Zion I x J.Period - Bomb First (Mixtape)

I watched Rush Hour 2 the other day.  100% of the reason I watched it was because of this scene.  I know this is a music blog, but I'd argue that that scene tops Chris Tucker's karaoke performance.  Anyways, I also noticed that since it was 2001, Tucker casually refers to people and things as 'da bomb' which unfortunately has gone out of style.  If you've read this far into the post, I'm guessing it's because you knew exactly which scenes I was referring to and you wanted to watch them and then see where I'm going with this.  I want to convey the excitement of shared interests.  It's always fun when someone expresses interest in things that you enjoy.  Long time collaborators Zion I and J.Period linked up for a warm up mixtape to Zion I's upcoming album release.  I had heard the Zion I x Little Dragon Remix earlier this week so my expectations were already set high.  I wasn't expecting them to produce a stellar tape made up almost entirely of my current favorite artists.  Not only are the features and samples amazing, never before have I heard such a varied mixtape.  We get remixes, added features from Zion I, samples with new verses, samples mixed with old verses, and straight, unadulterated hip-hop.  I was really blown away by the selections so I think it's fair to call it da bomb.

There are tracks by previous Push Up Ya Lighter post stars such as SBTRKT and Little Dragon, Blu, Danny Brown, and Curren$y.  I would be willing to bet lots of Curren$y A$AP that my most played list from the past few months contains the particular songs included here by Kendrick Lamar, Theophilus London, Azealia Banks, Frank Ocean, and Action Bronson.  And of course, there are nods to some of hip-hop's legends as J.Period mixes in verses and instrumentals from The Roots, Andre 3000, Nas, and MF Doom.  Hell, even the interludes are interesting!  Normally those are an instant skip but this time we get a vocal sample of Morgan Freeman from the show, Through The Wormhole.  And Lights is sampled!  That alone should be enough to hit DOWNLOAD.

Stream the uncut mix above and click the download link for a zipped file of the separate tracks.