I had the good fortune of connecting with Paradise The Architect from X-Clan on the phone last week for an interview, which gave me cause to revisit the Blackwatch discography, since he was heavily involved of producing everything under the banner until Brother J started Dark Sun Riders in the mid 90’s. For extra good times, try and play a drinking game where you have to go a shot every time you hear the word ‘sissy’ or any variation thereof.
Download: A Salute To The Blackwatch Movement [Zippyshare Records and Tapes] [re-upped]
Track listing:
01 ‘A.D.A.M.’ [Flavored Mix] – X-Clan
02 ‘Slipping Into Darkness’ – Queen Mother Rage
03 ‘Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It’ [Epitome Mix] – X-Clan
04 ‘Jewels of Evol’ – Dark Sun Riders
05 ‘Funkin’ Lesson’ [Part II] – X-Clan
06 ‘Three The Hard Way’ – Unique and Dashan
07 ‘Great Pimpstress’ – Isis
08 ‘In The Ways Of The Scale’ – X-Clan
09 ‘Emphasis On A Sister’ – Queen Mother Rage
10 ‘The Eclipse Begins’ – Dark Sun Riders
11 ‘They Don’t Know Jack’ – Professor X feat. Brother J
12 ‘Dark Sun Riders’ [Ultra Jazz Remix] – Dark Sun Riders
13 ‘Verbal Papp’ – X-Clan
14 ‘The Sleeper Has Awakened’ – Professor X feat. Queen Mother Rage
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Sisssssiiiiiieessssssssss!!!
Professor X made these records unitentionally hilarious
The greatest platter since the last supper. Salute! Robbie.
Definitely looking forward to this interview. The 25th anniversary of “To The East, Blackwards” came and went last month without any online attention which is weird because the internet loves to celebrate album birthdays.
@hotbox I didn’t know about the anniversary. It should’ve been recognized.
In the spirit of uplifting and angry negro music, can we get some YZ on here? Been bumping The Ghetto’s Been Good To Me all week.
‘Acid Rain’ went hard on that YZ album.
FTP and Fire & Earth always been my favorites since the house party days and high school dances…
Damn imagine playing something like that at a HS function nowadays lol..
A YZ interview would be dope…
My boy Dreb MPH did the artwork for the So Far single I believe…
@Robbie & 357NYC
The entire album is great, some early Mark Sparks work and hilariously The Trackmasters first records. People rave about Kendrick Lamar being jesus, but it’s a shame this dude laid the blueprint to his style. The flow and subject matter were probably for developed than where Kendrick is today. Don’t believe me? Just listen to Return of the Holy One.
Can we get an interview?
YZ, shit! There’s a blast from the past! I used to love that ‘Taggin’ It Up’ tune.
Yes ‘the ghetto. .’ Album by yz was dope an interview would be good. I’d be curious to know what he’s up to these days.
Dead love to me was an ill track would be cool to hear more about the back story of those tracks.
Just dug the cd out of my collection to revisit it in the car tomorrow. Never clicked to me later that it was early track Masters production.
Master Plan of course is a classic too!
I fucks with YZ sense Im In Control of Things….BUT SAYING KENDRICK GOT HIS STYLE FROM HIM is REACHING WAAAAAAAAY up… YZ was dope but but i don’t know about that shit…And Yo can we get a Tony Dee feature??? Cats act like he dident put in Major work on the BEATS…
Brother J is SOOOO SLEPT on…one of the best to ever do it Period!!! BLACKWATCH 4 LIFE ZOOOOOOM SISSSYYYYYYYYYYYYS!!!!!!
RIP Tony D.. Check the Elevation
Trackmasters definitely put in down before they sold the fuck out. Lots of classics under their belt.
Second Red Hot Lover album is a favorite of mine
^Dialtone
Robbie did a Tony D feature 6 years ago here —> http://www.unkut.com/2009/04/a-salute-to-tony-d/
Salute even tho u only used one of my songs it’s good to be acknowledged, I was the first messenger
Hi, can I ask for a reup please ?
@Soundy: Done.
I need a re-up on this one if poss! Thanks