MIXTAPE: NO MERCY VOL.2

Cheat to win

The 2012 London Summer Olympics have kicked off (did you watch that history lesson of an opening ceremony?) I know you're getting hyped for the US of A to kick some serious ass across the boards. AND I KNOW, that means you think you can train like an olympian. Whether that's true or not, what is true is that this humid, nasty weather (at least in the northeast) brings me down more than hearing about Ralph Lauren's mistake with our uniforms. So, to continue my workout mixtape series, here's NO MERCY VOL.2:

(Since I will now be using Dropbox, you have an option which way you wanna download it. To download the tracks just right click on each one and click Save Link As. Right click the image and click Save Image As for the cover. Or you can download the single .zip file which I'll leave for the long term, since I'll delete the folder with individual tracks eventually.)

1. the chant-noah caine: for those whose minds are uninitiated, this samples the soundtrack from Ghost in the Shell. perfect for a warm up track.
2. whatchu, want-slum village: phase two of your warm up. this is gritty. adrenaline flow shit.
3. reign that never falls-n.a.: first set. buck up.
4. american royalty-childish gambino, rza, hypnotic brass orchestra: mind over body. make your body impenetrable. so that makes your mind...
5. tour de roses anthem-theophilus london, bryan holder: kicks off the EDM songs on the mixtape and if the ancient greeks had EDM this is what it would sound like.
6. run cmd 2012-skrewtape, apollo the great, fickle: this is either your in between sets song or the start of your second set song. either way, don't lose sight of how jacked you're getting.
7. let's get down-wale, skrillex: wale continues his beat jacking with skrillex. you should continue with pumping iron.
8. automatic-pac div: stay sucka free. pay no attention to the other meatheads in the gym.
9. lighthouse (jj remix)-theophilus london: like 80's aerobic dance music? you're welcome.
10. express yourself-diplo, nicky da b: find your groove. express yourself.
11. bad girls (n.a.r.s. remix)-m.i.a., missy elliott, azealia, banks: where the hell has missy elliott been? a nice cast of femme-cees.
12. lemme go-deph naught, royce da 5'9", crooked i: detroit native gets some heavy hitters on this banger.
13. it's that beat (toxic avenger remix)-playdoe: playdoe=spoek mathambo+sibot. playdoe=other world jams that get you moving like you can actually dance.
14. made you look (remix)-nas, jadakiss, ludacris: takin it back to something that always got me on edge. in a great way.
15. mshini wam-spoek mathambo: this guy is making waves from south africa. "b-f-g. that's big fuckin gun."
16. butane (champion's anthem)-killer mike, el-p: grind through the pain.
17. higher ground-tnght: lunice+hudson mohawke give you a little boost at the end. sweat like you've never sweat before.
18. can't c me-2pac, george clinton: walk out of the gym like an olympian. no one can really see you.
19. forthereal-big shug, slaine, termanology, reks: cold beer hot shower? blast this right here.
20. lp surprise-large professor: feels so good. you're a new you. for the drive home. or the sprint home.