This Is Still Up, Grab It If You Need It!

Haven't updated in like a year, too bad, busy. But I do have a couple things to throw up here in the next couple days. Firstly, I re-upped this for an e-homie (T.R.O.Y.) and thought it would be taken down within 48 hrs but it's still up a week later, so best to hurry if you want it.

Madvillain-Madvillainy: Original Samples [Compilation] 2008

1. Beach Trip ['The Illest Villains'] 2:29 Morton Stevens
2. Experience ['Accordion'] 2:07 Daedelus
3. Sleeping In A Jar ['Meat Grinder'] 0:51 Frank Zappa
4. Hula Rock ['Meat Grinder'] 2:18 Lew Howard & The All-Stars
5. Second To None ['Bistro'] 4:39 Atlantic Starr
6. Nardis ['Raid'] 5:52 Bill Evans
7. Ninety-Nine And One Half ['America's Most Blunted'] 2:47 Fever Tree
8. Come Out ['America's Most Blunted'] 13:09 Steve Reich
9. Kelly ['Rainbows'] 4:45 Marion Elling William Loose Stu Phillips
10. Psycho Brahmin ['Rainbows'] 6:05 Paul Sawtell And Bert Shefter
11. Prepare Yourself ['Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test'] 5:28 George Duke
12. P.S.K. (What Does It Mean) ['Operation Lifesaver AKA Mint Test'] 6:30 Schooly D
13. In the Beginning ['Figaro'] 2:57 Lonnie Smith
14. Sing A Simple Song ['Hardcore Hustle'] 3:56 Sly & The Family Stone
15. Funny Ways ['Strange Ways'] 4:23 Gentle Giant
16. That Ain't The Way You Make Love ['Fancy Clown'] 3:44 Z.Z. Hill
17. How Can You Believe ['Great Day Today'] 3:05 Stevie Wonder

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Kausing Konfusion

Pharoahe Monch & Prince Poetry: Greatest duo of all time? An argument could be made. Anyway, I personally feel that each album is phenomenal in a very different way. Stress: The Extinction Agenda is most commonly revered as the classic from the duo, but people seem to discount how revolutionary the debut was in '91; it is pretty much a flawless album and probably my vote for their best effort. TEA is not only a superb album in every conceivable facet of hip-hop music & culture, but it also brought an extremely lyrical light to an age old, almost overly common concern: stress- plain and simple. Monch's expression of his plights, in both his lyrical genius and his maturity, is not only exemplary of hip-hop at its finest, but also raised notions of what this genre could accomplish (along with Illmatic of the same year). Finally, they dropped The Equinox, which I think is a very fuid album with some indeniable bangers. Also, I think OK and Equinox are more important for their respective release years than is Stress, a point I often find overlooked by fellow listeners. Anyway, if you haven't heard any of these please do with immediacy and don't be shy to comment on which album is your favorite or which you think is their best/most important/influential.

Organized Konfusion- Organized Konfusion 1991



1. Fudge Funk 1:04
2. Fudge Pudge 5:31
3. Walk Into The Sun (ft. Vicky) 5:05
4. Releasing Hypnotical Gases 5:15
5. Audience Pleasers 3:38
6. Jiminez Criqueta 1:25
7. Prisoners Of War 4:36
8. The Rough Side Of Town 4:47
9. Organized Konfusion 4:48
10. P.S. 48 1:43
11. Roosevelt Franklin 3:58
12. Who Stole My Last Piece Of Chicken (Remix) 3:31
13. Open Your Eyes (ft. The Merrick Park Baptist Gospel Choir) 4:57
14. Intro 2:17
15. Who Stole My Last Piece Of Chicken 4:05

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Organized Konfusion- Stress: The Extinction Agenda 1994



1. Intro 2:03
2. Stress 4:02
3. The Extinction Agenda 3:59
4. Thirteen 3:54
5. Black Sunday 3:13
6. Drop Bombs 1:35
7. Bring It On 3:17
8. Why 4:10
9. Let's Organize 4:21
10. 3-2-1 3:26
11. Keep It Koming 3:58
12. Stray Bullet 3:44
13. Maintain 4:17

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Organized Konfusion- The Equinox 1997



1. Interior Assassin's Car 3.35 A.M. (Skit) 1:03
2. They Don't Want It! 1:24
3. March 21 3.45 A.M. (Skit) 0:57
4. 9x Out Of 10 1:49
5. Questions 4:41
6. Soundman 5:10
7. Move 3:24
8. Confrontations 3:54
9. Life and Malice Exterior Club Nite (Skit) 0:35
10. Numbers 4:13
11. Shugah Shorty (ft. Hurricane G.) 5:14
12. Interior Car Nite (Skit) 0:40
13. Invetro 4:32
14. Chuck Cheese (ft. Tha Ill Rahlos) 3:13
15. Interior Marisol's Apartment (Skit) 0:58
16. Sin 3:17
17. Hate 3:19
18. March 21 3.47 A.M. (Skit) 0:52
19. Somehow, Someway 8:38
20. Epilogue 1:15
21. The Equinox 3:22

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Roy Johnson's Non-Album Tracks Comps, upped a while ago at T.R.O.Y.:

Organized Konfusion - Non-Album Tracks Volume 1

1. Intro
2. Prisoners Of War (Demo)
3. Mind Over Matter (Demo)
4. Cooling One Day (Demo)
5. International Arrival (Demo)
6. Audience Pleasers (Demo)
7. O.K. Moodswing
8. Fudge Pudge (Remix)
9. Walk Into The Sun (Remix)
10. Stress (Large Professor Remix)
11. Bring It On (Buckwild Remix)
12. You Won't Go Far w/ O.C.
13. For My Peeps w/ Red Hot Lover Tone, Notorious BIG & M.O.P.
14. For My Peeps Remix w/ Red Hot Lover Tone, Notorious BIG & M.O.P.
15. Decisions
16. Tender Remix w/ Attica Blues
17. Murder By Syntax w/ DJ Spooky
18. Late Night Action
19. War Games w/ OC
20. Rekonstruktion w/ DJ Spooky

http://www.mediafire.com/?xrtd0wymgjj



Organized Konfusion - Non-Album Tracks Volume 2

1. Freestyle Intro
2. Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle #1
3. Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle #2
4. Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle w/ OC & Large Professor
5. Acappella Freestyle
6. Acappella Freestyle #2
7. Hot 97 Freestyle
8. Underground Railroad Freestyle
9. Wake Up Show Frestyle w/ Ras Kass
10. Acappella Freestyle #3
11. Fudge Pudge (Spinbad Blend)
12. Bring It On (Spinbad Blend)
13. Somehow Someway (Spinbad Blend)
14. Fudge Pudge (MF Doom Blend)
15. Drumsticks (Outro)

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Oakland Earthquakes

E-A-Ski- Earthquake 1998 (Unreleased)

1. Showdown (ft. Montell Jordan) 4:35
2. Earthquake (ft. Ice Cube) 4:15
3. Faces Of Death 2:57
4. 25 With A Mill Ticket 3:51
5. 4 Centimetres 1:52
6. Anticipation 3:14
7. Bag Of Chips (ft. C.P.O.) 2:15
8. Player Haters (ft. Ice-T) 4:34
9. Welcome To California 1:26
10. Imma Get U High (ft. 3re Tha Hardway) 5:06
11. Dr. Dre & Mr. Ski (ft. Dr. Dre) 4:06
12. Blast If I Have To 4:02
13. Maddoggin' (ft. Jayo Felony) 4:29
14. Now What (ft. Spice 1) 4:06
15. I.M.G 3:40
16. Showdown (Instrumental) 4:36
17. Instrumental 3:48

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That gangsta dopeness outta Oakland. If you appreciate the highly produced, funky stylings of, say, Dr. Dre, and the sunny, rundown hood rhymes of the West Coast in general and the Bay area in specific, you will enjoy this unreleased album from 1998.

EC & Rubberoom/Chi-N.Y. Network- Taste Of Chicago/ Keep The Fame VLS 1996

1. Taste of Chicago (Street) 4:05 EC & Rubberoom
2. Taste of Chicago (Radio) 4:05 EC & Rubberoom
3. Taste of Chicago Instrumental 4:04 EC & Rubberoom
4. Taste of Chicago (Acapella) 3:27 EC & Rubberoom
5. Keep The Fame (Street) 4:38 Chi-N.Y. Network
6. Keep The Fame (Radio) 4:32 Chi-N.Y. Network
7. Keep The Fame (Instrumental) 4:38 Chi-N.Y. Network
8. Keep The Fame (Acapella) 4:54 Chi-N.Y. Network

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P.S. I haven't updated for a while, but I've been creating a pretty hefty mental list of bomb ass stuff to post, so don't fret.

I Am A Bootlegga!

Here are some of iCON's earlier releases; there are a couple more recent albums out and he has some dope projects in the works, so stay on the look out. One of the most talented lyricists spitting right now in my correct opinion. Be sure to check for Mike And The Fatman and Rent Money Music II: C-Notes For The Car Note.

iCON the Mic King- Music For Bootleggas EP 2002



1. Quo Animo 2:03
2. Eternal Sleep 5:14
3. Greener Grass 3:50
4. Target Practice 3:33
5. Question Everything 3:24
6. Backpacker Love Song 5:42
7. Parallel 4:40

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iCON the Mic King- Rent Money Music 2003



1. Not an Intro 0:09
2. Ahead of My Time (ft. Tonedeff) 4:50
3. Ides of March 6:04
4. This Means War (ft. PackFM) 3:53
5. Codename: Fuck Ya'll 4:14
6. Scream Easy 3:46
7. Philaflava Radio Intro 1:35
8. Spy Vs Spy 2:53
9. Idiot Box (ft. Nobs) 4:30
10. Wildfire 5:35
11. Maturity (ft. Shambhala) 3:55
12. Obligatory Posse Cut 5:04
13. Jin Vs Icon Round 1 1:35
14. Illadelementz Radio Drop 2:43
15. Philaflava Roll Call Verse 3:13
16. Greener Grass 4:11
17. The Verse That Never Was 1:57
18. The End 4:06

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iCON The Mic King- Intricate Spectrum EP 2004



1. Intro 1:56
2. Hatred 4:35
3. God Amongst Men 6:19
4. Lotus Flower 5:43
5. Pocket Change (Remix) 5:02
6. From Dusk Til Dawn 5:09
7. Fuck You Pay Me 3:51
8. Get There 6:40
9. Refresh 6:22
10. Bonus Track 3:29

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Do You Know The Way?

10 Bass T- Do You Know The Way? 1996



1. Beat Generation (Preview #1) 0:34
2. Hip Hop Culture 1:57
3. Good Times 4:38
4. 10 Bass Hit (On & On) 4:48
5. Scratch 'n' Sniff 4:03
6. What's The Definition Of A 10basst 4:15
7. Good Times (Remix) 3:44
8. Open Your Eyes 4:27
9. Third World_First Person 4:10
10. People Gettin' Down 0:51
11. Some Say We're Spanish Some Say We're Black 4:16
12. Beat Generation (Preview #2) 0:39

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More Funkiness

From Philadelphia I'm gonna travel north of the border, but not with a total lapse of reason. This 1993 debut from The Rascalz is not easy to pinpoint, unlike most of the U.S. releases at this time, and most of the Canadian hip-hop to catch shine as well, this album does not strictly subscribe to an East Coast or West Coast feel. Granted, this album doesn't quite convey the hardness of the North Philly streets, but, in a somewhat similar manner to Sha'dasious, this album is able highlight the deeper tones in the idea of "funkiness", their mastery of the bass loop being integral. Oh, and the drums aren't too shabby either. The lyrics are variant, to say the least, but don't judge the content/lyricism by the song titles. "Funky Migraine", a seemingly simple hard knocking funky track contains its fair share of nigh pointless lines, but peep the opening verse, which poses the age old question: "a tree falls in the forestand nobodies around/ does it still make a noise, does it still make a sound?" and "I'm flyin' like a kite-first up, then down/take control by your insight so I'm thinkin'/should I, must I light another..." and the general (though at times quite creative) hashish banter continues.

Rascalz- Really Livin' 1993



1. Really Livin' 4:40
2. Sticky Fingers 3:46
3. Slap Stick 2:33
4. The Pager (interlude) 0:33
5. The Story Goes 2:19
6. Quest for Rhyme 3:58
7. Funky Migrane 5:04
8. Frankly Speakin' 2:59
9. Kingz of the Castle 2:41
10. Funky Needs 3:52
11. One for the Road (Funky Migranaine Reprise) 2:54

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Philly Phunk

Pretty much the definition of Philly hip-hop. This album is rugged and funky, gangsta funk without the West Coast "G-Funk" label, if you will. Anyway, Sha'dasious is a straight up legend, he has produced countless bangers from the land of Illadelph and continues to put his thing down, Philly style through and through.

Sha'Dasious- Phunk Whucha Heard 1994



1. Birth Of Da Philly Phunk 1:01
2. Phunk Whucha Heard 3:57
3. An Average Nite 1:34
4. I Want My Homiez Back 4:08
5. Straight Thru Da Roof 3:00
6. N.U.T.EEZ 4:31
7. U Kant Play Me 4:50
8. Mr. Dasious 3:46
9. Wucha Want 3:43
10. I'ma Put My Thing Down 3:53
11. Take Em Out (ft. The XXX Man) 3:13
12. Huk Me Up 2:31
13. R-R&R 2:03
14. Da Whole Shabang (ft. Ram Squad, 50 Grand, Tasc-4rce etc) 7:20
15. Check Dis Out 3:16
16. Get A Grip 4:55

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Micranots

I Self Divine and Kool Akiem Allah don't put out your standard Atlanta rap music. In fact, they don't really create the type of hip-hop you hear anywhere, they have a pretty darn individual sound, which is what initially draws me to groups upon first hearing them and deciding whether or not to actually Listen full bore to the rest of their muzics. Anyway, I enjoy these three albums quite a bit. Oh, and Return Of The Travellahs is their first release (as far as I know) that was put out on cassette only in '96, then rereleased on CD in 2003.

Micranots- Farward EP 1999



1. Farward 4:39
2. All Live 4:36
3. 141 Million Miles 4:15
4. Decapitation III 4:27
5. Decapitation 5:01
6. So Deep I Never Fall 4:26
7. Farward (Disco Remix) 4:30

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Micranots- Obelisk Movements 2000



1. Intro 1:32
2. Pitch Black Ark 4:28
3. Preparations 4:53
4. Culture 4:39
5. Balance 4:11
6. Monuments 2:20
7. Analyze 5:01
8. Illegal Busyness 4:33
9. Queen Supreme 3:51
10. Critical 3:29
11. Visualistic 5:04
12. M.O.V.E. 4:12
13. Mothers Day 5:14
14. Good Heavens 1:14
15. The Willie Lynch 5:39
16. Iconoclastic 4:39
17. Sun Salutations 4:34
18. Exodus 4:20

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Micranots- Return Of The Travellahs 1996 (2003 CD Re-release)



1. Intro 1:30
2. Slaves 3:49
3. 141 Million Miles 3:58
4. Farward 4:25
5. Emotions 5:05
6. Grand Imperial 4:17
7. Every Devil 4:49
8. So Deep (remix) 5:04
9. Grand Imperial II 1:04
10. Mathematics 3:38
11. The Path 0:40
12. Decapitation Free 5:52
13. Contemplate 0:47
14. The Dome 6:07
15. Judgment Day 5:00

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Still Looking

Forest Fires Collective- You Can't See... (2002)



1. Something Great 0:35
2. I'm Not Kiidin' 1:30
3. Go Find The Blaze 6:48
4. Backpacks Off 3:10
5. Kaiser's Right Wing 1:34
6. Napoleon's Legacy 2:42
7. Front to Back 2:36
8. Ask Who to Ask 2:52
9. On Fire Interlude 0:06
10. Sim's Bloodlust 3:44
11. It Was Regression 1:43
12. We Are The Island 0:19
13. Down to the Ground 0:55
14. Only Seven Blues 9:28
15. She Got Burned 1:43
16. B-Bird Speaks 1:48

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I still can't find their eponymous debut, though I'm almost certain I have it somewhere, so here's Forest Fires Collective's 2002 album, a pretty darn good listen. This is some fairly standard new century Los Angeles underground. Enjoy!

Innersoul!

Innersoul- It's The Right Time VLS 1996

1. Its The Right Time (Radio) 3:48
2. Its The Right Time (Instrumental) 3:45
3. Its The Right Time 3:49
4. Its The Right Time (Remix) 4:12
5. Its The Right Time (Remix Instrumental) 4:11

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Innersoul- The Theory 1996



1. What About Your Soul 1:18
2. How Ya Gonna Do It 3:39
3. It's The Right Time 3:47
4. Looking For Survival 3:15
5. Recognize 0:31
6. Whoiszim 3:32
7. Rooftop 0:33
8. Jump On It 3:29
9. All The Way To Music 4:09
10. What Is It (Jazz Or Hip-Hop) 2:46
11. A Different Type Of Brother 3:22
12. Young & Ready 3:49
13. It's The Right Time (Remix) 4:15
14. The Theory Of Zen 3:44

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I did not expect this to be so amazing, and I have no idea why it is so scarce/so seldom spoken of/so freaking cheap! 3 bucks new on Amazon from other sellers. Thanks go out to the Philaflava members who recommended/uploaded these, much appreciated.

1st Down, Detroit

1st Down- A Day With The Homiez/Front Street VLS 1996

1. A Day With The Homiez (Clean) 3:03
2. A Day With The Homiez (Dirty) 3:03
3. A Day With The Homiez (Instrumental) 3:04
4. A Day With The Homiez (Acapella) 2:29
5. Front Street (Clean) 3:39
6. Front Street (Dirty) 3:38
7. Front Street (Instrumental) 3:37
8. Front Street (Acapella) 2:45

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1st Down= J Dilla and Phat Kat.

No Shirt, No Shoes, Plenty Of Service

People Without Shoes, on the independent Rage Records label, were an interesting group in my eyes. First of all, they were close to being your typical mid '90s independent hip-hop group in terms of their sound and their emceeing (and their independent-ness...), but unlike so many others they were able to release an album on top of a VLS and a couple EPs, pretty solid output, especially by underground standards. But on top of this, I find a great deal of variety in their music; they have some of those standard heavy, rugged underground beats, they have some lighter, more fun loving, West Coastish cuts, and they have some tracks on which they attempt to showcase their lyricism. Now, I don't know if this was due to the differing ideals of individual group members, an appreciation for multiple sub-genres/aspects of hip-hop music, an attempt to fit into different molds, or what, but I find it a commendable feat and definitely think these guys are worth checking.

Melvin Gibbs, a bassist who's been on the scene for three decades now, is responsible for most, if not all, of the production on these releases. Gibbs is one of the more prolific artists of the modern era, having worked in just about every musical field, having handled drum programming and keyboard on top of his bass work for various live groups, having been an integral part of Rage Records, and having been called one of the world's greatest bassists on multiple occassions from a variety of different sources.


Green Shoe Laces VLS 1994

1. Green Shoe Laces (Original) 4:35
2. Green Shoe Laces (Instrumental) 4:33
3. Evil For Eternity 4:15
4. Green Shoe Laces (Cool Out) 4:32

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Escape The Streets EP 1996



1. Escape The Streets [Street] 4:16
2. Escape The Streets [Radio] 4:16
3. Escape The Streets [Instrumental] 4:16
4. Ghettonetics [Street] 4:32
5. Ghettonetics [Instrumental] 4:29
6. Rainy Monday 4:34
7. 8 Ft. Deep [Street] 3:20
8. 8 Ft. Deep [Radio] 3:16
9. Mental Maze [Street] 4:23
10. Mental Maze [Instrumental] 4:22
11. Little Shop Of Horrors [Street] 4:00
12. Little Shop Of Horrors [Instrumental] 4:08

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Thoughts Of An Optimist 1995



1. Nappyhead Assasin 4:16
2. Escape the Streets 4:15
3. Evil for Eternity (Remix) 4:12
4. 8 Ft Deep (Symphony) 3:20
5. Mental Maze 4:23
6. If 4:12
7. Ghettonetics 4:20
8. Little Shop of Horrors 4:00
9. Green Shoelaces 4:32
10. Evil for Eternity 4:06
11. Rainy Monday 4:33

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Youtube links:

Green Shoe Laces

Nappyhead Assassin

8 Ft. Deep (Symphony)

One Leg Up: Series One

Just for convenience's sake ;)

These first three are up and you've probably found the latter three by now, but here's a consolidated discog in case anyone missed one. All are good, but The Ill Funk Freaker takes the cake with ease; I devote a great deal of time listening to music that is new to me, since I missed out on so much, but this shit has my fingers aching hitting the replay button. Fuego. Props to bad-cop, T.R.O.Y. Blog, and of course One Leg Up.


Herb McGruff- The Demo EP 2008

1. East And Police 4:34
2. I Keep My Palm On The Handle (Original Version) 4:11
3. My Place 4:00
4. I Keep My Palm On The Handle (Remix) 4:18
5. 8 Iz Enuff (Demo Version) 4:23

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The Cenobites-Demented Thoughts EP 2008

1. Hawaii (ft. Bobbito) 2:45
2. MC's Out To Murder The World 2:10
3. Don, Don, Don 4:28
4. That's How I'm Goin' Out 4:07
5. Hot Crib Promo (ft. Cage) 2:52
6. Slaves (Original Mix) 4:17

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Lord Digga- The High Plains Drifter 2008

1. Brand Nu Day 4:15
2. Watch Ya Back (ft. Logic) 4:07
3. Party Jam (ft. Masta Ace, Leschea) 4:33
4. High Like A Bird 2:51
5. Enemy Lines (ft. Logic) 4:06
6. Take The Cake 4:17
7. Word Play 4:16
8. Good Vibrations ('92 Demo Mix) (ft. Masta Ace) 4:17

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DJ Mike Smooth Presents: Shorty Long- The South Boogie EP 2008

1. Purple Rain 5:13
2. Ain't Nuthin' New Under The Sun (ft. Harry-O & John Doe) 5:38
3. Say My Name 3:48
4. Be Alright 3:50
5. What's Criminal? 3:45
6. South Boogie 3:27
7. Crime And Corruption (ft. Firehead, Moet & West) 4:52

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The Beatnuts- Intoxicated Demos 2009

1. Snatch My Crops 2:26
2. Fashion Goes Off 3:07
3. You Got My Back 2:19
4. DJ Red Alert Promo 98.7 Kiss Fm 1:28
5. Catch A Lil' Wreck Feat. Ronnie 5:59
6. Do That 3:01
7. Props Over Here (Demo Version) 4:15
8. In My Room (Original Version) 3:26

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Godfather Don- The Ill Funk Freaker EP 2009

1. Frontin' Ass Ducks 4:34
2. 8 Million Stories 4:32
3. Ain't None Left 4:00
4. Ill Funk Freaker 2:15
5. Shoot The Two Feat. Da Funky Orphanz 4:06
6. Yeah 4:51
7. Where'z The Skillz 2:33
8. Slaves (ft. Kool Keith) (Straight Jacket Mix) 4:07

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These Brothaz Ain't No Fools

Brothaz Bent- Up From The Desert 2007



1. Up From The Desert 3:17
2. Polluted Skyline 3:25
3. Daria 3:44
4. Knockturne 3:31
5. Feast Of The Fortress 2:45
6. New World Approaching 3:25
7. God Is At War 3:11
8. Life Of A Fool 3:31
9. Jacaranda 1:55
10. Hawgfrog 2:27
11. Catching Nods 2:08
12. Hollywoodland 3:49
13. Evagreen 3:18
14. Bring The Whole Family 3:56
15. Venstas 3:07
16. House On Top Of The World 2:57
17. Grainy Nights 3:29
18. Expect Thorns 3:37
19. Nuff Jewels 2:35
20. Rock Vs. Water 2:44
21. Mirrors 2:59
22. Scorn To Be Blue 4:28
23. Temple Of The Living Swing 4:34

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Are: Don Chalant, Woozy Medwick and Hyde Hife.
I only listened to this for the first time a couple weeks ago, but it is damn ill, probably gonna be my favorite album of '07, at least really high on the list. The Life Of A Fool/Jacaranda coupling is crazy dope! Many great single tracks on this, on top of the album being constructed well. This trio (also calling themselves Arch Druids: http://www.myspace.com/brothazbent) comes out of Los Angeles on the newly founded Blunt Boogie Records label: http://bluntboogie.bigcartel.com/, but they say they will be releasing an Arch Druids album soon, so be sure to keep an eye out.

A couple links to buy:
LP From Their Site
CD From Their Site

How You Livin'?

More classic shit from Phill Most Chill aka Phill Most The Soulman. Be sure to check out his blog: http://www.thatrealschitt.com. He is currently showcasing a few demos and promises to up some more if people show interest. This album was released on Easy Street Records and really embodied that early Philly sound/attitude; the intellectuals' Schoolly D, if you will. Well, maybe not quite, but Phill brings the heat on the production and really holds his own on the mic. I would consider this album classic status and for anyone peeping the new Phill Most Chill limited releases not knowing about his bad ass alter-ego then this is a must for your own historical well being.


Baritone Tiplove- Livin' Foul LP 1991




1. Praylewd 0:46
2. Lucy-N-Ricky (A Bedtime Story) 2:19
3. All Hell Iz Breakin' Loose 4:01
4. Thinkin' Bout Da Payback 3:52
5. Becky's Experience 0:15
6. Young Ladies Drive Me Crazee 3:38
7. Suckaswannaputtasticka 1:15
8. I'm A Lover 3:25
9. They Found Him Dedd 0:20
10. Tiplove Don't Kare 3:05
11. The Happy Hooker 2:20
12. Cut The Barrell Off My Shotgun 5:18
13. Live Update From The War On Black Radio 1:23
14. Livin' Foul 3:28
15. Upstares In The Bed 3:22
16. The Vanilla Extrakts Awards 2:10
17. Baritones's Celebrity Skins Game 1:12
18. Ghettoland, U.S.A. 3:21
19. Respekt Yourself 3:57
20. Turn Up The Bottle 4:17
21. A Luv Song 2:00
22. Luv-N-Affekshun (Stop Dissin' The Girlz) 2:57

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Comprehending the Atoms Family

Centa Of Da Web- Beyond Human Comprehension EP 1996

1. Intro 0:33
2. Da Webs Minds 4:42
3. Zone 2 Tha Tone 2:56
4. Whichcraft (Audio Data) 1:06
5. 5 Lil' Pumkins 3:07
6. Ill Visions 2:25
7. Molecule (Audio Data) 1:09
8. Outer Regions 4:14
9. DaCrypticOne (Audio Data) 1:20
10. Brainstorm 4:47
11. Most Can't Comprehend 3:28

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Coming out on the Centrifugal Phorce label, this EP was pretty much a prequel to Atoms Family (later being released in conjuction with Atoms Family Vol. 1). As such, you can hear some early production from Cryptic One, and rapping from Molecule and Whichcraft, plus a couple featurings from Jest One and Outa Limits. Seems as though Every track from the EP is on youtube if you need to perform further research.

Gutters Of The UK

Some more nice joints from across the pond! This is a pretty classic UK release on the Liberty Grooves label. This group consisted of the classic hip-hop triad: emcee: Ced One; producer: Sigher; and DJ: Prime Cuts, and they were able to very accurately convey the mid traditional '90s hip-hop vibe/message/details; this EP easily rivals many of the independent releases of the time hailing from the 5 Boroughs. Rumor has (or had...) it that they were planning to drop a new EP, but I haven't heard anything on that for a while now.

Gutter Snypes- The Trial Of Life EP 1994

1. Flatline 4:56
2. Who Fell 4:12
3. Friday Night Throwdown Live 5:42
4. Judge Me Not 5:00
5. Non De Plume 4:18
6. Trials Of Life 4:40

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De Lux

Lux- The Man They Call Lux EP 1996

1. Intro 1:34
2. Jailhouse 1:33
3. Winna 3:39
4. Don't Give A Fuck 4:30
5. Why 4:49
6. Street Playa (ft. Tommy Hills) 3:48
7. Just Enuff 3:51
8. Gangsta 4:41
9. Outro 3:20

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I don't know much about this guy Lux, except that he dropped this EP in '96, following a VLS in '94 which featured "Gangsta" as the b-side and that he reps Philly to fullest. So check the vids.

More Boxcar Sessions

A few bonuses (if you haven't heard the OG Version of Light Sleeper do yourself a favor):

Unreleased Boxcar Sessions 2002

1. Light Sleeper (OG Version) 3:39
2. Killen Kydz 3:28
3. Bones 3:20
4. In The Future... 1:23
5. No Return (The Set Up) 0:50
6. No Return (OG Version) 2:53
7. Joint Custody (J Grooves Spliff) 3:57
8. The Heavyweight 3:49
9. Whomp 2000 4:16

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Light Sleeper/Battle Drill VLS 1994

1. Light Sleeper (Album Version) 3:23
2. Light Sleeper [Instrumental] 3:23
3. Light Sleeper [Acapella] 2:57
4. Battle Drill (Album Version) 3:52
5. Battle Drill [Instrumental] 3:52

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Demos EP 2002

1. Westbound 3:29
2. Balkier Flesh 3:36
3. Running from 5.0 3:15
4. Birthday Suit 3:03

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Hopefully we're all familiar with the classic '94 album Boxcar Sessions by now, so here are a few extras: unreleased sessions from the album (including the OG Version of Light Sleeper among others), the Light Sleeper/Battle Drill VLS, in case anyone wants to make their own remix or whatever, and the 4 track Demo EP. Enjoy the goods!

Neek And The Professor

Neek The Exotic- Backs N' Necks EP 1999

1. Muthafuckin Man (ft. Joe Flav) 4:05
2. Pump Your Fist! 3:29
3. Backs N' Necks 3:12
4. Hardcore (ft. Large Professor) 3:08
5. Everything's Real 2:42
6. Muthafuckin Man (Instrumental) 4:28
7. Backs N' Necks (Instrumental) 3:16
8. Hardcore (Instrumental) 2:53

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Neek The Exotic- Exotic's Raw 2003



1. Intro 1:01
2. N.E.E.K. 3:45
3. Prepared To Get Stomped 2:45
4. Make That Money (ft. Royal Flush) 3:54
5. Don't Stop 3:08
6. Exotic's Raw (ft. Large Professor) 4:01
7. Backs N Necks 3:09
8. Cake Up (ft. Da Blak Boyz) 3:11
9. Letter 2 Ma 3:54
10. Hardcore (ft. Large Professor) 3:04
11. Straight Out To Get It (ft. Da Blak Boyz) 3:30
12. Queens Anthem 2:59
13. The Motherfuckin Man (ft. Joe Flav) 4:03
14. This Here's Gangsta (ft. Royal Flush & Universal) 3:33

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As you can see on the cover, Large Professor handles most of the album, with Big Grundge producing the 4 remaining tracks not produced by LP. Neek hails from Flushing, and had been down with LP for over 10 years prior to putting out this release (not really sure why it took so long...), as you can see in the video below. He was also featured on Large Professor's The LP and joined in on MC Shan's LP produced posse cut: Pee-Nile Reunion in '93. They started putting out singles for this LP in the late '90s and in 1999 caught a couple on Replay Records and Freeze Records, the first a small, though fairly consistent catalog in its brief time and the second having a vastly larger, more scattered discography. Anyway, when it came time to put out the album Neek and LP decided against the more established indy labels, releasing Exotic's Raw on High Rise Records.





Here are a few vids from the featured releases:

Da Skitzoooooo

Hailing from San Diego, California, Anthony O'Neal Davenport started laying tracks down in the mid '90s, having a track The Next Chapter (Strictly Underground) LP from 1995 I upped a while back. That same year he dropped his first 12", Who You Talkin' 2 on the prolific Echo International label. Two years later he put out his second 12", Storm Brewing. Now, I enjoy both of these 12"s (and you can find em on a few other blogs), but they didn't really blow my mind. However, I found his '98 and '99 EPs, Split Decision and Split Decision Wax No. 2, and and they really made me look at Tony in a different light. Maybe it was due to the fact that they presented me with more tracks, and as such a greater variety of styles and music, but these really shot Da Skitzo up on my list of favorite/most underrated artists. The Grinch was especially a standout for me, though not immediately. Upon first listen all the tracks were pretty much on the same level (as is often the case, I find), but then I really started to feel the instrumental for this track, the whole haunting steez and whatnot, but I still wasn't feeling the lyrics to any great extent. Well, I'll let you, the critic, listen at your leisure, but needless to say, this song and a few others have really grown on me and are getting some pretty good rotation in my neck of the woods.

Storm Brewing VLS 1997

1. Storm Brewing (High Plains Drifters Cut) 4:19
2. Storm Brewing (Instrumental 1) 4:17
3. Storm Brewing (Edit) 3:20
4. Storm Brewing (Instrumental 2) 4:15
5. Skitzopella... 1:48

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Who U Talkin' 2 VLS 1997

1. Who U Talkin 2 (Vocal) 3:54
2. Who U Talkin 2 (Instrumental) 3:50
3. Molassis 4:25
4. Man On (Extended) 5:41
5. Man On (Sell Out) 3:52
6. Man On (Instrumental) 3:06

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Split Decision EP 1998

1. Keep Me High (Interlude) 0:55
2. THC (Tony's Hella Crazy) 3:24
3. missing
4. The Grinch 4:11
5. Let's Drift 3:44
6. Storm Brewing (ft. Mr. Brady) 3:18
7. Parles Moi 2:11
8. Hard & Soft (ft. Quwon Lee) 4:13
9. Ask No Questions/Low Down & Janky (ft. Quwon Lee) 8:18
10. Man On (Remix) 2:33
11. missing

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Split Decision Wax No. 2 EP 1999

1. Low Down And Janky 4:00
2. Low Down And Janky (Radio Edit) 4:00
3. Low Down And Janky (Instrumental) 4:02
4. Plares Moi 2:13
5. The Grinch 4:16
6. The Grinch (Radio Edit) 4:14
7. The Grinch (Instrumental) 4:41
8. Plares Moi (Instrumental) 1:28

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The Grinch:


Let's Drift:








Some "non-vls/ep" tracks:

This is from The Next Chapter (Strictly Underground): 07 Are You Crazy


These two are apparently S&M unreleased tracks featuring Tony Da Skitzo:
Elemental Styles (Unreleased)


Paradise Lost

More Rubbery Rooms

Slug, Rubberoom, Hi-Fidel- Untitled VLS 2000

1. Untitled (B Money Radio Mix) 5:13
2. Untitled (B-Money Instrumental Mix) 2:03
3. B-Money Bonus Beat 1:53
4. Untitled (DJ Crucial Radio Mix) 5:22
5. Untitled (DJ Crucial Instrumental Mix) 2:13
6. DJ Crucial Bonus Beat 1:52

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Rubberoom- Architechnology 1999



1. Born (with Kali Smith) 4:47
2. Smike 4:52
3. Lock Jaw (ft. S.P.O.) 4:39
4. Reverly (Accappella) 0:23
5. Bleach 5:06
6. Shining 3:31
7. Acid 5:37
8. Vertigo (Extended Mix) 7:19
9. Sector Rush (Remix Rebuilt) 5:40
10. Style Wars (ft. Path, Juice & Kenny Bogus) 6:52
11. Architechnology Nine 5:19
12. Offering 1336 (ft. Verb) 2:45
13. Trail Of The Vampire 3:42
14. Space And Time (Intro by Shame Luv Tempo) 7:22
15. Operation Forever 4:49
16. Pathway To The Abyss (ft. The Opus) 1:39

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Enter The Rubberoom (Chi Cont'd)

Finally getting back on track with my first back to back Chicago themed posts in over a month I bring you some early and incredibly dope Rubberoom releases. Props go out to CharlieManson, godmc and Roy Johnson who all contributed to these a few months ago. I haven't upped their '99 album, Architechnology yet, but it'll be posted in a couple days, it isn't too difficult to find anyway.


Synapse Gap/Beneath The Surface VLS 1994

1. Synapse Gap (Radio Edit) 4:57
2. Synapse Gap (Original Mix) 4:58
3. Synapse Gap (Instrumental) 4:57
4. Synapse Gap (Acapella) 4:48
5. Beneath The Surface (Radio Edit) 2:15
6. Beneath The Surface (Original Mix) 2:14
7. Beneath The Surface (Instrumental) 2:20

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Rubberoom- Gothic Architecture EP 1994

1. The Fanum Is Evil 1:10
2. Synapse Gap 4:57
3. High Noon 3:43
4. Beneath The Surface 2:11
5. Loft Music 1:06
6. Body Snatch'n 5:23
7. Buckwild 3:47
8. Breakout 5:15
9. Stack Of 45s 4:44
10. The Pit 8:02

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Rubberoom- Body Snatch'n (On The Isle) VLS 1995

1. Body Snatch'n (Radio Edit) 5:43
2. Body Snatch'n (Original) 5:42
3. Body Snatch'n (Radio Remix) 6:09
4. Body Snatch'n (Instrumental) 5:41
5. Body Snatch'n (Remix Instrumental) 6:04
6. Stacks of 45's (clean edit) 4:42
7. Stacks of 45's (original) 4:42

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Rubberoom- Street Theme/White Hot Razors VLS 1997

1. Street Theme (Clean) 3:52
2. Street Theme (Filthy) 4:03
3. Street Theme (Instr) 3:48
4. White Hot Razors (Clean) 3:23
5. White Hot Razors (Filthy) 3:22
6. White Hot Razors (Instr) 3:19
7. White Hot Razors (Acappella) 2:49

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Rubberoom- Born/Black Box VLS 1999

1. Born (Clean) 4:47
2. Born (Instrumental) 4:47
3. Black Box (Clean) 5:20
5. Black Box (Instrumental) 5:09

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Rubberoom- Reconstruction VLS 1999

1. Sector Rush (Rebuilt) 5:41
2. Sector Rush (Rebuilt) Instrumental 5:10
3. Evil Archangels II 4:18
4. Evil Archangels II Instrumental 4:19

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If you are unfamiliar, listen to Gothic Architecture EP and see what you think.
Why should you listen to, and like, Rubberoom? I mean, besides the simple fact that I, your trusted source for good hip-hop says so, of course... The only logical place to start is the beginning: Synapse Gap and Beneath The Surface. The beats! the drums are great on these two tracks, both of them utilizing quick and dichotomous drum loops. On Synapse Gap we get the deep first and third beat bass kick, with some grace notes to keep us on our toes; this deep drum vein is then enhanced by the almost jingling second and fourth beat stressed shaker that rides atop the beat. To further accentuate the heady bassline we are given, every sixteen bars, a wood block just before the first downbeat, instant headnodification. The chorus brings in a chromatic harp scale backed by a smooth saxophone loop and followed by some "ooh"-ing background vocals before the menacing darkness of the main loop returns. Beneath The Surface again offers some atypical sounding drums banged out in syncopated fashion, the long cymbal ride before the three beat being the basis for the grooving. This piece gets a little more intricate with the instrumental samples, the low piano providing great texture and a much mellower backdrop for the slight harshness of the drum sequence. Then we are introduced to the lovely trumpet loop, though only briefly, as we are given a new trumpet loop just a few bars later, each only lasting two loops. Later, the first trumpet loop, with its almost whiny, vocal quality, returns for a four loop stint, the final go accentuated by the absence of the drums.

"Enter phrases
the pages of my notebook is like mazes
You'll get lost if you don't know the phases of the specimen
Take a lesson in how I make a mess of men"

That's how Synapse Gap opens, and the science, both in subject matter and verbal execution, continues throughout, wordplay on play at almost all times, with an excellent balance between the more complex lines and shorter, more trivial lines, such as:

"Travel in capsules
Givn' rascals hassles
In shaded areas of castles I baffle"

Well, I have exhausted both myself and my audience (if any) I'm sure, so that'll be the end of my attempt to convince people of the brilliance of Rubberoom. Enjoy!

Mo' Illa

I've already put up some of E.C Illa's more readily available material, but this post will probe a little deeper into his discography. Download at your leisure, just know this stuff is very good; I'll be adding some more later, but this is the important post.

As is the usual with my Chicago posts, Kevin Beacham of Time Travel Radio (http://www.myspace.com/timetravelradio) deserves innumerable thanks. That Ill State Of Mind LP is incredibly rare and Kev's upload a couple months ago is the only version I have seen and is missing the tracks which were also included on other releases (Ease Back EP & Live From The Ill EP, which was upped a while ago). And in all seriousness, if you aren't checking his myspace for fresh weekly exclusives you are cheating your own ears.

E.C.- Ease Back E.P. 1993

1. Somethin Fo They Asses (Remix) 4:33
2. Cross Hair 3:19
3. Somethin Fo They Asses (Remix) (Radio Edit) 4:38
4. Ease Back 3:23
5. 2 Ta Ya Jaw 4:10
6. Ease Back (Radio Version) 3:19

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E.C.- Ill State Of Mind

1. Come Again 1:33
2. Roughneck Rudeness 2:33
3. Ease Back (New And Improved) 3:10
4. Harcore MFs 1:27
5. Somethin Fo They Asses 4:34
6. Ut 0:42
7. Bud To The Jazz 3:48
8. Where You From 0:43
9. Ill State Of Mind 0:19
10. 2 Ta Ya Jaw (Copied) 4:10
13. Funky Like This 1:38
14. Bud To The Jazz (Radio Version) 2:48
15. 2 Ta Ya Jaw (Radio Version) 4:27
16. Ill Murder Epic (Radio Version) 3:47
17. Crosshair (Radio Version) 3:22
18. Ill State Of Mind (Instrumentals) 12:01

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E.C.- Invisible Man EP

1. Smooth But It Ain't No Radio Jam 5:23
2. Invisible Man 4:38
3. A Minute Of Playback 1:13
4. Smooth But It Ain't No Radio Jam (Radio Version) 5:22
5. Every Hood In The Ill 4:11
6. Who's Kind Of Town 2:14
7. Somethin Fo They Asses 3:44
8. Every Hood In The Ill (Instrumental) 4:16

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E.C.- No More/Mating Ritual VLS 1995

1. No More (Radio) 4:45
2. No More 4:49
3. On Ill 3:58
4. Mating Ritual (Radio) 4:27
5. Mating Ritual 5:20
6. Ill Breakers Anthem 2:23

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E.C. Illa- Ill At Will EP 1999

1. Thro it Up 1:29
2. Infinite Skills Always 3:01
3. Infinite Skills Always (Instrumental) 3:04
4. Ill at Will (ft. Rasco, Planet Asia, D. Villa) 3:36
5. Applause (ft. J.U.I.C.E.) 3:20
6. Applause (Instrumental) 3:20
7. Higher Level 3:33
8. Bonus Track-On Ill (Video Version) 3:59

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These are some Very banging beats, don't sleep.

E.C- Vandillism Instrumentals Vol. 1: Tha Silent Assassin 1996

1. 24 Hours A Day (Intro) 1:38
2. B-Boy Stance 3:06
3. "L" Platform 3:01
4. More Milk 1:07
5. Uptown Boogie 3:06
6. Peep Game 3:05
7. On My Hustle 3:31
8. Is Super Raw 3:05
9. Constant Threat 0:32
10. Collect From The Country 3:03
11. Sauce On The Side 0:51
12. Without Sayin' A Word 3:06

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E.C. Illa- Vandillism Instrumentals Vol. 2: Action Speaks Louder Than Words 1997

1. The Come Up 2:35
2. Game Recognize Game 4:09
3. All Night 3:25
4. Guaranteed 2:10
5. Mellowdrama 2:53
6. No Owl Service 0:39
7. Sewed Up And Locked 4:02
8. Moola 2:54
9. Crews A Fiction 5:03
10. Self Made Illionaire 5:07
11. Check Check It Out 4:07
12. Low Life 2000 1:26

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The Real Thing

Phill Most The Soulman- The Lo-Fi Theory EP 2005

1. Walkin' Papers 2:28
2. Oh Shit! 1:15
3. Play It Cool 2:10
4. The Real Thing 3:22
5. Walkin' Papers (Instrumental) 2:11
6. Oh Shit! (Instrumental) 1:16
7. Play It Cool (Instrumental) 2:10
8. The Real Thing (Instrumental) 3:22

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Again, no youtubes, but if you haven't heard Diggers With Gratitude's The Be Intelligent EP you can find a link HERE.

Anyway, Phill Most Chill is an originator and luckily for us is having some respect paid his way finally. Having grown up very near the boogie down Bronx, though in Connecticut, Phill Stroman became interested in hip-hop at its earliest stages, later moving to Philadelphia. There's plenty more info to be found on the history and current state of Phill, so go dig it up and be sure to for more from the Soulman As this release states: "Beats banged out in 1994, rhymes constructed in 2004." And look out for some Baritone Tiplove here in the foreseeable future!

A Soup Fulla Sunshine

Alphabet Soup- Sunny Day In Harlem EP 1991

1. Sunny Day In Harlem 5:29
2. Uncle Sam (1st Draft) 5:11
3. Girl You Got A Grip 4:52
4. The Resurrection Of Gertrude 6:04

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No youtubes...

If you haven't heard this you're going to have to trust me on this one. I enjoy it very much; listen for yourself. Maybe a little review will be edited in soon...

More Moodiness

Mood- Hustle On The Side VLS 1995

1. Hustle On The Side 5:27
2. Transmoreify 3:32
3. Sacred 9:08

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I posted their album, Doom, a couple weeks ago, but didn't get around to upping this until now. Oh well. Anyway, this is some dope shit.

Intrumentalyst

Dr. Octagon- Instrumentalyst (Octagon Beats) 1996



1. 3000 3:31
2. Moosebumps 1:47
3. Earth People 4:49
4. Real Raw 5:35
5. No Awareness 4:45
6. Blue Flowers 3:16
7. Technical Difficulties 2:58
8. A Visit to the Gynecologyst 3:38
9. Bear Witness (extended version) 6:45
10. Dr. Octagon 4:36
11. Girl Let Me Touch You 4:21
12. I'm Destructive 3:17
13. Tricknology 101 4:58
14. Wild and Crazy 4:32
15. Blue Flowers Revisited 4:38
16. Waiting List 5:32
17. On Production 3:01

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Some instrumentals really need to be listened to on their own in order to appreciate their full genius; now, it's easy to hear Dan The Automator's brilliant beats and song structure under Kool Keith's classically quirky rhyming, but when listened to alone they take on a whole new meaning. Treat your ears.

Hangar 18 Is No More

In light of the recent news that Hangar 18 has disbanded I have decided to post up their discography. According to Alaska both paWL and Windnbreeze are moving on with business pursuits outside the music industry while Alaska has joined forces with Kojo to become Alaska And Kojo Are The Crack Epidemic (http://www.myspace.com/alaskaandkojoare) so be sure to check that out and support the musicians! Anyway, if that made any sense to you, then enjoy these if something's new to you. If the name is new to you these guys were part of Atoms Family (which of course is now defunct as well) and signed to Definitive Jux and pretty much just made music that they thought was good. Not everyone will agree and I'm sure some people will hate this stuff, but I imagine a couple heads will, if they don't already, enjoy the Hangar sound. Interesting production and crazy flows regardless of whether you think they're shit or geniuses. As always, if anyone from Hangar 18 would like these links taken down leave a comment or email kimani17@gmail.com and it shall be done with immediacy.


Hangar 18- Temple Of Doom/Where We At VLS 2003

1. Temple of Doom - Clean 3:19
2. Temple of Doom - Dirty 3:18
3. Temple of Doom - Instrumental 3:23
4. Where We At - Clean 2:33
5. Where We At - Dirty 2:38
6. Where We At - Instrumental 2:33

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Hangar 18- Beatslope: The Remix Of The Remix VLS 2004

1. Beatslope (Radio) 3:11
2. Beatslope (Instrumental) 3:10
3. Beatslope (Remix Radio) 3:37
4. Beatslope (Remix Instrumental) 3:44
5. Beatslope (El-P Remix Radio) 3:27
6. Beatslope (El-P Remix Instrumental) 3:27
7. Beatslope (Remix of the Remix Clean) 3:26
8. Beatslope (Remix of the Remix Instrumental) 3:23

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Hangar 18- Barhoppin' VLS 2004

1. Barhoppin clean 3:28
2. Barhoppin dirty 3:28
3. Barhoppin instrumental 3:35
4. One Night at the Bar clean 5:45
5. One Night at the Bar dirty 5:45
6. One Night at the Bar instrumental 5:26

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Hangar 18- The Multi-Platinum Debut Album 2004



1. Intro 1:15
2. Where We At? 2:38
3. Beatslope 3:08
4. Go Git That 3:34
5. Boombox Apocalypse 4:00
6. Sadat X Appears Courtesy Of... 3:33
7. Hangar 18 & The Temple Of Doom 3:16
8. Saved By The Beezy 3:02
9. Blown Bubble 3:05
10. Itcherlude 1:15
11. Take No Chances 5:19
12. Barhoppin' 3:25
13. Hangar 101 2:04
14. Keeps It Movin' 3:53
15. Easier Said Than Done 4:46
16. Outro 3:09

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Hangar 18- Baking Soda/The Beat VLS 2006

1. Baking Soda-Main 2:25
2. Baking Soda-Instrumental 2:26
3. The Beat-Main 3:28
4. The Beat-Instrumental 3:27

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Hangar 18- Sweep The Leg 2007



1. Highly Anticipated 2:11
2. Watchyoself 3:51
3. The West Wing 4:15
4. ...That I Know I Want 2:47
5. Jump Muthafuh 4:22
6. Sad 5:27
7. Feet To Feet 5:00
8. Really Wide 4:02
9. Bakin Soda 2:25
10. Dance With Me (ft. Slug) 4:36
11. Room To Breathe 4:15
12. Think Big 3:37
13. Last Stop 3:33

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These are some "lost recordings" I guess you could em, that Alaska dropped at Philaflava a few months back:

Hangar 18- Jest One Sessions (I don't remember the year...)

Absurd 2:41
Mountain Of Shit! 6:34
Mountain Of Shit (Alternate Take ft. Jestoneart) 4:23
Boombox Apocalypes 99 (very early very diff version) 3:53

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Canada's Cash Crop

Rascalz: Misfit and Red 1 in the front, Kemo on the beats. These guys were Canada's finest for '97/'98; this album is ill, lyrics and mic styles are dope and Kemo has some real nice drum production. As would be expected, their 1999 and 2001 follow ups couldn't really compare to this jewel, but they're listenable in my book and if you're new to the group and dig this album you may wish to look into them.

Rascalz- Cash Crop 1998



1. Temptation 4:22
2. Solitaire [Remix] 4:01
3. Dreaded Fist 3:55
4. Soul Obligation 4:30
5. Clockwork (ft. CheckMate and Flipout) 5:24
6. Anatomy 2:14
7. A Way With Words 3:37
8. FitnRedi 4:31
9. Strange Brew 0:48
10. No Idea 4:04
11. Chat 'Bout 1:55
12. Mood Swings 3:41
13. Blind Wit The Science 4:44
14. Shock Therapy 4:08
15. Shouts 1:32
16. Solitaire 3:39
17. Outro 1:21
18. Northern Touch 4:07

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Some Real Live Shit

K-Def & Larry-O, keepin' it Real! Peace to Hank Mobley... Anyway, I would like to have seen much more from this familial duo, their level of quality is quite consistent. K-Def has produced plenty of bangers, but still isn't quite the name he should be; Larry-O, on the other hand, has been slept on even more, in my opinion. I don't think he is as talented in his respective field as his beat oriented cousin and obviously not nearly as prolific, but I recently read a comment on a youtube vid (I believe the one below) stating that the emcee was "terrible." Now I'll admit he's no Rakim level genius on the M-I, but he is quite charasmatic and holds his flow particularly well. Also, I'm beginning to learn that Real Live are lesser known than I had originally assumed, so if you are unfamiliar, familiarize.

Real Live- Real Live Shit (Remix)/Pop The Trunk VLS 1996

1. Real Live Shit (Remix) (ft. Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, Killa Sin, Lord Tariq) [Clean] 4:26
2. Real Live Shit (Remix) (ft. Cappadonna, Ghostface Killah, Killa Sin, Lord Tariq) [Dirty] 4:28
3. Real Live Shit (Remix) [Instrumental] 4:16
4. Pop the Trunk [Album] 3:05
5. Pop the Trunk [Instrumental] 3:05

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Real Live- Real Live Shit/Crime Is Money 1995

1. Real Live Shit [Original Version] 4:17
2. Real Live Shit [Dirty Version] 4:40
3. Real Live Shit [Instrumental] 4:41
4. Crime is Money [Original Version] 3:52
5. Crime is Money [Dirty Version] 3:52
6. Crime is Money [Instrumental] 3:49

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Real Live- The Turnaround VLS 1996

1. The Turnaround [Single] 4:07
2. The Turnaround [Album] 4:08
3. The Turnaround [Instrumental] 4:08
4. The Turnaround (Thug Remix) (ft. Capone & Tragedy) [Single] 4:04
5. The Turnaround (Thug Remix) (ft. Capone & Tragedy) [Original] 4:51
6. The Turnaround (Thug Remix) [Instrumental] 4:52

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Real Live- The Turnaround: A Long Awaited Drama 1996

1. Intro 0:54
2. PopThe Trunk 3:20
3. The Gimmicks 3:26
4. They Got Me 2:46
5. Ain't No Love 4:34
6. Iceberg Slick 4:08
7. Larry-O Meets Iceberg Slick 3:37
8. All I Ask Of You (Commin' Thru) 4:28
9. The Turnaround 5:32
10. Trilogy Of Error 4:56
11. Real Live Shit 4:31
12. Day You Die 4:47
13. Crime Is Money 4:10
14. Money & Shows 3:54
15. Real Live Shit (Remix ft. Ghost Face Killa, Cappadonna, Lord Tarik & Killa Sin) 6:16

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Homelez And Infolez

Da Homlez- Abandoned In Da Streetz 1995



1. Knock Knock 4:10
2. Boogie Man 3:47
3. What's It All About 3:39
4. Neva Luved Ya 4:14
5. Hip Hop Ya'll 3:18
6. Bum Skitz 3:54
7. Abandoned In Da Streetz 3:41
8. I Got Your Back 4:33
9. Naughty Hip Hop 3:04
10. Where Ya From B 3:28
11. Money Spent 3:42
12. Hip Hop & Rap 3:56
13. Shout Outs - Hip Hop Ya'll Reprise 1:04

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D-D-D-DOPE! Seems as though nothing is known about this album except that it's very good. According to discogs it was released on NOIR Records, though no other releases are listed. I have reason to believe these cats hail from Philly, and I'm sure someone can assert or refute this fact, so if you can, please do. And if anyone has anymore info, please grace me with it. Major shoutout to Markshot for putting me on to this little work of sickness. Best check the vids:

D.O.P.E.

Tha' Hatchetmen D.O.P.E.-T.- Alphabetastyle (Remix) VLS 1997

1. Alphabetastyle (Remix) (Vocal) 5:07
2. Alphabetastyle (Remix) (Madstrumental) 5:08
3. Alphabetastyle (Remix) (Madstrumental) 4:43
4. Alphabetastyle (Mad Drum Mix) 5:07

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Tha' Hatchetmen D.O.P.E.-T. - not only one of the craziest names for a group, but also an absolutely dope crew. Well, at least as far as I know. All I have heard or seen is this one song 12", but this is a remix of their first single, if I'm not mistaken. And then the only release discogs lists is a '98 6 track (plus instrus) EP entitled First Strike. So if anyone has these and would like to share their rip, I shan't object... Anyway, here's the track and a DL link in case you don't wanna download the whole 12". Enjoy if you haven't already!


http://www.divshare.com/download/6701027-64c

One Hit Wonder?

Skee-Lo- I Wish 1995



1. Superman 4:11
2. I Wish 4:11
3. Never Crossed My Mind 4:03
4. Top Of The Stairs 4:32
5. Come Back To Me 3:27
6. Waitin' For You 3:28
7. Holdin' You 3:15
8. You Ain't Down 3:50
9. Crenshaw 3:54
10. This Is How It Sounds 3:25
11. The Burger Song 3:36
12. I Wish (Bonus "Street" Mix) 4:42

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Upped this for someone at , so I figured I'd post it up here. Skee-Lo was born in Chicago, but moved to LA at an early age and his sound/lyrics are straight mid '90s South Cali. I'm sure most people are gonna know the title track, so that should be enough for people to at least check the youtubes (the best two are embed disabled).

Hit single, I Wish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icr0eW1fRSs

Top Of The Stairs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9K5Lh99pYI

The Burger Song:


Crenshaw:

Himself

Himself- Music For Your Enjoyment 2004



1. For Your Personal Enjoyment 3:15
2. Clueless 4:21
3. Picture Me Strollin' 3:55
4. Hold on (Feat. Good4nuthin) 4:21
5. Come Along 3:23
6. Call of the City (Feat. Sunspot Jonz) 4:02
7. Good Times 2:26
8. All Year Long (Feat. Murs) 3:49
9. Empty Pockets 3:47
10. Love American Style 3:20
11. You Don't Know (Feat. Joe Fixxit) 2:38
12. Do What You Will 2:36
13. Music to Barbeque by 2:59
14. Summertime (Feat. Scarub) 2:59
15. Sleepless in L.A. 3:13

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This is Himself, of Netherworlds fame (alongside MURS and Anacron). I upped this for a curious e-homie, so be sure to stay on the lookout for future releases from all these guys!

Mass Influence

Mass Influence debuted with these first two 12"s on Elemental Recordings before catching the eye of the small, but fairly dope independent Danish label Boulevard Connection Records to release their LP. This group consists of Applejac, Cognito, emcee H2o (of Yall So Stupid fame), who is still making music and also goes by Kid Captain Coolout, and of course Xavier Hargrove (Spearhead X).

Mass Influence- Life To The MC/Under Pressure VLS 1997

1. Life To The MC (Dirty) 4:36
2. Life To The MC (Clean) 4:39
3. Life To The MC (Instrumental) 4:40
4. Under Pressure (Dirty) 4:25
5. Under Pressure (Clean) 4:27
6. Under Pressure (Instrumental) 4:24

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Mass Influence- Space Cases/Rhyme Placement VLS 1998

1. Space Cases (Dirty) 4:33
2. Space Cases (Clean) 4:33
3. Scape Cases (Instrumental) 4:34
4. Clown Syndrome (Dirty) 5:02
5. Rhyme Placement (Dirty) 5:12
6. Rhyme Placement (Clean) 5:13
7. Rhyme Placement (Instrumental) 5:19
8. Clown Syndrome (Instrumental) 4:55

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Mass Influence- The Underground Science 1999



1. DJ Noize (Intro) 1:37
2. This Is The Way 2:17
3. Under Pressure 4:23
4. Fraudulent 3:46
5. Space Cases 4:23
6. Rhyme Placement 5:16
7. Life To The MC 4:40
8. Big Von / Massmattics 4:28
9. Clown Syndrome 4:57
10. Twenty 20 3:00
11. Big Von / Life to the MC (remix) 5:25

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God Connections, Sans Al' Tariq

Al' Tariq- God Connections Instrumental EP 1997

1. Crime Pays (Instrumental) 3:39
2. Think Not (Instrumental) 5:10
3. Foxxy Brown (Instrumental) 3:43
4. Do Yo Thang (Instrumental) 3:54
5. All Over The Track (Instrumental) 2:53
6. No Question (Instrumental) 3:27
7. Peace Akki (Instrumental) 3:59
8. Get Down Baby (Instrumental) 2:33

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We all know the album, here are the instrumentals, which were released on limited edition wax the year after the release of the album. All tracks courtesy of The Beatnuts (of course) except No Question, which was produced by No I.D. As with the album, this was released on Correct Records, which also housed Mannish and Grav. Not much more to say, great beats and samples from a classic album.

Sometimes I Sit Back And Wish I Was A Kid Again

Ahmad- Ahmad 1994



1. Freak 5:06
2. Back in the Day 5:18
3. Touch the Ceiling 3:54
4. The Jones 4:25
5. Can I Party 3:48
6. You Gotta Be 4:27
7. We want the Funk 4:52
8. The Palladium 4:49
9. Homeboys First 3:52
10. Ordinary People 3:54
11. Back in the Day (Remix) 5:07
12. Back in the Day (Jeep Mix) 5:16

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I just found out about this via request, shit is dope and I hope to have the full track (if not the 12") soon: Link. Anyway, this album is obviously most famous for Back In The Day, which in my opinion is a pretty amazing song, the vibe Ahmad is able to create is not only perfectly suiting to the lyrics and message of the song, but it is a vibe not too overwhelming common in the genre. Not to say it is utterly unique to this track, and indeed I'd like to make a compilation featuring these types of songs at some point, but this theme isn't the most prevalent in hip-hop. However, I think the rest of the album backs this single incredibly well. I'm sure not everyone will concur, but I think this album is constructed quite nicely and gives an excellent portrayal of life in South Central LA, going a little deeper than the N.W.A. and G-Funk mentalities so prevalent at the time. And on top of this Ahmad just has a real unique voice and flow.

And here are a couple album previews for ya:

The Funkiest Piano!

Ill Al Skratch/E. Bros- Don't Shut Down On A Player/Funky Piano Promo Split VLS 1995

1. Don't Shut Down On A Player (Clean Original Mix) 3:23
2. Don't Shut Down On A Player (Clean Remix) 3:30
3. Don't Shut Down On A Player (Original Instrumental) 3:18
4. Don't Shut Down On A Player (A Capella) 3:25
5. Funky Piano (Clean Original Mix) 3:37
6. Funky Piano (Instrumental) 5:16
7. Funky Piano (A Capella) 5:00
8. Don't Shut Down On A Player (Remix Instrumental) 4:24

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E. Bros- A Toast/Harlemites VLS 1997

1. A Toast [Clean] 3:51
2. A Toast [Dirty] 3:51
3. A Toast [TV Track] 3:49
4. A Toast [Instrumental] 3:53
5. Harlemites [Dirty] 3:03
6. Harlemites [Clean] 2:54

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This is a track that has become fairly well-known for it's brilliance:



This track was featured on the New Jersey Drive Vol. 2 soundtrack in 1995. That same year it was the b side of a split promo vls with Ill Al Skratch's Don't Shut Down On A Player, but only the clean version, so I have provided a link for the uncensored version featured on the soundtrack below.
Here's this track: [url=http://www.divshare.com/download/6659175-d67]DivShare File - 01 Funky Piano.mp3[/url]

E Bros consisted of (Grandmaster!) Roc Raida, Knobody, Sean Cane & Wayne-O (who later released an album with Roc Raida).

A Way To Survive In The Rotten Apple

Don't know anything about this guy, seems to be the only thing he put out. Anyway, shit is dope, peep it.

Blackmajik- Introducin' Blackmajik 1996

1. Teflon 3:46
2. 5 Plus 4 Equals 9 5:18
3. Bring It If You Wanna 3:51
4. Introducing The Black Majik 4:01
5. Pass The Axe 3:19
6. Rotten Apple 5:45

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(It seems as though pretty much every track from the EP is on youtube, so you can make a fully educated decision as to whether or not you want this in your library)

Okay, I usually try to know at least a little something about the artists behind the music to which I'm listening, but this one throws an interesting curve ball: on top of not really knowing anything about this guy, this record was released by London based label Subrosa Records, though was mixed in Brooklyn. These guys are definitely NYC cats, but I just find it interesting when something like this happens, how did this UK label hear these guys before any NY based indy labels?

P.S. Why are so many dope songs named "Rotten Apple"?

Hype Da Madman

Sho-Nuf (HDM)- No Nice Timez/Who Wanna Taste/Big Apple Anthem VLS 1997

1. No Nice Timez 4:18
2. Who Wanna Taste 4:33
3. Big Apple Anthem 4:28

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HDM- Da Professional/Real MC's VLS 1997

1. Da Professional (Clean) 3:52
2. Da Professional (Dirty) 3:57
3. Real MC's (Clean) 4:08
4. Real MC's [Instrumental] 3:54

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Again, another artist with way too much talent, and consistency on top of that! Who Wanna Taste has gotta be my joint, but being a huge Nick Wiz fan I can't discount Real MC's and I know many people consider the Monochrome produced track Da Professional to be the winner. Anyway, this guy and everything he was a part of (according to my knowledge) was dope as fuck. The 3 tracker was released on HDM Entertainment and Da Professionals/Real MC's 12" was released on Jungle Nills Records, which is confusing me at the moment because I have read and heard differing views on whether Jungle Nillz of Red Eye Krew was indeed associated with HDM. On Real MC's it very certainly sounds like it... Whatever the case, both of these 12"s are excellent.

Another Short Excursion To The Chi

Prime- Mind Over Madness 1999

1. Whatuwannado 3:31
2. The Train (Ft. Cosmo, Pugs) 4:20
3. Tangles (Ft. G-Cap, PNS 4:58
4. Instigatorz (ft. Matlock, NDV) 4:50
5. Various Freestyles 3:20
6. Radioactive (Ft. Cinque, Chaos) 6:06
7. Chicago 2 Oslo (Ft. G-Cap) 5:18
8. Sneak Preview 4:48

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Good stuff from Prime, and if I'm not mistaken (though I may very well be) I think he put this up for download on his birthday a few years ago...Anyway, as I said this is some good Chicago feeling material to which I shall add at a later day. I know Prime was at least at one point affiliated with Molemen, but I'm not sure what he's up to these days. I'm sure he can still spit though, so I'd really like to see him release some stuff in the near future.

The LP's LP

Large Professor- The LP

1. Sunrise 2:41
2. One Plus One 2:50
3. Hard 3:39
4. Spacey 3:04
5. For My People 3:20
6. Hungry 2:46
7. Get Off The Bullshit 3:44
8. Funky 2 Listen 2 3:00
9. Dancing Girl 3:47
10. Have Fun 3:11
11. IJUSWANNACHILL 3:37
12. The Mad Scientist 3:40

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Obviously, this is the almost superb solo release, or rather superb solo almost release, from Main Source front (and back) man, Paul C. trained William Paul Mitchell, who by this time also had some ghost producing credit from his work for Eric B. & Rakim. Anyway, this album was supposed to be released on Geffen in I believe 1996, but was scratched. Luckily, promos were sent out (I believe in '95?), so in this day and age of digital music we can all enjoy this "unreleased" work of musical genius. Needless to say, this is pretty much a classic, as I'm sure most readers will already know. This is quite possibly the greatest producer/emcee in full effect, not much more to hope for. Oh, and the fancy high quality 320kbps rip comes thanks to Ho1ogramz, who should hopefully have another installment up fairly shortly, so don't sleep on that site.

Life

Arrested Development- 3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... (1992)



1. Man's Final Frontier 2:39
2. Mama's Always On Stage 3:26
3. People Everyday 3:27
4. Blues Happy 0:46
5. Mr. Wendal 4:06
6. Children Play With Earth 2:39
7. Raining Revolution 3:57
8. Fishin' 4 Religion 4:10
9. Give A Man A Fish 4:23
10. U 5:02
11. Eve Of Reality 1:43
12. Natural 4:31
13. Dawn Of The Dreads 5:18
14. Tennessee 4:33
15. Washed Away 6:23

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One of the earliest large scale albums out of Atlanta (and quite possibly the only Georgian album I will ever post). It took this group 3 years, 5 months, 2 days to catch a deal, thus the name. I was gonna do a big ol' write-up on this album, because I find it very interesting, mainly in its interaction with the other releases of the time, but it'll be a little shorter due to the large amount of posts I have to cover. In 1992 a great rift was starting in "hip-hop"; of course there already was a divide what with emceeing becoming more serious and providing a rival for the more fun raps of the day. But in '92 more sub-genres were gaining steam, of course G-Funk began its reign, the harder "gangsta" rap that started in the late '80s was becoming a larger bandwagon, the now "classic" grimey East Coast '90s sound was really starting to be well defined and then there were the Kriss Krosses and such that would dominate the pop realm of the genre. And then there's this album. I think what I find most impressive about this album (cross sub-genre wise) is that it is at the same time pop (which is almost by definition fake) and real, true, original hip-hop, representative both of the founding fathers of the genre and the ruff, rugged and raw steelo of the underground hip-hop culture that would blow up the mind '90s scene. Another asset I find in this album is that it is not a beats n rhymes album, the instrumentals are pretty good, but the beats aren't that great, and the emceeing isn't anything mind blowing. Granted, the lyrics are pretty good and they hold some weight, which is a plus, but I find it impossible to disagree with the fact that this album is exponentially better than the sum of its individual parts would presume it to be. In essence, give this album a re-listen, or a first listen if you haven't. And stew over it.

From The Movies To The Beats N Rhymes

John Dankworth & His Orchestra- Movies 'N Me 1974



1. Theme From Modesty Blaise 3:08
2. Theme From Darling 3:26
3. A Suitable Case For Treament 3:03
4. Theme From Return From The Ashes 3:27
5. All Gone 4:15
6. East St Louis Boogaloo 4:17
7. Round Table Round 3:07
8. Herbie Walks Again 2:46
9. Long John 3:13
10. Theme From Look Stranger 2:13
11. Whirly Birly 2:18

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John Dankworth was not only responsible for some great songs, including the ones from this album, which were movie themes or songs featured in movies, but he has also been responsible for some pretty some pretty nice hip-hop loops. Check these for size:

Gunn Clappin'

Originoo Gunn Clappaz- Da Storm 1996



1. Intro 0:21
2. Calm Before The Storm 3:26
3. No Fear 4:09
4. Boom...Boom... Prick 0:28
5. Gunn Clapp 4:51
6. Emergency Broadcast System 0:28
7. Hurricane Starang (ft. Da Rockness Monsta) 4:05
8. Danjer 3:18
9. Elements Of Da Storm 2:06
10. Da Storm 4:10
11. Wild Cowboys In Bucktown (ft. Sadat X & Sean Black) 4:36
12. God Don't Like Ugly 4:47
13. X-Unknown 4:36
14. Elite Fleet (ft. M.S., The Representativz & Bad Vybes) 5:23
15. Flappin 4:03

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Originoo Gunn Clappaz- The M-Pire Shrikez Back 1999



1. Shoot to Kill 3:13
2. Joe Clair - Skit 1:08
3. M-Pire Shrikes Back (ft. Thunderfoot) 5:02
4. Sometimey 3:16
5. Shit Happens 3:31
6. Bounce to the Ounce 4:49
7. Girlz Ninety Now (ft. The Boot Camp Clik) 4:42
8. Smokey Skit (Bless the Mic) 1:40
9. The Big Ohh (ft. Smokey Light) 4:29
10. If You Feel Like I Feel (ft. Hardcore) 4:17
11. Slo Mo 4:30
12. You´re Not Sure to See Tomorrow (ft. Lil' Knock, Ms. Doc Holiday, Illa Noy) 4:55
13. Form the Table to the Label -Skit 1:54
14. Suspect Niggaz (ft. Buckshot & Havoc) 4:39
15. Dirtiest Players in the Game (ft. The Fab 5) 5:34
16. Set Sail 4:06
17. Boot Camp MFC Eastern Conference 5:11

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I had a request for these from the homie Tim. The first album is some pretty good, hard, '90s hip-hop, the second most assuredly falls off, but just in case some folks out there haven't heard:

From The Pain You Receive I Guarantee You Bite Your Tongue!

Complete Unit- What It Mean/The Game VLS 1996

1. What it Mean [Vocal] 4:06
2. What it Mean [Instrumental] 4:05
3. The Game [Vocal] 4:15
4. The Game [Instrumental] 4:16

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I'd say my current favorite songs are Poops-Suckaz, Kool Keith-The Time Is Now, Tony Da Skitzo-The Grinch, and this amazing cut you can see below, courtesy of another Über-ill youtube channel: VocabularySpill. I like each of those tracks for a different and specific reason, but truth be told, this one has to be the best of them; one of the best joints I've heard...

Don't Try To Kick It To Me Later

Pauly Yams & DJ Jazz- When I Blow Up EP 1995

1. When I Blow Up 4:27
2. Kickin' It 3:54
3. Get Paid Remix 3:35
4. When I Blow Up (Accapella) 4:01
5. Lean Left Lean Right 5:27
6. Get Paid 3:59
7. Hustle Trap 4:09
8. Snitches Pt. 1 1:57
9. When I Blow Up (Instrumental) 4:27

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Absolutely stunning EP.

A Forgotten Trend

Trends Of Culture- Trendz 1993



1. Fuck What Ya Heard 4:12
2. Let Tha Big Boyz Play 4:29
3. Old Habits 4:46
4. Who Got My Back? 3:14
5. Hassle On The Iron Horse 5:01
6. Off & On 4:23
7. Crotch Ripper/Mad Speaker 4:06
8. Mad Flavor Mad Style 3:27
9. Valley Of The Skinz 5:07
10. Top Ten Interlude 2:44
11. Valley Of The Skinz (Bonus Mix) 5:40

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What the Fuck happened to Grapevine and M.O.L.?! Those cats could lay shit Down. And whatever happened to Mad Sounds Recordings? they had some good music goin' on. I know Trends Of Culture released some more 12"s after this album and I know Grapevine & Dinky, but can anyone shed some light on whether they were behind the scenes of anything else to which I am ignorant? Anyway, back to introducing this to those who don't know: this is just another phenomenal album from 1993, Grapevine and M.O.L., the group members, produced the entire album except for the version of Off & On which made the album that was a remix by some dude named Lord Finesse. Dinky and Swift also offered production help on most of the tracks.

Anyway, I'm assuming this album is known, but just in case:

this track goes fucking hard...