Interview with me on Radio, Live Transmission Radio, Live Transmission the main source of news for Savannah College Students just posted a little interview with me on their site. Read it here!
July 23rd 1991 is a date that may not mean much to the every day man. It really has no relevance if you were to ask the person sitting next to you at the barber shop. However, if you are a true hip hop head it may mean something to you. This is the day that the one and only Nas was unleashed on the world through a single from Main Source's debut album Breaking Atoms . Before this day Nas was somewhat of an unknown. His verse on Live At The Barbecue let it [...]
Thanks Guillaume Masalacism, will spin this tonite at a Nokia event.... MP3 Main Source - Fakin The Funk (ATCR Remix) (320K) (ge.tt)
Oh, are you tired of hearing me wax poetic about how the age of various hip hop-related items and how old this makes me feel? Well if you are, I'll have to apologize in advance, because that is exactly what I'm about to do. Again. Last week it was 3rd Bass' 2nd and final album, Derelicts of Dialect, that was turning the big 2-0 , and now, come to find out, seminal "hip hop" movie Boyz N The Hood is also two decades old. Trailer goes here: [...]
I never thought that there would be a day when I'd be surprisingly psyched to hear two dope, no-frills joints out of New York in the same week. But in the wake of all that Jim Jones and Max B nonsense, I guess that's just how it is - like Reks says, "We used to look to New York for what's poppin' - now New York's floppin'". I mean - there's a wealth of interesting nu-underground artists, but as far as that classic shit, I feel like there's still a lull. Anyhow - here go two cuts from [...]
GENERIC TRACK NAME BUT HARDLY GENERIC MUSIC FAIR TRADE-OFF I SUPPOSE Still On The Hustle drops 5/17 on Fat Beats Records [See post to listen to audio] LISTEN : Neek the Exotic and Large Professor - Still on the Hustle GRAB IT HERE
Well I'm enjoying the last day of my rather long holiday hiatus from both my actual job and my un-official job here at the hill. So while I don't have a lot of time for OSM today, I wanted to do the same as I did last year and post a few songs from the year that would be commencing 20 years ago, in this case, 1991, which would put us smack in the middle of what may be the awesomest time for hip hop according to that Ack and I. So [...]
I'm fairly wiped after last week's Halifax Pop Explosion, so I needed an easy OSM topic to ease me into the week. I've already done a couple posts based on some "classic" mixtapes I did ages ago, and so I figured why not go that route again if I could find another mix. Well, I found one entitled Classics II 91-92 , which sounded good to me, so here's the first 5 songs on side A of that mix. The mix opens with a bang: Chuck [...]
Once again we're back on the Old School Tuesday plan, making it back-to-back weeks that our blast of Old School hip hop goodness has been a day delayed, but I'm afraid it couldn't be helped. We had a softball playoff tournament this weekend, and it turns out that when you combine being kind of old with playing 8 softball games in 2 days, you end up kind of sore and pretty much coma-tired. ; So in honour of that softball overload, and because of the fact that the MLB playoffs are looming [...]
For reasons I won't go into here, my father-in-law has been storing many of his surplus possessions at our house for a couple months. Amongst these possessions are three or four large wooden crates filled with vinyl records. Sounds like a pretty awesome scenario, I know, but the majority of the records are classical, which is perfectly fine, just not my bag. There are some pretty awesome treats though: some classic rock (Beatles, Eric Clapton, etc.), and some jazz - including that pretty amazing album right there on the left. Admittedly, [...]
In light of Dj Apt One's post yesterday I've decided to add a few more coals to the fire with one of my favorite barbecue jams by The Main Source entitled "Live At the Barbecue"! Nas is also on this record with one of his many amazing verses "When I was twelve I went to hell for snuffin Jesus" Nas. This is a classic I love more and more every time I hear it. Enjoy! Main Source ~ Live At The Barbecue | Mediafire | Ysi |
Well now, since I took myself a nice little blog break over the holidays, this is my first opportunity to wish you all the happiest of happy new yearseses. So I shall, and I'll also ease my self back into the posting game with a song-heavy, yet ramble-light OSM featuring some of the better jams from 1990, which is, unless my suspect math skills fail me, 20 years ago now. Hey now, 20 years, that is something. I would have been mid-way through grade 10, and certainly looking awkward whilst sporting some Starter sports-related [...]
At BB King's.... Featuring GHOSTFACE, METHOD MAN, EPMD, DOUG E. FRESH, LARGE PROFESSOR, FREDRO STARR of ONYX, SHOWBIZ AND AG & other special guests TBA Music by FUNKMASTER FLEX Presented by Funk Flex, Adam Lublin and Party Pimps NB: 21+ with ID only – SRO Doors at 8:00pm, Show at 9:00pm $30 I've got 5 PAIRS of tickets to give away for this show. Email me (subject line: "The Hip [...]
From Steady Bloggin ': " Hooray for bootlegs. The cover is self explanatory – this is a compilation collecting the original sources used by Large Pro in creating Breaking Atoms. Naturally the main target demographic here are the sample nerds. However this also works as a good mix of assorted classic rock/funk/soul/jazz jams so you can enjoy it even if you don't give two shits about what the original for "Vamos A Rapiar" was . Tracklist (the individual file names in the zip note the corresponding Main [...]
Bob James - Nautilus Bob James Main Source - Live at the BBQ Main Source Run Dmc - Beats to the Rhyme Run Dmc Jeru the Damaja - My mind spray Jeru the Damaja Soul II Soul... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
Speaking of Main Source ... Download: Mikey D feat. Timid - "Chosen One" [mp3 zshare links: clean | album courtesy Head Nod Music] Who's Mikey D ? The short version is he replaced Large Professor after he 'left' Main Source . Here's the longer version though: " Born in Queens, New York as Michael Anthony Deering. At an early age, Mikey started out on the [...]
If you don't know, watch the video and get familiar!!!! [via Cityonmyback.com ] Previously: Video: Retrospective: DJX
Main Source: Just Hangin' Out From: Breaking Atoms [Capitol, 1991] Gwen McCrae: 90% of Me Is You From: Rockin' Chair [Cat, 1975] Sister Nancy: Bam Bam From: One, Two [Techniques, 1982] Skull Snaps: I Turn My Back On Love From: Skull Snaps [...]
With tomorrow being Canada Day, I wanted to come with some kind of Canuckian angle for this OSM OST, but that can be like trying to come up with a "Top Dunks by a Canadian" list - there isn't a ton of material to work with. But while pondering this, I re-read last week's All-Canadian edition of BOX! , and the inclusion of NY-based, but TO-bred DJ/Producer Marco Polo brought a certain pair of Canadian DJ's to mind. Of course you know who I'm talking about: Sir Scratch and K-Cut from the legendary Main Source. [...]
Forget that giant ghettoblaster Leon Rhymes is stood with and tune into his new track with bandmate Source and DJ Redline. You may remember this guy from last year's Queens English album and now he's back with a strange (but good) reggae/dubstep/bassline house hybrid thing - 'Come Together' . He wants you all to listen to it and vibe to it so he's instructed me to distribute this Friday-night-out tune via my blog:
Sofia Talvik - Swedish Singer/Songwriter - Street of Dreams
Donuts & Milk
Top Billin
Herohill
JumpTheTurnstyle
DOLLAR BIN JAMS
Other Music from a... Different Kitchen
Feel my Bicep
ear fuzz
Certified Banger
Hot Chip - Night & Day
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
REMIX SUNDAYS- May 27th, 2012
Photos: Justin Bieber Reportedly ‘Strikes’ Paparazzi During Scuffle
The Hood Internet - "See Youth" Usher x Santigold (MP3 Download)
