DJ Mensa - Seasons Change

The past few days I’ve had this silky smooth mixtape on heavy rotation. Nothin’ I could say could one-up what the man has to say for himself, so here it is:

It’s that time of year again. You feel that crisp brisk air circulate. You start favouring your greys and browns over your whites, and layering up just makes more sense. You begin to feel more introspective. The feeling of staying close to your friends intensifies. And the prospect of posting up wilding out at a party isn’t as alluring as that of just doing you, possibly with a book or some wine, or nothing at all.

Seasons change.

…I let songs breathe, as they’re all deserved to be heard and the vibe is deserved to be felt. Some synths. Some Lo-Fi. A bunch of recognizable names. A couple unknowns. 33 tracks. 81 minutes. In the words of Stretch Armstrong, this mix is “chonky.”

Check the tracklist & back cover art after the jump.

Kanye West ft. Mos Def & Swizz Beatz – Lord Lord Lord
Pete Rock – A Word of Two
Choclair – Just A Second (DJ Mensa Remix)
High Def – Gone
Joell Ortiz – Sing Like Bilal
Adam Bomb – Wouldn’t Understand
1982 ft. Bun B – You Should Go Home
Assorted Flavors – Make Up Your Mind (DJ Mensa Remix)
Freddie Joachim – What Comes of Dreams
Red Cafe ft. Talib Kweli – I Luv
Trackademicks ft. Phonte – Fool On A Hill
Al B. Sure – Nite & Day (Onra Edit)
MF Doom – daBoom (BasicBlink Remix)
N*E*R*D – Inside of Clouds
Lauryn Hill – Repercussions
Adriana Evans – Waiting
D’Angelo – Left & Right (Sam Champ Remix)
Tamia – Imagination (DJ Mensa Remix)
Cheri Dennis – Over
Little Brother – Before The Night Is Over
Jim Jones – Blow Your Smoke
Snoop Dogg ft. The Dream – Luv Drunk
Consequence – Got Me Trippin’ (The Amerie Joint)
Ne-Yo – One In The Million
DJ Center ft. Middle Child – In A Song
Aloe Blacc – You Make Me Smile
Bishop Lamont – Friends
Kanye West, Jay-Z, Pete Rock – The Joy
Tyga ft. Pharrell – First Time
Marsha Ambrosius – I Hope She Cheats On You
Jessica Kaya ft. Rich Kidd – Heavy
The Foreign Exchange – Maybe She’ll Dream of Me
Quadron – Baby Be Mine

Freddie Gibbs ft. Chuck Inglish, Chip Tha Ripper, Bun B & Dan Auerbach – “Oil Money”

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