DJ Shortkut "Rekonstrukted Elements" (Mixtape, 1998)

​Versatile. Accomplished. Legendary. Jonathan Cruz aka DJ Shortkut is driven by passion for every genre of music. Shortkut began his career in San Francisco, California in 1987 as a mobile sound-system, progressing on to competing in World DJ Championships since 1994. He has established himself as a professional DJ and global jet setter showcasing his trend setting performances. DJ Shortkut,  is a member of 3 of the most influential DJ crews in history: The Invisibl Skratch Piklz, World Famous Beat Junkies and The Triple Threat DJs. As a seasoned veteran in battle DJ competitions, he is responsible for creating some of the most influential turntable routines of all time, literally birthing new techniques and innovations to the turntablist culture, while maintaining dance floors internationally playing the latest in music spanning countless genres. Rekonstruketed Elements was released in 1998 on cassette tape, and it's an amazing mix of original tracks reconfigured into the hip-hop tracks that sampled them. Enjoy his Rekonstrukted Elements below...

DJ Rhettmatic & DJ Shortkut "On The Road Again" (2000)

DJ Rhettmatic and DJ Shortkut collaborated on the On The Road Again mix tape in 2000. The cassette was released on their Beat Junkie Sound imprint and featured tracks from Dilated Peoples, Visionaries, Styles of Beyond, The Creators, Foreign Legion, Swollen Members, Royce Da 5'9, Muro, Square One, Reflectional Eternal, Slum Village, Phat Kat, Phife Dawg, Guru, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Cali Agents and more. As a hip-hop head on the East Coast, the track selection for this mix tape wasn't my particularly my favorite at the time, but revisiting it all these years later, I hear a lot good elements that I overlooked back in 2000. Props to DJ Rhettmatic, listen to the mix below...