The Notorious xx (Biggie x The xx): Free Mixtape

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This mash-up mixtape has been circulating around the blogosphere for a few days now, charming it’s way into the hearts of hip-hop and post-punk dream-pop lovers alike. Mixed and spliced with skillful precision by Bay Area DJ Wait What, The Notorious xx started with the curiosity of hearing Biggie’s “Juicy” over The xx’s “VCR”. Since then, DJ Wait What blended words by the late Notorious B.I.G. onto The xx’s entire debut album, creating something original and inspired.

Watch the video for “Juicy-R”, the song that started it all, below:

You can listen to and download the entire mixtape on the SoundCloud player below:

Download the ZIP here.

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pmablog April 1, 2010 at 8:30 pm

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Brody108 April 1, 2010 at 8:34 pm

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LaurenMJ April 2, 2010 at 12:01 am

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GenAdventure April 2, 2010 at 2:15 pm

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wastemanagement April 1, 2010 at 4:43 pm
wow April 2, 2010 at 1:26 pm

wait…this is terrible

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seth August 2, 2010 at 12:25 am

this is far from terrible.

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Ryan Helminski April 1, 2010 at 5:27 pm

Groovin’ on it.

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caughtintherye (charlie k, wait what) April 1, 2010 at 5:44 pm

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Thanks @pmablog — one of my favorite blogs! RT @pmablog The Notorious xx: Free Mixtape [link to post]

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jgerb April 1, 2010 at 5:45 pm

preeeeeeetty much uh-mazing…

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caughtintherye (charlie k, wait what) April 1, 2010 at 5:45 pm

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Thanks guys– one of my favorite blogs! RT @pmablog The Notorious xx: Free Mixtape [link to post]

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silkandskin (Ben Brewer) April 1, 2010 at 5:54 pm

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@theboydetective [link to post] You need this in your life.

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pmablog (L) April 1, 2010 at 7:04 pm

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mrsoshimbo (=^.^=) April 1, 2010 at 7:05 pm

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mashups of Biggie & The xx (whole xx album) –> RT @pmablog The Notorious xx: Free Mixtape [link to post]

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Brody108 (Broderick) April 1, 2010 at 7:06 pm

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notrightn0w (Jesse McCooz) April 1, 2010 at 7:06 pm

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rtesquivel (Ramon Esquivel) April 1, 2010 at 7:07 pm

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Biggie and The xx… very, VERY interesting. Your thoughts? RT @pmablog: The Notorious xx: Free Mixtape [link to post]

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koolandthegang_ (AlisonMcDonnell) April 1, 2010 at 7:08 pm

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SWEEEEEET – RT @pmablog The Notorious xx: Free Mixtape [link to post]

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caughtintherye (charlie k, wait what) April 1, 2010 at 7:09 pm

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Picked up by one of my favorite blogs – thanks guys! RT @pmablog The Notorious xx: Free Mixtape [link to post]

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Kyle April 2, 2010 at 11:04 am

This is ILL!

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alvin April 5, 2010 at 6:57 pm

efffin amazing alright

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Anonymous April 7, 2010 at 1:31 pm

this is amazing. not even kidding. i love it.

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Bear April 9, 2010 at 5:52 pm

This is awful.

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Anonymous June 1, 2010 at 12:21 pm

Agreed, many of the records seem forced.

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Ludovic June 6, 2010 at 11:52 pm

Never heard something this good in my entire life…seriously

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lola June 8, 2010 at 9:39 am

did this get taken down? site isn’t loading. boo hiss.

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the_G_list June 8, 2010 at 2:10 pm

@pmablog ugh I was on vac last week and missed the notorious xx & now it’s been taken down

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caughtintherye June 9, 2010 at 12:56 am

@pmablog really appreciate all the love you guys have shown my record (notorious xx) – one of my fav blogs, thanks so much for spreading it!

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Angel April 7, 2011 at 1:15 pm

Truly Fantastic. Lovin’ it.

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