BLEEP UP

The Nextel chirp appears approximately 45 times on ‘Ryder Musik,’ a mixtape Jim Jones released in 2004. As one track fades into another, Jones checks in with collaborators and compatriots through staticky dispatches bookended by a familiar bleep—the alert synonymous with Nextel’s Direct Connect service. The function allowed users to speak via a walkie-talkie function built into their Motorola phones.