As a child, my favorite character was batman. (For a variety of reasons. he looked cool, he had a several tv shows). Every once in a while (about 3 times a year) i try to go to the gym. So here's a mix of the kind of music I listen to. Of course we know, batman works in gotham city. Gotham's a rough place, the gym is a tough place. So that's why i titled it what i did. I made this mix in Sept of 07. A few people have asked for it again so i'm posting it here.
note: some of the songs are fast like that for a reason
Anyway this is how my workout goes….(I start getting my second wind at track 14)
tracklist:
1. intro 2. molussus 3. boom 4. I'ma hustla 5. I get money 6. Dumb out 7. Momma said knock you out 8. Head banga 9. Ante up 10. Droppin em 11. Mc's act like they don't know 12. Public service announcement 13. Hostile gospel 14. No one 15. Girls gone wild/love is the thing u need 16. Here I come 17. Thought at work 18. Nino's theme 19. Stronger 20. Speed 21. Boom!
Even tho I play various types of music and genres, I’m a hip hop head 1st. When growing up in middle and high school, before rap took over the nations airwaves, I listened to a show called “the rap down” it started on WGCI on Saturday night for 1 hour I think. Then went to 2 hours, then went to Friday and Saturday for two hours.
So at its height, u heard hip hop on mainstream radio 4 hours a week. Chicago had another station that played hip hop called WHPK. However the signal was so weak in Indiana, I had one friend that used foil, tape, and a hanger to connect his antennae to his metal window frame. Any way, back to the rap down.. the hosts were ramonski luv, supa producer Frankie j, and disco dave (RIP).
I’d grab a cassette and tape these shows damn near every week. Well number 4 in my thinking back series. Pays tribute to some of those rapdown era songs. And not only did we dance…dammit, we danced HARD.