The JMS Fat Tape Vol.15 (2018)

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.15 (2018)

01 Al'Tariq - Everybody's Talkin' (Prod by The Beatnuts) (1996)

02 Nowaah The Flood - Another Day (Prod by The Architect)

03 Labtekwon - I Am Here (Nouveau Edition) (1995)

04 Certain Ones - Throwdown (Prod by Nextwon) (2018)

05 Mos Def - Mathematics (Oddisee Remix) (2006)

06 Deadly Snakes - Wild West (1999)

07 Nex Millen & Siyah - King Siyah (2018)

08 Kev Brown - Blueprint From The Masters  (2018)

09 Superbad Solace - Patina (Prod by Monoestereo)  (2018)

10 Sareem Poems & Ess Be - Simply Truthfully (2018)

11 Flashius Clayton - Good Money (Prod By T.C.O.R.) (2018)

12 Rome Streetz x Farma Beats - Evol x Etah (2018)

13 DJ Skizz -Metal Bars (feat. Masta Ace, Nature) (2013)

14 The Last Composer feat  Ruste Juxx, Flashius - Never Ran, Never Will (2017)

15 ToneyBoi x Camoflauge Monk- Uptown Funk (2018)

Fat shout outs to The Last Composer, The Custodian of Records and Feral Serge from Certain Ones, Fats, Chris, MS and everyone at the FB spot...I greatly appreciate the music you send to me.

Peace

DJ Jazzywhut

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.12 (2018)

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.12 (2018)

01 De La Soul - Itzsoweezee (HOT) (Imperial Remix) (2014)

02 The Mouse Outfit - I Wonder (Feat. IAMDDB and Fox) (2018)

03 Twistello - Powerful Words (2017)

04 Philmore Greene feat. Vic Spencer and Rashid Hadee - Cool Breeze (2018)

05 Willie The Kid and V Don ft Eto - Heather Grey (2017)

06 Giallo Point ft Daniel Son, Eto - Corona Extra (2017)

07 DJ Jon Doe X ID4Windz - No Question (2018)

08 The Hue - Keep on (2018)

09 Libretto and BusCrates - Ain't That Funky ft. Akela and Redray Fraizure (2018)

10 Blueprint - Pump-Fakin (2018)

11 Blame One - FrontinFoes (2018)

12 Thorough - Benzi Box (2018)

13 Semi Six and Ilajide - Do My Thang (2018)

14 Tyranny and Tone - S.T.E.P.H. (1995, Released 2018)

15 Real Live - Keep On Movin (1996, Released 2013)

Fat shouts to the following 
Fats Eardrum
MainSource
K-Def
Mr. Krum
SPanky
DJ Jon Doe
Blame One
Thorough
Crazy Beats
Giallo Point
BusCrates
Twistello
V Don
Eto
Willie The Kid
Blueprint
Imperial
The Mouse Outfit
Daniel Son
The Hue
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Libretto
ID4Windz
Philmore Greene
Vic Spencer
Rashid Hadee
Tyranny and Tone 
Semi Six and Ilajide

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.11 (2018)

Never put me in your box if ya shit eats tapes

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.11 (2018)

01 Jigmastas -  God and the Heathen (feat. SKAM2, Shadow Man Boogie of Old World Disorder) (2016)
02 Full Circle - Aurum (2018)
03 Fliptrix - It's Like That (2018)
04 Black Leaf -Let Her Go (2018)
05 The Doppelgangaz -B.C.M.T.F.O. (2018)
06 Flex Mathews & Damu The Fudgemunk - Dreaming (2018)
07 No Face - No Brothas Allowed (1994)
08 Tenacity and D.R.U.G.S. Beats - Save The Babies (featuring Jalal Salaam, and Seb Zillner)
09 Red Hot Lover Tone - 4 My Peeps (Remix) (feat. The Notorious B.I.G., M.O.P. & Organized Konfusion) (1995)
10 The Quarter Inch Kings x Five Steez - Get Props (2018)
11 Labtekwon - Welcome To Decipher (1995)
12 Sic Sense - Positional Bypass (1995)
13 F.E.B. (Four Elements and Beyond) - Delectable Diamonds (2018)
14 Apollo Brown ft Locksmith - No Question (2018)
15 Magestik Legend - All This Time (2018)

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The JMS Fat Tape Vol.10 (Extended Versions Edition) (2018)

01 The Inviseez - Haggen-Daj (Extended Version) (1994)
02 Slick Rick - I Shouldn't Have Done It (Extended) (1991)
03 Artifacts - The Ultimate (Extended Street Mix) (1997)
04 Eric B & Rakim - No Omega (Extended Remix) (1990)
05 Divine Beings - Funky Ultimatum (Extended) (1994)
06 Big Daddy Kane- It's Hard Being The Kane (Extended Remix) (1991)
07 Terminator-X - It All Comes Down To The Money (LP Extended Mix) (feat. Whodini) (1994)
08 Yomo & Maulkie - Glory (Extended Mix) (1991)
09 Gang Starr - Lovesick (Extended Mix) (1991)
10 The Pharcyde - Drop (Extended Vocal Mix) (1995)
11 Major Stress - 1-2-Trees (Extended Mix) (1997)
12 Masta Ace - Music Man (Extended Version) (1991)
13 Mobb Deep - Survival of the Fittest [Remix] [Extended Version] [feat. Crystal Johnson]
14 Cypress Hill - The Phunky Feel One (Extended) (1991)
15 A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It (Extended Boiler House mix)

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.10 (Extended Versions Edition) (2018)

Bonus Joint: Kwame - Nastee (Xtended Version) (1992)
R.I.P. Prodigy, Guru, Phife Diggy & Air Smooth

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.8 (2018)

"It's not my Birthday and I'm still pulling cards"...

01 Mr Slipz - Mic Loud ft. Vitamin G & Verbz (2018)
02 Tha Connection- Realness (produced by Marc Swing) (2008)
03 Koncept Jackson-  Reported Missing (produced by Tuamie) (2018)
04 Jungle Brown - Wicked (2018)
05 Screwball - They Wanna Know Why (produced by Mike Heron) (1996)
06 Encore - .084 (produced by Architect) (2000)
07 Briz - Blown Mind (produced by Grass Appeal) (2001)
08 Donald Mayhem - Flatlines feat. Dee Jackson of 80's Babies (2015)
09 Freedom of Soul - Dusk Till Dawn (1994)
10 The Nonce - Keep It On (1995)
11 Peanut Butter Wolf & Charizma - Just Like A Test (1994)
12 Sparrow - Scoop
13 SMP ft Mr Lif - This Is A Test (2004)
14 Chino XL - Rise (produced by Dan Charnas) (1996)
15 Water Water - Still Real (produced by Ease) (1999)

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R.I.P.
Yusef Afloat
Charizma
K.L.

2018...The Dopest LP's released so far...

I have to say that 2018 has already been a very dope year for quality Hip Hop releases and we are only in late March, these are what I consider the best and most essential releases for 2018 so far...salute to all of these artists and producers for staying true to the art form and letting us know that true Hip Hop will never die.

 

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.5 (2018)

Always keep this fat tape within arms reach...

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.5 (2018)

01 Baby Blak - Economix (Produced by Kev Brown) (2003)
02 J-Rawls - Best Producer On The Mic feat. Oh No, Diamond D & Kev Brown) (2011)
03 Mr Live - Relax Y'Self (Produced by Ves) (1996)
04 Def Dee  - All It Takes (f. Magestik Legend, Jamall Bufford, Hassaan Mackey) (2013)
05 Dooley-O - Aahhha (2005)
06 Lootpack -HitYaWiDat (1999)
07 Rahsheed - Keep Kickin That (Produced by DJ Jazz) (1996)
08 Mad Skillz - It's Goin' Down (Produced by Jay-Dee) (1996)
09 N-Tense - Da Good Die Young (1995)
10 Futurewave - Red Supras feat. Justo (2018)
11 Willie The Kid and Klever Skemes - Duckboots (feat. Eto, Manic) (2018)
12 DTMD - Who's Next (feat. godlymC, Cortez, DJ Ragz) (2014)
13 Kev Brown - Makeba (2012)
14 The B.U.M.S. - Non-Stoppin' The Groove (Produced by Joe Quixx) (1995)
15 Skuzii - Conversation's in a Parking Lot (feat. EOM) (2018)

R.I.P. to Dilla,  EOM and Blu Warta (N-Tense)

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.2 (2018)

01 Planet Asia  - Royal Blood (feat. Killa Kali) (Produced by Izzynice) (2018)
02 50 Grand - Max Mode (Produced by Peanut Butter Wolf) (1996)
03 Narcotik - Literally Sauced (1995...Reissued in 2018)
04 Clever Jeff- No Fiction (1994)
05 Amiri - Keep Keeping...(2018)
06 Afu-Ra - Whirlwind Thru Cities (Produced by Joe Roach) (1998/2000)
07 All City - The Actual (Produced by DJ Premier) (1997)
08 Godfather Don - Kaos  (1998)
09 People Under The Stairs - Wannabes (1998)
10 Pete Rock - One Life To Live (Feat. MC Eiht)
11 Aceyalone - The Balance (Produced by Mumbles) (1998)
12 Scaramanga - Holdin' New Cards (Produced by Goldfinghaz) (1998)
13 Lords Of The Underground - Burn Rubber (Produced by Marley Marl)  (1995)
14 Main One - El Gran Combo (feat. Fat Joe, Joe Fatal, Kurious, Prince Powerule) (Produced by Domingo) (1995)
15 Ohmega Watts ft Othello - Long Ago (2005)

Turn it Up!!!

The JMS Fat Tape Vol.1 (2018)

01 Effiscienz feat Union Blak - A Jersey Tale (2018)
02 Extra Prolific - Never Changing (1994)
03 Mz Boom Bap and Ryler Smith - The Spark (Feat. Finsta) (2017)
04 Showbiz - Bronx Day (Feat Tashane and Majestic Gage) (2017)
05 Natural Elements - I Got Your Heart
06 Nefertiti - Miss Amutha Nature (1994)
07 Kurious - Tear Shit Up (1994)
08 Blaque Spurm - I'm Thirsty (Previously Unreleased)
09 Zhiggie - Rakin' In The Dough (Uptown Bounce Mix (Edit) (1992)
10 K-Solo - Letterman (Solid Scheme Remix) (1992)
11 EPMD - Brothers On My Jock (ft Redman) (1990)
12 Knucklehedz - Savages (1993)
13 12 Block - Anything
14 Caveman - Brother In Action (1992)
15 Prince Paul - Just Can't Give Up Ft. Buckshot, J-Zone

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2017-The JMS Playlist - Hip Hop Volume 1

Here is a small selection of some of my personal favourites from 2017...enjoy!

2017-The JMS Playlist - Hip Hop

01 Defari - Acknowledgement (feat. Evidence)
02 Wu-Tang Clan - Lesson Learn'd (Feat. Inspectah Deck, Redman)
03 Heavy Metal Kings - Egyptian Moses (Feat. Goretex)
04 Jazz Spastiks/Mello Soul Black - Raw Funk (Midnight Mix)
05 PMD - Trans
06 Meyhem Lauren/DJ Muggs - Aquatic Violence feat. Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire and Sean Price)
07 Starvin B and One Take - Selective Hearing
08 Fly Anakin - Double Bicycle Kick
09 Hex One - Energies (Ft. Tek-nition)
10 Melanin 9 - Solace (Feat. JuiceBox)
11 Recognize Ali x Giallo Point - BoomBap Lord
12 Wordup feat. Ellohe - Life Goes On
13 Noveliss - Sword Play (Feat. Clear Soul Forces)
14 Children of Zeus -Happiness
15 Nolan The Ninja - Schoolcraft

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Fave Hip Hop 12" Covers...

I have been posting up a series of photos on my Instragram and thought I should do it on the JMS blog and include some music to go along with the descriptions...so without further ado, these are some of my all time fave Hip Hop 12" covers (I will add to this post each time I post up at IG)

Always loved this one: Redman in the corner mean grilling it and sporting a wild fro, a Philly blunt in hand and rocking a Carharrt hoodie with a city buildings and blue sky backdrop, "Rockafella" was the lead single release from Red's classic second LP, Dare Iz A Darkside (1994) (go back to this album if you haven't heard it in years).

The flipside of this 12" was also ill, it featured Red and DJ Twins rocking black skullies (Red's was a Carhartt one) and laced up Timberland boots (DJ Twins) and hoodies and the photo was shot in what looks to be under a bridge or overpass.

"Rockafella" is not necessarily the greatest thing Redman has done but it was still dope and the remix provided by Erick Sermon gave heads a taste of what his sophomore solo album Double or Nothing would be like.

Redman - Rockafella (Remix)



Next one up soon...

J.M.S. Joint of The Week: DJ Muggs ft Mayhem Lauren ft Action Bronson - "Shea Stadium" (2017)

That good ol scrunched up face, head nodding, neck snapping, sinister raw ish...

The legendary DJ Muggs takes it back to 1995 and man is this ILL...Queens stalwarts Meyhem Lauren and Action Bronson absolutely murder this beat, I don't think I have heard those Lou Rawls drums sound so hard!!! and those strings are eerie as hell.

"Shea Stadium" is a bit short and I would have loved it if B-Real was on a third verse but never the less, I keep going back to this because it gave me those kind of chills.



The Gems From The Equinox album is really dope...one of the year's best easily for me personally.

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The Doppelgangaz - Dopp Hopp Review

The long awaited fifth full studio album release from Orange County, NYC duo (well trio if you included Big Josh) The Doppelgangaz is finally here and is a great listen from start to finish.

The production as you would expect is superb and runs the gamut of a solid Hip Hop production arsenal: deep bass kicks, kicking drums (a break or two in the mix but not full break-beat loops), swirling keyboards, all kind of samples from flamenco guitar, soul etc and rumbling and smoothed out bass lines, not to mention that they get quite experimental with some of their break downs ("Bubblin" for one is a great example of this), which just shows just how devoted and serious about the craft The Doppelgangaz are.

Truth be told, I have always likened Matter OV Fact and EP to EPMD as they have that kind of chemistry and once again MOF and EP drop amusing lines about the opposite sex (“Strong Ankles”), pharmaceuticals, the cloak lifestyle ("Pride's Cloak", "If It Wasn't For The Cloak") Humourous ish (“Boston Beard”) and amusing anecdotes "Beak Wet", "Dopp Hopp" on well everything really.

The engineering on Dopp Hopp is top notch too and you can pick up little things in your headphones especially on "Future 86" that vocal distortion is ill AF.

There are a handful of tracks on Dopp Hopp that in a realistic World should be all over radio "Roll Flee ft Tnava)", "Die 4 It" (a perfect outro song for an album) and "Bubblin", E.W.W.” all sound like they were designed for cruising down the road with the system pumping loud and the windows down (12’ o’clock at night mostly ;)

In all actuality Dopp Hopp often reminds me of Masta Ace Inc's classic sophomore album Sittin' On Chrome (1995) simply because some of the production has an East meets West feel and the album is a mesh of solid boom bap tracks and smoothed out joints, Dopp Hopp is a much needed breath of fresh air from the lame, boring and dull music currently polluting the industry and the culture.

It wouldn’t come as a shock to hear some longtime fans say that they aren’t feeling this album but I for one am seeing, hearing, feeling and appreciating the Dopp progression…say yeah!

8/10 






Pick up Dopp Hopp here 

Joint of The Week: Sweatshop Union - "Feelin' Alright" (2002)

This week's Joint of The Week is lifted from Canadian Hip Hop outfit Sweatshop Union's debut album Local.604  but more precisely from the artist that was previously part of the crew: Kyprios

"Feelin' Alright" uses an infamous Joe Cocker sample of the same name to lovely effect and combined with a classic drum break (the original artists escape these dusty memory cells at the moment) just works well, I can't say that I was a big fan of all of their materiel but the first couple of SU albums are differently worth checking out.



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Red Giant.-Infinity EP

New Jersey's Red Giant have just released a new EP (their second) and it harks back to the glory days of the timeless Bristol Trip Hop sound spearheaded by Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead, as a big fan of the aforementioned groups and that sound, their new EP Infinity has been on high rotation in my headphones.

Dense drums that don't follow the standard patterns, swirling strings, glitches, vocal samples and rich textures laid by Derrick Braxton are the perfect soundscapes for Foxanne's ethereal vocal stylings, listen to "Salute" below.



Stream and download the EP here and check for more of their music here

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De La Soul-For Your Pain & Suffering EP

Long Island legends De La Soul‘s long awaited full length, And the Anonymous Nobody was due for release Friday, April 29th 2016, which would have been the legendary trio’s first album since 2004’s The Grind Date (there has still been no sign of the Pete Rock/DJ Premier mixtape either) and judging by the EP's cover the new release date for the LP is now August 26th 2016.

Rather than leave fans empty handed, DJ Maseo, Dave and Posdnuos (collectively plugs one two and three) have dropped a surprise EP For Your Pain and Suffering as a thank you to all who contributed to their Kickstarter campaign (De La amassed over $60K from that campaign)

The EP is a Free Download so check it here 

2016 will also see the 20 year celebration of their classic Stakes Is High LP.

2016 - J.M.S. Presents-The Daily Commute Vol One

Peace (Phife)

I had some spare time from Daddy duties so I was finally able to finish this up haha...word is born! man I don't know about you but I love riding on the train/bus in the mornings and evenings with a good compilation of medicine in my headphones to start the day right or end the day and set off the evening right...so here is one I have put together of all 2016 music in the hopes that you will enjoy this music as much as I do on your daily commute (if you have one) and that you find something new and interesting in the compilation.

2016 - J.M.S. Presents-The Daily Commute Vol One

01-imanobodi-imani
02-no will-hudgrove
03-doppelgangaz-relax yo mind
04-evence-emotions
05-ian ewing-palms
06-zuper-too early
07-eyeris-buried
08-facing jinx-all my love
09-greybox-celestial
10-lukasop-takeoff
11-ark patrol-primo (whynnel remix)
12-edward vanzet-everyday
13-elo method-kaya
14-phife diggy-nutshell
15-kaytranada-bus ride ft karriem riggins and river tiber
16-barli-speechless
17-raine-our own
18-jason nolan-angel grove
19-submotion orchestra - needs ft. andrew ashong (seb wildblood remix)
20-kučka-honey (medasin remix)
21-phase 2 - the floor
22-koresma-far away coast
23-ab jo-mantra grooves
24-droeloe-zZz
25-michl-when you loved me least (ghost loft remix)

R.I.P. Maurice White

Man it has certainly been an extremely unfair and tough 3 month period of losing so many Entertainment legends in such a short span of time...Maurice White (Earth, Wind & Fire The Pharaohs & The Ramsey Lewis Trio) was an integral part of Hip Hop culture and was sampled by so many diverse artists and producers.

I didn't see a need to do a large biography on Maurice White because there are plenty of those out there...instead here is a whole bunch of classic Hip Hop recordings, some personal faves that have sampled from the musical richness that Maurice White was involved in during his time on Planet Earth.