J-Zone Instrumental Box Set: The Headband Years (1999-2006)

by J-Zone

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donshuggin Whether you're hunting for rarities from within the hard to find J-Zone instrumental vinyls or just a fan of quality hip-hop beats, this collection is a must-own.

Neil McDougall Never got round to digitizing my instro records... Now no need!
No other producer reformats the tracks or finds original samples like Mr. Z. Please keep digging and, reciprocally so, I'll keep digging! Favorite track: Brawl (Instrumental).

Orville Yssel The most underrated producer Hiphop has ever known! Just so you know, also bought the book for the summer. Sincere regards from another failure. Peace! Favorite track: Lightweight (Instrumental).

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Du-Rites: "Pigeon Spikes", The Du-Rites: "Mad Dog" b/w "Cheap Cologne" Single, The Du-Rites: Soundcheck at 6, The Du-Rites: "Neckbones (Live)" b/w "Gittin' Sound" (Digital Single), The Du-Rites: "Zodiac" b/w "Monster" Single, The Zone Identity: "Soul Food" b/w "Melting Pot" (2nd Pressing), The Du-Rites: Gamma Ray Jones, The Du-Rites: Don't Call Me Pedro (Digital Single), and 25 more. , and , .

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1.	The Commandments (Instrumental) 02:05	info	buy track
2.	Artillery (Instrumental) 02:55	info	buy track
3.	Stoney (Instrumental) 03:26	info	buy track
4.	As It Ever Was (Instrumental) 03:09	info	buy track
5.	Q&A (Instrumental) 02:25	info	buy track
6.	Slick Talkin' (Instrumental) 01:31	info	buy track
7.	Heat (Instrumental) 02:44	info	buy track
8.	Calamine Lotion Pt. 1 (Instrumental) 01:39	info	buy track
9.	Calamine Lotion Pt. 2 (Instrumental) 01:40	info	buy track
10.	Calamine Lotion Pt. 3 (Instrumental) 02:14	info	buy track
11.	Choir Practice (Instrumental) 03:11	info	buy track
12.	Alley Oop (Instrumental) 03:09	info	buy track
13.	Lightweight (Instrumental) 03:30	info	buy track
14.	Ign'ant (Instrumental) 03:00	info	buy track
15.	Fight Club (Instrumental) 03:23	info	buy track
16.	Eatadiccup (Instrumental) 03:08	info	buy track
17.	Greater Later Remix (Instrumental) 02:40	info	buy track
18.	Zone For President (Instrumental) 03:10	info	buy track
19.	Metrocard Millionaires 02:41	info	buy track
20.	G.O.D. (Instrumental) 03:06	info	buy track
21.	Fan Club President (Instrumental) 00:53	info	buy track
22.	In The Zone (Instrumental) 02:39	info	buy track
23.	Live From Pimp Palace East (Instrumental) 03:08	info	buy track
24.	Stank Ho / You Don't Understand Remix (Instrumental) 01:26	info	buy track
25.	Big Country Titties! (Instrumental) 01:44	info	buy track
26.	Too Much Remix (Instrumental) 03:36	info	buy track
27.	Trojan War (Instrumental) 02:34	info	buy track
28.	Bum Bitch Ballad (Instrumental) 03:00	info	buy track
29.	The Big Hit (Instrumental) 02:26	info	buy track
30.	M.A.T.H. (Instrumental) 02:49	info	buy track
31.	A Friendly Game Of Basketball (Instrumental) 03:32	info	buy track
32.	S.H.I.D. Part 4 (Instrumental) 02:24	info	buy track
33.	Gorilla (Instrumental) 02:41	info	buy track
34.	I'm Fuckin' Up The Money (Instrumental) 02:31	info	buy track
35.	Zone Mission Part VIII (Instrumental) 02:49	info	buy track
36.	190 (Instrumental) 02:21	info	buy track
37.	Smurf Syndrome (Instrumental) 02:43	info	buy track
38.	Brawl (Instrumental) 03:45	info	buy track
39.	J-Zone Fan Club (Instrumental) 01:05	info	buy track
40.	Ms. Platonic Pt. 2 (Instrumental) 02:34	info	buy track
41.	Invisible Ink (Instrumental) 02:43	info	buy track
42.	County Check Pimpin' (Instrumental) 03:08	info	buy track
43.	Extra Duck Sauce (Instrumental) 02:10	info	buy track
44.	Kill Pretty (Instrumental) 03:10	info	buy track
45.	$poiled Rotten (Instrumental) 02:45	info	buy track
46.	Heavy Metal (Instrumental) 02:42	info	buy track
47.	Chemical Remix (Instrumental) 03:42	info	buy track
48.	SMD (Instrumental) 03:42	info	buy track
49.	S.H.I.D. (Instrumental) 01:39	info	buy track
50.	Catch 22 (Instrumental) 03:15	info	buy track
51.	S.L.A.P. (Instrumental) 03:19	info	buy track
52.	Ho Kung-Fu (Instrumental) 03:11	info	buy track
53.	Greater Later (Instrumental) 03:02	info	buy track
54.	Holy Water (Instrumental) 02:26	info	buy track
55.	Gimme Gimme Gimme (Instrumental) 03:28	info	buy track
56.	Bling Around The Collar (Instrumental) 02:05	info	buy track
57.	Fuckin' Wit H.U.G. (Instrumental) 02:13	info	buy track
58.	Rebel Radio (Instrumental) 02:39	info	buy track
59.	Taken (Instrumental) 02:43	info	buy track
60.	Dancin' (Instrumental) 02:30	info	buy track
61.	Recess (Instrumental) 01:39	info	buy track
62.	First Day Of School (Instrumental) 02:29	info	buy track
63.	X Is A Machine (Instrumental) 03:27	info	buy track
64.	County Check Pimpin' Remix (Instrumental) 03:08	info	buy track
65.	Crazy 8s (Instrumental) 05:19	info	buy track
66.	The Art Of Shit Talkin' (Instrumental) 01:46	info	buy track
67.	The Zone Report (Instrumental) 02:41	info	buy track
68.	Saga Remix (Instrumental) 02:59	info	buy track
69.	Moonwalk / Gel N' Weave Remix (Instrumental) 03:37	info	buy track
70.	Gimme Dat Outro (Instrumental) 01:24	info	buy track

about

When I returned to music in 2013 after a four year hiatus, I promised myself I'd reinvent and not perform, rehash or make Part 2s of my back catalog. I'd make stuff available digitally for those who missed it the first time around and move on. I got a few requests for some of my old instrumentals, so I went through what's been sitting in my basement for over a decade. Whichever instrumental records I still had (most are long out of print or were destroyed), old DATs (which are a bitch to transfer), files (Celph Titled had to send me a few joints I didn't have), etc…I salvaged what I could.

As for the selection, it's one part specific requests, one part popularity, one part availability, one part "I thought this was dope, but nobody remembers it." Yes, there are some omissions (notably some of the Music For Tu Madre and A Bottle of Whup Ass stuff). Anything recorded prior to 2004 was never in file form and many of those masters deteriorated over time or the instrumental wax was used for shows, so it's beat to shit. (You'll hear a skip or two and some crackle on a few of these.)

Besides the instrumentals for a lot of my solo records, I've included beats I made for Al-Shid, H.U.G., Tame One, Cage, RA The Rugged Man, The Juggaknots, Sadat X and others.

Putting this together was tedious, but for the completist, the lover of instrumentals and those who got rid of all their records, I figured it should at least be available. No represses, no distribution on iTunes, etc., no promotion, no pomp and circumstance. Just 70 tracks from my headband era. Enjoy.

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released April 20, 2015

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J-Zone Queens, New York

My childhood dream of playing bass in a funk band died when Jheri curls went out of style. I had an on again-off again rap career. I wrote and self-published a book in 2011, learned to play drums shortly after and returned to my funk roots, where I feel most at home. Been there ever since. The music to the left is my story through it all. Dig. ... more

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