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    Ghetto Division's Chicago Mix for XLR8R City Guide Podcast

    Podcast 126: Ghetto Division's Chicago Mix

    When it came time to commission someone for the Chicago edition of our City Guide podcast series, we here at XLR8R spent weeks brainstorming and tossing around possible candidates, many of them legends in their own right. After all, we were talking about Chicago, the birthplace of house music. But then we received an email out of the blue from Ghetto Division, an energetic crew of young Windy City DJs and producers whose roll call includes founders Rob Threezy, Maddjazz, Charlie Glitch, and Rampage alongside newer members Lorenzo Vektor, D-51, MoonMan, M-Dok, Sigma, and Louie Cue. The guys were actually volunteering to tackle the Chicago podcast, promising to do justice to their city's rich house music history while also incorporating the newest Chicago sounds. We'd heard amazing things about Ghetto Division's Southside Shakedown parties, and their passion for their hometown and the podcast was convincing to say the least, so we took a bit of a risk and handed it over to them. And boy, did they deliver—this mix is MASSIVE, covering 90 tracks in fewer than 70 minutes and running the gamut from acid house classics and Chicago legends like Cajmere, Fast Eddie, and DJ Funk (to name a few) to the newer, bassier, and occasionally Latin-flavored sounds of the crew's own productions. If this is the future of Chicago, the city has nothing to worry about.


    Intro
    Fast Eddie "Hip House 89'" (DJ International)
    Julian "Jumpin" Perez ft Kool Rock Steady "Ain't We Funky Now" (DJ International)
    Maurice "This Is Acid" (Trax)
    Cajmere "Coffee Pot (Percolator)" (Club House)
    Armando "100% Dissin You" (Warehouse)
    Cajmere ft. Derrick Carter "Wet Dream" (Cajual)
    MD3 "The Pressure Cooker" (Underground)
    Mike Dunn "Magic Feet" (Westbrook)
    Mike Dunn "So Let it Be House" (Westbrook)
    Mr Fingers "Can You Feel It" (Trax)
    Mr. Fingers "Washing Machine" (Trax)
    Mike Dunn "Life Goes On" (Westbrook)
    Debo "South Side" (Dance Mania)
    House Master Boys "House Nation" (Dance Mania)
    Adonis "Were Rocking Down the House" (Trax)
    Mr. Lee "I Cant Forget" (Trax)
    The Outhere Bros "Pass the Toilet Paper" (Af-Ryth-Mix Sounds)
    The PJ Project "Nice-N-Fast" (Power)
    Cajmere "Chit Chat" (Club House)
    DJ Sneak "Work It" (Defiant)
    Farley "Give Yourself to Me" (Trax)
    Tyree "Acid Crash" (House Musik)
    DJ Deeon "Freak Like Me" (Promo)
    The Mixmasters "In The Mix" (DJ International)
    Fast Eddie "Clap Your Hands" (DJ International)
    Fast Eddie "Git On Up" (DJ International)
    Z-Factor "Fantasy" (Mitchball)
    Fingers Inc. "Mystery of Love" (DJ International)
    Tyree ft Chic "I Fear The Night" (Underground)
    Fast Eddie "Make Some Noise" (DJ International)
    Kool Rock Steady "Let's Get Hyped" (DJ International)
    Fast Eddie "Acid Thunder" (DJ International)
    Pierre's Pfantasy Club "Got the Bug" (Trax)
    Ralphie Rosario "You Used to Hold Me" (Hot Mix 5)
    DJ Funk "Funk Me Right" (Dance Mania)
    Paul Johnson "Feel My MF Bass" (Dance Mania)
    DJ Hyperactive "Venus" (Missile)
    DJ Funk "Pass It Around" (Dance Mania)
    Cajmere "Jungle Jazz" (Cajual)
    Dajae "You Got Me Up" (Cajual)
    DJ Tragic "Wasted Time" (UC Music)
    Dance Works "Dem Rats" (UC Music)
    The Outhere Brothers "Boom Boom Boom" (House Nation)
    DJ Sneak "Flip It" (Relief)
    RT "Can We All Just Get Along" (Cajual)
    Dajae "Brighter Days" (Cajual)
    Cajmere "Conflict" (Cajual)
    Cajmere "Coffee Pot (Percolator)" (Club House)
    CZR "Ghetto Muzik" (IHR)
    Green Velvet "Lalalalala" (Cajual)
    Jammin' Gerald "Pump That Shit" (Dance Mania)
    Jammin' Gerald "Pump On The Floor" (Dance Mania)
    Steve Poindexter "Compter Maddness" (Muzique)
    Lidell Townsell "Get With U" (Mercury)
    Eric Martin "Fire Alarm" (Dance Mania)
    Fast Eddie "Big Ol Booty" (IHR)
    CZR "Seizure" (IHR)
    Blaxican "Bounce Dat Booty" (IHR)
    Tyree "Dat Ass" (Renegade)
    MCM-13 "Big Fat Juicy Booty" (Jasper Stone)
    MCM-13 "How To Run A Train" (Jasper Stone)
    The Kix "Feelin You" (UC Music)
    DJ Bam Bam "Da Hard Beats" (UC Music)
    Kevin Halstead "Hands Up" (UC Music)
    Alex Peace "Let Your Mind Be Free" (UC Music)
    Kevin Halsted "Hands in Da Air" (UC Music)
    Dance Works "Burnin'" (UC Music)
    Rick Garcia "The Predator" (IHR)
    Rick Garcia "The DJ Rocks" (UC Music)
    Stacy Kidd "Get with It" (Titled)
    Johnny Fiasco "Zig Zag" (Hot Trax)
    DJ Jes "I Gave You Love" (Fresca)
    CZR "Southside Chicago" (IHR)
    Hispanic Syndicate Empire "Strong Feeling" (IHR)
    Stacy Kidd "Give It To Me" (Dance Mania)
    Rampage & Nader "Get Up" (Ghetto Division)
    M-Dok "Busta" (Ghetto Division)
    Maddjazz "Jack Move" (Ghetto Division)
    Jose 2 Hype "Closet Freak (Charlie Glitch Remix)" (2HYPE)
    Bingo Players "Devotion (M-dok Remix)"
    Rob Threezy "La Chalupa" (Ghetto Division)
    Jose Zaragoza "Shindigin' (Charlie Glitch Remix)" (Deep Hype)
    Rob 3 "All My Time" (2HYPE)
    Louie Cue "Feedback (M-dok Remix)" (Ghetto Division)
    Charlie Glitch "The Talk"
    Maddjazz "N2 The Music" (Ol' Head)
    Knuckles "Headfones (M-dok Remix)"
    Maddjazz "I Don't Play" (Ghetto Division)
    Charlie Glitch "Chambermaid Swing"
    D-51 "Mi Trompeta" (Ghetto Division)

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  • FREE DOWNLOAD: The Bmore Project 2: Rob Threezy, Rampage & Maddjazz

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      • MADDJAZZ

        dude we need to edit those shoutouts ! Maria isnt in the picture anymore hahaha !

        2 years ago

  • Ghetto Division Live Every Friday

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    Ghetto Division Live Every Friday

    December 1, 2009


    One of my favorite movements over the last couple years is not in Washington DC and surprisingly is not in Baltimore either.  Its what’s going on right now in the south side of Chicago.  Most of you already know that its the Ghetto Division which includes some of Chicago’s best Dj’s and producers.  The roster is very talent heavy with the likes of Rampage, Maddjazz, Rob Threezy, Charlie Glitch, Moonman, D-51, M-dok and Louie Cue.  All very well known throughout the globe with releases on Mad Decent, Nightshifters, Idiot House, T&A records.  Their production game is on another level by making tracks that involve a diversity of different genres and different era’s of house music.  They use a perfect blend of house with amazing vocals and find a way to convert it into a big room monster such as Rampage’s “Loving U is easy” and Rob Threezy’s “Your Love”.  You can find their tracks on Beatport.  If you don’t have these dudes in your Serato folders, chances are I don’t like you as a person.  2010 will be a total fail if DC cant get these guys out here.  Last week I stumbled upon a weekly radio show that Rampage and Maddjazz are doing live on http://restrictedradio.com/  I don’t know the exact location details but as you will see on the live video stream, it seems like an empty building somewhere in Chicago with the walls properly tagged.  Fucking instant awesome.  The show is every Friday.  Maddjazz and Rampage got on around 10pm est which is 9pm Chicago time (No shit).  this may be subject to change so make sure you follow the Rampage, Maddjazz, and Ghetto Division on twitter in case anything changes.  Here is one of my favorite mixes from Rampage that he did last year.  If it isn’t one of the best mixes you have ever heard, then I will fight you, and that’s no lie.

    Make sure to tune in this Friday!                              

    Mnuvrs Mixtape Vault [9]: DJ Rampage

    http://twitter.com/GHETTODIVISION              

    Tracklisting
    01: Rob 3 – Mike Tyson Theme #2
    02: DJ Sega – Woo Hah! 2
    03: DJ Tameil – Bump Like This
    04: Tim Dolla – Number Advisory
    05: DJ Sega – Power Ranger’s Theme
    06: DJ R.L. – Come On Baby
    07: DJ Sega – Boss Theme
    08: Rob 3- Bounce / Hoochie Mama
    09: Maddjazz – Let Me Show You
    10: Better Then You (Acapella)
    11: Rob 3 – Xplosion
    12: DJ Lil – Dis Shit Right Here
    13: Jose 2 Hype – Be Free (Rob 3 Remix)
    14: The Loungin Collective – Riddim Come 4ward (Herve’s Fire Pon Dem Mix)
    15: Rampage – Fire
    16: The Requesters – Strong Love
    17: Mato Grasso – Thunder (Remix)
    18: Bird Peterson – Shooked
    19: Voodoo Child – Voodoo Child
    20: Romanthony – Let Me Show You Love (Quick Dub)
    21: Rejected – Let’s Go Juno (Harvard Bass More Chords)
    22: Malente & Dex – Hyperactive (Bobmo Remix)
    23: Maddjazz – I Don’t Play (Acapella)
    24: 2wice As Hard – Feel the Beat
    25: The Flight – Shuttle Flight
    26: Rob Threezy – Let’s Go Ravers
    27: Big Sister – Round & Round
    28: Diplo ft Rye Rye – Wassup Wassup (Crookers Happy Remix)
    29: Destroy Disco – Hello
    30: The PJ Project – Cum On
    31: The PJ Project – I Feel Good
    32: Rampage – Do You Ever
    33: Dave Spoon – Background Noise
    34: Boy 8-Bit – Wolfen
    35: Josh Wink – Don’t Laugh (Acapella)
    36: Roy Davis Jr – About Love (Solid Groove Mix)
    37: Kenneth Bager – Fragment Seven (Les Fleur) (Jesse Rose Remix)

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  • The Brotherhood of Ghetto Division interview on Chicagoist.com

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    The Brotherhood Of Ghetto Division



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    Ghetto Division at the Fader/Bacardi Soundcheck in Chicago. Photo by The Urban Lotus.

    In the beginning there was Jack...and Jack had a groove. And from this groove came the grooves of all grooves. And while one day viciously throwing down on his box, Jack boldly declared "Let There Be House" and House music was born.
    — Chuck Roberts, My House, 1987
    Nestled in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago existed a musical mecca where legends gathered and the aspiring came to be enlightened. Hot Jams Records, also known as Pink Machine Studio, was an outpost whose patrons revealed as much about the history of Chicago House as the stacks of records they purchased. From the late '90s through as recently as 2007, Hot Jams filled a role far more significant that sales. For area youth like the Ghetto Division collective, the walls of Hot Jams were a safe haven of late nights, forged friendships and daily inspiration. A few years and countless memories later, Ghetto Division carry the torch of Hot Jams, a group of DJs and producers who challenge the norms of Chicago nightlife and champion the cause of original music making.
    "Our philosophy is stick together, work hard together and don't stop making music," summarized Roberto Herrera (Rob Threezy). Jorge Ortega Jr. (MaddJazz) elaborated, "We are part of the same group because we don't just DJ. We all produce and make our own music. That's why we are all connected. We have that in common." "And we are all minorities, so we understand ourselves," chimed in Carlos Rodriguez (Charlie Glitch).

    A collective in the truest embodiment of the phrase, Ghetto Division boasts a roster of ten main artists, with many of the artists' own younger relatives forming a supporting tier. The group works together to curate events around the city and maintains that a collaborative atmosphere has obvious benefits for their personal music making. "Sometimes I might do something, and show it to Rampage or somebody and he might give me feedback, or an idea that I wouldn't think of. That's the advantage of working in a group," offered Ortega. "It all comes down to making the tracks sound big room, just big, just CHICAGO," added Herrera.

    It's this vein of constructive criticism and like-mindedness that has allowed Ghetto Division to consistently remain the wild card in the cut throat landscape of Chicago nightlife. Quantity of bodies in the club are rarely linked to quality of music and promises of the week's biggest excuses to blackout steamroll genuine sentiment. By promoting original production across a wide variety of genres in favor of DJ sets, thinking diverse and aiming past the end of their block, Ghetto Division have been able to cross geographic and demographic boundaries with their events, all without sacrificing the merits of a packed, thoroughly rocked-out party.

    "We think Tokyo, Paris and London. We don't think Milwaukee and Ashland to Damen," stated Rodriguez. Herrera summarized, "I think I can speak for everyone here. Quality is more important for us than quantity. We want to produce quality music. Educate yourself. Listen to it."

    Thinking outside the boundaries of the city they call home provides needed inspiration for overcoming the challenges of working in Chicago. "We have a stereotype as a city, Haterville. We hate ourselves. People don't show support and we are all trying to do the same thing. If everyone would show each other a little more love, everyone would advance. You've got to reach out to other cities. They show more love than our own sometimes," advised Jose Villalpando (Lorenzo Vektor).

    Don't mistake Ghetto Division's realism for jadedness. They are a group unafraid to lay the cards on the table, but aware that the dealing hand they critique is the same that has led to their success. "Chicago alone has influenced me. The people, the rudeness, the gangs, the homeless, the food, that's what makes me want to keep making music to be honest. Man, I love my city. I just want to bring it back up. I got that love," explained Herrera. Eddie Regalado Jr. (Rampage) sees Chicago as a ground of opportunity for Ghetto Division, "There haven't been a lot of producers coming out of the South Side producing quality stuff since the 90s. It's given us the an advantage. There's a big, open market to do what we want."

    Doing what they want and not being afraid to be a little bit different along the way is exactly what makes Ghetto Division standout. Recognizing the power of music foundations and mentorship, the group has teamed up with Books In The City to offer, beginning November 15, a series of free, all ages Tuesday evening turntable DJ lessons. "We all learned the hard way and taught ourselves. That's why we want to teach people," said Villalpando. Ghetto Division plan to continue their involvement in community building with followup sessions in digital music applications and hope that someday they can create their own version of Hot Jams, a place for kids to go and people to hang out.

    The coming months present an ambitious horizon for the collective, beginning with next weekend's Southside Shakedown party and continuing via a burgeoning relationship with online vendor Beatport, multiple EP releases and the launch of their own label. Ghetto Division show no signs of losing steam and prove that the spirit and influence of Chicago House lives on, a generation and a few genre shifts later.

    Jammed into a booth at Simone's in Pilsen, listening to Charlie Glitch, Rampage, MaddJazz, Lorenzo Vektor and Rob Threezy talk about the glory days of Bad Boy Bill, living out of Hot Jams' upstairs with no heat in the winter, the afternoon Diplo found Herrera's music and of course, girls, it was clear the bonds of Ghetto Division ran deeper than anything we had in our own personal lives. This was music, and this was brotherhood.

    In closing Herrera had one final message to fellow musicians in Chicago, "Just be open minded. Everyone has a different sound and if you are willing to listen to ours, we are willing to listen to yours. Don't be scared to be different. Being different is weird and badass."

    Ghetto Division presents the Southside Shakedown with Kingdom, Ghetto Division DJs, Broken Disco 1980, Chicago Dead Beats, Goldar and Delacutti, Saturday, November 14, at Metro, 3730 N. Clark, 11:30 p.m., $6 before 12:30 a.m., $8 after, 18+.

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