Friday, July 16, 2010
Throwback Summer Jamz #1: Son Raw’s Super Disco Rappin' Megamix Spectacular!
This megamix of classic old school hip hop is perfect for this crazy summer heat we've been having. Open up the fire hydrant, shoot the pump and press play on your
Son Raw - Super Disco Rappin' Megamix Spectacular! [direct usershare mp3 download link]
Tracklist:
Cold Crush Brothers - Basketball Throwdown (Intro)
The Treacherous 3 - The Heartbeat
Grandmaster Caz - South Bronx Subway Rap
Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder
MC Shan - Down By Law (Son Raw’s Crack Kills Hyperspeed-Edit)
Fab 5 Freddy - Down By Law
Blondie - Rapture
The Fearless Four - Rockin it
The Treacherous 3 - New Rap Language
The Funky 4 + 1 - Rappin n Rockin the House
Xanadu - Sure Shot
Cold Crush Brothers - Weekend
The Funky 4 + 1 - That’s the Joint
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Grandmaster Melle Mel - White Lines
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Fantastic Freaks - Live at the Dixie
Whodini - Five Minutes of Funk
Grandmaster Melle Mel - The Message
Genesis (Wildstyle outro)
[via Passion of the Weiss]
Labels: Cold Crush Brothers, GrandMaster Caz, Kurtis Blow, Old School Hip Hop
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Photos of Various Old School Legends Live at the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival
And I mean to use the term 'Old School' above exactly the same way my dude, DJ Maseo from De La Soul meant it when he used it Saturday at the BHF: as a mark of respect and a badge of honor. All of these artists (from the top): Masta Ace, Craig G and Marley Marl of the Juice Crew, Dres of Black Sheep, Group Home of the Gangstarr Foundation, Pete Rock & CL Smooth and the Cold Crush Bros. are more than just footnotes in hip hop history to me....
Labels: CL Smooth, Cold Crush Brothers, Craig G, Gangstarr, Marley Marl, Masta Ace, Old School Hip Hop, Pete Rock
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Video: Beat This: A Hip-Hop History
"Beat This: A Hip-Hop History is a 'seminal' 1984 documentary film about hip hop culture, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers,and is narrated by Imhotep Gary Byrd. Originally part of the Arena television series, it was among the first crop of documentaries about hip hop."
Four parts of a 6-part playlist (parts 1 and 5 are missing). The archival footage is amazing but the rhyming voice-over by the documentary narrator is pretty corny.
[spotted via Del's]
Labels: Afrika Bambaataa, Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Jazzy Jay, DJ Kool Herc, Malcolm McClaren
Friday, July 27, 2007
It's an Old School Hip Hop Weekend in NYC....
Rocksteady's 30th Anniversary celebration (which has been going all week) culiminates this weekend!
Legendary and pioneering hip hop DJ Grandmaster Flash live at the Water Taxi Beach tomorrow (July 28).
Wild Style 25th Anniversary Reunion at Central Park Summerstage on Sunday (July 29) with the Chief Rocker Busy Bee, the Cold Crush Brothers, GrandMaster Caz, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore and Fab 5 Freddy.
Labels: Central Park Summerstage, Chief Rocker Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Grandmaster Flash, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, Fab 5 Freddy, GrandMaster Caz, Rocksteady Crew, Wild Style
