Winter Mixtape: 0116: Harold Stallworth Edition

Harold Stallworth makes a mix to help keep us warm during winter.

Harold Stallworth only drinks sparkling water.

This was originally intended to be a fall mixtape, but my laptop and turntable conked out around the same time back in October. Fortunately, I was able to get both repaired and now all is right with the world. Anyway, before my stuff broke, I came across a remix project that pairs a bunch of Nas vocals with beats from The Infamous. It’s a cool project overall (check it out here), but what really caught my attention was the “Nas Is Like” blend over “Drink Away the Pain.” It works surprisingly well over a bouncier, jazzier beat. The only drawback is that for some reason it doesn’t include the final verse, which I think might be my favorite of the three. The rest of the songs featured here seemed like a good match with regard to style and tempo.

Download: Winter Mix: Harold Stallworth

1. The Lox - Chest 2 Chest Freestyle

2. Raekwon - Range Rover Sport

3. Camp Lo - Can I Get A

4. Nas - Nas Is Life (Infamous Remix)

5. Kleer - I Still Love You

6. Grand Puba - I Like It (Quelle Chris Remix)

7. Sid Roams - Fly High (Instrumental)

8. Nightwind - Why Can’t We

9. Hall & Nash - Lobos

10. Stanley Clarke & George Duke - You’re Gonna Love It