Beat Match City

Made with Logic Pro at 107 bpm Jack Harlow's First Class and Bob James' Take Me to the Mardi Gras are the real centerpieces of this one. An unconventional pairing, to be sure. But that's why I tried it out. And as soon as we threw them together, the combination sounded pretty interesting. If you've never heard of that Bob James track before, hopefully it sounds familiar at least. Very popular hiphop sample , especially in the late 80s and into the 90s. That little drum break in part II of this mix/mashup is a classic - featured prominently in Missy Elliott's Work It, which we dropped into Mix Show #74 . Also, for those who didn't know - Bob James made Nautilus (another heavily-used sample) and the theme to the tv show Taxi , among others. A literal legacy that lives on in other people's music. Anyway, we closed our little piece out with the little guitar riff from Avicii's Friend of Mine. I was planning to use Maroon 5 and SZA's What Lovers D...

1. dj mix: #73 ft. Rihanna, Frank Ocean and Toni Braxton 2. Stay - The Kid Laroi ft. Justin Bieber 3. Levels - Avicii 4. dj mix: #63 ft. The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber's Peaches 5. dj mix/mashup: Too Close x Midnight City 6. Lean On - Major Lazer and DJ Snake dj mix #59 ft. 2Pac and DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince 8. dj mix #72 ft. Sacrifice by The Weeknd 9. dj mix #74 ft. Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Harry Styles 10. 24k Magic - Bruno Mars Any thoughts on what should be in the Top 10? Let us know on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .

Made with Logic Pro at 66.5 bpm Most of my 'mashups' consist of throwing together a couple songs off one of our playlists , or looping a lightly edited transition off one of my mixes . But this time, I went deeper and made something a little more proper. Pieces of five songs in about 2.5 minutes, and the end result was encouraging. Maybe we'll do some more like this in the future. Here's the list of tracks - watch the video and see if you can pick out where they're used: Any Time, Any Place - Janet Jackson Freek'n You - Jodeci You Right - The Weeknd, Doja Cat Say My Name - Destiny's Child pov - Ariana Grande Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 72 bpm Fun little instrumental blend of Bryson Tiller's Always Forever , which we used in mix 66 , and Mariah Carey's Do You Think of Me , which ended up on the cutting room floor. As you can see up top, I broke out the scalpel and did some slicing to make the beats match up better. Final verdict: Worth it. Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

Made with Logic Pro at 101 bpm 19:03 of pop and hiphop music Check out some more mixes here . This episode was made using this playlist . Tracklist (start times in parentheses): 1. The Real Slim Shady - Eminem 2. Work It - Missy Elliott (1:25) 3. Ain't No Fun - Snoop Dogg (3:43) 4. Chunky - Bruno Mars (5:37) 5. Adore You - Harry Styles (7:33) 6. You Know You Like It - DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge (9:27) 7. Roses - SAINt JHN (11:12) 8. LOYAL - PARTYNEXTDOOR ft. Drake (13:39) 9. Sorry - Justin Bieber (15:19) 10. Ain't No Fun - Snoop Dogg (16:54) 11. Still Learning - Halsey (17:12)

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 61 bpm From episode #71 of the sterling mercury show Good Days - SZA N 2 Deep - Drake ft. Future Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com

Links: Made with Logic Pro at 91 bpm From episode #73 of the sterling mercury show Long As I Live - Toni Braxton I'm So Paid - Akon ft. Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne Follow the playlist on djcheatsheet.com