Archive for the ‘Rap/Hip-Hop’ Category

Fu-Schnickens, Breakdown, Jive Records, 1994

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LP Version. Damn good stuff. “The Flow will break you down,” “I get so busy on the mic with my rhythmic flows…” The first guy to rap on the track is real smooth, really like the delivery. The crazy dood takes some getting used to, but has a lot of energy. The third [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | May 19, 2009

Freedom, Grandmaster Flash And The Furious 5, SugarHill, 1980

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“We got a beat that just won’t end, so you better get ready to rock my friend!”. What a cool record. I could barely believe the publish date was 1980! The lyrics have a real party feel… something to get up and move. The horn drop in at the beginning is [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | May 9, 2009

DJ Quik, Jus Lyke Compton, Profile Records, 1992

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“Let me tell a little story, about the places i’ve been to and the sh*t that i’ve been through…”. Quik is one of those artists you can instantly like. He creates a unique, smooth sound with live bass lines and wah wah guitar. It sounds like live musicians are used in his [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | May 8, 2009

The Cold Crush Brothers, Fresh, Wild, Fly and Bold, Profile Records, 1984

Posted by jeremy | Filed under 12" Singles, Rap/Hip-Hop

“Fresh, wild , fly, and bold, we’ll be that way till we grow old. For the rest of our life as long was we live, we’ll keep using those adjectives.” Three guys laying down the tracks and the rhymes.  There is good word play and trading of verses on this release.  The production is [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Apr 21, 2009

Newcleus, Jam On It, Sunnyview, 1984

Posted by jeremy | Filed under 12" Singles, Rap/Hip-Hop

“Go Crazy, Go Crazy, Dont let your body be lazy. I said don’t stop the body rock till your eyesight starts to get hazy!” and of course… “Jam on it, Jam on it, Jam, ja, ja, ja, ja jam on it!” Not sure if that is the right amount of “ja’s”. [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Apr 20, 2009

DJ Kool, How Low Can You Go, Creative Funk, 1988

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“Put that thing in funky gear!” This track is more dance oriented with its straight forward beat, call outs to the audience to wave their hands from left to right and other funky dance instructions. There is a good number of samples in the background, car sounds, party sounds, and others. The [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Feb 19, 2009

Too Short, I Ain’t Trippin’, Jive Records, 1989

Posted by jeremy | Filed under 12" Singles, Rap/Hip-Hop

Pretty cool song… long with a lot of lyrics/story telling. The music production sounds pretty straight forward. Drum beat, with a TR 909 either generating the whole beat or layered on top. Keyboard bass line. Not much else to the track… Although the lyrics are really the best part of [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Feb 15, 2009

De La Soul, Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa, Keepin’ The Faith, Tommy Boy Records, 1991

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The whole record is good. You can’t go wrong with De La Soul. The first track, Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa (Full Mix), is a track with a message. The lyrics deal with domestic abuse issues from the viewpoint of Millies friends. The villain in the song actually gets a [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Feb 15, 2009

Tone Loc, Mean Green, Cheeba Cheeba, Delicious Vinyl, 1992

Posted by jeremy | Filed under 12" Singles, Rap/Hip-Hop

A Smokin’ Holiday Hit of Wax From Tone Loc, Peace in ‘92. Although familiar with other Tone Loc hits, this is the first time I have heard these tracks. All the songs have really good production. Lots of real instruments being used. The clean edit kinda sucks, too many word drop [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jan 18, 2009

MC Breed and DJ Flash, Just Kickin It, Ichiban Records, 1990

Posted by jeremy | Filed under 12" Singles, Rap/Hip-Hop

Great delivery of lyrics on this release. Good beats with a real drum feel, probably a sample. Really good scratching. MC Breed, (Eric Breed) has a great voice that helps the overall track. The different mixes vary in tempo… as slow as low 70’s, and up to 112 or so. [...]

Read more | Comments (0) | Jan 17, 2009

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