Hey kiddies, let me introduce you Mr. Pete Babb, better known as Dj Enki.
Back in the day before mp3s ran rampant and blog sites like this even existed, if you wanted to steal music...
...you traded tapes. Dubs, 1st generation, 2nd and 3rd copies with hissing so loud it competed with the vocals. Well, one of the first message boards I frequented I met some cool folks who hit me off with some real gems.
Enter Pete, hip hop affectionado / deejay living across the country in NC. I reached out to him cause he possessed what I considered the holy grail of all tapes, a copy of the infamous Hieroglyphics vs Hobo Junction battle from the Wake Up Show (circa '95). I think I ended up sending this fool 5 bucks through the postal services and hooked me up proper.
Since those days, I followed Enki's career and his eventual trek over here to the Bay Area. For 10 years now, he's become a mainstay here in the local scene while also reaching out nationally as well. He's the newest member of the Oakland Faders and has extended his production credits to the likes of OM recording artists Zeph & Azeem.
Still one of my favorite mix CDs that he put out a while back was entitled Sumthin' for Bumpin' in the Stabbin' Cabin. I hope that's somewhat self-explanatory. Its a little bit of funk, a little bit of hip hop and a whole lot of smooth grooves to Stab to.
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This shit is good, on some, commute to work on casual friday, type shit.
That's my word.
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