After nearly twenty years in the game,  Organized Noize doesn’t get their due respect.  Their prolific works still manage to be overlooked despite the three-man production team playing an instrumental role  in the creation of widely-accepted classic albums, number one hits and Grammy-winning records, as well as breaking some of the most important artists in Hip-Hop.

Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Sleepy Brown helped pioneer the Southern Hip-Hop movement, kicking down doors at major record labels and raising the ceiling for all artists from below the Mason-Dixon at a time when the industry and nation were still resistant to Southern sounds. They brought us one of the greatest collectives in the history of Hip-Hop, the Dungeon Family, while introducing Outkast and Goodie Mob to the world. They produced the entirety of Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik and Soul Food, not to mention platinum hits for TLC and En Vogue, and even completed songs with Curtis Mayfield. One would think that would be enough to land them a permanent spot in the “Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time” conversation, but all too often Ray, Rico and Sleepy seem to be an afterthought.

It was with this line of thinking in mind that this mix was created. The trio doesn’t rap (though Sleepy Brown has several albums under his belt), and aren’t the most vocal in the media. They let their music do the talking, and Out Of The Darkness operates along the same lines. In 80 minutes, 50 tracks lay out a compelling case for Organized Noize’s inclusion when Hip-Hop fans are speaking of the royal family of production: Dre, RZA, Premier, Pete Rock and the other usual suspects. No less an authority than Big Rube (for the uninitiated, Rube is the voice of the spoken word pieces on classic records from Aquemini to Sir Lucious Leftfoot, as well as the intro to the Future’s Pluto) narrates the disc, helping guide listeners through two decades of productions ranging from the layers of soulful live instrumentation in “Waterfalls” and the early Outkast material to the hard-hitting drums of “They Don’t Dance No Mo” and “Watch For The Hook.”

The project is co-presented by Devil’s Pie, TSS, 2DopeBoyz and Maurice Garland.com, and the amazing cover artwork was illustrated and designed by illadelphsouL (prints can be purchased here). It’s impossible to capture the breadth of Organized Noize’s discography in 50 tracks, but this mix attempts to provide a starting place for listeners to develop their understanding of one of the most underrated production teams in Hip-Hop history.

Download — Trackstar The DJ – Out Of Darkness: The Best Of Organized Noize (Hosted By Big Rube)

TSS Post

Download P.O.E.

Alt Link

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?d8630nbdlj418bu

Stream:

@JimettaRose

Mediafire
TSS post

Download PRESSURE (Right-Click, Save As)

Dick Gregory-Revolution, Evolution Intro
Skipp Coon & Mr Nick-Die Fightin
Tef Poe-Everybody Strapped
Wise Intelligent-A Genocide
Bambu-Sondalo (KMB edit)
NYOil-Nightstick
Immortal Technique/Mos Def-Bin Laden
Nas/David Banner-Middle Finger
Killer Mike-Pressure
Joell Ortiz/Immortal Technique-Modern Day Slavery
Native Gunz-Handcuffs
The Lox-Fuck the Police
Ice Cube-We Had to Tear This Shit Up
Hip Hop For Respect-One Four Love pt 1
Bambu-Peace is Not
Mickey Factz-I’m Sean (50 shots more)
Mystic-Ghetto Birds
Skipp Coon/Mr Nick/David Banner/Luca Brazi-4 28 1967 pt 2
Jay Electronica-Live It
Mystic-Ghetto Lullaby
Jasiri X-What’s Peace?

Download Build & Destroy

Stream:

Download From Marcy to Madison St (Right Click, Save As)

Marcy to Madison St. Final by trackstarthedj4

Download Choose Your Own Adventure (Right Click, Save As)

Download Best Rapper Alive? (Right Click, Save As)

Download Anger & Ambition (Right Click, Save As)

Intro (prod. Johnny Killroy)
Bad Day Worst Day
God in the Building
Ain’t No Love
The Juggernaut
Monster
Grandma’s House
I’ma Shine
Rap Is Dead
Bust
Pressure
You Don’t Want This Life
That’s Life
The Devil is a Lie
Speak Lord
The Next Bitch
Promise I Will Not Lose
I Gotcha
G.T.R.G.
Akshon (Yeah)
Bang
Get Em Shawty
Aye O
Gat Totin
A.D.I.D.A.S.
Dueces Wild
A Dope Story

hosted by Killer Mike.