Hip Hop Connection magazine, August ’90, proving once again why it was Rap’s Greatest Magazine via the Hall of Fame column with reader’s pics of them mugging with rappers.
Author: Robbie Ettelson
Gang Starr – So What [1986 Demo]
Listening to the 2LP reissue of No More Mr Nice Guy from last year, I noticed that one of the bonus cuts was the dub version of ‘So What’, which I’ve never heard of (there’s also the unheard ‘Return of the Bass’ mix of the title track, which sounds better than the normal one just…
Mobb Deep Bootleg Mix
Going to try and knock these one-take vinyl mixes out once a week, since this is the closest I think I’ll ever get to podcasting or whatever you want to call it. Here’s an hour of unauthorised Mobb remixes, white labels and guest appearances with rapper dudes who wanted some of that magic thun dust…
Download: Showbiz featuring AG – Goodfellas [cassette advance version]
Update: I lost the first version of this so here’s a new comp, plus a bonus quote from AG: ‘I definitely didn’t like Showbiz featuring AG, that little tape that they put out. I don’t know what PayDay was doing at the time, but it’s all good. We gotta lotta songs like ‘Ain’t No Fun’…
Large Professor – That Bullshit [demo version]
This isn’t all that different from the mix we heard on the official release in 2009, but the ‘down the dial’ radio intro and amusing ad-libs on the fade-out make it the better option for all the ‘funk bitches’ out there.
Why hasn’t the first Tribe Called Quest demo tape ever hit the internetS?
So I picked-up the 2015 edition 2LP of Peoples Instinctive Travels And The Paths of Rhythm, mainly in the hope of getting a nice loud version of ‘Footprints’. This was a dummy move, as it turns out it actually sounds worse than my single vinyl version. Blame not-so-great modern re-mastering, maybe? At least I finally…
Harry Allen’s 12 All-Time Favourite Underacknowledged Hip-Hop Cuts
A salute to a classic rap chart. Illustration by Aeon Hand. Download: Harry Allen’s 12 All-Time Favourite Underacknowledged Hip-Hop Cuts
J-Love Is Still A Vintage Weapons Fan
One of the highlights of old J-Love CD’s was when he would flaunt his extensive collection of weapons – both medieval and modern. Pictured on the inner sleeves of these two albums we see a variety of maces, flails, clubs and axes. Were these close-combat instruments passed down through generations or is there a spot…
Nas remixes and bootlegs radio mix
White labels rule the world. Download: Nas remixes and bootlegs radio mix
Only 48 Hours Left To Order The Past The Margin Book!
I’ll be withdrawing remaining stock of the book from sale in 48 hours to reserve them for a new bundle pack. If you want to buy this hardcover edition by itself, now’s your last chance! If you’ve already bought the book, the bundle pack (t-shirt, CD and 7″) will be available without the book as…
Ice-T – Drama [Hi-Tech Mix]
Despite his numerous sins against breakbeat albums, even a broken clock is right twice a day and on this particular day Simon Harris aka Mr. Music of Life made a nice little remix for L.A. bloke Ice-T. It’s typical of the British production style of the era, where it apparently mandatory to add sirens and…
Das-EFX – What More Can I Say
Picked this up today on one of those dodgy bootlegs where the song was labeled as ‘EFX’ (Hip Hop Remix). From what I can gather from this perfect encapsulation of Rap Blog comment sections circa 2009, this may have been recorded in 1993 or 1994. To my ears it sounds more like something that would…