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It’s often forgotten that before they were “tastemakers,” DJ’s used to prove themselves by cutting up records & moving the crowd.

For a dosage of that original Hip-Hop, feast your eyes & ears on these two tracks from Rock Steady’s DJ JS-1′s upcoming album, No Sell Out. Both songs feature music that tap the veins of old-fashioned rap where the rapper dropped lyrical gems & the DJ was a featured part of the presentation, with cuts placed @ precisely the right times.

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Download — DJ JS-1 Feat. Large Professor – “Like This”

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Download — DJ JS-1 Feat. OC & Pharoahe Monch – “Ridiculous”

Below the break, an eight minute mix by DJ JS-1 of a few of his favorite verses from his new album, No Sell Out, in stores 6.23.09.