I have some nice videos of moments from the Golden Era of hip hop which I have been fortunate to capture. This live performance from the late 80's is one which makes me appreciate the incredible stage presence and command of the crowd many MCs had then, a rare ability which many artists of today aspire towards. This is one of a few vintage moments I taped from Video Music Box in the 90's.
KRS One performs some songs off My Philosophy, it looks like an underground venue typical of a place many undeground MCs of today might perform when they're starting their career who have talent and intellectual rhymes. When I look at the crowd I can almost remember this period of the 80's and how people looked at the time, even though I was still a child.
Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince perform a song from their Rock The House album next with live backup dancers, it's weird to see them both looking this young after watching them on TV in the present day. I'm proud to see how these artists have excelled over the years, both as artists and influential figures in entertainment.
I'll have my videos up on dailymotion for now, but will switch to a higher quality streaming video soon, but enjoy this for now..
One of the production groups who I've always thought defined the New York hip hop sound as I know it, of heavy drums, classic loops and raw sound, along with Premier, The Beatnuts, RZA, Large Professor and others. I respect the Beatminerz sound whether as DJs or producers, and they provide good discussion of hip hop every time I've heard an interview from them. This is an interview from around 2005 during their promotion of Fully Loaded With Statik, their 2nd album. There's good points made in the interview about what defines the sound of hip hop both past and present, also some comedic moments as they retell stories about the industry and a weird moment that happened while record shopping with Kool Keith. The Beatminerz express knowledge of the culture's important foundations from day one and a good opinion about the present cultural/musical climate as well.
Audio is from the great Halftime Show Wednesday nights featuring DJ Eclipse from Non Phixion & Fat Beats Record Store NY. This might have been before NYU started doing an archive of audio for their shows, I transferred this show from a MiniDisc recording. Check it:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/640103285c95adff/
DJ Evil Dee's Podcast: Listen to this if you never heard his radio show on Hot 97 in the mid 90's, and catch his more current mixes
The Beatminerz Radio Show on UStream, one of a few great uncut hip hop radio programs emerging on the new UStream online video network. This looks like something to watch out for as the future of hip hop radio programming if you want a better representation than mainstream radio can give ya. Check for shows from De La Soul and The Beat Junkies also.
as I started to write this post, I began to remember a few songs made by them and a few used by them that I like which I decided to compile. They have some joints you had to really go out of your way and search for if you wanted them:
Black Moon - Ack Like U Want It Remix
Smif N Wessun - Nuthin' Move But The Cash (unreleased from Dah Shinin')
The Roots - Silent Treatment (Da Beatminerz Mix)
Ras Kass - Oral Sex
Tha Alhaholiks 1997 Radio Freestyle on Evil Dee's Monday Night Flavor Mix
Smif N Wessun - Wontime
Pharoahe Monch Freestyle on Evil Dee's Monday Night Flavor Mix
Evil Dee Break & Samples Mix On WBAI radio
Barbara & Ernie - Someone To Love (Smif N Wessun Wrecktime sample)
Buddy Montgomery - Winding Up (Black Moon F__It Up sample)
Black Moon & Smif N Wessun Freestyle On Stretch & Bobbito in 1993
This is one for the Hip Hop historians, producers and Golden-Era fans. Ced Gee of the Ultramagnetics Mcs sits down for an hour-long interview back around 2005 speaking about his history as an artist, his beginnings as a producer from meeting KRS One & Scott La Rock, his discovery and use of the SP1200, rare details behind BDP's Criminal Minded album, finding Synthetic Substitution, sampling techniques, Kool Keith, Paul C. and more. It's interesting to hear the comparisons of the production techniques of the past to the present, he continues to do music today and uses Pro Tools.
This interview with Ultramagnetic's Ced Gee is one of many great interviews from New York's Underground Railroad radio show, one show I am thankful has still remained on air throughout the 90's. As trends and shows have come and gone over time, this show stands as one of the best from maintaining a deep history and strong belief in the fundamentals of Hip Hop music and culture, without being distracted by the many illusions of mainstream media programming. Please tune in and support them here at http://www.hiphopmusic.com/
I am a collector of music since the late 80's, sometimes spending my last dollar and searching until closing time at stores, mainly for hip hop releases but I have broadened my ear for music over the years. My sources from then up til the present day are a mix of:
my Father & Uncle's music collection
MTV
my neighborhood of Uptown Manhattan NY, USA
record stores & conventions
Rap City, Video Music Box
the internet
I believe technology will never take the place of traveling and finding music in the real world, it's an experience that I feel will never be replaced by downloads and internet communication. I only use technology to facilitate my need for information on artists, groups, labels and other important details as a consumer of many new and old music releases. Other than that I try to travel and meet people to purchase as much music as possible.
I will bring an original mix of video, audio and other media that relates to my musical tastes and life, and act as a filter for good music like so many other sources I see online. Hopefully you enjoy most of what's posted.
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