Diamonds from Sierra Leone (Remix) - Kanye West ft. Jay-Z

tempo: 97 bpm

bpm range: 95 to 100 bpm

the dj's take: Song #2 in our Exhibit 18 mix (2:42):

Reading about conflict diamonds makes me wonder whether we give ourselves too much credit as a species. Especially considering our weakness for shiny objects. My solution - buy more cubic zirconia.

As for the track, it's an underrated banger. Worth a spin on a throwback hiphop night.

Some other key-compatible singles:

Lemon - N.E.R.D & Rihanna
Versace On The Floor - Bruno Mars vs David Guetta
Same Old Love - Selena Gomez
Nuthin' But A G Thang - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg
Style - Taylor Swift
LUV - Tory Lanez
Hide Away - Daya
679 - Fetty Wap
Check The Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest

download or stream Diamonds from Sierra Leone:

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DJ mix: session 76 ft. Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill

Made with Logic Pro at 113 bpm 17:50 of 80s and pop music (with a little hiphop) Check out some more mixes here . This episode was made using this playlist . Tracklist (start times in parentheses): 1. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley 2. Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush (2:35) 3. Rock Steady - The Whispers (4:34) 4. Because of You - Ne-Yo (6:56) 5. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Hall & Oates (10:05) 6. You Owe Me - Nas ft. Ginuwine (12:21) 7. After Hours - The Weeknd (14:54) 8. Down Hill - Drake (15:11)

DJ mix/mashup: no can do because of you (ft. Hall & Oates and Ne-Yo)

Made with Logic Pro at 113 bpm A quick clip from the last mix , and one of my favorite transitions in it. Kind of alluring, mysterious; maybe we can make a more fully realized remix/mashup someday. If you're wondering what the image is in the background at the start of the video, those are quahogs and a channeled whelk I dug out of the sand in low tide on a recent beach trip. Pretty solid haul, and good eating for sure. Although I probably should've kept them separate - apparently whelks like to eat the clams .

dj mix/mashup: 6 man [drake] x devil in a new dress [kanye west, rick ross]

Made with Logic Pro at 82 bpm Clip from mix #69 - two big beats on top of each other, which I could've done a better job adjusting for a cleaner sound. But if you listen to the actual mix, the transition sounds smooth; my goal for this video was to create a loop that feels like the first draft of a mashup/remix. Worth building on for a future project. Key- and bpm-compatible playlist

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