DJ MK - Best Of 2013

DJ MK - BEST OF 2013 -  HIP HOP MIX by Dj Mk on Mixcloud

Hope you all have a good time whatever you're doing tonight. If you need some tunes to bump at some point, MK just dropped this Best Of 2013 mix for you.

the final Infinite Hip Hop Show! (29.12.13)

DJ Step One - The Final Infinite Hip Hop Show! (29.12.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

After just over 2 years on Kane FM, I've decided to take a break from doing my fortnightly show. For the last one I thought I'd base it around the 'Rap Anniversary' post below and choose one track from each year since 1987 (my 'day one') up to 2013. A few big names didnt make the cut but I tried to rep for as many of my favourite songs/albums/rappers/producers as possible.

DJ MK - Volume 15: Watch Out Now! (1999)

Another classic mixtape by DJ MK. No cover for this one but the tracklist is below.

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Side A
Intro
Mr Eon freestyle
Pharoahe Monch 'Simon Says'
Shabaam Sahdeeq & Xzibit 'Concrete'
Planet Asia 'Bringin It Back'
Phife Dawg 'Bend Ova'
Tash 'Pimpin Aint Easy'
Ol Dirty Bastard 'Rollin Wit You'
B1 & Large Professor 'Put Yo'self In My Place'
Gang Starr 'All 4 Tha Cash'
Sir Menelik, Grand Puba & Sadat X '7XL'
Skinnyman freestyle
Shyheim & Big L 'Furious Anger'
Ghostface Killah 'Apollo Kids'

Side B
Slum Village 'Fall In Love'
Afu Ra 'Defeat'
Mos Def 'Hip Hop'
Mobb Deep ft Kool G Rap 'The Realest'
Ghetto Dwellas ft AG 'Gettin Dirty'
Beatnuts 'Monster Music'
Madd Rapper 'D Dot vs TMR'
Jeru The Damaja freestyle
Casual 'I Gotta Get Down'
DITC ft Big Pun & Milano 'Where You At'
Mobb Deep 'Where Ya Heart At'
Slum Village 'Players'
Talib Kweli 'Human Element'

Original tape once again courtesy of JPS

My Rap Anniversary: Top 20 Songs Of All Time

Christmas Day 1987 marks the day I was properly introduced to Rap when I was given the tape above as a present with a new Walkman. The Coldcut remix of 'Paid In Full' was included on the B-side of tape 1 and immediately caught my imagination. Admittedly it was more Coldcut's weird samples and scratching than an appreciation of Rakim's flow but I was only 9 years old.
Anyway, with that in mind and inspired by Tha Gawd's recent post (and some of the lists in the comments) I thought I'd drop my all time Top 20.
Choosing tunes tracks that make the cut was easy, narrowing it down and bumping them again to get it down to 20 was the tricky part. The only criteria was one track per artist.

Eric B & Rakim 'Move The Crowd' (1987)

Public Enemy ‘Welcome To The Terrordome’ (1990)

Ice T ‘New Jack Hustler’ (1991)

Ice Cube ‘My Summer Vacation’ (1991)

Main Source ‘Just Hangin Out’ (1991)

Pete Rock & CL Smooth ‘T.R.O.Y’ (1992)

Dr Dre ‘Let Me Ride’ (1992)

A Tribe Called Quest ‘Lyrics To Go’ (1993)

Nas ‘Memory Lane’ (1994)

Black Moon ‘Buck Em Down’ remix (1994)

Gang Starr ‘Mass Appeal’ (1994)

Common Sense ‘Resurrection’ Extra P remix (1995)

Raekwon & Ghostface ‘Rainy Dayz’ (1995)

Mobb Deep ‘Still Shinin’ (1995)

Camp Lo ‘Coolie High’ Paradise mix (1996)

Diplomats ‘I Really Mean It’ (2003)

AZ ‘The Come Up’ (2005)

Jay Electronica ‘Exhibit C’ (2009)

Red Cafe 'Heart & Soul Of New York City' (2009)

Curren$y ft Freddie Gibbs ‘Scottie Pippen’ (2011) 

It's probably fair to say half the list would change if I did it again next week. I expected there to be more from the 00s as thats what I listen to most but when they were stacked against each other the 90s won the day. Feel free to hit the comments section and tell me why I should've gone with Midnight over Lyrics To Go or whatever.

Tracks that narrowily missed the cut: Made You Look, Still Tippin, Verbal Intercourse, On The Real, Uptown Anthem, My Melody, CREAM, Boyz N The Hood, The Roc (Just Fire), Say No Go, Mind Playing Tricks, 50 Bars, Nuthin But A G Thang, Lethal Weapon, Tonights Da Night, I Got Cha Opin (remix), Supastar, We Gonna Make It...a lot basically.

Happy Christmas!

DJ Premier on Future Flavas (2003)

Another one out of the Junior Pepaseed collection (for which we should all be very grateful). 60 minutes of Primo on Marley Marl's Future Flavas show back in 2003 when it was broadcast on 66Raw, which I think was an online or satellite station. The tracklist tells you all need to know...

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The Infinite Hip Hop Show (15.12.13)

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (15.12.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

My show from this past Sunday. I had fun with this one and it went down well. Kicking off with 30 minutes of certified bangers seemed to do the trick.

After 2 years, I've decided to take a break from the radio so Sunday 29th December will be my last show for now.

Mister Cee - Forget About It (1999)

 

Last week I was lucky enough to pick up a batch of tapes from Junior Pepaseed. There was a lot of treats in there but first up is this dope Mister Cee tape from 1999. Highlights include some hard to find Mobb Deep and Nas tracks, early 50 Cent, Slick Rick, Cam'ron...pretty much all bangers really.

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Tagged on at the very end of side b is only the second sighting of a Rev Run & Big Kap song that I heard once on Westwood and haven't seen since. It's not a classic by any means but its always been something of a curiosity.

Also featured is 'Street Dynasty' by Menaka, which I really like. Never heard of him before but if anyone can hook me up a decent quality version of that or any of his other stuff it'd be appreciated.

Method Man & Redman - Wake Up Show freestyle (1994)

 

There's been a few lengthy Red & Meth freestyle sessions from back in the day that have found their way onto the net over the last few years. Here, the duo go in for 25 minutes on Sway & Tech's Wake Up Show in '94...

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Previously:

Method Man & Redman - Hot 97 Freestyle (1995)

Method Man & Redman - Radio 1 freestyle (1999)

Kay Slay - Regulators pt 5 (2002)

I don't have the cover for this and the one I found online is hella blurry, but its a Kay Slay mix from 2002 so you can probably guess what it's about. There's a coupla unreleased joints by Cardan featuring Huddy & Meeno (so basically Harlem World) and Shyne. There's also freestyles from all the usual suspects, as well as Freeway's 'What We Do' which never gets old. It's always nice hearing a classic in it's initial "Brand New Exclusive!" form.

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A word of warning: the CD kicks off with 2 radio interviews. One with Irv Gotti and one with DMX, centered around the rivalry between X and Ja Rule. Both are about 10 minutes long, but that's what happened before YouTube came along. The DMX one is worth a listen, the Irv one not so much unless you're interested in both sides of a beef that never really amounted to much.

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 01.12.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (01.12.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Me playing rap music on the radio for 2 hours last night

DJ Clue & DJ EnvyDesert Storm mixtape Vol. 4 (2002)

Early 00s NYC mixtapes always seem to go down well around here so you go...

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Highlights include a decent pre-Aftermath 50 Cent track ('Elementary') that I'd completely forgotten about, and what I think is an unreleased Shyne track that sounds like was produced by The Neptunes.
I'm a big fan of this era as it was the time of what I'd refer to as the Credible Club Banga - songs that worked on the dancefloor without crossing the line into being corny or outright pop. As I was playing out regularly around that time that was something of a godsend, so big up to Pharrell, Timbaland, Swizz and the rest of 'em for that. It was also a time when you could still put tracks from a new Large Professor album next to songs by Big Tymers and Angie Martinez and no-one would bat an eyelid. Can it be that it was all so simple then..?

Tim Westwood - Radio 1 Rap Show (1998)

45 minutes of a show from February 1998. New stuff from LL, Gang Starr, AZ, K Solo, Def Squad, Queen Latifah, Onyx and Killah Priest inna dis...

Tim Westwood - Radio 1 Rap Show (Feb 1998) by Djstepone on Mixcloud

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 17.11.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (17.11.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Tony Touch @ The Do-Over, Tokyo (2013)

Tony Toca recorded live at The Do-Over's Tokyo event last month...

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Pete Rock - In Control on WBLS (1989)

One of out the pile Tobes gave me nearly a year ago that had slipped through the net. 90 minutes of the Chocolate Boy Wonder on the legendary In Control show from 1989. There's no talking on this so the In Control jingles and one 'Pete Rock' drop towards the end are the only hints as to who is on the tables.

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tracklist

Special Ed - I Got It Made

Powerule - Smooth

EPMD - The Big Payback

BDP - The Blueprint

Chubb Rock - Nothing Can Stop Us Now

Heavy D & The Boyz - Here We Go Again

Public Enemy - B Side Wins Again

Kwame - The Rhythm

Special Ed - I'm The Magnificent

James Brown - Funky Drummer

YZ & G.Rock - I'm In The Party

BDP - Ghetto Music

Heavy D & The Boyz - Somebody For Me

Nice & Smooth - Early To Rise

Chubb Rock - What A Difference

Stezo - It's My Turn

Main Source - Atom

unknown - unknown

EPMD - So Wat Cha Sayin

Soul II Soul - Back To Life

Doo Wop 'True Blends' (2013)

The Bouncemaster just dropped this 36 minute blend mix on his Soundcloud page. New and old acapellas and instrumentals all mixed up 90s style...

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DJ Step One 'New York Straight Talk'

 

DJ Step One - New York Straight Talk by Soulfocus on Mixcloud

 New mix. 1 hour of late 90s/early 00s NYC rap biz.

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Tracklist

MOP ft Gang Starr 'Salute pt II'

Ghostface Killah 'Cobra Clutch'

Pete Rock ft O.C 'Respect Mine'

Mic Geronimo ft DMX, Jadakiss, Styles, Ja Rule & Tragedy 'The Usual Suspects'

Screwball 'Seen It All'

Jay Z 'A Week Ago'

Mobb Deep 'Quiet Storm' (Fat Daddy remix)

Cam’ron ft Prodigy 'Losin Weight'

Shyne 'That’s Gangsta'

Shabaam Sadeeq 'Brooklyn Bullshit'

Ali Vegas 'The Specialist'

The LOX 'Recognize'

Nas ft Lake 'Let Em Hang'

Lil Cease ft G Dep, Mr Bristal & Busta Rhymes 'More Dangerous'

Big L 'Flamboyant'

Sir Menelik ft Grand Puba & Sadat X '7XL'

Noreaga ft Nas 'Body In The Trunk'

Fat Joe ft Nas, Big Pun, Jadakiss & Raekwon 'John Blaze'

Jim Sharp - Midnight Marauders Revisited EP

"On November 9th 1993 A Tribe Called Quest's 'Midnight Marauders' dropped. ATCQ was (and still is) my favourite rap group and listening to Marauders now, it seems incredible how it's endured the test of time. With the advancement of technology it has been possible to attain previously unreleased vocals and with this in mind I started to rebuild tracks from Marauders from their original samples. (it's important to note that technology has only moved so far and the majority of vocals were impossible to get) I took a lot of time to imagine how Q-tip would have captured the samples, probably using a turntable and an MPC. Consciously not using pitch correct, sampling one side of the audio and bouncing it to stereo and continually trying to get the right filter, echo, pitch and sound from the original sample. I also re-imagined big sections of tracks paying homage to some of my favourite producers such as Premier, DJ Shadow, 9th Wonder and Large Professor. I thought about what it would have been like to have some legends of the game such as Biggie, Nas and Biz Markie dropping guest verses next to Tip and Phife. I completely understand how dear Tribe fans hold Marauders and it was important to me that it had a fresh take but stayed true to the original ethos. This was a labour of love and I hope people dig it for what it is"

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MEDIAFIRE 

Rap Thangs That Shoulda Done Happened #3

#1 Ice T shoulda done embraced G-Funk. I'd been a huge fan since 'Power' dropped in '88 but 1993's 'Home Invasion' remains one of the most disappointing purchases of my youth. In the aftermath of the LA riots and the Cop Killer controversy I'm sure I wasn't alone in expecting a big return from Tracey. Ice Cube and Dr Dre had set the standard and upped the ante for West Coast rap albums in the early 90s but  Home Invasion delivered some distinctly unremarkable beats and contrived shock tactics that fell well short of the classic status of his previous 3 LPs. One thing that would've improved things significantly is some nice sleazy G-Funk synths to underpin his rhymes. Ice dropping one of his classic storytelling joints over something like 'Black Superman' or 'Thuggish Ruggish Bone' would've been a nice send-off before he departed for Hollywood (we'll just pretend that 'Return Of The Real' doesn't exist).

#2 On a 'Home Invasion' related note, Jay Z shoulda done got Ice T on a '99 Problems' remix, or at least shouted him out on the original.

#3 A 'Superthug' remix. For the record, I'm not really saying this shoulda done happened, more that I'm suprised it didn't, given the late 90s/early 00s trend for all-star versions of big singles. An ideal line-up on the remix could've featured MOP, Big Pun and Beanie Sigel. A more realistic version would probably have included Busta Rhymes and DMX. Still, we had Reservoir Dogs, Banned From TV and John Blaze that year so there's always that.

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 03.11.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (03.11.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Max N Dave on Kiss FM (1990)

Max LX & Dave VJ alongside DJ Pogo in the mix. This is from the early days of legal Kiss FM. Includes tunes by Kool G Rap, Main Source, Silver Bullet, Caveman, Gang Starr and Stetsasonic.

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Royal Flush 'Iced Down Medallions'(DJ Georoc blend - Mike B 2013 Remake)

Dope blend courtesy of Mike B

"DJ Geo Roc's Queens get The Money is one of my all time favorite mixtapes and is where this blend originates. Unfortuantely, it was only ever available on cassette and the sound quality wasn't that great. I think about this particular blend all the time, and it was perfect. However, I decided to remake it, to nearly exactly the same specs as GEOROC's orginal, for home listening and club play. I went as far as finding each 12" and trying to pitch the tracks the same as on the mixtape"

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DJ Jay Ski - Volume 23 (1997)

This is the last of the Jay Ski tapes I have and its probably my favourite of the bunch. No cover or tracklist but Cru, Mobb Deep, Mase, The Beatnuts, Biggie and Jungle Brothers all feature...

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The current plan for the blog is to make it to 600 posts by the end of the year and then it's a wrap.That's 33 posts between now and 31st December. I've shared most of what I have over the last few years but hopefully I'll be able to pull a few things out of the bag between now and then.

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 20.10.13 All 90s Special!

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (20.10.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

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.

Sparkle Motion 'Night Hype' (2013)

Sparkle Motion are back with another speaker smasher for ya boomin' systems: 'Night Hype' takes it back to the days of stonewashed jean-jacket combos, doorknocker earrings, hi-top fades, 8-Ball jackets and customized Dapper Dan leathers.
During the late 80s/early 90s, R&B music was only just starting to flirt with a harder hip hop sound. Getting rappers to feature on R&B tracks was something very new at the time. Producers started moving away from polished record production to drum machine-backed rhythms that included hip hop influences.
This mix is dedicated to that era, and intended to seriously cold rock the hypest house or block party. Once you hit play, prepare for fly honeys and bass devastation everywhere. Word to ya muthaaa.

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Tracklist
Pebbles - Mercedes Boy (Remix Radio Edit)
Paula Abdul - Knocked Out (7" Version)
Pebbles - Girlfriend (Extended Version)
Sybil feat. Salt-N-Pepa - Crazy 4 U
Johnny Gill - Wrap My Body Tight
Tony Terry - She's Fly (Dub Mix)
Sparkle Motion - Can't Stop The Show (Blend)
Al B. Sure! - Off On Your Own (Street Mix)
Jody Wately feat. Eric B. & Rakim - Friends (Remix)
Pebbles - Giving You The Benefit (Extended Version)
Bobby Brown - Every Little Step (Remix)
Today - Girl I Got My Eyes On You (12" Version)
Johnny Gill - Fairweathered Friend (Radio Remix)
Karyn White - The Way You Love Me (12" Hype Mix)
The Gyrlz - Wishing You Were Here (Boyz Meet Gyrlz 12" Mix)
Jody Wately - Real Love
Mac Band - Roses Are Red (Extended Version)
Stacy Lattisaw - Dance For You (Extended Version)
The Good Girls - I Need Your Love
Alyson Williams - Sleep Talk (12" Mix)
Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me (7" Version)
Vanessa Williams - The Right Stuff (Dub-A-Delic)

The Infinite Hip Hop Show 08.09.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (08.09.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Here's my show from Sunday night on Kane FM

LL Cool J 'No Airplay' unreleased version (1995)

 8 months ago I dropped some audio of LL performing live at Chuck Chillout's birthday party back in 1990. The tape included a peformance of the unreleased - and pretty much unheard - track 'She's Rockin'. As a result this humble little blog from the UK burbs briefly had twitter and the rap internet goin nutz (that is to say, J Zone got hyped about it and Ego Trip linked to it). Anyway, here's another rare LL joint for you. Up until today I was only aware of 2 versions of 'No Airplay'. The one on the 'Mr Smith' LP which is censored, and the uncensored 'dirty funky raw version' on this ultra rare promo 12". Going through some records this evening I came across this bootleg which features a 3rd version with different lyrics and a different beat.



If anyone has any info on this let me know. If there's a CDQ version on some long forgotten soundtrack or an official promo 12" out there then share the knowledge!

Rap Thangs That Shoulda Done Happened #2

You might remember that a while back I dropped a post called Rap Thangs That Shoulda Done Happened. The effects of this brief yet incredibly insightful piece shook the industry: A&Rs resigned, shamed by their incompetence. Dr Dre shelved 'Detox'. Puffy - who was on the verge of dropping Bad Boy's first legit rap banger for nearly a decade - went back to the drawing board.
But that was 8 months ago now and as today is the anniversary of MLK's 'I have a dream...' speech, here's the second installment:

#1 - Given their superb update of 'Boyz N The Hood', Dipset should blatantly have followed it with a cover of Levi 167's 'Something Fresh To Swing To'. Sparse 80s drums, that "dope, dope...d-d-dope dope" refrain and some coke raps by Cam, Jim & Juelz at the height of their powers would've been a mixtape classic.


#2 -  Outkast should have used the version of 'Da Art Of Storytellin' featuring Slick Rick on 'Aquemini' rather than just confining it to the 12". I don't think I need to explain this one. Dope video though.


#3 - Speaking of Slick Rick, I know everyone loves his debut LP but save for a couple of tracks I always felt it was a bit lacking in the beats department. Marley Marl and Prince Paul are the first two names that spring to mind that could've improved things.

#4 - Treach could've had a great solo album to his name. Instead of starring in straight-to-DVD flicks and warming up for New Kids On The Block on cruise ships full of soccer moms, he should've hit the mixtape circuit, found some decent producers and got busy. The man was a beast on the mic and if his freestyle over 'Keep It Thoro' on Doo Wop's Gangsta's Paradise mixtape is anything to go by then we missed out.

DJ MK 'Summer Grooves' (2013)

New mix on that 80s funk and soul tip by DJ MK

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The Infinite Hip Hop Show 25.08.13

DJ Step One - The Infinite Hip Hop Show (25.08.13) by Kane Fm on Mixcloud

Last night's show on Kane FM. New joints by Vado, AZ, Rapsody and Camp Lo. The second hour is all 80s and 90s classics. Enjoy.

DJ Step One 'Butta Beats Volume 3'

DJ Step One: Butta Beats Vol 3 by Buttabeats on Mixcloud

New mix for Butta by yours truly

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Tracklist

DJ Kofi 'The Hip Hop Stick Up'

Rodney P 'Murderer Style'

Mobb Deep ft Big Noyd 'Burn'

Ludacris 'Southern Hospitality'

Busta Rhymes ft Rah Digga & MOP 'Call The Ambulance' remix

Nas 'Made You Look'

Method Man & Redman 'Da Rockwilder'

Royce 5’9 'Boom'

Skitz ft Rodney P, Skinnyman, Wildflower & Riddla 'Twilight Of The Gods'

Klashnekoff 'Murda'

Gang Starr ft Jadakiss 'Rite Where U Stand'

Ghostface Killah 'One'

Wu Tang Clan 'Rules'

Jay Z ft Memphis Bleek & Geda 'Murda Murda' original version

Ja Rule ft DMX & Jay Z 'Its Murder'

Fabolous ft Paul Cain, MOP, Styles P & Jadakiss 'Keepin It Gangsta' remix

Kool G Rap 'First Nigga' DJ Premier remix

Wan Cee 'Rememberance'