PASS THE MIC! AND CHECK THE RHYME.

Word Of Wisdom


I made this widget at MyFlashFetish.com.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

2 MORE ALBUMS FROM THE SKINNY BOYS

Here are two more albums from skinny boys that i have stumble upon.


Skinny Boys - Weightless
(Warlock Records - 1986)01 - jock box
02 - unity
03 - get funky
04 - weightless
05 - ill
06 - feed us the beat
07 - awesome
08 - rip the cut
09 - skinny boys
CORNER GRAB : DOWNLOAD


Skinny Boys - Skinny and Proud
(Jive - 1987)
01 - skinny and proud
02 - i wanna be like
03 - rip the cut (part ii)
04 - cries of the city
05 - cool johnny
06 - something from the past
07 - this record is hell
08 - i won't stop
09 - poison this place
CORNER GRAB : DOWNLOAD
password for da albums is: bustthefacts


So I have almost the whole discography from skinny boys, except the album:
SKINNY, THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH ... from 1990.
If anyone finds this album, please let me know the link. Tnx.

Enjoy the Skinny Boys

ERIC B & RAKIM



BIOGRAPHY (courtesy of www.allmusic.com):
They never had a mainstream hit of their own, but during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop. Not only was their chemistry superb, but individually, each represented the absolute state of the art in their respective skills. Eric B. was a hugely influential DJ and beatmaker whose taste for hard-hitting James Brown samples touched off a stampede through the Godfather of Soul's back catalog that continues up to the present day. Rakim, meanwhile, still tops fan polls as the greatest MC of all time. He crafted his rhymes like poetry, filling his lines with elaborate metaphors and complex internal rhymes, and he played with the beat like a jazzman, earning a reputation as the smoothest-flowing MC ever to pick up a mic. His articulation was clear, his delivery seemingly effortless, and his influence on subsequent MCs incalculable. Together, their peerless technique on the microphone and turntables upped the ante for all who followed them, and their advancement of hip-hop as an art form has been acknowledged by everyone from Gang Starr to the Wu-Tang Clan to Eminem. While certain elements of their sound might come off as slightly dated today, it's also immediately clear how much of a hand Eric B. & Rakim had in leading hip-hop into the modern age.

Eric B. was born Eric Barrier in 1965 in Elmhurst, Queens; his future partner, William Griffin, Jr., was born in 1968 and also hailed from the suburbs of New York, specifically Wyandanch, Long Island. At age 16, Griffin converted to Islam and adopted the name Rakim Allah. Barrier played trumpet and guitar early on, but switched to the turntables in high school, and eventually landed a job as the mobile DJ for radio station WBLS. It was there that he met Rakim, and the two officially formed a partnership in 1985. Their first single -- "Eric B. Is President" (an ode to Barrier's DJ skills) b/w "My Melody" -- was released on the tiny Harlem-based indie label Zakia. It was a street-level sensation during the summer of 1986, and the duo was picked up by the larger 4th & Broadway imprint. The equally monumental singles "I Ain't No Joke" and "I Know You Got Soul" sampled James Brown and his cohort Bobby Byrd, respectively, and their utter funkiness began to revolutionize the sound of hip-hop. Moreover, Rakim's line "pump up the volume" on the latter track was in turn sampled itself, becoming the basis for M/A/R/R/S' hit of the same name.

In 1987, 4th & Broadway issued the duo's full-length debut, Paid in Full; accompanied by a mighty underground buzz, the record climbed into the Top Ten on the R&B LP charts (as would all of their subsequent albums). Additionally, the British DJ duo Coldcut remixed the title cut into a bona fide U.K. smash. The exposure helped make "Paid in Full"'s drum track one of the most sampled beats this side of James Brown's "Funky Drummer"; it provided the foundation for Milli Vanilli's "Girl You Know It's True," among many other, more credible hits. On the heels of Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim signed with MCA subsidiary Uni and consolidated their reputation with another landmark hip-hop album, 1988's Follow the Leader. The title cut took its place among the classic singles already in their canon, and Jody Watley soon tapped the duo for a guest spot on her 1989 single "Friends," which brought them into the pop Top Ten for the first and only time.

The 1990 follow-up Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em proved relatively disappointing from a creative standpoint, although 1992's slightly jazzier Don't Sweat the Technique was a more consistent affair that bolstered their legacy. As it turned out, the record also completed that legacy. The duo's contract with MCA was almost up, and they had discussed the possibility of each recording a solo album. Unfortunately, the resulting tension over the future of their partnership ultimately destroyed it. In the aftermath of the breakup, various legal issues prevented both parties from starting their solo careers for quite some time. The only recording to appear was Rakim's first solo cut, "Heat It Up," which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Gunmen. Finally, in 1995, Eric B. issued his self-titled solo debut on his own 95th Street label. Rakim, meanwhile, signed with Universal and delivered a pair of acclaimed comeback albums, 1997's The 18th Letter and 1999's The Master.



SOME ALBUMS:
Paid in Full (1987)



1. I Ain't No Joke
2. Eric B. Is on the Cut
3. My Melody - Eric B. & Rakim, Rakim
4. I Know You Got Soul
5. Move the Crowd
6. Paid in Full
7. As the Rhyme Goes On
8. Chinese Arithmetic
9. Eric B. Is President
10. Extended Beat
11. As the Rhyme Goes On (Radio Mix)
12. Paid in Full (Mini Madness- The Coldcut Remix)
CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD


Follow The Leader (1988)


http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd700/d739/d7397588jtk.jpg

1. Follow the Leader (5:36)
2. Microphone Fiend (5:17)
3. Lyrics of Fury (4:15)
4. Eric B. Never Scared (5:21)
5. Just a Beat (2:07)
6. Put Your Hands Together (5:15)
7. To the Listeners (4:32)
8. No Competition (3:52)
9. The R (3:55)
10. Musical Massacre (4:29)
11. Beats for the Listeners (4:08)
CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD



Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em (1990)



1. Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
2. No Omega
3. In The Ghetto
4. Step Back
5. Eric B. Made My Day
6. Run For Cover
7. Untouchables
8. Mahogany
9. Keep 'Em Eager To Listen
10. Set 'Em Straight
11. Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em (12' Vocal Version Remix)

CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD


1992 Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique

http://www.addreviews.com/images/albums/2002-11-21-11-34-58.jpg
1. What's On Your Mind
2. Teach The Children
3. Pass The Hand Grenade
4. Casualties Of War
5. Rest Assured
6. Punisher, The
7. Relax With Rap
8. Keep The Beat
9. What's Going On
10. Know The Ledge
11. Don't Sweat The Technique
12. Kick Along
CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD or DOWNLOAD

Don' Sweat The Technique - video (password:
xzore_rakim)

Rakim - 18th Letter/Book Of Life

http://shop.bbarak.cz/images/wares/pic_small_1949.jpg

disc 1 - The 18th Letter

1. Intro
2. The 18th Letter (Always And Forever)
3. Skit
4. It's Been A Long Time
5. Remember That
6. The Saga Begins
7. Skit
8. Guess Who's Back
9. Stay A While
10. New York (Ya Out There)
11. Show Me Love
12. Skit
13. The Mystery (Who Is God?)
14. When I'm Flowin
15. It's Been A Long Time (Suave House Mix)
16. Guess Who's Back (Alternative Mix)
17. Outro
CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD or DOWNLOAD


disc 2 - Book Of Life

1. I Know You Got Soul
2. Follow The Leader
3. Eric B. Is President
4. Microphone Fiend
5. I Ain't No Joke
6. Lyrics Of Fury
7. My Melody
8. Know The Ledge
9. Move The Crowd
10. Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
11. Mahogany
12. In The Ghetto
13. Casualities Of War
14. The Punisher
15. Paid In Full
CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD



Rakim - The Master

http://www.preisvergleich.org/pimages/Rakim-The-Master_280__80010731454208222_20.jpg

1. Intro
2. Flow Forever
3. When I B On Tha Mic
4. Finest Ones
5. All Night Long
6. State Of Hip Hop Interlude
7. Uplift
8. I Know
9. It's The R
10. I'll Be There
11. It's A Must
12. Real Shit
13. How I Get Down
14. L.I. Interlude
15. Strong Island
16. Waiting For The World To End
17. We'll Never Stop
CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD
or DOWNLOAD


Hope you like some old school material that I have put on this post.
Eric B & Rakim are among the greatest hip hop artists in my humble opinion.

Enjoy these joints!!!





Friday, February 22, 2008

BOMB THE BASS

I've found it.

Bomb The Bass - Into The Dragon (1988)


Tracklisting:
A1 Beat Dis (U.S. 7" Mix)
A2 Megablast (Rap Version)
Featuring - Merlin
A3 On The Cut
A4 Don't Make Me Wait
Featuring - Lorraine*
A5 Dynamite Beats
B1 Megablast (Hip Hop On Precinct 13)
B2 Hey You!
Featuring - Aurra
B3 Shake It
B4 Say A Little Prayer
Featuring - Maureen*
B5 Beat Dat (Freestyle Scratch Mix)
Remix - J. Saul Kane , Tim Simenon

CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD

At last I have found this album. I hope you will enjoy this joint.


Wednesday, February 20, 2008

BOMB THE BASS



BIOGRAPHY (courtesy of www.allmusic.com):
Bomb the Bass
' Tim Simenon is a sampladelic British hip-hop producer who also co-produced a pair of massive international hits: Neneh Cherry's "Buffalo Stance" and Seal's "Crazy." Born in Brixton of Malaysian and Scottish parentage, Simenon grew interested in dance production after studying studio engineering and DJing at London's Wag Club, a Mecca for fellow breakbeat mavens like S-Express' Mark Moore and Coldcut's Jonathan More and Matt Black. In 1987, Simenon constructed a pastiche of a DJ record titled "Beat Dis" which incorporated samples from Public Enemy to Ennio Morricone to classic television shows Dragnet and The Thunderbirds. Packaged to resemble a white-label import from America, the track became an underground hit and, after its reissue on Rhythm King, a surprising number two smash on the British charts in early 1988. (Coldcut's "Doctorin' the House" and S-Express' "Theme From S-Express" both followed "Beat Dis" into the Top Ten.)

Later that year, Simenon followed with an LP (Into the Dragon) featuring an expanded Bomb the Bass lineup: producer Jonathan Saul Kane (who later recorded as Depth Charge) and vocalists Maureen Walsh and Lauraine Macintosh. Two singles from the album, "Megablast" and an inventive cover of the Burt Bacharach-Dionne Warwick classic "Say a Little Prayer," hit the British Top Ten as well. Also in 1988, Simenon co-produced two tracks for the debut of Neneh Cherry, step-daughter of free jazz trumpeter Don Cherry. Both singles, "Buffalo Stance" and "Manchild," became British Top Ten hits. After completing work on his own studio, he also produced a track for Adamski ("Killer") and mixed a single named "Crazy" for an Adamski protégé, Seal.

With all the outside recording commissions, it took nearly three years for Simenon to ready a follow-up to the first Bomb the Bass LP. Unknown Territory finally dropped in 1991, led by another Top Ten single, "Winter in July," and sporting a mid-tempo hip-hop aesthetic that would only earn critical attention several years later after being dubbed trip-hop. He also produced a range of acts, from Eternal to Sinead O'Connor during the early '90s, and more fruits of his collaborative nature arrived in 1995 with the third Bomb the Bass album, Clear. The album featured vocal tracks featuring O'Connor, Justin Warfield, Bernard Fowler, Bim Sherman, and Leslie Winer, as well as the instrumental input of Tackhead/On-U Sound compatriots Keith LeBlanc, Doug Wimbish, and Skip McDonald. Simenon again turned to outside work during the late '90s, remixing and producing for David Bowie, Depeche Mode, U2, Gavin Friday, Curve, Booth & The Bad Angel, and Hardfloor.



BOMB THE BASS - UNKNOWN TERRITORY (1991)





















CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD





Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass)

01.Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Beat Dis (12' version)] (5:55)
02।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Megablast (Rap Merlin & DJ Desire)] (6:50) 03।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Say A Little Prayer] (5:26)
04।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [The Air You Breathe] (6:50)
05।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Don't Make Me Wait] (4:17)
06।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Liquid Metal] (4:23)
07।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Shake It] (5:10)
08।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Dynamite Beats] (1:44)
09।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Run Baby Run] (4:45)
10।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [On The Cut (2000 AD)] (3:52)
11।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Hey You] (3:22)
12।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Switching Channels] (4:47)
13।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Dune Buggy Attack] (4:47)
14।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Winter In July (Ubiquity Mix)] (7:11)
15।Beat Dis (The Very Best Of Bomb The Bass) - [Megamix] (2:56)

CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD





Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis

Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
(1987) (12" vinyl rip)

A. extended dis
B1. radio edit
B2. bonus beats

320 kbps
pw=ylow.blogspot.com

CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD




Bomb The Bass - Bug powder dust


  1. Bug Powder Dust (Radio Mix)
  2. Bug Powder Dust (Dust Brothers Remix)
  3. Bug Powder Dust (Bug Powder Drums Mix)

Enjoj the British hip hop.

If anyone finds link to : BOMB THE BASS - Into the Dragon please let me know. Tnx

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Dr. DRE - OLD SKOOL MEGAMIX

Home Taping Is Killing Music Month Presents… Dr.Dre - Old Skool Megamix (1986)

Dr.Dre - Old Skool Megamix (1986)

The title says is all really. Late World Class Wreckin’ Cru / Early NWA period Dr.Dre throws down for an hour TWENTY TWO FUCKING YEARS AGO with classic electro and funk, mixed with golden mid-80’s Hiphop. Great stuff. And not really much else you can say except that you need to check this one.


Dr.Dre - Old Skool Megamix (1986)

Monday, February 18, 2008

HOUSE OF PAIN

In this post let me introduce you one of the hip hop groups with irish roots. The name is HOUSE OF PAIN.



BIOGRAPHY (courtesy of www.allmusic.com):

"Jump Around," an impossibly infectious and catchy single, instantly elevated House of Pain from an unknown white hip-hop group to near-stars when it became a massive crossover hit in 1992. It made the band and it also broke the band, consigning them to the level of one-hit wonders. House of Pain continued to release records after their eponymous 1992 debut and "Jump Around," yet none of them gained much attention, partially because of the band's self-consciously loutish behavior. Led by rapper Everlast, the group celebrated their Irish-American heritage by wearing green, drinking prodigious amounts of beer, and swearing constantly. It certainly earned them attention at the outset, particularly when it was tied to a single like "Jump Around," but the bottom quickly fell out of their career. The group's second album, 1994's Same as It Ever Was, went gold, but it failed to generate a hit single, and by the time of 1996's Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again, the band had been forgotten.

Everlast (born Erik Schrody, August 18, 1969) became fascinated by hip-hop while he was in high school, eventually becoming part of Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate. His association with Ice-T led to a contract with Warner Bros., who released his debut album, Forever Everlasting, in 1990. After the record bombed, Everlast formed House of Pain with his high school friend Danny Boy (born Daniel O'Connor) and DJ Lethal (born Leor DiMant), a Latvian immigrant. Released on Tommy Boy Records, the group's eponymous 1992 debut was co-produced by Muggs, who masterminded Cypress Hill's groundbreaking debut. Muggs gave "Jump Around" its distinctive, incessant beat, which merged a deep bass groove with drum loops and Public Enemy-styled sirens. On the back of Kris Kross' spring hit "Jump," "Jump Around" became a huge hit in the summer of 1992, peaking at number three on the pop charts. Both the single's video and the remainder of House of Pain celebrated the group's Irish heritage in a tongue-in-cheek fashion that quickly became shtick. Throughout their 1993 tour, the group ran into trouble with promoters and the law, culminating in Everlast's March arrest for possessing an unregistered, unloaded pistol at Kennedy Airport. He was sentenced to community service, and later that year, the group began work on their second album.

Like its predecessor, 1994's Same as It Ever Was was produced by Muggs. Upon its summer release, the record was greeted with surprisingly strong reviews and sales, debuting at number 12 on the charts. However, the sales quickly slowed as "On Point" failed to become a hit. Most of the next two years were spent in seclusion, and the group returned in the fall of 1996 with Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again, a record that was ignored by both the press and the public. Everlast returned in 1998 as a solo act, and gained critical acclaim for his debut, Whitey Ford Sings the Blues.


Now here are some of their albums:


House of Pain (Fine Malt Lyrics) (1992)


1. Salutations
2. Jump Around

3. Put Your Head Out
4. Top O' The Morning To Ya
5. Commercial 1
6. House And The Rising Son
7. Shamrocks And Shenanigans
8. House Of Pain Anthem
9. Danny Boy, Danny Boy
10. Guess Who's Back

11. Commercial 2
12. Put On Your Shit Kickers
13. Come And Get Some Of This
14. Life Goes On
15. One For The Road
16. Feel It

17. All My Love
18. Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)
19. Shamrocks And Shenanigans (Boom Shalock Lock Boom/Butch Vig Mix)

CORNER GRAB: Download
( password: Ghostfaize )
or Download (no pass)




Same As It Ever Was (1994)


1. Back From The Dead
2. I'm A Swing It
3. All That
4. On Point
5. Runnin' Up On Ya
6. Over There Shit
7. Word Is Bond
8. Keep It Comin'
9. Interlude
10. Same As It Ever Was
11. It Ain't A Crime
12. Where I'm From
13. Still Got A Lotta Love
14. Who's The Man
15. On Point (Lethal Dose Remix)

CORNER GRAB:Download





TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH SHALL RISE AGAIN (1996)



1. House of Pain - The Heve Nots (4:24)
2. House of Pain - fed up (5:01)
3. House of Pain - what's that smell (3:04)
4. House of Pain - Heart Full Of Sorrow Featuring Sadat X (3:44)
5. House of Pain - earthquake (4:49)
6. House of Pain - Shut The Door (4:35)
7. House of Pain - pass the jinn (4:56)
8. House of Pain - no doubt (3:09)
9. House of Pain - choose your poison (3:18)
10. House of Pain - x - files (2:50)
11. House of Pain - Fed Up (remix) Featuring Guru (4:14)
12. House of Pain - killa rhyme klik (3:45)
13. House of Pain - While I'm Here (2:49)

CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD


HOUSE OF PAIN - 2001 - Unreleased EP

CORNER GRAB: DOWNLOAD


Enjoy the irish joints!