the Labwerx crew has been working in tandem with Underground Syndicate recently, and a huge help to the success that we are enjoying today has been made possible from this man: an old school Florida Breaks DJ who shares the same ideals as us – Loyalty, Dedication, and PLUR – none other than DJ Exzile himself. Be sure to look out for him and other Underground Syndicate DJs on future Labwerx events, and check his 20 min mix out that finished 10th out of over 200 DJs in a Scion mix competition.
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Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, John W. Rickman III aka. Exzile has been into music since the early 1990’s. He was 10 years old when he started listening to Hip Hop and Booty Bass music. He craved for more music each day until he was old enough to start mixing in night clubs and bars. He got his first residency at the age of 20 in March 2000 at Area 51 Night Club in Lawrenceville, Georgia, as the house DJ where he mixed and re-mastered CD’s, vinyl and controlled audio amplifiers for live playback, and also controlled lighting for high volume clientele on the dance floor. From there his passion for music and genre jumping accelerated. He then got his second residency in October 2002 at The Atlanta Ice Forum, where the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team practiced, mixing Top 40 mainstream music with Electronic music such as Trance and Break-beats while people ice skated during public sessions on Friday and Saturday nights as the House DJ, taking his career to unimaginable limits. As his non stop drive for the quest of finding newer and better music to mix with, He landed his third residency in January 2004 at Jillian’s Entertainment at Discover Mills Mall where he controlled the dance floor mixing DVD music videos, with high energy dance music such as House, Break-Beats, Trance, Top 40, Hip Hop, Rap and 80’s all together for high volume clientele, and Rocking the House!!! October 2006 Exzile comes out with FearStyle Recordingz his future production company in the making, along with his first Promo CD called Negative Aggression Phaze 1 “Fear What You Feel”, and was also booked for Cyber Raver 6.0 at the Jungle Night Club in Atlanta that month as well. Following his dream and never giving up starts meeting some major contacts in the music industry that will help him in the future of this business. As you can see there’s nothing stopping Exzile from achieving his dreams, goals, ambitions, desires and passion for what he loves to do and his way of surviving life.
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Underground Syndicate / Evil-Iz-Me Ent. / Pro Logic Entertainment / Labwerx / ATL
last saturday the awesome guys over at EDM Soundsystem (Georgia’s longest running and most popular EDM radio show) had me come do a special mix for them, and a first for dubstep (not to mention THUGSTEP) on their show in its entire history. i feel honored to be a part of that, and honestly believe this to be my best mix to date. so strap in for 2 hours of quality dubstep (and a bit of thugstep — couldn’t go too hard due to radio guidelines ), in what is sure to be a pioneering set from the Dirty South Thugstep pioneer himself:
L-OW – Lost Valley
Breakage – Rain – Digital Soundboy Recording Co.
Guido – Shades Of Blue – Punch Drunk
DJ Madd – Someone [Breakage Unspecified Remix] – Black Box
Shortstuff, Mickey Pearce – Tripped Up [Ramadanman Re-Edit] – Ramp Recordings
Skream – Memories Of 3rd Base
Rude Kid – Shark’s Back
DJ Hipnotikk – Everyday I’m Rollin (Rick Ross vs. Benga)
Search & Destroy – Candyfloss [Loefah Remix] – Hotflush Recordings
DJ Dore, Soroka – Time Change – Code of Arms
Gangsta Na Play aka Numa Crew – World Of Ragga
DJ Hipnotikk – Mission In Ya System (Grit Boyz vs. Potentz)
Caustik – Herbman [HD4000 Remix] – Filthy Digital
Eddie K, Mensah – Steady As She Goes – HENCH
Big Kuntry King Vs. Reform – Throwback (Feat. TI) (DJ Nappy Dubstep Mix)
OSC – Think Forward
DJ Hipnotikk – I Beat Hip Hop (Dead Prez vs. Caspa)
Kartma – Goldmine – Abstract Logic Recordings
Trolley Snatcha – We Rock The Forest – Dub Police Records
Badness (Feat. Skepta/Lil Nasty – Nightmare (Cotti & Cluekid Remix)
Trolley Snatcher – Scattah – Dub Police Records
First City – Envy [6Blocc Remix] – Code of Arms
DZ – Break It Down
DJ Hipnotikk – Explicitly Draped Up (Bun B vs. EmalKay)
Three 6 Mafia – Stay Fly [DJ Hipnotikk Dubstep Remix]
Rude Kid – Are You Ready?
Distal – Attempt At Yellow – Embassy Recordings
The Others – Karma – Dub Police Records
Four Tet – Love Cry [Joy Orbison Remix] – Music Response Records
Grace Jones – Love You To Life [Mala & Digital Mystikz Remix] – Wall Of Sound
Digital Mystikz – Anti-War Dub (feat. Spen G)
Digital Mystikz – Ancient Memories [Skream Remix]
Caspa – Noise Disorganiser
Cluekid – Hovercraft
Caski – The Original
Matty G – Turf W*rz – Scion Audio Visual/Dub Police
Tunnidge – Geddeon – Deep Medi Musik
Caspa – For The Kids
Lil Jon & Three 6 Mafia Vs. Coki – Act A Fool (DJ Nappy Dubstep Remix)
Radikal Guru – Strong Dub – Dubbed Out
Tes La Rok – Cold Blooded
Sukh Knight – Shooting Stars – True Tiger
Tes La Rok – Gunshot
KRio – Escape Route
Donaeo – Riot Music [Skream! Remix]
Benga & Coki – Night [Digital Soundboy Remix]
TRACKLIST:
Liquid Stranger – Deep Down Below – Original Mix
RSD – Good Energy – Original Mix
Eddie K, Mensah
Steady As She Goes – Original Mix
Olie Bassweight – Dreaming Dimensions – Original Mix
RSD – Love of Jah Light – Original Mix
Matty G – Nuff A Dis – Original Mix
Von D, DJ Madd – U – Original Mix
Grace Jones – Love You To Life – Mala & Digital Mystikz Remix
RSD – Heavenly Dub – Original Mix
Rod Azlan – Selektah! – Unitz Version
Roommate, Nibe – Guava Rum – Von D Ginger Remix
DJ Dore, Soroka – Time Change – Original Mix
Roommate, Nibe – Dreader Than Dread – Original Mix
Liquid Stranger – Welcome To My Culvert – Original Mix
Quad Control – I’m Back Up – Original Mix
Matty G – Strollin’ – Original Mix
Distal – Attempt At Yellow – Original Mix
Tunnidge – Geddeon – Original Mix
Liquid Stranger – Deep Down Below – Original Mix
RSD – Good Energy – Original Mix
Sub Scape – Midnight – Original Mix
Four Tet – Love Cry – Joy Orbison Remix
Crisis.dub – Bad Menace – Original Mix
DJ Dore – Croton River Dub – Original Mix
Emika – Double Edge – Pinch Remix
Benga – Transform – Original Mix
Eddie K, Mensah – Steady As She Goes – Original Mix
Potentz – Mic Check feat. Solo Banton – Original Mix
Rod Azlan – Selektah! – Unitz Version
we’re back again at TNS, this time on SATURDAY, MAY 8. big things coming this time, we’re bringing in some of ATL’s best bass selectors. PLUS, Daddy’s Money will be making his first Labwerx appearance!!!
Who: Jeremy Kirk, Don Darko, Daddy’s Money, Durty Harry, Hipnotikk
Where: TNS Bar Room – 467 Flat Shoals (www.tnsbarroom.com)
When: May 8, 2010, 11PM-3AM
i’ve been itching to get this mix together..well, since i finished the last one. i honestly believe thugstep is on its way to being a respected (sub-)genre, and 2010 may be the breakthrough year. big ones out to all the producers, DJs, blogs, and all the thugsteppas that keep this movement strong. get hip to it, because it’s not going away..
Young Jeezy vs. TRG – Miss Me With That Rap Shit (DJ Nappy Mix)
Charlie P – Grimey Dirty South (Feat. Kaotick)
DJ Hipnotikk – Who Rollin (Three 6 Mafia vs. Tes La Rok)
DJ Hipnotikk – I Beat Hip Hop (Dead Prez vs. Caspa)
DJ Hipnotikk – Darkness Neva Falls Upon Us (Trillville vs. Tes La Rok)
DJ Hipnotikk – Never Cheeky (Undaground Soundz vs. Jay Z)
DJ Hipnotikk – Sweatshop Money (Yung Ralph vs. ILLGATES & Antiserum)
Dorrough – Ice Cream Paint Job [Chango Rmx]
Missy Elliot – She’s A Bitch [Ashburner Rmx]
Ludacris – How Low Can You Go [Yoseph Rmx]
DJ Hipnotikk – Bakin Bread Swervin (Blackjack vs. Bar 9)
DJ Hipnotikk – Dirtbag My Patna Dem (Rich Kids vs. Silencer)
DJ Hipnotikk – Kryptonite Slags (Purple Ribbon vs. Caspa)
DJ Hipnotikk – Badman Run This (Lil Wayne & Birdman vs. Kromestar)
DJ Hipnotikk – Explicitly Draped Up (Bun B vs. EmalKay)
Outkast – Bombs Over Baghdad [Stenchman's Cheeky Bums Over Bod Dad Refix]
DJ Hipnotikk – Radical Thug Style (2pac vs. Distance)
Lil Jon – Snap Yo Fingers [subPRIME Rmx]
DJ Hipnotikk – Rasputin’s Mind Right (Bleek vs. Doctor P)
DJ Hipnotikk – Money Aint How We Do (JD & Jay Z vs. DZ)
DJ Hipnotikk – Everyday I’m Rollin (Rick Ross vs. Benga)
DJ Hipnotikk – Rock Salt Shaker (Ying Yang Twins vs. Matty G)
DJ Hipnotikk – ATLiens, Episode 1 (Outkast vs. Quad Control)
hope everyone’s been well. while we might have been slacking on new posts here, rest assured we’ve been hard at work! in case you haven’t heard, the Labwerx crew has a new residency at TNS Bar-Room in East Atlanta (www.tnsbarroom.com) – every month we’re hosting AWOL, showcasing all types of amazing bass-heavy music. dubstep, electro, house, drum&bass, hip hop, breaks.. it’s ALL good! last month we brought in ATL DnB legend Don Darko (www.myspace.com/dondarko01) who laid it down HARD. this time around we’re bringing in Athens heavyweights DJ Triz (www.myspace.com/djtriz) and T8r(tot) (www.myspace.com/t8rtot84), and it happens to be the second stop on T8r’s Southeast tour. these guys lay it down, everything from breaks to electro to hip hop, live sampling and remixing, synth work – it was only a matter of time before we brought these guys in! definitely gonna be a smashed out night, be there!
This saturday hasn’t come quick enough, with anticipation lingering since the NYE bash, we’re finally throwing down Love in Paradise in a few days. Hipnotikk and Durty Harry will be in the mix along with Rebel Music and, as always, our good friends Tempelis. If you’re in ATL this weekend, be there! We got madddd drink specials to make sure everyone’s feelin right!
it’s been coming for a minute, but i’m happy to say the first thugstep mix is out! big ups to DJ Cable, DJ Nappy, RockTheDub.Com (Khal), and all my people who have supported the movement. all you guys rock. let’s get to it!
Smitty Vs. Burial – Lil Haiti [Nappy Dubstep Mix]
Kollosus – Breakin Bread [Phaseone Remix]
DJ Hipnotikk – Still Tippin Behind Closed Doors (Mike Jones Vs. Kromestar)
DJ Hipnotikk – What It Do (Lil Flip Vs. Kromestar)
DJ Hipnotikk – Keep It Trill
DJ Hipnotikk – Stuntin Like Kromestar (Lil Wayne & Birdman Vs. Kromestar)
6blocc – Rawer (Feat. Big Daddy Kane)
DJ Hipnotikk – Runnin & Shootin (Lil Wayne & Birdman Vs. Sukh Knight)
DJ Hipnotikk – Lions Like Yeah (Bg Vs. Malente & Dex)
DJ Hipnotikk – What You Act Like You Know (T.I. Vs. Nero)
DJ Hipnotikk – ‘Ard Dubs (Master P Vs. Caspa & The Others)
Rich Kids – Patna Dem (Mad Decent Patna’s Rmx by DJA)
DJ Hipnotikk – 28 Hours About Dre (Dr. Dre & Eminem Vs. 12th Planet)
DJ Hipnotikk – Trigger Finger Kings (Slim Thug Vs. Benny Page & Zero G)
DJ Hipnotikk – Bombs Over The Basement (Outkast Vs. Reso)
Wu-Tang – Let’s Get It [Evol Intent Remix]
Lil Jon Vs. Coki – Act A Fool (Feat. Three 6 Mafia) [Nappy Dubstep Mix]
Big Kuntry King Vs. Reform – Throwback (Feat. T.I.) [Nappy Dubstep Mix]
Big Cas Vs. Hijack – Check My Feet [Nappy Dubstep Mix]
Dorrough Music Vs. Sukh Knight – Diesel Paint Job [LOL Boys Blend]
yeah, it’s after NYE, but i haven’t gotten a chance to post this mix up officially yet. so here’s a medium-length electro dance set from the newest addition to the Labwerx family: Daddy’s Money
N.A.S.A. – Gifted (Treasure Fingers Remix)
Electrixx – Tetris
Defunct! – Pingo Pongo (feat. Sandra D’Angelo) [Deviant Sound System Remix]
Rye Rye – Wassup (Crookers Remix)
Annie – Anthonio (Designer Drugs Remix)
Lady GaGa – Bad Romance (Chew Fu H1N1 Remix)
FUKKK OFFF – Rave Is King (Le Castle Vania Remix)
Fires of Rome – Set In Stone (Dada Life Remix)
Hyper Crush – Robo Tech
Kid Sister – Pro Nails (feat. Kanye West)
), in what is sure to be a pioneering set from the Dirty South Thugstep pioneer himself:
