77 Problems

OK, Nerds.

It's Test Time! In true nerd fashion I have collected 77 of my favorite intros to a famous, or not-so-famous verse. All you need to do is work out who said it and in what song! Easy for the real nerds amongst you.

I will post the answers in a weeks time.

No looking on the internet for the answers!
No questioning my spelling!
No Sleep Till Brooklyn.

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1 - "I got a big ol' blunt
I'm lampin' on my front porch
about to put a torch to it
then Coco said don't do it "

2 - "Aiy! If I may interject
Rap these days is like a pain up in the neck"

3 - "I ran like a rebel, in '85
Cops tried to catch me, cause all of 'em said I
Beat up these other men who were bigger than me
Was it because I was black and they were W-H-I-T-E"

4 - "Aw shit I got ya head boppin, ain't no stoppin coz the shit that i'm poppin,
is from the heart so you know that i'm real, so you can relax coz i'm signed
and sealed"

5 - "Once upon a time not long ago,"

6 - "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4
3, 2, 1 reasons you'll never be this raw
My crew is representing for BK, don't play
Or you might have to get Crime Watch around your way"

7 - "It's times like this that I gotta crack a smile,
If it's about anythig then it's gotta be style"

8 - "Street's disciple my raps are trifle
I shoot slugs from my brain just like a rifle"

9 - "I write raps,
And when niggaz bite, I clap,
'Cos their shit sounds better now."

10 - "Well I'm all in - put it up on the board
Another rapper shot down from the mouth that roared
1-2-3 down for the count
The result of my lyrics - oh yes, no doubt"

11 - "You wanna front what?
Jump up and get bucked"

12 - "I never have dinner with the President.
I never have dinner with the President.
I never have dinner with the President.
And when I see your ass again, I'll be hesitant."

13 - "Check it, 1 for the money, 2 for the show
Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats, HO"

14 - "Now about to wreck shop is the man wit the plan
Godamn yo watch me slam
Taking the bassline freaking my lines
Squeezing my Reebox's pumps and Kriss Kross then jump"

15 - "Your daughter was a nice girl, now she is a slut
A queen treatin niggaz just like King Tut
Gobblin up nuts, sorta like a hummingbird
Suckin up the Lench Mob crew, and I'm comin third"

16 - "Two years ago, a friend of mine
Asked me to say some MC rhymes
So I said this rhyme I'm about to say
The rhyme was Def a-then it went this way"

17 - "Yo!
Kickin the fly cliches
Doin duets with Rae and A, happens to make my day"

18 - "There's a breeze, 34 degrees of heat
Jeeps pumping *********, kids in the street
Bugging, brothers in the car with brand new pumps
50 bars, oh man"

19 - "Head on straight, mask on crooked
Exit stage left, with the cast on crooked"

20 - "For the ladies, one hundred and ninety-five pounds of beef,
Chinky eyes, curly hair and gold teeth,"

21 - "Who the fuck is this?
pagin me at 5:46 in the mornin crack a dawnin"

22 - "There's a war goin on outside, no man is safe from
You could run but you can't hide forever
from these, streets, that we done took
You walkin witcha head down scared to look"

23 - "Yo I'm in the eye of the storm, where the pressure's on
And MC's is dressed funny like a leprechuan"

24 - "I get in shape and do my physical fitness
Your head's numb, so your brains a miss this"

25 - "Nigga you heartless
you ain't heartless
you dont want no part in this
you ain't got it in ya
I'm born to be a sinner"

26 - "I sip the Dom P, watchin Gandhi til I'm charged
Then writin in my book of rhymes, all the words pass the margin"

27 - "Hey life to me is no Popcorn Love"

28 - "Rugged like Rwanda, don't wind up far or get chopped up
Quick to rush the spot like baby urine get mopped up"

29 - "I got you stuck off the realness, we be the infamous
you heard of us, official Queensbridge murderers"

30 - "Party people know the name, Vik with a "k"
if its all the same, if it ain't dont bother
told the little monster, "No I ain't yo' father
it's Uncle Viktor, shut the lights I'm gettin' dizzy
and close the door, can you see ya momma busy?""

31 - "Afterwards I'm bouncing dips like tits on chicks
who be running track, then they be running back for more "

32 - "I never knew a luh, luh-luh, a love like this
Gotta be somethin for me to write this"

33 - "Yous a nigga every body diss coz you can't bust this,
you gotta bad name like Dick Butkiss"

34 - "Eazily I aproach, the microphone because I ain't no joke
Tell your momma to get off of my tip
I have no time to give her my dick"

35 - "Party people, your dreams have now been fulfilled
Get out your seats and let’s get ill
That’s right y’all, we’re not just rough, we’re more than tough
And when it comes to rhymes, we got enough"

36 - "Well, it was one of those days -- not much to do
I was chillin downtown, with my old school crew'

37 - "Hey, you, get off my cloud"

38 - "You've been waitin' and debatin' for oh so long
Just starvin' like Marvin for a **** * song"

39 - "A weeby weeby wobble gobble gobble DO the turkey
Lord have mercy, mercy mercy me
You see I'm tryin to get the punani
but you just wanna rock me, ah-eh-eh, ah-eh-eh"

40 - "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh
It's a sunny day and the sky is bright
Take her to the mist everything is right
No need to make bets cause I met a bookie
Today is the day the whole school plays hookie "

41 - "I enter, the center of the cypha
Blunts and lighter, the ruff rhyme writer ****"

42 - "I got a letter from the government
The other day"

43 - "Well, excuse me, I gotta add my two cents in
Don't be alarmed, the rhyme was condensed in
A matter of minutes so it must be told
All that glitters' not gold"

44 - "I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side
Staying alive was no jive"

45 - "You lack the minerals and vitamins irons and the niacin
Fuck who that I offend rappers sit back I'm bout to begin"

46 - "Aww shit another young brother hit
I better go over my man's crib and get the pump"

47 - "The meaning of the name **** *****, well I tell you, It means I find my time
to excell to.."

48 - " I was a fiend, before I became a teen, I melted microphones instead of cones
of ice cream"

49 - "I'm takin ya back come follow me
on a journey to see a for real MC
the mind tricks the body
body thinks the mind is crazy"

50 - "I hit a beat and swing a note as if my name was David Ruffin
Quick to toast an MC just like an english muffin"

51 - "Yo, who the hell are you? You're not me
I got me and three brothers that are cocky
to rock the, masses, whippin niggaz asses
At last it's, appropriate to show that I can blast kids"

52 - "Before a blunt, I take out my fronts"

53 - "I'm like RRRAHHH RRRAHHHH, like I had cerebral palsy
My flows be's wet like all you girls drawers be"

54 - "We comin farrrr farrrr farrrr
***** ****** is comin farrrr farrr farr
ya know ya hear me Star!"

55 - "First things first man you're fuckin with the worst
I'll be stickin pins in your head like a fuckin nurse"

56 - "Ayo everywhere i go, brothers know my fucking name
I'm flooring niggas and i only weight a buck and change"

57 - "Back in the days I knew rap would never die
I used to listen to Awesome-2 on WHBI"

58 - "Alright I might
Have had a little glare when I stared at ya ho
But I didn't know she was like that
She stared right back"

59 - "If money makes a man strange we gots to rearrange
So what makes the world go round"

60 - "Ayo, Dependin on the day, and dependin on what I ate
I'm anywhere from 20 to 35 pounds over weight"

61 - "Well I'm an alley cat, some say a dirty rat
On my side is my gat, see I'm all of that"

62 - "It's the Hustler, Lone Shark from Saratoga Ave.
Ave. Saratoga from Lone Shark, Hustler to it's"

63 - "You see me come inna de dance wid de spliff of sensei
Down with the sound called ***"

64 - "Yall know the name
********-fuckin-*****, aint a damn thang changed"

65 - "Yo, I'm every MC, it's all in me
That's the way it is, when ya gotta be"

66 - "Yo, microphone check one two what is this
The five foot assassin with the ruffneck business"

67 - "You know the plan, gee, I rip any mic you hand me
I been down, this ain't no muthafuckin Brandy"

68 - "Hi kids do you like violence, Wanna see me stick Nine Inch Nails through each
one of my eyelids?"

69 - Nowadays I'm on some extra be careful shit,
take precaution before I slid up in the slit"

70 - "I was at the mall, sippin' on a milkshake
Playin' the wall, takin' a break'

71 - "Well Im sittin on my lunch break, grinnin my teeth (my teeth)
Its the last day of the week, boy what a relief (relief)
My muscles kind of ache, they felt rigid and stuff
So I looked around, and I smoked this big fat spliff"

72 - "Ay curumba Strang gun clappa number
one on tha set man I cut ya like lumber"

73 - "I came in the door, i said it before”

74 - "Hey baby your hips is getting big
Now you're getting thin you don't care about your wig"

75 - "It's like this ya'll, It's like this ya'll,
I walk up tp the wall and take a piss ya'll"

76 - "Now there she goes again, the dopest Ethiopian
And now the world around me be gets movin in slow motion "

77 - "Aiyyo, I got a slight problem I smoke weed too much"

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Good Luck!

Wu Tang Clan Rule!

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/staten_island_historians_piece

A Man Gotta Have A Code

The new Two Hands mix is out! Hot on the heels of the dope 'Crime Pays In Mad Ways' mix by the drizzle, here is the latest installment.



A man gotta have a code. The Bunk, truly deserving of the 'the' in front of his name. This mix goes out to him and to the Drizzle who has supplied me with so much music it took two 320 G drives to store it all!

1. MVP - Ludacris
2. Dearly Departed - DJ Babu Feat - M.O.P
3. M.U.G - O.C - Feat Freddie Foxx
4. A Million And 1 Budda Spots - Redman
5. It's Getting Hot - Artifacts
6. Down For The Kaz - Kazi
7. Violatin - Count Bass D
8. Yeah - Keith Murry Feat Busta Rhymes, Redman, Erick Sermon and Jamal
9. Hurricane - The Roots Feat Common and Mos Def
10. Me-O-Mi_o (Remix) - Casual
11. The Return Of Iron Man - Ghostface Killah
12. Get Er Done - Jake One Feat MF Doom
13. Dope Boy Fresh - Jay Z
14. Dumb Girl - Run DMC
15. Red Pill - Vast Aire Feat Karniege
16. Step Off - A Trak Feat Little Brother
17. The Matrix - Black Milk Feat Pharoahe Monch Sean Price DJ Premier

A Code - DJ 2 Hands

I Wonder Why...

Ah, Tony Touch mixtapes. Much like pepperoni pizza, Tony Touch tapes are predictable but always delicious - you know you're gonna get some M.O.P., some Wu-Tang and a banger or two from his girlfriend Heather B. No blends or mash-ups, not a lot of ridiculous Spinbad-style scratches, but Mr. Toca perfected the art of the walkman mixtape (or club bangers if you're Dan).

Here are two new additions to the vault, Tapes #46 & #47, friggity fresh for '95, that I found over at http://recogthereal.blogspot.com/. They posted wack ass rips tho, so I cleaned 'em up just for yous guys. Unfortunately these are CD rips, so you don't get the last 10 minutes of the B-Sides...



Hip-Hop #46 - Side A
Hip-Hop #46 - Side B




Hip-Hop #47 - Side A
Hip-Hop #47 - Side B

Audi 5000

Here it is, my last Made In Taiwan mixtape. It's been great, but I gotta say I'm really looking forward to getting back to Canada (even if it is to Ottawa...). As I consider my limited job prospects in these recessatory days, I'd like to take a moment to remind everyone out there feelin the crunch to look up at all the golden parachutes fallin from the sky and remember that crime pays in mad ways, and it's all good.



Pacewon - I Declare War
Smoothe Da Hustler - My Brother My Ace f/ Trigger Tha Gambler
The Alkaholiks - No Hand Outs f/ Phil Da Agony, Xzibit & Snagglepuss
Masta Ace - Go Where I Send Thee f/ Master Ice & Unique
Nas - Silent Murder
Large Professor - Hot, Sizzlin', Scorchin', Torchin', Blazin'
One.Be.Lo - Decepticons (Pete Rock Remix)
Madvillain - Figaro (ST 100 Remix)
Royal Flush - Iced Down Medallions f/ Noreaga
Organized Konfusion - 9 Xs Out Of 10
Al' Tariq - Crime Pays
Raekwon - Can It Be All So Simple (Remix) f/ Ghostface
Powerule - Bright Lights, Big City
Dutchmin - Surrounded
Erick Sermon - Rock Da House
Bushwackass - Rough, Rugg'd & Raw
El Da Sensei - Keep It Live f/ P.S. 171
Notorious B.I.G. - Machine Gun Funk (Premier Remix)
Odd Squad - Smokin' Dat Weed
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime (Ski Version)
Aim - The Omen f/ Diamond D
Kool G. Rap - It's A Shame (Butcher Remix)
Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona
Digital Underground - We Got More
Slick Rick - Underwear
Spontaneous - SRV-1 f/ Tash & DJ Revolution
Nubian Crackers - Do You Wanna Hear It? f/ Artifacts
Yaggfu Front - Slappin' Suckas Silly (Diamond D Remix) f/ Diamond D
Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Red Light, Green Light

Giv'er

Part 1
Part 2

Dizzie for Prime Minister!

After the election of Barack Obama in the US, Jeremy Paxman interviewed Dizzie Rascal (or should I say Mr Rascal!) for newsnight in the UK.


youtube link is here

Martian man could run the country!

While we are here, a few of his videos that I like.

I Luv You

Fix Up Look Sharp

Jus A Rascal

Sirens

Where Da G's

Grave Diggin In The Crates

GraveDigging in The Crates.

The time has come for the darkness to be set free on the Rap Nerds blog!

In honour of Halloween the originators of horrorcore are being acclaimed. 1994 was a great year for Hip Hop with countless classics coming out of New York in particular. The sound was booming and horrorcore didn't fit into any pigeon holes.

Really what the hell were these guys going on about, who wanted to hear twisted stories of suicide and mass murder? Well Prince Paul and the RZA together made a classic theme album and although at the time I remember liking it but thinking it was a bit weird and not really 'real' enough! Ha, the follies of youth.

Listening these days really does do credit to a very well crafted LP with a sound that was a bit too ahead of itself. Prince Paul was going from Daisy Age to Madman's Diaries seamlessly.

Gravediggaz - Diary Of A Madman 12''

Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep LP


Gravediggaz - 1-800-Suicide 12''


Gravediggaz - Mommy, What's A Gravedigga Remix 12''


Gravediggaz - Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide 12''


...and another re-up right here

Slick Rick Jewels

A few Slick Rick Jewels.

I noticed a few days ago a special on the bbc 1xtra radio website all about Slick Rick.
Now those who know me and have had to sit through a few of my Hip Hop rants will know I am a big Slick Rick fan.
The special was all about 'The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick' It seems it came out 20 years ago. 20 years ago is correct. Shit, I was 15 and well on my way to being a Hip Hop nerd.
Now my first Slick Rick discovery was 'La Di Da Di'. I used to rap the lyrics into the mirror, I mean who didn't at that time. Everyone at my school knew all the words to 'La Di Da Di'
much to the chagrin of my teachers who failed to see why their lessons were not so well memorised. Now at the time I didn't have 'fresh Bally shoes' or 'fly green socks' I didn't forget my Kangol I just didn't have one.
I got my first one about a year ago, a present from two Canadians who share my nerdy affections (Big up Cappy and That Guy). Slick rick was the man! He was from the UK, a real Londoner. OK, he left the UK for the BX aged 10 but hey, he's still the best UK export to the Hip Hop world, ever.
I can think of very few MC's I have the same kind of respect and admiration for. As a 15 year old with nothing to get in my way other than school, there was plenty of time to dedicate my life to learning all the lyrics to all my favorite Hip Hop songs.
Perhaps if I was 15 now I would do the same and I wouldn't hate on all this new shit that comes out these days. It's too easy to hate new Hip Hop because most of it is straight up marketing schemes like KRS said.
However, I think that the old school stuff really defines a great time of my life and hence the affection for it. Let's not fool ourselves some of the old stuff was wack, even Slick Rick had his questionable ones! No names! (Don't hurt me again, don't d- d- don't hurt me again)
So, here are a few of my favorite Slick Rick singles (Big up to The Drizzle coz he got them all for me).

Children's Story

I Shouldn't Have Done It

It's A Boy

Teenage Love b/w Treat Her Like A Prostitute

Enjoy as much as I still do.

"She said, great Scott! are you a thief?
Seems like you have a mouth full of gold teeth
Ha-ha, hah! had to find that funny
So I said, no child, I work hard for the money
And calling me a thief? please! don't even try it (right!)
Sit down eat your slice of pizza, and be quiet"

DJ Lessons

I have been teaching at Tainan Girls High School for a while now and I did a class with them about Hip Hop and rapping. In the class I tried to get the girls to write bragadocious lyrics and try to be boastful and to deliver their "raps" with verve. It was a relative success, some girls really went for it while others mumbled into their necks. The upshot of it was that the kids were keen to find out more about Hip Hop. Since I had told them I am a DJ they wanted to see how scratching worked.

A few weeks later I took my decks into the classroom and gave the girls a talk about how much I love my turntables and if anyone breaks them I would kill them and their families.

"Don't press down on the records too hard. Keep your hand away from the needle at ALL times!"

After I had gathered the courage, I let the girls come up in pairs and try some scratching on their own. All that is logical in my brain told me not to risk my precious little babies on these girls. Most of the students in my class had never seen a turntable before, those that had, saw one in their grandparents houses, big up the grandparents.

The results were quite amazing. Not from all the girls for sure. Some had little musical sense and sounded like cats being strangled. Others were too meek to really try and make any audible sound that their classmates might hear. However, some, just some, were like ducks to water. A few of the girls surprised me so much I was stunned to silence (those who know me will testify to the rarity of this event). After the class was over the girls asked me to show them some tricks. Never one to let an opportunity to show off pass me by, I did a bit of wheeling doubles. I had some ultimate breaks and beats doubles with me so I showed them how to make a loop with the same part of two identical records, the essence of Hip Hop as I told them. Three of the girls were transfixed and begged me to let them try! By this point I was so impressed with their keenness I let them have a go.......

Remember this is the first time these girls have touched a turntable and a mixer.

Real Live Shit

Yes, this is some real live shit and it's called 'real live shit'!

I listened to this one on rotation and just rediscovered it so I am sharing it with all my Hip Hop nerds.

01 Real Live Shit - Real Live (Original)
02 Real Live Shit - Real Live (Dirty)
03 Real Live Shit - Real Live (Instrumental)
04 Crime is Money - Real Live (Original)
05 Crime is Money - Real Live (Dirty)
06 Crime is Money - Real Live (Instrumental)

Live Shit!

New York Reality Check 101

For underground metaphors you can scrape an inch turf turf what it's what it's worth, my style's been developed core core of the earth

Here we go - all 16 12" singles Premo tore up for NY Reality Check 101.

Yep, that's right. All the singles Premier used for that (personal) classic.

When I bought the cd I only knew about 1/4 of the names on it, but I knew Premier's, and it was the only one that really mattered. Some great songs here & I even included Special Ed - Think Twice which wasn't on my copy...


J-Live – Longevity 12”
1. Longevity (Main)
2. Longevity (Headrush Mix)
3. Longevity (Headrush Instrumental)
4. Longevity (Acapella)
5. Braggin’ Writes (Dome Cracker Mix)
6. Braggin’ Writes (Main)
7. Braggin’ Writes (Dome Cracker Instrumental)
8. Braggin’ Writes (Acapella)
192 kbps
link

Brainwash 2000 – Break It Down 12”
1. Break It Down
2. Break It Down (Instrumental)
3. King Of Demos
192kbps
link

Laster – Off Balance 12”
1. Off Balance (Clean) f/ Ed O.G.
2. Off Balance (Dirty) f/ Ed O.G.
3. Off Balance (Instrumental)
4. Misery (Clean)
5. Misery (Instrumental)
6. Da Outro f/ Deplus
320kbps
link

G-Dep – Head Over Wheels 12”
1. Head Over Wheels
2. Blow More Spots
192kbps
link

Mr. Voodoo – Lyrical Tactics 12”
1. Hemlock
2. Lyrical Tactics
3. Lyrical Tactics (Instrumental)
4. Shine f/ A-Butta, Essence & L-Swift
256kbps
link

Company Flow – Eight Steps To Perfection 12”
1. Eight Steps To Perfection (Radio Edit)
2. Eight Steps To Perfection (Album)
3. Eight Steps To Perfection (Instrumental)
4. Vital Nerve (Radio Edit)
5. Vital Nerve (Album)
6. Vital Nerve (Instrumental)
192kbps
link

Shadez Of Brooklyn – Change 12”
1. Change (Dirty)
2. Change (Clean)
3. Change (Instrumental)
4. When It Rains It Pours (Survival Warz) (Dirty)
5. When It Rains It Pours (Survival Warz) (Clean)
6. When It Rains It Pours (Survival Warz) (Instrumental)
320kbps
link

L The Headtoucha – Too Complex 12”
1. Too Complex (Radio)
2. Too Complex (Street)
3. Too Complex (Instrumental)
4. It’s Your Life (Radio)
5. It’s Your Life (Street)
6. It’s Your Life (Instrumental)
128kbps
link


Street Smartz – Problemz 12”
1. Problemz (Dirty)
2. Problemz (Clean)
3. Problemz (Instrumental)
4. Problemz (Acapella)
5. Metal Thangz (Dirty) f/ Pharoahe Monch & O.C.
6. Metal Thangz (Clean) f/ Pharoahe Monch & O.C.
7. Metal Thangz (Instrumental)
8. Metal Thangz (Acapella) f/ Pharoahe Monch & O.C.
320kbps
link

Rezidue – Inner City Blues 12”
1. Inner City Blues (Radio Mix)
2. Inner City Blues (Jeep Mix)
3. Inner City Blues (Instrumental)
4. Dropin’ Rezidue (Radio Mix)
5. Dropin’ Rezidue (Jeep Mix)
6. Dropin’ Rezidue (Instrumental)
7. Dropin’ Rezidue (Acapella)
192kbps
link

Godfather Don – Styles By The Gram 12”
1. Styles By The Gram (Main)
2. Styles By The Gram (Instrumental)
3. World Premiere (Main)
4. World Premiere (Instrumental)
5. Properties Of Steel (Main)
6. Properties Of Steel (Instrumental)
192kbps
link

Brainsick Mob – Star Gazing 12”
1. Mixmaster USA (Dirty)
2. Mixmaster USA (Clean)
3. Mixmaster USA (Instrumental)
4. Star Gazing (Dirty)
5. Star Gazing (Clean)
6. Star Gazing (Instrumental)
320kbps
link

AK Skills – Check Da Flava 12”
1. Check Da Flava (Dirty)
2. Check Da Flava (Clean)
3. Check Da Flava (Acapella)
4. Nights Of Fear (Dirty)
5. Nights Of Fear (Instrumental)
6. Nights Of Fear (Acapella)
192kbps
link

Saukrates/Choclair – Father Time/21 Years 12”
1. Father Time (Main)
2. Father Time (Radio)
3. Father Time (Instrumental)
4. Father Time (Acapella)
5. 21 Years (Clean)
6. 21 Years (Instrumental)
7. Father Time (Remix)
8. Father Time (Remix Bonus Beat)
192kbps
link

Finsta Bundy – Feel The High Pt. 2 12”
1. Feel The High Pt. 2 (Street Vocal)
2. Feel The High Pt. 2 (Radio Mix)
3. Feel The High Pt. 2 (TV Track)
4. Feel The High Pt. 2 (Instrumental)
5. Feel The High Pt. 2 (Acapella)
6. Feel The High (Original)
192kbps
link

Special Ed – Think Twice 12”
1. Think Twice (Radio)
2. Think Twice (Album)
3. Think Twice (Instrumental)
4. A.R.A.B.S. – On Some Next Shit (Street) f/ Special Ed
5. A.R.A.B.S. – On Some Next Shit (Album) f/ Special Ed
6. A.R.A.B.S. – On Some Next Shit (Instrumental)
192kbps
link

Strictly Business OST

Here it is, Dan.

Thx to http://willforall.blogspot.com/ for the link.



Tracks List:

01 - Stephanie Mills - I Just Want Love (3:49)
02 - Jeff Redd - You Called & Told Me (5:14)
03 - Ll Cool J - Strickly Business (4:01)
04 - Mary J Blige - You Remind Me (4:56)
05 - Grand Puba - Fat Rat (3:57)
06 - Jodeci - Let's Fly (3:30)
07 - Nice & Smooth - How To Flow (4:14)
08 - Heavy D & The Boyz - Let The People Sing (3:35)
09 - Leaders Of The New School - Shinning Star (3:35)
10 - Rare Essence - Lock It (3:40)
11 - La Quan - Now's The B Turn (4:37)

Linkers

Password: willforall

South African Beats

Ben Sharpa. - B Sharpa.



Rattex - Bread and Butter.


This is some dope ish that my cuz in South Africa hooked me up with.

Worldwide Hip Hop massive, ya get me!

From The Ashes

Here is a little bit of UK hip hop for you North Americans.

Chester P is one of my favorite MC's, I waited a while for this LP to come out. Formerly with 'Taskforce' a group he made with his older brother Farma G and DJ Louis Slippers.

You might not understand the slang and British references but feel it anyway nerds.

Chapelle gem

http://googtube.blogspot.com/2007/09/fisticuffs-turn-my-headphones-up.html#video

maaaad links

came across this link - it's to a txt file with over 3000 rs links for albums and singles.

so guess what i did today?

there's a ridiculous nas, gang starr & wu-tang section, almost all the aesop rock singles, a bunch of lotug...highly recommended

what? the lovesick 12" AND 7"? sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

btw, for some of the links you have to type "www." after the http://

dan, ur gonna need a new hard drive by the time you get back here

Teachers' Day

"I am rap music. Where I go, rap goes. Rap is like my dog, it's like my little pet. And where I go, I lead my litle pet with me." (The Source, 1992, c/o/ The Bible)

" I am hip-hop. But what is hip-hop? If hip-hop was to stand right in front of you and start talking, what would hip-hop listen to? Hip-hop wouldn't listen to hip-hop. Hip-hop probably doesn't even like hip-hop. Let me also say that I, personally, am more into reggae than I am hip-hop." (The Source, 1994, c/o The Bible)

Since rap nerds also occasionally bypass the boom bap and reach for sumpin' else, here's sumpin' else. Don't worry, there're still booms and baps:

JB 12s Pt. 1
JB 12s Pt. 2
Portishead 12s

Buy Some Land

Word up from the streets of the rough and rugged Oregon. The road trip is going well, we found a satellite station with pure old school hip hop bangers, we are playing guess the artist every new song. Rap Nerd style!

Just a little video I found on my travels. It's an oldie but a goodie.

No Drew, I have not given up yet, but the trip is not over yet!

Glove Compartment

Back with another mix, this time with a special shout to the nerds on the road & at weddings and stuff. I gotta know - has Dan given in to temptation yet? My money says no, but it doesn't sound convincing...


LDJ - Get Ya Gun f/ Redman
MC Eiht - Streiht Up Menace
Mykill Miers - World War I
Kazi - Wake Up
Onyx - Raze It Up
Big Willie Smith - Keep It Real...Represent '96
Ghostface - Crooklyn
Onyx - Throw Ya Gunz
Count Bass D - On The Reels
Saafir - Battle Drill
M.O.P. - Stick To Ya Gunz f/ Kool G. Rap
Supastition - Hate My Face
Rampage - Wild For The Night f/ Busta Rhymes
Smooth Da Hustler - Hustlin' (Steady Remix)
Nice & Smooth - Dr. Feelgood f/ Ill Al Skratch, Nine & M.O.P.
Wu-Tang Clan - Careful (Click, Click)
Cypress Hill - Killa Hill Niggas f/ RZA & U-God
Mobb Deep - Thrill Me f/ Big Noyd
Trends Of Culture - Who Got My Back?
La The Darkman - As The World Turns f/ Raekwon
Cannibal Ox - A B-Boy's Alpha

Give You

Thanks for the link Al but I already have eps. 1, 3, 6 & 8; just haven't been able to track down links for the rest, so if you could go ahead and sort that out it'd be great

I only hit grand slams, never will I bunt

Remix time...but whose remixes? Here're some clues:

I catch 22/ When I began to/ Express myself on the lyrical tip/ Ayo I dip/And I'm smooth as Miracle Whip

Now everybody's waitin' for _____________ to slip/ But it won't happen cause I'm just too swift/I got props from here to Albequerque/ Eat ya ass up like a piece of beef jerky

I go on & on to the kick drum/ I get oodles & oodles, so yo come get some/ I won't sweat it, cause now my respects known/ While you're home, suckin' on a neck bone/ Tellin' girls that you're livin fat/ But at your home you're eatin chicken backs/Girl I'm kickin' facts

Got it? Come on, you're supposed to be rap nerds...


!!!!!!!!Spoiler coming!!!!!!!!!








Here it is, remixes from the man who got props like a cop

House Of Pain - Word Is Bond (Remix 1) f/ Diamond D
Urban Thermo Dynamics - Manifest Destiny (Diamond's Dirty Version)
Diamond D - The Hiatus (Remix) f/ Cru
Leaders Of The New School - Classic Material (Diamond Remix)
Ras Kass - Soul On Ice (Diamond Remix)
Diamond D - Best Kept Secret (Diamond Remix)
OutKast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (Diamond Remix)
Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down (Remix) f/ Diamond D

The proof is in the pudding so hush

Sleeping on my stomach

"Who want it, and get it, like Flight 800
I'm on my own dick, like sleeping on my stomach" AG - Full Scale.

This is some Mr Two Hands beats

If it puts a smile on your face! Ante up.

Thank you for the consult Dan.  Fase linked this MOP mash up.  Really good - please enjoy...

DJ Premier Goodies

DJ Derezon & Illfated Tre - 14 Deadly Secrets Of DJ Premier

Stop reading and download this mix.

Ok, now while you wait...I came across this at recogthereal.blogspot.com (DEEP mixtape blog). It's short, only 36 minutes, and you've heard the songs, um, a couple times before BUT each song has a little intro commentary by Premier about the song!!!!!

Anyways, I'm gonna know my audience and stop selling something you already bought. Here's the tracklist:

Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Remix)
Gang Starr - The ? Remains
Nas - Nas Is Like
Nas - New York State Of Mind
KRS-One - MCs Act Like They Don't Know
Jay-Z - A Million & One Questions
M.O.P. - New Jack City
Gang Starr - Full Clip
Gang Starr - You Know My Steez
Jeru The Damaja - Come Clean
Group Home - Livin' Proof
Afu-Ra - Defeat
Rakim - When I Be On The Mic
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena

Natural Elements

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Just found a good copy of the Natural Elements song I posted before.
Natural Elements - Tri-Boro

What your album lack is more Jay-Z

It' about time we got some more Jay-Z in here, and I'm guessing you other clowns aren't going to do anything about it, so here we go. Some of my harder to find and favorite Jigga songs. These have been approved for all rap nerds, so stop making that face and click the pretty blue words.



1. Streets Is Watching (Dirty) - This one had me searching for about ten years...first heard it on a Tony Touch tape (#58, I think), and it was only available on a promo single with 'Sunshine' on the A side. I don't know why they put the clean version on the album; that shit really pisses me off. Of course now it's not so hard to find the dirty version, but it's still a gem, haters.



2.Dig A Hole (Original) - I have no idea where this came from, but it's a waaaaaay better version of the track from Kingdom Come. Just Blaze is very hit and miss with me, but I can't believe they left this one of the album.

3. Dead Presidents III - This one's from the bonus disc that came with Kingdom Come - not really rare, but in case ya missed it...


4. Get My Shit Off - Timbaland & Jigga; this one never saw a proper release. Get it now if ya missed it, suckas.



5. In My Lifetime (Original Ski Version) - from '95 (his first solo 12"?) With still some traces of the Hawaiian Sophie flow, our young Jigga starts maturing:

"While niggaz are shootin' stupid I'm carefully plottin', ways to make it rotten, Well planned hits until you're long forgotten,Y'all niggaz that utilize my style don't hurt me, cause on the low half of these rappin'-ass niggaz wanna work for me"


edit: Streets Is Watching (Dirty) Re-up

MF Doom & Kurious - ?

you were right, dan - machetes & whiskey in the park.

fresh for '99, you suckaaaaaaas!

Slow Flow

It took a while for me to give in to the new school methods. I still like to think I am old school like that but in truth I ain't any more. I got Serato scratch live about 9 months ago. No more records, what do I spend my money on now?

This is the first tape/mp3 I made with Serato. It was pretty much all live with a few big F*%# Ups cut out. Hence, it's a bit rough around the edges. Yeah, excuses! Drew stepped up the game with dope artwork for the cover for his tapes so I had get my art on.

Indeed.



Slow Flow

1 Mr.Slow Flow - Evidence
2 Snap Yo Fingaz (Instra) - Lil Jon
3 Fuck The Law - Dead Prez
4 Roc-A-Fella Billionaires - Freeway feat Jay Z
5 Gold Chain Music - Bumrush Brothers
6 At Your Door - Clipse Feat Roscoe P, Coldchain and Pharrell.
7 The Riddler - Methodman.
8 Beef - Mos Def
9 Come On Baby - Saigon
10 Hustle On - Keith Murray
11 Badman - Murs
12 Greenery - Quasimoto
13 Good Clothes - Little Brother
14 State Of Grace - Raekwon

I know my breath stink, bitch, back up!

What with the internets and everything nowadays, it's can be tempting to amass a ridiculous amount of music and you can track down pretty much anything, making those once highly coveted singles available to everybody. Obviously I wouldn't complain about that, but amid all the collecting and compiling, some gems get lost, overlooked or just forgotten.

So today I'm calling on you groupies, fans, well-wishers and so-called contributors to take a sec and think back: What are some of your favorites that you think we might've lost, overlooked or forgotten?


1. King Tee & Phil Da Agony - Back Up (Joey Chavez Mix)

I gotta point out that this is the original track, beat by Joey Chavez & cuts by Babu, not the uncharacteristically wack Creators remix. Not really a song that makes you think, but with these guys it's all about delivery.






2. Natural Elements - Tri-Boro

This version is from the mix cd DJ Eclipse of Non-Phixion fame did in'98, so there are some cuts on it. When these guys get good beats they always rip it...and this one's fiyyaaahhhhhh!!! Well, not really but it is good; I think DJ Honda used the same sample on 'Real To Me'. The only other place the song appeared was on a single with a couple other tracks from this mix; it's one of the few songs that I've never been able to find.



3. All Natural - Stellar

One year I was asked what I wanted for Christmas and I asked for Natural Elements or Natural Resource records. You see, Ottawa wasn't exactly a hotbed for underground hip-hop, and the internet wasn't the bootlegging heaven that it is now, so my sister, coming from Chicago, was my only hope. When I opened my record-shaped present and found All Natural, I instantly assumed she got the name wrong and brought me some generic garbage. Then she told me that her friend had recommended them, but I remained skeptical until I had a chance to listen...hahaha...that doesn't sound like me.


4. Mau Maus - Blak Iz Blak

If you're not one of the 14 people that saw 'Bamboozled', you probably missed this one. Mau Maus is Mos Def, Canibus, Charli Baltimore, Gano "God-shoved-a-pool-cue-in-my-ass" Grills, Mums and MC Serch.




5. Aceyalone, Self Jupiter & P.E.A.C.E. - When The Sun Too A Day Off

I love the eerie vibe...like when you shut off the lights on one side of the room then have to run to the door on the other side before the monsters get you.

Jambox

"Fat boy, big jeans, MAC-10 in the vest/ With Mack 10 shoot scenes try to shoot up the set/ But I'm a G nigga, I loosen the TEC/ Wet the whole block shit, Grey Goose in the jet, pyoooooon/ Back to the Boogie/ Backpack rappers, they should have a plaque in the Boogie of me"

Just finished off another mix, this time mostly new-ish stuff: some new joints from some old dudes and some from guys I hadn't really listened to before now. I did it up proper rap-nerd style, with 2 tracks (Side A & Side B) and before you complain, I realize Side A is too long for a 90 minute tape, but you haven't used your walkman in years, so shut up.

Just for Ari & Pady I kept Jigga down to one song (ok, and one verse), and as if that wasn't enough I got Vast Aire AND Doom on there too.



Side A
Skillz - So Far, So Good (Remix) f/ Common & Talib Kweli
Jean Grae & 9th Wonder - 8
Vast Aire - Mecca & The Ox f/ Pete Rock
Kidz In The Hall - Drivin' Down The Block (Low End Theory)
Boot Camp Clik - High Times
Saigon - What A Life f/ Tre Williams
King Honey - Monday Night At Fluid f/ MF Doom & Kurious
Lil' Wayne - Mr. Carter f/ Jay-Z
O.C. - Yes Sir f/ Sadat X
Little Brother - Sirens
RZA - U Can't Stop Me Now f/ Inspectah Deck
Rakim - It's Nothin'
Hi-Tek - How We Do It f/ Talib Kweli, Slim Thug & Snoop Dogg
Thirstin Howell III - Mo' Ghetto

Side B
Kardinal Offishall - Set It Off f/ Clipse
Pharrell - Cheers f/ Clipse
Jay-Z - 44 Fours
Jay Dee - We F'ed Up f/ Frank-N-Dank
9th Wonder - The Last Time f/ Royce Da 5'9", Naledge & Vandalyzm
J-Live - The Upgrade f/ Posdnuos & Oddisee
Skyzoo & Torae - Click
Green Lantern - Impeach The President f/ Saigon, Immortal Technique & dead prez
Guilty Simpson - Home Invazion (Madlib Robbery Remix)
Tanya Morgan - The Bridge f/ Euclid
Common - Announcement f/ Pharrell
Fat Joe - That White
Nas - Fried Chicken f/ Busta Rhymes

The longest waited, the most anticipated

"I don’t stutter, I’m so butter, like no other/Word, I’m that funky type of soul brother/I get stupid, but I’m dumb wise/I’m one guy that can rock a party from night until sunrise/You can’t mess with the rap lord/That’s like sayin _______________________"

Hot off the presses, my sixth blend mix for your listening pleasure: acapellas + new instrumentals = sexy time. If you can't fill in the blank, you need this mix...



Blendage 6
Common - I Used To Love H.E.R.
MF Doom - Vomit
The High & Mighty - Hands On Experience f/ El-P & Bobbito
Missy Elliott - Back In The Day f/ Jay-Z
Frankie Cutlass - You & You & You f/ June Lover, Sadat X & Redman
Unsung Heroes - What Would You Do? f/ Mr. Complex & J-Live
Freddie Foxxx - I Come To War
Raekwon - Criminology f/ Ghostface
DJ Honda - (Pre) Out For The Cash f/ Beatnuts, Fat Joe & Common
J-Live - Can I Get It?
Big Daddy Kane - How U Get A Record Deal?
Mad Skillz - The Nod Factor
Rick Ross - Hustlin' (Remix) f/ Jay-Z
Jay-Z - Success f/ Nas
Rascalz - Dreaded Fist
Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game
Peanut Butter Wolf - Definition Of Ill f/ Planet Asia & Madlib
Jungle Brothers - How Ya Want It f/ De La Soul
Morcheeba - Women Lose Weight f/ Slick Rick
Notorious B.I.G. - Come On f/ Sadat X
Tha Alkaholiks - Likwidation

Part 1
Part 2

Tight like hallways, smoked out always

This is a quick mix I originally put together for Dan's ig'nant ass, but I've been bumping it steady so I figured I'd post it for the rest of the nerds.

Goodie MOb. was the first group that had me checking for shit outside the east coast (besides Tha Liks, Digital Underground & Tone Loc, of course). Looking back now, I don't know what I was thinking, but I didn't wanna hear anything west of Philly. Then I heard was 'Decisions, Decisions' off the Soul Assassins album and holy shit, there was good music outside of Queensbridge & Shaolin.

At that point I was obviously a little late to the party, but from Atlanta, out to L.A. and finally back to Houston, Goodie MOb. & OutKast opened up my eyes, er...ears, and I check for guys like Rick Ross & Ludacris today because of 'em.

Remember nerds, ya gotta keep it scientific.

"Well, I'm from the dirty, filthy nasty dirty south /So many niggas still think we soft /And I swore, I wouldn't never write no rhyme like this /But now you're startin to piss me off, ha ha ha"

Goodie MOb./OutKast Mix

It's All Gravy

Word up Nerds

This one took a while to find but it was worth the wait, It's All Gravy!

It's All Gravy (Original)
It's All Gravy (Original) Inst
It's All Gravy (Remix)
It's All Gravy (Remix) Inst
It's All Gravy Acapella
Mr Jiggliano
Mr Jiggliano Acapella
Mr Jiggliano Inst

It's real baby! Do what ya gotta do when ya gotta do it!

Big Up Drew for the hunting! Ashley gets the gas face!

Edit: That's Positive K for people that don't know about wack hooks over dope beats

Welcome to Rap Nerds

Just to get an idea of what we're workin with here, I'm gonna kick things off (that one's for Dan) with a little lyrics quiz. Match the football references to the emcees, rap nerds. Five outta five gets you a sticker...

Hint: One emcee has 2 lyrics.