"Shimmy Shimmy Ya" Gets Reissued To Blue Vinyl, Ol' Dirty Goes Buckwild on Radio in '95
By JR on 7:18 PM
Filed Under: Hip Hop , Ol Dirty Bastard , Reissues , The Golden Era , WNYU Radio , Wu Tang Clan
Below is some certified on-air foolishness courtesy of Russell Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard. Enjoy a recording straight from my cassette deck as Dirt raises hell live on the Martin Moore and Mayhem Show. This maniacal episode took place during Dirt's promo run for his debut album "Return To The 36 Chambers".
Raekwon & Havoc Reminisce On Classic Music & Memories On "The Infamous Hour"
By JR on 11:13 PM
Filed Under: Havoc of Mobb Deep , Hip Hop , Interviews (Video) , Raekwon , Wu Tang Clan
In case you might have missed it, in 2007 Think Differently Music released a celebration of The RZA's best beats. Behold as a master of the sampling craft flips dusty vinyl into Hip Hop classics as a composer of Blunted Soul. "Instrumental Experience" features a number of instrumental versions of solid albums songs from various Wu releases:
Catch RZA, GZA, & Inspectah Deck During The Making of "C.R.E.A.M." and "Wu-Tang Forever"
By JR on 3:45 PM
Filed Under: Hip Hop , Interiews (Video) , The Golden Era , Wu Tang Clan
"Join us for an exciting evening with hip-hop legends RZA, Inspectah Deck, GZA and Cappadonna from Wu-Tang Clan, and filmmaker, writer and musician Sacha Jenkins. The group will discuss Showtime’s upcoming docuseries “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men,” which features interviews with the group’s nine living members as well as never-before-seen archival footage and concert video. The series follows the founding Clan members — many of whom were childhood friends in the hardscrabble world of ’70s and ’80s Staten Island and Brooklyn."
Photographer Eddie Otchere explains how he came to shoot every Wu Tang member as well as his process in using print to iconify the subject.
A film by Dan Fontanelli.

