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Kotep - here's the Emcee Mechanism post from page one:
Roy Johnson wrote:Emcee Mechanism (August 1991)

Come On & Go Off Verse w/ The Tuff Crew
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Northside Posse w/ The Tuff Crew
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Meltdown w/ The Tuff Crew
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Mind Over Matter Remix w/ The Tuff Crew
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Mech OG w/ The Tuff Crew
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Emcee Mechanism Folder
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmf4niv0jwj

Not only is this guy dope as fuck, but he also had one of the best production crews of all time laying down beats for him.
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Thun wrote:Gonna merge these threads btw...
Good shit man! Had I known there was already this thread, I would have just posted in here to begin with.

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Hip_Hop_Head_SF wrote:I'm currently going through all of my old Source Magazines to put together a list of all the artists/groups who appeared in the Unsigned Hype colum. Has this been done already???

Here's what I've got so far from going through 1 stack... I'll edit this post later with the complete list. Should I also mention who was on the cover for each issue?


Summer 1990 - Soul Kings (MC Nicky Dee & DJ Johnny M) from Piscataway, New Jersey
September 1990 - ג€œUnfortunately we didnג€™t get anything good enough to make it into this monthג€™s issueג€¦ג€

February 1991 - All In All (J-Sum & Mellow D.) from Los Angeles, CA
March/April 1991 - Top Quality

March 1992 - The Notorious B-I-G & The Hitman 50 Grand from Brooklyn, NY
April 1992 - The B.R.A.T. Crew (Mike Mellow, Ken-Do, The Rebel & Divine Smooth) from Long Island, NY

December 1993 - None

February 1994 - None
March 1994 - None
May 1994 - None
June 1994 - Funky Jilz from Staten Island, NY
July 1994 - None
August 1994 - Mad Skillz from Richmond, VA
October 1994 - None
December 1994 - Da GD'z aka Da Ghetto Dwellaz (Dig Doug & Dolemite) from The Bronx, NY

January 1995 - 1994 Year In Review Issue
February 1995 - Mr. Complex from Jamaica Queens, NY
March 1995 - The Al Brothers (Al Step & Al Cap) from Harlem, NY
April 1995 - Poet Starved Bandit (P.S.B.) from Ontario, Canada
August 1995 - Next Episode (J-Blass & JBL) from Harlem, NY
September 1995 - Systahood (Kandi Kane & D.J. Twista) from East Orange, NJ
October 1995 - Capone & Noriega from Queens, NY

December 1996 - The Last Emperor from Philadelphia, PA

February 1997 - Smash Task (Dirty Dirt, Dollar Bill & Pookie Cappuccino) from Washington DC
March 1997 - Rawcotiks (Jeff Valentino & Butta Lee) from Washington Heights, NY
July 1997 - Perverted Dialect (Waynmega, Sick Ass Shaun & DJ Skills) from New Jersey
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I guess this belongs here (originally in Track ID thread):
Digital Stimulation wrote:The 3rd demo track is from a crew called "Absent Minded" and the name of the joint is "Mindless Perspectives". They were in Unsigned Hype back in the April '96 issue (Ice-T cover). They even quote the first verse in the story. Straight out of the unlikely mecca of Rochester, NY (shout to my fam there LOL). The crazy thing is these dudes were all like 16 at the time.
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Absent Minded- Mindless Perspectives

Thanks to Digital Stimulation for the ID.

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finally found this album

how did this go unknown?

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i never heard of this guy but kind of remember the issue....im from toronto and never ever eever heard of this dude.....

April 1995 - Poet Starved Bandit (P.S.B.) from Ontario, Canada



oh btw who was producing for Emcee Mechanism?

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kotep wrote:oh btw who was producing for Emcee Mechanism?
The Tuff Crew.

The Emcee Mechanism stuff can be found on "DJ Too Tuff's Lost Archives" and the "Back To Wreck Shop" LP.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Tuff+Crew

Also check out the links for each individual member. For instance, L.A. Kidd produced the classic Krown Rulers "Paper Chase" album.
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Moeses wrote:finally found this album

how did this go unknown?

http://www.myspace.com/thecolumbians
Nice find. Couple of bangers on their page.
Couple of wack joints, too, but so what.
Was there a link to the album there, I missed?

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[Updated on the top of page four.]

Thanks and props to Ho1o for the original folder. The updated folder now includes slightly better quality versions of: Divine Nation, DMX, Legion of D.U.M.E., Mad Skillz, Saafir, and Shadow.

And I added: Absent Minded, All in All, Biggie, Eminem (plus update), J Rock, Last Emperor, Rawcotiks, Thirstin Howl III, and The Uncanny.

Archived as (Year, Month) Name.jpg.

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Nice work man. I got a shitload of sources from 94 to 98, i'll see if i can fill any of those ? s in.

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Thanks brother. A bunch of 'em might be changed to N / A after we discover that there were none that month but right now I'm not sure.

Also not sure when the cut-off should be for us but I figured the Eminem update was a good stopping point, considering a bunch of people probably quit reading around then.

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I just took a look through a few issues and can confirm the below - pretty sure I have the issues for the other ?s too so will see if I can dig em up. I don't have a scanner, but give me a couple weeks and I should be able to borrow one from someone.

Feb 92 - No Unsigned Hype that issue
June 93 – No Unsigned Hype that issue
Oct 93 – No Unsigned Hype that issue
Jan 94 - No Unsigned Hype that issue
Jan 96 – No Unsigned Hype that issue
May 96 – Symbolic Elementz (Waco Texas)
July 96 – Characta Assassinz (North Carolina)
Oct 96 – The Oddest Tools (South Carolina)
November 96 – Agent 106 (Manhattan)
January 97 - No Unsigned Hype that issue
September 97 – Steve (Philadelphia)
November 97 – A.L. (Brooklyn)
December 97 – Mekolicious (Mt Vernon)
January 98 (100th Issue) – 2 page Unsigned Hype retrospective

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A couple more:

October 97 – Shorty Wreck (Queens)
Feb 98 - No Unsigned Hype that issue

Also, I have these issues so can provide the missing scans…

Feb 95 (MC Eiht cover)
Feb 97 (Foxy & Lil Kim cover)

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Thanks Debonair, I updated the list. Now we're down to two question marks and thirteen missing ones. And if anybody wants to add any from after March of '98 (or confirm that May '90 is the first one), feel free.

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wasn't jay-z in there once? i think co flow too. i remember seeing a picture of them in there, but not sure if it was for unsigned hype. the jay-z one might have been for like best single of the month or something like that.

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good shit Debonair.
Debonair_P wrote:September 97 – Steve
:lol:

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^ Ha, yeah I thought was funny too.

HipHopInfinity, I don't think Jay-Z was ever in Unsigned Hype - pretty sure his first couple singles were reviewed though.

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Yeah i wasn't sure. I think it was a review of his single now that you mention it. They might have mentioned that he was unsigned at the time.

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Great thread! I got few issues around 95-98 (someone already post who was there) and many around 1999-2001. This could be awesome if we can split "Unsigned Hype" and that column "Indepedent's Day" in one place

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Jan 1992 – 1991 Year In Review (no Unsigned Hype)
May 1992 – The Uncanny
Nov 1993- 50th Issue (no Unsigned Hype)
Sept 1994 – No Unsigned Hype

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I should be able to get the missing ones I mentioned scanned over the weekend... I have some issues from after March 98 too so will scan them also (figured they weren't TROY-worthy ha.)

Also, just looking at Thimk (props to Vincent Lopez) can confirm:

April 97 - Kaoz (Brooklyn)

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October 1998, Azphault [Gio, Chim and Kisha (NY)]
November 1998, Live Society [Lil Blaque', Bob Smoke, Tassama and Shahid (DC)]
March 1999, Loose (NY)
May 1999, Proof (MI)
June 1999, Raze (NY)
July 1999, 21 Gunz [A.B. and Wayne Dante (NY)]
August 1999, Kaliber (NY)
September 1999, Kawshen (PA)

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Right on everybody, updated.
Debonair_P wrote:I should be able to get the missing ones I mentioned scanned over the weekend... I have some issues from after March '98 too so will scan them also (figured they weren't T.R.O.Y. worthy, ha).
I'm thinkin' we try to meet up with the February '02 Eminem Update so anything from '98 through 2001 (and I guess including January of 2002 if there is anything) is all good.

STAM, just to be clear, are you adding what you have / know or are you saying that the other months (after March) in '98 and through '99 have no Unsigned Hype in them?

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TheBigSleep wrote: STAM, just to be clear, are you adding what you have / know or are you saying that the other months (after March) in '98 and through '99 have no Unsigned Hype in them?
Sorry if my post was illegible or somethin. For 99% percent many from 1998 to 2002 dont have Unsigned Hype. Give me few hours and im back to the board wit full information :phila:

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February 1998 - no uh
March 1998 - no uh

I dont have January, April, May, June, July, August, September, December from 98 so i cant tell ya.
I have Feb 97, July 97, March 97, April 97, June 96 and August 97 but you already post it.

October 1999 - jAM cOMPANee [Pearl and Benz]
November 1999 - L. Dionne (NYC)
December 1999 - Pressure and Araphat (NYC)

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Thanks STAM.

Here's what we had from the beginning of '98 before:

(Jan '98) Unsigned Hype Retrospective *missing*
(Feb '98) N / A
(Mar '98) Eminem

And now other than the question marks, it looks like we're into 2000 next.

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Here's a link to 12 new scans (including a couple from 98-99), can you add these to the main folder BigSleep? I have a few more up to 2002 which I'll get to eventually.

https://mega.co.nz/#!DsQy2Cpa!Qmb5_f9re ... ldeBliUUtg

Also, what you have listed for early 98 is correct BigSleep - Mar '98 (Lox cover) was the issue with Eminem.

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Gladly. Both the list and the download link have now been updated, thanks for comin' through man.

Also, while we're being completists, I wouldn't mind a scan of the part in the September 1990 issue where it says "Unfortunately we didn't get anything good enough to make it into this month's issue."

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Thanks man, I'll up some more 98 - 02 stuff next week (plus I think I missed scanning a couple of missing things from earlier issues.)

Also the Nov 98 issue has an ad for an Unsigned Hype compilation on Polygram Records - does anyone have that? It's not in Discogs, but the ad mentions it has a song by 'Steve' which I'd like to check out.

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Sounds good brother, whenever works.

Did a quick search for that comp, nobody seems to be talkin' about it from what I saw. If you wanna scan up that ad next time you up stuff, that'd be cool.

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