Kid Capri‘s 10/09/89 is regarded as one of the best hip-hop mixtapes ever made, up there with Doo Wop‘s ’95 Live, Mister Cee‘s Best of Biggie and Tony Touch‘s 50 MC’s. The intro killed it with the Stephanie Mills acapella blended with “Impeach The President”, which I’m assuming inspired Ron G to take it to the next stage and make whole tapes of singing mixed with hard beats. The start of the b-side features a song which never made it past test-pressing status, according to a Biz Markie interview in Big Daddy Magazine:
Biz: You gotta get “Cool V Scratch The Piece”. That’s a rare one. You remember back in ’88, when we was playin’ Cool V, a Cool V record, it’s a DJ record, with all Michael Jackson’s.
BD: Oh yeah, Westwood used to play it!
Biz: I got wax. Two different ones.
BD: How many of those were pressed?
Biz: Ahhhhh, we got like six. Funky record. There’s one with all Marvin Gaye records off of “Long Red”, Dum, ahh, dum-duh-dum ahh, that never came out.
As you might imagine, this record is incredible.
Other highlights include Capri “regulating”(adding his own lyrics at the end of each bar) Big Daddy Kane‘s “Smooth Operator”, a Queen Latifah blend with the “You’re A Customer” remix and the inclusion of the goofy “Monster Rap”. The Kid is also one of the only DJ’s who doesn’t make you want to smash his tape on the concrete when he yells over the tracks, since he doesn’t overdo it and actually does a good job of hyping shit up.
Kid Capri – Intro (10/09/89 mixtape)
Cool V – Cool V Scratch The Piece (10/09/89 mixtape)
Kid Capri, huh ?
My own little person story…(i told this story on here before so some of ya might remember it) back in the day when Kid Capri was still selling his tapes on 125 Street right by the Apollo (where ROCK & WILL was at) I was just about to walk over and pick up the 52 beats or old school 1… i really don’t remember the tape but as soon as i got up there i saw ALPO jumping out some fat ass whip and he’s talking to Kid Capri for a minute then Capri gives him a tape and PO gives Capri a Hundred dollar bill just like that and walks away.
UGHH Post
Heh.
We should also mention how dope “the tape” album is too.
crates sure loves him some Alpo anecdotes.
“The Tape” has some great songs on it. It was nice to hear someone other than Willie D still repping Shout Rap into the nineties as well.
I’m pretty sure Capri was the first to flip that DeBarge sample (on the cut “Billy”) that Biggie made famous.
it’d be hot as fuck if you could share the entire tape with us ;)
I am a big fan of The Biz. Thanks for sharing “Cool V Scratch The Piece”!
Good post-
yeah all that shit about alpo and all them is crazy- Paid In Full is a dope movie too- I actually have that Mob Style- Good Bad Ugly Cd its half decent, plus i got some random mixtape with various mob style tracks
Oh my gush! That COOL V is molten lava holmes. Yeesh.
Thanks man!
[Oh my gush! That COOL V is molten lava holmes. Yeesh.]
^^^
good shot brah. cool v is slickness.
wow yo.
wow.
Ah yeah! I remember the Cool V record from a Marley Marl In Control Radio tape I have… mixed right into Main Source’s “Breaking Atoms.” One of my favorite mixes. The Stephanie Mills, “Something In The Way You Make Me Feel,” intro is cool, but that same mix tape I have had a better mix of it, that led right into Cash Money & Marvelous’, “A Real Mutha For Ya.”
LOL I remember that Mob Style tape! I’m still trying to find the remix single, Mob Style.
My favorite Kid Capri mix tape will always be his old school #2 ….. got it back when he used to dj up at the Skate Key in the Bronx.
“52 Beats” is another winner from the Kid.
Love that intro, what is the last track – i am loving that! I love 52 Beats so much and i want to hear the rest of this tape. And that Cool V is damn hot.
If you want his old mixtapes on CD, then you can find them here…PEACE!
http://www.houseofnubian.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Shelf/ASP/Hierarchy/0607.html
What happened to these clips? They were both gangsta! Please add them back!
Peace
man, i’ve been listening to this one for a while now and it’s hot! respect to the biz
man listen,, i use to go crazy on that cool-v mix,,i gotta give major propz to the kid capri,, i got that tape from his boy troy outlaw that use to live on my block,,they need to bring back these dudes mixtapes back,,i mean the likes of kid capri,,ron-g,,doo-wop,,brucie-b,,hollywood,,luv-bug star-ski,,now thats real dj-ing & mixing,,the era i come from,,my dude please if you have them,,POST THEM,,WE NEED THAT IN OUR LIVES…..uno
I CANT FRONT IT WAS KID CAPRI WHO SCHOOLED ME ON OLD SCHOOL R/B. TO THIS DAY I JUST CANT GET THE RIGHT MIX OF OL SCHOOL BLENDS LIKE KID BUT THEN AGAIN IM NOT A DJ BUT MOVIN ON …I PRODUCE VIDEO SHOWS ON PUBLIC ACCESS AND ALL AND KID CAPRI TO ME IS LEGENDARY BECAUSE ON A FEW OCCASSIONS I BUMPED INTO HIM AND I ALWAYS PAID MY RESPECT TO HIM…THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING THE STATE BUILDING JAMS WHERE KOOL G RAP AND HAWK WAS RUNNING THE STREETS WITH THERE LARGE POSSE BACK THEN AND I ASK KID WHERE TO GET HIS TAPES AT AND I THINK IT WAS SEARCH WHIPPIN BY AND HE MENTIONED THAT SPOT ON ONE TWO FIVE….. MANY TYPES CAME FROM HIM ..RON G EVERYONE KNEW WAS HEATED OF KID AND UP IN THE BRONX I WAS GETTIN FAT DOUG TAPES WHERE HE KILLED JANET JACKSON’S THERE’S SOMETHING I GOT TO TELL YOU AND JERMAINE JACKSON’S JOINT…SO KID GOD BLESS FOR EVER LASTING EFFECT YOU ON ME ..BECAUSE …TODAY THIS OL BANG BANG SHOOT EM UP SHIT IS …A HEADACHE….
MAN!!! I wish I can get some of those tapes again.
10-09 was HOT!We had more.There was another Kid Capri that was just as high a calibre as 10-09.I can’t remember but it was 11 something.
How can I get those again?
back in the day I had 3-4 Kid Capri’s and every one of them was stolen or lost(by the person I loan it to).
I’ve been looking everywhere for them,but had no success.My friends are gonna flip when I tell them about this.
The best I heard from Kid Capri was the mix of Big Daddy Kane and the BIZ(markie).
I would like a copy of 10-09,what do I need to do?
I’m planning on recording the whole tape into mp3 soon. I’ll let you know when it happens.
Props for those mp3’s.. I have that KID CAPRI-50 BEATS mix tape.. I’d like to exchange it for Kid Capri-10/09/89 mixtape, or any throwback Doo Wop, Tony Touch, Ron G, Brucie Bee,etc, mix tapes.. I also have 95 Live 1 & 2, and other throwback mixtapes to exchange as well.. HOLLA!!!!
p.s. Anyone know what year CAPRI-52 BEATS mix tape come out…?
Yo,God!! Good lookin´for your inspiriational styles and techniques. You took mix tapes to a whole different level and that has spawned me to get busy with my unorthodox flava of blends. I have yet to be blessed with your presence, and I hope that we can work that out in the near future so I can learn something from the master!! I´m also lookin´for that jump-off back in ´88-´89 where Bink Buddah and his affiliates killed this tape with a crazy freestyle intro. Somebody holla at the God and let me know where I can cop that, ya´heard? D.J Ren-One B.X.N.Y.C
Wow – I always knew that track (Scratch the Piece) on the Westwood show as Cool V’s – Tribute to scratching Part 2. That brings back some serious memories! Can anyone please re-upload this track it would really make my musical decade as it reminds me of the best days of hip hop when I used to listen to the Capital Rap Show…..Thanks in Advance
search piratebay for:
OLD SKOOL 1991 – KISS 100 & CAPITAL RAP SHOW EXCLUSIVES
…some more exclusives in there as well.
Please re-up that Cool V joint. The only DJ’s I ever heard play this was Marley Marl, Kid Capri and Mr. Cee. That record is a holy grail. The Marvin Gaye version is probably crazy. I’m a big fan of your work.
Thanks
Will make sure u get that Beloved..Appreciate u✊🏾”ME BINK BUDDAH NEVER GUVE INFO” Classic 1st Mc..on a late 80’s..MIX TAPE!!!