Via Ego Trip, check out Gilles Peterson’s Donald Byrd Tribute mixes.

From Ego Trip, here’s Prince Paul and his son.

Via Ego Trip, check out this Life photo gallery of a 1972 Bronx street gang.

Y’all want to hear that beat, right?

This is too rich for just a Beat of the Day.

Chairman Mao gives us Hip Hop’s Top 25 James Brown Sampled Records. At Ego Trip, where else?

Kiss FM, 98.7 on your radio dial, is going away. Dag. Memories of DJ Red Alert.

Ego Trip has 12 radio promos to jog your memory.

[Image via: UB Massive]

Also via Ego Trip, the Muppets take Bed-Stuy.

Via Ego Trip, download these two Marvin Gaye mixes by Spinna.

Dig Ego Trip’s 1997 interview with the God Rakim.

[Drawing by Ben Lamb]

Over at Egotripland, Fab Five Freddy talks about BDP’s “My Philosophy.”

Over at Egotripland, Prince Paul offers his 10 favorite sample flips.

Listen n loin.