Hard Drive Clearout

A few bits that I've found on other sites over the years that you might've missed (and the links are probably dead now anyway), things I ripped and never got round to uploading,  joints that don't really warrant their own post...

 Ice T, King Tee & Bango freestyle (Capital Rap Show 1989)
courtesy of  Irish Craig  (I think)

 Rakim acapella freestyle (early 90s ?)
no info on this and its only about 25 seconds long but still...

Main Source 'Looking At The Front Door' (alternative/demo version)
I think I got this from unkut.com a few years ago

Big L - Pre Game freestyle (1999)
Lamont over the Sauce Money banger

Children of The Corn - American Dream (alternative version)
this version appeared on a DJ S&S mixtape and features a slightly different Big L verse to the one that appears on the promo 12"

 OC - DJ Camillo freestyle (1998)
Nice OC freestyle off a Camillo mixtape. Pretty sure I got this one from Roy Johnson .

Vinyl Reanimators remixes 12" (1997)

All the Vinyl Reanimators remixes are worth investigating. Here's a 12" they dropped in late 96/early 97 with their takes on 'Drop A Gem On Em', 'Daytona 500' and 'Ya Playin Yaself'. Instrumentals included.

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Ghetto Jams: Urban Series 12" (1999)

Unofficial mash-up blend remix tings here. I posted the Common Sense one on its own ages ago but as I'm currently ripping a load of vinyl (before I get rid of it) I thought I'd share the rest. There's some decent stuff on here. Jay Z over a Beatnuts instrumental works well, as does 'Holla Holla' over the 'California Love' beat. The R&B joints aren't too bad either but even after all this time Fatman Scoop has rendered that Faith Evans vocal unlistenable to me.

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The aforementioned vinyl ripping is partly the reason for the lack of regular updates. I did contemplate stopping the blog completely but I'll try and stay on it for now and see how things pan out. There's always a chance I might come up with some new tapes or unreleased shit for you (although the chances are slim with the way London's 2nd hand record shops are these days).

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 06.10.13 Beef Special!

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (06.10.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

On last night's show I went in with 2 hours of classic dis tracks. 100% Beef, all OfCom friendly. The clean version of 'Hit Em Up' sounds ridiculous though...

Tracklist
Notorious BIG – Who Shot Ya
2Pac ft The Outlawz – Hit Em Up
Mobb Deep – Drop A Gem On Em
Dogg Pound – New York, New York
CNN, Tragedy & Mobb Deep – L.A , L.A
50 Cent ft The Madd Rapper – How To Rob
Shante – Big Mama
Canibus – 2nd Round Knockout
LL Cool J – The Ripper Strikes Back
LL Cool J – To Da Break Of Dawn (remix)
Ice Cube – No Vaseline
Tim Dog – Fuck Compton
Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg - Dre Day
Eazy E ft BG Knoccout & Dresta – Real Compton City Gs
Jay Z - The Takeover
Nas – Ether
Jay Z – Super Ugly
Cormega – Freestyle (Nas dis)
Nas – Destroy & Rebuild
BDP – The Bridge Is Over
Jeru The Damaja – One Day
Eminem ft G Unit – Bump Heads
Ja Rule – Loose Change
Jadakiss – Problem Child
Beanie Sigel – Freestyle (Jadakiss dis)
50 Cent – Be A Gentleman
Masta Ace – Acknowledge
Mack 10 ft WC & Ice Cube – Westside Slaughterhouse
Cypress Hill – Ice Cube Killa

Audio Two 'Top Billin' Supa Blends remix (1998)

Here's something I picked up on an otherwise unremarkable party breaks 12" a few months ago. Milk's legendary vocal is blended with the 'Phone Tap' and 'One More Chance' instrumentals.



It sounds like a strange combination but as DJ 7L mentioned in an interview for this very blog, tracks like 'Top Billin' were still getting played in the clubs in the mid-to-late 90s, 10 years or so after they first dropped and this works pretty well.

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 22.09.13special guest mix by Jorun Bombay!

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (22.09.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Last night's show on Kane FM. Special guest mix courtesy of Jorun Bombay !

Skillz - Rawkus promo EP (2002)

The career of (Mad) Skillz has been a strange one. After a promising debut in '95 he got lost in the shuffle in the late 90s, only to re-emerge at a time when fellow Virginians Timbaland and Pharrell were running the clubs and radio. Collaborations followed and Skillz bagged himself a deal with Rawkus, yet somehow despite having the 2 biggest producers in the game on board, he failed to blow. Rawkus disappeared not long after and aside from a couple of 12"s, all that was left to show for it were the tracks on this promo EP. A mix of freestyles over Neptunes beats and some original tracks.

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Some of them eventually got an official release a few years later on Skillz' 'Confessions Of A Ghostwriter' album but the moment had passed and he's since carved out a career with his regular end of year 'Rap Up' and touring as Jazzy Jeff's hypeman. So in comparison to alot of his 90s indie contempories he ain't done too bad I suppose.
I've got a few other loose Skillz freestyles from this era that I can zip up if anyone wants 'em.

I'll try and get back to posting more frequently but can't make any promises. I'm off up t'radio in a bit for tonight's Infinite Hip Hop Show,  9-11pm on Kane FM. Special guest mix by Jorun Bombay. Tune in if you can.