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This is the twentieth mixtape by the Funky Soul Burner originally produced in 2008. Splashy 2-sentence description: Take a musical journey through the history of hip hop music with Funky Soul Burner’s MIXTAPE 20. Featuring 42 tracks from artists like Boogie Down Productions, Wu-Tang Clan, Lauryn Hill, and OutKast, this mixtape is a journey through the genre’s evolution.


Funky Soul Burner’s MIXTAPE 20: A Sampled History of Hip Hop is a comprehensive collection of 42 tracks that showcase the evolution of hip hop music. This mixtape includes some of the most influential and iconic artists in the genre, including Boogie Down Productions, Slick Rick, EPMD, Poor Righteous Teachers, Ultramagnetic MC’s, A Tribe Called Quest, Gang Starr, MC Lyte, Eric B. & Rakim, Ice-T, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Digable Planets, Nas, Black Moon, Aceyalone, The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Jay-Z, Common, Ice Cube, Freestyle Fellowship, The Roots, Hieroglyphics, De La Soul, Camp Lo, DJ Zeph, J Dilla, Lauryn Hill, Beans, Consequence, Rhymefest, Lupe Fiasco, Aesop Rock, Myka 9, Busdriver, Xholo Lanxinxo, Toca, DJ Shadow, Sage Francis, and OutKast.

The mixtape takes the audience on a musical journey through the history of hip hop, starting with the old school era in the 80s and progressing through the 90s and 2000s. Each track on the mixtape has been carefully selected to showcase the unique style and sound of each artist and era. From the politically charged lyrics of Public Enemy and N.W.A. to the introspective rhymes of Common and Lupe Fiasco, this mixtape covers a wide range of topics and emotions.

The mixtape also highlights the role of sampling in hip hop music, with many of the tracks featuring samples from classic funk, soul, and jazz songs. The use of samples has been a defining characteristic of hip hop since its inception, and this mixtape pays homage to the artists who have creatively used samples to create new sounds and styles.


TRACK #TIMESTAMPARTISTSONG
10:00:20Boogie Down ProductionsThe Bridge Is Over
20:01:32Slick RickChildren's Story
30:04:12EPMDLet The Funk Flow
40:05:45Poor Righteous TeachersRock Dis Funky Joint
50:06:53Ultramagnetic MC'sFunk Radio
60:09:13A Tribe Called QuestCheck The Rhime
70:12:27Gang Starr feat. Jeru The DamajaI'm The Man
80:15:12MC LyteCha Cha Cha
90:16:01Eric B. & RakimDon't Sweat The Technique
100:17:01Ice-TO.G. Original Gangster
110:18:11Public EnemyCan't Truss It
120:19:35Yall So StupidVan Full Of Pakistans
130:21:18N.W.A.Express Yourself
140:25:18Digable PlanetsRebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
150:28:42Main Source feat. NasLive At The Barbeque
160:30:15Crooklyn Dodgers feat. Special Ed & Masta Ace (Buckshot not included)Crooklyn
170:31:15Black MoonShit Iz Real
180:32:52Aceyalone feat. Abstract RudeDeep And Wide
190:35:15The Notorious B.I.G.Machine Gun Funk
200:37:572PacHeartz Of Men
210:40:49Wu-Tang Clan (Ghostface Killah, Raekwon & The Gza)Older Gods
220:43:42Mobb DeepShook One Part II
230:45:50Jay-ZDead Presidents II
240:48:05CommonI Used To Love H.E.R.
250:51:50Ice CubeGhetto Bird
260:52:49Freestyle FellowshipPure Thought
270:55:47The RootsDistortion To Static
280:59:54Hieroglyphics (Casual, A-Plus, Del The Funky Homosapien, Tajai)Off The Record
291:02:43De La SoulStakes Is High
301:04:05Camp LoLuchini aka This Is It
311:07:26DJ Zeph feat. AzeemFrogs
321:09:28J DillaPeople
331:10:40Lauryn HillDoo Wop (That Thing)
341:14:03BeansDown By Law
351:15:12Consequence feat. Kanye WestThe Good, The Bad, The Ugly
361:19:21Rhymefest feat. Kanye WestBrand New
371:20:43Lupe Fiasco feat. Jonah MatrangaThe Instrumental
381:22:21Aesop Rock feat. John DarnielleCoffee
391:23:53Myka 9, Busdriver, Xholo Lanxinxo & TocaJazzy Girl
401:25:21DJ ShadowSix Days
411:27:54Sage FrancisCivil Obedience
421:29:38OutKast feat. Big Rube, Erykah Badu & Cee-LoLiberation