R.I.P. KL from Screwball

If you don't already know, KL from the infamous Queensbridge legends Screwball sadly passed away from an asthma attack over the weekend...I was going to do a tribute post, but my man Robbie from Unkut.com beat me to it and with a great bunch of material for you to download.

http://www.unkut.com/2008/03/a-salute-to-kenny-lou-of-screwball

cold rock da spot salutes KL and his dope works

Troy Slugs ft Kamakazee-Bang Out Da Game (Prod by Marley Marl)
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J1Y0VI6V


Peace

CRDS Presents Back To 1988 Volume 3

Oh way back, oh way back...

Here is another collection of fine gems from 1988, a year like no other, when skills and paying dues were the most import credentials, a time when producers were looping up classic breaks or programming drum machines and digging through their Dad's and Uncle's record collections, a time when MC's were developing new and unique styles, a time when DJ's played an important part and were just as important as the MC or MC's of a group, this compilation is like the TDS Mob exclaim "addictive like heroin", enjoy these joints.

The tracklist:

1. tds mob - dope for the folks
2. tall dark and handsome - tall dark and handsome
3. dj scratch and god - the party is jumpin
4. shinehead - who the cap fits
5. gangstarr - movin on
6. cobra mcees -the m go
7. boogie down productions -my philosophy
8. king tee-payback's a mutha
9. hellrazor no more james
10.steady b-I got cha (philly extended remix)
11.kid n play-do this my way (double trouble remix)
12.original concept-charlie sez
13.kool d & technolo g- now dance
14.ice-t-rhyme syndicate comin through
15.sweet tee - as the beat goes on

the link:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4Q0ZTN6W


the peace: peace

Thanks...

Thanks so much for hooking me up, you know who you are, you are mad appreciated


Back To 1988 volume 3 coming soon

Peace

The CRDS Fat Tape Volume 7

And Yes Y'all, another boom bashin' head mashin',speaker smashin' compilation for the real heads.

A fat shout to Oxygen from the Crate Invaders Crew for some of the goodies you will get on the next comp



1-Heltah Skeltah-I Ain't Havin That (1998)
from the Magnum Force LP (Priority)
Produced by Cuzin Bawb and Starang Wonduh

It's still a joy to hear the Ruck (Sean Price) and Rockness Monster tear the frame out of a loop that A Tribe Called Quest first used for their hit "Hot Sex" back in 1992, combined with a catchy Redman sample, this was easily one of Heltah Skeltah's finest moments from the slept on Magnum Force album.

2-LA The Darkman featuring Raekwon-As The World Turns (1996)
from the I Want It All 12" (For Real Records)
Produced by 4th Disciple

This is in my opinion LA The Darkman's dopest record and one of 4th Disciple's finest moments, the track is eerie, sports a deep and menacing bassline and has a certain mystique to it, I could only imagine the thick haze of weed smoke in the studio when they recorded this and I remember first hearing this on a DJ Backspin mixtape back in 96, from the first opening bars and like a fiend, this rap junkie was hooked.



3-Mack Da Maniak featuring 70D, Rog A Rab & The Lost Boyz-What Goes Up (Remix) (1996)
from the What Goes Up 12"(Select Records)
Produced by Tony T

This is a classic piece of headnodding, rough, rugged and raw mid 90's Hip Hop, truth be told Mack didn't really stand out from the pack, he sounded far to much like Nine and had a similar gruff delivery,but besides all of that this track is fat and well worth a listen as was his Loco Motive album

4-Royal Fam-I Declare War (1995)
from the Summin Gotz 2 Give 12" (Captiol Records)
Produced by Y-Kim

This, like the LA The Darkman joint, was what the Wu affiliates were doing in the mid 90's, dirty, muddy and downright raw recordings, Y-Kim's track is akin to being in a war zone and Timbo King brings mic skills to the table, the production on this is dense and hard but man is it ill, so was the other joint.



5-OGC-Hurricane Starang (1997)
from the Da Storm LP (Priority)
Produced by Da Beatminerz

More BCC dopeness, this time a solo joint by Originoo Gunn Clappers member Starang Wonduh who wrecks shop over a sparse Beatminerz track and drops lines like "I'm Duckdown staff even when I'm by myself,I'm Bootcamp Clik even when I'm by myself", this a joint made for good speakers and headphones...hus...hus...hus!!!



6-Atmosphere-Free or Dead (2000)
from the Ford One EP (Rhymesayers)
Produced by Jel

It's hard to front on Slug and ANT, Slug has an ill voice, great flow and he often makes you rewind his lines, he is clever, witty and tongue and cheek and sarcastic and this dope reggae sampling (does anyone know the original sample?) track is Slug at his finest, the bassline booms and the drums are perfect for Slug's antidotes on life and whatnot.

7-Ruff Draf-Rounda (1994)
from the Rounda 12"
Produced by Ruff Draf

I gave you the ill "Da Clips Go On" on the CRDS Fat Tape Volume 5 and this is the a-side, again there is still no info on this crew out there, here you have the banging Skull Snaps drums combined with a thick bassline and Mountain's infamous Long Red sample.

8-MC Essential and AWOL-Bring It Up (1993)
from the Bring It Up 12" (Freeze Records)
Produced by AWOL & Todd Terry

Oh man I have searched for this, for mad years, after re-reading some old Rap Pages magazines, I had to start the hunt again and thanks to Stevie E, I was at long last supplied me with this ILL throw your hands in the air type joint from 1993, what can I tell you about this?, let's see Booming drums, a dope Synthetic Substitution sample (not the drums) and an Onyx like chant.



9-The UMC's-Some Speak Ill Thoughts (1994)
from the Unleashed LP (Wild Pitch Records)
Produced by Haas G & Kool Kim

A lot of heads were disappointed by the UMC's second album, but what would they know?...lol, the album was dope and sure there may have been a harder edge to it, but the same clever samples and fat head nodding drums were in effect, this organ laced joint was one of the best from the Unleashed album.

10-Strickly Roots-Roots and Culture (1993)
from the Begs No Friends EP (Friends Connections Productions)
Produced by DJ Fashion and Professor Q

This was the sound of raw New York Hip Hop in the mid 90's, a fat drum loop, horns that could have come from Pete Rock's crates and a ragga feel, just dope as was the whole EP.



11-Wild Sniper-Catch Wreck (Remix) (1993)
from the Catch Wreck 12" (CM Records)
Produced by Wild Sniper & David Downie

A little known but dope joint from Brooklyn, New York in 1993 here this has appeared before on a few mixtapes DJ Azeez and some Japanese mix CD's, it's a slow shuffling mid tempo joint with the MC on the braggadocio tip, this also appeared on a obscure compilation called We Got A Lot.



12-The Legion-Legion Groove (1993)
from the Theme + Echo=Krill LP (Mercury Records)
Produced by C.M.E.

A smooth loping groove with thick drums and hardcore vocals provided by Cee-Low, Molecules and Chucky Smash, the vocal sample of "clap your hands and say yeah" sounds like Michael Jackson and I wonder if it is, The Legion's album was heavily slept on and was raw and dope Bronx, New York Hip Hop, it wasn't a classic album, but it was definitely worth hearing and having.



13-Saafir-Real Circus (1994)
from the Boxcar Sessions LP (Qwest Records)
Produced by Jay-Z

I have always been a big fan of Saafir and the Hobo Junction, those kids have mad talent and bring a unique flavour to the table, there is only one Saafir and he just sounds so ill over the crashing jazz drums and wailing horn supplied by the Oakland Jay-Z, not to mention a dope Chubb Rock vocal sample cut up, you have no idea how much I love this.



14-Dilated Peoples-End Of The Time (1995)
from the Next Chapter LP (Immortal Records)
Produced by Joey Chavez

The first appearance of Dilated People's here and both Evidence and Iriscience sound young and different as they flex skills over a loop that was also used by Brainwash 2000 (I think) I remember the track off Stretch Armstrong's The Lesson series, the whole Next Chapter album is worth checking for the introductions of Defari,Mykill Meirs, Phil Da Agony and others.



15-Lucky Dice-Imagine That (2001)
from the Imagine That 12" (Brick Records)
Produced by the Soul Searchers

This is still dope, but Boston's Lucky Dice seems to have vanished off the radar, with the state of a lot of today's Hip Hop what he states still rings true and the production is just lovely and is propelled by a dope Krumbsnatcha vocal clip, I feel it's a good way to finish off this fat tape.

and we are out...

link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C8IUO4NV

CRDS Presents The Pete Rock Remix Files Volume 1

What's good all...

Here is a Pete Rock remix compilation I did a while ago and I thought it might be appreciated here, you probably already have these remixes, but if not...I know you will enjoy them.

I guess that most of us aren't that happy with Pete's latest album "NY's Finest", it's just lacking that raw soul and groove that Pete used to have and some of his guests were boring or wack (Jim Jones!!!?...why???, that dude is mad terrible and the beat is one of the best on the album, I could hear Bumpy Knux on that joint easily),"Questions" is fat, and where the hell has Royal Flush been? "I took some time off"?...haha that's the understated rhyme of the year, I dig a lot of the production especially "Comprehend" (with the ill 10cc sample), "Best Believe" with Redman tearing shit up is great as well...but I do prefer Pete's older style and feel that it, if it wasn't broke, why the need to fix it?.

Speaking of fixing, myself, Magnifik and Illest 22 are hoping like hell that maybe one day, Pete will release all of those unreleased remixes (Cormega, Nas, M.O.P, Redman etc) he premiered on the radio...it's an injustice that none of them have seen a proper release and we have to suffice with radio rips.

If you can feel our pain, join up at our small but homely forum

http://peterocksp1200.16.forumer.com

New members are always welcome

part 1

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OREDNV5V

part 2

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U9VZNTPM

enjoy this compilation...

1. da youngstas - iz u wit me (remix) (1993)
2. champ mc - keep it on the real (pete rock remix) (1994)
3. lords of the underground ft sah b - flow on (pete rock remix) (1994)
4. ini - fakin jax (rude youth remix) (1995)
5. rough house survivors - rough house (pete rock remix) (1993)
6. jeru the damaja-you cant stop the prophet (pete rock remix) (1994)
7. k-solo-letterman (pete rock remix) (1992)
8. jamal-fades-em-all (pete rock remix) (1995)
9. pete rock and cl smooth-i got a love (remix) (1994)
10. blackstar ft black thought-respiration (pete rock remix) (1999)
11. gang starr - militia (pete rock remix) (1998)
12. house of pain-jump around (pete rock remix) (1992)
13. ygz-street nigga (pete rock remix) (1993)
14. das efx-jussumen (pete rock remix) (1992)
15. epmd-rampage (pete rock remix) (1991)
16. public enemy - shut em down (pete rock remix) (1991)
17. pete rock and cl smooth-straighten it out (remix) (1992)
18. scritti polliti- tinseltown to the boogiedown (pete rock remix) (1999)
19. brand nubian-slow down (pete rock's newromix) (1991)
20. psycho realm- stone garden (pete rock remix) (1997)

sorry, the ini-fakin jax remix is actually grown man sport, I should have checked it before I upped it...here it is