Showing posts with label Adagio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adagio. Show all posts

The CRDS Fat Tape Vol 23 and Adagio EP














Ayoooo I want to wish a very Happy New Year to all of my readers and subscribers of this blog and my CRDS Radio page, I wish I could do more at my blog but I don't have a great deal of time so please bear that in mind for a lack of posts lately.

I sense that this year is going to be a pretty great one and I am excited about the fact that we get to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of so many classic Hip Hop album releases  
ReadyTo Die, Illmatic, Stress: The Extinction Agenda, Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, 6 Feet Deep, Super Tight, Dare Iz A Darkside, A Constipated Monkey, Hard To Earn, The Most Beautifullest...Ill Communication, Resurrection, The Main Ingredient, Boxcar Sessions, The Beatnuts, Word...Life, The Dairy, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Blowout Comb, Regulate...G Funk Era, Breakin' Combs, Ahmad, Fear Itself, No Mercy, Everything Is Everything,The Sun Rises In The East, Tical, Like it Should Be, Lost In Brooklyn etc etc

Phew just those listed albums should spell out exactly how incredible 1994 truly was!

I will be dropping various compilations of dope 94 ish (and not just Hip Hop ones) that you might have missed or known by heart and of course I'll document the year ('94) over the year and I'll continue with the monthly Kibbles and Bits video section and the compilations if that is all good with you? ;)



I also wanted to give a special shout out to the Heavy Jewelz Records Records crew who keep releasing pure gems on their ill label and next up is raw material from the slept on and somewhat elusive (I have never once seen a photo of this crew. but Verge said he might see if he can get me one lol) Adagio (Big Cousin and Reign Supreme)...

All the info on the Obvious Archives EP and where to order is listed out in the video below...


(Butt) in the meantime check out the latest CRDS Fat Tape, which is a mix of old and new...like we always do about this time...

The CRDS Fat Tape Vol 23 (2014)

 











1-Tableek-Monie$ 
From the Hunting Bald Eagles..and Other Ghetto Tales LP
(2013)
2- Roc Marciano ft Evidence-Love Means
From the The Marci Beacoup LP (2013)
3-No Face-No Brothas Allowed (Mike Ross Main Mix)
From the No Brothas Allowed EP (1994)
4-Ahmad-Homeboys First
From the Ahmad LP (1994)
5-Down South-The Carbonated One
From the Lost In Brooklyn LP (1994)
6-Extra Prolific-First Sermon
From the Like It Should Be LP 
7-Audessey & aCatCalledFritz-Traveling Thoughts (feat. Miranda and Bryony Perkins)
From the Beats Per Minute EP (2013)
8-Mello Music Group ft Ugly Heroes-Pay Attention
From the forthcoming Mello Music Group - Mandala Vol. 2, Today’s Mathematics LP (2014)
9-A.Y.E.-Keep It Real
From the Keep It Real digital single (2014)
10-Audio Push - Tis The Season (Feat. Joey Bada$$)
11-Fredro Starr-Made In the Streets (Audible Doctor Remix)
From the Made In The Streets LP (2013) 
12-Parental Guidance-Ghetto Head Hunta (Sir Jinx Remix)
From the Ghetto Head Hunta EP (1994)
13-UMC's-Some Speak Ill Thoughts
From the Unleashed LP (1994)
14- Tha Alkaholiks-Relieve Yourself (Bad Mouth Mix)
From the Mary Jane single (1994)
15-De La Soul & Teenage Fanclub-Fallin' (Faded Album Version)
From the Fallin' single (1994)

Peace

RE UP: CRDS Presents-The Adagio Collection…and some Jaz/Weds Nite Jam History


Photo by Stephen Mackey

I was going through some old discs and remembered that I had some old Weds Nite Jam stuff from the 90's, so here are two ads we made in (I think )1991 but it may have been earlier, I will ask Big Daddy Cam as I am sure he will know, these ads are funny and you may laugh your head off..it's all gravy..

Oh and I am pretty sure that were the first people to sample the "Night Court Theme"



1-WNJ Promo Ad (1991)
Haha..this was mad fun to make,Vee hooked up the beat and snatched the TV theme from Night Court, added some "Hihache" drums and away we went, I wrote the rhymes and Mikey was always bugging out in the background with his Word...but listen to the part where it goes Booommm...haha Mikey is going to kill me for that one.
2 WNJ Promo Ad 2 (1991)
I have fond memories of making this one,and I can't remember if this is the first or second one we with did the Average White Band sample) anyway have a listen and have a chuckle or a guffaw (lol)

Peace to Mikey, Micheal and Cam for putting me on like Big L :D

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CRDS Presents-The Adagio Collection…

1-adagio - the break (97)
2-adagio - poetry to infinity (02)
3-adagio - upper hand
(97)

4-adagio - the obvious joint (96)
5-adagio - listening pleasure
(97)

6-adagio - hold tight (97)
7-adagio ft wisdom- the meaning (98)
8-adagio - 20-cents (a tale of two dimes)
(97)

9-adagio - boy & girl tale (97)
10-adagio-my girl (97)
11-adagio-who is adagio (02)
12-adagio ft wisdom and juggaknots-all star jam (96)
13-adagio - listening pleasure (remix) (98)
14-adagio-everybody
(97)

15-adagio-obvious (97)
16-adagio ft the juggaknots-who makes it hot (02)
17-ass and benefits (96)



Adagio was M.C. Reign Supreme and Big Cousin aka The
Obvious Wonder they first broke on the underground scene with the mixtape and underground radio show favourite The Obvious Joint” in 1996.
After that they released a succession of singles and e.p.'s mainly in 1997 and also appeared on records by Wisdom and The Juggaknots.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Juggaknots,+The

Adagio were last heard of in 2002(The classic Poetry to Infinity backed with Who is Adagio?12") and oddly there is hardly anything about them on the internet, not one photo or bio,only a list of records they have released and appeared on at discogs


http://www.discogs.com/artist/Adagio



Adagio is one of my all time favourite artists and it’s a shame there was never a full album,
but this is as close as you are going to get
I first did this comp in 2006 and it was quite popular on a few forums and blogs not to mention Soulseek, plus I received some requests for it via e-mail (what's good Mr Incognito ;), so I have redone it up and tried my hardest to find the best quality recordings.



My thanks to Trav and the WYDU crew @
http://www.wakeyourdaughterup.blogspot.com
and those ill vinyl collectors
ral278 and mirro @
http://indie-cratez.blogspot.com

and a fat Downtown Science shout out to
lynton @


http://lynton.buzka.com/BeatsandPieces

and I have to state that being a rap nerd pays off when you get personal e-mails from Saalam Remi  and X-Ray (Darc Mind)...word up.


Update

Peace The JMS blog is officially closed and I won't be returning to it, it definitely had a good 11 years or so run but it just s...