UpNorthTrips Presents The 10s | Add On, Son: 10 More Special Features Last week, our inaugural edition of The 10s showcased special feature appearances, highlighting guest slots with rap groups by artists from KRS-One to Kool G. Rap. Today, we kick off our second week of The 10s with a follow up installment of rappers displaying their gift to gab in the same format. Notice there are a couple repeat offenders, but no great pretenders. Welcome to the next level.1. EPMD f/ Redman “Hardcore”Album: Business As UsualYear: 1990 Breakdown: Reggie rips a really, really ridiculous rap rhyme (using different letters of the alphabet repetitively throughout) with his Brentwood brothers. Fucking fire. UNT Quotable: “My afro’s in the house!” -Redman 2. Goodie Mob f/ Andre 3000 “Thought Process” Album: Soul Food Year: 1995 Breakdown: Outkast’s Dungeon Family first cousins (led by wise intelligent Cee-Lo Green) bring Andre 3000 in to discuss the frustrations and hardships of southern slum living. UNT Quotable: “I got off at the 13th floor, [but] they told me that there wasn’t one they said it skipped from 12 to 14.” -Andre 3000 3. De La Soul f/ Common “The Bizness”Album: Stakes Is High Year: 1996 Breakdown: Native Tongue vets and Chi-Town’s native son come together beautifully on this bouncy track.UNT Quotable: “Whip anybody’s ass in NBA Live.” -Common 4. Souls Of Mischief f/ Del Tha Funkee Homosapien “‘94 Via Satellite” Album: No Man’s Land Year: 1995 Breakdown: Del hops in the cipher with his Heirogplyphics homies to get busy over a butter Bay Area breakbeat on this sleeper cut from the Souls’ sophomore album. UNT Quotable: “Dirty devils never question us.” -Del Tha Funkee Homosapien 5. Organized Konfusion f/ O.C. “Fudge Pudge” Album: Organized Konfusion Year: 1991 Breakdown: D.I.T.C. MC O.C. hops on the third verse of this O.K. classic. Got it, my G?UNT Quotable: “When you hear the bassline, you’ll be hummin’ it.” -O.C. 6. The Beatnuts f/ Grand Puba “Are You Ready” Album: Street Level Year: 1994 Breakdown: Puba takes a trip out to Queens to spit lingo with latin lyricists JuJu and Psycho Les, over a funky fresh beat and bassline they mixed with maracas or some shit. UNT Quotable: “Beatnuts hit the rhythm, and I join right with ‘em.” -Grand Puba 7. The Alkaholiks f/ Diamond D “Next Level” Album: Coast II Coast Year: 1995 Breakdown: Diamond gets drunk with the Liks for this bi-coastal banger. UNT Quotable: “I’m sippin’ on Pina Colada, two blocks off La Cienega at the Ramada.” -Diamond D 8. Mobb Deep f/ Method Man “Extortion” Album: Hell On Earth Year: 1996 Breakdown: Queensbridge and Shaolin connect once again as Meth and the Mobb showcase their keys to extortion. Give that up kid. UNT Quotable: “Wanna pop the most junk? Be the same motherfucker with the most lumps.” -Method Man9. Artifacts f/ Busta Rhymes “Come On Wit Da Git Down (RMX)” Album: Between a Rock and a Hard Place Year: 1994 Breakdown: The Artifacts enlist Busta Rhymes (and producer Buckwild) to remix their already bangin’ second single, and it turned out to be so ill that they made it a bonus track on the follow-up pressing of the album. UNT Quotable: “Sit back and max relax with the Artifacts, never faking jacks blacks, lyrics bleeding through the entire multi-tracks.” -Busta Rhymes 10. Beastie Boys f/ Q-Tip “Get It Together” Album: Ill CommunicationYear: 1994 Breakdown: Q-Tip gets in the booth with the Beasties for a fun freestyle session of sorts (Tip is definitely going off the head) that they somehow pull together to become an actual song. They must’ve had a blast making this. UNT Quotable: “Phone is ringin’, oh my god.” -Q-Tip Words by @StanIpcus / Mix by @UnitedCrates / Graphics by @CNTRBND

UpNorthTrips Presents The 10s | Add On, Son: 10 More Special Features

Last week, our inaugural edition of The 10s showcased special feature appearances, highlighting guest slots with rap groups by artists from KRS-One to Kool G. Rap. Today, we kick off our second week of The 10s with a follow up installment of rappers displaying their gift to gab in the same format. Notice there are a couple repeat offenders, but no great pretenders. Welcome to the next level.

1. EPMD f/ Redman “Hardcore”
Album: Business As Usual
Year: 1990 
Breakdown: Reggie rips a really, really ridiculous rap rhyme (using different letters of the alphabet repetitively throughout) with his Brentwood brothers. Fucking fire.
UNT Quotable: “My afro’s in the house!” -Redman

2. Goodie Mob f/ Andre 3000 “Thought Process”
Album: Soul Food
Year: 1995 
Breakdown: Outkast’s Dungeon Family first cousins (led by wise intelligent Cee-Lo Green) bring Andre 3000 in to discuss the frustrations and hardships of southern slum living.
UNT Quotable: “I got off at the 13th floor, [but] they told me that there wasn’t one they said it skipped from 12 to 14.” -Andre 3000 

3. De La Soul f/ Common “The Bizness”
Album: Stakes Is High
Year: 1996 
Breakdown: Native Tongue vets and Chi-Town’s native son come together beautifully on this bouncy track.
UNT Quotable: “Whip anybody’s ass in NBA Live.” -Common

4. Souls Of Mischief f/ Del Tha Funkee Homosapien “‘94 Via Satellite”
Album: No Man’s Land
Year: 1995 
Breakdown: Del hops in the cipher with his Heirogplyphics homies to get busy over a butter Bay Area breakbeat on this sleeper cut from the Souls’ sophomore album.
UNT Quotable: “Dirty devils never question us.” -Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

5. Organized Konfusion f/ O.C. “Fudge Pudge”
Album: Organized Konfusion
Year: 1991 
Breakdown: D.I.T.C. MC O.C. hops on the third verse of this O.K. classic. Got it, my G?
UNT Quotable: “When you hear the bassline, you’ll be hummin’ it.” -O.C.

6. The Beatnuts f/ Grand Puba “Are You Ready”
Album: Street Level
Year: 1994 
Breakdown: Puba takes a trip out to Queens to spit lingo with latin lyricists JuJu and Psycho Les, over a funky fresh beat and bassline they mixed with maracas or some shit.
UNT Quotable: “Beatnuts hit the rhythm, and I join right with ‘em.” -Grand Puba

7. The Alkaholiks f/ Diamond D “Next Level”
Album: Coast II Coast
Year: 1995 
Breakdown: Diamond gets drunk with the Liks for this bi-coastal banger.
UNT Quotable: “I’m sippin’ on Pina Colada, two blocks off La Cienega at the Ramada.” -Diamond D

8. Mobb Deep f/ Method Man “Extortion”
Album: Hell On Earth
Year: 1996 
Breakdown: Queensbridge and Shaolin connect once again as Meth and the Mobb showcase their keys to extortion. Give that up kid.
UNT Quotable: “Wanna pop the most junk? Be the same motherfucker with the most lumps.” -Method Man

9. Artifacts f/ Busta Rhymes “Come On Wit Da Git Down (RMX)”
Album: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Year: 1994 
Breakdown: The Artifacts enlist Busta Rhymes (and producer Buckwild) to remix their already bangin’ second single, and it turned out to be so ill that they made it a bonus track on the follow-up pressing of the album.
UNT Quotable: “Sit back and max relax with the Artifacts, never faking jacks blacks, lyrics bleeding through the entire multi-tracks.” -Busta Rhymes

10. Beastie Boys f/ Q-Tip “Get It Together”
Album: Ill Communication
Year: 1994 
Breakdown: Q-Tip gets in the booth with the Beasties for a fun freestyle session of sorts (Tip is definitely going off the head) that they somehow pull together to become an actual song. They must’ve had a blast making this.
UNT Quotable: “Phone is ringin’, oh my god.” -Q-Tip

Words by @StanIpcus / Mix by @UnitedCrates / Graphics by @CNTRBND