Big Daddy Kane is THE shit. This is worth every minute of your time.
16 of them to be exact.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
D-Nice's True Hip-Hop Stories - Sadat X
D-Nice puts together another dope segment that needs to be seen and heard. Sadat X talks about the making of "Punks Jump Up", respecting the new school and incarceration.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Records: BIGGIE SMALLS - Ready To Die 12"s
To cap off B.I.G. day it's only right to hit you with the Ready To Die 12"s. There isn't much more that can be said about Christopher Wallace that hasn't been said already. He's one of the best to ever do it. Hip-Hop hasn't been the same since March 9th, 1997.
BIGGIE SMALLS is STILL the ILLEST.
BIGGIE SMALLS
(Bad Boy Records)
A1 "Juicy" (Dirty Mix)
A2 "Unbelievable"
A3 "Juicy" (Remix)
B1 "Juicy" (Instrumental)
B2 "Juicy" (Remix Instrumental)
B3 "Unbelievable" (Instrumental)
"Juicy" produced by Poke (Trackmasterz) and Puff Daddy
"Juicy" (Remix) produced by Pete Rock
"Unbelievable" produced by DJ Premier
BIGGIE SMALLS
(Bad Boy Records)
A1 "Big Poppa" (Club Mix)
A2 "Warning" (Club Mix)
A3 "Big Poppa" (Instrumental)
B1 "Big Poppa" (Radio Edit)
B2 "Warning" (Radio Edit)
B3 "Warning" (Instrumental)
"Big Poppa" produced by Carl "Chucky" Thompson & Puff Daddy
"Warning" produced by Easy Mo Bee
BIGGIE SMALLS
(Bad Boy Records)
A1 "One More Chance / Stay With Me" (Radio Edit)
A2 "One More Chance" (Hip Hop Mix)
A3 "One More Chance / Stay With Me" (Radio Edit 2)
A4 "One More Chance" (Hip Hop Instrumental)
B1 "One More Chance" (Hip Hop Radio Edit)
B2 "The What" feat. Method Man (Radio Edit)
B3 "One More Chance / Stay With Me" (Instrumental)
"One More Chance" produced by Rashad Smith & Puff Daddy
"The What" produced by Easy Mo Bee
BIGGIE SMALLS
(Bad Boy Records)
A1 "Big Poppa" (Radio Edit)
A2 "Big Poppa" (Remix) (Radio Edit)
A3 "Who Shot Ya?" (Radio Edit)
A4 "Big Poppa" (Remix) (Instrumental)
B1 "Big Poppa" (Club Mix)
B2 "Big Poppa" (Remix) (Club Mix)
B3 "Who Shot Ya?" (Club Mix)
B4 "Who Shot Ya?" (Instrumental)
"Big Poppa" produced by Chucky Thompson& Puff Daddy
"Big Poppa" (Remix) produced by Jermaine Dupri & Manuel Seal
"Who Shot Ya?" produced by Nashiem Myrick & Puff Daddy
BONUS BIGGIE:
This isn't rare but it's dope as hell. This is Biggie freestyling in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn at the age of 17. I think (actually more guessing) that this is the battle scene that they tried recreating in the movie Notorious.
Rap Treats #65: Bad Boy Mixtapes Vol. 1-4 (1995/96)
These are Volumes 1-4 of the Bad Boy mix tapes that came out in the mid 90's. This was the era when mixtapes were actually mixed on cassette tapes (I still can't use the term "Mix CD"). Before the internet was poppin, this was the place to get exclusive freestyles and all the newest Bad Boy records from BIGGIE, Craig Mack, The Lox, 112 and anything Bad Boy. They also had all the hottest records of the day, not just Bad Boy joints. Add to that they are hosted by Puff Daddy and mixed by the hottest DJs in NYC at the time and these are classics tapes.
DJ Clue
DJ Doo Wop
DJ Stretch Armstrong
DJ S&S
Classic Material: Biggie Smalls "Party & Bullshit" Video (1993)
Biggie in '93 with a video that isn't quite on the "Hypnotize" budget, but iller still.
Records: BIGGIE SMALLS - "Party & Bullshit" 12"
This is the record that started it all. More to come.
BIGGIE SMALLS
(Uptown Records)
A1 "Party And Bullshit" (Radio)
A2 "Party And Bullshit" (Album)
A3 "Party And Bullshit" (Instrumental)
B1 "Party And Bullshit" (Club Dirty)
B2 "Party And Bullshit" (Dirty Instrumental)
Produced by Easy Moe Bee
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Rap Treats #64: BDP Interview On WBAU (1987)
This is a crazy interview that KRS One and DJ Scott La Rock did on Doctor Dre's "The Operating Room" show on 90.3FM WBAU back in early '87. What makes it crazy is there aren't too many BDP interviews that I've heard that are with both KRS One and Scott La Rock due to La Rock's tragic passing in August of '87. The other reason this interview is dope is because it was during the height of the BDP vs. Mr. Magic, Marley Marl and MC Shan feud. This is just before Criminal Minded dropped and both KRS and Scott La Rock air out Mr. Magic and break down what led to the legendary battle. If you don't know about BDP vs. Juice Crew (which was really more BDP vs. MC Shan) then it's time to play catch up. Check the video below which breaks down the whole "Bridge Wars" and features interviews with KRS One, MC Shan, and Marley Marl (who concedes that BDP won).
Doctor Dre's "The Operating Room" Show on 90.3FM WBAU
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
D-Nice's True Hip-Hop Stories - Dana Dane
Dana Dane is one of my favorites and IMO one of the more slept on rappers ever. It might have been the fake english accent or the simularity in styles to Slick Rick, but fuck it - his shit was just fresh. Plus he was part of the Kangol Crew with MC Ricky D himself. Dana Dane With Fame is classic material - download the album below. D-Nice and True Hip-Hop Stories let Dana take us on a journey through Fort Green Projects and discusses what motivated him to write his classic recording “Cinderfella Dana Dane".
Rap Treats #63: LL Cool J Live @ Brixton Academy ('87/'88)
Here is a live recording of LL Cool J rocking The Brixton Academy in South London back in '87 or '88 - I'm not sure the exact date. This was the same show he performed on the '87 Def Jam tour with Public Enemy and Eric B & Rakim that you can get HERE, but since The Brixton Academy is one of the more legendary venues in the world and this was LL Cool J at the absolute top of his game I just felt that I had to throw this up. Ladies Love Cool James was so fucking raw at this moment in time. This is the LL that I want to remember, not the "Hey Lover" LL Cool J of the 1990's.
LL COOL J
Monday, February 23, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Demos: BIGGIE SMALLS' Unsigned Hype Demo Tape (1992)
When it comes to BIGGIE's demo tape that got him recognized by The Source and their Unsigned Hype column (and eventually by Puffy) I had to question which version is the real demo tape. I've heard that THIS is his Unsigned Hype demo, however one listen and all it sounds like is a collection of freestyles that have DJ drops all over them (even though it does include some of the songs below). On top of that, the Unsigned Hype column said there were 4 songs on the tape and there are 6 songs on the demo in question so I'm saying FUCK THAT. I don't buy it, not as BIGGIE's demo tape that was shopped to labels back in '91/92 anyways.
Then there is the 3 songs that are on the Notorious soundtrack and also at the #1 spot on Complex's Demo List. "Guaranteed Raw", "Love No Hoe", and "Microphone Murder" are by all accounts on the tape that made its way to The Source. There was also a 4th song on the demo that, through hours and hours of extensive research, I believe was "The Wickedest". "The Wickedest" eventually found a home on Funk Flex's Mix Tape Volume 4 that came out in '94 and was credited to Biggie & Mister Cee (who was responsible for shopping BIG's demo around) so it makes sense that it wasn't included on the Notorious soundtrack as a "previously unreleased demo".
That brings us to the 4 songs below that were on BIGGIE's Unsigned Hype demo tape. This isn't a rip of the tape itself, however, but it is the best sounding versions of the 4 songs that made up the demo tape that sparked the career of one of the greatest rapper to ever do it - BIGGIE SMALLS!
BIGGIE SMALLS
1. "Microphone Murderer"
2. "Guaranteed Raw"
3. "Love No Hoe"
4. "The Wickedest"
*If you have a good copy of the actual demo tape (without DJ drops all over it) that The Source heard back in '92 then I would love to hear it and have my Sherlock Holmes routine proven wrong. Although, I'm 99% sure I'm on point with this one. Enjoy the demo - BIGGIE SMALLS is the ILLEST!
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