This mixtape actually has a video promo for it, click here and watch.
Those of you who remember the name Dj Nastee, it’s probably from his work with Hard 2 Obtain. Or maybe from some of the renowned demos he produced that got play on Stretch and Bobbito. We’ll get to those at another time. Get the links after the jump. (more…)
Over at the TROY Forum Jesse Velasquez provided us with this gem from his personal collection:
Whats up everybody. I picked this up at the NYC Fat Beats (R.I.P.) back in 98. This one features Big L doing some freestlyes and some other shit. Some of the tracks are pretty solid. Enjoy.
Download: “Stretch and Bobbito – 8/13/98″
Enjoy! For more Stretch and Bobbito shows, check out the ongoing thread at the TROY Forum.
Well, first of all thanks to Roy Johnson for discovering this track.
Second, in case you missed it in Roy’s De La Soul Is Dead Ear Rarities post from our Native Tongue Month, here it is now.
Track came out of Stretch & Bobbito rarities tape. We don’t know exact story behind this, but since Trugoy is credited with writing the lyrics to the song, we can safely assume he recorded this as a reference vocal track for Chi-Ali.
Enjoy!
–>Download Trugoy The Dove – Roadrunner<–
–Markshot
Over a month back, T.R.O.Y. forum member serch4beatz discovered a download, originally provided by HipHopSite.com, to none other than Mobb Deep’s demo tape of The Infamous, now linked on HQHipHop.net (as it was ripped in 320 CBR).
Ahhhh yeah! The homeboy fatboybrandon from Crates Of JR, posted this 7 hour plus compilation of straight up comedy moments from the Stretch And Bobbito and CM Famalam shows, over at the TROY forum. So, click the link below, download, crack open your 40′s or IPA’s, spark one up, sit back, relax, press play, and enjoy!
Personally, I haven’t heard the “Feel My Balls” promo in stupid years and am happy just to hear it again, it NEVER gets old. And that’s not even 1% of the funny here.
–verge
Thanks to Irish Craig for this tape cover. Peep his blog out here for some other goodies.
You will be blessed here, believe that. But first I wanted to apologize to our readers for the down right screwy way that Stretch and Bobbito Month went down. As you probably know, our blogspot was closed down dead in the middle of SnB month which made it look like this project was brought to a cease. But it’s not, we’re going to extend this for as long as necessary. Of course, all of the posts here will not be related to SnB, but we will still steadily bring you much coverage and have an impressive arsenal on the way. So stay tuned. Press “read the rest of this entry” for some exclusive (to the internet) treats below… (more…)
When it originally started, even though hip hop radio, specifically New York hip hop radio, made up less than five percent of all radio, it quickly became integral to New York and the surrounding communities, a sub-culture within the culture, exclusively for people who were in the right place at the right time and knew what was up.
Soon a small number of shows and an even smaller amount of stations (and people) would go on to both directly and indirectly influence a large portion of music, unbeknownst in the moment to a lot of the fans and even some of the artists.
T.R.O.Y. briefly covered this (a couple times in years past actually) during the start of the T.R.O.Y. Blog, when forum member Irish Craig first threw it up on his blog. Some people inevitably slept and now we’re bringin’ it back for the full feature to get everybody the right mindset for listening to Stretch & Bobbito and rap radio in general, hopefully giving those who are unaware a basic idea of what else was going on at the time.
Various Artists – History of Hip Hop Radio: New York City ’86 – ‘91 Mixtape
Tracklisting and some PDFs of Bobbito’s print journalism are after the jump.
Two days before the already renowned 20th anniversary re-union of the Stretch Armstrong Show hosted by Bobbito aired, Bob was kind enough to take some time out of his crazy busy schedule to answer some questions and chat with me via rotary connection steez telephone call.
Since leaving WKCR, Bobbito has moved on in major ways. He dj’s internationally, has another label called Ãlala Records, Bounce Mag, and still spins at the local NY spots on the reg, amongst many other things. It’s so great to see that a good cat like Bob is still able to maintain and even move forward on a consistent basis. Just like the show brought us the raw every single time, KBL still brings it as often and as intense as ever.
Read the condensed version of the interview, by clicking on the “read more” button. And make sure you click on some of the links as you get deeper into the interview as it makes for a better “reading experience”. Heh.
And here’s the audio.
Let’s not get it twisted T.R.O.Y. is one of the main driving forces in the whole S&B phenomenon lately and with the help of guys like Nes, Verge and DJ Eclipse you now get to relive the 90s all over again. We’ll continue to sprinkle the S&B love during our Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito month quarter. We got the exclusive Bobbito interview lined up for you very shortly and we promise to continue to post the gems as they come. But for now, remember to stay checking the TROY forum where all the magic happens. Tracklisting and download after the jump. (more…)
Here’s an episode of “Preserving The Culture†Featuring A-FS & Percee P with special guest Dj Lord Ron. Percee P talks about everything you could think of asking him. Everyone needs to listen to this!! From Big L to Scott La Rock, Red Alert, Organized Konfusion, Stretch & Bobbito, Almighty Kay Gee, Cold Crush Brothers, Lord Finesse, A.G., Maestro Fresh Wes, Old School Tapes, … Everything. One thing for example that I didn’t know before the interview (and I’m a big Percee P fan) is that he had a cameo in Big L’s MVP video. Enjoy y’all!
– Thomas V
