Rap + Guitars + Hippie Beats = A Cool Alternative Mix

Let me jumpstart your week once more with somethin' unexpected. Here's a mix I did containing some of my favorite alternative rock tunes, circa 2000-2003 (if am not mistaken). Once again, I'll try my very best to make this blog interesting and not just concentrate on one or two genres.

I'll be taking you back to the time when there was an explosion of alternative rock incorporating rap and hip hop beats with a DJ/turntablist as a member of the band (am I hearing Linkin Park and Incubus). If you were a fan or even just enjoyed the Beck'ish sound, some rap metal and alternative rock, you've come to the right place.

It's also a good thing, my buddy, djDoc, shared some of his CultureShock tunes, which are nice remixes of these classic alternative rock tracks as it really doesn't change the structure of the song and remains just like the original with some added flava. Once again, thanks man!

For today's mix, you'll be hearing funky laidback to sometimes loud grungy and rap metal tunes from Beck, Jack Johnson, Linkin Park, Evanescence, Fatboy Slim, Lo-Fidelity All Stars, Cypress Hill, Dave Matthews Band, Limp Bizkit, Sugar Ray, Incubus, Modest Mouse, Beastie Boys and more.

Tracklist:

1) Diskobox - Beck

2) Name Of The Game - The Crystal Method

3) Rock Superstar - Cypress Hill

4) Friends + Family - Trik Turner

5) Drive - Incubus

6) This Love - Maroon 5

7) 19-2000 - Gorillaz

8) Where Its At (Ultimix) - Beck

9) Nookie - Limp Bizkit

10) In The End - Linkin Park

11) Bring Me To Life - Evanescence

12) Flake - Jack Johnson

13) Crash Into Me (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Dave Matthews Band - my ultimate fave of all the tracks here.

14) Float On - Modest Mouse

15) Battleflag - Lo-Fidelity All Stars

16) Gangsta Trippin' - Fatboy Slim

17) Alive - Beastie Boys

18) All Star - Smash Mouth

19) Every Morning - Sugar Ray

20) Praise You - Fatboy Slim

21) Crazy - Gnarls Barkley - my wifey's fave

22) Butterfly - Crazy Town

23) Ch Check It Out - Beastie Boys

Link... A Cool Alternative Mix - The Beatmeister

Just remember that life would be boring without some twists and turns...