Amateur Hour stemmed from a conversation I had with a friend in which he sarcastically asked me, “What is this…? Amateur Hour?” I replied, “Yes, it is.” It’s become a running joke between us, and anytime we do something that we’ve never done before, we say, “What is this…?” As for the choice of music, I grew up listening to hip-hop, and I’m a sucker for heavy beats that make your head bop. This set is sure to do that, so turn up the volume and get to it!

- Dylan Jones from Subtext
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1. Night of the Living Basheads // Public Enemy
2. Beats to the Rhyme // Run DMC
3. The Militia // GangStarr
4. Ducky Boy // Jurassic 5
5. Squat! (feat. Mike D & Ad Rock) // De La Soul
6. If It Ain’t Rough // N.W.A.
7. Ugly People Be Quiet // DJ Cash Money & Marvelous
8. Sound of Da Police // KRS-One
9. Se Acabo (feat. Method Man) // The Beatnuts
10. Shimmy Shimmy Ya // Ol’ Dirty Bastard
11. Root Down (free zone mix) // Beastie Boys
12. Coolin’ // 2 Live Crew
13. A Day at the Races (feat. Big Daddy Kane & Percy P.) // Jurassic 5
14. Say Yeah Boy // Rodney O. & Joe Cooley
15. Don’t Stop the Rock // Freestyle
16. Children’s Story // Slick Rick
17. Red Hot // Jurassic 5
18. He Comes (feat. Ghostface) // De La Soul
19. Paid In Full // Eric B. & Rakim
20. Ghetto Superstar // Pras Michel (feat. ODB & Mya)