What's good party people?, just a quick note to say sorry for not updating the blog in a while, I am dealing with some pretty heavy personal family issues and haven't been able to concentrate on the blog and I have also been away...I will return sometime in the future
In the meantime, thanks very much for all of the comments.
Peace
Jaz
Update: I 'd like to wish all of my readers a very Happy Christmas and once again, thanks so much for all of the kind comments and feedback, it is mad appreciated and I will return to the blog next year.
1-3 6 philly-funky alcohol (1992) 2-funke natives-small talk on 125th street 3-e.c.h.o.-all about bouncin (bouncin mix) (1992) 4-figure uv speech-ready to wreck (club version) (1993) 5-budda rex-funk philly funk (1995) 6-call o da wild-clouds of smoke (1995) 7-clept the contortionist-rappers delight 2 (1996) 8-renaissance-flyz in the attic (1991) 9-sahnuhtyashun duhpartment muzik-perpetual infinite (never ending) (1999) 10-trendz of culture ft method man & treach-who got my back (1993) 11-edo.g & da bulldogs-be a father to your child (first born mix) (1991) 12-slick rick-i sparkle (1999) 13-da noe doe network-doe biz 14-five bros.wit ugly clothes-cats don't realize (1998) 15-yz-maflobi pimp strut (1994) 16-funk children-step it up (1994)
Big thanks to my man Matt Nyce (don't forget to check out Midschool Heat Vol 2, it's a burner) and Chris for some of the hook ups, much appreciated fellas.
Also don't forget that 2 of my favourite blogs, Ministry of Information and Sayin Fresh Rhymes now have a forum
I got sent this dope EP by Savant and felt that it deserved a post...
Tucson, AZ resident, by way of El Paso, TX and Chicago, IL, Gregory "Savant" Daggett has always possessed a passion for music and literary arts. Involved in general music since age 7, and a trumpet player since age 10, he wasn't officially exposed to hip hop until age 12. Although no particular emcee caught his ear right away, he was intrigued with the entire concept of an individual or a group of people speaking over instrumentation in an intensely rhythmic lyrical form, oftentimes telling semi-autobiographic tales relating to a fictionalized counterpart. He became inspired to write and partake of the art of emceeing after hearing the 1999 classic "Black on Both Sides" by Dante Smith and honed his emceeing chops at the lunch room ciphers of Chicago high schools Whitney M. Young Magnet and George Washington Carver. He has since dedicated every verse, every bar and every word to achieving the ever elusive sense of balance in this hallowed art form. His debut release, "The Delayed Entry EP" serves as proof.
1) The Lyricist ThreeMix feat. SimONE (prod. by RJD2, Cease & Eka the Madd Samplist) 2) Illest You've Never Heard (Could We Go) (prod. by V-Sharp) 3) Concrete Techniques feat. Three60 the Universal Ruler (prod. by Oren J.) 4) You Know feat. Rich Jones & Kasparov (prod. by Montana Macks) 5) Bottom To the Top (prod. by Satchill Head) 6) 'Til Death Do Us Part (prod. by DJ Jesaya) 7) Marry a Memory (prod. by prod. by Grandpa-J®) 8) Perfect Profession (prod. by DR+)
Another really dope mix of real, true Hip Hop, a superb mix of some classic joints and old favourites and featuring some ill cutting and scratching... I highly recommend this:
here it is again people...strictly for the hardcore mid-90's heads, no haters.....only a hater would hate on this, jus released last weekend...2nd volume, look around for vol. 1 cuz jus about everybody has it...real dj, real dj skills, real music, real mixtape....enjoy...dj mattnyce
Ancient Tongue is a dope live Hip Hop group that hail from Long Island (Strong Island), New York, the group blends deep lyricism with live instruments and turntablism, the crew is heavily influenced by 90's Hip Hop, Dub, Trip Hop and World musicetc...
Ancient Tongue have performed across the US with artists like KRS One, Black Sheep, Non-Phixion, Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, C-Rayz Walz, EPMD, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Herc, One Be Lo, RA the Ruggedman and others, they recently released their debut album Time Tells Tales, peep the video for "The Hard Road" below, this crew is definitely worth checking for.
I am honestly getting tired of doing R.I.P. posts and 2009 has not been a good year for Hip Hop legends :( (we have sadly lost Tony D, Roc Raida and Mr Magic and let'shope that DJ Too Tuff (Tuff Crew) beats his cancer) so here is the 15th installment of the CRDS Fat Tape series to try and make things a little better,I hope you enjoy it because it's all about spreading the good music, so crank it up in your boombox/headphones/speakers.
Big thanks toMatt Nyce,stalkism, The Big Sleep, Hawkone, Uai Rap Soul and Kryptic
Peace
the crds fat tape vol 15 1-balance & terror-represent (1992) 2-pryme tyme-brother wit soul (1993) 3-frankie cutlass ft evil tiwns-faces of death (1993) 4-kings of swing-the blunted (1993) 5-the brotherhood-mad headz (1996) 6-urbanites-rock the spot (2000) 7-get o.p.e.n. ft sadat -x-get open (1997) 8-private investigators-mash up the mic (remix) (1993) 9-rough house survivers-you got it (knobody remix) (1997) 10-q-ball & curt cazal ft exmenn-war out here (1995) 11-ill breed militia-what's an i-eleven? (1994) 12-black sheep-strobelite honey (no we didn't mix) (1991) 13-larry larr-keep on y'all (1991) 14-two kings in a cipher-movin on em (the hard one) (1990) 15-caveman-cool (remix) (1991) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DPSNTBFN
Sadly another great and legendary DJ has passed on, the pioneering John Rivas aka Mr Magic passed away from a heart attack on the morning of October 2nd 2009, Magic first debuted on WBLS FM in 1982with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station, the show known as Rap Attack featured Marley Marl and Fly Ty.
During the 1980's, Magic had a rivalry with Kool DJ Red Alert and after dissing BDP's demo, the infamous "Bridge Wars" (BDP vs MC Shan/The Juice Crew rang out and...well I am sure you all know the rest.
Magic was referenced in a lot of songs and Whodini's "Magics Wand" was the first, but everyone from Nas, Notorious B.I.G., 2-Pac and Blaq Poet have mentioned his legend in their tracks.
Every Hip Hop DJ doing radio shows, owes that opportunity to Mr Magic, Magic was the one that opened the doors for rap being played on radio.
I remember getting dubbed tapes of Mr Magic Rap Attack shows from friends at school and I loved them, he always rocked the dopest shit, had a dope voice and cold rocked the party and from what I heard on those tapes, he always played material that I would scrawl down on a never ending wants list, the Rap Attack series were on high rotation back in the day too.
Today's kids might know the name from his Wildstyle Pirate radio station on Grand Theft Auto's: Vice City game, Mr Magic released 5 volumes of The Rap Attack series
DJ Premier's condolence letter:
I WANT TO SEND OUT THE UTMOST RESPECT AND CONDOLENCES TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN RIVAS—-aka MR. MAGIC
HE PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING OF A HEART ATTACK…..
TRUE HIP HOP HEADS KNOW THAT HIS HISTORY IS SO LONG DUE TO HIM BEING THE FIRST RAP MIXSHOW TO EVER BE ON COMMERCIAL RADIO ON NEW YORK’S WBLS–(107.5) WITH MARLEY MARL AND FLY TY IN 1982-1984…….THEN WENT ON TO WHBI IN OCTOBER OF 1984 AND THEN BACK TO WBLS in 1985 and WDAS in Philly SIMULTANEOUSLY
HE PAVED THE WAY FOR ALL RADIO STATIONS THAT EVER DID MIXSHOWS AND ALSO SPARKED THE CAREER OF BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS DUE TO THE DISS HE SHOWED WHEN THEY CAME TO SHOP THEIR DEMO TO HIM AND WAS TURNED AWAY WHICH THEN SPARKED “SOUTH BRONX” AND “THE BRIDGE IS OVER”…….
HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS DIRECT AND SARCASTIC ATTITUDE ON THE AIR AND EVERY ARTIST WANTED HIS APPROVAL WHEN IT CAME TO BREAKING NEW RECORDS……..HE EVEN HAD SONGS DEDICATED TO HIM BY THE LEGENDARY WHODINI–(”MR. MAGIC’S WAND”) WHICH WAS SURPRISINGLY PRODUCED BY ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS THOMAS DOLBY…….
SHOUTS OUT TO MARLEY MARL AND FLY TY FOR THE CORRECT INFORMATION ON THIS……
REST IN PEACE MR. MAGIC………….DJ PREMIER
check these links for more info and tributes Mr Magic interview from 1995
