New video of Marley’s response to the latest response. Now this is getting crazy. Please keep it on wax fellas. –Philaflava
16Jan/120
MC Shan vs. Marley Marl Pt. 2
January 16th, 201215Jan/128
MC Shan vs. Marley Marl
January 15th, 2012Shan sets the record straight on why he wasn’t on The Symphony. Marley’s response is below but he ain’t saying nothing really to dispute what Shan said. All I know is, Marley has had way too many shady dealings following him throughout his career. Not giving credit. Not paying artists. He is a legend so most people don’t care, but I bet K-Def has stories for days too. –Philaflava
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11Jan/125
The Real Reason Gang Starr Broke-Up?
January 11th, 20125Jan/120
Debonair P’s “Hydrabeats Megamix (80 Beats In 80 Minutes)”
January 5th, 2012
Pulled straight from the forum, Debonair P was kind enough to hit us with a new mix for the new year.
He says “I thought I would kick things off for 2012 with this mix I put together a few months back compiling my favourite 80 beats from the Hydrabeats series of instrumental records. 14 Hydrabeats records were released around 1997 on Hydra Entertainment, featuring instrumentals from producers such as Godfather Don, The Beatnuts, Nick Wiz, Ghetto Professionals, E-Boogie, A Kid Called Roots, The Unsociables etc. While the tracklist is based purely on personal taste, I did try to include at least a couple of tracks from each of the 14 records in the series – hopefully the mix should provide a nice overview of the whole series.”
Get the tracklist and download over at his blog.
enjoy
–dirt_dog
29Dec/113
Nas “Is Coming” Promo Cassette 1996
December 29th, 2011
Really nothing special on this promo sampler cassette. A Kid Capri Source freestyle and a couple excerpts of some tracks that didn’t make the album and took several years before they got released. But it was during the outro in the last 15 seconds of the tape that had always grabbed my attention. “And guest appearances by Lauren Hill, D’Angelo and Method Man…”
As we all know when “It Was Written” dropped, there were clearly no tracks with Method Man or D’Angelo. I (like many others) always assumed that those tracks were locked away in Nas’ vaults.
But according to DJ Mike Nice, “the Meth session in 96 never took place, Meth was to be on it was written but missed the studio session” and “D’angelo missed his session with Nas as well.”
Really?!? Kind of a disappointing end to the story. Well, here’s the promo tape. Side 2 is exactly the same as side 1, but I ripped it anyways. All scans are included in the rar file.
enjoy,
dirt_dog
24Dec/113
Sometimes C’s are good: C-Nile, C-Murder, C-Note
December 24th, 2011
In anticipation of Riff Raff’s Golden Child album, I started thinking about C-Nile’s album, The Golden Child (2001). This whole album hits hard, but it never really caught on. At the time of its release, it featured some young Houston rappers, who have now grown into H-Town legends. You can catch Z-Ro, Lil Keke, 3-2, and Big Pokey on C-Nile’s, The Golden Child. In 2003, C-Nile was arrested on a federal drug charge. He was released in 2008. I believe he’s back in Alabama making gospel music now. Ride With Me is a soulful jam off of his 2001 release, The Golden Child.
10Dec/116
Swishahouse – The Final Chapter 2k11: The End Is Here
December 10th, 2011
Since 1998, Swishahouse’s Michael 5000 Watts has traditionally released Final Chapter (regular and Screwed & Chopped) mix tapes towards the end of each year. This year’s Final Chapter 2k11 mix tape has a subtitle: The End is Here. Who knew Michael Watts’ mix tape release schedule would coincide with the Mayan calendar and the Mayan’s predictions that the world would end in a catastrophic event in late December 2011.
Just because it is interesting. Mayans had an elaborate system of time cycles. One of them was a katun (20 tuns/7,200 days). These units were used to calculate the time elapsed from a zero date set at 3114 BC.[1] Each katun ends with the name Ahua (Lord), combined with one of 13 numerals; and their names form a Katun Round of 13 katuns. Scholars are fairly confident that the last katun was katun 13 Ahua, which ended on November 14, 1539.
7Dec/112
Ram Squad – Tommy Hill (R.I.P.)
December 7th, 2011We would like to pay tribute to Tommy Hill and his recent passing away, rest in peace Tommy.
Thanks to the T.R.O.Y. forum member Jaz from http://coldrockdaspot.blogspot.com/ who shared this links on the forum and thanks to the blogs mentioned down below for uploading and sharing all of this stuff.
**http://philadelphiacriminallawnews.com:
“Philadelphia rapper Tommy Hill, formerly of the RAM Squad, was killed in a robbery attempt outside of an East Mount Airy bar. Hill was the only man killed in a shootout between robbers and bar workers, and the suspects in the Tommy Hill murder are still being sought.
On Friday morning, Hill had left the Reuben’s Marc bar without paying his tab. As he was outside, the bar manager and bouncer followed him to settle the tab. But before they could get Hill’s money, three masked gunmen announced there was a robbery, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. Bullets went flying and Hill was killed.
Hill first rose to fame in the late 1990s with the RAM Squad, reports the Inquirer. But after the group broke up, the rapper was in and out of legal trouble having served two years in prison for dealing crack. Prior to his prison stint, Hill had also participated in the trial against several Kensington crack dealers and testified against them.
So far, police do not suspect there is any foul play beyond the robbery attempt. The manager of the Reuben’s Marc bar and others who may have had a problem with Hill have not been connected with his murder.
For the robbery and murder, the killers likely face second degree murder charges. Second degree murder is the charge for those who kill someone while committing a felony like armed robbery. This is distinguished from first degree murder where there is a premeditated killing like lying and waiting to kill someone such as for revenge.
For second degree murder, those involved in the Tommy Hill murder face the toughest criminal penalty short of death. But if it is later discovered that the killing was premeditated, Pennsylvania’s death penalty may come into play.”
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29Nov/111
Public Enemy In Concert: ATP Festival 2011
November 29th, 2011
Spotted this one in the forum the other day. I’m not usually into concerts, but it’s a really good listen. Thanks to claaa7.
from NPR:
Don’t call Public Enemy a nostalgia act. Yes, the long-running hip-hop group still makes albums, still tours, still gives a damn. But, more importantly, Public Enemy proved to be current at All Tomorrow’s Parties in Asbury Park, N.J. That’s a funny thing to say about a two-hour set centered on the performance of a 20-year-old classic album, Fear of a Black Planet. But, when remixed and recontextualized, those songs were just a launching pad for one of the most entertaining sets of the weekend. With never a dull moment, Chuck D and Flavor Flav ran around the stage like young kids at a punk show. Simply put, Public Enemy still brings it.
Stream or download the 128 bit mp3 at NPR.
enjoy,
–dirt_dog
