Bloggerhouse Hip Hop

The smell of the grass, the crack of the bat, the aroma of hot dogs and brats, the taste of a cold beer on a hot day, these are things I love about baseball. I know football (American style) is the more popular sport these days here in the states, but call me old fashioned, but there is just something about baseball that I love. I’m not sure what drew me to the sport at an early age. I don’t know if it was crawling up in my old man’s lap and watching a Braves or Cubs game on TV when I was barely old enough to understand the sport, or the fact that I started playing baseball when I was 6 and continued all the way through High School, when my bad attitude (I once told a coach to fuck himself, not good), grades (I was a snot nosed punk my Freshman and Sophomore years) and arm injuries finally caught up to me and kept me from going on to college on a scholarship.

I know a lot of people don’t care for it, but to me it’s a game of immense skill (ever try hitting a fastball coming at you at 85 mph, let alone the 90′s most MLB’s see with a stick?) and a game of logic. You have to try to out think the pitcher, is he brave enough to throw you a curve on a 3-1 count? Watching all the little match ups within the game is incredibly exciting to me. For me, there is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than at the ball park with a buddy or two, tossing back a few cold ones and scarfing down on some of the most expensive hot dogs you will ever find.

I would be lying if I said one of the reasons I chose to move to Denver to finish my degree wasn’t the fact that they had a MLB team. Growing up where I did, there wasn’t any close MLB teams. We did have a short season Rookie League team, which is great as well, but growing up, I desperately wanted to see an real MLB game. It wouldn’t be until ’97 that I would get my chance. My then g/f (and future baby’s mother) and a couple buddies drove from Salt Lake to Denver to catch a Pirates (my favorite team) and Rockies game. The Pirates would lose and ironically what I didn’t know at the time, I would be going to Rockies game on the regular in about 8 years, but it was an incredible moment for me. The second game I caught was with my current g/f in Los Angeles for a Dodgers and Cubs game. Funny thing about that, we didn’t get to the game until the second inning because we were…..uhhh….doing things that caused us to be late and the only run scored that game was a Sammy Sosa solo shot in the first inning.

I moved to Denver in Jan of ’04 so I was PUMPED to hit up opening day for the first time in my life. For those of you who don’t live in a baseball town, opening day might as well be a holiday. People go crazy. That first year, I had only lived here a few months and didn’t really know anyone and I’m not so self conscious that I won’t go do something by myself, so that’s what I did, went by myself. I had a good time and yes, it would have been more fun going with someone I knew, but I busted my Opening Day cherry and that’s all that mattered. The next year, I had a test on opening day, so I couldn’t make it, but a buddy and I headed over to an Old Chicago across from the Auraria Campus and catch the game in the fourth inning. That was the year the Rocks came back in the 9th inning against my “second favorite team”, the San Diego Padres (my g/f is from San Diego, so by default, I have to yell for them to keep the peace, except when they play the Pirates). My friend and I got so trashed while watching the game, then attempted to ride his Vespa home after the game….NEVER put two drunk people on a Vespa, you are asking for trouble. We went home and drank a case (24 beers) while watching the NCAA championship game.

Last year was the grand daddy of all opening days for me. My good friend and fellow storm chasing partner and I started drinking in Lo Do at around 10 a.m., you know that can’t be good. I was fresh off a bartending gig from the night before and had a couple crisp Ben Franks in my wallet, so you know the Travster was rollin’ hard. My buddy Frank is one of those guys that knows everyone where ever you go. Our posse grew from three of us to, shit, something like 10-15 people. By noon, I was tanked. One of the last things I remember was looking up at the TV and seeing the Rockies playing on TV. Hmmm, that’s odd, we’re supposed to be at that game. Yeah, missed the game completely. I ended the day by calling another friend to come get me at around 7pm. The only problem, I had NO CLUE where I was at. I could barely read the street sign on the corner and could only tell my buddy (who I am going with this year and watched the game with the year before) I was one a street that started with a “W”, I’d would later figure out it was Wykoop that I was on, for all the Denver readers.

This year, I meeting up with L-Cruz, my “hispanic causing panic” buddy, who luckily lives with in walking distance of the staduim. I’m looking forward to it. I’m supposed to be at work at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, but I’m trying to switch it to the afternoon shift, cause Tuesday morning has the chance of being a little rough, but I’m only going with a couple Peter Gammons errrr Andrew Jacksons in my wallet, so it’s going to be a little more difficult to over indulge.

Hip Hop is not really on the baseball thing. I was going to try to wrestle up some baseball related hip hop tracks, but only really three tracks came to mind, so I’ll share those with you and throw a couple other “grand slam” tracks (yeah, corny, I know).

Kid Sensation feat Ken Griffey Jr. – The Way I Swing

No shit, THAT Ken Griffey Jr. Kid Sensation was down with Mix-a-Lots ECP (Emerald City Posse for ya SUCKAS!) posse back in the day and recorded this song for Kid Sensation’s “The Power Of Rhyme” back in ’92, well being from Seattle it was only natural that “The Kid” Griffey, who was playing for the Seattle Mariners and a self professed hip hop head would collaborate with the other “Kid”.

While it is what it is, which is another athlete playing rapper, it has a little something to it. The violin sample that Kid Sensation used on the beat is rather ill in my mind. As far as Ken Griffey Jr as an MC, I’ve heard worse in both the terms of athletes on the mic (Shaq anybody?) and MC’s (Paul Wall anyone?). It’s still basically a novelty act, but it’s kind of cool to hear a baseball player embrace the Hip Hop culture. Not many baseball players promote the hip hop culture. The only one I can think of is Royce Clayton who once got in a fight with a teammate for turning off his hip hop in the dug out once. I think he also might have a label of his own.

Pete Nice & DJ Daddy Rich – Rap Prime Minister (original version of “Rat Bastard” from the “Dust To Dust” LP).

Why am I putting this track in a collection of baseball tracks? Well for those of you who don’t know, my man Peter Nash aka Prime Minister Peeeeete NIIIIIIIIICE nice nice nice (KICK ‘Em THE GRILL PETE! Sorry couldn’t help myself) is a rather famous baseball historian these days. Pete was a jock before his rap career in the first place, playing basketball for Columbia U back in the day as a point guard, which is also where he got his start in hip hop, hosting a radio show with Clark Kent.

After Pete put down the microphone, he would move to Cooperstown, New York, where the baseball Hall Of Fame is located and opened a baseball memorabilia store that is rumored to be the second largest in the world. Pete Nice also became Peter Nash, author, as he would write three baseball based books.

Main Source – A Friendly Game Of Baseball (Remix 1)

Not necessarily a traditional baseball song, but hey it incorporates baseball termanology, so we’ll go ahead and use it. I first really got into this song from it’s appearance on the “Boyz N The Hood” soundtrack.

This is the alternate version found on “Breaking Atoms”. Large Pro equates the treatment of blacks by the police departments around the nation as a game of “baseball”. Not exactly “Fuck The Police”, but one of the more powerful anti police songs that are out there.

Ultramagnetic MC’s – Saga of Dandy, The Devil, & Dandy

This song is actually one of my favorite Ultra tracks basically because it covers a topic in baseball that not many touch on, the black baseball leagues of the past. Before Jackie Robinson and the whole civil rights ear, blacks were not allowed to play baseball, so they had their own leagues. It was both a travesty and an injustice that this happened. I’m sure if blacks were allowed to play, the MLB record books would be totally different.

Ultra covers the black league heroes, such as Josh Gibson, who might have been one of the best players in the history of the sport, Satchell Paige and others. It’s a history league that needs to be kept alive so as people don’t forget the importance of these players.

Some Free Stuff
Yeah, it’s ironic that I’m offering free music, when, well basically thats what most of us bloggers do anyway, but there are some legitimate “free music” being dropped around this week and I thought I’d help you all out with finding it.

JJ Brown presents Re-Release Therapy
We know by now that I am a fan of Louis Logic and part of that reason is the production of JJ Brown. Unbeknown to me, Ludacris released the accapellas for his Release Therapy LP, which I don’t know enough about to comment on really. Since I had an unhealthy obsession with the Jay-Z black album remixes, I thought I’d check this out.

I haven’t had the chance to really go through it, but my initial impressions were pretty good. Brown uses Jackson Five samples through out the whole project and it seems to work pretty good. None the less you can download it for free without having a guilty conscience (yeah right).

http://www.sendspace.com/file/743mvh
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=DZT34X4A
http://ww8.sharebigfile.com/file/124891/Re-Release-Therapy-zip.html
http://www.sendspace.com/file/p2aofw
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=25AI0U4Y
http://ww8.sharebigfile.com/file/124941/Re-Release-Therapy-rar.html

DJ Illipse Presents Uncommon Mixes: A Blends Collection
As far as I’m concerned, DJ Illipse is one of the better dudes in the game when it comes to mixtapes. I always try to check anything dude drops because he always comes correct. Well he has a free blends collection out for free download and I’ll always help this guy promote his shit and get his hustle on, so be sure
to check out, it’s worth the time to download. Some nice stuff so check it out.

01. Ludacris – The Red Light District Intro
02. Clipse – Cot’ Damn
03. Big L, Jay-Z & Obie Trice – 3V
04. Nas ft. Ludacris – Virgo
05. 2Pac – Me Against The World
06. Obie Trice – Shit Hits The Fan
07. AZ & Genetics – Never Change
08. Clipse – Mr. Me Too
09. Mos Def & Black Genius – Ms Fat Booty
10. Big L – Flamboyant
11. Clipse Ft. Slim Thug – Wamp Wamp (What It Do)
12. Common – The 6th Sense
13. Nas – Nas Is Like
14. Lil Wayne – Hustler Musik
15. AZ & K. Slack – The Come Up
16. Eminem – Without Me
17. Outkast – Wheelz of Steel
18. Nas – Hope

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Neblina Records is one of the hardest working and most generous labels in the game today. Jerry Juliano puts in a lot of work promoting the likes of Abstract Mindstate, Chapter 13 and this artist, who I believe is also part of Chapter 13, Rashid Hadee. The music is on some smooth soul shit, which is perfect to throw in the box, sit back with your favorite mind altering substance and listen to the mellow cool vibes.

Be sure to check out Neblina’s website for some more free music in the same vein.

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Poor Righteous Teachers-Pure Poverty

Black Sheep-Non Fiction

Souls Of Mischief-No Mans Land

Snooop Doggy Dogg-Tha Doggfather

No ID-Accept Your Own & Be Yourself

Mad Skillz-From Where?

REQUESTS

1. Born Jamericans-Kids From Foreign & Yardcore
2. Amg-Ballin’ Outta’ Control
3. Don Jagwarr-Faded
4. DJ Cash Money-Guess Who’ Coming To Dinner

Foxy Brown-Ill Na Na

Foxy Brown has always been dope to me. I mean, not like Rakim or Big Daddy Kane dope, but decent for a female MC. “Ill Na Na” was obviously Foxy’s best album to date. Man, I can’t even front in college “I’ll Be” w/Jay-Z was gettin’ mad play. But, overall this was a very consistent album. Nothing too groundbreaking, but the album had many notable moments including “The Promise”w/Havoc and who can forget “Get Me Home”w/Blackstreet?

Monie Love-Down To Earth

As a charter member of the Native Tongues family, Monie Love released this prevelant album off the strength of her appearances on Latifah’s “Ladies First” & De La’s “Buddy” remix. I’m not even gonna’ lie..”It’s a shame” is still getting rotation from me on a weekly basis. Although “Monie in the Middle” was the jumpoff for this release, I felt Monie could have dropped a few other cuts on this album ahead of the first single. Still, a decent debut from the former? radio personality.

Yo Yo-You Better Ask Somebody

I really need to sit down and listen to this one again..it’s been a minute since I had this in the headphones or the ride. The only single I recall making any noise was “Bonnie & Clyde” w/Ice Cube. I always liked Yo Yo’s voice and swagger though. Her first album “Make Way For The Mother lode” gave her a nice head of steam out the gate only to be halted with the lame “Black Pearl” as a sophomore release. By the time this album was released not to many cats where checking for Yo Yo. Still, it’s Fly Female Friday so here it is..

Lil’ Kim-Hardcore

As lame as this sounds now, this was a dope rookie effort from the Queen Bee. You can’t even front, she was poppin’ when this dropped. I always loved “Big Momma Thing” w/Jay Z strictly b/c it used the same beat as Kane’s opening track on his “Taste Of Chocolate” flop. Seriously, there were alot of quality joints on the LP. “Queen Bitch” which also appeared on the High School High sountrack thumped, while “Crush on You” was killing the airwaves. Yes, there are a few throwaway joints but you can’t even front on “Hardcore”…Oh, and I how did I almost forget “Drugs” which takes the cake as the best joint on this listen.

I’ve been putting this series off for a few reasons. First, it probably contains the most well known group of artists, which makes it hard for me to bring something to the table that hasn’t been rehased a million times, and also the fact, I’ve already covered a lot of these artists in some fashion or another. Second, these posts are time consuming and a bitch to put together that tied together with the fact I could probably write large posts on each artist alone, this has the potential to get out of hand and I could go overboard, which I have the tendacy to do from time to time.

None the less, I’m proud of the time and effort I’ve put into these posts covering this and hopefully everyone else has as well. It’s been fun, but all good things have to come to an end…..so we’ll jump into the last of the series. Ignore any pissyness I may display, I’m still a bit bent about missing the tornado out break that occured yesterday in Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado….fuck.

Where Are They Now (90′s Remix): Redhead Kingpin, The Original Spinderella, Robe Base, Father MC, Monie Love, Mike G, EST, Positive K, Das EFX, Lords Of The Underground & Dres (Black Sheep)

Redhead Kingpin

Discography
Shade of Red (Atlantic, 1989)
The Album With No Noame (Virgin, 1991)
React Like Ya Knew (Virgin, 1993) **As part of Private Investigators
(Taken from a previous write up)

First appearing with his F.B.I crew back in the late 80′s, Redhead Kingpin jumped on the scene as a “Yo! MTV Raps” darling, with his “Do The Right Thing” jam, a track that should have been on Spikes flick by the same name, but rumoredly was passed up in favor of P.E.’s “Fight The Power” for movie the anthem. Red’s main claim to fame was the jam “Pump It Hottie”, which was the joint during those times. He would also be one of the first to usher in the fad at the time, the New Jack Swing vibe. The Teddy Riley inspired (and in the case of Red’s first album, produced) jams packed the dance floors, but those of us listening to LL, Big Daddy, or NWA would cringe when the beats of NJS hit the airwaves. His debut album with his F.B.I crew, “A Shade Of Red”, dropped in 1989 which garned three “semi” hits in “Do The Right Thing”, “Pump It Hottie” and “Roc The Mic Right”. The rest of the album is actually pretty tight, “Superbad Superslick” was one of my favorites as well.

“The Album With No Name” dropped in 91′ when times were a changing in the Hip Hop world. This, along with the fact there that Teddy Riley wasn’t around this time to produce the album, left the album sounding some what out of place in the world of hip hop. It was in between the time when you were either Afrocentric, playing for the Radio glam, or jumping on the growing Gangsta bandwagon. The album has a little bit of everything and some very corny sounding moments….which is what appeals to me so much. Jams like “3-2-1 Pump”, “The Song With No Name”, and the message driven “We Don’t Have No Plan B” didn’t have the groovy New Jack Swing that the last album had, but had just enough to get your ass moving and singing along when no one was looking. It did have it’s VERY BAD moments, like “Get It Together” or “It’s A Love Thang”. Both were examples of R&B sung chorus over “uplifting” messages. The only thing uplifting up these songs were the uplifting of my lunch in my stomach after listening to these songs. The highlite of corniness though is the last song of the album with Kwame guest appearing. I love this song, it has some great lines in it, but it is the epitimy of corniness….

The New Jack Swing was no longer “cool” soon after the new wave of hip hop kicked in and Red kind of slipped off the map. He would reappear in a group of sorts the Private Investigators and the LP “Re Act Like Ya Knew”. Gone was his sense of humor, the new jack swing and honestly any creative music. Yeah, I’m not fond of this album. I waited a long time to get it, because I heard rumors it’s Red’s attempt at fitting in during the time, and they were right, he didn’t adjust very well, but some of you might find it entertaining….Okay, it’s not that bad, but it just lacks what made him appealing in the first place to me. “Mash Up The Mic” was the only single and wasn’t all that bad.

Redhead Kingpin & The F.B.I – The Album With No Name (Virgin, 1991) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X9HH5UT0

1. All About Red
2. Soap
3. What Do You Hate
4. Harlem Brown
5. It’s a Love Thang (Word)
6. No Reason
7. We Don’t Have a Plan B
8. Nice & Slow
9. Song With No Name
10. Interlude
11. 3-2-1 Pump
12. Wild Style Collage
13. Get It Together
14. Got 2 Go
15. Dave & Kwame (Gimme Dat Girl)

The Original Spinderella aka DJ Pam Green
Discography
DJ for Salt N Pepa’s “Hot, Cool, & Vicious”
Not sure what to say here about her other than the fact she was the original DJ for Salt N Pepa on the first album. She left the group to get married…..hmmm, wonder if she’s still married? None the less, she did her thing for the one album and she was hand picked up Hurby Azor (Hurby Luv Bug) to DJ the group when it first got together. I still think Dee Dee Roper was hotter (Spinderella #2).

Salt N Pepa Hot Cool & Viscious, (Next Plateau, 1986) http
://www.zshare.net/download/salt-n-pepa-hot-cool-vicious-1986-rar.html

Rob Base

Discography
It Takes Two (Profile, 1988)
The Incredible Base (Profile, 1989)
Break Of Dawn (Edel, 1995)

Rob Base made is claim to fame with the 1988 smash single “It Takes Two”. This song would pack to dance floors for years to come and is still mentioned in all the “flashback” shows that deals with the ’80′s. I mean when you see Randy on “My Name Is Earl”, do the fishing dane bit, you know the song has crept its way into even the non hip hop listeners.

His first album would be as “Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock” which was released as “It Takes Two”. Base and EZ Rock had been childhood friends that were orginally part of a group, but over the years, they would be the only two left. In 1987, they released a 12 inch single “DJ Interview” on a small independent label which would serve as a jump off into a recording contract from then heavyweight label, Profile.

The album seems somewhat rushed and probably will never hold up on it’s own as a hip hop classic, but it does have it’s high points with jams like “Joy & Pain” & “Times Are Gettin’ Ill” and both the single and album went platinum. I picked this album early on in my “Yo! MTV Raps” watching career. I played it a lot, mainly just for the single, but Big Daddy Kane caught most of my listening time.

There was some rumored personal and professional problems with both Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock. The sample for “Joy & Pain”, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, sued them over the use of the sample. There were reports of substance abuse as well. The result of all this would be the absence of EZ Rock from the next album “The Incredible Base”. The album was some what like the first one, with it’s highlights and lowlights and honestly didn’t age all that well.

The third album is, in my opinion, pretty horrid, but it is what is. Rob is still out and about touring and doing his thing.

Rob Base – The Incredible Base (Profile, 1989)
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10.Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing

Father MC
Father’s Day (Uptown/MCA, 1990)
Close To You (Uptown/MCA, 1992)
Secrets ( My (Empire Musicwerks, 2003)

This could be interesting since I’ve can’t ever recall hearing a full album for homeboy. So needless to say, I’ve never been a fan of his music. It’s just another wonderful discovery we can thank Sean “Puffy” Combs for. He was discovered and put on Uptown and quickly became an example of “New Jack Swing” gone wrong.

His “hit” of the day was “I’ll Do For You”, which I’ll admit to listening to, mainly on a Kid Capri mixtape I had back in the day. He also and a nice enough track on the “Who’s The Man” OST, with Pimp Or Die, which at the time actually kind of surprised me, but not enough to ever fork out any money for his music.

From what I remember, he had an ego that would rank up there with Kanye. I’m sure there is more to be found on our good friend, Father MC, but honestly, I don’t feel like wasting anymore time on him…..

If you must have an album from him, here you go….

Father MC – Father’s Day (Uptown/MCA, 1990) **albumbase link**
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J4RIVLIV

Monie Love

Discography
Down To Earth (Warner Bros, 1990)
In A Word Or 2 (Warner Bros, 1993)

She was born in England, and honestly, would be one of the first UK MC’s to cross over to the states (the first I can really remember is Derek B). She would start off in a rap group in the in 1988 called “Jus Bad” with some other members. The crew would release a single on an independent UK label. Monie Love first gain American recognition for appearing on Queen Latifiahs “Ladies First” single. She then go on to appear in some Native Tongues projects, most notably on De La’s “Buddy” along with a Jungle Brothers collabo as well. On strength of those appearances, she would parlay them into a recording contract for Warner Brothers, and would become one of the first UK artists to get a major recording contract from a US label. She would aim for a solo project that earned the attention of the male world.

The album “Down To Earth” was, for the most part, a success. Her first single “Monie In The Middle” got enough air play in the clubs and on the video outlets that it would get a Grammy nomination, an honor that would also be besiged upon the second single “It’s A Shame” as well.

I for one, was also caught up in the buzz. From my foggy memory, I believe she might have been the very first female artist I went out and bought (someone gave me an MC Lyte tape, but Monie was the first buy). The album is decent. It contains some of the corny hip house stuff that was going on at the time, but it also has one of the first Beatnut beats that I can remember on “Pup Lickin Bone”. Unfortunately, there is no Native Tongue appearances, but Monie drops an enjoyable album for the most part.

The second album, entitled “In A Word Or 2″ never really caught my attention. The lead single, “Born To B.R.E.E.D.”, was produced by Prince of all people. At that time in my life, I wasn’t going to fuck with it, but I wouldn’t mind hearing it again. She also had Marley Marl on the album, but I couldn’t tell you how it sounded.

Monie would pop up next as a morning DJ on a Philly radio station in 2005. Last year, she would make headlines with an on air debate with Young Jeezy about the state of Hip Hop, in which she schooled the gangsta rapper, but would end up leaving the station.

Monie Love Down To Earth (1990)
http://www.zshare.net/download/monie-love-rar.html

1. Monie in the Middle
2. It’s a Shame (My Sister)
3. Don’t Funk Wid the Mo
4. Ring My Bell
5. R U Single
6. Just Don’t Give a Damn
7. Dettrimentally Stable
8. Down 2 Earth
9. I Do as I Please
10. Pups Lickin Bone
11. Read Between the Lines
12. Swiney Swiney
13. Grandpa’s Party

1. Pick up or DL Clinton Sparks’ and Pharoahe Monch’s “The Awakening” mixtape ASAP..if you haven’t already. Listen to the “Shut Em’ Down freestyle” and thank me later.
2. Did anyone really dig Camp Lo’s “Fort Apache Mixtape”…after several listens I don’t know what I think of this and it’s been out for maybe 6 mo’s.?
3. Wasn’t “In Living Color” the dopest comedy skit show back in the day? Also, how many artists got their first big break on that show?? i.e, A.D.O.R., L.O.N.S., Grand Puba, etc.
4. And while we’re talking about A.D.O.R. Wasn’t that one of the Chocolate Boy Wonder’s best productions ever?
5. And since I brought up Pete Rock. What would you give for one last Pete & CL album? Even the tracks they did together on Soul Survivor 2 were CRAZY
6. Elzhi PUT OUT A SOLO RECORD…period. They say that T3 doesn’t write rhymes on paper. Damn, who would’ve guessed that?? Yeah Right!!
7. This is gonna’ be one of the best Final Fours ever!!!
8. Kobe putting up 50 four consecutive games….NUTS!!!!
9. Alright…I admit it..I’ve been playing the hell outta’ P Diddy & Keysha Cole’s “Last Night” and also Fergie & Luda’s “GLAMOROUS”…now I feel like the dude in the shower scene in “Crying Game”
10. If you listen to only one album this week, listen to Da King & I’s “Contemporary Jeep Music” so overlooked it oughta’ be a crime!!

    Nervous Records Mixtape-Mixed By Kenny Dope

If you were anything like me back in 95′, you loved anything that was poppin’ off with Nervous Records. This is a dope ass mixtape compiled of mostly Nervous artists at the time, i.e, Smif N Wessun, Black Moon, etc. I still to this day bump this at least once a week. Actually, Nervous put out a few compilations all around this same time period celebrating the best of their label. Kenny Dope handles the mix, BTW does anyone have or recall the “Jeep Beats” tape he put out in 93′. I had this on my ipod about a year or so ago, but I had to restore my ipod and lost it. Anyway, this one will definitely take you back!!

Main Source-F**k What You Think

Damn, did we get spoiled with “Breaking Atoms” or what?? Mikey D, while very capable on the mic, just wasn’t the Large Professor. The beats on this album are very consistent and all have that mid 90′s feel that we all miss soo very much. I never even heard this album til’ 04′. Growing up, I picked up “Breaking Atoms” on the strength of “Looking At The Front Door” and “let my tape rock till’ my tape popped” but I could never find “F**k What You Think” anywhere!! I can remember reading about the groups disbanding but that was it. Still, it’s a very enjoyable listen if you can just get “Breaking Atoms” out of your head.

Nice & Smooth-Jewel Of The Nile

“What was the most consistent Nice & Smooth album?” “Ain’t A Damn Thing Changed”? or what about their self titled debut? Well, folks this is it. “Jewel of The Nile” was a pleasant surprise for me when it first dropped. The sound is a little more rugged on this, the duo’s third effort. While “Blunts” kept the party strong borrowing the same riff as Smif N Wessun’s “Bucktown”, “Let’s all get down” nearly put you in a neck brace with a show stealing appearance from the one and only Slick Rick. While neither of these MC’s were overly talented lyrically, they sure enough made up for it with their unique flow and sheer entertainment.

Ya’ll So Stupid-Van Full Of Pakistans

Yaggfu Front-Action Packed Adventure

YG’z-Street Ni**a

Hard 2 Obtain-Ism & Blues

Dread Scott-Breakin’ Combs

You know you are large when you can run re-runs on a blog and still get away with it. Alright, maybe I’m letting my “fame” go to my head, but I’m tossing up some re-ups and requests today, and dammit, you are all going to like it! I was going to finish up the first part of the east coast version of “Where Are They Now?”, but Mother Nature has different plans for me. It’s looking like there might be some severe weather in Colorado this afternoon and right in my own backyard. So naturally, my ass is heading out after work to fuck around and see if I can snap some pictures and get close enough to a twister with out seeing the man upstairs.

So instead of Nas, you are getting some recent requests/re-ups. It was that or nothing at all and I don’t really like to go too many days with out dropping some on this blog.

Alright, boys and girls, first up a pair of albums from a group that resulted in a little buzz when they were first dropped on a request Friday last fall. Success N Effect is a Atlanta group that is different in the fact that their first album was some on some straight up Miami Bass type flavor, which I’ve always liked. The other albums where on some straight up militant/revolutionary/gangsta type vibe, which is cool as well, although I’m still more of a fan of their first album. Well someone requested the “Drive By of Uh Revolutionist” which was their third album. I also just bought “Back N Effect” off of Amazon for a few quarters, so I’ll throw that up as well.

Success N Effect – Back N Effect (Wrap/Ichiban, 1991)

1. Angel Dust
2. Blueprint
3. Robo’s Housin
4. 7′G’s I’ll Flow
5. Slick The Slick
6. Real Deal (Holyfield)
7. Nuthin But Suc’cess (So Use It) (Atlanta Style)
8. Mack Of The Year
9. Jump 2 It (House From The South)
10. So Many Faces
11. Slow Flow
12. Nuthin But Suc’cess (So Use It) (Miami Style)
13. 360 Degrees

Success N Effect – Drive By of Uh Revolutionist (Wrap/Ichiban, 1993)

1. Intro
2. Success N Tha House
3. Cinfrontation In Mosley Park
4. Bucking On Dope Niggers
5. Bullshit Views
6. Raised From Depression
7. Brainwashed Niggers
8. Real Black Souljas
9. Gameplan
10. Ultimatedrive By
11. Police Brutality
12. Fuck1 Time
13. Wblk (We Be Black)
14. Black Radio Aint Black
15. Pimps And Players
16. Out Ta Get Rich
17. Warr
18. Forty Aces And A Mule
19. Fuck The System
20. Comin’ Up
21. Voice Of A Black Revolutionist
22. The Other Levell
23. Change The Dial
24. Final Call

Powerule was a early 90′s New York group that is definately worth a listen if you are into the early NY sound, such as I. Headed up by Prince Power, they should be rembered for the single “Smooth” which got some play from the time frame. While I was writing this, I realized I got this from Dread at Bust The Facts (saw the CD not to long ago, and like a dumbass I waited to get it, went back and it was gone) I don’t know if the link was still good there, but if not, here is new one.

Powerule – Volume One (Interscope, 1991)

1 Interview
2 Back
3 Ruff Neck Freestyle
4 5 Minutes 2 Showtime
5 Pass The Vibes
6 Interview
7 Premises
8 Rub Of The Wax Rap [Featuring] – Leaders Of The New School
9 When The Rhythm Calls
10 Que Pasa? (What’s Going On)
11 Young Stars From Nowhere Featuring – Johnny Jay Rap [Featuring] – Kurious Jorge , Rebel (7)
12 Interview
13 That’s The Way It Is
14 Smooth
15 Gots Ta Get This Co-producer – Large Professor Rap [Featuring] – Large Professor
16 Interview
17 Urbs Inda Suburbs
18 Whassup?

DJ Aladdin & DJ Scratch – LA Shiznit Vol 1 (1993)

Can’t remember where I got this, I think Cocaine Blunts. It’s kind of in the same vein as Dre’s Roadium mixes, so I’m guessing this is something that was sold out the trunk or something. Worth the download.

I started post at 8:30 a.m. it’s almost 11:30 a.m. and the severe threat is not looking as hot, so I’m in kind of a holding pattern….I hope it does something, I’d really like to get out, but we’ll see.

Man, this is one Soundtrack I’ve never been able to track down and it’s killin’ me. Also, does anyone have that World Renown album??? I know mad cats that are fiendin’ for that rarity. I’d also like to thank everyone for the positive feedback since the inception of “When They Reminisce”. Crooklyn wasn’t lyin’ when he said this shit was time consuming (Uploads, converting to .rar, etc. A drop in the C Box or even a comment on the posts means the world to us bloggers. Trust me, with a 14 month old daughter, a full time job with 600 clients and an exhausted wife due with or 2nd daughter the second week of May, (BTW, my wife is the SHIT…I don’t know how she puts up with me…Love ya babe!!) there are plenty of other things that can keep me occupied. It all comes down to our love of Hip Hop….Period!!! Just ask folks like Trav @Wakeyourdaugterup, Just Ice @ Moshitup and Crooklyn of Crooklyn’s Classics, if it wasn’t for our passion and love of this music, I doubt we’d be doin’ this. On the other hand I’m having a blast doing this and I only hope to keep em’ comin’. PEACE