202 Micro-Chop Twitter Threads and Playlists
Every Micro-Chop Twitter thread and associated playlist in one place.
In August of 2021, I finalized a pretty ambitious long-form article about the ‘90s underground rap scene in Memphis. To make the story a manageable length I had to leave so much information and music on the cutting room floor.
Once I was done I felt compelled to share more Memphis rap. I made a 113-track YouTube playlist to complement my story. I also made a thread called “Pioneering Women of Memphis Rap” with an accompanying playlist. The thread resonated with a lot of people and did quite well, so I decided to do some more thread / YouTube playlist combos.
Between August 25th, 2021 and July 13th, 2022 I composed 182 Twitter threads with accompanying YouTube playlists. I’m slowly adding some more now after a bit of a break. The threads/playlists focused on specific artists, cover songs, producers, sample sources, and a variety of other topics.
It’s easy to feel like things kind of evaporate after you make them nowadays, so I’ve tried to create some simple archive-style articles for my work recently. Check this collection of the Micro-Chop Monthly playlists as an example.
With regards to the threads and accompanying YouTube playlists, look below and you’ll find all 202. Several threads have a Spotify playlist too and I may try to make some more available on Spotify and other platforms in the future. Whether you want to find inspiration, learn, sample, or simply listen, there should be something worthwhile for you on this list.
A few notes about how the threads are organized: I alphabetized by the first letter of the first word in each playlist title. When a thread/playlist is titled something like Four Tops Covers it focuses on cover versions of that album, artist, band, group, or song. A thread/playlist that focuses on a specific artist covering other people will be titled something like Al Green Covering Other Artists. Compiling all of these thread and playlist links was a bear of a task, so please let me know if you spot an error - it’s very possible I made a few.
I spent a lot of time on these so I have a simple ask. If you use Twitter, please like and/or retweet at least one of the threads. Doing this more than once would be immensely appreciated. Most importantly, take a listen and enjoy the music. If you really love something, share the song and/or playlist with someone you know.
Have fun digging - please let me know what you think of this thread/playlist collection in the comments.
Ahmad Jamal - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Ain’t No Sunshine” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Akai MPC2000 and 2000XL Videos - Thread / YouTube
Al Green Covering Other Artists - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Alecia Renece Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
“And I Love Her” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Apani B. - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Aretha Franklin - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Aretha Franklin Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Arif Mardin Production - Thread / YouTube
Ashford & Simpson Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Bahamadia - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Barry White Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Beat Cinema Live Beat Sets - Thread / YouTube
Beatles Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Beatmaking Videos - Thread / YouTube
Beatmaking Videos Part 2 - Thread / YouTube
Beats with Piano Samples - Thread / YouTube
Bill Withers Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Bob Dylan Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Bob James Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Bobbi Humphrey - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Bobby Martin Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Boiler Room Live Beat and DJ Sets Thread - Thread / YouTube
Brian Eno Production - Thread / YouTube
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Buckwild Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
The Build Music and Arts Collective Live Beat Sets - Thread / YouTube
Butcher Brown Covering Other Artists Live - Thread / YouTube
“California Soul” Covers - Thread / YouTube
Che’ Noir Music Videos - Thread / YouTube
Christmas Music - Thread / YouTube
The Conscious Daughters - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Count Bass D Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Cover Songs Paired with the Original - Thread / YouTube
Creed Taylor Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Creed Taylor-Produced Covers - Thread / YouTube
“Crying in the Rain” Covers - Thread / YouTube
Curtis Mayfield - Thread / YouTube
Curtis Mayfield Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Curtis Mayfield Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Daryl Hall & John Oates - Thread / YouTube
David Axelrod Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
David Ruffin Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
De La Soul Guest Appearances, B-Sides, Remixes, Soundtrack Songs, and Mixtape Cuts - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
DeVanté Swing Production - Thread / YouTube
Dibiase Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Dionne Warwick Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
Dionne Warwick Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
DJ Harrison Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
DJ Paul & Juicy J Co-Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
DJ Spinna Production (I accidentally deleted the first tweet) - Thread / YouTube
Don Davis Production - Thread / YouTube
Earl Klugh Covering Other Artists - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Earth, Wind & Fire Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Easy Mo Bee Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
‘80s Film Scores - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Elaquent Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Eleanor Rigby” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Electric Light Orchestra - Thread / YouTube
The Emotions - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Esmond Edwards Production - Thread / YouTube
Esther Phillips - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Fat Beats’ ‘Baker’s Dozen’ Series - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Feel Like Makin’ Love” Covers - Thread / Spotify/ YouTube
Fleetwood Mac Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“For What It’s Worth” Covers - Thread / YouTube
Four Tops Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
14KT Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Frank Sinatra Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Gamble & Huff Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Gangsta Boo - Thread / Spotify/ YouTube
Gangsta Boo and La Chat Rapping Over Horror Movie Samples - Thread / YouTube
George Benson Covering Other Artists - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Georgia Anne Muldrow Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Giorgio Moroder Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
GodsConnect Music Videos - Thread / YouTube
Grap Luva Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Heavy D Production - Thread / YouTube
Hieroglyphics Instrumentals - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Horror Movie Scores - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“I Who Have Nothing” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Illingsworth Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Instrumental Covers of Songs Paired with the Originals - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Isaac Hayes and David Porter Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
The Isley Brothers Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
J Dilla Production - Thread / YouTube
J Dilla Remixes - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
J. Rawls Production - Thread / YouTube
Jake One's 'Making of the Beat' and 'Behind the Beat' Videos Thread - Thread / YouTube
Jazz Covers of Other Genres - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Joel Dorn Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
JWords Production - Thread / YouTube
Kashif Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
K-DEF Production - Thread / YouTube
KEXP Live Performances - Thread / YouTube
Khrysis Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Kool & The Gang Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
Large Professor Production - Thread / YouTube
Leem Lizzy Tutorials, Beat Sets, and Flips - Thread / YouTube
Library Music - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Light My Fire” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Little Simz - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Liv.e - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Live Beat Sets - Thread / YouTube
“The Look of Love” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Lou Adler Production - Thread / YouTube
“Love the One You’re With” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Love T.K.O.” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Marvin Gaye Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
MC Lyte - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Memphis Rap Tapes - Thread / YouTube
Miles Davis Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Milt Jackson Covering Other Artists - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Mndsgn. Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Monk Higgins Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
Narada Micahel Walden Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
‘90s Film Scores - Thread / YouTube
9th Wonder Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Nottz Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Official A Tribe Called Quest Videos - Thread / YouTube
Official Gang Starr Videos - Thread / YouTube
Official Stones Throw Videos - Thread / YouTube
Official Streaming Versions of Rap Album and 12-inch Instrumentals - Thread / YouTube
Oddisee Production - Thread / YouTube
Ohbliv Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Ohio Players Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
The O’Jays Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Otis Redding Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Patrice Rushen - Thread / Spotify/ YouTube
“People Make the World Go Round” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
The Pioneering Women of Memphis Rap - Thread / YouTube
Popular Episodes of Mass Appeal's 'Rhythm Roulette' - Thread / YouTube
Pursuit Grooves Production - Thread / YouTube
Queen Latifah - Thread / YouTube
Quincy Jones Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Ramsey Lewis Covering Other Artists - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Random Drum Breaks - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Random Drum Breaks Part 2 - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Random Instrumentals for a Random Friday - Thread / YouTube
Random Songs I Want To Share With You - Thread / YouTube
Rap Songs from ‘90s Soundtracks - Thread / YouTube
Rapsody - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Rashad Smith Production - Thread / YouTube
Reggae Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Richard Evans Production - Thread / YouTube
RJD2 Production - Thread / YouTube
Roberta Flack - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Roland SP-404 Videos - Thread / YouTube
Russ Titelman Production - Thread / YouTube
Sam Cooke Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Sampling and Replaying the ‘Halloween’ Theme - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Sampling and Replaying the ‘Phantasm’ Theme - Thread / YouTube
“Sing A Simple Song” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Sister Sledge - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Skip Drinkwater Production - Thread / YouTube
Sly and the Family Stone Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
SMARTBOMB VHS Videos - Thread / YouTube
Smokey Robinson Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
Songs Discovered on the Good Ol’ Dayz Website - Thread / YouTube
“A Song For You” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
‘Songs In The Key of Life’ Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Songs That Sample "Air Raid - Alert - Several Sirens in Background" by Keith Holzman - Thread / Spotify/ YouTube
Songs That Sample the E-mu Emulator II's "Shakuhachi" Sound - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Songs That Sample the Fairlight CMI's "ARR1" Sound - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Sonia Pottinger Production - Thread / YouTube
Steely Dan Covers - Thread / YouTube
Stevie Wonder Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
STLNDRMS Performing Live in His Home Studio - Thread / YouTube
Street Corner Music’s ‘The Gift’ Series - Thread / YouTube
“Summer Breeze” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Superstition” Covers - Thread / YouTube
Suzi Analogue - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Syl Johnson Covers - Thread/ Spotify / YouTube
Sylvia Robinson/Sylvia Inc. Production - Thread / YouTube
The Temptations Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
The Three Degrees - Thread / YouTube
“The World Is a Ghetto” Covers - Thread / YouTube
Tiny Desk Concerts - Thread / YouTube
“To Love Somebody” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Tommy LiPuma Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Triple J ‘Live A Version’ Covers - Thread / YouTube
TUAMIE Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
2012 Instrumental Selections - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
2013 Instrumental Selections - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
2019 Instrumental Selections - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
2020 Instrumental Selections - Thread / YouTube
2021 Instrumental Selections - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
2010s Film Scores - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Video Game Scores - Thread / YouTube
Videos of Illingsworth Playing and Making Beats - Thread / YouTube
“Walk On By” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Willie Mitchell Production - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
“Wichita Lineman” Covers - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
Wu-Tang Instrumentals - Thread / YouTube
Yesterday’s New Quintet aka Madlib Covering Other Artists - Thread / YouTube
Young-Holt Unlimited Covering Other Artists - Thread / Spotify / YouTube
YouTube Covers: Fresh Takes on Songs by Patrice Rushen, A Tribe Called Quest, The Beach Boys, Outkast, and More - Thread / YouTube
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