Akira the Don, rapper, producer, hip-hop musician and gamer, dropped nearly an hours worth of amazing Street Fighter-themed music on his site this week.
The 51-minute Street Fighter Mixtape may start out a bit slow, but once it gets rolling you're not going to want to stop listening.
Akira says the album, A Tribute to the Music of Street Fighter, includes samples of tons of Street Fighter related music including sounds from Redman, Ras Kass and Double. It also pulls heavily from the original Capcom Street Fighter soundtracks.
The end result took three weeks to mix and produce and is something that Akira says he could never do on a album: "Sample outrageously! Force self into corners! Learn fast! Scream at the horror of self-imposed deadlines! Push the maximiser too far! Learn from mistakes! Make new ones!"
Did I mention the single track mix is free? You can also stream it from the site. Hold on! Did I catch a little Buck Rogers in there?
Akira The Don - ATD23 - A Tribute To The Music Of Street FighterbyAkira The Don
Full album break down:
Akira The Don – ATD23: The Street Fighter Mixtape
Produced, engineered and mixed by Akira The Don at Don Studios IV
Cuts by DJ Jack Nimble
Extra guitars by Jeremy Allen
Tracklisting:
Waking Up
Theme From Ken
Entertainers ft. Littles
Be Brave
The Title
Winners ft Envy
The Victory Boogie
R.Y.U.
Ending 1
Nomad
VEGA
Street Fighter (I Will F U Up) ft Big Narstie, Littles & Lickel P
Steal The Show ft Littles
Congratulations
BONUS: Ken Will F U Up
ATD23: The Street Fighter Mixtape [Thanks Matt, great music]