June 05, 2019

Tony Touch "Droppin' The Shit!" (Mixtape, 1999)


While I am not sure of the exact date of its release, the advertisement above was printed in the June 5, 1999 issue of Billboard Magazine. Tommy Boy Records released this promotional mixtape/compilation - by Tony Touch - in support of artists on their roster, including Defari, De La Soul, Diggin' In The Crates, Jigmastas, Natural Elements, Prince Paul, Royce Da 5'9, Diamonds In Da Ruff, Screwball, Tony Touch, and more. The tracks and freestyles included make for a nice mix, originally released on cassette, with a 2CD labeled the "North" disc and "South" disc and slightly different tracklists. After all of the rumblings of how Tommy Boy did De La Soul, it's "Tommy ain't my motherf#ckin' boy" over here, but I think it's some promo worth revisiting for the freestyle from Royce and Pos, as well as tracks from NE and others. "From North To South We Got Shit Locked!," it says... listen below. The original link went dead, so I've uploaded and updated the audio below...