Track Listing
1. Everyday & Everynight - (with Yvette Michelle)
2. Get Up - (with Masters At Work)
3. Freestyle - (with Keith Murray/Redman)
4. Zulu War Chant - (with Time Zone)
5. Loud Hangover - (with Akinyele/Sadat X)
6. 20 Minute Workout - (with DJ Kool)
7. Award Tour - (with A Tribe Called Quest)
8. Freestyle - (with Erick Sermon)
9. Shook Ones Pt. II (A Capella) / Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit - (with Mobb Deep/Wu-Tang Clan)
10. Incarcerated Scarfaces - (with Raekwon)
11. Freestyle - (with The Fugees)
12. 20 Minute Workout - (with DJ Kool)
13. I-Ight - (with Doug E. Fresh)
14. Freestyle - (with Fat Joe/Punisher)
15. Let's Be Specific - (with Cool Whip/Tragedy/Freddie Foxxx/Raekwon/Havoc)
16. Hey Girlfriend Promo
17. 900 Number - (with Mark The 45 King)
18. All For One - (with Brand Nubian)
19. Party Groove - (with Showbiz)
20. Freestyle - (with Busta Rhymes)
21. Give up the Goods (Just Step) - (with Mobb Deep)
22. Puff Daddy Promo
23. Freestyle - (with Rasta T)
24. Freestyle - (with Q-Tip)
25. 20 Minute Workout - (with DJ Kool)
26. Puerto Rico - (with Frankie Cutlass)
27. Freestyle - (with Redman/Method Man)
28. Peter Piper - (with Run-DMC)
29. Eric B. Is President - (with Eric B. & Rakim)
30. Make the Music With Your Mouth - (with Biz Markie)
31. Nobody Beats the Biz - (with Biz Markie)
32. I Got It Made - (with Special Ed)
33. Rock the Bells - (with LL Cool J)
34. Droppin' Science - (with Marley Marl)
35. Freestyle - (with Kaotic Style)
36. Krs-One Speech - (with KRS-One)
37. Flex Outro
| Details | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Producers include: Funkmaster Flex.
Engineers include: Kieran Walsh.
From his central post DJing at New York's Hot 97, Funkmaster Flex found himself in the perfect position to stamp his imprint on hip-hop. He did it with his MIXTAPE series, which played out like parties where the Bronx-born Flex held sway as all the biggest names stepped in. It all started on this original volume, with the DJ spinning classics from the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Brand Nubian, and Eric B. & Rakim. Meanwhile, a roster of VIPs including Redman, Fugees, Erick Sermon, Busta Rhymes, and Method Man dropped original flows into the mix. Flex even invited fellow DJs such as Mark the 45 King and DJ Kool along to show off their stuff. With THE MIX TAPE, VOL. 1, Funkmaster Flex introduced the mixtape as an important gathering ground for the hip-hop universe.
Editorial Reviews
6 (out of 10) - ...these sonic collages are one of the last few bastions of raw hip-hop culture....The inspired layering of Mobb Deep's `Shook Ones Pt. II' over `The Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' ta F' Wit' recalls the best of Flex's homegrown stuff...
Spin (03/01/1996)
...Combining fluid timing, intuitive scratching and guest-star freestyles...Flex knows how to make a mix tape...into something akin to a journey, a concept....the most accessible chance you'll get to hear his transmission from hip hop's cutting edge...
Melody Maker (02/03/1996)
8 (out of 10) - ...in the land of all things groovesome...the mix tape makes perfect sense....a carefully balanced combination of no-nonsense chatting and big tunes that...occasionally lapse into commercial R&B....The Funkmaster has quite clearly earnt his title.
NME (01/13/1996)
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