Records: Ronnie Hudson - "West Coast Poplock" 12"

Not that this tune is super rare or anything, but I never had the instrumental in my mp3 folders so getting a digi copy works for me. Everybody should have this one in the collection, especially 2Pac fans (if you don't know then you really need to grab it).

Ronnie Hudson and the Street People

"West Coast Poplock" 12" (1982)

A1 Vocal

B1 Instrumental

Produced by John E. Powers & Ron Hudson

Written by Larry Troutman & Roger Troutman

Records: Dead Prez - "Hip-Hop" 12"

Uh, who shot Biggie Smalls?

If we dont get them, they gonna get us all,

Im down for runnin up on them crackers in they city hall,

We ride for yall, all my dogs stay real,

Ni**a dont think these record deals gonna feed your seeds

And pay your bills because they not,

Mcs get a little bit of love and think they hot,

Talkin bout how much money they got, all yall records sound the same

I sick of that fake thug, r&b, rap scenario all day on the radio,

Same scenes in the video,

monotonous material,

yall dont here me though! - Stic.Man

Dead Prez

"Hip-Hop" 12" (1999)

(Loud Records)

A1 "Hip-Hop" (Real Version)

A2 "Hip-Hop" (Instrumental)

B1 "Hip-Hop" (Censored Version)

B2 "Hip-Hop" (Acapella)

Produced by Dead Prez

Classic Material: Biggie Performing "Warning" (1995)

This has been floating around for the past couple of day but I just checked it out now. It's a pretty dope look at what a Biggie show was like at the height of his reign. It's not professionally filmed at all (in fact it may be the worst attempt at filming your homie show ever) but you still get a good vibe of Bad Boy circa 1995.

Records: MC Breed - "Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'" & "Gotta Get Mine" 12"s

MC Breed passed away yesterday (Nov. 22nd) at the age of 36. Breed had been on life support due to kidney failure, but had recently recovered well enough to be taken off. There has yet to be an official cause of death given. Breed will be best known for his two monster singles "Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'" and "Gotta Get Mine" featuring 2Pac. I throw the word "classic" around often, but "Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'" (check the video below) is about as classic as it gets. That song alone put MC Breed and Detroit (actually Flint, Michigan to be exact) on the map at a time when it was really only about New York and L.A. It only seems right to lace you with both 12"s, and if you don't have it HERE is his debut album MC Breed & The DFC.

MC Breed & The DFC

"Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'" 12"

(S.D.E.G. Records)

A1 "Ain't No Future In Yo Frontin'"

B1 "Just Kickin' It"

MC Breed & The DFC

"Gotta Get Mine" 12"

(Wrap Records)

A1 "Gotta Get Mine" (Radio/Video Remix)

B1 "Gotta Get Mine" (Album Version)

B2 "Watch Your Own Back"

Rap Treats #52: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Live @ Union Square (Full 20 Minute Show)

This is the somewhat rare full length performance of "Live from Union Square" from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's classic album He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper. The full length version sounds kinds doo doo but is still entertaining and features Fresh Prince's "Buddy", Ready Rock Cee, his ill beatboxing partner.

Live from Union Square - November 1986

Full Performance

Live from Union Square - November 1986

LP Version

Rap Treats #51: Method Man "All I Need" (Original)

Wu-Tang on the Rap Treat tip. This is the original version of Meth's "All I Need" complete with a couple of chicks talking about what they will do to a dude and for a dude to get that money. Unintentionally funny shit. WU-TANG!

Method Man

"All I Need" (Original Version)

Records: Leaders Of The New School - A Future Without A Past 12"s

Leaders Of The New School lived up to their name in '91 with their energetic raps and live show. Their shit was just fun (when was the last time you could say that about a Hip-Hop artist?). A Future Without A Past is one of those albums that everybody had at the time and every 12" off the album is straight classic. If your not up on Leaders Of The New School then grab the 12"s, turn the volume to 10, and get to east coast stompin!

Leaders Of The New School

"Case Of The PTA" 12" (1991)

(Elektra Records)

A1 "Case Of The P.T.A." (LP Version)

A2 "Case Of The P.T.A." (Instrumental)

B1 "Teachers Don't Teach Us Nonsense" (LP Version)

B2 "Teachers Don't Teach Us Nonsense" (Instrumental)

Produced by L.O.N.S.

Leaders Of The New School

"Sobb Story" 12" (1991)

(Elektra Records)

A1 "Sobb Story" (LP Version)

A2 "Sobb Story" (Remix)

A3 "Sobb Story" (Instrumental)

B1 "Sound Of The Zeekers @#^**?!" (LP Version)

B2 "Sound Of The Zeekers @#^**?!" (Instrumental)

B3 "Case Of The P.T.A." (Remix)

Produced By L.O.N.S.

Leaders Of The New School

"The International Zone Coaster" 12" (1991)

(Elektra Records)

A1 "The International Zone Coaster" (Re-Remix Edit)

A2 "The International Zone Coaster" (Remix)

A3 "The International Zone Coaster"

(Ultra Shandilere Tango-Trixx Mix)

B1 "Too Much On My Mind"

B2 "The International Zone Coaster" (Zone Flight Z9ZU Mix)

B3 "The International Zone Coaster" (Radio Edit)

Produced By L.O.N.S.

Remixed By Stimulated Dummies

B1 Produced By The Vibe Chemist Backspin

Nardwuar vs. Common

Rap Treats #50: Positive K - The Lost First Priority LP

I always wondered why Positive K never released an when he was on First Priority Records. His shit was too fresh. A few dope 12"s but that was it. This Pos K collection isn't technically an album that was supposed to come out on First Priority back in '88, but it is a collection of all the records Positive K recorded while on First Priority (as well as a few rare tracks from before and after that time). Big up DJ Dee-Ville from Ain'tItGoodToYou for putting this together. This was Pos K at his best (although "Night Shift" was my shit!). For bonus Positive K check the "Step Up Front" video below. (Track List Above)

Positive K

The Gentleman, The Rapper

(First Priority Records Bootleg)

Records: A Tribe Called Quest - Low End Theory 12"s

More Tribe! This time around it's all the 12 inches from the Low End Theory album, which is easily one of my top 5 albums ever. This shit is just classic - artwork, music, everything. The "Jazz" single is actually the CD single and not the 12" because the CD single also had the radio edits of the LP version and the Re-Recording (aka remix). And as bonus bonus, some more classic Tribe footage courtesy MeaningOfDope at the bottom of the post. "Ya on point Phife? All the time Tip."

A Tribe Called Quest

"Check The Rhime" 12" (1991)

A1 "Check The Rhime" (LP Version)

A2 "Check The Rhime" (Mr. Muhammad's Mix)

A3 "Check The Rhime" (Skeff's Mix)

B1 "Check The Rhime" (Instrumental)

B2 "Skypager"

Produced By A Tribe Called Quest

A3 Remix By Skeff Anselm

A Tribe Called Quest

"Jazz (We've Got It)" VLS (1991)

1. "Jazz (We've Got)" (LP Radio Version)

2. "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-Recording Radio)

3. "Buggin' Out"

4. "Jazz (We've Got)" (LP Version)

5. "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-Recording)

6. "Jazz (We've Got)" (Re-Recording Instrumental)

Produced By A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest feat. Leaders Of The New School

"Scenario" 12" (1992 Japanese Pressing)

A1 "Scenario" (MC's Mix) feat. Kid Hood

A2 "Scenario" (Young Nation Mix)

A3 "Scenario" (12" Instrumental Remix)

A4 "Scenario" (Young Nation Instrumental)

B1 "Scenario" (Remix) feat. Kid Hood

B2 "Scenario" (LP Mix)

B3 "Scenario" (Remix Instrumental)

B4 "Scenario" (LP Instrumental)

Produced By A Tribe Called Quest

A1 & A2 Remixes by Jnr. Nelson

BONUS TRIBE:

A Tribe Called Quest performing "Check The Rhime" on In Living Color back in the day.

Demos: Common Sense Demo Tape (1991)

This is Common's demo tape called UnAmerican Caravan from 1991. That means pre Can I Borrow A Dollar? Common Sense. This is the tape that got him into The Source's Unsigned Hype column back in the day. Like most demo tapes it was ripped off a cassette, but unlike most demo tapes it actually sounds good.

Common Sense

UnAmerican Caravan (Demo '91)

1. First Days Of School

2. Take It Easy (original)

3. To The Temple

4. Who Stole The Clippers

5. The Caravan Train

6. Divide And Conquer

7. 'A' For Effort

Classic Material - Eric B & Rakim on Much Music (1989)

Classic material from Much Music that aired just before Follow The Leader came out. Ultra classic.