Chubb Rock - Capital Rap Show freestyle

Chubb Rock is very good at rapping but doesn't really get the props he deserves. He kills this appearance on Westwood while Clark Kent mans the tables cutting up Welcome To The Terrordome.

This turned up on a tape Craig gave me, which is labelled July '95 so maybe Westwood dug it out of the archives for a Radio 1 show off the back off Chubb's sterling performance on the Crooklyn Dodgers record.

Clark Kent - In Control on WBLS (1989)

I've been going back through some tapes and re-ripping things at 320 kbps whilst trying to date them (for HHRA purposes, but also just because having several shows labelled with just a year gets confusing) and have come across a few bits that I've never posted before. This recording of In Control was one such thing. I think it was part of the first bundle Tobes gave me. Anyway, Clark Kent is on mixing duties on Marley's show filling in for Pete Rock who's off on tour with Heavy D & The Boyz. I've dated it based on the ticket giveaway for the Livin Large Rap Contest at The Apollo on September 16th. Clark gets busy.

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Clark Kent, Biz Markie & Funkmaster Flex live at Mecca (1994)

Recorded live on a Sunday night in NYC back in early '94 (I'm guessing), with Clark Kent, Biz and Flex on the tables at Mecca. If you've checked a few tapes of club nights from this period you'll know that the selection tends to be largely the same but it's a good listen regardless - classic hip hop, funk & soul and breaks.

it's the links baby, it's the links...

I haven't had time to do anything blog related recently so here's some things that have appeared online elsewhere that may be relevant to your interests...

DJ Yoda presents Make Mixtapes Great Again

DJ Filthy Rich - Loungin Volume 1

Pete Rock & Marley Marl - Future Flavas on Hot 97 (1997)

Slum Village on the Radio 1 Rap Show (May 2000)

Clark Kent in the mix on WBLS (April '92)

oh, and here's a video for Sugarbear's 'Dont Scandalize Mine' 

DJ Clark Kent mixtape (1992)

Not sure where I got this from (Stretch Armstrong's blog maybe?) but I found it on a battered CDR at the back of the cupboard the other day. Clark is one of those DJs that other DJs rate very highly but seems to be a bit slept  on by the average rap fan. Maybe because he never had his own established radio show like Red Alert or Marley or hit the mixtapes hard like Ron G. Everytime I've heard him he's always on point...

Clark Kent - 1992 mixtape by Djstepone on Mixcloud

Marley Marl & Clark Kent - In Control on WBLS (1989)

DJ Clark Kent in the mix on Marley Marl's legendary 'In Control' show on New York station WBLS. Includes music by Special Ed, Master Ace, Doug E Fresh, Cool C and Big Daddy Kane.

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Shout to DJ MK for supplying the original tape.

Clark Kent - In Control on WBLS (1989)

Back to some classic NYC radio business here. Clark Kent in the mix on the legendary 'In Control' show, dropping some Chubb Rock, EPMD, Public Enemy and De La Soul amongst others.

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Enjoy. This is another one from Mr Greedy's collection.