We did it yall! Another year in the books, and what a year it has been. Music has made as much of an impact in 2014 than in any other time in the culture. Whether it was seeing youngsters like Bobby Shmurda and Dej Loaf rocket to notoriety with their respective street anthems, or watching established artists like Beyonce and Jay Z take the world by storm with their well publicized ‘On The Run‘ tour, or even being one of the 300 million people to witness Nicki Minaj “break the internet,” this year was full of moments that kept us talking, singing along, or jaw dropping. With the web continuing to play such a large part in how we discovered, shared, and critiqued new music this year, it made sense to us at 1200squad to show homage and pay respect to the internet DJs; the guys who tend to pick up on what’s heating up online before it even winds up on your favorite station. So, in keeping up with discovering new music and honoring those that do it best, we head to NYC and check in with the premier DJ at PNCRadio.fm – DJ Vega Benetton.
Born and raised in The Big Apple, Vega Benetton has been a staple in the NYC mix-tape and club scene for well over a decade. Getting his start at St. John‘s University radio station WSJU, Benetton quickly made a name for himself DJ‘ing parties around campus and in the city. Enough so that his skills carried him to BET, the United Nations, performing with such legendary DJs as: DJ Marley Marl, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier. Benetton boasts a celebrity clientele that includes such A-listers as: Derek Jeter, Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas. Today Benetton continues to progress in his craft. You can catch Vega on the turntables, or interviewing your favorite artist on his show “The Pre-Game Show” on PNCRadio.fm, where he also serves as executive producer for their mixtape series.
For this month‘s final mix we look back on all the records that made an impact on us this year, 2014. Vega Benetton touches some of our favorite records from several of our favorite artists this year including: Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean and Troy Ave. This month, our Music Meeting takes a look forward with new records you should be looking out for at the top of the year, including songs from Bodega Bamz, Schoolboy Q and Young Memph.
We here at 1200squad hope that this year has been a memorable one for you. During the holidays this year, lets all try to look back and give thanks for some of the great music moments of the year, and lets be hopeful for what 2015 has to offer. Who will rule in the new year? Who will fade away? We don’t know the answers to that yet, but we can assure you, as the year unfolds you can be sure we‘ll be there to cover it all on 1200squad.com. Have a safe and Happy Holiday, and remember, the DJ is the Cornerstone of Hip-Hop.®
Cornerstone Mixtape 179
- Vega Benetton Intro (Produced By Vega Benetton) (Exclusive)
- Drake – 0 To 100 (Young Money/OVO Sound)
- Fabolous ft. 50 Cent – Cuffin’ Season (Remix) (Def Jam)
- Ab-Soul – Tree Of Life (TDE/Interscope)
- The LOX – New York City (D-Block Records)
- 50 Cent ft. Trey Songz – Smoke (G-Unit/Caroline)
- DJ Khaled ft. Remy Ma – They Don’t Love You No More (Remix) (We The Best Music Group/Cash Money Records)
- French Montana ft. Jeremih & Chris Brown – Don’t Panic (Remix) (Bad Boy/Interscope)
- T.I ft. Iggy Azalea – No Mediocre (Grand Hustle)
- Teedra Moses ft. Rick Ross – All I Ever Wanted (MMG Mix) (Maybach Music Group)
- Logic – Under Pressure (Def Jam)
- Skyzoo & Torae (Barrel Brothers) – Memorabilia (First Generation Rich/Internal Affairs Ent.)
- Joell Ortiz – Get Down (Penalty Entertainment)
- DJ Spinking ft. Tyga, Jeremih & Velous – Adult Swim (eOne Music Group)
- Dej Loaf ft. The LOX – Try Me (remix) (IBGM/Columbia)
- Drake – Draft Day (Young Money/OVO Sound)
- Common – Rewind (Def Jam) (Artium/Def Jam)
- PHryme – U Looz (PHryme Records)
- Nathaniel ft. Troy Ave & Chinx – My Lady (remix) (Exclusive)
- The LOX ft. Sevyn Streeter – U Remind Me (D-Block Records)
- Troy Ave ft. Puff Daddy, Mase & T.I – Your Style (remix) (BSB Records)
- Kid Ink ft. Chris Brown – Show Me (RCA)
- Mack Wilds ft. French Montana & Mobb Deep – Henny (remix) (Louder Than Life/RED)
- Big Sean ft. E-40 – IDFWU (G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam)
- Iggy Azalea – Fancy (Vega Benetton Remix) (Exclusive)
- Rick Ross ft. Jay Z – Devil Is A Liar (Def Jam)
- Schoolboy Q – Man Of The Year (TDE/Interscope)
- Rae Sremmurd ft. Nicki Minaj – No Flex Zone (remix) (EarDrummers Entertainment/Interscope)
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Rick Ross, Schoolboy Q & Nas – We Dem Boyz (remix) (Rostrum/Atlantic)
- G-Eazy – Opportunity Cost (RCA)
- I Love Makonnen ft. Drake – Tuesday (OVO Sound/Warner Bros.)
- Pharoahe Monch – Bad M.F (W.A.R. Media LLC)
- Bumpy Knuckles – The Coldest Rap (Exclusive)
- DJ Kay Slay ft. Fat Joe & 50 Cent – Free Again (eOne Music Group)
- Lil Wayne ft. Drake – Believe Me (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic)
- Erick Sermon ft. The Notorious B.I.G – Play Your Position (Exclusive)
- Rich Homie Quan ft. Problem – Walk Thru (T.I.G. Entertainment)
- Teeflii ft. 2 Chainz – 24 Hrs (Excuse My Liquor/Epic Records)
- Young Money ft. Lil Twist, Tyga & YG – One Time (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic)
- YG ft. Chinx & Troy Ave – My Hitta (NY Remix) (Pushaz Ink/CTE World/Def Jam)
- Busta Rhymes ft. Eminem – Calm Down (The Conglomerate Entertainment/Empire Distribution)
- Bobby Shmurda ft. Fabolous, Jadakiss, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes & Yo Gotti – Hot Nigga (remix) (Epic)
- PricelessALLDay ft. Pretty Lou – All My Life (Exclusive)
- Future ft. Pharell & Pusha T – Move That Dope (Epic)
- Young Money ft. Drake – Trophies (Young Money/Cash Money/Republic)
- Nas – The Season (Mass Appeal Records)
- J. Pressure – Represent (Exclusive)
- Saigon – Nunya Squid (Ink Squad Records/CPXi)
- Action Bronson – Easy Rider (VICE / Atlantic)
- G-Unit – The Come Up (G-Unit/Caroline)
- The LOX – No Selfies (D-Block Records)
- Rkhty – True Love (Exclusive)
- Justo – Rocimity (Exclusive)
- Young Memph – Shame On Hip-Hop (World Wide Muzic)
- Kendrick Lamar – i (TDE/Interscope)
