From his first job selling beepers to his current gig running Fool's Gold Records (the Brooklyn-based banger factory he founded with A-Trak in 2007), Nick Catchdubs has made a career of supplying loud noises to those in need––just ask anyone lucky enough to catch his fearsome DJ set at PS1 Warm Up last month. His latest transmission for OC exemplifies the label's vibe, a hedonistic collision of dancehall, rap, and pure electronic heat from places like Kingston, Miami, and, of course, New Jersey (DJ Sliink, holla!). Summer's end may be fast approaching, but this mix provides the perfect excuse to drag a boombox up to your favorite rooftop and throw it down one more time. Peep my Q&A with Nick for his thoughts on the rap game, Australian crosswalks, and going HAM at corporate functions.
OC Mixtape Series #28: Nick Catchdubs by OpeningCeremony
Tracklist:
Craze - Selekta VIP
Tae Bae Bae feat Wale - Teco (Remix)
JWLS - Bashin' (Nadastrom More Bounce Edit)
Gent & Jawns - Holler
Meek Mill - Rollin
Traxamillion feat Clyde Carson & Ya Boy - Boy
Brown & Gammon - How I Feel
Bingo Players - L'amour
Tony Quattro - Ray Ray
Crookers - Bowser
Astronomar - H3Y I C U PERCUL8-10
GTA - Booty Bounce
DJ Sliink - Put Ya Back Into It
Partysquad & Punish - Mash It Up
Nick Catchdubs x French Montana x Munchi - Pop That Party Break
Frank Ocean - Pyramids (Kastle Remix)
A$AP Rocky - Purple Kisses
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Ezra Marcus: What new artists, labels, or scenes have you been been interested in recently?
Nick Catchdubs: There are so many young, do-it-yourself rap scenes all over the country––guys like IAMSU in the Bay, all the young gangster dudes in Chicago, the NYC generation that A$AP helped inspire this past year. They're super diverse and creative, no one is waiting to get discovered, they're just going hard making original music.
There's too much good dance music out now to single anybody out... I like anybody bringing together different sounds and making their own hybrids. A lot of the tracks I really love on this mix feature cut-and-paste sampling from different genres, whether it's Nadastrom and Crookers chopping up New Orleans Bounce for their own very different ends, DJ Sliink turning dancehall into ghetto Jersey house, or Rocky rapping over screwed Buddy Holly. Pop culture is everywhere and it's ours for the taking.
EM: What's the most played song on your iTunes?
NC: Right now it's really just new mixtapes: Grande Marshall "800," GLC "The Anti Simp," Flatbush Zombies "DRUGS," and the new A$AP of course.
EM: What was your first job?
NC: I sold beepers at Woodbridge Mall in New Jersey.
EM: What made you decide to devote your life to music?
NC: Jumping on the couch watching MTV all day long as a kid, I knew I w
OC Mixtape Series #28: Nick Catchdubs by OpeningCeremony
Tracklist:
Craze - Selekta VIP
Tae Bae Bae feat Wale - Teco (Remix)
JWLS - Bashin' (Nadastrom More Bounce Edit)
Gent & Jawns - Holler
Meek Mill - Rollin
Traxamillion feat Clyde Carson & Ya Boy - Boy
Brown & Gammon - How I Feel
Bingo Players - L'amour
Tony Quattro - Ray Ray
Crookers - Bowser
Astronomar - H3Y I C U PERCUL8-10
GTA - Booty Bounce
DJ Sliink - Put Ya Back Into It
Partysquad & Punish - Mash It Up
Nick Catchdubs x French Montana x Munchi - Pop That Party Break
Frank Ocean - Pyramids (Kastle Remix)
A$AP Rocky - Purple Kisses
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Ezra Marcus: What new artists, labels, or scenes have you been been interested in recently?
Nick Catchdubs: There are so many young, do-it-yourself rap scenes all over the country––guys like IAMSU in the Bay, all the young gangster dudes in Chicago, the NYC generation that A$AP helped inspire this past year. They're super diverse and creative, no one is waiting to get discovered, they're just going hard making original music.
There's too much good dance music out now to single anybody out... I like anybody bringing together different sounds and making their own hybrids. A lot of the tracks I really love on this mix feature cut-and-paste sampling from different genres, whether it's Nadastrom and Crookers chopping up New Orleans Bounce for their own very different ends, DJ Sliink turning dancehall into ghetto Jersey house, or Rocky rapping over screwed Buddy Holly. Pop culture is everywhere and it's ours for the taking.
EM: What's the most played song on your iTunes?
NC: Right now it's really just new mixtapes: Grande Marshall "800," GLC "The Anti Simp," Flatbush Zombies "DRUGS," and the new A$AP of course.
EM: What was your first job?
NC: I sold beepers at Woodbridge Mall in New Jersey.
EM: What made you decide to devote your life to music?
NC: Jumping on the couch watching MTV all day long as a kid, I knew I w