
If you've been reading this site even for the shortest of times, you probably will have figured out that 90's hip hop is my thing. It's my bread and butter. It courses through my veins. It [insert over-the-top cliche here]. Luckily for me, Chris Read shares my passion. Over the last nine or so months, the man behind London's infamous Classic Material parties has been stringing together a series of quality mixes of quality hip hop from yesteryear. Each month, Chris has selected the top tunes from each year from the late 80's [...]

This one put a smile on my face when I recognized a sample from an oldskool hip-hop gem. Produced by Ross Yallop out of Brighton. Ross mentioned he is working on a "Blahzay" remix of the track that will be out soon. Russ Yollop - Rock Me (Buy 320kpbs @ Beatport) Click to hear the classic hiphop song sampled

We are doing Golden Bloggen Nights Part 2 at the Mandrake this Sunday. If you couldn't make it out last week don't worry. This week will be bigger and better. We have live performances from some Up-and-Coming L.A. Hip-Hop groups and of course I will be on the Wheels of Steel. I know none of y'all hot work on Monday cuz of Martin Luther King Day so come party with your boy Keyvon aka Kool Ethan. We'll be there from 9PM-Midnight. And enjoy this mash-up and mix in the meantime. Kool Ethan - Grindin 4 Pleasure [...]

Document +1 vs Slam City Skates - 90's Hip Hop mix 1. 4th Chamber - GZA 2. Devil's Son - Big L 3. C.R.E.A.M - Wu-Tang Clan 4. Resurrection (Pete Rock Remix) - Common Sense 5. Lifestyles Of The Rich and Shameless - Lost Boyz 6. Unbelievable - Notorious B.I.G 7. D Orginal - Jeru 8. Kaught In Da AK (DJ Premier Remix) - Das EFX 9. Halftime - Nas 10. Represent - Nas 11. Next Level (Nyte Time Mix) - Show & A.G 12. Brooklyn Zoo - ODB 13. 7th Chamber Part 2 [...]

...and the only thing we care about, is not caring The godfather of Rocksteady, the precursor to Reggae maker of the "Mad Mad" riddim, first recorded by Ellis in 1967 would later be recycled in more than one hundred other songs. The instantly recognizable three-note descending horn line was reinterpreted by Henry "Junjo" Lawes and eventually became known widely as the "Diseases" reggae riddim ( DJNODJ post 28 ). "Diseases" is notably utilized in Yellowman's hit song ""Zungguzungguguzungguzeng", which has in turn has been sampled and reinterpreted by a long list of popular hip hop artists including KRS [...]

There's not much more I can say about ODB that hasn't already been said by someone who is better with these kinds of words. I mean, today is Dirt McGirt's born-day. I just figured, why not give the people some presents, tracks of Dirty's that I absolutely love, and let you niggas know why: " Pussy Keep Calling ": not sure where this ended up ( the Osiris mixtape ?); ODB gettin' raunchy over a nice, slower-tempo track. The funny thing about Dirt Dog was that he was so damn nasty, always high, drunk [...]