen Iverson 200?).  There was hope though.  A new kid just moved across the street from Panama that knew how to properly beat mix.  Tim Huggins aka The Lonesome Cowboy had the equipment for the job.  This is where I got my first taste of real beat mixing.  After countless hours of trying to mix Madonna, Tears For Fears & Soul Sonic Force together I was getting there. Us and few other fellas used to battle for spinnin’ time during Youth Center dances.   While there I realized my niche’ was house/freestyle music not really hip-hop.  Back then hip hop was mainly drum beats and samples.  Freestyle and House had electronic swirls, melodies, samples, and disco meets a hard hip hop breakbeat, but faster.  At times I felt like I was floating/flying. Then came my failed attempt at college.  But hey, the music was great!  In the Fall of ’87 I moved into a dorm room in Eddy Hall at ENMU (the only co-ed dorm on campus- cool).  I showed up with my music. By now in my mind I was a mixtape specialist.  But who has time for that when you’re out on your own for the first time? Eat. Sleep. Basketball. Party. Repeat. I lived on the 2nd floor and I remember consistently sticking my big ass speakers out the window so we’d have music to ball to and dance between games.  Every pickup game was a dance party. I landed a couple of gigs for some frats for free.  Hell, I DJ’d at a damn football stadium for a football