In this episode of Rap City, Masta Ace & friends gather for a tournament to play against each other for the popular early 90's sports video game Madden. Hip Hop's love of video games has been strong since Atari and Nintendo systems and in the playlist below along with this video hear artists express their connection between the streets and digital entertainment.
"Diggin' In The Carts: Videos Games & Hip Hop" features inventive video game sampling in Hip Hop, selections by cratesofjr and songs taken from of "50 Rap Songs Based On Video Game Samples" a great feature by SPIN magazine.
Pete Rock & Marley Marl invite two acts of the underground to join their crusade of breaking the raw sound of Hip Hop on commercial airwaves. Buckshot of Black Moon/Duck Down Records and Buckwild's (of D.I.T.C.) group Kurrup Money stop by Future Flavaz in 1998 for an interview and freestyle in between the mix of Pete Rock.
These tapes are always a nice flashback to a great time for independent Hip Hop and a massive selection of vinyl releases which were being distributed, due to the gems which Pete spins which are still memorable years later. Enjoy a moment of rawness which these brothers bring during the midst of a period where a side of Hip Hop was becoming more clean-cut and commercial oriented.
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