Shady Records dropped a new, 66-track mixtape earlier today (Nov. 22) in advance of the label's anniversary compilation, Shady XV. DJ Whoo Kid put the tape together, titled Shady Classics, and it features Eminem, D12, Yelawolf and other Shady Records artists. The tracks are all the favorites that weren't included on Shady XV, which comes out Monday (Nov. 24).
Shady Classics premiered over at HotNewHipHop, and all 66 tracks are available to stream below. Some gems include Eminem and Nate Dogg on "My Name," D12's "Git Up," 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg on "PIMP (Remix)," and various freestyles. Em's off-the-cuff verses from the 2009 BET Awards are included, as well as some skits.
DJ Whoo Kid spoke to RapRadar about trying to make the Shady XV compilation work with so much material.
"You guys gave me 130 records," he said, speaking about Shady's co-founder, Paul Rosenberg. "Physically, you can't fit all of them on 80-minute CDs, so we had to do a double disc."
Shady Classics runs for three hours. Rosenberg added to Whoo's remarks, saying the wealth of material led to the new mixtape.
"Just as a fan, you go back and you listen to some of the posse records, and the freestyles, and the remixes, crazy shit." he said. "I forgot about all that stuff. And going back and listening to it, it brings back memories. So we did a two-CD thing.
"We figured since there's so many people that are gonna be saying, 'Ah, why didn't this song make it [on the album]? Why didn't that song make it?' We'll just do something to please everybody."
Em recently made headlines for calling out Lana Del Rey and Iggy Azalea on different tracks.
