Treats #69 - Dr. Dre Mix Tapes (1985-1989)
Here are a bunch of Rap Treats from motherfuckin' Dr. Dre. They are the mix tapes that Dre did from 1985 to 1989 including the 5 tapes he did for the Rodium Swap Meet. We actually posted a few of these before that you can check HERE and HERE but I figured all the tapes on one post makes more sense. These tapes are dope. Every song on them is a big tune and Dre went off on the mix. It sounds like he used an 8 track because most of these, especially the Rodium tapes, are the definition of a megamix. On top of that, Dre also jumps on the mic and gets Eazy-E and Ice Cube to rock some intros. The crazy thing to me is that Dre's career was in full effect when he was making these (first with the World Class Wrecking Crew and then with N.W.A.). It's dope to me that Dre still has the itch to put out mix tapes when N.W.A. was changing the rap game and getting the feds excited. Remember, these are Mix Tapes. Which means they were recorded off cassette tapes so embrace the hiss and take them for what they are - a slice of history. For some bonus Dre, peep the video below of Dre mixing back in his World Class Wrecking Crew days. Enjoy!
Dr. Dre
(The Rodium Mix Tape Vol. 1)
Dr. Dre
(The Rodium Mix Tape Vol. 2)
Dr. Dre
(The Rodium Mix Tape Vol. 3)
Dr. Dre
(The Rodium Mix Tape Vol. 4)
Dr. Dre & Tony-A "The Wizard"
(The Rodium Mix Tape Vol. 5)
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre & Tony-A "The Wizard"
BONUS Back In The Day Dr. Dre:
This is a super quick video of Dre in his World Class Wrecking Crew days mixing "Mr. Postman". Peep the surgeon mask!
PROPZ
I have been looking so hard for these tapes since back in the days on hiphopmuzik.com or some shit like that when peeps were talking about dr dre tapes, i know he is pop music and everything but you cant deny tha mans skills....
peace and love
GODSUN
yo jay. these dre tapes seem to overshadow any other kday/ swapmmet mixes from the same time period. and not for good reason. there was way better ones. but i was a child and i dont remember the dj or the titles. anyways what im getting at: do you have access to other electro funk/bass mixes from the same swapmeet era of mixtapes?
Talk about some classic old school. You have some great stuff here, and I wanted to thank you for all of these classic drops.
You're welcome Nina!
WOW!!! Thanks for that.
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