If you want to get a good idea of how electronic dance music and rap music are really cross-pollinating, Diplo's radio show is usually a great place to start. Mixes from the likes of Mr. Carmack, Cashmere Cat, Branchez, DJ Slow, RL Grime, are just some of the finer artists to showcase this mix, but few have done it like Toronto's Thugli. The duo took over Diplo's show at the top of the month to deliver an hour of some of best in rap and trap. If you're looking for straight up dance vibes, this isn't it. This is a fire, current RAP MUSIC mix that perfectly shows just how the two worlds are merging.
Cuts from Salva, Kendrick Lamar, Canblaster, and Purity Ring lure you in. By the end of the mix though? Smacked. Thugli expertly mixes in a who's who of rap stars like Kanye West, Rick Ross, A$AP Ferg, Drake, and Future alongside electronic music stars like Baauer, Yellow Claw, araabMUZIK, Falcons, Ta-ku, and Chase & Status. This mix isn't for the stubborn or those still clinging to too many genre names. Just turn this up and power through the week.
Tracklist:
01. Purity Ring - Grandloves
02. Martin $ky - Pearl Gawd
03. Pusha T - King Push
04. Cashmere Cat - Kiss Kiss (Canblaster Remix)
05. Sufjan Stevens - Futile Devices (Shigeto Remix) Ryan Playground Cover
06. Salva - Issey Miyake
07. Young Jeezy - Hustle Hard G-Mix (Acapella)
08. AraabMuzik - I Live My Life
09. Kendrick Lamar - B*tch Don't Kill My Vibe
10. THUGLI - Out Of My Mind
11. RL Grime - Because Of U
12. Wiley - And Again ft. God's Gift
13. Donae'o - I'm Fly (Redlight Remix)
14. Panteros666 - Baby F-16
15. Dubbel Dutch - Deepa (Vocal Mix
16. Grandtheft - Hear This ft. Deejay Theory (GT VIP EDIT)
17. Disclosure - When A Fire Starts To Burn (DÜME Remix)
18. Rampage - Fire
19. Busta Rhymes - Light Your Ass On Fire (Acapella)
20. gLAdiator - The Weekend
21. Zooly - Rollin
22. Falcons - Be Quiet
23. Grandtheft & Hedspin - Mobbin'
24. Yellow Claw - DJ Turn It Up (Nick Bike Edit)
25. Baauer & RL Grime - Infinite Daps
26. Sage The Gemini & Iamsu! - Gas Pedal (Salva Remix)
27. Future - Sh*t (Acapella)
28. Meek Mill - Str8 Like That
29. David Banner - Like A Pimp ft. Lil' Flip
30. Memphis Bleek - Is That Your Chick ft. Jay-Z & Missy Elliot
31. Trick Daddy - Shut Up
32. Wayvee - Winning
33. Chase & Status - Machine Gun ft. Pusha T
34. Kanye West - Send It Up (THUGLI Remix)
35. Ta-Ku - Diamonds Mouth
36. Rick Ross - MC Hammer (Instrumental)
37. French Montana & Rick Ross - Marble Floors (THUGLI Remix)
38. Jay-Z & Rick Ross - F*ckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt (THUGLI Remix)
39. Yellow Claw & LNY TNZ - Last Night Ever (THUGLI Remix)
40. DJ Sliink & DJ Fresh Direct - Murder
41. 12th Planet & Mayhem - Murdaaa
42. Yellow Claw & Cesqeaux - IBETCHU
43. THUGLI - What Happened
44. Baauer - Snap
45. THUGLI - Listen Up
46. Drake - Worst Behavior (THUGLI Remix)
47. A$AP Ferg - Shabba Ranks (Remix)
48. Schoolboy Q - Man of the Year
49. Keys N Krates - Bad Habits