I got a bunch of stuff going on the next few days, so while I'll try to stay up with the site, I'm not totally sure how it's going to turn out. I also realized I forgot to put up a WYDU Classics for May, so I thought this is a good of time as any to do that. Don't worry June will be up sometime this month as well.
I've been on a big 80's kick, since reading the Run DMC book that was written by Ronin Ro. I realize that the more time passes, the more the 80's sound is dated, but I don't care, it's still probably my favorite decade of hip hop. Just raw break beats and kick drums. It was hip hop in it's purest essence (while it's been on vinyl). So I had to dedicate this month to some of the 80's music that I had laying around. Some classics and some rare gems litter this month's collection. Everyone from radio DJs, Mr. Magic and Chuck Chillout appear this month. The legendary Fab 5 Freddy has a track on here as well. Nine in his original group, Deuces Wild makes an appearance. You have classics from Run DMC, Whodini and the original incarnation of Public Enemy and a young(er) Chuck D with the Spectrum City crew, which most of you I'm sure already knew. Some fairly obscure singles in The Tall Dark & Handsome and Bennetton Gang tracks, which are both typical 80's track, which means they are dope. Early stuff from BDP and Mister Baby Got Back himself, Sir Mix-A-Lot. If you are a fan of the 80's and don't have most of this, this is a collection you'll have to check out.....
Thanks to the sites I know I got a few tracks from, Will C., Philaflava, Jesse Serwer, and whoever I might have missed...
WYDU Classics May '09: WYDU Love's The 80's
01 Run DMC - Together Forever (Krush Groove 4)
02 Trecherous Three- Feel The Heartbeat
03 Davy DMX - One For The Treble
04 Jazzy Jay - Def Jam
05 Boogie Down Productions - Crack Attack
06 T La Rock - T La Rock Rockin' The Party
07 Butchy B - Go Magic
08 Deuces Wild - Deuces Is Def
09 Fab 5 Freddy - Change The Beat
10 Spectrum City- Check Out The Radio
11 Tall Dark And Handsome- The Bronx is Back
12 The Bennetton Gang - Don't Touch The Mike
13 Super Lover Cee Casanova Rud - Do The James
14 Whodinin - 5 Minutes Of Funk
15 Busy Bee - Suicide
16 Mr. Magic - Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way)
17 Mc Tee & Lord Tasheen - Petrified (Club Mix)
18 Devine Sounds - Do Or Die Bed Sty
19 Sugar Bear - Ready to Penetrate
20 Sir Mix-A-Lot - I Want A Freak
2 comments:
When do yall think the "80s sound" changed from the type of tracks ya got here- stripped down, simplistic, not the toughest lyrics, to more of the Rakim/BDK style we had in the late 80s?
And was there a MC or album that was most responsible for it?
Was it Criminal Minded? KRS alwasy talked about the "old" and "new" school. Or maybe Rakim's debut? Maybe when Tougher Than Leather dropped? Or later?
ya know, I always kind thought Rakim changed all that with Paid in Full. You might even be able to argue that something like "The Show" was the start of the beginning...
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