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DJ/Rupture: "Harlem Is Nowhere" (Mixtape)

8:52 a.m. · January 14, 2011 · by Nick Neyland

DJ/Rupture rarely rests, and his latest project involved making a mix to compliment the recent book titled Harlem is Nowhere by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts. The Fader reports that the book is “named after a Ralph Ellison essay that deals with the black and the human experience of being without a stable identity or place in society,” and you can read more about it and/or order a copy via this link. Rupture’s mix features a typically eclectic selection, from Gil Scott-Heron’s “New York Is Killing Me” to tracks by Das Racist and Shabazz Palaces. Head over here to download it for free, and check out the track list below.

1. DJ Rupture, Matt Shadetek, and Chief Boima: Elegy for Mr Peach (Rupture mix)

2. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “It’s a Long Story”

3. Shabazz Palace:– kill white t, parable of the nigga who barrels stay hot, made by hardkings@freecasino.blk

4. Maga Bo: Saye Mbott feat. ALIF

5. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “Change Your State of Mind”

6. DJ Rupture, Matt Shadetek: Don’t Give It All Up feat. Jahdan Blakkamoore and Aku (mudd mix)

7. DJ Rupture: Schomburg Approach / Congress Hiss

8. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “Searching for the Underground City”

9. Pursuit Grooves: Pressure

10. Superfront PSA: English version

11. Rev. Johnny L. Jones: I Got Drunk for the Lord / Train is Moving on

12. Gil Scott-Heron: New York Is Killing Me

13. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “The Magnitude of the Current Crisis”

14. Yannis Kyriakides & Andy Moor: School Burnt Down

15. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “Everything is Gonna Be Alright”

16. Jennie C. Jones: You Make Me Feel Like 100 Billie Holiday Songs

17. DJ Rupture, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Timeblind: “Rajah Rabo’s 5-Star Mutuel Dream Book”

18. Timeblind: Slow Conv Stryder 2

19. Nettle: Ballad of Jimmy Hollin (Leafcutter John remix)

20. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “Why Are You Scared of Reparations?”

21. Lamin Fofana: What Elijah Said

22. Das Racist: Puerto Rican Cousins

23. Superfront PSA: Spanish version

24. Sekreto: Gota (El Hijo de la Cumbia remix)

25. Jahdan Blakkamoore: Dollar Van (skit)

26. Timeblind: Rastabomba

27. Richard Skelton: Threads Across the River

28. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “Even the Dead Will Not Be Safe”

29. DJ Rupture, Matt Shadetek, and Chief Boima: Elegy for Mr Peach (Rupture mix)

30. Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts: “See You Next Year At the Parade”