JMS: Joint of the Week: Rawcotiks - Hardcore Hip Hop (1996)

Hailing from Washington Heights, NYC- Jeff Valentino and Butta Lee aka Rawcotiks were first heard on Al Tariq's God Connections album in '96 on the dope cut "No Question" after that they released their debut 12" Hardcore Hip Hop" which featured a decent remix from DJ Premier but I personally preferred the original version produced by ES aka Eddie Sancho and used to play it out a lot as well as on radio.

Rawcotiks featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype section in '97 and had a handful of other 12"s on various labels including the mad lovely B-Side "Magic Chef" (produced by and featuring JuJu) on the "Live My Life" 12".

They appeared on a Beatnuts remix EP and a couple of DJ Honda albums but never released a full length album and have not been heard from since the early 00's.

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NB: I'm not sure if the link is still up or not but The Lost Tapes blog did a Rawcotiks compilation back in 2011.

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Copywrite-Read it and love it. Fuck those morons talkin shit about u "giving away free music". They'll complain no matter what u do. I've known camu longer than anyone in any crew he was ever in and I know he would love to be remembered for the obsession he put into his music and art. Much love fam. U even had "hear me talkin to you". A lot of people slept and never checked that out. Props fam. I'm gonna check the przm one out too. I miss both these people daily.
D.Lynch (Solid Scheme)-Thanks for the write up, you really did your homework. Thanks for taking me for a trip down memory lane. As for not seeing any photos of Solid Scheme your correct Chris and I were really on the low. We just made beats. Chris Passed away on March 9th 2001 of a suddden heart attack he was only 31That was my Dog! As for me I'm still making beats living in Los Angeles though originally from Brooklyn.
Hitman Howie Tee-Jaz, Your da man. Thanx for da hook up, what more can I say, but BIG BIG Thanx man. I'm in Orlando, FL now just chillin with the fam. I have maadd trax, but Hip-Hop is NOT the same, it's ALL about the money. When you do hip hop for the money, you make the money, But when you do hip hop for the love of hip hop, you make HISTORY (the money will come). Think About, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five did not get the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame becouse they made money. Hollaback
Salaam Remi-I Came across the blog u did on me while surfing the net,thanx a lot, appreciate it.
Scotti aka DJ Ace of Ace and Daquan-Jaz thanks for the respect, i was reading some comments you said about me,concerning give it up and hard to the core-Yeah i can't believe where all the time went....but those were the days of crazy creative Hip Hop. I no longer go by the name of DJ Ace but I am still producing-
The LG Experience-Jaz Whats Good.I want to thank you for your post on my work. Its crazy cause i've had your blog as a favorite for a while,but didn't check it for a min. I was copying links from some of the best sites I fuck wit to send to my boy in detroit & came across the post. I appreciate your interest dogs. I'm still makin heat.I'm currently workin on albums by Malay Sparks,Baby Blak,& B.A.M.
Yeshua dapoED-yo i absolutely love ur blog and this piece on guru...and the other awesome shit ur writng about..big ups man.. good shit

Joint of the Week: Rawcotiks - Hardcore Hip Hop (1996)

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