I wish I came across more of these Scion A/V releases in the wild, because the rare times I cop them, they always bring me joy.
This twelvth volume in the hip automaker's promotional series is a mixtape from turntable collective Oakland Faders. They bring some great beats to this 68-minute mixtape, kicking things off with jazz-funk god Roy Ayers. This is a who's-who of mid aughts backpack hip-hop; everybody from Ghostface Killah and Talib Kweli to MF Doom and Lyrics Born show up. There's a 45 King track that locks in on me at minute five; DJs Shadow and Q-Bert also provide minute-long features that remind me why I continue to celebrate their catalogs. This one's just a good reminder of how creative things were in hip-hop 20+ years ago, and a perfect "drive around with the windows down" listen...as long as gas doesn't cost $5 a gallon.
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