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Biz Markie “Live at Q Club, NYC (1994)”

The last few weeks I've found myself listening to a lot of Biz Markie. Old albums, new reissues with bonus material, even a couple vinyls. I've also dug out some cd's that I got in trades way back in the day. This is one of my favorites. It's a DJ set from Biz in 1994 [...]
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  1 year, 4 months ago.

Biz Markie “Live at Q Club, NYC (1994)”

The last few weeks I've found myself listening to a lot of Biz Markie. Old albums, new reissues with bonus material, even a couple vinyls. I've also dug out some cd's that I got in trades way back in the day. This is one of my favorites. It's a DJ set from Biz in 1994 [...]
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The T.R.O.Y. Blog Presents Funk-O-Rama V8

**dirt_dog on the covers.Enjoy!01. The Next School - Funk University02. Tony D - Droppin' Funky Verses03. X-Clan - Funk Liberation04. Kings Of Swing - Funky Breakdown05. Jus Def / X-Town Posse - Funky On The Freestyle06. Smooth Ice - Trunk Of Funk07. Schoolly D - Where'd You Get That Funk From08. C.P.O. - This Beat [...]
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Wu-Tang Clan “Live At The Source Awards (1995)

Sep 28th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

Another gem from my trading days. The audio contains the full performance of a very hungry and energetic Clan, especially ODB.01 Intro02 Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin To F' Wit03 Protect Ya Neck04 Shame On A Nigga05 C.R.E.A.M.06 Clan In Da Front07 7th Chamber08 Method Man09 Rosie Perez Presents Gold RecordDOWNLOADenjoy,--dirt_dog [...]
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The T.R.O.Y. Blog Presents Funk-O-Rama V7

Sep 24th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

Thanks to T.R.O.Y. forum member aleph for uploading of Machine Gun Funk remix without DJ voices over it.**dirt_dog on the covers.Enjoy!01. Sadat X - The Funkiest02. Edo. & Da Bulldogs - Stay Funky03. 3 Steps From Nowhere - Dis Funk04. Del The Funky Homosapien - Funk Em05. Divine Beings - Funky Ultimatum06. Papa Chuk - [...]
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Awesome 2 “Studio Record Freestyles (1996)”

Sep 20th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

This is another piece of audio that I received back in my trading days. I never did any research on it until now. Released in 1996 on vinyl, it features 6 nice studio recorded freestyles done for the Awesome 2, which is the legendary team Special K and Teddy Ted. It's tough finding much info [...]
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Awesome 2 “Studio Record Freestyles (1996)”

Sep 20th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

This is another piece of audio that I received back in my trading days. I never did any research on it until now. Released in 1996 on vinyl, it features 6 nice studio recorded freestyles done for the Awesome 2, which is the legendary team Special K and Teddy Ted. It's tough finding much info [...]
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The T.R.O.Y. Blog Presents Funk-O-Rama V6

Sep 16th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

Installment 6. A lot more to come.**dirt_dog on the covers.Enjoy!01. Crusaders For Real Hip Hop - Funky Uptown02. Kings Of Swing - 2 Minutes Of Funk03. Justice System - Justice Funkin'04. The College Boyz - Funky Quartet05. Stezo - Freak The Funk06. Schoolly D - Godfather Of Funk07. Raw Fusion - Funkintoyoear08. Ultramagnetic MC's - [...]
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The T.R.O.Y. Blog Presents: Funk-O-Rama V5

Sep 7th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

Volume 5. Check previous Funk-O-Rama compilations. Enjoy! 01. The Beatnuts - We Got The Funk02. Cypress Hill - The Funky Cypress Hill Shit03. DJ Quik - Way 2 Fonky04. Lords Of The Underground - Funky Child05. The D.O.C. - It's Funky Enough06. Common - Food For Funk07. Pooh-Man - Funky As I Wanna Be08. Lord Finesse & [...]
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  1 year, 5 months ago.
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The T.R.O.Y. Blog Presents: Funk-O-Rama V4

Sep 2nd

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Installment number 4, more to come. Stay tunned.** dirt_dog on the coversEnjoy!01. Main Source - Fakin' The Funk02. Chi-Ali - Funky Lemonade03. Casual - Follow The Funk04. WC And The Maad Circle - Get Up On That Funk05. Cypress Hill - The Phuncky Feel One06. Godfather Don - Ill Funk Freaker07. Heavy D & The [...]
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Public Enemy “Bring The Noise 2000”

Aug 28th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

I stumbled across this forgotten mix a couple weeks ago. It was one of the first things I ever downloaded from the internet. Please note that it is ripped at 128, but that's the only way it was ever released.As stated on the cover it's "A industrial megamix of Public Enemy hits, instrumentals, bass dubs, [...]
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Death Row “Demos & Rough Mixes”

Aug 26th

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I'll start by saying that I am certainly no Death Row expert. With that now out of the way, I found this tape in my basement a few months ago and have finally got around to ripping it. I got it from another tape trader about 10 years ago and it was labeled as "Demos [...]
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The T.R.O.Y. Blog Presents: Funk-O-Rama V3

Aug 25th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

Volume three of our Funk-O-Rama compilations.So far you liked it, so we tried to keep step up with forthcoming ones.Thanks to Chris Lark for the suggestions, helped me out a lot.** dirt_dog on the covers.Enjoy!01. Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina02. Kool Moe Dee - Funke Wisdom03. EPMD - Let The Funk Flow04. Chubb Rock [...]
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DJ Juice “Vol. 32” (1996)

Jul 29th

Posted by T.R.O.Y. over at T.R.O.Y.

Another well crafted, smoothed out mixtape from DJ Juice. A great combo of hip hop with a touch of RnB. Contains some exclusives from Originoo Gunn Clappaz, a Nas freestyle and several J-Mixes.DOWNLOAD SIDE 1DOWNLOAD SIDE 2enjoy,--dirt_dog
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  1 year, 6 months ago.
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Sir Mix-A-Lot “The J.R. Ewing Of Seattle” (Non-Album Tracks)

Jul 29th

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"I'm the man they love to hate, the J.R. Ewing of Seattle."Sir Mix-A-LotFact #1: the first hip hop tape I ever bought was Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Swass" and I still listen to it every couple of months. I recently saw one of those VH1 shows where they talk about the 100 greatest tracks of the 90's. [...]
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  1 year, 6 months ago.
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