[Album Reviews] Mistah F.A.B. – I Found My Backpack 2: The Lost Notebook

F.A.B.'s experienced the hyphy highs, and seen his profile dip off since then. Now he's just enjoying the culture.
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OC – Ozone Originals EP

A1. Outsiders [produced by Buckwild]A2. Would You Believe? [produced by Buckwild]A3. Kick A Rhyme For The Record [produced by Mark Pearson/John Mcgann]A4. Stretch And Bobbito Promo (MC Serch intro)[produced by Dj Eclipse]B1. Brothers Are Fake [Mark Pearson]B2. That Bad Motherfucker [produced by Dj Eclipse, scratches by DJ Riz]B3. Sugar [produced by Buckwild][Download here]No Sleep Recordings [...]
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Stretch And Bobbito Month: Setting It Off

From today until the last day of October, we'll be presenting you with as much Stretch and Bobbito related material as possible. And hopefully a bunch of ill gems you haven't heard yet. From the artists who got their first breaks on WKCR to Fondle 'Em, one of the prototypes of the independent hip hop [...]
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  1 year, 4 months ago.

Stretch And Bobbito Month: Setting It Off

From today until the last day of October, we'll be presenting you with as much Stretch and Bobbito related material as possible. And hopefully a bunch of ill gems you haven't heard yet. From the artists who got their first breaks on WKCR to Fondle 'Em, one of the prototypes of the independent hip hop [...]
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Single Series: Al’ Tariq

Al' Tariq, formerly known as Fashion, left The Beatnuts after their 2nd release, The Beatnuts (Self-Titled) (1994) to pursue a solo career.He is now a member of group called Missin' Linx, together with Problemz & Black Attack.So here it is, 12"s coverage from his solo and only LP, God Connections, dropped in 1996, as well [...]
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Single Series: The B.U.M.S.

The B.U.M.S. (Brothas Unda Madness) are from Oakland.Members Evocalist and D. Wyze have made a great album, which is mad underrated, imo.Production was handled by Joe Quixx, except 3 tracks which were produced by King Tech, Baka Boyz and Fredwreck.First single, Elevation, is just a typical single release, with radio, lp and instrumental versions.The second [...]
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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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Random EP Drops: Money Boss Players – Ghetto Chronicle Daily EP

Sep 19th

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

(Freshly ripped at 320kbps for your listening pleasure)Money Side:A1. Use To Fear DeathA2. Ghetto Chronicle dailyA3. Sat. Nite - Sun. Morn.A4. What U SayingPlayer Side:B1. Night NightB2. Stick-N-StepB3. Death Of A SalesmanB4. Ghetto Chronicle Daily (Instr.)B5. What-U-Saying (Instr.)[Download full EP @320kbps here.]Here's a straight banger that so many people missed when it came out in [...]
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Big L – Gorilla In A Phone Booth

Aug 29th

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

These limited 12"s shipped out about a month ago so I'm gonna guess that it's been online for download for a while now. If not, I'll remove the link at the label's request. I won't include the instrumentals, just the two songs. I figured we should bless you with this and urge you to go [...]
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Big L – Gorilla In A Phone Booth

Aug 29th

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

These limited 12"s shipped out about a month ago so I'm gonna guess that it's been online for download for a while now. If not, I'll remove the link at the label's request. I won't include the instrumentals, just the two songs. I figured we should bless you with this and urge you to go [...]
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The Prince Paul Produced “Horror City Demo” Goes Vinyl

Aug 20th

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

If you missed our discussion on the current "limited vinyl" market, catch up and join in here. Personally, I believe the days of the $80 "new old" records are coming to an end. Prices are dropping on certain labels and the resale is not sky high like it once was, or was anticipated to be [...]
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Random VLS Drops: Scientifik – Lawtown ‘96

Aug 19th

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(Freshly ripped at 320kbps for your listening pleasure)A1. Lawtown '96 The Saga ContinuesA2. Lawtown '96 The Saga Continues (Wiz remix)A3. Lawtown '96 The Saga Continues (Instrumental)AA1. Internal AffairsAA2. Internal Affairs (Wiz Remix)AA3. Internal Affairs (Wiztrumental)[Download Full Single Here]This one completely slipped by me until maybe a year or two ago thanks to the internet. And [...]
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Where Are They Now?: Wayne “Amar Pep” Wilkins

Aug 13th

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Back in March of '95, Brooklyn MC and producer (Wayne Wilkins a.k.a.) Amar released a 12" promo single on Payday Records featuring two songs (plus instrumentals), Concrete Jungle and Melody Mac, the latter included a remix as well.Amar - Melody Mac / Concrete Jungle Promo 12" [V2 / VBR]01. Melody Mac02. Melody Mac [Instrumental]03. Concrete [...]
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Vaulted Vinyl Releases

Aug 10th

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DWG have been doing big things for awhile now. Releasing vaulted music has been a niche business for years. Whether its D.I.T.C., Godfather Don, Shadez of Brooklyn, Freestyle Professors or some obscure mid-90's group, vinyl addicts all over flock to these limited releases.Most of the success happens to be in the European and Asian markets, [...]
T.R.O.Y. |  Read More |  1 year, 6 months ago.
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