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01. Curtains Open
02. Man Cry (feat. Mistah Fab) (Produced by Tha Bizness)
03. Mack Maine Addresses
04. Throw It Back (feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced by Kane Beatz)
05. All In One Swipe (feat. Rick Ross & Chu) (Produced by Khao)
06. No Panties
07. Stupid Engineers 101
08. Girl You Nasty (feat. Gorilla Zoe) (Produced by Professa)
09. Bankhead
10. Ak-47 (feat. Lil Wayne)
11. Ride Wit Me (feat. Soulja Slim & Mystikal)
12. One For The Money (Produced by Joe Blizz)
13. Superstar (feat. Chu) (Produced by Joe Blizz)
14. Fallen Soldiers Interlude
15. Soldiers (Produced by Yoshi N Show)
16. Payin’ Homage
17. Boo Checks In
18. Get Ya Pussy Wet (feat. Boo)
19. Vitamin C (Produced by Nes Phips)
20. Heroes Eventually Die (Produced by J Roc)
21. This Is Just A Mixtape (feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced by Don Cannon)
22. Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock (feat. Lil Wayne, Mack Maine & Baby) (Produced by Kevin Rudolf)
23. Curtains Close
Bonus Track: Fuck Wet Willies

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Eighty81.com in conjunction with DJ Don Cannon present “Cool Guys Always Finish First,” the free downloadable mixtape. It celebrates the cool guys that you always looked up to as a kid whether it was your older cousin, crazy uncle, Dwayne Wayne or Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair.

It features an ensemble of today’s coolest artists with exclusive tracks from Freck Billionaire, Fly.Union, Pacific Division, Naledge (Kidz in the Hall), Curren$y, Al Fatz, Ray Cash and Little Brother among others.

Let’s see. So far Foundation Mag has interviewed Don Cannon, Freck Billionaire, Al Fatz…

Not bad.

Don Cannon - Photo by Hannibal Matthews Photography

WORDS: Rob Haney

from Issue 8

It isn’t easy to get in touch with Don Cannon, even when his assistant sets up the time for you. But then again, this is a guy who has produced records for the cream of today’s rap crop, so it’s probably safe to say he isn’t big timing me, he’s just a busy dude.

When we do get to speak on the phone, it’s after an extended taping at BET and then a delayed flight back down south that circled the destination city for hours before finally landing. Cannon comes through loud and clear with his ideas about production, though. This humble dude who speaks through his music today has come a long way since his early DJing days in West Philly.

He is respectful of those who came before him, citing his favorite producers as Dr. Dre, Pete Rock and DJ Premier. “My whole life is patterned after Pete Rock and Premier, that’s how I learned how to chop samples,” he says. He’s been DJing since age 5, so you would think the transition from vinyl spinner to sample chopper would be pretty natural.

He had to learn the hard way, though. He wasn’t one of the kids whose parents bought him the latest production station, so he’s had his hands on pretty much every piece of gear out there, and had to learn in stages. (more…)