I'm looking for the West Coast Vibes compilations that were on here years ago. Anyone?

I'm looking for the West Coast Vibes compilations that were available on the TROY blog years ago. All the old original posts I can find contain dead Megaupload links. I would also love to have all the rest of those regional compilations, like the Southern Series, East Coast Flavas, Midwest, etc...An...

DA' RAGE a.k.a. SOULSON - Baddass (615 Remix) produced by SOULMAN
DA' RAGE a.k.a. SOULSON - Baddass (Q Remix) produced by SOULMAN
DA' RAGE a.k.a. SOULSON - Mardi Gras Freestyle

I need to hear these ol' joints from my man Phil Stroman - all links I've found are dead. Someone hook me up!

anyway, just to clarify for people, I'm talking actual debuts here. Whether or not it was their first 'big track' or the one that got them noticed contradicts the point of the thread - its about the rappers that killed it on their first opportunity. Word, I can dig that - shit can just get kinda st...

Versive wrote:Big Pun on Off the Books

Say word! He annihilated that track...that was one of those verses you wanted to memorize right away so you could rap along with it

DMX had been around for a while before he was one that LL track though. True. Obviously wasn't his first verse ever sprayed - but, on a "mass appeal" level, nobody knew who he was until that track. I dig those early joints on Nick Wiz's 'Cellar Sounds', those were cool to hear - I feel like "4,3,2,...

Most that came to my mind have already been mentioned, but I thought of a good more New-Jack-ish one: Canibus & DMX: LL Cool J - "4,3,2,1 (Remix)" That was the first time a lot of us heard Canibus or DMX. They both killed it and both really intrigued me. Too bad neither of them ever fully lived up t...

Showbiz & A.G. - Silence Of The Lambs (Remix) Showbiz & A.G. - Next Level (Nyte Time Mix) Lord Finesse feat. Big L - Yes You May (Remix) Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun - Headz Ain't Ready (Beatminerz Remix) Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar (Domino's Player Remix) Fu-Schnickens - True Fuschnik (Shaheed's Fix...

good lookin', peoples.

peace and blessings

I'll share one of my good ones...

A priceless shot of Gravediggaz in the studio circa '93 via Prince Paul's Facebook page:

Where's all the ill pics at? I know y'all are up on some ish. Google image ain't crackin'....lemme kno...

Jungle Brothers - 'Done By The Forces of Nature' Gangstarr - 'Step In The Arena' & 'Daily Operation' LL Cool J - 'Walking With A Panther' & 'Mama Said..." a lot of late 80's-early 90's joints are hella quiet and thin-sounding and could greatly benefit from a nice Re-Mastering job. Boost the levels -...

No one knows???? AAAARRRGGGHH.... must be some unreleased ish - I need that beat in my life!!!!

Some of these are no-brainers (Tribe, De La, Main Source, Ice Cube) My personal favorite is 'A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' - I have the most memories attached to that one, and Black Sheep never did anything close to that level of genius ever again. Good call on 'Future Without A Past' as well - that o...

Jayou Ayen wrote: Efil4zaggin is fucking garbage.

Really? In what way, my man? Please elaborate.

Headquarters (Gangstarr Foundation)

In "Beat Diggin" documentary:

what is the song Diamond D plays at 19:36? That shit is fire!

Anyone? Damn that beat is crazy..

the ones that just give you chills every time you hear them? I know - there's lots of 'em... here's 10 of mine: 1. Nas - "Halftime" (Large Professor) 2. GZA - "Shadowboxin'" (RZA) 3. Black Moon - "Slave" (Da Beatminerz) 4. Souls Of Mischief - "Make Your Mind Up" (Del) 5. Ras Kass - "Soul On Ice [Rem...

Company Flow - "Population Control" or "Lune TNS", whatever the fuck that song is actually called....the one where Big Jus shouts out all the graffiti writers......

he says "straight up" about 2:53 in

Ghetto Dwellas - "Who's The Dirtiest" (Party Arty says it a couple times during the intro: "Straight up, dirty dirty niggas", "straight like that")

Mykill Miers ft. AG, Ghetto Dwellas - "Straight Dirt"

Lil' Dap - "Straight BK" (off of the 'Alchemist Cutting Room Floor 2' compilation)

Word! Thanks Jaz.

P.S. if anybody's sitting on a stash of Buckwild instrumentals

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Jeru's "D'Original" immediately came to mind - piano is so dissonant and crazy

also

Gangstarr - "Alongwaytogo" - so intense especially in headphones

Group Home - "Tha Realness" - flipped the Bob James "Night On Bald Mountain" intro, shit is straight evil

Word! Everyone else needs to swallow their pride, open up their vaults, and release albums like this!

Damn....."Head Over Wheels" is my fuckin shit - that's all I really know about this cat.......makes me wonder what was going through his head right before he actually decided to go to the precinct and confess

just downloaded it yesterday - haven't listened to the whole junt from start to finish yet, but just from skimming through it sounds pretty good at a quick glance....some of the beats sound NICE

Agree with you he's a slept on producer, no doubt, but so is 4th disciple. Oh, no question bro. Even the Master himself would be quick to tell you 4th is NICE with his shit. Yeah, that first Killarmy has some joints that are just fuckin ridiculous. Like I said though, something about True Master's ...

http://www.wu-international.com/images/Artists/True%20MasterWu3.jpg True Master (government name Derek Harris) always stood out from the rest of the Wu-Tang production team to my ears. Surpassed perhaps only by the RZA at his peak, this god reigns supreme over nearly everyone in the Wu beatmaking c...

Keith Murray - Enigma Ordered it from B.M.G. (remember that shit?) around '97 - was really disappointed when I got it, mainly because the beats seemed too polished compared to the grimey underground funk prevalent on "Most Beautifullest..." - apart from a couple tracks like "Hot To Def" and "Yeah" I...

Outkast - "Player's Ball".....classic holiday joint! I can't think of any NYE-specific joints.... how about Def Squad's "Countdown"? some other buckwild mackadocious drink-sippin' shit: AZ - "Sugar Hill" Redman - "Tonight's Da Night" Beatnuts - "Lick The Pussy" Foxy Brown Feat. Blackstreet - "Get Me...