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Update: Just noticed this post ties last years total for posts in a year!!!
10/30/2009
Nine & DJ Pooh - BC's Random Album Post
Nine - Cloud 9 (1996)
Get it Here Nine Cloud 9
1) Know Introduction w/ King Just
2) Every Man 4 Himself
3) We Play 4 Keeps
4) Tha Product w/ U-Neek
5) Uncivilized
6) No Part N Me
7) Lyin' King
8) Richman Poorman (Act One) w/ 3rd Eye
9) Jon Doe
10) Make or Take w/ Smoothe Da Hustler
11) Warriors w/ Bounty Killer
12) 4 Chicken Wings and Rice (1991)
I was listening to Nine last night and decided to dig out his second album. I remember listening to it with my buddy on the way to Smokin' Grooves in Weedsport, NY back in 1996. Sidebar: How's this for a lineup? The Fugees, ATCQ, Cypress Hill, Busta Rhymes and Ziggy Marley, among others.
When it first came out I was really into it, but it did have some holes after a few more listenings. However, I still enjoyed the album and there are some real good songs on here. The reviews weren't that good at the time, if I remember correctly. After this LP, I didn't hear much about him and figured he dropped out of the game. Unfortunately, the mid to late 90's was a time in which a lot of hip-hop artists were being signed and their albums shelved for the foreseeable future because of creative differences. A lot of established artists seemed to drop out of sight as well. It was a weird time for rappers and major labels.
Anyway, Uncivilized and Lyin' King are the 2 tracks that stick out for me, along with the 3rd Eye produced and guesting, Richman Poorman, if only because it has 3rd Eye. The last thing I heard about Nine was that he was releasing an LP on the same label as Juggaknots, and he was on their last album. I haven't heard anything since then (around 2006).
DJ Pooh - Bad Newz Travels Fast (1997)
DJ Pooh - Bad Newz Travels Fast
1) Intro
2) Bump Yo Speakers - Threat
3) No Idea - Kam, Charlie Wilson, Roger Troutman
4) Grow Room - Mista Grimm
5) Whoop! Whoop! - Kam
6) Get Money - Threat, Tray D
7) New World Order - Tha Low Life Gangstas & Bad Ass
8) Bad Newz Travels Fast - T-Lee from Tha LA Zuu
9) Ebonics - Mista Grimm
10) Get Off - Threat
11) Who Cares - Kam
12) MC's Must Come Down - Mista Grimm
13) Nowhere 2 Hide - Threat
14) You Ain't Sh*t - Mista Grimm
15) Gangsta Vocabulary - Threat
This one has a little bit of relevance based on some of the soundtrack posts and some Ice Cube references that I've made recently. I think I got this album based on the Kam featured song Whoop! Whoop! and the potential of Threat and Mista Grimm.
Just like Travis, in his great soundtrack post, I always liked Kam, but never had any of his albums. Not sure why, but sometimes, especially back in the day when money was tight, there were numerous albums released aroung the same time and those further down my list never got purchased.
This LP was put out not too long after DJ Pooh and Ice Cube ended their partnership, and not too soon after Friday's release. Kam wasn't too happy with Cube either. Whoop! Whoop! was basically a funky Ice Cube diss. I think there were some other random Cube disses mixed onto this album, but it's been awhile since I gave it a thorough listen. Kam's beef had something to do with him calling in gang connects to protect Cube and feeling slighted when he didn't receive proper backing from Cube for his own album, despite helping Cube out. There were some other reasons as well. I don't remember what the DJ Pooh/Cube beef was about, but I'm guessing it was over money.
Both Threat and Mista Grimm are featured on numerous tracks. I mentioned in an earlier post that I always associated these guys together because they came about around the same time and both were West coast artists, and this LP didn't do much in separating them in my mind. Mista Grimm seemed to kind of get lost in the mid-90's major label BS. I also seem to remember he was signed to John Singleton's label, whatever that was (not sure if that came to fruition).
Overall, this is a solid album and worth the download.
10/29/2009
DJ Spanish Fly, the mega post.
I'm certain there is nothing that flows better in the background than a DJ Spanish Fly tape. Simple as fuck, the beat, the snare and the drum pattern creates the melody. There's plenty Triggerman samples, some N.W.A. samples here and there, slow tales about money, hoes, slanging thangs and spitting raps over dope beats.
It somewhat troubles me I can't really describe more precisely what an impact DJ Spanish Fly had to the scene of 80's and 90's Memphis and Tennessee DJ'ing and rap music. I simply wasn't around to experince the scene myself. But I do know he has been described as a pioneer and major influence to well known Memphis artists as DJ Paul, Al Kapone, 8Ball & MJG and Jazze Pha. As he desribes in a short interview at Fader from some time back, some of the biggest acts in the Memhpis scene today would learn about music from him while visiting the night club Club No Name, where he performed and DJ'd frequently during the latter part of the 80's and early 90's. For more information on the man and his place in rap music I suggest you visit his myspace, where there's a rather thorough biography.
The albums following are the what I've been able to gather from ze internet during the last couple of years since first discovering DJ Spanish Fly and finding I'm Da Nigga somewhere, probaly on Cocaineblunts old-old forums. Finding information about these releases haven't been easy, actually I haven't found any information besides somewhat accurate tracklists and years of release. I'm pretty sure this records never where sold properly thru a record company, but rather are cassete tapes sold directly from the man himself during the 80's and 90's. There is no information on his myspace about how to purchase any of his music. That's why I feel that it is okay for me to share so much of his music like this.
I suppose alot of you are new to DJ Spanish Fly's music and probaly will not download all these records. But if you do enjoy these youtube videos above and wan't to give one or two of his records a chance, I would suggest you check out either I'm Da Nigga (previously posted) or Going To Mr Z's, does two are definatley my favorite records from him. If you're in a little bit more substance, there's plenty of political/Chuck D-ish songs on Black Radio. Hope any of you will enjoy his music as much as I have, and for those of you who are already fans, I hope you will find something here you hadn't heard before.
As for artwork, at best it's a picture of the original cassette tape, and some of the other pictures are just random photos of Mr. Fly.
DJ Spanish Fly - I'm Da Nigga (1990)
1. Move Muthafucka
2. Shottriggaman
3. I'm Da Nigga (Original)
4. Yaoe Man (Remix)
5. Smokin Onion (Remix)
6. Trigga Man (Original)
7. Hoodcall II
8. Git Buck
9. 14 Hollow Points
10. Let's Get It On (Mix)
DJ Spanish Fly - Going To Mr Z's (1994)
1. Goint To Mr Z's
2. Goodbye To Da Bad Guy
3. Bitches And Money
4. Smokin' Onion
5. Get Buck
6. Drag Rap
7. 10 Min Mix
8. Outro
9. Cruzin'
DJ Spanish Fly - A.B.C.D.E. (1994)
1. Dope Game
2. Uzi Tool
3. Im Da Aggin (remix)
4. Allright
5. Cement Shoes
6. Once Upon A Time
7. Real Niggas Shit
DJ Spanish Fly - My Last Underground Tape (1995)
A-side:
1. Slangin Dem Thangs
2. Down Nigga
3. Never Broke
4. I Aint A Killa
5. Bitchy
6. Watch Yo Back
7. Suck My Dick
8. Slangin Mix
9. Triggamane Right Hand Mane
B-side:
10. DJ Spanish Fly Side B Intro
11. Never Give Up
12. Skit
13. Slaning Cane
14. Got This Shit Going On
15. In The House
16. Down South Shit
17. Outro
18. Ballheaded Hoes Suck Dick
DJ Spanish Fly - Oh Word (1996)
1. Yeah Nigga
2. Whats Up
3. Got To Make My Money
4. Move Mutha Fucka
5. Hoe Niggaz
6. Hatin On Me
7. Break A Hoe Pay A Hoe
8. Shut Yo Mouth
9. Remember Them Niggaz
10. Sho No Luv
11. Knock Knock Knoc
DJ Spanish Fly - Black Radio (2001)
DJ Spanish Fly - Going To Mr Z's (1994)
1. Goint To Mr Z's
2. Goodbye To Da Bad Guy
3. Bitches And Money
4. Smokin' Onion
5. Get Buck
6. Drag Rap
7. 10 Min Mix
8. Outro
9. Cruzin'
DJ Spanish Fly - A.B.C.D.E. (1994)
1. Dope Game
2. Uzi Tool
3. Im Da Aggin (remix)
4. Allright
5. Cement Shoes
6. Once Upon A Time
7. Real Niggas Shit
DJ Spanish Fly - My Last Underground Tape (1995)
A-side:
1. Slangin Dem Thangs
2. Down Nigga
3. Never Broke
4. I Aint A Killa
5. Bitchy
6. Watch Yo Back
7. Suck My Dick
8. Slangin Mix
9. Triggamane Right Hand Mane
B-side:
10. DJ Spanish Fly Side B Intro
11. Never Give Up
12. Skit
13. Slaning Cane
14. Got This Shit Going On
15. In The House
16. Down South Shit
17. Outro
18. Ballheaded Hoes Suck Dick
DJ Spanish Fly - Oh Word (1996)
1. Yeah Nigga
2. Whats Up
3. Got To Make My Money
4. Move Mutha Fucka
5. Hoe Niggaz
6. Hatin On Me
7. Break A Hoe Pay A Hoe
8. Shut Yo Mouth
9. Remember Them Niggaz
10. Sho No Luv
11. Knock Knock Knoc
DJ Spanish Fly - Black Radio (2001)
1. Intro
2. Im Da
3. Slangin
4. Playin On Deez
5. Buck Dance G Walk Jukin
6. Da Medicine
7. Smokin Onion
8. Rollin In My Cadillac
9. Bad Guy
10. Black People
11. Shot Gun
12. Trigga Manz Revenge
13. Black Radio
14. Dope Hoes
DJ Spanish Fly - Buck And Wild Underground (2003)
1. Bitch Betta Have My Money Intr
2. Oh Word
3. Dont Give A Fuck
4. Buck And Wild
5. Uzi Tool
6. Gotta Make My Money
7. Jealous
8. Shake Dat Ooweee
9. Pay A Hoe
10. Pump It Up
11. Get Buck Mane ft Cat
12. Comeback
13. What Goes Around
14. Head Shoulders Knees
15. Playin On Deez
16. U Cant Hide Feat Capt C
17. Problems Of Da World
18. Y U Wanna Hate
19. Dont Let It Be The Best
This last record is bonus, it's a mixtape where DJ Spanish Fly acts as a mixtape DJ mixing together other artists songs at his best ability. There's plenty of classic early southern jams on here by artists like Poison Clan, 2 Live Crew and MC Shy-D.
DJ Spanish Fly - Dj Spanish Fly Vol 3 Ol Skool (2004)
1. Strife - Set It Off
2. Nighttime - Unkown
3. Word Up
4. Got To Be Tough - Mc Shy D
5. Radiomix - Unknown
6. Radioactive - Unknown
7. Just Give The Dj A Break - Dynamixx II
8. Jam On It - Newcleus
9. Looking For The Perfect Beat - Soulsonic Force
10. Bust A Move - Young MC
11. I Need A Freak - Sexual Harassment
12. Hard Times - Run DMC
13. Roll It Up My Nigger
14. Like This - Unknown
15. Get Loose - 2 Live Crew
16. Get It Girl - 2 Live Crew
17. Move Somethin 2 Live Crew
18. All Right - Unknown
19. The Perculator - Unknown
20. Dance All Night - Poison Clan
21. Planet Rock - Soulsonic Force
22. Jam The Box - Pretty Tony
23. Megajam - Unknown
24. Uptempo - Unknown
25. Egypt Egypt - Egyptian Lover
26. Fix It In The Mix - Pretty Tony
27. Push The Button - Unknown
28. Give It All You Got - Afro Rican
29. Cocaine - Kilo
30. Use Your Love - Unknown
31. Lonely Heart - Unknown
32. Supersonic - JJ Fad
33. Sally That Girl - Gucci Crew II
http://www.myspace.com/djspanishfly
Hip Hop Soundtracks: The Trav Edition
You thought it was over? Not quite. I stopped buying movie soundtracks a while ago, mainly because they started really sucking, but damn, you had some good ones back in the day. It's just another example of how things have changed, it gives a cantankerous old man something more to bitch about. As usual, I have to get my two cents in and the final word. My distinguished colleague BC did an excellent job covering the roles of soundtracks played in hip hop and throwing up some of the best ones. All my favorites were present, Juice, Menace II Society, and even The Show. However he did skip over three of my favorites. What are those you ask yourself as you try to hide this window behind your work email? Well, Colors, CB4 and Boyz N The Hood were all three soundtracks that got just as much play from me back in the day as a lot of the albums.
Colors (Warner Bros, 1988)
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1 Ice-T - Colors
2 Decadent Dub Team - Six Gun (44 Mag Mix)
3 Salt 'N' Pepa - Let The Rhythm Run
4 Big Daddy Kane - Raw
5 Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full (Seven Minutes Of Madness - The Coldcut Remix)
6 Kool G Rap - Butcher Shop
7 7A3 - Mad Mad World
8 Roxanne Shanté - Go On Girl
9 MC Shan - A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
10 Rick James - Everywhere I Go (Colors)
For a Hollywood contrived film about the hood, this isn't actually a bad movie. Sure, it's got the typical Hollywood glamor and glitz with a young and cocky Sean Penn teamed together with veteran actor Robert Duvall to do a fairly decent job of portraying cops on the gang beat. Dennis Hopper directed the film, which probably has something to do with the quality of the flick.
This was probably my first visual exposure of the L.A. gang culture. I had already be introduced to NWA through their NWA & The Posse Macola release, but seeing it first hand had the same effect as a shoot 'em western flick but instead of being set in the wild west, it was the urban jungle. I remember renting this from one of those busted out local movie rental places and liking it so much, I never returned it. I just never rented there again and I think it went out of business a few months later (I wonder why). It's been awhile since I've since watched it, but I remember being the horny little 8th or 9th grader that I was, I'd rewind the love scene with the sizzling latina that was Penn's love interest in the movie. Mamacita bonita!
As far a soundtrack, it's one of my favorites although he does have a couple weak links. Coming in at a mere ten tracks, the only two L.A. artists make an appearance on the soundtrack in Ice-T and 7A3. You will notice the strong ties to the Cold Chillin' roster, with artists like Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, Kool G Rap and Roxanne Shante all appearing on the album. That had a lot to do with the fact that Warner Bros just started a relationship with Marley Marl's and Fly Ty's label, so they did the most they could to put their artists on the soundtrack.
Ice T - Colors
I'm trying to remember if this was my first exposure to Ice-T. It could quite possibly be, as I think it was later in that summer that I discovered a bootleg tape of "Rhyme Pays" at my local state fair. Any kid that was from the west and listened to hip hop knew the words to the song. Even my friends that weren't into hip hop knew the words to "Colors". To this day, it's still one of my top 5 favorite Ice-T joints. With the crazy scratching, the "colors" chanting over the chorus and the ill bass line, it was a popular choice of the day.
Decadent Dub Team - Six Gun (44 Mix)
I always kinda dug the drums on this track, and just saw that this was remixed by none other than Dr. Dre himself (seriously can't believe that I didn't know that or forgot it). I always thought it was weird that this track showed up second on the soundtrack when it's more of a last track kind of song. It usually got the skip treatment back in the day. And just to prove that everyone got some kind of networking account: http://www.myspace.com/decadentdubteam.
Salt N Pepa - Let The Rhythm Run
Back when this dropped, I was totally anti-female MCs and hadn't yet realized the greatness that his Hurby Luv Bug, so this got the quick skip as well. I can appreciate it's attempt now and it's really not a bad song, but more than likely something that was left off the Salt N Pepa's "Salt With a Deadly Pepa" album.
Big Daddy Kane - Raw
At the time this dropped, it was real close to the release of Kane's debut album, I'm not sure which came first. This is thought of as the original version and the version on Kane's album is the "remix", although not much is different except for the tracks introduction. "Raw" is probably one of my top five all-time favorite hip hop songs, and it was this soundtrack that I first heard the track. The dub cassette I had got a lot of rewind on this part of it.
Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Seven Minutes of Madness - The Cold Cut Re-mix)
Amazingly enough, this track was my introduction to Eric B & Rakim as well. I wasn't deep enough into hip hop in '87 when their debut album by the same name dropped to know about them. If it wasn't on Def Jam at that time or had some kind of ties (I know they were managed by Rush, but that doesn't count), I probably didn't hear it. The Soul Searchers drum break of course drew me into the track. Rakim's complex lyrics for the time and his gruff delivery warmed me even further. The scratching at the end of the track was just the icing on the cake.
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Butcher Shop
This track would show up prior to being on their debut album, "Road To The Riches", and was also the first time I heard of G Rap. "Butcher Shop" at one time was probably my favorite track on the soundtrack, with the scratching, G Rap killing it lyrically and the dope ass beat, I was loving this.
7A3 - Mad Mad World
7A3 will forever go down in the books as being DJ Muggs first group, which in some ways is an unfortunate occurrence since they were a fairly talented group. This song kinda got lost in the greatness of tracks such as "Butcher Shop", "Raw", and "Colors", but I would give it a listen with it's familiar horn sample.
Roxanne Shante - Go On Girl
Did I say I disliked female MCs back in the day? Yes, I did, and I did dislike them. Yet for some reason, this track never got skipped. I guess it was the beat that hooked me, but Shante was also evil on the mic.
MC Shan - A Mind Is a Terrible Thing To Waste
This might be bands for expulsion from the hip hop world, but I've NEVER been a MC Shan fan. I liked some of his singles, but for the most part, I never went out of my way to listen to a Shan track. This didn't do much for me neither.
Rick James - Everywhere I Go (Colors)
I had no appreciation for anything not hip hop about the time I started listening to the Colors soundtrack. I didn't appreciate stuff like Prince, Cameo (ok I did like "Word Up") or James Brown and I didn't appreciate Rick James. I never played this track, I would just rewind it and start over again. Listening to it later, I realize it's a solid track that was worthy of my young ears back in those days.
CB4 (MCA, 1993)
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1 Public Enemy - The 13th Message / Livin' In A Zoo 7:24
2 Boogie Down Productions - Black Cop 2:59
3 MC Ren - May Day On The Front Line 4:01
4 Hurricane (2) - Stick 'Em Up 2:58
5 Fu-Schnickens - Sneaking Up On Ya 3:24
6 Parental Advisory - Lifeline 4:38
7 P.M. Dawn - The Nocturnal Is In The House 4:19
8 Blackstreet - Baby Be Mine 5:53
9 Tracie Spencer - It's Alright 3:46
10 CB4 - Sweat Of My Balls 3:10
11 CB4 - Straight Out Of Locash 3:10
12 CB4 - Rapper's Delight 5:35
CB4 was a movie that you had to be into the hip hop culture to enjoy and to really get all the jokes to it. I remember going with some friends to the theater to watch it that were only casual hip hop listeners. They'd laugh and shit, but half the time I don't think they really knew what they were laughing at. Chris Rock did fairly decent job at capturing the parody that was gangsta rap at the time. I wouldn't call it a classic, but I wouldn't mind seeing it again.
The soundtrack for the movie had it's strong points, with many established artists such as KRS, Public Enemy and MC Ren. I wouldn't say there are some classic joints blessing the project, but some it contained some tracks that got a lot of play on my "Soundtracks" mixtape I had made around this time.
Public Enemy - Livin' In a Zoo
This was around the time that P.E. started slipping some musically. It wasn't that they had lost their edge, but the line up of the Bomb Squad that had made their first three albums so musically ground breaking, had changed and the sampling debate had killed some of their sound. This track sounds like something you would hear on their "Greatest Misses" album and the "Muse Sick-N-Hour Message" album. It was good, just not the Public Enemy that I had grown to love.
Boogie Down Productions - Black Cop
Interestingly enough, the song is credited as a Boogie Down Productions song on the soundtrack, but would later show up on KRS's first solo album a few months later. Go figure. "Black Cop" is probably the best song on the soundtrack, with a sick Pal Joey beat (dude should have produced more hip hop) that defined what "boom bap" was.
MC Ren - May Day on The Frontline
One of the more unpopular opinions that I have is that MC Ren was just as good an MC as Cube and my favorite member of NWA. Ren didn't get the solo shine that Cube or Dre or even Eazy got, but I still purchased his EP "Kizz My Black Azz". "May Day On the Front Line", appeared on the soundtrack first, but would later be on his "Shock of the Hour" LP. It's a good if not an unspectacular track, a menacing beat and Ren just using his trademarked flow to deliver an acceptable track.
Hurricane feat The Beastie Boys - Stick 'Em Up
This might have been Hurricane's first solo track, after appearing as the Beasties DJ and a member of The Afros. This was during a time when the Beasties were darlings of the alternative scene. I always dug this track, if nothing else for the Beasties influence that is all over the track.
Fu-Schnikens - Sneakin' Up On Ya
I was NEVER a Fu-Schnikens fan. I didn't hate them or anything, but I didn't buy any of their albums when the were released. They just weren't my thing. I think that fact that they had Shaq with them, I saw it as kind of a gimmick so I stayed away. When I got the soundtrack, I was expecting this track to strictly fast forward material, but it quickly became my favorite song on the soundtrack. Of course the Diamond produced beat helped a lot, but even their lyrical performances got me hooked. Often I'd be at my night job as a food service aide at a hospital spitting Chip Fu's verse. Yeah, I got some weird looks.
Parental Advisory - Lifeline
"Lifeline" was a track I always liked well enough, yet I never bothered looking much into the group, Parental Advisory. I've checked the mostly Organized Noise produced LP "Ghetto Street Funk," since then, but I should have paid them more attention back then based on the strength of this track. As previously mentioned, the track was produced by Organized Noise, one of their first productions. I was a big fan of the early Dungeon Family/Organized Noise sound, and this is perfect reason why. The group kind of reminded of a southern Above The Law.
PM Dawn - The Nocturnal is in the House
I can't possibly explain how much I hated PM Dawn around this time. After all, they weren't real hip hop I reasoned. They were on some soft punk sissy bullshit. I was glad that KRS threw they punk asses of the stage (by the way, does anyone else find it somewhat humorous that both PM Dawn and KRS show up on the same soundtrack?). But in the same way I liked Father MC's song "Pimp Or Die" on "Who's The Man" soundtrack that BC covered already, I secretly liked "Nocturnal is in the House". Listening to it now, I still like the shit....as much as it still pains me to say that.
Blackstreet - Baby Be Mine
I wasn't much into R&B in those days, although looking back there was some quality R&B being played. I did like this song though. Blackstreet was one of the few R&B groups (with Tony Toni Tone) I would listen to in those days.
Tracie Spencer - It's Alright
This got the fast forward treatment in the day, and I didn't get past a minute this time around.
CB4 - Sweat Of My Balls, Straight Outta Locash, Rapper's Delight
The last three tracks are credited to the fictitious group CB4, who (despite what wikipedia says) was Hi-C and Daddy-O on the the first two tracks, "Sweat Of My Balls", and "Straight Outta Locash". I always thought the combination of Daddy-O and Hi-C was a rather interesting combination that I doubt we would have ever seen any other way. "Sweat Of My Balls" was a favorite of my friends and I, one we would sing anytime we were throwing barbs at each other. "Rapper's Delight" would also feature Kool Moe Dee, making it an even more odd lineup. All three songs are good, but more of a novelty than anything else.
Boyz N The Hood (Qwest, 1991)
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1 Ice Cube - How To Survive In South Central 3:40
2 Tevin Campbell - Just Ask Me To 4:08
3 Yo-Yo - Mama Don't Take No Mess 4:05
4 CMW - Growin' Up In The Hood 4:13
5 Main Source - Just A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix) 4:02
6 Tony! Toni! Toné! - Me & You 4:11
7 Monie Love - Work It Out 4:15
8 Kam (2) - Every Single Weekend 4:37
9 Hi-Five - Too Young 4:35
10 2 Live Crew, The - Hangin' Out 2:36
11 Too Short - It's Your Life 4:47
12 Force One Network - Spirit (Does Anyone Care?) 4:19
13 Quincy Jones - Setembro 5:07
14 Stanley Clarke - Black On Black Crime 4:36
I'm sure a lot of people argue on what the best "hood" flic is, commonly Juice or Menace II Society will come up, but my money was always on Boyz N The Hood. Yes, it did have that after school special quality to it at certain times in the film. It could be a little preachy, but the acting was some top quality with a up and coming Cuba Gooding Jr, Laurence Fishburne and the show stealing Ice Cube. It's one of the few movies that I ever saw twice in a movie theater, once with a couple of my fellow hip hop heads and a second time on a date with cute Hawaiian chick that was half freaked out that I would take her to a movie such as Boyz N The Hood. I still own it on DVD and tend to pop it in the DVD player every six months or so.
The soundtrack walked very close to being to R&Bish for me in my younger years, but the classic tracks on it more than made up for it. I would buy it on CD in 1991, which was rare for me, I usually stuck to tapes unless it was something really dope. Some reason I thought the soundtrack was important enough to cop on CD.
Ice Cube - How To Survive In South Central
Cube had released "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" about a year earlier and was huge in my book in those years. When I heard the track on the movie, I knew I had to buy the soundtrack, if nothing else, for that track alone. The song is like being on a tour bus through the bad streets of South Central, something which I was probably never going to experience. It's also one of the earlier Sir Jinx productions, who I was already a fan of due to his work on Cube's debut and WC & The Madd Circle album. This song is nothing short of classic in my book and one of the best tracks to grace a soundtrack and never show up on an album.
Tevin Campbell - Just Ask Me To
Again, I was pretty much anti R&B at that age in '91, but I would always play this song on my journey through the soundtrack. Tevin was just a kid back then, but he held his own with some memorable lines and of course the Al B Sure! production helped a lot as well. I was a sucka for some good New Jack Swing production, which is the vibe "Just Ask Me To" was on. Oh yeah, the fact that Chubb spit a dope rhyme during the bridge, helped a lot to get play from me....fourteen, G!
Yo-Yo - Mama Don't Take No Mess
Even Yo-Yo didn't get a pass at my dislike for most female MCs. I'd play this every once in awhile, if nothing else I liked the DJ Pooh beat. Yo-Yo does a fine job on the cut and probably should have gotten more attention from me back in the day.
Compton's Most Wanted - Grown Up In The Hood
"Wake Your Punk Ass Up", that line was a common one I would use all that summer and fall. I had purchased a used tape of "It's a Compton Thang", CMW's debut album, but they were by no means my favorite. They damn near stole the album with "Grown Up In The Hood" and one could argue that it is the marque track on the album. It really marked CMW as one of the premier west coast groups.
Main Source - Friendly Game of Baseball (Remix)
Maybe my memory is slipping me, but I could swear the version that is on my CD is different than the one I downloaded to listen to while writing. My CDs are still in boxes after my move (2 months ago, I need to get them out), so I can't verify if I'm just getting senile or not. The version I remember was dope, this version sucks.
Tony Toni Tone - Just Me & You
Maybe because I've seen the movie so many times and know when certain songs appear in the movie gives me a greater appreciation for certain songs such as this one. I like it, what else can I say?
Monie Love - Work It Out
I have said a couple times on this post that I disliked female MCs. Would you care to guess who was the first female I bought an album from? You guessed it, Monie Love. I guess I had a thing for "Monie In The Middle", so I followed Mon's career. I liked "Worked It Out" as well, she was somewhat different with her multiple symbol style. The beat was co-produced by none other than DJ Jazzy Jeff. I just learned that while writing this up.
Kam - Every Single Weekend
I liked Kam, but for some reason, I never bought any of his albums. This track was a solid track, backed by a DJ Pooh track which sounded heavy in my little Jetta I had back in those days.
High-Five - Too Young
Eh, the beat was cool on this track, but as much as I disliked female MCs, I probably disliked kid rappers (and singers) just as much. This got the fast forward.
2 Live Crew - Hangin' Out
One of the few non sex only related songs 2 Live ever put out. I loved this track, if nothing else for the rumbling bass the joint possessed. I also made a pause tape mix using the intro, with Cube saying "Shut up bitch" from the movie. I would rap word for word when I had this track blasting in the Jetta, my only problem with it was it was too short.
Too Short - It's Your Life
One of the few unoriginal songs (I guess the Main Source track was on their LP as well) that shows up on the soundtrack. The track was one of my favorites on the "Short Dog's In The House" LP, but since it had been out over a year by the time it showed up on here, sometimes I would skip over it.
Force One Network - Spirit (Does Anybody Care?)
I skipped it then and I skipped it now....
Quincy Jones - Setembro
Ah yes, the part of the movie that Trey finally gets with Brandi. It's a great song for that scene and maybe that's why I'd play it. Sometimes, if I was in a certain mood, I'd just put on these last two songs and veg out to it. I could be somewhat open minded at times, but I never put much effort in investigating this type of music any deeper.
Stanley Clarke - Black On Black Crime
I loved the score for the film and I loved this music on the movie. It's strong, passionate, sad, and moving all in the same sense. Also the fact that it contained lines from the movie made me like it some. I wasn't familiar with Stanley Clarke at the time, but the name always stuck with me and is probably the reason why I own some of his earlier work on vinyl today.
Masta Ace & EDO. G "Ei8ht Is Enough" (1 Shot Music Series)
Ed and Ace gear up for the A&E release. This is for the track "Ei8ht Is Enough", one of the doper tracks on the album....
10/28/2009
Truth & Soul ReRelease of The Ghetto Brothers "Ghetto Brothers Power" b/w "I Saw A Tear"
Ghetto Brothers Power
Truth & Soul is proud to present a re-issue of the highly sought after 7" from the legendary Ghetto Brothers gang.
"GHETTO BROTHERS POWER" MP3 + PICS: DOWNLOAD
The Ghetto Brothers were a gang founded in New York City's South Bronx in the late 1960s. They eventually spread to much of the Northeastern United States. Like the Young Lords, they were involved in Puerto Rican nationalism, including, in the case of the Ghetto Brothers, an association with the then-new Puerto Rican Socialist Party. Ghetto Brothers founder Benjamin Melendez, who left the organization in 1976, was also known as a guitarist. He led a band, also known as the Ghetto Brothers, which included his late brother Victor Melendez on drums. They released one album in 1972, which had only informal, local distribution. In the past ten years, "Power Fuerza", which has become shrouded with mystery, has fetched quadruple digits on ebay and become one of the most sought after New York records of all time.
Now one of the most enigmatic, purely New York records of all time is finally available to the masses. The Ghetto Brothers 45 "Ghetto Brothers Power" b/w "I Saw A Tear", which is a single taken off their full-length "Power Fuerza" LP has been polished up and re-mastered from the original record. "Ghetto Brother Power" is an anthemic powerhouse that reminds us how strong and influential the Ghetto Brothers message was. Complete with wah-wah guitar, gang vocals, congas, and hard-hitting drums, this tune has been on constant repeat at TRUTH & SOUL for a long time now. Side B, "I Saw A Tear" is a heart wrenching ballad that has that classic Ghetto Brothers sound.
MORE INFO ON THE GB's, go to:
+ http://www.truthandsoulrecords.com/ghetto-brothers/
+ http://www.ghettobrothersnyc.com
Free E The Real EP: "Recognizing Real"
Another one of my favorite crews to cover is back in the blog world. The Social Light Sounds crew consists of some of my favorite DJs and MCs, DJ Manipulator, Arablak and of course the Nite People. The lead MC of the Nite People, E The Real is a no nonsense type of MC, bringing nothing but straight up authentic hip hop lyrics to the masses. He's a throwback MC, doing it for the culture. He has dropped some great music this year, along with the Nite People's latest LP, "What Do You Mean You People?", and a dope EP with Paul Mighty. E is back with another EP, this time it's "Recognizing Real", a dope little three track EP that is full of hip hop goodness. - Trav
The Butcher’s Block Presents: E The Real “Recognizing Real”. A three track EP featuring the lyrical stylings of Boston emcee E The Real.
3 songs, 3 producers, 1 emcee.
Read more and download the project:http://butchersblocktv.com/2009/10/28/the-butchers-block-presents-e-the-real-recognizing-real/
Has-Zilla - Forever Freestyle
I'm not sure how much of a hand I had in this little collaboration, but I'd like to think I had something to do with it. Fellow WYDU member Has-Lo, who was a favorite of the site before his part-time "employment" on WYDU, teamed up with another artist that has appeared multiple times on WYDU in the past in Zilla Rocca. The two Philly MC's have been teaming up lately to make sweet music, and Has passed on this little tidbit of the two throwing down some hot lines over the De La Soul "Forever" beat. If the two go on to make a collection of songs (an EP, LP, or anything else), I'd be a-ok with that. The two bounce effortlessly off of each other, with Zilla bringing his "at your throat" flow and Has coming with his silent assassin style as they both smack you upside the head with the goodness.
Has-Lo & Zilla Rocca - Forever Freestyle
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Darc Mind, Symptomatic of a Greater Ill
I wanted to post the LP on here (from my Soul in the Hole post), but it appears that you can still purchase it, so I won't put a download up here.
I was curious about learning some more about what happened and just about the group in general and I found their MySpace page. There's a link to a review in what I believe is the now defunct Elemental Magazine (R.I.P.). It likens the release, or lack there of, to KMD's Black Bastards. I wasn't able to find any information as to why the LP didn't come out, but I'm sure it's similar to other stories that we've heard in the past.
Check out the review in Elemental Magazine from Sept. 2006:
The group's Myspace:
Check out the tracks Visions of a Blur, U Da One, I'm Ill and Outside Looking In.
Falside - Five Finger Discount
Falside blesses us with his newest creation. You hopefully read his spotlight here on Monday. Well the mad beat maker from Providence, R.I. is back with his newly project, "Five Finger Discount". Haven't popped it in the digital tape player yet (iPod fools), but I have high hopes for this project. - Trav
Artist: Falside
Title: Five Finger Discount
Label: Digsafe
Released: 28th October 2009
"Five Finger discount" is here. Five Finger Discount" is Free. Download, Share, Post, Burn, Blast.
"Five Finger Discount" is a remix compilation originally produced by Providence, Rhode Island beatsmith, Falside. A follow up to his instrumental tape "Bugs In Ya' Teef", "Five Finger Discount" is another addition to Falside's growing digital download series. Available for free download, this installment represents the different syles of Falside's vastly diverse production. This compilation displays a form of Falside's production rarely heard previous to this release; the remix. 14 remixed tracks make it clearly evident that Falside's production can be applied to all styles of emcee's styles and tastes.
"Five Finger Discount" is an eccentric and defining release for Falside's remix abilities as a producer. In a sense, Falside has used the art of the "Five Finger Discount" to take acapellas from previously recorded songs and transforming them into his own unique presentation.
Here are some recent and notable comments regarding Falside's production -
"As much as I hate calling someone "the future," I can't help it in this case. Falside's production is just too damn good to not want him to take over or at least be a major part of the game." ~ Andrew Martin (OKAYPLAYER / PopMatters / PIMB)
"The name Falside is a name that has been popping up on the blogosphere at an increasing rate over the past few months. The producer from Providence, Rhode Island has been making a name for himself this year and in a way, I saw it coming." - (Wake Your Daughter Up)
"Five Finger Discount" is already being considered as his most anticipated and premier release in his download series of 2009. You may have already heard Falside's production from his work with such artists as Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox), Pacewon (The Outsidaz), Reef the Lost Cauze (Army of the Pharoahs), El Da Sensei (The Artifacts), C-Rayz Walz, Prolyphic (Strange Famous), Poorly Drawn People and more.
"Five Finger Discount" Tracklisting
1.) FFD Intro
2.) Sean Price - "60 bar Dash"
3.) Ill Bill, Thekeenone, B-Real (Cypress Hill), Reg Riddem - "Hit That Shit"
4.) Reason - "Dead T-Shirts"
5.) The Beatnuts - "Props Over Here"
6.) FFD Interlude
7.) Kev Brown - "Always"
8.) Blak Madeen - "No Good" 9.) Amadeus The Stampede - "The 10th Jewel"
10.) The High and Mighty - "Hands On Experience "
11.) J-Live - "Walkman Music"
12.) Storm Davis and Reason - "Keep It Over There"
13.) Dirty Hank Ft. Rite Hook - "Main Attraction"
14.) Bonus Track - Lil Wayne - "A Millie"
*All songs Produced and Remixed by Falside
Download Link
http://www.divshare.com/download/9062297-ad4
http://falsidethebeatsmith.blogspot.com
http://myspace.com/falside
Kam Moye Album Sampler
Kam Moye was one of several note worthy releases that dropped yesterday. If you are not familiar with Kam Moye, you may know him better as NC MC Supastition. I've been a big Kam/Supa fan since first hearing him back in 2004 or so. He's dropped some classic cuts, so I'm looking forward to hearing this project. - Trav
The Sampler:
The date has finally arrived and to celebrate the October 27th release of Splitting Image, Kam Moye has leaked a self-selected album sampler, just in case there are still any undecided folks out there. The sampler is a 7-song sneak preview of Kam's first CD under his given name, rather than his alter ego Supastition. Splitting Image represents more than just a name change for Kam. The album isn’t a departure so much as an evolution towards a more mature, focused persona, and the sampler contains several songs that hint at this transition.
The sampler features production from Jake One, Vitamin D, M-phazes, Veterano, Khrysis, and S1 with guest appearances by Phonte, One Be Lo, Zumbi (Zion I), and many more.
Album Sampler Track List:
1. Splitting Image ft. Neenah
2. Imani
3. Re:born
4. Hello Karma ft. Phonte and Ayah
5. Let's Be Honest
6. Give Out, Give In
7. Life Line ft. One Be Lo
1. Splitting Image ft. Neenah
2. Imani
3. Re:born
4. Hello Karma ft. Phonte and Ayah
5. Let's Be Honest
6. Give Out, Give In
7. Life Line ft. One Be Lo
Sampler: http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-Splitting_Image_Sampler.zip
"RE:Born" (Prod. by Vitamin D):
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-ReBorn_Prod_By_Vitamin_D.mp3
"Let's Be Honest" (Prod. by Veterano):
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-Lets_Be_Honest_Prod_By_Veterano.mp3
Kam Moye, Marco Polo & !llmind caught in the act of studio crashing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDuhBOuudY
"Blue Skies" (Produced by Apollo Brown)
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-Blue_Skies.mp3
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-Blue_Skies_clean.mp3
"Step By Step" (Produced by D.R.)
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-Step_By_Step_Prod_By_D.R..mp3
"3 Ladies"
http://media.audibletreats.com/Kam_Moye-3_Ladies.mp3
Watch out for the "Let's Be Honest" music video scheduled for release next week.
BUY AT ITUNES http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=334144990&s=143441
New El Da Sensei EP
We just dropped an EP today from El Da Sensei w/ the 2 man production crew that go by The Returners (outta Poland). We started off on the good foot w/ an iTunes feature (hip-hop new & noteworthy section) and would love your support. I included a trailer for the
project as well as a free download to the EP's single "Ain't Trippin" (feat. Ghettosocks & Timbuktu).
El Da Sensei & The Returners are back with a 5 track EP to hold you over until they drop Global Takeover Part 2. Download the CDQ version of the single "Ain't Trippin" (feat. Ghettosocks & Timbuktu). The Money EP also features guest appearances from Reef The Lost Cauze, Roc Marciano, Beneficence, Kaze & Torae.
Download Link for "Ain't Trippin":
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?w1mzulnyky2
10/27/2009
Idle Warship - Party Robot
Mick Boogie teams up with Idle Warship to drop a free project. Idle Warship for those of you not up on the group is Talib Kweli, Res, and Graph Nobel. I'm not up on the other two, Res is more of a singer, and appeared on other Talib Kweli projects in the past and Graph Nobel is probably not something I would actively seek out either. The tracks I've heard of from the prior to this has been enjoyable. I'm not the biggest Talib fan usually, but I'm going to give this a listen. Two track through and the first track had a mature sound to it, which means my old ass liked it. The second track sounds like it was left off a John Hughes movie soundtrack from the 80's. Very synth pop sounding. Should be interesting.... -Trav
Idle Warship welcomes you to our first full length offering, Party Robot. This started out as a path to musical freedom. When we established Idle Warship, we did it for us. Now that we are giving you this music, Idle Warship no longer belongs to us, it belongs to the world. We don’t believe in labels for music. Labels make stop you from hearing something before you listen to it. We appreciate those who have taken this journey with us without judgment and enjoyed the ride. To everyone who purchased our music on iTunes and anyone who has bought a ticket to an Idle Warship show, this is for you. All my party robots stand up!
The mixtape has been released with two different covers (both attached). Click either of the links below to download the mixtape with your preferred artwork:
Party Robot (robot cover):
http://usershare.net/hbrpluovpg5a
Party Robot (girl cover):
http://usershare.net/ne1lauhzio1y
DJ Eclipse Halftime Show Roc Raida Tribute
I'm a little late on this one, but we'll get it up now because I know people dig this shit, just like I do. This is last weeks Halftime Show, which was a tribute to Roc Raida. I'll let DJ Eclipse give the introductions... - Trav
In preparing for tonight's benefit/tribute show for Roc Raida (Editor: Sorry, a week late, I didn't get the email until after the show had started) we had a bunch of special guests come through The Halftime Show last night to discuss and display what you can expect to see and hear this evening at BB Kings. Sugar Cuts who is organizing the TABLETURNS reunion show along with Sean C of the X-Men and Tye (Raida's wife) gave us the 411 on the event, the history of the X-Men and information on how to donate to ROC4RAIDA. The showcasing came from DJ's Craze, Shiftee, Roli Rho and Mista Sinista.
Listen to last night's show as you get ready to witness something tonight that NYC hasn't seen in a long time. Download link http://bit.ly/kMzPz
Hip-Hop Soundtracks Pt. 5 - Mr. Show Edition
This is the last of the soundtracks that I'll be posting. Both are pretty solid and are worth checking out. As I was going through them, I was reminded of two separate Mr. Show sketches for some reason, so I threw a couple clips in here.
New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 - 1995
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I think I was one of 25 people to see this movie, and I actually enjoyed it, but I couldn’t tell you a lot about it right now. I haven’t seen it since 1995, so it’s been a while. I remember laughing when they stole the cop car.
Overall, there are a lot of good songs on here, but I really should have ended with my last post. I think I prefer Juice and Who’s the Man?
1) Don’t Shut Down On a Player - Ill Al Skratch - This is a real nice track.
2) Where Am I? - Redman - Redman comes correct. It’s been a while since I’ve listened to this song, but it’s nice. Produced by the man Reggie Noble, himself.
3) Do What U Want - Blak Panta - Dancehall track. It’s okay, but nothing great.
4) Old Thing - Sabelle - Here’s an r&b track flavored with a hip-hop beat that I like.
5) All About My Fetti - Young Lay feat. Mac Mall and Ray Luv - I never liked this song and I still don’t. The subject matter annoys me as well, I mean, I like money, but I don’t need to hear a whole song about it.
6) Can’t You See - Total feat. Biggie - Okay song overall. In my opinion, you can stop listening to it after Biggie kicks his verse.
7) Burn Rubber - Lords of the Underground - I was a huge LOTUG fan in the 90’s and I liked this song a lot. Contrary to some stuff I read, this was not LOTUG trying to go gansta. This track was from the perspective of the kids in the movie, stealing cars, etc. I made a comment to a friend recently that 1994 BC would have gone crazy to hear that Doitall and Masta Ace were going to be on the same track (w/ Edo G. on the upcoming A&E LP). Actually, 2009 BC is still amped by this.
8) 21 in the Ghetto - Poets of Darkness - The chorus on this track needs to go. If it was gone, this would be a decent song.
9) Love Slave - Undacova - This song reminds me of Three Times One Minus One with the woo’s woo’s.
10) Benz or a Beamer - Outkast - I heard Big Boi mention this song as one of his favorites. He said it was one of the top 5 Outkast tracks. This is another track that follows the story of the movie (carjacking). Great song.
11) Check It Out - Heavy D - Heavy D is one of those artists that I never liked when he was big, but going back and listening to some of his stuff now, I dig it. This is one of those songs.
12) Jersey - Queen Latifah - This is a rare QL song that I think is good.
13) East Left - Keith Murray - I just feel that sometimes Keith Murray was just way off beat. His flow took me a while to get into. I think this is a decent song.
14) Ain’t Nuttin’ But Killin’ - MC Eiht - If you like Eiht, this is probably a great track for you. I was never a fan.
15) Thru the Window - Coolio - Remember Coolio?! This song is from him. He was hit or miss with me really.
16) Before I Let Go - Maze feat. Frankie Beverly - It’s okay.
17) One and Only - Smooth - I loved that song on Menace, but this is not as good, but it’s not bad.
New Jersey Drive Vol. 2 - 1995
Grab It Here
This was a weird soundtrack. I think there might have been issues with the secong volume. There were only 8 tracks and it was incredibly annoying to me that they charged you full price for this volume, but of course I bought it. Pound for pound volume 2 is pretty solid.
1) Funky Piano - E. Bros - I always loved this song. It’s a funky mellow track produced by the late, great Roc Raida. Any info I had on these guys, I lost sometime years ago.
2) Headz Ain’t Ready - Black Moon and Smif ‘N’ Wesson - They must not have had room for Heltah Skeltah, who also appear on this song. This is a great track and one of the standout verses comes from Rock. It’s in his nature to keep Robin, like Givens.
3) Connections - Naughty By Nature - I dig this song. I think the Meth sampled hook is my favorite part. At least part of Rottin Razkals are on this track as well.
4) Nobody Beats the Biz - Biz Markie - Great old school track from the Biz sampling The Eagles. You get extra points if you remember Nobody Beats the Wiz. Most likely you’re a Seinfeld fan if your not from NY. Anyway, this song shows you that Biz can flow.
5) Invasion - Jeru the Damaja - Nice Premo produced song from Jeru, who was always a tight emcee.
6) Own Destiny - Mad Lion - I liked a few Mad Lion songs back in the day and I like this one. Produced by KRS-One.
7) You Won’t Go Far - O.C. and Organized Konfusion - This is another song inspired by the movie. It’s a real nice track and an interesting pairing, or trio (one duo and one solo MC).
8) Flip Squad’s In Da House - Flip Squad Allstars - Just a little filler for the end of the short second volume.
Soul in the Hole - 1997
Grab It Here
I never did see this movie. All I really know is that this is another basketball documentary from the 90’s.
1)The Game of Life (Score) - dead prez - This is the first time I heard dead prez and it’s a nice song.
2) Diesel - Wu-Tang Clan - ODB flips styles a couple times on this track, or at least his flow. This is another nice Wu track on a soundtrack.
3) Against the Grain - Sauce Money - Nice DJ Premier produced track.
4) Ride - M.O.P. - Heat from M.O.P., but what else would you expect?
5) You Ain’t a Killer - Big Punisher - I remember Pun was making a name for himself, and this was the first time I officially heard him. It’s a pretty nice song.
6) Los Angeles Times - Xzibit - Love the LP this song ended up on from XZ, but this was one of the weaker tracks, but still good.
7) Main Aim - the Dwellas - I always liked these guys, but I never thought their first LP was that strong. This is a real nice track though and I always liked UG’s technique.
8) Rare Species (Modus Operandi) - Mobb Deep - This is a real nice track from Mobb Deep.
9) High Expectations - Common - This is a pretty good song.
10) A Child is Born - Brand Nubian - A nice piano loop beat and song from those dudes that will beat down any punks that jump up to get beat down.
11) Won On Won - Cocoa Brovaz - AKA Smif ‘N’ Wessun. I always liked this song a lot, and listening to it again reminded me of that. It’s been a while since I dusted off this LP.
12) Soul in the Hole - Wu All-Stars - Not a bad song featuring Timbo King, Dreddy Krueger, Shyheim and Killa Sin.
13) Visions of Blur - Darc Mind - I really like this song. I dig the beat and Kev-Roc’s flow. I remember checking for these guys and never seeing any release. In the last year or so, I got their debut when I bought something. I think it was a free gift with an order. I’ll post it on hear sometime, so you can check it out (it didn’t get a proper release, as it came out in 2006 and it’s in a cardboard sleeve).
14) Late Night Action - Organized Konfusion - Anything w/ Monch is worth a listen, right?
15) Your Life - O.C. - Just like NJD, O.C. and OK end a soundtrack, but this time in their own songs. This is a nice track with a piano loop.
On a side note, it’s always fun to look at the liners on these old albums and see the merch page for Tommy Boy or loud merchandise, etc. I remember Naughty sold their own sheets and I thought it would be so dope to have Naughty By Nature sheets, but they were like 75 bucks.
New Max Minelli EP
One of my favorite rappers and previously posted on Max Minelli just dropped this pre-album EP last week as a treat for what is to come on Pain Medicine, which will be his first post-Koch-adventure album. Last I heard Pain Medicine is set to drop November 24th on a independent label called Self Employed (SLF EMP). I'm not gonna speak to much on this, since my views on Max's music is thoroughly expressed in my older posts on him. So all I have to say really is that this is really good. I feel like Max Minelli's style and how he expresses himself with a somewhat new found authority is something the non-traditional southern rap listener could dig.
Also, if you're a fan. Check out this Word of South interview with Max from October 19th. Where he among other things speaks on his previous label situations with Koch:
"Basically brah, major labels, need to kill they selves. Straight up, because they don’t have a clue. And that’s how I feel. They need to kill they selves. It seems like; record companies are ran by some of the stupidest fucking people in the world. It seems like it. If you doing something right, let’s say me and you we had a shoe store, and if it’s failing. And it just continues to fail every year, more and more. Evidently we’re not doing something right. Evidently. So, when we keep doing the same thing, like, “Aaah, we not selling these Adidas and lets bring in more Adidas, that makes more sense!” That’s stupid. But if you call it stupid, that’d be crazy. That’s what record labels do."
Most beats and productions credits on the Pre-Med EP goes to South Park Mexican Happy Perez. Enjoy and cop his album when it drops.
Max Minelli - Pre-Med EP
1. The Autobiography of Max Pain (prod. Happy Perez)
2. Whateva-eva (prod. Happy Perez)
3. Amped Up (prod. Happy Perez)
4. Aim 4 Success (prod. Jondo)
5. Above The Clouds ft. Kevin Gates (prod. Gus)
6. Look At My (prod. Jondo)
7. Big Booty Judy (prod. Jondo)
8. Can We Get Down (prod. Happy Perez)
9. Worry Dont Pay No Bills ft. Keith Jacobs (prod. Happy Perez)
10. When It Reigns (prod. Happy Perez)
11. Dont Worry Bout Me (prod. Happy Perez)
10/26/2009
New Artist Spotlight: Falside
The name Falside is a name that has been popping up on the blogosphere at an increasing rate over the past few months. The producer from Providence, Rhode Island has been making a name for himself this year and in a way, I saw it coming. I was hipped to Falside's sound from him appearing on two of the Poorly Drawn People mixtapes, "Nothing Stays Gold" and "Shoot For The Stars, Hit The Ceiling". He's also down work with PDP members Storm Davis and Reason, both which are WYDU favorites. Then Storm himself told me I should be on the look out for him. Dude wasn't wrong as Falside brings that a wide variety of sounds to the table, everything from the good 'ole boom bap sound to some ill synths on his latest produced single for Reason.
We caught up with Falside to discuss his views on shit, his music, and why we keep featuring artists from Providence on here....
Bugs In Ya Teef
Falside presents Five Finger Discount, a remix sampler. This will be available for FREE download Wednesday, October 28th 2009. Presented by Potholesinmyblog.com, Beatboxradioshow.blogspot.com, Leedz Edutainment, Swank Attire, Digsafe Records, and Zebraisfood.com. This is a 14 track compilation featuring original Falside remixes of Sean Price, Kev Brown, J-Live, B-Real (Cypress Hill), Ill Bill (La Coka Nostra), Reason, The High and Mighty and many more.
WYDU: What's the good word? How about a quick introduction on who you are and what you do and any other vital information you may seem necessary for the nomads of the internet to know about you?
Falside: I try to eat healthy, I drink full bodied beer, I make beats, and my trade name is Falside. I've produced for such artists as C-Rayz Walz, Vast Aire, Reef the Lost Cauze, Poorly Drawn People, El Da Sensei, and Pacewon. I rarely witness murders and on occasion, treat myself to a nap. Until I acquire funding to live the good life, I will produce hip hop for you.
W: You hail from Rhode Island. We've had several artists from the RI area on the site in the past and it seems like some talent coming out of the area. How would you describe the local scene? What is the talent like there?
F: Providence has always had talent, it most definitely has talent, and it will have talent as long as the city stands. The problem is that talent getting heard on a larger-than-local scale. If you want to be heard, that is now the artists responsibility. If your dope and personable, that helps too. I am on no crusade to (yes I am about to say this) "put Providence on the map", because it's literally on most maps of the United States and New England area. That is a fact. I run with a talented team of good people who also happen to rap and produce in, or around this area. To be honest location has meant nothing to me and has not held me back.
W: You mentioned in some of the press material I've read on you that you were influenced by your dad's taste in the music, in what kind of ways would that be?
F: Pops was a radio Dj on a relatively large southern New England rock station (9.55 WBRU) in the mid 70's. From an early age he would play me all of his records and school me about psych rock, soul, jazz, classical, etc. This certainly molded my ear for sampling. He bought me a drum set when I was 9 and that's what sparked all of this. I blame him!
W: Being fairly young in age, talking from some of your RI associates, they say you are pretty mature for your age, both in musical terms and in the way you handle yourself. How does being younger help and how may it hinder you?
F: I will be 21 in April, and I will still be the young guy. The only difference is not having to sneak into every bar to see shows and grab a soda. I have always surrounded myself with older individuals because that's where I feel most comfortable. As far as maturity, I still have inconceivable amounts of learning to do. I'm just learning how handle business better as time goes on and building networking skills. This is what I do. I was programed for this. I will always enjoy expediting and sub-contracting no matter what age I am, or what trade I'm in. I don't let my age hinder me because I look at everyday as an opportunity.
W: How do you view the hip hop game now, compared to what you know about it in the late 80's to the mid 90's?
F: I don't have to tell you that things have changed. There is a progression in every genre. Fan's adapt and artists deal with it on an individual basis. It's your choice as to what type of music you make, and there will always be people out there who respect your craft and dig your shit. As far as the change in the hip hop culture from the 80's to now, ain't shit you can do about it so stop bitching and make what you want to make. Just sayin'.
W: What are your tools of the trade?
F: G-Mail, Adderall XR, Newport Cigarettes, Beamish Stout.
W: The token question that I ask all producers, where do you stand on the software vs hardware debate?F: I could care less about what you rock. It's all about the final production. I respect homies who rock the MPC, and I respect cats who are strictly digital. I think it's silly to debate these things, people should really just be making beats.
W: You dropped a couple of a projects this year, can you discuss those in a bit more detail?
F: So far this year I have started a successful free digital download series. The first installment was "Subway Standards", a six track sampler featuring Vast Aire, C-Rayz Walz, Prolyphic, Dirty Hank, Reason, and Esh the Monolith. After that came "Bugs In Ya' Teef", the summer beat tape installment. Nine previously unreleased instrumentals. That shit got a good buzz.
Now comes "Five Finger Discount", the Remix project. This features original remixes of artists such as Sean Price, Kev Brown, J-Live, Thekeenone, Ill Bill, B-Real (Cypress Hill), The High and Mighty, Reason, Storm Davis, Dirty Hank, Rite Hook, Amadeus the Stampede, and Blak Madeen. You can download all of those over at my blog. But these are elementary compared to what I am currently working on.
W: You've worked with people as diverse as Poorly Drawn People to Vaste Aire. Who else have you worked with? Who would you like to work with in the future?
F: My production credits include Reef the Lost Cauze, Pacewon, El Da Sensei, Vast Aire, Reason and Storm Davis of Poorly Drawn People, C-Rayz Walz, Murdoc (winner of the Wake Up Show 100k Battle), Prolyphic (Strange Famous Records), new comer Dirty Hank, Audio Hustlaz's Thekeenone out in LA, Godamus Rhyme, local favorite, Chachi, and too many others. As far as the future, I would love to work with Sean Price or Evidence.
W: The "Dead T-Shirts" beat for Reason of PDP is a bit more on the synth side than I've heard of your past work. Is that something you are going to try to do more of in your work? How do you compare the synth work to the sample based production?
F: I do what ever comes natural. If I want to get on my synth steez, I do it and never question it, that's for fans to decide. If I want to get on my west coast funkadelic punk stance, then I'm going to do it. Just ebb and flow, (see answer to question 5).
W: What are we going to hear from Falside in the near future?
F: I have a lot of things planned. Right now I am focused on pushing "Five Finger Discount". Aside from that, I just finished the majority of production work on Reason's 2nd solo album titled, "Landlords and Lullabies". That will be out later this year, definitely check for that, it is some of his best work to date. Reason, Dirty Hank, and myself have a project brewing entitled "Monty Brogan". I am currently continuing work on my first self produced solo compilation debut extravafuckinganza, as well as an EP with my LA homegirl Thekeenone (Audio Hustlaz). Very exciting things.
W: Any last word for the future Falside fan club and young ladies on your jock?
F: Go and download "Five Finger Discount" and "Bugs In Ya' Teef". Word up to those who know who you are, and keep listening, I'm trying to entertain you over here.
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