tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56909302011-07-28T12:58:06.878-04:00The Rap Pundit: He talks about it while they live it.The Onenoreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690930.post-1128519943476410802005-12-12T14:04:00.000-05:002006-01-01T13:15:16.060-05:00

Gaining poundsIllegal "On Da Mic (Feat. AG and Lord Finesse)"from The Untold Truth, 1993DJ Cam: "Broadcasting Live (Lord Finesse Remix)"from Abstract Manifesto, 1996Peanut Butter Wolf: "Run the Line (Remix)"from Definition of Ill, 2004 1998 (thx, Tired & Broke)When the subject of "Best Producer on the Mic" comes up, names like Diamond D, RZA, and Large Pro tend to dominate the number one spot (no

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Please pardon the broken links everywhere while my audio and graphic server is undergoing a domain name change. Back in effect shortly...

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The original RhymeratorDaddy-O: "Swung It, Blunted, Brung It"Daddy-O: "Kid Capri"Daddy-O: "Flowin In File"from You Can Be A Daddy, But Never Daddy-O, 1993The credentials were all there--founder of The Hip-Hop Band Stetsasonic, two classic albums under his belt ("Fire," and "In Full Gear"), countless production credits (Mary J. Blige, Junior MAFIA, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Queen Latifah), and

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Be a father, if not, why bother?RZA: "The Birth"from Birth of a Prince, 2003RZA: "See the Joy"from Birth of a Prince, 2003AZ: "Whatever Happened (The Birth)"from Pieces of a Man, 1998Queen Latifah: "Mama Gave Birth to Soul Children (feat. De La Soul)"from All Hail the Queen, 1989Three RZA-related songs for the masses today, in celebration of my daughter's birth last week. And one bonus Native

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The Ill Saint PresentsRob Swift: "Rhythmic Wind"Prince Paul: "One, Check, One"Afrika Baby Bam: "NiteStalker"from The Ill Saint Presents: Subterranean, Vol. 1, 1998Been maaaad busy, as those readers who know me can well attest! Three truly underground hip-hop instrumentals from Wordsound Records' The Ill Saint Presents Subterranean Vol. 2. The most well-known releases from this label were the

The Onenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690930.post-1123558180884918202005-08-08T23:28:00.000-04:002005-08-12T09:39:04.256-04:00

This track is butterKwest Tha Madd Lad: "Lubrication (Safe Sex)"Kwest Tha Madd Lad: "Lubrication (Unprotected)"Kwest Tha Madd Lad: "Lubrication (Instrumental)"from Lubrication 12" 1993Biz Markie. Slick Rick. The Pharcyde. Redman. Ol Dirty. Devin the Dude. Humpty. Humor in hip-hop is one of the more neglected areas of lyrical craftsmanship in the 2000-era. Throughout the 80s and 90s, however, it

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ATCQ: "Stressed Out (Bjork's Married to the Mob Mix)" feat. BjorkATCQ: "Stressed Out (Bjork's Dandelions Mix)" feat. Faith EvansATCQ: "Stressed Out (Bjork's Say Dip Mix)" feat. Faith Evansfrom Stressed Out 1996This trio of remixes is definitely a different take on one of the stronger singles from Beats, Rhymes, and Life. Horns in hip-hop are nothing new, but the way Bjork drops in the fluttering

The Onenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690930.post-1122760065836401942005-07-30T17:40:00.000-04:002005-12-21T17:48:19.363-05:00

Black man, white woman, black babyXzibit: "E Lucean Le Stelle"Puccini: "E Lucean Le Stelle (Reprise)"Mobb Deep: "Nessun Dorma"from The Rapsody Overture: Hip Hop Meets Classic 1997Bonus TrackBounty Killer: "Hip-Hopera ("Mr Punk")" feat. The Fugeesfrom My Xperience 1996Rapsody: the sibling of Bushwick Bill's Rapera, or MTV's (or Volume 10's) Hip-Hopera. Will the mind-bogglingly clever wordplays on

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Undisputed Masters of CharismaThe UMC's: "Blue Cheese (Smooth Mix)"The UMC's: "Blue Cheese (Instrumental)"The UMC's: "Any Way the Wind Blows"The UMC's: "Any Way the Wind Blows (Boom Mix)"I was about to post these cuts off the Blue Cheese single, but O-Dub beat me to it, literally the same day. I gave it a few weeks to mellow out, and figured I may as well put em up here. Ego Trip's Book of Rap

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Super scrubBack in April I wrote a piece on the solid Long Island-based rap crew Hard 2 Obtain, and followed that article up with a related entry on Dante Ross. As with all Manifest Destiny posts, I do my best to provide readers with Extrablogicular Reading, and the H20 write-up had a link to a particularly scathing comment by Dante Ross. During his interview with Oliver Wang, Dante, looking

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This is for all you De La heads out thereDe La Soul: "Saturday (Ladies Night Decision) + WRMS remix"Remix with new verses from Q-Tip, Dres, and all three Plugs. Also features many guests on the WRMS show that didn't appear on the original album version, including Kane, a special Bob Power moment, and reappearance from the biddies in the BK lounge. Not much to say here other than that this is a

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Thayod who?King Tee: "Free Style Ghetto (feat. Xzibit, MC Breeze, and the Alkaholiks)"from IV Life 1994Xzibit: "At The Speed of Life"Xzibit: "Paparazzi"Xzibit: "Carry the Weight (feat. Defari)"from At the Speed of Life 1996When Xzibit emerged from the Alkaholiks camp with his debut At the Speed of Life, his street philsophy was backed by the young producer Thayod Ausar on three stand-out tracks:

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Make way for the underground rappazDas EFX: "Baknaffek (Solid Scheme Radio Remix)"Das EFX: "Baknaffek (Solid Scheme Funk Remix)"Das EFX: "Baknaffek (E-A-SKI/CMT Remix)"from Baknaffek cassingle 1993After a month-long escape in Barbados, M Ceezy is indeed Baknaffek. Which is also the subject of today's post...the slept-on and too-quickly dismissed follow-up to Das EFX's "Dead Serious" debut. "

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Back to the present timeSoul II Soul: "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)"from Club Classics Vol. One, 1989Caron Wheeler: "Livin' In The Light (The Original Story)"produced by Afrika Baby Bam, from UK Blak, 1990Caron Wheeler: "Soul Street (Puffy's Remix)"produced by Sean "Puffy" Combs and Lord Finesse, from Beach of the War Goddess, 1993Da Beatminerz: "Open (feat. Caron Wheeler and Pete Rock)"

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I won't tell if you won't tellN-Tyce: "Hush Hush Tip (feat Method Man)"N-Tyce: "Hush Hush Tip (Instrumental)"N-Tyce: "Root Beer Float"from Hush Hush Tip 12", 1994N-Tyce's "Hush Hush Tip" was the rap equivalent to the veritable onslaught of the R. Kelly-instigated "keep it on the down-low"-themed R&B songs of the mid-90s ("Creep," "Down Low", and on and on). This, along with SWV's "Anything" remix

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Coming to you liveRedman: "Cosmic Slop (feat. E-Double and Keith Murray)"from Dare Iz a Darkside, 1994"I'm like an eclipse on a Friday, the 13thWith black cats and Haley's Comet, blazin blunts in my drivewayNostradamus predicted, for you funk fiendsThat Def Squad will get the fuckin' cream like Noxeme"

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It's a heat upKing Sun: "Hummm Deez Nutz"from Strictly Ghetto EP, 1994Always reveling in the obscure, this track is no exception. King Sun helped usher in the afrocentric era with his first two albums, beats courtesy of Tony D, in 1989 and 1990. By 1994, however, he was trying to catch up to the rap game, which no longer appreciated the pro-black message, and probably more importantly, the

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Leave your brain stimulatedShazzy: "Keep it Flowin'"from Attitude: A Hip-Hop RAPsody, 1990Leaders of the New School: "The International Zone Coaster"from Future Without a Past, 1991Grand Puba: "Honey Don't Front"from Reel to Reel, 1992Del the Funky Homosapien: "Treats for the Kiddies"from No Need For Alarm, 1994Kurious: "Baby Bust It (feat MF Grimm)"from A Constipated Monkey, 1994With Hard 2

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Hard 2 Obtain: "LI Groove" (includes preceding skit)Hard 2 Obtain: "Ghetto Diamond"Hard 2 Obtain: "Street Dwellers"from Ism & Blues, Atlantic, 1994The year was 1994, and as classics fell from the rap heavens nearly every Tuesday, our Walkmans devoured double-As to power the new Nas, Biggie, Jeru, or Gang Starr. Meanwhile, damn good LPs were gathering dust in record bins, including the debut "Ism

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Can I borrow a dollar?Top Quality: "Magnum Opus"Top Quality: "Magnum Opus (Instrumental)"from Magnum Opus, RCA, 1993Easily the most obscure artist in PMD's Hit Squad, Top Quality released his first and only album less than a year after EPMD broke up. Erick got Redman, PMD got Das EFX and brought out Top Quality as second in his lineup. The 12" for "Magnum Opus" made some noise, but the album cold

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It's all badPART 3: LABEL DRAMA AND BULLSHIT DJ'SAre you satisfied with how things are going with your record deal with American?I think my company hasn't really been handling things right. I feel if I was anywhere else I think I would have been in the light more. I feel my company fucked up because they had a chance to break something before anyone else with me. They did a video and that ("Into

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No complexPART 2: SOURCE CENSORSHIP, CHAPTERS AND VERSES, AND THE PURPLE HANDWhat do you think is holding you back as far as people gettin' open to your music?I've been getting some flak that a lot of people like what I say, but it's not really "entertaining." I just do my own shit. I'm gettin more diverse now that I'm solo and away from Kaoz. I'm not going to limit myself and everything doesn't

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When Common's last name was Sense, and Chino wasn't ChionardoDue to the overwhelming response to the Chino XL retrospective post, I've dug deep in the magazine archive for a classic interview: Caught In The Middle (a short-lived regional Chicago rap mag) interviews Chino XL in that incredible year that was 1994. Art of Origin had just broken up, but he was still promoting the singles that were

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Ain't u da masta?Masta Ace feat. Lord Digga: "Maintain"Masta Ace: "Ya' Hardcore (Trip 2 Albee Sq.)"from Sittin on Chrome 12", Delicious Vinyl, 1995"I'm surrounded by psychopathic little fellasGhetto dwellas with ammunition in their cellarsAnd no remorse in their hearts, when the shit startsIt don't end...until somebody's Gone With the Wind"Thus begins perhaps my personal favorite Masta Ace joint,

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My crew weighs half a tonTwo out of three:Fat Joe feat. Big Pun and Big L: "Bring 'Em Back"from True Story, Universal 2004Those in the inner-circle are up on this hare-brained marketing scheme of mine: we've heard plenty of deceased artist/live artist collabos, but have we ever heard a true deceased super-group bring it "live"? Simple ain't it, but quite clever.With the miracle of recording

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Pretty Tony MontanaCormega feat. Ghostface: "Tony/Montana"from Legal Hustle, Vol 1, Landspeed Records, 2004One wouldn't expect the pairing of Cormega and Ghostface to be as dynamic as this single, but both step their game up--especially Ghostface, with his rapid fire opening verse, reminiscent of a Big Pun "middle of Little Italy" delivery...must be heard to be believed. Cinematic strings, and a

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He's the DJ, I'm the RapperArt of Origin: "Into the Pit"from the No Slow Rollin 12" 1993Chino XL: "Dark Nite of the Blood Spiller"from white label 12" year unknownChino XL: "Kreep"from Here to Save You All 1996Chino XL: "I Told You So"from I Told You So 2001Before Eminem charmed the charts with his insult-laced rap fare, there was Chino XL, the mean-spirited battle rhymer that could offend Quincy

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In my book, "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)" by Show and AG is one of the most quotable early-90s classics. Andre the Giant's unstoppable flow is in full effect on this Primo-supported effort. Manifest Destiny serves four choice selections to the masses. "All I see is blinkin' lights Track boards and fat mics 950's, SP12's, MP60's Shit is thumping, ear drums pumpin' The shit is tight hype 'Cause the

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New Slick Rick: Trouble (3.6 mb) The storyteller is back, this time flowing over some butter strings and warm drums (could it be Large Professor?!). It's a short track, clocking in at just over 2 and a half minutes, way too short for all of us fans who have been waiting for the Rickster to come out with some newness. A car chase that ends as quickly as it begins, the "trouble on the west side

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shanmus po up in the his house whart ever the fuck thatr is. Its been a long time, i should have left you with some hagus, and magarine on a table cause is ireland we dont believe in puttin the butter in the freiege unless we\'re tryin to defrentiate between the word favor (american) amd favour for fuck sakes we came up with the english language although galic is better, then again whate ever d

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The first in a series, "Primo Loves This Single" postings examines joints that DJ Premier has exploited more than once in his productions. BDP's "I'm Still #1" graces at least three Primo productions: 1. Jeru the Damaja, "D. Original" What KRS said: "I'm the original teacher of this type of style" 2. Gangstarr, "I'm Not Superman" What KRS said: " I'm not Superman, because anybody can / or

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One of the saddest stories in hip-hop is that of the aging rapper who has been putting it down for years with too little recognition for too long, staying true to the game throughout. And so we begin, the Toiling in Obscurity List, no particular order: 1. Tragedy, aka The Intelligent Hoodlum, aka Khadafi. Talk about never getting what's due, this guy has put out album after album of worthy

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list of artist who you thought would blow up, but somehow fell in a crack or just got played by their label list is in no particular order 1. Cool V and the whole hiltop hustlers ( steady b, 3x dope) 2. Dread Scott 3. Twin Hype 4. Channel Live 5. D-Nice 6. Tone Loc, laugh all you want, but this nigga had one of the top 5 illest voices in hip hop 7. Skinny Boys 8. Illegal (head or gut) 9. Steezo

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"You know what the fuck I think is just pathetic and gay? When niggas speculate what the fuck 'Pac would say... You don't know shit about a dead man's perspective And talkin shit will get your neckbone disconnected Disrespected, niggas don't show no love Why you tryina be hardcore, you fuckin homo thug?! And don't be sensitive and angry at the shit I wrote Cause if you can take a fuckin dick you

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Powerule: Volume 1 A 1991 sleeper that sounds like a Latino version of Rough House Survivers (sorry it's so obscure, but it's true). Particular attention paid to the Large Professor-assisted "Gots ta Get This!" SWV: The Remix EP The only SWV album you'll ever need. Only the good isht, none of the ballad filler that made their albums so unbearable. Two particular highlights: the "Anything" remix

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"I bang like vehicular homicidesOn July 4th in Bed-Stuy" Artist:Song:Album:The Genius"Duel of the Iron Mic"Liquid Swords

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CNN: Cassini races toward Saturn orbit "...Cassini must navigate a hazardous passage through Saturn's rings and insert itself into orbit, at times passing just 12,000 miles above the clouds of Saturn." "Will space probes in the next century / discover extra-terrestrial analogues to the seesaw staircases / when they explore the atompshere of Jupiter and Saturn?" Artist:Song:Album:Dr. Octagon"On

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SD50s: The Stimulated Dummies were a trio of hip-hop misfits with very un-hip-hop names: Dante Ross ("Dante is a scrub!"), John Gamble, and Geeby Dajani. Together, they laced upbeat jazz-inflected productions for KMD's Mr. Hood, 3rd Bass' Derelicts of Dialect, remixes for Brand Nubian, Grand Puba's debut Reel to Reel, Hard 2 Obtain's slept on debut, and the list goes on and on. Somehow, the SD50s

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Two "new" albums from one of rap's greatest of all time (hard to argue, come on now) have come out in the last month. Manifest Destiny breaks it down: Artist: De La Soul Album: De La Mixtape: Remixes Rarities & Classics Label: Rhino Records Year: 2004Rhino Records, the label that's brought us such classic compilations as The Very Best of Dr. Demento and The Very Best of Frankie Vallie & the Four

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Blink, Blink: The Vic Theatre Thursday, June 24, 2004 Ticket Price: $6.00 SIX DOLLARS? That's less than a mixed drink to see three of hip-hop's greatest architects! I suppose I could take the $8 Amtrak train from Grand Raggidy down to Chicago for the show...it'd be cheaper than going to a movie. props to AGCee for the link

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Artist: KRS-One Album: Keep Right Label: Grit Records Year: 2004 From the opening shot of "Club Shoutouts," KRS-One embodies an energy that's not been heard from him since I Got Next from '97. With a career that spans decades, one of the most influential voices in hip-hop returns with one of the best albums of the year. You read that right--KRS-One has finally put together an album that's

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Tune in to Rap Quote Radio for hours upon hours (actually, 1.7 days) of no-repeats, all classic, hip-hop music. We've just doubled the size of our playlist, adding classics from Big Daddy Kane, Gangstarr, Kool G. Rap, KRS-One, and more. If you don't hear the station, or if you've got a request, get at me!

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Create your own props to AGeeCee

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"Now let's go back to the past / The muthafucka who needs to be tried is Ronald Reagan's ass / Appointed Bush to the C.I.A. / That shit was cold / Put Noriega on the payroll / All of a sudden shit changed / Right after '88 / Hm - ain't that strange?" Song: City Under Seige Artist: Geto Boys Album: Grip it! On That Other Level

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"I GET RAW LIKE BLOODY LIVER / my cousin sports a fade and a half moon" (taking it back to the old school) Artist: Harry O Song: Show Em How We Do Things Album: Lord Finesse's Return of the Funky Man

hagus shamusnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690930.post-1086468450452014412004-06-05T16:32:00.000-04:002004-06-06T01:12:34.506-04:00

A recent visit to Ebay's Music > CDs > Rap, Hip-Hop revealed the high-price cost of getting caught up on the oldies. Fortunately for Mike "C", these are already safe and sound in the giant collection. Others may not be so fortunate...Still, is it really worth dropping $40+ on a disc? $46.00 Showbiz & AG: "Goodfellas" $41.00 Main Source: "Breaking Atoms" $34.33 The Genius: "Words from the Genius"

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Artist: Hard Knocks Album: School of Hard Knocks Label: Wild Pitch ("you don't want to make a Pitch that's Wild") Year: 1992 Excerpt from Spine Magazine's review:The formula was simple, but many could do with taking a note out of their book - funky hip-hop with a hard edge and conscious (but not preachy) lyrics. 'Nigga For Hire' was the lead single and had everything to make it popular: its fast

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" target="_blank">CNN: Bulldozer rampage gunman dead"The machine had a half-inch steel plate with a layer of concrete, and another steel plate," he said. "On the front of the machine, there were two rifles mounted where he could shoot straight ahead." "I am what I am / And I do what I do / Puff mad lah / And catch wreck with my crew" Artist: Smif N Wessun Song: Wrektime Album: Dah Shinin

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hip hop has become too HIP for it's HOP, seems like everyone from AOL to McDonalds is getting into the frey, although it's nothing new, it just adds to the conjexture that it ain't a passing fad, but a fad that all true fans wished went back into the underground, so we don't have to see it basterdized even more than it is. Half a ways into the year and only Ghost Face and Kanye West have blessed

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Great debut verses in hip-hop history. Here are 6 "illiotic" verses to set it off... Canibus, "Beasts from the East" Source: Lost Boyz's "Love, Peace, and Nappiness" Suggested by: Mizzensch Choice selection: "Been rockin longer than niggas twice my age / back in the days before Bob Marley was rockin a fade / before Honest Abe signed the paper that freed slaves / before Neanderthals was drawing

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"I'm so def, I need a hearing aid with an equalizer" Song: Yes You May (Remix) Artist: Lord Finesse featuring Big L Album: From the Crates to the Files

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Inquiring minds want to know! If any of Manifest Destiny's loyal readers have additional info, get at me. One of the most dominant crews in the early-90s golden era, Diggin In the Crates crew held their own alongside more well-known rap collectives like the Wu-Tang Clan. Featuring the ill lyrical abilities of Big L, Lord Finesse, and Fat Joe...backed by the head nodding soundscapes crafted by

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"Rap janitor, suckaz I'm mopping Germs...I'm using Pine Sol Ajax...and cans of Lysol For parasites...metropolitan termites" Song: Kool Keith Model Android #406 Artist: Ultramagnetic MC's Album: The B-Sides Companion

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No editing of these lists allowed! Post yours, we're curious! 1. 2Pac and Biggie: Runnin' (Dying To Live): Played 81 times 2. Common Sense: I Used to Love Her (9th Wonder Remix): Played 75 times 3. Pete Rock and CL Smooth: T.R.O.Y. (Lady Madonna Remix): Played 73 times 4. Zhane: Hey Mr. D.J.: Played 63 times 5. Dr. Buzzard's Savannah Band: Cherchez La Femme: Played 60 times 6. Mariah Carey: Love

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The Large Professor is certainly one of the most enigmatic figures in the history of hip-hop. A prolific producer throughout the early- to mid-90s, his production credits practically guaranteed heavy rotation on underground radio everywhere, and a Large Professor remix was a prerequisite for the lyrical cream of the crop. His work with his Queens brethren Nas, Akinyele, Organized Konfusion, and

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"I done run through more checks than Frank Abagnale" Song: One MC One DJ Artist: Pete Rock featuring Mad Skillz Album: Soul Survivor II

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Rocking the same "Welcome Back Kotter" theme that AZ and Onyx used two years ago, Murder Mase, aka Ma$e, aka Rev. Mase makes his official return to the game with this dope single. Been a long time, but he still sounds fresh out the box. Clean lyrics due to his occupation as pastor down in Atlanta. "I'm just a Bad Boy gone clean/ I'm the diamond-chain choker/Always remain sober/ Don't drink

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As if I don't have enough to do already, here I am starting a journal. This journal will contain hidden, subconscious messages concerning my state of mind, but on the surface it'll seem like just a bunch of yapping about crap on the internet and new cd's that i've picked up. Starting with... Pete Rock: Soul Survivor II This is actually a solid album that too many reviewers have unfairly dogged.

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