Sunday, March 27, 2011

Rockin' Raps




















The photo above is of the real D-Train's doppelganger.  He recorded this track back in the mid nineties when he was doing session work with the Universal Sounds squad.

Rockin' Raps

Monday, March 21, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

It's Approved!















Another creative cut created by Kwote off of his debut solo album "Today's Scriptures".

It's Approved!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Rare Artist Series: Lazy Mane & Kosherbeets - Ice Cold ft. Mr. Clean




















Solid song from two cats from Atlanta on the come up.  Sampling one of the songs I remember from my yesteryears sampled by Above The Law which was "Move Me No Mountain" by Love Unlimited.

Ice Cold

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Rare Artist Series: MC Eiht (with Spice 1 & Redman) - Nuthin' But The Gangsta




















Probably the last album I picked up by MC Eiht and while half of it had some super slow tempo snoozers the other half had some equally slow tempo solid songs.  This is one of them.  Whoever thought Redman would drop on a west coast album at this time?  Not me.  Spice 1 was also a favorite of mine from back in the wesside days and the track is just forever funky to me.  Enjoy!

Nuthin' But The Gangsta

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Mixed Drinks
















The four emcees sipped mixed drinks in the studio and on patios for this bonus cut found on the "Time-Space Continuum" album.

Mixed Drinks

Friday, March 4, 2011

Noon (Mix #2)
















Another version of a song from Cise's demo which was created in late 2001.

Noon (Mix #2)

Mellowin 2 Da Groove (Live November 1995)












The classic track by MJB recorded in 1995.  This mix serves up both mixed beats on a silver platter with Mayhem and T-Booth on the back ups.

Mellowin' 2 Da Groove

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Rare Artist Series: Classified - Still Hip-Hop Interlude
















This funny track created by the Canadian emcee Classified gives a much needed, and less found, light hearted spin on hip hop music composition.  Just pulling music from Billy Joel and doing his own take on it - it still makes me laugh when I listen to it just as he laughs at the end.  Neither of taken it the least bit seriously. :)

Still Hip-Hop Interlude

April 2010 Zip File



The next batch of zipped mp3 files covers the month of April 2010.

April 2010 Zip File

Rare Artist Series: UMC's - One to Grow On (Growin' Like Water Remix)




















Just a straight up light hearted track produced by the UMC's before they went all gangsta on their second album.  It brings me back to a time when hip hop was a little bit simpler before the onslaught of thugged out pimp, mobsta, criminal shit.  Which is all good in doses.  Anyhow - this will always remain a favorite.  Here is the remix.

One To Grow On (Growin' Like Water Remix)

Bring On The Crowd
















One of the early Universal Sounds cuts created by Claw and Mysterio back in 1993.  Just fun, free flowing lyrical thought laid over a dark yet vibrant Mysterio musical mirage.

Bring on The Crowd