You can find a lot of those old mixtapes on YouTube, Mixcloud, and SoundCloud

It was a mixtape song when it first dropped so you'd only hear it on radio mixshows and the mixtapes; I don't think it ever got an official release, probably due to a sample clearance

Pull It (with Camron) Niggaz Done Started Somethin (w/Lox and Mase) We Right Here The Convo X Gone Give It To Ya

Whenever I see a sandwich factory my mind automatically goes to Freddy Got Fingered

I've read this before and continue to remain stunned since the cost of living is so ridiculously high in so many American cities.

Pee Wee's Big Adventure has gotten even more absurd and hilarious to me as I've gotten older; it both aged well and has grown funnier with time (nearly 40 years!)

It's the default browser whenever I use Edge, but that's about it.

New Chino XL? Might check that out.

Visiting Makkah (Mecca) and/or Medinah for pilgrimage (hajj/Umrah). I wouldn't describe myself as a vibey/woo woo person but both cities feel either spiritually peaceful or intense due to the frenzied energy of the tens of thousands of worshippers there. Several of us on a visit began crying for no reason at various moments during the trip.

reading, walking, & biking

Love seeing some De La love!

Nice selection. I'd also include The Nonce's World Ultimate to the list.