Sometimes, it's not about the sick verses. Sometimes, you just need that boom boom bap, and DJ A to the L's Elevator Music mixtape series, more than does the job.

By DJ 1

For the Weekend Mix, we usually feature mixes intended to get you hype for the weekend; high energy, four to the floor, get you hype DJ set’s that serve their purpose well. However, not every weekend is a party weekend. Sometimes, you have to put on something less complex, and sit back and just chill.

A To The L brings us such an opportunity with his Elevator Music mixtape series. Don’t be scurred though, this isn’t that office building type elevator music, unless of course, it was Hova’s private elevator in a building owned by Rockafella. The instrumentals that flavor this mixtape are of a more funky and urban flavor, with tracks from the likes of Depakote, Chuck Tailor, DJ Cam, A Rebbi – yeah, prolly names you’ve never heard before, but, if you like that boom boom bap, you are going to have your neck bopping in no time. Believe that.

As for the DJ that brings us this wonderful concoction of dope beats, scratching, and Hip Hop soul - minus the verses, well, let’s just say DJ A To The L, is no lightweight. Originally, from Ireland, A To The L lives and breathes Hip Hop, in particular that of the old school variety. He is a Hip Hop scholar of sorts and has been at the helm of his own website, Altrap.com, since 1999; way before some of us were familiar with the world WILD web that existed outside of AOL!

These days, DJ A to the L lives in Tallahassee, Florida with his DJ wife Miss Kini Carter. You can catch him live at various local hot spots or on the radio. He spins every Saturday afternoon on Florida State University's WVFS 89.7 FM and every Sunday night on Blazin' 102.3's 'Diggin' In The Crates' show! In between, he stays busy working with domestic and international emcees and networking with other DJs as they polish their own mixing efforts. The man stays busy!

You might still be going out to a party or two this weekend, and you still need your very own Rocky theme music, but don’t front on this here mixtape. It’s a whole different type of hype, and a welcome one indeed.

PLAYLIST:
01) A to the L – Elevator Intro
02) DJ King Flow & DJ PLK – Act Like That
03) Havoc – Class By Myself
04) Chuck Tailor – If U Want It
05) Lennon – Right And Wrong
06) Mr Green – Childhoods
07) Substance – Eggs And Bacon
08) Depakote – Feet Up
09) Apollo Cream – Need Yo Luv
10) D Black – Touch The Stars
11) Constrobuz – Not Out
12) Charles Hamilton – A Pimp’s Friend Request
13) Stevo – Just A Friend
14) Lennon – What I’ve Seen
15) Red – All’s Fair
16) Oddisee – Everything Changed Nothing
17) Leonard Dstroy – Last Lullabye
18) Exile – Frequency Modulation
19) Nabs & Manuel – Trust Me
20) DJ King Flow & DJ PLK – Baby Love
21) Damu The Fudgemunk – Coffee Table
22) A Rebbi – For Old Times Sake
23) DJ Cam – Gangsta Shit
24) The Vinylcologist – Din Farore Nayru
25) Sound Scientists – How Many
26) A Rebbi – Inspired By You
27) Daru – Oh Part 2
28) Substance – Spicey
29) 6th Sense – 4AM
30) K-Def – Been There Part 2
31) Chuck Tailor – Mayfield
32) Lennon – Seasons Revisited
33) Wizard – Warning
34) Dobie – B-Boy Anthem
35) Wizard – Fuck What They Say
36) 6th Sense – Give A What
37) A Kid Called Roots – Harve P
38) Nomak – High Grade Standard
39) Joe Beats – Intro Beat
40) Depakote – Spork
41) Roddy Rod – The Recipe
42) Kev Brown – Beat 12
43) Flako – Desert Ride
44) Tayreeb – 1 2 3 Sun
45) Depakote – Elbowgrease
46) Question – Earl Grey
47) The ARE – God Lives Through
48) Ras G – Dwight’s Joint
49) Damu The Fudgemunk – Wonka Beat 1
50) 45 King – Joint 10
51) Apollo Cream – Kipong
52) Manhattan Project – Midnite Groove
53) A to the L – Elevator Outro

OFFICIAL SITE:

ALTRAP.COM