I remember the Vinyl Reanimators remix of Fast Life being the 1st or 2nd record I ever bought at Fat Beats. That was back when they were in the East Village small basement spot where Bobbito's Footwork used to be. https://soundcloud.com/cratesorjr-blogspot-com/kool-g-rap-ft-b-1-mf-grimm Shit ain't n...

He definitely sounds up there in terms of skill within the history of the few good Polo boostin MCs in Hip Hop. This is my first time hearing of him. Here's a Lo Life history podcast by one of the gang members, he's got a lot of cool stories and interviews: https://www.spreaker.com/show/shillz-da-re...

I would give it a 3.5 or 4 mics. Yes I agree on both points of the highs & skits. I never played Equinox nearly as much as Extinction Agenda or their debut and couldn't put my finger on why til now. I realize now it's the skits that kinda slow down the momentum of the album. Nevertheless I'm quick t...

Here's the sequel to my 2009 compilation "Turn Up The Fuckin Bass: A Tribute To The Comedy Of WKCR" https://files.fm/f/mzq77huu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Bobbito sings about ball fondling and then tells a crazy story about getting stuck in the middle of the gay parade. Sear gets...

I've never liked Oh Boy....kind of surprised by it running away with this. Same here though know that I look back I can appreciate it more know than I did then. I remember I was living right in the middle of Dipset mania but was rebelling against the mainstream and reaching for the more underground...

Here's a remix of Dilla's Ruff Draft EP that I think deserves more shine: https://www.youtube.com/user/SnakeEyesBklyn/search?query=dilla" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Some dope Jay-Z remixes by DJ 201, my favorite is Feelin It: http://www.datpiff.com/Jay-Z-Reloaded-mixtape.489802.ht...

https://soundcloud.com/shelltoes/05-problemz-shelltoes-remix

I dig this version more than the original depending on what mood I'm in. This one makes my head want to nod more but the og Buckwild version has a more laid-back feel.

Nice picks by everybody! Here's some recent ones I really enjoy, a mix of brand-new songs plus remixes of Golden Era classics 72o42XmwuRE Diamond District - Who I Be (Marco Polo Remix) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=317bCRxtDro" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 2Pac - So Many Tears (Da...

Nice tribute to how you feel about The R's cultural impact! Yes Paid In Full is something else, it seemed like a song from that LP was a must-have in the mix of every top DJ I listened to in my teens. I didn't get the album til about '94 which I found on vinyl in the basement of my building that som...

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QZJjPsID8c4/WVxLtJXBPhI/AAAAAAAAWlU/HxwHXHTQ6awR4PhSpBpQekICOx8HGMoggCKgBGAs/s1600/0E1C3059-DAAF-4BA7-BD1F-CC9A4486DC06-1320-00000244909F405A.jpeg Here's a test press of Stezo's debut album up for auction at eBay ==> http://ebay.to/2unG4vy" onclick="window.open(this.href)...

NdlVskVl_g8 Hey Luv mighta got the most spins but I believe THIS is their most "commercial-sounding" track. When I first hear Got It Twisted I remember I was standing in Rock & Soul record store NYC, I thought it was different but it sounded hot to me and still authentic to the Mobb sound. When I h...

I always felt this is one of the dopest samples since I heard the song Pursesnatchaz Pt II by Onyx feat. Smoothe & Trigger back in the mid-90's.

Interesting read. Wondered where Magneto was these days. It's more than likely a white guy who is obsessed with black on black crime (which the internet is filled with). In the spirit of this thread topic, I'll mention everything I know about Magneto. He is currently a moderator on thecoli.com, now...

That's a heavy read! Especially so when I think back to what life like in NYC was for me during those years. It's crazy to discover who the key figures are who were influencing teens around me in school & my neighborhood to be selling drugs, dealing with guns etc from all the new videos, article & ...

That's a heavy read! Especially so when I think back to what life like in NYC was for me during those years. It's crazy to discover who the key figures are who were influencing teens around me in school & my neighborhood to be selling drugs, dealing with guns etc from all the new videos, article & p...

Yeah plenty of cool stories behind this classic film. The behind-the-scenes set pics are cool too! As a visual artist since childhood this is one film that captivated my imagination, first watched it at my aunt's house on VHS when it came out in the 80's. I had no idea Van Damme was in this film til...

TnPvAVDGNvk Discovered Darkshadez through a Soundcloud search of Pun remixes, he's done a number of them & they all bang! I can picture rollin through my hood of Harlem/Washington Heights up to The Bronx on this one for it's nice Latin/Hip Hop vibe. https://soundcloud.com/tone-jonez/jesus-wept-2-no...

Here's some of my collection: https://www.audiomack.com/album/collectors-item/a-history-of-mobb-deep-on-nyc-radio-by-cratesofjr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I'm looking for Hav & P's appearance on WNYU Martin Moore & Mayhem's show just before The Infamous dropped, hopefully somebod...

I'd been slowly putting together a comp of P's freestyles recently. Was looking for more but there's 10 so far so seemed like enough to warrant posting. Some of these were linked to in my post on the previous page https://www.mediafire.com/?73qsqy0gp4lyvxt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fa...

Somebody put that scratch hook comp together in TROY! My favorite, Preemo with the golden touch:

We really need to compile versions of all of the songs that were included on the J love Mobb misses mixtapes without the J love voice overs Yea, I hope those get some sort of official release. The WHOLE songs without J's drops. #RipProdigy Also, a compilation of scratch hooks using Prodigy's voice....

I remember playing 93 Til much more than Labcabin. One of the factors that made it more of a go-to for me aside from the music was the other elements surrounding the album: their KCR freestyles, that breakthrough period of Hiero as a whole, the b-sides, that time of Hip Hop in general. Those were so...

I think this is as raw-sounding as Com has got since BE: sampled beat & scratch hook, aggressive rhyming with Nas, no singing. I guess that's what Resurrection fans may have been looking for more of? I hope you enjoy SYM.

Yeah I thought BE was pretty good but haven't listened to it in a few years. I find a lot of Common's post BE-material to be good, although no longer Resurrection 90's-sounding it displays nice growth both musically and in the message of a socially-conscious MC. I've got a very diverse appreciation ...

u173xztBcnc One time for ya muthafuckin mind.. I remember my cousin putting me on to this Beatnuts/Rasclaz collabo while driving me through Harlem in 2000. Along with those albums you listed it was like a breath of fresh air in the midst of mass materialism and the jiggy era. I remember liking a lo...

Listening now. Cool chat with the guy who's known for dropping the f-bomb every other sentence lol, Apathy is one of my favorite MCs out right now. I could tell it would be a good interview already. Here's that Humanwreck project he mentioned, I don't think it's a fake Redman, the track listing says...

Yes, that MARS posse cut was nice. Video filmed in my hood up near the George Washington Bridge! kqv7Y2EqRS8 Another Marco Polo banger Cool remix of Nas's If I Ruled The World by serial remixer Amerigo Gazaway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_owFehmgyI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;...

Remix of Main Source's He Got So Much Soul with new drums and baseline, the producer made it sound like a demo version from the 90's

https://soundcloud.com/omas-1/main-source-he-got-so-much

There are a few different Large Pro-produced versions of the song, I remember he was on the Halftime Show and played ones that never came out previously. I blogged about it with the interview and LP playing each version back in 2015: http://cratesofjr.blogspot.com/2015/05/it-aint-hard-to-tell-demos....