GROOVE MERCHANTZ compilation (Vol. 1+2)

[claaa7]

i made these two volumes recently, and thought i'd share with y'all who don't check The Lost Tapes, since they really came out banging.. i love the Groove Merchantz as a unit, and Godfather Don and V.I.C. as solo producers so check this out if you havent.

GROOVE MERCHANTZ - "DOUBLE GROOVES VOL. 1"

01. Bas Blasta - "Dangerous" [Groove Merchantz]
02. House Of Pain - "On Point" [Groove Merchantz Remix]
03. Kurious - "Mansion & A Yacht" [Groove Merchantz]
04. Jemini - "Funk Soul Sensation" [Godfather Don Remix]
05. Scaramanga - "Group War 2000" [Godfather Don]
06. Artifacts - "The Interview" [V.I.C.]
07. DJ Honda Ft. Cuban Link, AL, JuJu & Missin' Linx - "On The Mic" [V.I.C.]
08. MC Lyte - "Ruffneck" [Beatnuts Remix by V.I.C. & JuJu]
09. Godfather Don - "Properties Of Steel"
10. Rawcotiks - "Live That I Live" [V.I.C.]
11. Raw Breed - ""Rabbit Stew" [Godfather's Flame Boiled Mix]
12. Ultramagnetic MC's - "Raise It Up" [Godfather Don]
13- Brick City Kids - "Brick City Kids" [V.I.C.]
14. Missin' Linx - "Missin' In Action" [V.I.C.]
15. Godfather Don - "Burn"
16. Kurious - "Spell It With A J (Jorge)" [V.I.C.]
17. Godfather Don Ft. Sir Menelik- "No Competition"

http://www.sendspace.com/file/s6hx5g

GROOVE MERCHANTZ - "DOUBLE GROOVES VOL. 2"

01. Nas - "One Love" (Ft. Sadat X) [Groove Merchantz Remix]
02. Bas Blasta - "The Rhythm" (Ft. Lord Finesse, Fat Joe & JuJu) [Groove Merchantz]
03. Rawcotiks - "Real Heads" [Groove Merchantz]
04. Big Punisher/Terror Squad - "Brave in the Heart" [V.I.C.]
05. Artifacts - "That's Them" [V.I.C.]
06. Cenobites - "I Was Forgotten" [Godfather Don]
07. Casual - "Same O.G." [V.I.C.]
08. Royal Flush - "It's Royal Flush" [Godfather Don]
09. Ultramagnetic MC's - "Saga Of The Dandy, The Devil & Day" [Godfather Don Remix]
10. Brick City Kids - "Brick City Kids" [V.I.C.]
11. DJ Clue Ft. Mobb Deep & Noyd - "The Professional" [V.I.C.]
12. Infamous Mobb Ft. Prodigy & Noyd - "Killa Queens" [V.I.C.]
13. Screwball Ft. Prodigy & Godfather Don - "The Heat is On Remix" [G.D.]
14. Non Phixion Ft. Hostyle - "Don't Get Beside Yourself" [V.I.C.]
15. Godfather Don - "Memories"
16. Stretch & Bobbito Ft. Black Thought, Absolute, Common & P. Monch - "Live From the Stretch & Bobbito Show" [V.I.C.]

http://www.sendspace.com/file/l5yo8c

[Stieflkater]

WORD GODFATHER DUN...haha

[claaa7]

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[Stieflkater]

he did a lot of Screwball shit and he rhymes better than most DUNS...

[vaporized2]

excellent, thanks

[Philaflava]

soooo sooo good.

[ZiekeFons]

Thanks!!

[claaa7]

glad you're enjoying this!! it's a real shame they never produed more under the Groove Merchantz name (as in together) - the Kurious joint, Bas Blasta shit and the "One Love" remix especially is just amazing. i wonder if any of the other songs on that Bas Blasta promo cassette was by them?

something interesting about V.I.C. is that he did a lot of production credited as The Beatnuts, he was in that group for a while but funny enough i pretty much never, ever heard JuJu or LES talk about his part in interviews. i recently found an interview with Fashion (Al' Tariq) where he said he was still cool with Psycho Les but that he never, ever, will work with JuJu again.

one track in particular that V.I.C. did under The Beatnuts name that he should have gotten a bit more credit for imo is the amazing Fat Joe / NORE joint "Misery Needs Company". the album booklet gives credit to "The Beatnuts & Ghetto Pro's" but if you read the writing credits you realize that V. Padilla is the only credited producer so it probably should read "Produced by The Mighty V.I.C. of Beatnuts & Ghetto Pros".

[vaporized2]

interview with T-Ray here where he talks about working with VIC

http://www.unkut.com/2007/08/t-ray-the- ... ew-part-3/

starts about half way down after the line 'he's dope' in bold...entertaining read

[william g.]

Nice!!!!

[Verge]

downloading part 2 right now, good shit, always been a fan of these guys separately and together. Anyone have a high quality rip of this Vic beats record on Opposition Records? If not, once I get a new computer I'll rip it, there's at least one beat on there that's fkn phenomenal:

[dirt_dog]

downloading part 2 right now, good shit, always been a fan of these guys separately and together. Anyone have a high quality rip of this Vic beats record on Opposition Records? If not, once I get a new computer I'll rip it, there's at least one beat on there that's fkn phenomenal:

I know I've got those 3 records on the left (VIC, Invisible and Psycho), they've been on my list to record forever.

[claaa7]

i noticed i made a mistake on Vol. 2 - i included Brick City Kid's self-titled A-side from their 12" on both volumes... i was supposed to include the B-side "What What" on Volume 2 (both produced by VIC & JuJu).. here it is tagged properly, so you can just change tracks in the folder and it will play properly on your iPods, phone or whatever you're using!

http://www77.zippyshare.com/v//file.html

[Versive]

Noticed that too but wasn't going to say anything because this comp is siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick. Really nice work. Thanks!

[dirt_dog]

i noticed i made a mistake on Vol. 2 - i included Brick City Kid's self-titled A-side from their 12" on both volumes... i was supposed to include the B-side "What What" on Volume 2 (both produced by VIC & JuJu).. here it is tagged properly, so you can just change tracks in the folder and it will play properly on your iPods, phone or whatever you're using!

http://www77.zippyshare.com/v//file.html

Can you fix your link when you get a second? Seems to go nowhere.

[claaa7]

Dirt_Dog: Sorry i haven't been on Philaflava for a while, i don't know what happened to the links when i posted them here but they are still on my blog... here u go and again sorry about the wait:

http://claaa7.blogspot.com/2014/03/comp ... s-vol.html
(DOUBLE GROOVES VOL. 1)

http://claaa7.blogspot.com/2014/04/comp ... ooves.html
(DOUBLE GROOVES VOL. 2)


don't forget to unclick the box on Sendspace that says "download with Sendspace's manager" or something like that before pressing download.