There is absolutely no reason that I put both BIGGIE's and PAC's St. Ides commercials in the same post, it just felt like the thing to do. St. Ides still wins for having the best roster of artists repping their fine malt liquor... and by fine malt liquor I mean horrible tasting beer. Whatever though, its all about these commercials.
"I've been wanting to do a lil suttin suttin for a while now, and since it is officially Dilla Month and tomorrow is Dilla's 35th birthday, then what better time to drop a Dillamation. Thats Dilla mixed with stop motion animation. Can't believe it's been three years already...anyways, enjoy and pass this around for my mans......Dilla!!!! we miss you." Andy Brown
In my travels through cyber space I came across a site that really blew me away. It wasn't your average blog. It was strictly dedicated to old school Hip-Hop tapes. I'm not talking about albums on cassette tape, I'm talking about tapes of legendary Hip-Hop events that went down in the early 80's as well as radio shows from the 80's & 90's. My first thought was I have Rap Treats for years to come! But then I thought fuck it, this whole site is a Rap Treat. If you're a rap nerd like myself and love that authentic shit then you're gonna love this site. For the aging B-Boy (or educated young'n) you've hit the jackpot - the Old School Hip-Hop Tapes blog. I'm talking about radio shows like Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, Marley Marl's In Control, DJ Red Alert on KISS FM, and Tim Westwood's Capital Rap Show. Live shows like Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel @ Christ The King High School in 1980, Kool DJ Herc & Wiz Kid with The Herculoids @ T-Connection in 1981, Treacherous 3 First Anniversary @ Disco Fever in 1981, and Doug E. Fresh's Birthday @ The Rooftop in 1987. There is way too much shit to mention. You really need to spend hours going through all the classic material. Hit the link below for the Treats. Enjoy!
A brief glimpse into the heart and insoles of special edition sports shoe collectors. A half-dozen young fanatics camp for days outside L.A.'s Undefeated LaBrea store, waiting for the release of an exclusive Nike model.
Are you kidding me? Big Daddy Kane is easily top 5 MC's in my books (if not #1 but I know that is very debatable), and now there is a documentary about his life coming out? I can't believe I didn't hear about this until now. This is the teaser for BDK - The Big Daddy Kane Story.
Usually I wouldn't post a whole release like this, but since it only came out on wax and was limited to 350 copies (which are all sold out) I figured it's cool this time around. Plus, it's dope as fuck and I'm a Cold Chillin' junkie so here you go.
This is a collection of never released before material that Marley Marl had left over from Juice Crew recording sessions from the late 80's. The G. Rap "I Declare War" record is left over from the Road To The Richessessions. The Super Kids record is a very young Tragedy the Intelligent Hoodlum and was recorded the same week as "Eric B Is President" & "The Bridge". Big Daddy Kane's "For Your Own Concern" has been floating around Blogland as a radio rip, but this version is straight off the masters. The song was intended for Long Live The Kanebut according to the press release it "some how never made it". The second Kool G. Rap record is "Enter The Dragon" which came out in 1996 but with a not so good remixed beat that wasn't the original Marley Marl version. This version is the original. Craig G's record "Drop A Bomb On Em" was recorded sometime around In Control Vol. 1 but like the rest of the EP, the song never saw the light of day. I don't even know what to say. This shit here is the definition of a Rap Treat.
"Unbelievable", "Players Anthem", and "Dreams"... Biggie Smalls is definitely the illest. Jacked From The Meaning Of Dope. I can't get enough of classic footage like this.
If me and my crew The G.C.K. Posse had seen this back in the day we would've thought these dudes were the illest! So we would have had to battle them. This is dope, I wish The G.C.K. Posse had more footage from this era. Broncos and alpha's and colt 45's... those are some of the old school moves that I know. Respect due to Dance Masterz and all B Boys young and old across the globe!
