OLD SCHooL HiP-HoP VoL. 6 [12 iNCH]...

What`s good? What`s happenin`?? What`s lovely y`all??? Hope all is well with you & your loved ones, the world keeps gettin` crazier & crazier out there! It`s been a minute since I`ve posted up something for y`all so I figured that I dust off a good ol` bootleg 12 inch. I can`t even front, I really like bootlegs because there`s usually a gem or 2 that you end up gettin` to hear. Unfortunately tho there`s also some pretty bad bootlegs out there, so not every one of them is a treasure that`s worth your hard earned money, but I`ll always check `em out taking that risk. With that being said let`s get into this bootleg 12 inch release that was put out thru the label Old School Hip-Hop, very original indeed.😆From their output release~wise they`ve got about 8 volumes of bootlegs out there. This is the only 12 inch of the 8 that I`ve actually heard so I can`t really speak on the others yet, I`m sure that`ll change eventually tho...

 

Overall this isn`t that bad of a bootleg to grab, I mean you can`t go wrong with Biggie`s "Dreams" & getting the instrumental is a pretty DoPe bonus! Chubb Rock`s "Treat `Em Right" is another great song, my opinion of course. The last 3 tunes on the B-side will definitely make it hard for you to get the Chubbster`s song out of your head tho since they contain samples of the beat within them. The only song that I wasn`t really diggin` all that much on here was the Rockers Revenge`s "Walking On Sunshine [Rmx]". Not sure who did the remix, but I definitely prefer the original version over this remix. It just sounds lazily done to me, almost like whoever put it together just threw it over a looped sample. The "Yo-Yo-Yo" that`s repeated kind of drowns out the vocals on the song. Again this is just my opinion, someone else out there may very well love it. The Unknown Artist`s track on here is actually Funkmaster Flex`s "C`Mon Baby [Ghetto Mix]" it was definitely a staple in the clubs of NYC in the 90`s. Funkmaster Flex`s Jazzy Mix of "C`Mon Baby" closes things out, it`s pretty good but I still like the previous track more. Check this record out if you get the chance, it`s not a bad listen at all...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old School Hip-Hop Vol. 6 [12 Inch]

Label: Old School Hip-Hop

Released: 199x

A1. Dreams {The Notorious B.I.G.}

A2. Dreams [Instr.]

A3. Treat `Em Right {Chubb Rock}

B1. Walking On Sunshine [Rmx] {Rockers Revenge}

B2. C`Mon Baby [Ghetto Mix] {Funkmaster Flex}

B3. C`Mon Baby [Jazzy Mix] {Funkmaster Flex}

BaCK~uP LiNK #1...

BaCK~uP LiNK #2...

R.I.P. BiGGiE...

FuNKMaSTeR FLeX & The GHeTTo CeLeBs` "NuTTiN` BuT FLaVoR" [12 iNCH]...

What`s lovely my peoples? Hope Life`s treating ya fairly! Today we`re gon` take it back to 1995 & dust off a 12 inch single released thru Wreck Records by New York`s infamous DJ Funkmaster Flex & The Ghetto Celebs called "Nuttin` But Flavor". I`m not truly sure exactly who the 'Ghetto Celebs' are, but I`m just guessin` that it probably just consisted of whoever was featured on a Funkmaster record at the time of release. For any Hip Hop head this right here is a gem of a single for many reasons, but I`ll just state 2 of `em right now `cuz that`s all that`s needed! First off; you get to hear some early work from 3 great emcees who are no longer here BLeSS`n us with music right now; Ol` Dirty Bastard, Biggie & Craig Mack! So GoD BLeSS the dead, R.I.P.!!! You get to hear why Hip Hop truly loves Ol` Dirty`s standout style on "Nuttin` But Flavor". In my humble opinion he outshines both Charlie Brown & Biz Markie on the track, no DiSReSPeCT....but that`s just how I hear it! Secondly; the B-Side of this single features some live from the Palladium freestyles from none other than the late & great Biggie & Craig Mack which were recorded on August 5th, 1994 (Funkmaster`s birthday apparently). What`s interesting about the Craig Mack freestyle is that it also features Biggie kickin` some raps right along with him, which is kind of rare because there`s not very much recorded material of them working together. The Biggie 'freestyle' includes some rhymes that would later end up on "Unbelievable". So there ya have it y`all, enjoy...

 

Funkmaster Flex & The Ghetto Celebs - Nuttin` But Flavor [12 Inch]

Label: Wreck Records

Released: 1995

1. Nuttin` But Flavor {ft. Charlie Brown, Ol` Dirty Bastard & Biz Markie}

2. Nuttin` But Flavor [Instr.]

3. Live At The Palladium [August 5, 1994] {Craig Mack ft. Biggie}

4. Live At The Palladium [August 5, 1994] {Biggie ft. Puff Daddy}

BaCK~uP LiNK...

R.I.P. BiGGiE, CRaiG MaCK & OL` DiRTy BaSTaRD....

FuNKMaSTeR FLeX`s "Wu-TaNG C.R.E.A.M. TeaM LiNe uP" [PRoMo CD SiNGLe]...

Today I`m dustin` off a promo CD single that was originally released back in 1998 (it`s actually a European release) on Loud Records by Funkmaster Flex. The songs featured on this single are off of Funkmaster Flex`s "The Mix Tape Vol. III (60 Minutes Of Funk): The Final Chapter". There`s 5 tracks in total, the Radio/Clean Version, the LP/Dirty Version, the Instrumental & finally the Acappella for "Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M. Team Line Up", a song that features Raekwon, the Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Killa Sin. It`s a pretty nice track that`s produced by DJ Scratch. The last song on this single is kind of a weird addition, well to me anyway since it`s more of an R&B song. I`m not sure who decided to add it to the single after the hardcore joint.....LoL, but for whatever reason it closes things out. "Here We Go" features Khadejia & Product, some folks that were affiliated with Wyclef at the time that`s probably why he makes a lil` appearance at the beginning of the song. The song itself isn`t bad, so go `head & give this single a lil` listen...

Funkmaster Flex - Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M. Team Line Up [Promo CD Single]

Label: Loud Records

Released: 1998

1. Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M. Team Line Up [Radio Version] {Raekwon, Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Killa Sin}

2. Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M. Team Line Up [LP Version] {Raekwon, Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Killa Sin}

3. Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M. Team Line Up [Instr.]

4. Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M. Team Line Up [Acappella] {Raekwon, Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Method Man & Killa Sin}

5. Here We Go {Khadejia & Product}

FiLeSWaP LiNK...

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

N`JoY...

CaNiBuS` "CaN-I-BuS [HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN]"...

Today I`m hittin` y`all off with another HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN, this time around I`ve decided to dust off the debut album from Canibus which dropped back in 1998 titled "Can-I-Bus". I know some of y`all are asking why? Especially after he straight up embarrassed himself by trying to battle Dizaster at KOTD, that`s alright though. Honestly I will admit to being really disappointed when this album dropped & I copped it. I mean after hearing Canibus rippin` the mixtape scene & pretty much every guest appearance that he had in 1997 I was kind of expecting some of that raw Hip Hop to show up on his debut, but upon my first listen I didn`t really hear it. The main problem with the album is that the production is kind of weak. I believe that Wyclef had just a lil` too much input on this album, from the beats he supplied to the directions that he decided to take the album. Sure Canibus has some co-production credit on the album, but it`s only on 4 of the 13 tracks (14 if you got the UK release). Both Wyclef & Jerry Wonder just really couldn`t provide the right backdrops to truly complement Canibus` lyrical style & I think that`s probably why a lot of folks dismiss this album as complete & utter shit...

Fifteen years after it`s release I decided to go back to it & give it another listen, this time with a little more of an open mind. Once you get passed the fact that the production is far from grade A the album really isn`t all that bad of a listen. Sure there are some weak moments, but overall "Can-I-Bus" still sounds better than a lot of the music that is being released now~a~days.....LoL, it`s truly Canibus` lyrics that save the album of course. Let`s get into the album now shall we? The Intro is a lil` on the lame side with `Bis hackin` a computer deleting government files....LoL, luckily it`s only about 70 seconds long. The first actual song on the album "Patriots" is a collabo` with female emcee Free while Fugee member Pras handling the hook duty. Honestly I think that Free outshines `Bis on this song dropping lines like; 

..."Specimen with extraterrestrial estrogen

Kick your intestines in, sell your testicles to Mexicans"...

 

After hearing Free`s verse it makes me ask the question, why didn`t she ever release a solo album? "Get Retarded" was a song that got a lot of play on the college Hip Hop radio shows back in `98. The Salaam Remi produced beat with the Roxanne Shante sample on the hook made it easy for Canibus to flex his lyrics. "Niggonometry" has a nice lil` funky vibe to it with a hook that`s scratched, Jerry Wonder didn`t do too bad with this one. The song itself is kind of like A Tribe Called Quest`s "What" except Canibus flips it more on the mathematical tip. Towards the end of the song there`s even a lil` swipe at LL Cool J. A sample of some guy says, "Hey I been sittin` here trying to think of what we can do with this here letter L..." Then they scratch in "F-U-C-K" & then the letter L follows & is echoed so it sounds like LL.....LoL, guess that was their way of easing the listeners into the LL Cool J DiSS track "2nd Round K.O." featuring former boxer Mike Tyson...

"2nd Round K.O." is probably the album`s best track, not because of the whole LL DiSS but more so because it`s a song that actually allows that battle hungry/ underground emcee to show his true colors over a beat that`s also one of the album`s better moments production~wise. "What`s Going On?" is an anti gun anthem that has `Bis askin` the knuckle~heads to leave the firearms at home when headin` out for the night. A song that speaks for most of the fans of Hip Hop, you know the ones that aren`t packin` heat but beats instead. Wyclef then decides to follow things up with "I Honor U", one of the album`s weaker moments. I say Wyclef because you can just tell that this joint is all his idea; from it`s lame uninspiring beat to it`s R&B styled hook. You can see that he was attempting to go for radio play with this one, talking about failed relationships from the female`s side of things -- the only problem is that the attempt isn`t all that well executed...

The hippy~vibed "Hype-Nitis" is an ode to Biz Markie`s CLaSSiC song "Vapors" that features Jenny Fujita singing the hook. "How We Roll" has Canibus rippin` his lyrics over a boom~bapp`N beat produced by Clark Kent while Panama P.I. takes on the duty of handling the hook. "Channel Zero" features an uncredited appearance from Mr. Cheeks of the Lost Boyz who can be heard delivering the song`s hook while Canibus spits UFO conspiracy influenced flows over another Clark Kent production. "Let`s Ride" is another one of the album`s weaker tracks, although the beat is pretty lame Canibus still manages to rap well over it. "Buckingham Palace" has Canibus delivering some quality lyrics over a moody~vibed beat, sure the hook`s a lil` simplistic but aside from that this joint is definitely a good listen. "Rip Rock" comes off as a lame attempt at sounding like Run DMC with it`s Rock-n-Roll influenced beat produced by Jerry Wonder, while `Bis sounds a lil` awkward flowin` over the instrumental. This is where the album would end if you had the US or Canadian versions, but if you got your hands on the UK release there`s actually a bonus track on there. The extra song in question is titled "How Come?" & it features Youssou N`Dour & Wyclef, it was originally featured as the third song on the "Bulworth Soundtrack"...

So that`s my thoughts on the original incarnation of the album, now let`s get to the 'bonus cuts' that I decided to add on to the album to give it a lil` extended play. The first song is the "Black Out Remix" of Yvette Michele`s joint "DJ Keep Playin`" featuring both Canibus & Black Rob. I`ve always dug that Yvette Michele song & how can ya go wrong with `Bis & Rob as features? It`s off a 12 inch single if you`re curious. "Group Home Family" was originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1997 film "Sprung", it`s a collabo` joint between Canibus, Panama P.I. & Mr. Cheeks. "Uni-4-Orm" is another collabo` that features Ras Kass, Canibus & Heltah Skeltah that was originally on the soundtrack to the 1996 Hip Hop documentary "Rhyme & Reason". "Seriously" is a Funkmaster Flex produced track that`s from the Flip Squad Allstar DJ`s album released back in 1998 featuring Boe & Villa, two kats who I have never heard of. The "4-3-2-1 Rmx" is off an LL Cool J 12 inch single for that song, figured that I would include the song that started the whole beef between `Bis & LL. I decided to follow that joint up with the original verse that Canibus spit for "4-3-2-1", just wish I had the entire song without any DJ adlibs. The last track on here is a live extended version of "2nd Round K.O." that Canibus performed while he was on Kiss FM London back in 1998. Gotta BiG~uP DJ Step One for that joint, much appreciated homie! Don`t wait any longer, go `head & give the album another listen you may just enjoy it this time around...

Canibus - Can-I-Bus [HeRBaN DeLuXe VeRSioN]

Label: Universal Records

Released: 1998-2013

1. Intro

2. Patriots {ft. Pras & Free}

3. Get Retarded

4. Niggonometry

5. 2nd Round K.O. {ft. Mike Tyson}

6. What`s Going On?

7. I Honor U {ft. MB^2}

8. Hype-Nitis {ft. Jenny Fujita}

9. How We Roll {ft. Panama P.I.}

10. Channel Zero {ft. Mr. Cheeks}

11. Let`s Ride {ft. Pras, Product & Wyclef}

12. Buckingham Palace

13. Rip Rock

14. How Come? {ft. Youssou N`Dour & Wyclef}

15. DJ Keep Playin` [Black Out Rmx] {ft. Yvette Michele & Black Rob}

16. Group Home Family {ft. Mr. Cheeks & Panama P.I.}

17. Uni-4-Orm {ft. Ras Kass & Heltah Skeltah}

18. Seriously {ft. Funkmaster Flex, Boe & Villa}

19. 4-3-2-1 [E-Dub Rmx] {ft. Method Man, Redman, DMX, Master P & LL Cool J}

20. 4-3-2-1 [Original Verse]

21. 2nd Round Knockout [Live on Kiss FM London (1998)]

 

N`JoY...

"Ya HeaRD! VoL. 1 PeNaLTy MiXTaPe"...

Got another lil` gem for y`all to check out courtesy of Cipha Sounds, so first off BiG uPs to him! He originally posted it up on his blog back in 2008. The link`s been long dead, so fortunately for you I have uploaded it again. This time around however I have taken a lil` time to edit, separate & tag the tracks to make it a lil` easier to listen to. Don`t worry I have also included both original files, sides A & B as they were -- one long mp3 for each side. So what is it? I know you`re askin`! Well just check out what Cipha Sounds had to say about it with his blog post;

To this day people ask me if I have a copy of this mix.
I finally dug it out of the basement for all of you…
This mixtape I did in `98 is by far the item I am most asked about.
It was basically the album sampler of Nore’s first solo album N.O.R.E.
(niggas on the run eatin) before it came out. This was the era of Big Pun,
LOX, Cam’Ron, DMX, and all other Tunnel Bangers*. Nore pretty much had some
kind of feature or guest appearance with all of them and more. Man, I miss
this era in new york. This was the best summer with banging joints on the
radio. My boy Mayhem that worked at Penalty records at the time had an idea
to do more than just put snippets on a cassette for the sampler. He thought
of mixing all the hot joints featuring Nore together to make it crazy. This
shit blew up in the streets. I was never a big mixtape dude but this
definitely got bootlegged in the streets heavy. No CD’s were pressed from the
label, but all the bootleggers on 125th Street and Jamaica Ave. had them on CD…
Thanks guys. Please enjoy...


* Tunnel Bangers:
Records that used to rock the legendary Tunnel night club to the extreme.
ie: The Benjamins, Get At Me Dog, Put It In Your Mouth, Where I’m From,
Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See, My Mind Right, Wild Out, etc.


                                            -- Cipha Sounds

So the "Ya Heard! Vol. 1 Penalty Mixtape" is pretty much a Noreaga mixtape except for the last 3 tracks on Side B, they`re from artists that were signed to Penalty Records at the time. Side A is hosted by Funkmaster Flex & is mixed by Cipha Sounds, while Side B isn`t mixed by Cipha or hosted by Flex at all. I`m not sure why they didn`t just keep it goin` thru~out the entire tape, it would`ve made it that much iLLeR -- just my opinion of course. A couple things to note that make this tape worth listening to: 

1) The original version of "L.A., L.A." is on here, you know the one that has that beat that`s similar to the Dogg Pound`s "New York, New York"...

2) Although it`s only a snippet, the original version of "I Love My Life" with Nas on the hook is also on here. The version that made it to Noreaga`s debut solo album "N.O.R.E." has Carl Thomas replacing Nas...

So there ya go, now ya know the story behind the tape. Go `head & give it a listen, I`m more than sure you`ll enjoy it...

Ya Heard! Vol. 1 Penalty Mixtape

Label: Penalty Records

Released: 1998

Side A:

1. T.O.N.Y. {Capone-N-Noreaga}

2. L.A., L.A. (Original) {Capone-N-Noreaga ft. Prodigy}

3. Married To Marijuana {Noreaga}

4. Calm Down {Nas & Noreaga}

5. Stick You {Capone-N-Noreaga}

6. Bloody Money {Capone-N-Noreaga}

7. Bloody Money Pt. 2 {Noreaga ft. Nature}

8. Bonus Track #1 (I`m Leaving) {Nature ft. Noreaga}

9. Bonus Track #2 (Misery Needs Company) {Fat Joe ft. Noreaga}

Side B:

1. On The Run Pt. 1 [Interlude] {Jungle}

2. N.O.R.E. [Snippet] {Noreaga}

3. The Assignment [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Busta Rhymes & Maze}

4. Animal Thug [Interlude]

5. Da Story [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Maze}

6. I Love My Life (Original) [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Nas}

7. On The Run Pt. 2 [Interlude] {Jungle}

8. 40 Island [Snippet] {Noreaga}

9. Esta Loca [Snippet] {Noreaga}

10. Fiesta [Snippet] {Noreaga ft. Kid Capri}

11. Thugs R Us [Snippet] {DJ Clue ft. Noreaga}

12. Jam On It {Cardan ft. Jermaine Dupri}

13. If It Don`t Make $... {Skull Duggery ft. Master P & Fiend}

14. I Know {Crooked Lettaz}

SoLiDFiLeS LiNK...

N`JoY...

FuNKMaSTeR FLeX & NiNe DouBLe M`s "F.A.L.L.I.N. [12 iNCH]"...

Re-uPP`d...

Here`s a joint that I had to borrow from my homie DiRTy KooL AiD, mainly because I was curious to hear some of Nine`s earlier work on the mic. If I`m not mistaken this is actually his debut, but most folks only really started to take notice of him from his feature on Funkmaster Flex`s 1993 12 inch "Six Million Ways To Die" -- he`s featured along with Intelligent Hoodlum a.k.a. Tragedy Khadafi. Sure he goes by Nine Double M for this 12 inch, but as the years progressed he would shorten it from that to 9 Double M & then finally to just Nine. This is the same kat who dropped the 1995 album "Nine Livez" with such BaNGeRs as "Whutcha Want?" & "Any Emcee". He followed that up with the 1996 release "Cloud 9" which includes the CLaSSiC joint "Lyin` King". I won`t get into who Funkmaster Flex is because if you don`t know ya need to find out on ya own.....LoL, or wait for a later post, until then go `head & check out this early 12 inch from Nine Double M...

Funkmaster Flex & Nine Double M - F.A.L.L.I.N. (And Ya` Can`t Get Up) [12 Inch]

Label: Warlock Records

Released: 1991

A1. F.A.L.L.I.N. (And Ya` Can`t Get Up) [Vocal]

A2. F.A.L.L.I.N. (And Ya` Can`t Get Up) [Instr.]

A3. F.A.L.L.I.N. (And Ya` Can`t Get Up) [Acapella]

B1. Bodies On The Nine [Vocal]

B2. Bodies On The Nine [Instr.]

B3. Talk About The Green [Vocal]

B4. Green Bonus Beats

Old link if megaupload ever works again...

The CLaSSiC "Lyin` King"...

N`JoY...