Hello again, merrymakers! As an ardent hip hop zealot, I've always been intrigued with the early days of the rap when the celebrated party mixtapes circulated. The live sets, freestyle rhyming and battles were epic, but seemingly lost due to not being mass produced. However, I have a batch of these hip hop tapes (transferred to CD) by an archivist and record company executive who gave them to me for "historical research." So, let's take a trip. Coming very, very, very soon. Stay tuned.