Hyde’s Lovelies is
the freelance graphic
design of Bret Syfert.

Ready To Rock is an original Bronx bboy crew which has now grown into an international family of dope individuals who carry and pass the torch of original hip hop culture from which the crew was born. The art and music of this project is my expression of that spirit. I began this in 2013 as a series of self-published comic books, each with a pressed 7-inch record produced by Aidan Leacy. Along with artists Fatnice and Que Rock, we put out a total of three issues/records over the years that followed. The main characters of this series are the Breyks, giraffe-like humanoids in the distant future who recreate hip hop culture after digging up the records of ancient humans.

This webpage presents a free-to-download hour-long RTR mixtape and scrolling comic to finish off the series. The mix reflects the art, and the art reflects the mix. It is also meant to be a practice or jam mix, broken up into two 30-minute MP3s, ready to be downloaded for offline use and even recorded to a 2-sided cassette should you feel inspired to bootleg for yourself or others. Below the scrolling comic you will find the credits and track list as well as more music downloads and videos from the first three 7-inch records and comics from this series.

DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE MP3s

Ready To Rock: Digital Mixtape & Scrolling Comic

DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE MP3s

Side 01

DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE MP3s

SCROLL TO TOP

Side 02

Since I made this art, there have been new members added to the crew, so apologies to those in the family whose names are not included. The Infamous Zebra Mob is an original New Jersey bboy crew. The character Phantom is inspired by Floor Phantom. Original music produced by Aidan Leacy. All New York tags by Bom 5. RTR logo by Serval. Philly Handstyles set in Tallhand Beta. Special thanks to Blaak Tha 9th Man for playing Midnight Movers, Unltd. one night for me and Zeen as well as sliding me a copy of the Crown Heights Affair vinyl featured in this mix. Dedicated to Groove Damoast. All rights reserved. © 2013–26 Bret Syfert. Since Bom5 wrote these names, some have left, others have joined, but RTR continues to pass the torch... WARN, NONEBUTTERZ, FATHOM, VIXX, DYNAMO, BANE, KID DANNY, WHITE MONKEY, POISON DRAGON, INFARED, SHOTACROW, BLISS, YASS, HOCUS, CEBO, HAZ, ATONE, VIDEO, GETZ, BOMROCK, MAINEVENT, BESSY, SEIZE, JEDI, PREVAIL, TEEROCK, THE WIZZARD, DOWNROC, SMERK, SHAM, ANITA, JUEL, KATSU, DOUGH LOW, TROUBLES, JES, BEE, NERVE, CORE, OCAR, HEIST, ROY, FCEE, HAS, MEMS, TYQUAN, CEEROCK, BORN, AIDAN LEACY, MANITOU NEEMAN, WIZ, MACHO ROCK, WINS, ONEZ, FLOOR PHANTOM, BESSY, POLLO, SEASE, INFA, SPIKE, RAYROCK, CERZ, WAE, JOEY GUNZ, CLEVE, DUCE, WARN...

DOWNLOAD MIXTAPE MP3s

SCROLL TO TOP

MIXTAPE TRACK LIST: SIDE 1: 00:39- Alero Jazz Band - Concert Suite In Three Movements (synth) | 01:10 - Midnight Movers - Lost For Words 2 | 02:06 - Bob James - Take Me To The Mardi Gras | 02:16 - Aidan Leacy - The Breyks | 02:58 - Dexter Wansel - Theme From The Planets | 03:46 - MAZE - We Are One | 05:01 - L. T. D. - Love To The World | 06:30 - Brand Nubian - Shining Star | 07:14 - Dexter Wansel - Rings Of Saturn | 07:35 - Fatnice - Freedom Rings | 10:14 - Herbie Hancock - Chameleon (Part 02) | 12:14 - David Matthews - Main Theme From Star Wars | 13:33 - Magnum - Squivatch | 14:19 - Aidan Leacy - The Breyks | 17:44 - Marcus Belgrave - Space Oddysey | 18:05 - J. O. B. Orchestra - Open The Doors Of Your Heart (Intro) | 18:39 - Stoupe - Trial by Stone (Instrumental) | 18:51 - Michal Urbaniak - A Day In The Park (Intro) | 19:12 - Aidan Leacy - Interlude 01 | 20:41 - Aidan Leacy - Interlude 02 | 21:02 - Julian Priester Pepo Mtoto - Love, Love (Intro) | 21:28 - Fatnice Turns 50 | 21:38 - Thin Lizzy - Johnny The Fox Meets Jimmy The Weed | 22:39 - Eagles - Those Shoes | 23:08 - Groove Damoast - Bitter Love | 23:26 - Groove Damoast - The Cool Out Mix SIDE 2: 00:14 - Groove Damoast - The Cool Out Mix | 01:15 - Mandrill - Wind On Horseback | 02:46 - Aidan Leacy - Interlude 03 | 03:16 - Crown Heights Affair - Dancin’ | 04:19 - Skull Snaps - All Of A Sudden | 04:52 - Charles Earland and Odyssey - Singing A Song For You | 05:41 - Andy Bey - Experience | 06:21 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Moment of Truth | 07:08 - Hugh Masekela and the Union of South Africa - Ade | 07:51 - Johnny “Hammond” Smith - Brother Snook | 08:22 - Lonnie Liston Smith - Expansions | 09:07 - Moon People - Hippy, Skippy, Moon Strut (Opus #1) | 09:35 - Rare Earth - I Couldn’t Believe What Happened Last Night | 09:55 - Roy Ayers Ubiquity - You And Me My Love | 10:51 - The Futures - Castles (Single Version) | 11:34 - MFSB - Old San Juan | 12:13 - Wild Style - Yawning Beat | 12:42 - Aidan Leacy - Interlude 04 | 13:00 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Brazilian Rhyme | 13:50 - Earth, Wind & Fire - In The Stone (Outro) | 14:10 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Power (Thumb Piano Outro) | 14:16 - Emmanuel Riggins - Emmanuel’s Mood | 14:35 - Alero Jazz Band - Composition On A Theme Of Cole Porter (Intro) | 14:53 - Aidan Leacy - Ready To Rock | 15:25 - Aidan Leacy - Floor Phantom | 18:28 - Que Rock - RTR | 20:46 - Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars | 25:29 - Dexter Wansel - A Prophet Named K.G. (Outro) | 25:36 - Tribe - Vibes From The Tribe (With drumming by Floor Phantom) | 26:12 - Santana - Aspirations | 27:31 Ahmad Jamal - Death & Resurrection | 29:06 - John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Pt. I - Acknowledgement