The originator with the flavor who put the Jazz in The Funk aka The Guru gets busy for his '93 promo run of "Jazzmatazz". Adam Dristle provides this rare radio recording that transports us back to a time when people used slang like "skinz" and "phat". A time when Hip Hop classics were nearly inescapable depending on where you were. So press play and enjoy one of the great breakthroughs of fusion in Hip Hop history.
If you didn't get it already, the 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (3×LP Box Set) of Jazzmatazz is still available here at Amazon, released in 1993 via Universal Music Canada. Features the complete original album, an instrumental LP, and a third vinyl of rare B-sides and remixes. Packaged in a custom slipcase with a 12-page glossy booklet. Available as a 3×LP box set.
Apple Music also has the Deluxe Edition streaming with 22 tracks.
Here is the track list for the above audio of The Guru's 1993 appearance on stations KBBT and Power 106:
Guru - Live at the Palace 1993-06-04 Musi from Jazzmatazz FT Lonne Liston Smith and Brandford Marsalis? More info needed. As heard on 92.3 KBBT
Side B Power 106 1993-06-04 Baka Boys and Guru
-No Time to Play
-Slicker Than Most
-Freestyle
-Outro
-Promo
Live DJ Set from The Pallace:
-EPMD - It's my thang (cut)
-Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Ill Street Blues
-??? Pee Wee Herman Dance?
-Eric B. & Ralim - Eric B. Is President
-Big Daddy Kane - Ain't No Half-Steppin'
-A Tribe Called Quest - Hot Sex
-Kleeer - Tonight
-Aaron Hall - Don't Be Afraid
SIDE B:
Power 106 Baka Boys in Studio
Naughty By Nature - It's on
A Tribe Called Quest - Hot Sex
KRS-One - "P" Is Still Free
Justin Warfield - K Sera Sera
Baka Boys Chatter
Trends of Culture - Off & On
Shoutouts/Ladies
Commercial Break
Hip Hop News W/Baka Boys
Erick Sermon - Hittin' Switches
Cypress Hill - Hand On the Pump
Funkdoobiest - Freak Mode
Yo-Yo - IBWin' Wit My CREWin'
Common - Breaker 1/9
Fat Joe - Flow Joe
Fat Joe in Studio with Guru
Commercial Break
Interview with Guru - Great apartment story, Donald Byrd shoutout
Guru FT Donald Byrd - Loungin'
Album talk, mixing issues
Talk about starting rapping with Big Shug
Tape runs out.
Nod your head to the internationally known Hip Hop masters from The BX known as D.I.T.C on a reissue of their debut. The alternative vinyl-only version of the debut album from the legendary New York crew Diggin' In The Crates featuring exclusive tracks "All Love" and "We Known For That".
Now available on 2xLP Marble Vinyl here at Fat Beats.
Track A2 is an uncredited alternate version of "Way Of Life".
The original mix appeared on D.I.T.C. Records, cat# DITC 169.
Track B2 "We Known For That" is an uncredited alternate version of "Internationally Known".
The original mix appeared on D.I.T.C. Records, cat# DITC-PRO-164.
Track C1 is an uncredited alternate version of "Ebonics".
The original mix appeared on Flamboyant Entertainment, cat# FB-139.
Track D2 is an uncredited alternate version of "Drop It Heavy".
The original mix appeared on D.I.T.C. Records, cat# DITC-165.
Track D3 is an uncredited extended version of "Tribute".
The original mix appeared on Tommy Boy Music, cat# TB 1304.
We also get the instrumental version of L's debut album which you can stream below.
Big L official Rawkus promo postcard from 2000, plus more collectors items now at eBay
The D.I.T.c. sound continues to show exciting evolution as Finesse and Buck get your head nodding for 2020. 21 essential beats show the growth and undeniable rawness of Buckwild's music while Lord Finesse leaves his unique stamp on the music of Motown. Below, click to preview tracks from "Motown State Of Mind" at iTunes Japan, available June 26th.
Legendary rapper, hip-hop producer, and founding member of the influential collective Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), Lord Finesse is back with his most ambitious project to date: Motown State of Mind.
Finesse went through remixed some of the most iconic Motown classics from tape, including; "I Wanna Be Where You Are," Marvin Gaye's "I Want You," and DeBarge's "I Like It."
Listen to the album here:
https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/lord-finesse-presents-motown-state-of-mind/1513483593?mt=1&app=music&at=10lbfk
Pre-Order the 45 Box Here:
https://lnk.to/MotownStateOfMindBoxID
With everything to gain and nothing to lose, D.I.T.C. remains the same and hungry as ever to represent Hip Hop in 2020 and beyond. The crew continues to make heads nod from The BX to overseas as they stay true to tradition and the importance of preserving vinyl culture.
Years from now, people will dig in the crates and know the sound of NYC as D.I.T.C. continues to bless us with special edition pressings on vinyl. For 2020, the group, studio and label release clear and colored vinyl of their latest projects, which you can preview and order below.
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