tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101929662024-03-07T08:38:29.636+01:00B-Side Wins AgainSome of the best hip hop tracks were never available on albums.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-18448351822378006422009-06-11T19:10:00.006+02:002012-01-07T14:53:45.618+01:00The Pharcyde : Pork (from Passin' Me By 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGOIFy7E6W5EyBmfkoWylfvu7h5rLKYC_sWHefaD_o1oktGcV8nwiLmKm328Epp9ld5Gu5y-efceEd8EMUqcyw-HLt9EA5WE8LxknaMxL5gO7qyG6_491SDyHHSY785ZxxKsUaA/s1600-h/pharcyde-passina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346119728477231202" style="WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGOIFy7E6W5EyBmfkoWylfvu7h5rLKYC_sWHefaD_o1oktGcV8nwiLmKm328Epp9ld5Gu5y-efceEd8EMUqcyw-HLt9EA5WE8LxknaMxL5gO7qyG6_491SDyHHSY785ZxxKsUaA/s400/pharcyde-passina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFSVBXlk9vqsnaPOnQLSb0fFOd0TULOkWH6DlY0zix84qdayTBtDV1FbPyyvqZ7ksTvzZEz9K_HfrSm3ISfJGjbLPpNl2kCIh4jQzt9OlgY5Bkx7-Bd7pvWHOkcJBWpR1hzZKOA/s1600-h/pharcyde-passinb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346124173164954722" style="WIDTH: 350px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 350px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFSVBXlk9vqsnaPOnQLSb0fFOd0TULOkWH6DlY0zix84qdayTBtDV1FbPyyvqZ7ksTvzZEz9K_HfrSm3ISfJGjbLPpNl2kCIh4jQzt9OlgY5Bkx7-Bd7pvWHOkcJBWpR1hzZKOA/s400/pharcyde-passinb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><strong>The Pharcyde : <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7627509-4f9">Pork</a> (Delicious Vinyl, 1993)</strong> </div><br /><div>Despite a small catalogue The Pharcyde (in their original line-up) was one of the most creative groups of their time. In 1990 Imani, Tre and Romye were three kids known in the LA club scene as 242, they were dancing in music videos and TV shows like In Living Color. Soon they met Fatlip and J-Sw!ft and together they recorded a demo under the name Pharcyde that got them a deal with Delicious Vinyl. The rumor was that a shady manager spent most of their advance before they complete the recording of Bizarre Ride. Broke and homeless they had to stay at their A&R crib for a while until they could rent their own place, the Pharcyde Manor, a two story, four bedroom wood frame house in South Central, known for the wild parties.<br /><br />The first album was an instant classic among rap fans and they soon attract fans from the rock audience. J-Sw!ft left the group before the first album dropped, allegedly all members were bringing samples and they didn't want him to be the only one getting props for the production. The liner notes on the album reads "Produced by J-Sw!ft. Co-produced by The Pharcyde", but I don't think too many people read past the first line. The second album was disappointing for most of their original fans, but the label always tried hard to promote the group, releasing many 12", shooting many videos, including <a href="http://youtu.be/co3qMdkucM0">the best music video ever</a>, they even had a video for the Jiggaboo Time skit ! Delicious Vinyl also came with a remix budget for most of the 12" hiring stars like Kenny Dope or Beatminerz or lesser known producers like Jay Dee or The Angel.<br /><br />Anyway, Pork was the second track the group did without J-Sw!ft (the first was Otha Fish on Bizarre Ride) and while it sound a bit harder than the earlier material it still has that great freestyle feel with five different choruses that seem unfinished (unless someone has an explanation for the bars left blank in between scratches here and there). Pork and most of their b-side exclusive was later repackaged and rereleased in the Remix And Rarity compilation ironically called Sold My Soul. </div>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-6699654428027125512009-06-10T17:53:00.003+02:002009-06-11T14:29:25.875+02:00T-Love : Butcher's Hook (from Definition Of A Yee-Yee 12")<a href="http://a345.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_b7d6d30bff357a9d248d416cfeef4ef8.jpg"><img style="width: 350px; height: 350px;" alt="" src="http://a345.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_b7d6d30bff357a9d248d416cfeef4ef8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br /><br /><strong>T-Love : <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7619738-ff5">Butcher's Hook</a> (Brawl/Pickininny, 2007)</strong><br /><br />You gotta thank the recession for giving me finally giving me time to update this blog, or should I say resurrect it... </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>So why not start again with some record I know quite well, since I put it out. I know noboby will complain for copyright infringement here. </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>This 12" came out two years ago as the first single from the <a href="http://www.discogs.com/T-Love-Long-Way-Up-The-Basement-Tapes/release/1543336">Long Way Up [Basement Tapes]</a> album. We pressed up 1000 copies of the single and it's been sold out for a while. The main track Definition of a Yee-Yee is on the album (limited to 500 copies, all vintage material, with full color artwork at a regular price, <a href="mailto:slurgd@hotmail.com">email me</a> for info/orders), but the track Butcher's Cut is exclusive to the 12". Actually the song was already out before but only on the japanese version of T-Love's first CD, Long Way Back, but as far as I'm concern if a track is not available on vinyl it might as well not exist. This was recorded when she was living in London and it's produced by Herbaliser, hence the british slang in the last verse. </div><div><br />I also want to give props to my man Xcuz for the artwork, even though the final product didn't end up being exactly how we wanted, I think he did a great job in a very short time. </div>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-87972789853514563662009-01-08T13:34:00.001+01:002009-04-27T09:58:56.651+02:00SLurg Lesson 3 mixI haven't done an indie rap mix in a long time, so I figured since the genre is so popular in the blog world I could do another one. 75 minutes of indie rap from the mid to late 90's, from LA, New York, Australia and Europe. Enjoy.<br /><BR><BR><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6223423-dff" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6223423-dff" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><BR><BR><br /><strong>> > </strong><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53743661fab5611c/"><strong>SLurg Lesson 3</strong></a><strong> < <</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/53743661fab5611c/"><img alt="" src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/42/71b0866eda7c4f44a829ab9ffbefd020/m.jpg" /></a>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-28890591794550282012007-08-25T01:10:00.001+02:002009-06-11T14:30:26.018+02:00Run DMC : Hit It Run (from You Be Illin 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOddgk_cCnTqTn-9tWDxaokSnj8xqjRXFjxs4ygCaT3kZZM0s5YGmETI4qdEvX94Jerdja9gzfTQK_y1WscpQMN4cPjk3YywxIbKkr7LB3fnNMExaoLFGuQJHE2Ex42VLxU1mpQ/s1600-h/illin1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099387024285861010" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOddgk_cCnTqTn-9tWDxaokSnj8xqjRXFjxs4ygCaT3kZZM0s5YGmETI4qdEvX94Jerdja9gzfTQK_y1WscpQMN4cPjk3YywxIbKkr7LB3fnNMExaoLFGuQJHE2Ex42VLxU1mpQ/s400/illin1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjgtdyjNcCTublTsYR6oBPGnmIcCVueY8Ph9PweT3NR9z4aBNJnpCY8lQLtP1nIT_H9jyficyG9lVjOEJVCHI3r8a1nW8aRp9SvPzlpO-rLmrL85Hn_GN4Pf_GSYd2qal9AOyJA/s1600-h/illin2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099387110185206946" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjgtdyjNcCTublTsYR6oBPGnmIcCVueY8Ph9PweT3NR9z4aBNJnpCY8lQLtP1nIT_H9jyficyG9lVjOEJVCHI3r8a1nW8aRp9SvPzlpO-rLmrL85Hn_GN4Pf_GSYd2qal9AOyJA/s400/illin2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p><strong>Run DMC : <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/1612607-721" target="_blank">Hit It Run</a> (Profile, 1986) (DivShare)</strong> </p><p></p><p>I wonder why Run is never mentioned when people talk about the best beatboxers. Oh, sure, he's not very good, but neither are Biz Markie nor Doug E. Fresh. The Biz got props for making a song about beat box where you barely hear him beatboxing, and while Doug E Fresh sold a million copies of "La Di Da Di", his performance on the song is not impressive. </p><p>Hit It Run was DMC's solo, like most tracks on <em>Raising Hell</em> ("Peter Piper", "My Adidas", "Is It Live", "Perfection", "Son Of Byford", "Proud To Be Black") it begins with an a cappella intro before Jay drop the beat. DMC's deep voice, Jam Master Jay's cuts and Run's beatbox chorus divert your attention from the simplicity of the lyrics. Here it's mostly the voice that gets you up...</p>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-22155867451199883472007-08-20T21:41:00.001+02:002015-07-08T12:33:21.330+02:00Run DMC : Peter Piper (from My Adidas 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EipUpHFvZEQTU7C_GsBK0PPUAfl4dnzY3HxJP064ptT1cc7DM-vlYK_5w53RrQFj5izOyY9igWIZ9duTGrRXbveMtXBykjmhP1R3gETsW_TYvyiRCfF_2INE6KRtgYUnAYbi9g/s1600-h/adidas1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099385950544036978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5EipUpHFvZEQTU7C_GsBK0PPUAfl4dnzY3HxJP064ptT1cc7DM-vlYK_5w53RrQFj5izOyY9igWIZ9duTGrRXbveMtXBykjmhP1R3gETsW_TYvyiRCfF_2INE6KRtgYUnAYbi9g/s400/adidas1.jpg" /></a><br />
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Contrary to what Glen E. Friedman once said, Walk This Way was not the first Profile 12" with a picture sleeve. Before releasing the lead single off Raising Hell they first came out with this "street single", as we call them now. It's also the very first record which bear their famous logo, very basic design and color scheme <strike>put together by </strike> Stephanie Nash from London Records' art department <strike>Haze. He later used the same idea of stripes and letters for EPMD and then for OBR records' logo.</strike><br />
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While My Adidas is a great track, it was immediately overshadowed by the opening track of Raising Hell, the nursery rhyme inspired ode to Jam Master Jay. With so many lines bigging up the DJ, said with the natural authority of Run and DMC, it didn't take long for this one to become a classic, a DJ competition staple. I couldn't name one DJ who didn't used Peter Piper in one of his routines.<br />
<strong></strong>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-84160543281015980032007-08-16T20:56:00.001+02:002009-06-11T14:32:30.714+02:00Run DMC : Sucker MC's (from It's Like That and You Talk Too Much 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTjVzbYOj7VSXc0_EsaKbXFPI9YOO-8d-ZgyprHOluTaomZyTRH-6Gdz_8zLoXQ-UosJOrCf9nL_OxsAwlPVL_yUYfH3dJYQHrTJ38hLGfqH_em_0FqNDv4sC0yI1bVaVA6PEug/s1600-h/itslikethat1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099377631192384610" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTjVzbYOj7VSXc0_EsaKbXFPI9YOO-8d-ZgyprHOluTaomZyTRH-6Gdz_8zLoXQ-UosJOrCf9nL_OxsAwlPVL_yUYfH3dJYQHrTJ38hLGfqH_em_0FqNDv4sC0yI1bVaVA6PEug/s400/itslikethat1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAYr84RYTOxe17J0-0dK-0YhZqltsP12899jPEQErrkt7v5G0twda0v-zx6bs90zn-fkQ4PYiG_OSTGM37pK5AqYgyhnYuXL4wAykjkHOl_k4YnOTrSfGdvviOmDP5jF3Ykdm2w/s1600-h/talktoomuch1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099374495866258498" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAYr84RYTOxe17J0-0dK-0YhZqltsP12899jPEQErrkt7v5G0twda0v-zx6bs90zn-fkQ4PYiG_OSTGM37pK5AqYgyhnYuXL4wAykjkHOl_k4YnOTrSfGdvviOmDP5jF3Ykdm2w/s400/talktoomuch1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ4ce4Y9eSVzGsXozHWf5r7peXB5H-P-3x3HwO-XzwIXYA0g-iwf7TW3J8Tf7jbjc9XjF3ejqNjPypRViOxMgHrt-sjv1ASyhsOBiWfOCTigqQMOx0TqsXL47BA8RdwenB-qQNQ/s1600-h/talktoomuch2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099374594650506322" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJ4ce4Y9eSVzGsXozHWf5r7peXB5H-P-3x3HwO-XzwIXYA0g-iwf7TW3J8Tf7jbjc9XjF3ejqNjPypRViOxMgHrt-sjv1ASyhsOBiWfOCTigqQMOx0TqsXL47BA8RdwenB-qQNQ/s400/talktoomuch2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div></div><div></div><br /><br /><br /><strong>Run DMC : <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/1612457-9c4" target="_blank">Sucker MC's</a> (Profile, 1983) (DivShare)</strong><br /><br />24 years after the facts it's easy to say that it was an obvious mistake to put Sucker MC's on the B side of It's Like That. As much as I like it I have to admit it's a little bit corny. Most would think that keeping it on the B side was a label decision and that Run DMC had to fight with Cory Robbins, Manny Bella and Steve Plotnicki to release Sucker MC's, but actually DMC described the classic as a throwaway track. Go Figure...<br /><br />Now may be someone can enlight me on something : how comes every copy of It's Like That I've seen reads : Sucker MC's (Krush-Groove 1). They had no idea they would do a movie named Krush Groove when their first 12" came out. Does that mean that I've never seen an original copy of the record ? Same question for the LP, the album came out march 1984, long before they though about doing a movie.<br /><br />The track was released years later also on the B side of the UK pressing of You Talk Too Much, which is actually the first Run DMC 12" with a picture cover.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-9998061223188678232007-08-02T21:42:00.003+02:002009-06-11T14:32:02.912+02:00Peanut Butter Wolf : The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.) 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In this case I think that the guy who took the decision to put "The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.)" on the B side didn't actually listen to the song. That or he thought that everybody knew the song from Return Of The DJ, which kinda make sense (the version here is different though).<br /><br />I'm not really sure why they call that the Lunar Props EP, since with all due respect to Peanut Butter Wolf, "Lunar Props" (as the name implies) is more like a study on Black Moon's "Who Got The Props". It's a cool variation of Evil Dee's composition, not a track you would spend $6 for. Hate to say it but it's the least interesting of the EP. They could have call it the When You Feel Good, Things Can Turn EP, but that's a bit long for a title.<br /><br />But really, as a big fan of cut & paste, I have to say that "The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R.)" is probably the best of it's kind. I bet Cut Chemist, Steinski and Coldcut are actually happy that this track is less known than their Lessons/Beats & Pieces etc... because it's shitting on anything they did in the genre. Opting for a chronological approach Chris Manak is collecting his favorite hip-hop breaks and samples from "Rockin'It" to "I Used To Love H.E.R." and cutting vocals from famous rap tracks. The 12" also include an instrumental, that doesn't have scratches or vocals, a bit like the "Giant Wall Crawling Insect Breaks" 12" by The Herbaliser.<br /><br />The last part of the song is made up of three beats by the little known Dreas, whose demo was unhearth by the now defunct blog <a href="http://myfistinyourface.blogspot.com/2007/07/milpitas-is-my-home-forget-me-not-i-did.html">My Fist In Your Face</a>. You can still get some tracks here <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7552363-658">Grand : I Can't Understand</a> ; <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7551072-605">Encore demo</a> ; <a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7550863-da8">Encore & Grand : Story</a>.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-52512563920072856492007-07-13T00:15:00.002+02:002011-05-05T11:49:25.637+02:00Boss : Drive By (Rollin Slow remix) (from Deeper 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_Mfwdy2WslONrNa4sBi55VodB_zPCQ-BFIaX02aqKUIT5fFnlzgccZ9Oyj-TcujoI8L3_Qkh1aJkLNjwu7dZicVojh18QDIc3nw2PTTd-HuW_BpzflxhDvnuKYJAePKAKzujfw/s1600-h/boss_deeper.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087166158323320050" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_Mfwdy2WslONrNa4sBi55VodB_zPCQ-BFIaX02aqKUIT5fFnlzgccZ9Oyj-TcujoI8L3_Qkh1aJkLNjwu7dZicVojh18QDIc3nw2PTTd-HuW_BpzflxhDvnuKYJAePKAKzujfw/s400/boss_deeper.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5hBYt5V0inw46aYQq5BwjM_So0raM7FqqBTkmKzgKQIdwaH68rhbnUbfX2ixLkH-edeH3zRxmBTEN2NMgbLFlYyyer2tQgU_e8edYsBZqQY50zd9iV9ES-nnD5dizdnGY33X_Q/s400/boss_deeper2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA5hBYt5V0inw46aYQq5BwjM_So0raM7FqqBTkmKzgKQIdwaH68rhbnUbfX2ixLkH-edeH3zRxmBTEN2NMgbLFlYyyer2tQgU_e8edYsBZqQY50zd9iV9ES-nnD5dizdnGY33X_Q/s400/boss_deeper2.jpg" width="350" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Boss : </strong><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/1242450-294"><strong>Drive By (Rollin Slow remix)</strong></a> <strong>(Def Jam West, 1993)</strong><br /><strong>Nice & Smooth, Asu, Gangstarr, Bas Blasta, Milo T, Preacher Earl : </strong><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/1242567-5b8"><strong>Down The Line</strong></a> <strong>(RAL, 1991)</strong><br /><br />I'm really a big fan of The Drawing Board work, they shaped what rap records should look like, much like what Reid Miles did with jazz by designing all thoses great Blue Note sleeves. I love their big fonts and how they frame the pictures with letters. For those of you who are not familiar with them, the crew created by Cey Adams and Steve Carr was responsible for almost all the Def Jam artwork until 1999 and countless record sleeves from Cooky Puss to Ready To Die, and many logos for the likes of Hot 97 or Dave Chappelle.<br /><br />So I had the promo 12" of Deeper for years when I finally bought this retail copy just for the artwork. They both share the same tracklisting, the catalog number is exactly the same but what surprised me it that the credits for the Drive By remix are different. Totally different.<br /><br />And they're probably both wrong (to some extent).<br />The promo reads : Produced by MC Serch. Remixed by Jeff Trotter. Recorded at Soundtrack studio, NY.<br />The retails reads : Produced by Robert Jones. Additional production by Erick Sermon & DJ Premier. Mixed by Jeff Trotter. Recorded at Soundtrack studio, NY.<br /><br />Strange, don't you think ?<br /><br />Now what is really surprising is that if you go back to the credits of the original song on the album, the producer of the song is neither Serch, nor Robert Jones. According to the album Drive By was produced and mixed by Stone Tha Lunatic and was recorded in LA.<br /><br />For those who don't know, Stone Tha Lunatic's real name is Angelo Trotter, also know as Torch and Torcha Chamba. He produced "Wicked" for Ice Cube, "Hounddog" for MC Ren, "Sunbeams" for Volume 10, and if I'm correct he's the uncredited guy who rhymes on Freestyle Fellowship's classic posse cut "Heavyweights" just before Volume 10.<br /><br />Now, MC Serch as a producer of the song ? Why not, but I've always seen him credited as a co producer, with T-Ray, with Sam Sever, etc.<br /><br />And could you picture DJ Premier working with Erick Sermon on this remix ? I've seen this remix credited to DJ Premier on some mixtapes and compilations to my surprise. Sorry but I can't picture DJ Premier doing this remix, it doesn't sound like him, at all. Primo sampling the "Humpty Dance" drums ? The saturated bass line ? Those are Erick Sermon trademarks. The only little thing that sound like Primo is the scratch in the intro. Should you get additional production credit for just one scratch ?<br /><br />One thing that always seems stranged to me is the fact that DJ Premier has produced tracks for every MC on every label from Tommy Boy to Rap-A-Lot but never for Def Jam. I don't know if he has beef with Lyor Cohen or something, but who wouldn't dream of a Redman track produced by Premier or a Primo remix of some PE classic ? What's strange is that he didn't even help his good friends Nice & Smooth when they were working on the trainwreck that was <em>Jewel Of The Nile</em>, even if Gangstarr was credited on <em>Ain't A Damn Thing Changed </em>for Guru’s verse.<div><br /></div><div><b>UPDATE : Scroll down to the comments to get the facts straight. Thanks to Rob Jones and Angelo Trotter for clearing things up. And thanks to Premier who confirmed to me in an interview that he had nothing to do with this remix. </b> </div>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-46785545010669031942007-04-20T15:21:00.003+02:002012-01-07T14:57:16.655+01:00De La Soul : Freedom Of Speak (from Plug Tunnin 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x_3__fUgXcqK3l8Nol4mfC9qjGjV6S4_txNhPsBm_5s0nI5ALpOHlibDCVwUvM6d8fpnZyUUiYI_FsQVJPKBssbsCSA00ngPHhJOwqdhlIZgXcGVVB4q5uicwBGeiDr6CO1igA/s1600-h/plugtunina.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055500187855735842" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4x_3__fUgXcqK3l8Nol4mfC9qjGjV6S4_txNhPsBm_5s0nI5ALpOHlibDCVwUvM6d8fpnZyUUiYI_FsQVJPKBssbsCSA00ngPHhJOwqdhlIZgXcGVVB4q5uicwBGeiDr6CO1igA/s400/plugtunina.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpleJquOsvF8r8xGy1gxmP4tM0lsp8i3XvH_NHhoRvReutYoNoUx934LHJ2xBhBdy974ZXVfk-T8gmcQHZ5divCSlCTq5GSLC_cwDvpJCQIk5qeoWBVNufU5vWXtTyabeYoTTZA/s1600-h/plugtuninb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055500355359460402" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpleJquOsvF8r8xGy1gxmP4tM0lsp8i3XvH_NHhoRvReutYoNoUx934LHJ2xBhBdy974ZXVfk-T8gmcQHZ5divCSlCTq5GSLC_cwDvpJCQIk5qeoWBVNufU5vWXtTyabeYoTTZA/s400/plugtuninb.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><div></div><br /><strong>De La Soul : </strong><a href="http://youtu.be/0AvrgOOdOIw"><strong>Freedom Of Speak (We Got More Than Three)</strong></a><strong> (Tommy Boy, 1987)</strong><br /><br />From day one De La Soul and Prince Paul always had a little bonus or two on each 12". This was their very first record and you could already feel their genius. Sure at first it seems that it's a regular James Brown loop with some scratches, but it's the little additions to it that made the track so dope. Try to recreate the exact same beat in 2007 and you'll understand.<br /><br />While talking about De La, I just posted the 5 mics review of De La Soul I Dead at <a href="http://ifihavent.wordpress.com/">Press Rewind If I Haven't...</a>. Go check it.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-25422195981525666502007-03-26T18:40:00.003+02:002012-01-07T15:01:51.718+01:00Why so few updates ?<div align="justify">Yeah, I know. 3 months and only three updates is my all time low. No need to mention the poor quality of my latest writings... But I don't resign, keep checking once in a while ! I strongly suggest you also check the other blog I do : <a href="http://ifihavent.wordpress.com/">Press Rewind</a>. If you like hand picked track with interesting writing, you will bookmark it.</div><p align="justify"><br />But that's really not what's the most time consuming. What keeps me from posting more is this project :<br /><br /><a href="http://a345.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_b7d6d30bff357a9d248d416cfeef4ef8.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://a345.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/57/l_b7d6d30bff357a9d248d416cfeef4ef8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm starting a new label, the first 12" should be out in a couple of days. It's a three-song single, you can listen to two of them on our MySpace : <a href="http://www.myspace.com/brawlrecords">http://www.myspace.com/brawlrecords</a>. </p><p align="justify">This 12" contains material recorded between 1995 and 2000. The organic-hardcore-hip-hop feel of "Definition Of A Yee-Yee" which was produced by a beat maker who used to be know under the moniker of Mudfoot (Whooliganz, Soul Assassin...), coupled with the smooth jazzy side of "Foolish Pride" (an Herbaliser composition), should give the listener an idea of the width of T-Love's repertoire. "Butcher's Hook" is a b-side exclusive where T is having fun, flexing east-London lingo with her version of the cockney accent. </p><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">No, you can't download them, I won't put full mp3 of the tracks here. If you want good quality, just buy the record. We'll make sure it's available online, and I'll post the address of the stores who carry it on our myspace.</div><div align="justify"><br />If I don't lose too much money with the 12", an album is ready to drop before the end of the year.<br /><br />If you're a store owner who want to carry it, or a writer for a magazine and you want to review it, feel free to drop me an e-mail @ <a href="slurgd@hotmail.com">slurgd@hotmail.com</a>.</div><p></p>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-18004505774225603462007-03-14T20:14:00.001+01:002009-06-11T14:34:15.153+02:00De La Soul : Skip To My Loop (From Jenifa Taught Me 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlHqVX_U-pgRHueAu-qSRJxR0KBNdOxs52E3LgBqgTdFSastoqgzme5Byoj4-S2K1YQq8NCi5O4P5GNlSGNfJriuuelhM04lMFEz1YQwzAdws5FxBEVITTfcI4HEUXUGsmmkbyA/s1600-h/delasouljeni1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041860902266581986" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMlHqVX_U-pgRHueAu-qSRJxR0KBNdOxs52E3LgBqgTdFSastoqgzme5Byoj4-S2K1YQq8NCi5O4P5GNlSGNfJriuuelhM04lMFEz1YQwzAdws5FxBEVITTfcI4HEUXUGsmmkbyA/s400/delasouljeni1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEuKSfeDRmt_W7uMfp841rkBhUqJnBcfhSOmLfJo1f5y8oMgVUUL0b5tVNHXO1H4N0LGfSZMMQONFb9FVan8clxZOaoWBNTWnPX8DdN18t349t7tnZpTvbJvxjm0K-lYjUcMQnA/s1600-h/delasouljeni2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041861022525666290" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEuKSfeDRmt_W7uMfp841rkBhUqJnBcfhSOmLfJo1f5y8oMgVUUL0b5tVNHXO1H4N0LGfSZMMQONFb9FVan8clxZOaoWBNTWnPX8DdN18t349t7tnZpTvbJvxjm0K-lYjUcMQnA/s400/delasouljeni2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>De La Soul : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/skiptomyloop.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Skip To My Loop</strong></a><strong> (Tommy Boy, 1988)</strong><br /><br />Prince Paul genius has been quite <a href="http://pressrewind.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/princepaul_et11951.jpg" target="_blank">heavily documented</a>, and people always credit him for eing the first to put skits on his albums. But what is never mentioned is that he also was the first to put skits on singles. Musicians were doing concept albums for ages, and that sometimes require to link the songs with interludes. Having skits on singles elevate the 12" to the rank of art. With a skit a 12" is not just a promotional tool anymore, it's a piece of art in itself.<br /><br />I know that the actual skit presented here is not really great, but at least the record has nice artwork. There was also an EP on tape with the same artwork that got released at the time with both the Jenifa 12" and their first record, Plug Tunin. But that's for later.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-67677618697597504402007-02-21T14:52:00.002+01:002012-01-07T15:04:52.736+01:00Twin Hype : Lyrical Rundown (from For Those Who Like To Groove 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-twwwRJ7CPnBjp35xwBo0vBrGTDRgZim6UxPcpKR0oOcjcJAjdM6IRwY2nydjJ0y1Vr1UbfvpowQMZBnXs3QF2JsdjpzYTpwK4RJ77mYQF7MlK5eCitUlcuFTCb5jaN5f7jE6Q/s1600-h/twinhype.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033985068227755090" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-twwwRJ7CPnBjp35xwBo0vBrGTDRgZim6UxPcpKR0oOcjcJAjdM6IRwY2nydjJ0y1Vr1UbfvpowQMZBnXs3QF2JsdjpzYTpwK4RJ77mYQF7MlK5eCitUlcuFTCb5jaN5f7jE6Q/s400/twinhype.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUT6JonVQR_S37og6QWHz-KqeEPqNZCORHtF8nLH_07P6gV5WZmLxd37PXiEtIuCFZ_t6bmOhmdWeBFRNW9ZscrPRCOK6YjAvRTj737MhX8XkjhlBbEAb2TVtDOPqlfbiL_cW9Q/s1600-h/twinhype2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5033985145537166434" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUT6JonVQR_S37og6QWHz-KqeEPqNZCORHtF8nLH_07P6gV5WZmLxd37PXiEtIuCFZ_t6bmOhmdWeBFRNW9ZscrPRCOK6YjAvRTj737MhX8XkjhlBbEAb2TVtDOPqlfbiL_cW9Q/s400/twinhype2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Twin Hype : </strong><a href="http://youtu.be/iitgNILXWHY" target="_blank"><strong>Lyrical Rundown</strong></a> <strong>(Profile, 1989)</strong><br /><strong>Style : </strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfaDcQktBQ4" target="_blank"><strong>What A Brother Know</strong></a> <strong>(Select, 1990)</strong><br /><br />This record is really special, as far as I know this maybe the only rap record wher you could see people wearing old dirty Air Force. Actually Daddy Rich has some fucked up sneakers on the cover of "Derelicts Of Dialect", but then again he's supposed to be homeless. But not a neat looking homeless like Common Sense on "Can I Borrow A Dollar".<br /><br />This is also one of the hardest work of Twin Hype. Like most of their tracks Lyrical Rundown was produced by Rick Pagan aka Hollywood Impact, best known for his work with King Sun, and a bunch of long forgotten hip-house acts. From what I understand this song was supposed to appear on their never released second album "Double Barrel". But by that time the hip-house trend was over and nobody was interested in them anymore.<br /><br />Style is the other duo who was working with The Hollywood Impact, much more hardcore, but unfortunately their career was even shorter. If you want to know more aobout Hollywood impact, a year ago <a href="http://www.canibringmygat.com/2005/08/26/the-hollywood-impact/">Can I Bring My Gat</a> did an entry about him which quickly became a meeting point for his family and friends. I'm sure you can holler at him through this page !SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-28672355937417357692007-01-17T00:32:00.002+01:002012-01-07T15:07:39.549+01:00Swollen Members feat Tony Da Skitzo, Mr Brady & Mixmaster Mike : Paradise Lost (from Shatter Proof 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DN-5dt1tyiejFqj1iV8jqUmMyHnkrPE2Dsx1uOSxbwY0KHeLhDuTcVzTMevHLOQO-Qj3WWHkK9Zg3BH1Ehgu4AFX9PNXFY0-7sdZmhUKqOBaMAmzJlMfoLxnZXWmkRLqLsSDqw/s1600-h/swollen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020776122665912034" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DN-5dt1tyiejFqj1iV8jqUmMyHnkrPE2Dsx1uOSxbwY0KHeLhDuTcVzTMevHLOQO-Qj3WWHkK9Zg3BH1Ehgu4AFX9PNXFY0-7sdZmhUKqOBaMAmzJlMfoLxnZXWmkRLqLsSDqw/s320/swollen.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhAL0RhoxpTch-FQnVhVYcbavifVU3Owaav_AZoZNGjiuFK1tB_GXyxdzj3YLahkUmQw2MBrH9sqI46noP7DcbM4gRW0G2sQrUkMcqqe3qRaMwBaZmYRzXzjYae1DCTaiNUBXzQ/s1600-h/swollenb.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020776290169636594" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhAL0RhoxpTch-FQnVhVYcbavifVU3Owaav_AZoZNGjiuFK1tB_GXyxdzj3YLahkUmQw2MBrH9sqI46noP7DcbM4gRW0G2sQrUkMcqqe3qRaMwBaZmYRzXzjYae1DCTaiNUBXzQ/s320/swollenb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Swollen Members feat Tony Da Skitzo, Mr Brady & Mixmaster Mike : </strong><a href="http://youtu.be/YQY-zWPh1R8" target="_blank"><strong>Paradise Lost</strong></a> <strong>(Battle Axe, 1997)</strong><br /><strong>Swollen Members feat Aceyalone : </strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEa-R8m_CtQ" target="_blank"><strong>Consumption</strong></a> <strong>(Battle Axe, 1997)</strong><br /><br />There are probably more different pressings of Swollen Members' first album Balance than there are of Black Rock & Ron's. I know at least four different ones, and I'm not even a fan. So depending of where and when you bought the album you may or may not have "Consumption" on it. You probably don't have "Paradise Lost" which as far as I know was not on any version of "Balance".<br /><br />The best thing about those two tracks is the guests. I don't know too many people going crazy over a Madchild or a Prevail verse. On "Consumption" they both try real hard to sound like Acey, but all we really wish is to hear what PEACE and Mikah 9 would have to say instead.<br /><br />Well the best thing about any Swollen Members song is usually the guest (and obviously they know that since they had the nerve to use other people's logo on the following single) and on "Paradise Lost" it's really Mixmaster Mike who makes the song for me, not to say that Mr Brady or Tony Da Skitzo are boring, but yeah, they are.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1166233715792947612006-12-16T02:43:00.003+01:002012-01-07T15:09:14.359+01:00Resident Alien : Oooh The Dew Doo Man (From Mr Boops 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOr1Um1m01IA7CmOXG0KD6Z00JJSQT0tRFeq0g9-D31BFEci9a1RcXHVd40m4RI7f8un9kG9c4y8LhWbXuSch9woP1Bp9HTpUGm419OZbxOsD_Hq1YeDdYi3FB-20JOf7WVdpjw/s400/residentalien.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOr1Um1m01IA7CmOXG0KD6Z00JJSQT0tRFeq0g9-D31BFEci9a1RcXHVd40m4RI7f8un9kG9c4y8LhWbXuSch9woP1Bp9HTpUGm419OZbxOsD_Hq1YeDdYi3FB-20JOf7WVdpjw/s400/residentalien.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMZvw9pNht3aVeGC5ZfR7NW6xYWgmM1nnjaNvqJA-OdDy0h0966p1BEp9Yoj_jHP8BgOJK4BGvnRfVlnYjc19d3yM6qaHaESNUHVnf083rIfptpzgdQulKonva-STMphnFkTH4Q/s400/residentalien2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMZvw9pNht3aVeGC5ZfR7NW6xYWgmM1nnjaNvqJA-OdDy0h0966p1BEp9Yoj_jHP8BgOJK4BGvnRfVlnYjc19d3yM6qaHaESNUHVnf083rIfptpzgdQulKonva-STMphnFkTH4Q/s400/residentalien2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Resident Alien : </strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ18xIHtcDY" target="_blank"><strong>Oooh The Dew Doo Man</strong></a> <strong>(Dew Doo Man, 1991)</strong><br /><br />The Dew Doo Man was only 20 when Russel Simmons gave him the opportunity to run his own label under the Rush associated Labels umbrella.<br /><br />Having produced the first De La Soul album, and a couple of hit singles for Third Bass, Nikki D, Queen Latifah, Big Daddy Kane and Groove B Chill Prince Paul was happy being just a producer. It was a better status than just being a DJ in Stetsasonic, that's why he turned down the offer at first. But After Lyor Cohen insisted he gave the idea a second thought and finally agreed to do it.<br /><br />He took the $50 000 advance, called three friends who really didn't rhyme, and proceed to record his first concept album, called "It Takes A Nation Of Suckas To Let Us In". From day one there was a big gap between what Russel had in mind and what Paul was doing. He had to fight with him to let him called the label <a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/dewdoo.jpg">Dew Doo Man records</a>. Russel wanted him to make pop hits, and he was making a concept album.<br /><br />When this 12" came out in november 1991, The Choice Is Yours and Scenario where still on rotation everywhere, so you would think it would have been quite easy to push this record, but Def Jam's staff was busy pushing more traditional stuff like Nice & Smooth or LL Cool J. So Paul decide to come together with Downtown Science and Nikki D to go and talk to Lyor, but none of them show up at the meeting but Paul. The tall Israeli decided he didn't want to be bothered by a&r who cared about music and pull the plug on the Resident Alien project and Dew Doo Man records was no more after only one 12".SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1165658445490133542006-12-09T10:57:00.002+01:002012-01-07T15:13:40.275+01:00Blueprint : No Half Smokin (from Print Is Goin Off 7")<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgreiyrhUO3_MgBIRGrmmp7tEuvcO8LHu0Q8lkxnro0MhLDgZPa0PIrPPbE1a57hAWFRCKpykf0c4ir4YTStdNtMgOezXxWYpFvhuRegoA3uQ-Q63cU5-o_JcmTTddbChAGcy5Q/s1600-h/blueprint2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMgreiyrhUO3_MgBIRGrmmp7tEuvcO8LHu0Q8lkxnro0MhLDgZPa0PIrPPbE1a57hAWFRCKpykf0c4ir4YTStdNtMgOezXxWYpFvhuRegoA3uQ-Q63cU5-o_JcmTTddbChAGcy5Q/s400/blueprint2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346097145576578002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekZBrrbb_cZjpkRGa8pnzFN8lCS1z3BHKG2CQeu2PPrnaNbtdVbKq8MNjc7O2hKnM61BuravfCaZMsWD5T51sxFzLPpt82BQSsVv1n3PcRN831iA04GWSYeiDR-EUSfvOM8PYvw/s1600-h/blueprint1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjekZBrrbb_cZjpkRGa8pnzFN8lCS1z3BHKG2CQeu2PPrnaNbtdVbKq8MNjc7O2hKnM61BuravfCaZMsWD5T51sxFzLPpt82BQSsVv1n3PcRN831iA04GWSYeiDR-EUSfvOM8PYvw/s400/blueprint1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346097012145999890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Blueprint : </strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIgZNUJz38M" target="_blank"><strong>No Half Smokin</strong></a><strong> (RhymeSayers, 2005)</strong><br /><strong>Visioneers : </strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyzmmz6hPyE" target="_blank"><strong>The world is yours</strong></a><strong> (BBE,2005) </strong><br /><strong>Nina Gordon : </strong><a href="http://download.wbr.com/mirror/ninagordon.com/media/sounds/covers-straightouttacompton.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Straight Outta Compton</strong></a><br /><br /><br />I think this rap cover trend has now jumped the shark. It was odd when Snoop first covered Ladi Dadi and then Vapors, but at least it was new. Nobody seemed to be interested in paying hommage to the elders for a long time except for a couple of indie artist, like Blackstar who covered Children Story, at the same time Mad SKillz did Lick The Balls and then Madlib had a parody of Pickin Boogers called "Hittin hookers". But the repertoire was limited to the Biz and Slick Rick then.<br /><br />In the past few year we've heard covers of everybody in everystyle, from TI paying respect to UGK, to Wu-Tang Clan instrumentals, to ska version of some Outkast hit, to this folk singer doing "Straight Outta Compton" etc...<br /><br />It was fun while it last, but who in his right mind thought it was cool to cover <a href="http://justlikehiphop.com/fichemenu.php?id=9485">Kriss Kross' Jump</a> ?!?!!<br /><br />Do the new generation of rappers idolize Kriss Kross ? I guess that means hip-hop is dead, right ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1163977267456151602006-11-19T23:52:00.001+01:002009-06-11T14:38:49.078+02:00Reflection Eternal : 2000 Seasons (from Fortified Live 12")<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/RE1.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/RE1.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="350" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/RE2.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/RE2.jpg" border="0" width="350" height="350" /></a><br /><br /><p><strong>Reflection Eternal featuring Home Skillit : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/reflectioneternal_2000seasons.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>2000 Seasons</strong></a><strong> (Rawkus, 1997)</strong><br /><strong>Mood : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/mood_infoforstreets.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Info For The Streets</strong></a><strong> (Blunt, 1997)</strong><br /></p><p><strong>Reflection Eternal featuring Mos Def & Mr Man: </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/reflectioneternal_fortifiedlive.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Fortified Live</strong></a><strong> (Rawkus, 1997)</strong> (Bonus)<br /><br />If you ask me, this 12” contains everything I want to hear from Talib Kweli. When you come up with two powerful songs like Fortified Live and 2000 Seasons it’s quite hard to follow up with something of the same quality.<br /><br />So of course later when their album came out (like what, 4 years after this single ?!) they had rave reviews, written by people who either didn’t even know about this single or were giving props to the idea of Reflection E, the idea of an independant scene. Thus missing the point : Train Of Thought was boring. </p><p>Regardless of Rawkus unlimited sticker budget, the Fortified Live 12” was a genuine indie record, with two unpolished demos pressed up on an umastered vinyl. The static that was Hi-Tek’s trademark was nowhere to be found on the LP. Most of his loops sounded like they were sampled off of CDs. Check Mood’s Info For The Streets for a good example of a scratchy sample à la Hi-Tek.<br /></p>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1163834130147752842006-11-18T08:11:00.002+01:002009-06-11T17:59:14.617+02:00Mic Geronimo : Hemmin Heads (from Shit's Real 12")<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ox1GRtUqlvI4DZFTt9AuCqj88PWXg9OYHOy7C-2YnMuvisK3tX06oaeh1MIM9vzsF7-8IPIp6aHNvGywa0Oa9K6xKrCPJFmxBU3hALtulafk6hiukVzf4fL2FWLLrLntGJXvtA/s1600-h/micgeronimo1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ox1GRtUqlvI4DZFTt9AuCqj88PWXg9OYHOy7C-2YnMuvisK3tX06oaeh1MIM9vzsF7-8IPIp6aHNvGywa0Oa9K6xKrCPJFmxBU3hALtulafk6hiukVzf4fL2FWLLrLntGJXvtA/s400/micgeronimo1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346099378200857266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYTmcO-oEIZcIHdcqL6AfPXNJu0jf8J5k08V0jhMv1PoLSGrHBljKVxcbhLJ2rzN_3ogiLLn006Std_YCVwc31zdOqM3aVyFE9_pahv4WnB5BNyQ4EFJR-QqQ8H6ejDZ-gqIlKQ/s1600-h/micgeronimo2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYTmcO-oEIZcIHdcqL6AfPXNJu0jf8J5k08V0jhMv1PoLSGrHBljKVxcbhLJ2rzN_3ogiLLn006Std_YCVwc31zdOqM3aVyFE9_pahv4WnB5BNyQ4EFJR-QqQ8H6ejDZ-gqIlKQ/s400/micgeronimo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346099478586438274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><p><strong>Mic Geronimo : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/micgeronimo_hemminheads.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Hemmin Heads</strong></a><strong> (Blunt, 1994)</strong><br /><br />If Marty Mc Fly had come to me in 1994 telling me only one east coast rapper would be still relevant in 2006, I would have put my money on Mic Geronimo.<br /><br />Or OC. Or Common Sense, or Buckshot, or may be Nas, but never on Jay Z. At that time he was at best considered a has been, and atworst a never-been. Even when he did that song with DMX and Ja Rule on Mic Geronimo’s second 12” I don’t think a lot of people realized he was the same JZ who rhymed with The Jaz a few years before.<br /><br />Anyway, this is Geronimo’s first 12” on Blunt, produced by DJ Irv later known as Irv Gotti and it’s as good as anything off his Natural album.<br /><br /></p>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1163458163288893952006-11-13T23:49:00.001+01:002009-06-11T14:39:44.521+02:00Bérurier Noir : Pavillon 36 (from L'Empereur Tomato Ketchup 7")<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/bXn.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/bXn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/BxN2.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/BxN2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b>Bérurier Noir : <a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/beruriernoir_pavillon36.mp3">Pavillon 36</a> (Bondage, 1986)</b><br /><b>Bérurier Noir : <a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/beruriernoir_ampute.mp3">Amputé</a> (Shin/Folklore de la Zone Mondiale, 1983)</b><br /><br />Rapide post inspiré par un épisode particulièrement glauque de cold case que j’ai vu ce week-end. L’atrocité des traitements infligés en hôpital psychiatrique et la lobotomie en particulier sont des thèmes chers à Bérurier Noir, probablement parce que Pierrot, membre fondateur de Bérurier, y a fait de fréquents séjours.<br /><br />Pavillon 36 est en face B de L’Empereur Tomato Ketchup, 45t qui aurait du se classer au Top 50, si le groupe n’avait pas mit son véto pour éviter de se retrouvé à faire la course entre un Francis Cabrel et des Porte Mentaux.<br /><br />Le second titre est tiré de Nada, premier disque du groupe, récemment réédité en vinyle sur Folklore de la Zone Mondiale. Pour info, le label fera paraître un nouvel album du groupe à nouveau dissout le 4 décembre prochain.<br /><br />Et, oui, je vais remettre du rap bientôt.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1163031711022579802006-11-09T00:59:00.002+01:002009-06-11T18:04:14.376+02:00Bomb The Bass : 10 Seconds To Terminate (from Say A Little Prayer 12")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-raubudqTFmFLko5rolZ0aVRw28S9VKbRZSDdHPty_LJG0KAxTFSAN90q-MpJ8k8J3PpwBLU5139UlsiBQxpLdOm40QUcHZ0E4fSvo7WD4F0CDLJT-z-nRQAnetSTYH9kkgZl9w/s1600-h/btb_saya.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-raubudqTFmFLko5rolZ0aVRw28S9VKbRZSDdHPty_LJG0KAxTFSAN90q-MpJ8k8J3PpwBLU5139UlsiBQxpLdOm40QUcHZ0E4fSvo7WD4F0CDLJT-z-nRQAnetSTYH9kkgZl9w/s400/btb_saya.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfRXOBppj8YsEJfGB7Z4_nd_tajBYOEx5U7cDwi0oNR4qTClWAhivERvz3gRy5ffFemxKsTWqQr2FTSORxT7i0tOrpLpBOpUFErZgpmlMHumfC46-OcT2yjqsK3xPqKEeEffCJQ/s1600-h/btb_sayalittle.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfRXOBppj8YsEJfGB7Z4_nd_tajBYOEx5U7cDwi0oNR4qTClWAhivERvz3gRy5ffFemxKsTWqQr2FTSORxT7i0tOrpLpBOpUFErZgpmlMHumfC46-OcT2yjqsK3xPqKEeEffCJQ/s400/btb_sayalittle.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><b>Bomb The Bass : <a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/bombthebass_10secondstoterminate.mp3">10 Seconds To Terminate</a> (Rhythm King, 1988)</b><br /><br />I remember back when Tim Simenon's first album dropped a lot of people here were refering to his music as house music, and he was always contesting that, saying that except for may be two tracks on the album, what he was doing was really not house. And he was right. His first album had more to do with hip-hop, but we all know that when it comes to music, image is everything to most people. So since it had a smiley on the cover, Beat Dis had to be house music... And since Say A Little Prayer used computer generated graphics, it couldn't be a soul record.<br /><br />Regardless, the b-side is the closest he got to house in the early (and most interesting) part of his career. To this day, Bomb The Bass is still an influence on some musicians, just peep dDamage's new album <a href="http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7587/ddssbfinalnk9.jpg">cover</a> and Enter The Dragon's <a href="http://www.graffitishop.cz/data/big/P3080266.jpg">cover</a>. It's a dope album, Go buy it. Thanks.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1161905002273612002006-10-27T01:23:00.001+02:002009-06-11T14:36:50.790+02:00Big Pun : Wishful Thinking (frrom I'm Not A Player 12")<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/bigpuna.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/bigpuna.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/bigpunb.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/bigpunb.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Big Pun, Kool G Rap, Fat Joe & B-Real : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/BigPunFatJoeKoolGRapBReal.mp3"><strong>Wishful Thinking</strong></a><strong> (Loud, 1997)<br />Big Pun vs Hector Lavoe : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/BigPunHectorLavoe_Neverwasaplayer"><strong>Never Was A Player</strong></a><strong> </strong><br /><br />I never was a big fan of Big Pun.<br /><br />Of course part of it is because he had a terrible taste in beats and that he always picked the most cheesy loop you can think of. It also probably has to do with the fact that I never heard one memorable line from him, not once I thought "hoo, did he just say that !".<br /><br />But what really makes most of his music barely listenable was his breath. I'm not picking on him, but really, every other line when he had to breathe he made this terrible noise that not only was annoying back then, but which now stays as a dramatic hint of his bad health. And once I hear his "hrrrra" I can't focus on anything else.<br /><br />But on his very first 12" he was lucky enough to work with engineers like Chris Conway who took the time to edit these noises from the final mix, because that would be really embarassing for him on a track with Kool G Rap.<br /><br />Also, my man Benoit who runs <a href="http://dustytape.blogspot.com/">http://dustytape.blogspot.com/</a> just did a documentary on latin legend Hector Lavoe, that may or may not hit a tv screen near you soon. I haven't seen it yet, but that should be a good enough reason to play this mash-up of Pun & Lavoe, from the latino version of the Grey album (=an overrated mc a cappellas awkwardly blended over a pop icon samples).SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1161123860580967592006-10-18T00:24:00.001+02:002009-06-11T14:40:20.487+02:00KRS One : Word Perfect (from The MC 12")<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/krs_themc.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/krs_themc.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><em><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/krs_themc2.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/krs_themc2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></em><br /><br /><strong>KRS One : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/krsone_wordperfect.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Word Perfect</strong></a><strong> (1996)<br />KRS One : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/krsone_nevahaddagun.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Neva Hadda Gun</strong></a><strong> (1997) </strong><br /><br />This is the actual retail copy of KRS One's "The MC" 12" (technically it's the "Can't Stop Won't Stop" single, since that's the first song on the record). This one also had an exclusive track on it, unfortunately not as good as "Throwdown".<br /><br />This 12" was released way before the "I Got Next" album, which at that time was supposed to be called "Just To Prove A Point", and the track "Word Perfect" didn't make the final cut. The beat was produced by longtime engineer Gordon Williams, also known as Commissioner Gordon, and it was the first beat he did for KRS One even though he had been making music for many year, since he's also the guy responsible for most of the tracks on Jesse West's album from 1989, and some for dancehall gal Shelly Thunder (who later did a 12" on KRS' own Front Page).<br /><br />This is not exactly the version you would find on the 12". I made an edit, because Commissioner Gordon had the pretty bad idea to let an uncredited girl sing over the scratching which sounds terrible (both the girl and the cuts !).<br /><br />So I don't know why KRS didn't keep the song on the album, either he didn't like it that much, or didn't feel like having two songs on the same album with cuts off Public Enemy's "Bring The Noise", which were used on "Neva Hadda Gun" as well.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1160163863651038662006-10-06T21:28:00.002+02:002009-06-11T16:12:50.451+02:00KRS One & Coldcrush Brothers : The Throwdown (from The MC test press)<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/throwdownA.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/throwdownA.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/throwdown.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/throwdown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>KRS One & Cold Crush Brother : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/krsone_throwdown.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>The Throwdown</strong></a><strong> (1997)<br />KRS One : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/krsone_whatiknow.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>What I Know</strong></a><strong> (1995) </strong><br /><br />I know this label may look like a joke to some, but it's not. I found this record in 1997, I was randomly listening to a pile of newly released twelve inches when I checked out this one. I was never a fan of the UMC's, but I grab that one because I liked what Essence did when she was with Natural Element, specifically her part on Shine. But instead I was treated with a KRS One track.<br /><br />I don't know how that happened, but somebody messed up with the DATs at the pressing plant, and somehow, someway the Kool Kim labels end up on this KRS One test press.<br /><br />Even to this day every time I see the Kool Kim 12" in a dollar bin, I check the etching on the run-out groove, if it reads KRS-001. Unfortunately I haven't found a second copy yet. So, no, I'm not a fan who scratched his name off his record after his recent column in <a href="http://www.unkut.com/">http://www.unkut.com/</a> (the best blog around these days).<br /><br />Anyway, so this is the b-side of "The MC" 12", so I assume it was supposed to be on KRS One's last album*. From what i've heard KRS One had a fall out with the Cold Crush Brothers over some royalties he allegedly owed them off of the 12" they did on Front Page two years before. Honnestly, I have a hard time beleving that "Cold Crush Flava" could have generate any profit, so this rumour could be totally untrue.<br /><br />This is probably the best in the catalog of songs that didn't make the final cut on a KRS album. A lot of tracks that were on the promo copy of his self titled album were not on the retail version. Like What I Know (produced by Diamond D), which was mentioned in the album review in The Source, but was never released officially.<br /><br />* : yeah, I know about Sneak Attack, Spiritual Minded, Prophets & Profits, Kristyle(s), Keep Right and Life, But I'd rather act like a true fan would : buy them and then pretend none of them ever existed.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1158693743786136122006-09-19T21:22:00.004+02:002009-06-12T09:40:33.300+02:00Beastie Boys : The Skills To Pay The Bills (from So Wat'cha Want 12")<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/watchawant.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/watchawant.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/watchawantB.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/watchawantB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Beastie Boys : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/BeastieBoys_TheSkillsToPayTheBills.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>The Skills To Pay The Bills</strong></a><strong> (Capitol, 1992)</strong><br /><br />I already wrote, years ago about the Skills To Pay The Bills remix of Pass The Mic. But they like the catchphrase of 1992 so much that they had to make a song out of it. I remember they overused that expression in the interviews at the time, and in the ads for Check Your Head.<br /><br />I'm probably wrong but I think this is the only one, or one of the very few raps that they did over live instrumentation.<br /><br />Gotta love the distrorted microphone to appreciate this 12" because the other tracks here shared the same aesthetics.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1157413092207775822006-09-05T01:38:00.004+02:002009-06-12T09:41:11.210+02:00Update on your Sister's DefI met MCA yesterday and I asked him about Your Sister's Def.<br /><br />Apparently the song is a demo made by a friend of Original Concept's Dr.Dre. So This guy Anthony Davis wrote a song for the Beastie Boys, he recorded these lyrics a cappella and he submitted the tape to them. As you can hear the words are supposed to be told from the point of view of a group member. But they think it was funnier to keep the demo as it was and to press it on was.<br /><br />And here we are, 17 years later discussing this on the internet.SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10192966.post-1157413126115908852006-09-05T01:38:00.003+02:002009-06-11T17:29:43.349+02:00Beastie Boys : What You Give Is What You Get (from SHadrach 12")<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/shadrach.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/shadrach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/320/shadrach2.jpg"><img class="phostImg" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/hello/48/3123/480/shadrach2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Beastie Boys : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/BeastieBoys_Andwhatyougiveis.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>And What You Give Is What You Get </strong></a><strong>(Capitol, 1989)</strong><br /><p><strong>Beastie Boys : </strong><a href="http://keepitfake.free.fr/BSide/BeastieBoys_YourSistersDef.mp3" target="_blank"><strong>Your Sister's Def</strong></a><strong> (Capitol, 1989)</strong><br /><br />First I forget last time give repsect where respect is due, namely to the Rickster, also known as <a href="http://www.rickypowell.com/index2.html" target="_blank">Ricky Powell</a>, the creative genius behind the cover of the Love American Style single with the three naked girls. Not only this, but most pictures of the Beastie Boys that you remember were taken by this guy. Oh, and of course he's the one who dicked your mom in Car Thief.<br /><br />The second 12" taken from Paul's Boutique, Shadrach with its deliciously awkward cover was another thick ep,with 4 non-LP remixes and exclusive tracks. The bonus on this one run from the incredibly good remix to the totally leftfield song. My favourite on the 12" is the instrumental/cut & paste rework of Shadrach, disguise under the name What You See Is What You Get. Using the same method that worked well on 33% God the Dust Brother and/or The Beastie Boys threw dozens of scratches, vocal samples and loop over the Shadrach beat to create a new and improved track.<br /><br />The other track that I MP3'ed is an a cappella rap written by one time Beasties' DJ Dr Dre, member of the Original Concept, DJ on WBAU and who was at that time hosting Yo MTV Rap, and some other guy, named Anthony Davis (any idea who this is ??).<br /><br />The other exclusive called Some Dumb Cop Gave Me Two Tickets Already deserve the award of the worst song with a dope name. On this one you just have a slowed down and drunken Mike D talking shit over a Young-Holt Unlimited track. I'm not gonna say it's boring, but, yeah it is.<br /></p>SLurghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11717067412859162909noreply@blogger.com2