Will Hagle is fully clad and glad. In 1990, Chrysalis Records’s biggest hit was Sinéad O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Although the label was based in England and had found most of its success with artists like Billy Idol and Blondie, it had recently acquired Gang Starr, the then-fledgling hip-hop duo from America’s East Coast. A press-kit video from that time, in which Guru and DJ Premier were slated to release their sophomore LP Step Into The Arena , has surfaced online in the form of a digitized VHS-rip. The clip is a rare [...]

Whether you know it or not, chances are you have heard some portion of the song "Bumpin' Bus Stop" by Thunder & Lightning. How? Well, because it's been sampled by the likes of Kanye West, DJ Premier, People Under The Stairs, Timbaland, Madlib, Lord Finesse... do I need to continue? Anyway, the legal owners of the song are looking to collect royalties over the sampling of the track and believe that they are owed millions, which makes sense given all the artists who have flipped "Bumpin' Bus Stop". The lawsuit names Stones Throw, Def Jam, Roc-A-Fella, Bad Boy, [...]

Some DJ shit that makes me happy. The Z-Trip joint and I had some good times in a rusted out Volkswagen. Throwback Thursday : Z-Trip - U Can Get With Discs Or U Can Get With DAT (don lowed) -- Throwback Thursday : Crooklyn Clan - This DJ (don lowed) -- Throwback Thursday : Gang Starr - DJ Premier in Deep Concentration (don lowed) --
UK producer Dobie gives us a blast of UK hip-hop and grime.
"Who's that lurkin in the dark with the hoodie strapped, Puffin on a blizz, mellow meditating black..." 1994 was a brilliant year for rap. However, when the topic comes up, [...] The post The iPod Shuffle - Gang Starr's "Comin' For Datazz" appeared first on The Smoking Section .

Just in case you didn't know, 1989 was a pretty amazing year. For one, the USSR pulled out of Afghanistan after a nine-year occupation (man, they had the right idea there). Also, apartheid in South Africa begins to be dismantled by the new Prime Minister. The Velvet Revolution in Prague and the Cultural Revolution in China start up. And Ronald Goddamn Reagan finally leaves the White House. In case you weren't aware, there was also some significant and incredible hip hop made that year amid some serious international turmoil. Today I've compiled a brief sample to begin your research. [...]
Bamboos DWYCK - Gang Starr, Nice & Smooth & The Bamboos - Steely Chan’s Blender Mash - Click to download Awesome hip hop/funk mashup by Steely Chan, bringing in Gang Starr, Nice & Smooth and The Bamboos.

OUTKAST Eric B and Rakim Gang Starr Black Star UGK EPMD Clipse Dead Prez Mobb Deep Blackalicious 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Duos of All-Time What defines [...]
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As promised, Out Da Box TV brings you Part 2 of our in-depth interview with DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles. This episode kicks off with a segment on the late and talented Gang Starr Emcee "Guru" where Bumpy Knuckles speaks on the effect that Guru had on lyricists like himself and others. We also shift in to the issue of Hip Hop not seeming to have respect for its past, as opposed to other genres of music who often pay homage to their elders / pioneers. As the interview continues, Premier takes the time to speak on his ability to [...]
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The first of a string of dedication tracks/videos that I'll be doing throughout the coming years. This one's for you Guru, DJ Premier, and hip hop! produced by Max Mostley (of 83 Sound) video by Mymusicclip.ch lyrics and performance by Freestyle (of The Arsonists)

In the movie Sandlot , Babe Ruth made a quote that I will never forget: "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die". Keith "Guru" Elam is exactly the type of human that personifies what the Colossus of Clout was talking about. For the better part of two decades, Guru wrote some of the most insightful and intelligent rhymes in Hip-Hop. From the humble beginnings, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal was a potent emcee, and he only became stronger as the years passed. There are a lot of emcees out there who always [...]
Happy B-Day Guru. Your music lives forever.

As the mercury plunges down here in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun is shining on the top half of the globe. No point in us Southerners being all bitter on our limited Vitamin D intake though, because DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mick Boogie have been kind enough to send us a little mix tape of sunshine. Summertime 3 is the third instalment in the duo's annual salute to all that is good with the warm months. A bunch the normal suspects (Jay-Z, Gangstarr) sit side by side here with [...]
I went East Coast for this playlist... BIG L REST IN PEACE!! 1. Cappadonna - '97 Mentality (feat. Ghostface Killah) 2. Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz 3. Big L - Street Struck 4. Big Pun - Tres Leches (Triboro Triology) (ft. Prodigy & Rebel INS) 5. Gang Starr - The Militia (feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxx) 6. Pete Rock - Verbal Murder 2 (feat. Big Pun, Norega, Common) 7. Shyheim - Furious Anger [...]
Five classic hip-hop songs remixed by particularly good producers. From Flying Lotus' dissection of the Lil Wayne classic from a few years back to Detroit's Ta'Raach's animating rendition of the Gangstarr track that made lemonade famous, each of these producers tease out a new dimension in the original songs. My favorite is the last one by Samiyam, definitely holding the weight of an anchor, a chilling Mobb Deep remix by Samiyam amplifies the murderous and cold sentiment of the original. Enjoy! 1. Original post: [...]
In typical NME fashion, the magazine has caught on to '90s nostalgia a few years after the rest of the music media and released its list of the top 100 songs of the decade . Aside from a few unmistakably British flourishes (Pulp's "Common People" edging Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" out of the #1 spot, McAlmont & Butler's "Yes" in the top 10), there are few surprises. No one can deny the excellence of Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" or Daft Punk's "Da Funk," but we're getting sick of seeing the same songs honored over and over when [...]

Shout out to Big Shug a/k/a Shugie Diamonds and everyone at Brick Records . Album drops July 24 . I can tell you straight from the source, this album is going to be worth a listen. Not only are there four Premo-produced tracks and appearances by Termanology , Reks , Slaine and others, but the liner notes (which I wrote from interviews with Shug) should be pretty eye-opening. Shug goes on the record about the origins of Gang Starr, getting locked up, his relationship with Guru and later Solaar, and [...]
Here we go with another installment of your weekly hip-hop chillout. 2 more days until Ab-Soul's long-awaited #ControlSystem and I hope you're as pumped as I am. Smoke DZA - Good Talk 911 (feat. Big K.R.I.T, Big Sant) Eminem - Tonite Gabriel Teodros - Find A Place Gang Starr - Tonz 'O' Gunz Jake One - Home (feat. Vitamin D, C Note, Maine and Ish) [...]

N.E.R.D.-Spazz (Unknown Remix) Download audio file (Spazz-Remix.mp3) Well hello! It's been a minute since, right? The Blind I staff used to crank out compilations so quickly, but I find that the quality of the compilations is so much more thorough when we spend time really playing the music to see what works together. It's spring! My spirits are super high and ideas and opportunities are blossoming. I'm feeling good and hopefully you are too! There's no formula or [...]