For the last five or so years, Brooklyn-based DJ Mick Boogie has been churning out some of the most consistently creative mixtapes in the game. He’s primarily known as a heavyhitter within the hip-hop world, but his latest release, Re-Living Thing (which just dropped today at MickBoogie.com and ThePressPlayShow.com) shows just how diverse his musical abilities have become.
To help you catch up on Mick’s impressive catalogue, here's his top 10 mixtape releases and explanations why each one holds special significance. Download them all, including his latest release, below:
#10: THE PRE-UP (w/ Eminem)
RELEASED: 2006
MICK BOOGIE SAYS: “This was done right at the height of Em’s popularity and was a real honor. He didn’t do a lot of mixtapes… and when they came to me right before The Re-Up dropped… and we formulated The Pre-Up, it was definitely an exciting time. This project helped expand my audience outside of just the hip-hop realm, since Em’s fanbase is so massive. Shout out to Paul Rosenberg and everyone at Shady Records.”
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#9: UKNOWBIGSEAN (w/ Big Sean)
RELEASED: 2009
MICK BOOGIE SAYS: “I have had the pleasure and honor of working with a lot of up-and-coming artists in hip-hop right at their cusp. People like U-N-I, Kidz In The Hall, 6th Sense, The Kickdrums, and of course, the homie Big Sean. Sean has always been a big supporter of Motivation, a street wear store I co-own in Ann Arbor, Michigan. And one day, our paths crossed and we have been friends and collaborators ever since. He is definitely gonna be one of hip-hop’s biggest stars!”
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#8: BIGGIE: UNBELIEVABLE (w/ Diddy)
RELEASED: 2009
MICK BOOGIE SAYS: “We were able to secure Diddy to host this project honoring the greatest rapper of all time…and we released it on the 10th anniversary of his death. One thing I hated about people doing Biggie remixes is…I don’t think the music choices matched what Biggie would actually be rapping on if he was alive. So we chose rare and original music to score the project in a way that honored his creativity, not dumbed it down. The cover was an original painting done by a great artist named Howie Green. It might be the only mixtape ever without the title and deejay name on the cover. Sometimes, simplicity wins!”
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#7: AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (w/ Little Brother)
RELEASED: 2007
MICK BOOGIE SAYS: “The first mixtape I ever acted as an A&R on. Sending over beats, lining up the guest features, and more. It definitely led to the projects I’m doing now, like Re-Living Thing. Little Brother are like extended family… and we put together a mixtape better than most people’s whole albums. I wish them the utmost success in everything they do!”
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#6: THE GRADUATE (w/ Kanye West)
RELEASED: 2007
MICK BOOGIE SAYS: “Kanye was always cool enough to support mixtape culture…him and Don C were very accommodating. This was a fun project of Kanye rarities, remixes, exclusives, and freestyles that played a fun companion piece to the classic that was Graduation. The cover was crazy too… my man Glen Infante redrew and remixed the now classic design done by Takashi Murakami.”