The Music Trading Game, goodbye

I have not made clear yet that I am not a professional, I initially started this blog just because I love the genre(s) so much, those being mostly 90’s/early 00’s R&B and Hip-Hop.

I think I started doing this back around 2010 when I started this blog. Initially I ofcourse started contacting similar people on blogs with stuff I didn’t have and offered my own cd’s for trade. This wasn’t always easy because the people I contacted then were already what you now call ‘elite’ in the sense that they had stuff almost nobody had. It was very difficult to get in the good graces of said people because even when I offered multiple rips for 1 of their rare rips they would most of the time find a way to tell me “no thank you”. That only inspired me to buy even more stuff from online auctions/music websites like Ebay or Musicstack back then.

Then in the following years I got to know some people that were like the above “elite” and they were kind enough to make reasonable trades with me. All fine and all good.

Then at about 2014/2015 you would see people asking on my blog (and others) to send them stuff for free. Then if you’d explain that you invested a lot of money to get your collection to where it currently is, they would always get mad. “It’s just files, let the music be free”.

I would always use the rhetoric “so I have to pay my money to send stuff to you for free. And you didn’t do anything for it”. I never got a proper response to that question.

And now it’s 2025, I have met a lot of great people along the way with similar interests in music. The best guy is someone from London who I only know through the net, but never met in real life. You know who you are, you did a lot for me and I owe you so much for all the rare music you shared with me.

And this is also the time to call it quits. I have more important tasks in life to deal with and the love for the music (even the rarest of rare) has quite diminished over the years. I can’t even crack a smile for a CD that goes on discogs for $500 or something.

For all the people I have dealt with, thank you it was a pleasure.

Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On (Promo CDr) (2011) [Atlantic - no catalog #]

ARTIST: Lupe Fiasco
TITLE: The Show Goes On (Promo CDr)
LABEL: Atlantic
RIP DATE: May-17-2025
GENRE: Hip-Hop
SOURCE: CD
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 1012kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 11:52 min
CATALOGNO: none
SIZE: 86 MB

01. The Show Goes On (Explicit Album Version) [03:59]
02. The Show Goes On (Amended Album Version) [03:56]
03. The Show Goes On (Instrumental) [03:57]


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Produced by Kane Beatz

Chris Brown feat. Kevin McCall - Strip (US Promo CDr) (2011) [RCA - no catalog #]

ARTIST: Chris Brown feat. Kevin McCall
TITLE: Strip (Promo CDr)
LABEL: RCA Records
RIP DATE: May-17-2025
GENRE: R&B
SOURCE: CD
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 967kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 05:52 min
CATALOGNO: none
SIZE: 41,1 MB

01. Strip (Clean) [02:47]
02. Strip (Instrumental) [02:45]
03. Strip (Callout Hook) [00:20]


Release notes
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Produced by Tha Bizness

Jagged_Edge-Just_Might_Get_It_(Promo)-(WEB)-2025-CF_INT

ARTIST: Jagged Edge
TITLE: Just Might Get It (Promo)
LABEL: HardCase Music, LLC
RIP DATE: 03-17-2025
GENRE: R&B
SOURCE: WEB
ENCODER: FhG / LAME 3.99
QUALITY: 320kbps / 48 kHz
PLAYTIME: 11:02 min
CATALOGNO: none
SIZE: 25,2 MB

01. Just Might Get It (Clean) [03:40]
02. Just Might Get It (Acapella) [03:41]
03. Just Might Get It (Instrumental) [03:41]


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Written and produced by Brian Casey & Brandon Casey.

New Edition - If It Isn't Love (Japan 3'' CDS) (1988) [MCA Records - 10SW-64]

ARTIST: New Edition
TITLE: If It Isn't Love (Japan 3" CDS)
LABEL: MCA Records
RIP DATE: Feb-07-2025
GENRE: R&B
SOURCE: CD
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 1004kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 09:07 min
CATALOGNO: 10SW-64
SIZE: 66,1 MB

01. If It Isn't Love [03:53]
02. If It Isn't Love (Instrumental) [05:14]


Release notes
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Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions

Wyclef Jean - Thug Angels - Fugee This, Fugee That (Promo CDr) (2000) [Columbia - no catalog #]

ARTIST: Wyclef Jean
TITLE: Thug Angels / Fugee This, Fugee That (Promo CDr)
LABEL: Columbia
RIP DATE: Aug-21-2024
GENRE: Hip-Hop
SOURCE: CD
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 883kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 30:56 min
CATALOGNO: none
SIZE: 194 MB

01. Thug Angels (Radio Edit) [04:13]
02. Thug Angels (Instrumental) [04:05]
03. Thug Angels (Extended LP Version) [07:38]
04. Fugee This, Fugee That (LP Version) [04:03]
05. Fugee This, Fugee That (Instrumental) [03:58]
06. Thug Angels (Extended Instrumental) [06:59]


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For sale now!

Evelyn ''Champagne'' King - Kisses Don't Lie (Promo CDS) (1988) [EMI USA - DPRO 04171]

ARTIST: Evelyn ''Champagne'' King
TITLE: Kisses Don't Lie (Promo CDS)
LABEL: EMI USA
RIP DATE: Mar-11-2023
GENRE: R&B
SOURCE: CD
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 827kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 16:43 min
CATALOGNO: DPRO 04171
SIZE: 99,9 MB

01. Kisses Don't Lie (7" Kisses) [04:20]
02. Kisses Don't Lie (All Night Kisses Mix) [05:46]
03. Kisses Don't Lie (All Day Kisses Mix) [06:37]


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Ripped this last year, putting it in the spotlight :)

Terry Ellis - What Did I Do To You (Remixes) (US Promo CDS) (1995) [EastWest Records - PRCD 9524-2]

ARTIST: Terry Ellis
TITLE: What Did I Do To You (Remixes) (US Promo CDS)
LABEL: EastWest Records
RIP DATE: May-09-2024
GENRE: R&B
SOURCE: CD
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 940kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 12:17 min
CATALOGNO: PRCD 9524-2
SIZE: 82,8 MB

01. What Did I Do To You (Jae'E's Remix) [04:09]
02. What Did I Do To You (Mike's Remix) [04:09]
03. What Did I Do To You (Edit Of LP Version) [03:59]


Release notes
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Rare promo from Terry of En Vogue!

Letoya feat. Jazze Pha - Keep It So Real (Promo CDr) (2006) [Capitol - no catalog #]

ARTIST: Letoya
TITLE: Keep It So Real (Promo CDr)
LABEL: Capitol
RIP DATE: May-04-2024
GENRE: R&B
SOURCE: CDDA
ENCODER: FLAC
QUALITY: 907kbps avg / 44,1kHz / Stereo
PLAYTIME: 03:39 min
CATALOGNO: none
SIZE: 23,7 MB

01. Letoya feat. Jazze Pha - Keep It So Real 3:39

Lil_Wayne-Tha_Carter_III_(Instrumentals)-(CDr)-2008-Y2H_INT

ARTIST: Lil' Wayne
TITLE: Tha Carter III (Instrumentals)
LABEL: Cash Money Records
RIP DATE: Mar-07-2024
GENRE: Rap
SOURCE: CD-R
ENCODER: LAME
QUALITY: 320kbps / 44,1kHz
PLAYTIME: 78:19 min
CATALOGNO: none
SIZE: 179,5 MB

01. 3 Peat (Instrumental) (Produced by Maestro) [03:21]
02. Mr. Carter (Instrumental) (Produced by Infamous & Drew Correa) [05:38]
03. A Milli (Instrumental) (Produced by Bangladesh) [03:44]
04. Got Money (Instrumental) (Produced by Play-N-Skillz & T-Pain) [03:58]
05. Comfortable (Instrumental) (Produced by Kanye West) [04:30]
06. Dr. Carter (Instrumental) (Produced by Swizz Beatz) [04:30]
07. Phone Home (Instrumental) (Produced by Cool & Dre) [03:26]
08. Tie My Hands (Instrumental) (Produced by Pro-Jay & Robin Thicke) [05:23]
09. Mrs. Officer (Instrumental) (Produced by Deezle) [04:49]
10. Let The Beat Build (Instrumental) (Produced by Kanye West & Deezle) [05:13]
11. Shoot Me Down (Instrumental) (Produced by D. Smith) [04:36]
12. Lollipop (Instrumental) (Produced by Jim Jonsin & Deezle) [05:01]
13. La La (Instrumental) (Produced by David Banner) [04:24]
14. Playing With Fire (Instrumental) (Produced by Streetrunner) [04:23]
15. You Ain't Got Nuthin' (Instrumental) (Produced by Alchemist) [05:29]
16. Don't Get It (Instrumental) (Produced by Rodnae) [09:54]


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