Illadelp/matic

Mick Boogie is mashing up again! This time the gifted celebrity DJ remixes up some flavorful hip-hop gravy combining both organic and nasty ingredients: The Roots and Nas. The title of this sonic symbiosis is a mash-up of the titles of critically-acclaimed albums from each of the hip-hop heavyweights, The Roots Illadelph Halflife (1996) and Nas’ Illmatic (1994), but Boogie’s 27-song barrage of remixes (available at mickboogie.com for free download) utilizes the entire libraries of both artists. He pulls out trusted favorites like Nas’ “The World is Yours,” as well as more rare flavors like the Roots’ cover of Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew’s magnum opus, “The Show.” Boogie’s also included a Me Tienes remix of The Roots’ biographic relationship tune, “You Got Me,” and just for fun, he even tosses in a light-hearted Sprite “Obey Your Thirst” commercial rap highlighting The Roots’ MC, Black Thought. The real gem, though, is “Less Than an Hour” where Nas’ iconic flow is juxtapozed against Cee Lo Green’s soul-touching vocals over a cinematic soul beat drenched in bass guitar. I can see your mouth is watering. Here’s a napkin.