also while we're on the topic, does anybody happen to have the original Dr. Butcher version of "Soul Survivor", apparantly it was floating around qite a bit on mixtapes and such but never officially released. the one tape that I know include it is "Summer Two" by DJ Doo Wop, released in 1993... if a...

Since the first time I Heard LL Cool J's 1993 follow-up to "Mama Said" i was knocked out and to me it has stood the test of time.. i was very suprised when i came across critics and fans who felt that "14 Shots to the Dome" was a straight up weak album. To me it's an LP that, although not at all per...

^ i liked three out of four Eminem songs, but they took some growing... "Marshal Mathers LP II" is probably Em's weakest LP yet - the rhyming is his best in years, but i can only listen to "Bezerk", "Rap God", "Bad Guy (Stan Pt. 2)", "Don't Front", and maybe a few others. true that, Saul Williams fi...

unheard: glad you like it!! i guess you're talking about Rubin's only solo (as far as I know), "Dust Cloud", from 1985... i really wanted to include it on the comp but couldn't find it so that would be very appreciated if you could hook me up... what other Rubin joints you have that wasn't on here f...

I've Always been a huge fan of Rick Rubin, mostly based on his work on LL Cool J's "Radio", and the debuts of The Beasties and of course "Raising Hell" by Run DMC.. As you all know he faded away much from the hip-hop scene since so although it might not be the best artists of all time - i'm real gla...

thanks man, this is dope!

unheard78: if you ever get a hold of that "Pizza Man" tape, please hook me up with a copy, i've been fiending to hear it for a long time... in Jordan Ferguson's book he was talking about a version of "Stop" that went through several changes before the album version - that's one of my favorite DILLA ...

no doubt the best album of the year so far and there's been quite some hot music released this year for sure!
every single track is flawless, Mega and Large Pro got an intense chemistry to say the least... 5/5

http://www.mediafire.com/download/75ff8 ... _ep%5D.rar OC and Pete Rock this is dope, but it's not all Pete Rock remixes, it's also mixes of "Starchild" by Slopfunkdust and IllMind.. i put together this, you can read a lot more about it here, including tracklist http://claaa7.blogspot.com/2011/03/l...

so what did y'all think of the interview?
i especially dug the ancedotes of working on Tribe's early material and of course The Soulquarian's stuff

thank you my man!

http://okp-cdn.okayplayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bob-power-rbma-fireside-chat-main.jpg "Bob Power is a man whose touch can be found on some of the most important recordings of the 20th and 21st centuries. The mythical sound engineer has worked with everyone from the first hip-hop band (aka ...

this looks iLL too:

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good stuff, thanks... something i found really interesting is that both Dino Brave and Roc Marciano said that the UN album was supposed to sound like "Strenght & Honor" as i found "U N Or U Out" a much more cohessive project... "UN House" and a few others are most likely outtakes from that LP. btw, ...

yeah i believe Dilla used the SP1200 a lot on the earleir Slum Village stuff like "Fantastic 1" and "2", The Pharcyde, early Ummah, "Stakes is High", etc, etc, stuff. i wouldn't shell out this much money on such a project, i think it's a bit of a shame for artists overcharging... especially thinking...

4th D. wanted it down, but i guess i can do a special re-up for y'all tonight, hold on...

BTW, anyone have or know anything about this release - called "Notorious BIG" and supposedly released in 1994 on cassette via Uptown (supposedly as a promo for 'RTD'). never heard about it before. "Hot Butter Soul" could likely be "Warning" bc of the Isaac Hayes sample: http://www.discogs.com/Notori...

Andyman: It IS appreciated - THANK YOU!! been blasting this shit for a while now! Wicked: you could always burn this mix onto a CD-R and play that instead Wicked... i didn't even know that they pressed up CD's of this back in 2008, where did you cop it from? MadStatik: there's a few, i don't remembe...

^ thanks!

^ peace guys! i agree that Shabazz The Disciple's "Death Be The Penalty" is one of the illest 4th beats ever, same with "Soldiers Of Darkness" and "5 Arch Angels". i'm probably saving them for part 2 though.... did you know that there's an unreleased version of an old Sunz Of Man (Killah Priest and ...

https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000045118737-rc5mt8-t500x500.jpg?2aaad5e Remember DJ Semi who in 2008 collected all the demo versions and original versions from BIG's "Ready to Die" album (a long with some early bonus tracks)? apparantly a year ago he uploaded a new mixdown of the entire tape that s...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iPuRWpI7YBY/U6nzhpO_9OI/AAAAAAAAOnE/a5iXMKYNpj4/s1600/00-cover.jpg 01. 4th Disciple - "4Give Me: Intro" 02. One Man - "Black Sheep" 03. KGB - "Bless Ya Life: Grim Mix" 04. 9th Prince Ft. Killarmy, Ruthless Bastards & TMF - "Generation Next" 05. Killa Sin - "Feel It: Interl...

saw this over at EgoTrip but haven't had a chance to listen yet, but of course this is a must hear... good looking on the post and peace to Wicked too for reminding me of that ill J. Period tape

i'm really low on cash right now so there's no chance that i could buy the vinyl right now but i'm very thankful you offered a HQ download for a relatively cheap price Verge... i download a lot for free, i'm not gonna front, but a lot of shit like this being ripped when an official HQ download is av...

^^ haha WOW didn't see that price there... no fucking way, but you can bet i'm gonna download it. i always buy Dilla's records, and even most of the posthumous stuff uptil now but this one is a straight download if they are charging that price. that's fucking exploiting to the max!!! what i am reall...

it doesn't say in the Rolling Stones article that broke the news, but i believe i read elsewhere that the majority of these are early Jay Dee beats, like the '95-'99 period, SV, Ummah type of shit you know... which is cool, because unlike the batches that made up the majority of "Jay Stay Paid" the ...

http://cdn.nahright.com/news/m.php/2014/06/dilla-filth.jpg Jay Dee is by far one of my all time favorite producers (probably top three), but his posthumous catalouge has been very uneven. I loved "Jay Stay Paid" which had some fantastic music on it, and DJ Pete Rock did a great job with it, i don't...

PopsUK: Yeah it's all instrumentals! I've have a real low economy at the moment, but hopefully i'm up for a job soon and i just sent in the swedish equivallent of welfare, so hopefully i will be able to buy the 3 vinyl sets collectors bundle along with the DITC remix LP... just hope they have it for...

many thanks for these!!

https://i1.sndcdn.com/artworks-000083042356-inqhem-t500x500.jpg?30a2558 Slice-Of-Spice and Lord Finesse is at it again, this time with an absolutely incredible three set of records containing no less than 25 instrumentals produced by The Funkyman during the mid-'90s. Most of them are previously unr...