80 Blocks

The venture started in 2008 after working on the hit “On Smash” which included Camp Lo, Pete Rock, & Styles P. This is when the trio decided to revive the Hip Hop
heartbeat and pay tribute to the birthplace of Hip Hop. 80 Blocks will provide a more detailed understanding of the entities that are the foundation of the art. It includes the much heralded Vol. 1 mix tape entitled “80 Blocks from Tiffany’s” a second mixtape and the Full Length Album featuring the single “Mic Check”.

Trackstar the DJ and DJ Mark DiVita feel that it’s a great honor to help push them back towards the spotlight by mixing and presenting the 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s mixtape." Their talent greatly attributed to the success of this project.

“Mic Check” the second single from “The Tiffany Blue Mixtape” encompasses the essence of the four elements of Hip Hop: MC’s, DJ’s, Breakers, and Taggers. The “Mic Check” video was directed by the talented Court Dunn.

The mix tape includes songs like “Jimmy Page” and “Mic Check” which paint the canvas of the gritty side of 80 blocks. It also includes jewels like “On Ice” and “High Life” that display glitzy side of Tiffany’s.

For the album “80 Blocks from Tiffany’s” Producer Pete Rock set the tone for Camp Lo on all of the tracks by providing authentic beats, yet with a more distinctive style than what he is known for. The versatile layers created new flows, patterns, and subject matter making this collaborative effort an unexpected, unpredictable, unique, lyrical journey through Hip Hop culture. Towards the end of the excursion not only will you have witnessed an “Instant Classic”, but also you’ll feel like you have just walked 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s to the home of Hip-Hop in the South Bronx.”