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..
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.
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/
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