In the 'hood with Mr. Dan

1. Let Me Ride/Dr. Dre – I'm drawn to good syllable management, and Dr. Dre's a master. You can tell he's really paying attention.

2. Noble Art/IAM (feat. Method Man & Redman) – I moved to Brussels in 2003 and had terrible jet lag for the first week I was there. I found myself watching MTV at 4 in the morning; and for some reason, it was the MTV feed from Israel. Very strange. They had 6-8 songs on rotation and the video for this song always made me smile. The occasional "oui" thrown in there made me smile more.

3. Bow Down/Westside Connection – Ice Cube is the first singer on this song. I like that he's reinvented himself as a family movie actor. He's got personality. And a potty mouth.

4. Fire It Up/Busta Rhymes – This is the only Busta Rhymes song I like; and I love it. I first heard it in the movie Can't Hardly Wait, which might be the best teen movie of all time.

5. Got Your Money/Ol' Dirty Bastard – He dedicates the song to all the pretty girls in the world, then gives a first hand-account of his life as a pimp. Ballsy.

6. Radio Ga Gangsta/Snoop Dogg vs Queen – This is the first of three mash-ups on the album and the first of two that I named myself.

7. 2/Gang Starr Featuring M.O.P./ 1/2 & 1 – This song is off the soundtrack to Blade, which is far from the best movie in the world, but does have a pretty incredible opening scene.

8. Benzie Box/Danger Doom feat. Ceelo – Listen for "cookaracha exoskeleton" somewhere in the song. I wonder if those two words have ever appeared together before?

9. Deadly Zone/Bounty Killer featuring Mobb Deep & Rappin Noyd – I like the voice of the guy singing the chorus. It's a style really popular with Toronto rappers.

10. Battle Without Honour Or Humanity/Beastie Boys vs Hotei Yasushi – This is the second mashup on the record, and I think it's a super-cool idea. Man, they work well together.

11. In Da Disco/The Bee Gees vs 50 Cent – I'm a sucker for anything with "Stayin' Alive" in it, especially when it's me singing it at karaoke. This track makes great use of the song.

12. Triumph/Wu Tang Clan – It's pretty amazing how differently the Clan members approach the art of rapping, and we get to hear them all here. I like Method Man (#2)

13. Kung Fu Nu/b*Boss – The main songwriter for this band is a friend of mine. They've been around for only a few months, but they're already featured in a video game.