I'm also surprised at how few of these samples I recognize. I'm guessing you leaned heavily on the beat tape joints, many of which (even the more common ones) I've yet to listen to.

you weren't kidding about those 'untouchable' records; a lot of these I'd flip right on past. thank God he didn't. but that first joint? I reeeeaally wanna know what that is...

>but I’m legitimately out of the loop with how to promote the
>second one here in 2020. Feels like music blogs are almost a
>thing of the past.

I'm with ya there. feels like getting heard now is harder than it's ever been.