RL Grime: Halloween Mixtape, 2013
When you're a dance producer named RL Grime, the obligation is a Halloween Mix every year until that final headless all Hallow's Eve. Last year, the LA-based producer dropped razor blade apples full of Triple Six Mafia and TNGHT. This year, it's everything from Clipse to LA beat world staples Eprom and Salva (in the form of a Problem remix). There's Sage the Gemini and Rich Homie Quan mixed into classic Dutch techno. That might sound spooky in the pejorative sense of the word, but Grime lives up to his nam -- complete with drops from his namesake, RL Stine.
This isn't exactly a horror-core or fright-inducing mix, but in the same vein as what Salva, Zomby, and the Lucky Me producers have been doing for a while. The trap influence isn't of an 18 year old first discovering Juicy J solo, but through rap heads who found a northwest passage to connect 808 drums and scaffolding collapsing synths. There is even a Lil Wyte cameo. Grime also has an interview up at LA Weekly if you're into that sort of thing. Tracklist and mix below the jump.
RL Grime 2013 Halloween Tracklist
1. RL Stine Halloween Intro 2. Beasts of Babylon- Eprom 3. Drip- Swizzymack 4. Yea Hoe- Gangsta Boo & Sinjin Hawke 5. Time Trial- Jonwayne 6. Theme Song- Audio Push Ft. T.I. 7. Gunshotta (Om Unit Rollers VIP)- Machinedrum 8. Mobbin- Grandtheft & Headspin 9. Mr. Me Too- Clipse Ft. Pharrell 10. Rappers Rapping Rap- Mr. Carmack 11. Like Whaaat (Salva Remix)- Problem 12. Fresh (Lunice Based Remix)- The Pack 13. Bubblegum- Jackal Ft. CRNKN 14. Obedear- Purity Ring 15. Weekend- gLAdiator 16. Gas Pedal- Sage The Gemini 17. ID- ID (Ft. Vybz Kartel) 18. Slip- Baauer 19. Worst Behaviour- Drake 20. Pursuit- Gesaffelstein 21. Ryan Hemsworth Mom Phone Call Interlude 22. Gaddagive- Dark Sky 23. Middle Finger (S-Type Remix)- Dog Blood 24. Where You Been- 2 Chainz Ft. Cap 1 25. Shutterbug- DJ Funeral 26. Hood Pope- A$AP Ferg 27. Party Dip- DJ Yolo Bear 28. Type Of Way- Rich Homie Quan 29. Yeaah (Myrryrs Refix)- D-Shake 30. Turn On The Redlight (Noah Breakfast Edit)- Future Vs. Redlight 31. Flaunt It Remix- LOL Boys 32. Favelas (RL Grime Private Pussy Edit)- Aquadrop 33. Triadzz- Rustie 34. Money On The Floor- Big K.R.I.T. Ft. 2 Chainz, 8Ball & MJG 35. Output 1-2- Joker 36. Oxy Cotton- Lil Wyte