Friday, September 24, 2010
Video: Downtown Calling Documentary
In a city that has had many great cultural eras, 1977-1985, the period that birthed hip hop might be one of the greatest! Peep game:
"In the late 1970s, New York City was teetering on the edge of total chaos. Yet out of the economic and social strife that held the “Big Apple” hostage, a family of homegrown cultures that would forever change the world began to emerge. Downtown Calling not only documents in detail the evolution of the fertile music and art subculture of this period, but how its collective output continues to play a prominent, driving role in the international fashion, art and music industries today. Downtown Calling features an impressive spread of rare photography and archival footage, past and present day interviews with a wide array of internationally renowned luminaries, and a continual, driving soundtrack of classic music of the era."
[via Otaku]
Labels: Documentary, Movies, Old School Hip Hop
Saturday, September 18, 2010
New Music: Dinco D feat. B The Hard Way – Dinc to The Dinc
For those not knowing, Dinco D was the oft-overlooked third member of early 90's hip hop crew, Leaders of the New School which introduced the world to a young Trevor Smith aka Busta Rhymes.
Cats may have slept on Dinco while slavering over Busta and underrated second-banana Charlie Brown but this record is kinda dope. It sounds like it was made in ’96 and I mean that in a good way! This might not be 2010 style hip hop but it damn sho' is funky. In other words, hip hop I can f-ck with!
On the crate-diggin' tip, is that the same sample as Gangstarr's "B.Y.S." in the beat?? And while we're talking about Gangstarr and posting so much old school hip hop stuff, let me say R.I.P. to Guru one more time. The Kitchen never forgets....
[mp3 courtesy Unkut]
Labels: Crate Diggin', Old School Hip Hop
Throwback Music: Big L - No Endz, No Skinz / Give It To Em L
More over-priced but kind of essential reissue 90's hip hop this time from the legendary Big L. I'll let Verge from the T.R.O.Y. blog explain:
"So, apparently these tracks were on the original version of Big L's first album, produced entirely by Showbiz, that burned up in a fire at Jazzy Jay's studio. How these songs got found, nobody knows, but this IS some historic shit right here. I know the price is high, but if you're a Big L enthusiast, you should really grab this one. And you get more than just the Big L tracks if you cop because it's actually a "double 12" and the other piece of wax included is the previously unreleased 3 tracks, with instrumentals, by emcee Silky Black. Two of which are produced by Showbiz and one by the mighty Lord Finesse. I believe they pressed up about 400 copies but I could be mistaken. The reason for the pricing in nowadays price dropping, over saturated limited market, was probably from dealing with greats like Lord Finesse and Showbiz, not to mention Big L's estate. I'm merely speculating here, so don't try to eviscerate me in the comments."
Check the tracks below:
"No Endz, No Skinz"
"Give It To Em L"
Wanna cop? Go to the Freestyle Professors Store HERE.
Bonus:
T.dot's The Real Frequency radio show did a couple of tribute Big L sets around the time of the anniversary of his passing back in February. Check it out below (it's about half-way into the show)
The Real Frequency (02/15/10) [direct mp3 download link]
[via TRF]
Labels: Big L, D.I.T.C., Old School Hip Hop
Throwback Music: O.C. – O-zone Originals EP
Rare and unreleased music from O.C. from '93 and before??! This is MAJOR!!!
"After debuting on Organized Konfusion’s “Fudge Pudge” single, O.C. started traveling with O.K. when they did shows. It was on The Source Magazine College tour in 1993 when O.C. first met Buckwild, who was deejaying for fellow tour act Lord Finesse at the time. A creative union was formed and when O.C. was signed to MC Serch’s Serchlite production company, they started working on a demo… No Sleep Recordings is proud to present tracks off of that demo; six previously unreleased songs and a rare promo that was done for legendary NYC radio personalities, Stretch and Bobbito. Buckwild himself produced three of these tracks and there is also production from Mark Pearson and DJ Eclipse (from Non-Phixion fame). It is also from these early sessions that the Hip-Hop classic “Word Life” originated…"
Track list:
Side A
1. OUTSIDERS [Buckwild]
2. WOULD YOU BELIEVE? [Buckwild]
3. KICK A RHYME FOR THE RECORD [Mark Pearson / John Mcgann]
4. STRETCH AND BOBBITO PROMO (intro by MC Serch) [Eclipse]
Side B
5. BROTHERS ARE FAKE [Mark Pearson / John Mcgann]
6. THAT BAD MOTHERFUCKER [Eclipse]
7. SUGAR [Buckwild]
In the subject please write: ORDER: NSREP-002 O.C.
Provide the following information in your e-mail:
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Price per copy is $50.00
Actually according to the homie, Werner, this has long since sold out - sorry for the confusion there.
Check out some long-ish snippets below anyway though to hear what real, deal quality 90's hip hop sounds like:
O.C. – O-zone Originals EP (snippet sampler) [direct mp3 download link]
[via Grandgood]
Labels: D.I.T.C., Old School Hip Hop
Throwback Music: Loud Records - The Set-Up Promo Tape (1997)
Nice find from them the T.R.O.Y. blog boys!
Track listing:
RISING
a1 Big Punisher-You Ain't A Killer
a2 Davina-So Good
a3 Dead Prez.-Food, Clothes and Shelter
a4 The Dwellas-The Main Aim
a5 Aäsim D'Xplicit-Fly Shit
SHINING
b1 Chef Raekwon-Wu Gambinos (Hidden Chamber)
b2 The Likx feat. ODB-Hip-Hop Drunkies
b3 Mobb Deep-In The Long Run
b4 Yvette Michele-I'm Not Feeling You
b5 Xzibit-At The Speed Of Life
b6 Sadat X-Game's Sober
Download Loud Records - The Set-Up Promo Tape HERE. [sharebee download link]
Labels: mixtapes, Old School Hip Hop
Hip Hop is Read Presents Dr. Dre - The Chronic: The Samples
Speaking of Dr. Dre, even if he borrowed much of what made him successful from less-heralded artists like Above the Law's Cold 187um, dude is still one of the greatest to ever do it. His record speaks for itself and perhaps, nothing speaks louder than what might stand as his towering masterpiece in a catalog spanning many masterpieces, The Chronic, a record that still sounds as amazing today as it did when it was released almost 18 years ago! Ivan does it once more and collects up a set of the tracks that were sampled to create this seminal G-Funk album. Read more about The Chronic HERE.
Download Hip Hop is Read Presents Dr. Dre - The Chronic: The Samples HERE.
[via HHIR]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Dr. Dre, Old School Hip Hop
Hip Hop is Read Presents Above the Law - Uncle Sam's Curse: The Samples
What y'all know about "Black Supermen"?! O.G. hip hop fans know the deal. Young'uns might need to do some homework. For those of you too lazy to do that though, let me put it to you this way: much of what people give Dr. Dre, arguably the greatest hip hop producer of all time, credit for including 'his' signature G-Funk sound came directly from lead Above the Law MC and main group producer, Hutch aka Cold 187um. Before you argue with me, go do your research then come back and we can have a discussion.
Download the Hip Hop is Read Presents Above the Law - Uncle Sam's Curse: The Samples sample set HERE.
[via HHIR]
Labels: Beatmaking, Crate Diggin', Old School Hip Hop
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Music Video: Young Gully feat. Pep Love & Hongry - 93 Til Infinity (Remix)
Hiero-approved (obviously) with a cameo from Pep Love.
Also check out Town Thizzness/ SMC artist, Young Gully's The Definition of Gas mixtape HERE:
[via Shaun Ross]
Labels: Hieroglyphics, Old School Hip Hop
Friday, September 03, 2010
KevinNottingham.com presents Mama Said Knock You Out 20th Anniversary Remix Album
Interesting project. New school 'blog rappers' redo tracks from LL's classic all-Marley Marl produced 90's 'comeback' album.
Labels: LL Cool J, Marley Marl, Old School Hip Hop
Monday, August 30, 2010
Video: Sha-Rock of Funky Four Plus One Introduces Her New Book Luminary Icon
BUY The Story Of The Beginning and End Of The First Hip Hop Female MC...Luminary Icon by old school hip hop legend and pioneering female MC, Sha-Rock of The Funky Four Plus One on Amazon.com HERE
.Related:
Also, don't forget TONIGHT is the premiere of My Mic Sounds Nice: A Truth About Women and Hip Hop, the documentary on women in hip hop airing on BET. Click HERE for more details.
Sha Rock - twitter | myspace | youtube
[via Grandgood]
Labels: Books, Female Rap Ain't Dead, Old School Hip Hop
Friday, August 27, 2010
New Mixtape: Sedgwick & Cedar presents Planet Rock Paris (mixed by Just Dizle aka Le Champion)
This is kind of epic too! Call me an old man but I love old school hip hop. Sue me!
"Sedgwick & Cedar is a brand that celebrates innovation, creativity, and pioneers across multiple genres. To coincide with the recently released Planet Rock line, Sedgwick & Cedar is presenting mixtapes for a free stream put together by DJs from each of the five cities represented in the line: London, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and New York. Released today on www.sc73.com is a mix from Paris DJ Just Dizle AKA Le Champion.
DJ Just Dizle is one of the most sought after DJ's hailing out of France, and the first DJ from Europe to hit the set of BET's Rap City alongside Snoop Dogg and DJ Enuff. He has compiled a mix including sounds from Kurtis Blow, Jazzy Jay, Run DMC, and more."
Track list:
01.Just-Ice - Latoya
02.Joe Piscopo & Eddie Murphy - Honeymooners Rap
03. MC EZ - Get Retarted
04.The Super Kids - The Tragedy
05.Fearless Four - Rockin' it
06.Skinny Boys - Jock Box
07.LL Cool J - You'll Rock
08.Ultramagnetic MCs - Bait
09.Roxanne shante - I'm Fly Shante ft Steady B.
10.Fantasy Three - It's Your Rock
11.B-Side - Change the beat
12.Spin Masters - Brothers
13.Kurtis Blow - AJ Scratch
14.Velore & Double-O - Your ugly
15.Run-D.M.C. - Rock The House
16.Hurby's Machine Feat Antoinette - I Got An Attitude
17.Jazzy Jay - Cold Chillin In The Spot
18.Run DMC - Jam Master Jay
19.Schooly D - Saturday Night
20.T La Rock - It's Yours
21.Disco Four - We're At The Party
22.The Singing MC Breeze - DiscombobulatorBabulator (Captain Crunch)
23.Ultimate 3 Mc's - What Are We Gonna Do About It?
24.Davy DMX - One For The Treble
25.Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Super Cassanova
26.Spoonie Gee & The Treacherous 3 - Love Rap
27.Awesome Foursome - Monster beat
28.The Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder
[via Sedgwick & Cedar]
Labels: mixtapes, Old School Hip Hop
Prince Paul Makes his Unreleased Horror City Album from 1995 Available for FREE Download
This is kind of epic!!!
Via Prince Paul:
"This was a project that I wanted to put together with Amityville MC legend Superstar. as I thought about it more I wanted to recruit more Mcs we knew to make it diverse.
Superstar already had the name Horror City so we recorded under that name. This project was recorded right after the first Gravediggaz album 6ft Deep in 1995. I shopped the demo but unfortunately it got looked over and never got signed. I sat on this project for a while but it always had a dear place in my heart because I thought it was really good and the talent was there. I stripped some of the music from the demo and put it on A Prince Among Thieves and actually had a few of the guys perform on the Thieves album as well but to be honest, I always liked these originals better.
So now I have decided share these songs with all of you because holding on to them made no sense. Why not share great music? Hopefully you the listener will enjoy this project as much as I do. Please share it, that's why I made this for free download.
For more group info please log on to Facebook for a proper bio of Horror City."
Download the Prince Paul presents Horror City album HERE: megaupload | mediafire
Bonus:
Prince Paul presents Horror City is now available on vinyl too! Click HERE for details.
[via The TROY blog | Steady Bloggin' | Grandgood]
Labels: Old School Hip Hop, Prince Paul
Music Video: NYOIL feat. Shadii – Alright (Electric Relaxation rmx)
NY Oil (aka Kool Kim from the UMC's for those who still ain't knowing) remakes the A Tribe Called Quest classic....
[via Grandgood]
Labels: A Tribe Called Quest, NYOil, Old School Hip Hop
Video: DMC Tours His Hollis Queens Hometown
"The latest video from The Wall Street Journals, WalkAbout NY series shows DMC giving a tour of his old Hollis neighborhood explaining how he and his boys got into rap and taking us into the actual alley where it all got started."
[via The Couch Sessions]
Labels: Old School Hip Hop, Run DMC
Video: Slick Rick, Doug E Fresh & Grand Puba Perform Live in The Bronx
Sound ain't great on this Puba joint but it's Puba!
At the Old Skool 2010 Concert at the Paradise Theater. Love new hip hop too but this will always be my era....
[via Miss Info]
Labels: Doug E. Fresh, Grand Puba, Old School Hip Hop, Slick Rick
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Video: Clyde “Funky Drummer” Stubblefield Performing and Being Interviewed by Marley Marl
This is AMAZING!!! If you claim to care about hip hop, WATCH THIS!!!!
[Sedwick & Cedar via Grandgood]
Labels: Crate Diggin', Marley Marl, Old School Hip Hop, Rare Groove/Soul Music
Friday, August 20, 2010
TOMORROW in NYC: *FLAVORS: East Meets West* 90s Hip Hop Party with DJ Spinna & DJ Scratch
Speaking of the 90's....
FLAVORS: East Meets West* 90s Hip Hop Party
at
ELEMENT - 225 East Houston Street (At Essex Street & Avenue A-NYC) UPSTAIRS
DOORS 10:30PM-4AM /
Admission $10 (w) RSVP or FLYER
21 & Over, ID Required
Watch a clip of previous FLAVORS parties HERE.
This is a Keistar production - twitter | facebook | website
Labels: DJ Scratch, DJ Spinna, Old School Hip Hop, Parties and Events
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Rare Documentary 80 Blocks From Tiffany's To Be Re-Released After 25 Years
I posted a youtube rip of this a couple years back so when I just saw this announcement a short while ago I went NUTS!!! DO NOT SLEEP on this this!!! Peep the science:
"Five Day Weekend and Traffic Entertainment are proud to announce the upcoming DVD release of 80 Blocks From Tiffany's, director Gary Weis' 1979 documentary about the South Bronx and its gang culture. The previously unavailable film will be released in the Fall of 2010, the first time it has been offered to the public in decades, and will be accompanied by a handful of exciting bonus features.
Director Gary Weis was still working as a short film creator for Saturday Night Live when he came up with the idea for 80 Blocks after reading a Jon Bradshaw article, "Savage Skulls." Published in a 1977 issue of Esquire Magazine, the piece centered on two gangs based in the South Bronx at the time -- the Savage Nomads and the Savage Skulls. Weis became infatuated with the story and, soon after striking up a dialogue with Bradshaw, he convinced SNL producer Lorne Michaels to help him produce the film. Just two years later, in 1979, Weis and Bradshaw brought a camera crew to speak with members of both gangs, along with police officers, community activists, and civilians.
Despite its role as an important and unflinching portrait of a profoundly interesting time in New York's cultural history, 80 Blocks was, for many years, impossible to find, only briefly available as an educational VHS release in 1985. In the years since its initial release, the documentary has gained an overwhelming cult status. With little to no news coverage over the decades since its release dedicated fans continued to buzz about the film. That buzz grew exponentially via the internet, which provided fans a common platform to fondly look back not only the at documentary itself, but the era that it captured so vividly.
The cries of many have been heard. For the first time in 25 years, the soon-to-be-released DVD will be accessible by the public, and will include interviews with producer/filmmaker Weis and director of photography Joan Churchill, as well as a 40 page book comprised of the original "Savage Skulls" article, an essay by David Hollander, and artwork by Julian Allen. All of this is, of course, to accompany both full and widescreen versions of the film that started it all."
[via Audible Treats]
Labels: Documentary, Movies, Old School Hip Hop
Friday, August 13, 2010
Next TUESDAY in Toronto: Biz Markie with Scratch (from The Roots) & Team Canada DJs Live at Sound Academy
Presented by Five & Dime, Etnies & Push.ca. Click HERE and HERE for more details.
Wanna find out how to win tickets? Click HERE.
Labels: Biz Markie, Its a Canada Thing, Old School Hip Hop, Parties and Events, The Roots
Saturday, August 07, 2010
New Mixtape: Just Dizle – Best Of Redman (Whut The Mix)
Over 100 tracks deep! Two and a half hours of the one and only Funk Doc compiled by DJ Just Dizle of France. Peep it....
Just Dizle – Best Of Redman (Whut The Mix) [mp3 download list - right click and save as]]
Track list:
1.City Lights
2.Beet Drop
3.Soopaman Lova 4
4.Creepin
5.Sooperman Luva II
6.Hold Dis Blaow
7.I’m Dope Nigga
8.Jersey Yo!
9.Basically
10.Dis Iz 4 All My Smokers
11.Green Island
12.My Zone
13.Rap Phenomenon
14.Lost One Freestyle
15.Smoke Buddah
16.Wuditlooklike
17.Da Bump
18.Lose My Cool
19.Greedy Bitches
20.Flipmode Squads meets Def Squad
21.Keep On 99
22.Cosmic Slop
23.Gimmie One
24.Whateva Man
25.Hypnotize
26.Gilla House Bounce
27.This Is It (Showoff Remix)
28.Bobyahead2dis
29.Iz He 4 Real
30.You Do, I Do
31.Buck Buck
32.Diggy Doc
33.Me And Those Dreamy Eyes Of Mine
34.Can U Dig It
35.Check’N'Me Out
36.Throw Your Hands In The Air
37.Freak Out
38.Down South Funk
39.Da Ill Out
40.Rockafella
41.Rockafella (Remix)
42.Funkorama
43.Beast From The East
44.A-Yo
45.Tonight’s Da Night
46.Maad Crew
47.Da Da Dahhh
48.Soopaman Luva 3
49.Get It Live
50.Countdown
51.Tonite’s Tha Night (Kris Kross Redman Remix)
52.A Million and One Buddah Spots
53.Open Fire
54.Do The Damn Thing
55.Checka
56.I Don’t Kare
57.Real Niggaz
58.Breaker 1, Breaker 2
59.The Points
60.Rush The Security
61.Do What Ya Feel
62.How To Roll A Blunt
63.Hardcore
64.It’s Like That (My Big Brother)
65.Big Dogs
66.How’s That
67.A Day Of Sooperman Lover
68.Street Hop
69.U Ain’t Nobody
70.Well All Rite Cha
71.Muh Fucka
72.Coc Back
73.Pick It Up
74.How High (Original/Remix)
75.What U Lookin 4
76.On Fire
77.Brick City Mashin’
78.Simon Says (Remix)
79.Can’t Wait
80.Jam 4 U
81.K.I.M.
82.Steppin’ It Up
83.Watch Yo Nuggets
84.Dangerous Mcees
85.Symphony 2000
87.Fuhgidabowit
88.4 3 2 1
89.How You Want It
90.Blow Your Mind
91.Gilla House Check
92.Rap Scholar
93.Headbanger
94.5 Boroughs
95.Lookin Fly
96.1,2,1,2
97.I’ll Bee Dat!
98.Da Rockwilder
99.Rater “R”
100.Walk In Gutta
101.Y.O.U.
102.Hey Zulu
103.Let Da Monkey Out
104.Time 4 Sum Aksion (Remix)
105.Cereal Killer
106.So Ruff
107.Smash Sumthin’
108.Da Goodness
Just Dizle – Best Of Redman (Whut The Mix) [direct mp3 link - right click and save as]
Follow DJ Just Dizle - blog | twitter
[DJ Just Dizle via Couch Sessions]
Labels: Def Squad, Old School Hip Hop, Redman
