Rei Double R & G-Bo The Pro 'Best Of 1992'

Another 'Best Of 92' selection, this time from mixtape legends Rei Double R and G-Bo The Pro. Includes music by Slick Rick, Scarface, Black Sheep, Tim Dog, Ice Cube, Nice N Smooth and a lot more. If you enjoyed the Westwood tape I dropped at the start of the week you'll love this...



These guys aren't aswell known as Doo Wop, Ron G and Kid Capri but definitely made a name for themselves by incorporating a 4-track into the production of their tapes, which gives the mixes and blends an extra edge. That technique was later developed and became the cornerstone of some great tapes by DJs like Dirty Harry, Vlad, Green Lantern and Rectangle.

Thanks to DJ MK for the original tape.

(NB- The file is labelled 'Ray' instead of 'Rei' as thats what was written on the tape. I didnt realise what the correct spelling was til I googled them)

Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 (1996)

I stay getting requests for more Flex tapes for heres something from February 96. Includes music by AZ, Smif N Wessun, Rawcotiks, LL and Mobb Deep...

UPDATE 07/10/17 - NEW 320 RIP & MIXCLOUD STREAM HERE

Original tape courtesy of MK

Tony Touch - Tape #58 (1998)

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Funkmaster Flex 'Street Jams' on Hot 97 (1994)

This is from the flipside of the tape that the Theodore mix below is taken from. Could possibly even be from the same night. Flex does his thing with some Freddie Foxxx, Jeru, Nas and Wu Tang...

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He also drops LL's elusive 'Year Of The Hip Hop', which K Def was meant to be blessing us with a few months ago but has yet to appear.

BONUS!
Flex (or one of his interns) recently uploaded a 1994 Street Jams show with Pete Rock in the mix. You can get that HERE. Hopefully he'll make this a regular thing.

Grand Wizard Theodore on Hot 97 (1994)

One for the real old school heads - Grand Wizard Theodore brings his box of B-Boy breaks and beats up to Funkmaster Flex's 'Street Jams' show on Hot 97 and lets Dot-A-Rock get busy on the mic.

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DJ Riz & DJ Eclipse - Halftime Show (2001)

45 minutes of Riz & Eclipse's 'Halftime Show' from February 2001. Features music by MOP, Beatnuts, Common, Group Home and more...



Big up DJ MK for this one. He's unearthed another huge box of tapes and I managed to grab a few treats the other night, so best believe theres a few goodies on the way!

DJ Riz & DJ Eclipse - Halftime Show with Prince Paul (1998)

Riz & Eclipse on their WNYU show back in December 98. The show was an old school special so expect lots of 80s/early 90s material, plus Prince Paul is in the studio promoting his 'A Prince Among Thieves' album.

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Thanks to MK for the tape

Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito on Hot 97 (1997)

Stretch & Bobbito live on Hot 97 with Chubb Rock in the studio. Some great tracks on here including stuff by Lady Of Rage, Common and DITC. Big up DJ MK for the tape...



The quest to get all the Stretch & Bobbito shows uploaded is still ongoing. If you've got any to contribute or fancy downloading a few GO HERE

DJ Riz on Hot 97 Street Jams (1994)

Riz dropping a guest mix on Funkmaster Flex's 'Street Jams' show. I ripped this a while back but just realised I never posted it. I'd guess its from around September 1994, so you know its worth a listen

Thanks to DJ MK for the original tape.

Redman & Method Man - Hot 97 freestyle (1995)

More Hot 97 freestyle business here. Red & Meth on Funkmaster Flex's show during the 'Month Of The Man' when Def Jam dropped 'Dare Iz A Darkside' and 'Tical' back to back.

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Original tape courtesy of DJ MK

DJ Riz & DJ Eclipse - Half Time Vol 1 mixtape (1999)

Riz & Eclipse come with a load of late 90s underground flavour on this tape, aswell throwing in a few freestyles and cuts-n-juggles for good measure.

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DJ Riz & DJ Eclipse - Halftime Vol 1 by Djstepone on Mixcloud

Thanks to DJ MK for the original tape. I should've posted more recently but Mediafire won't let me upload anything for some reason. Anyone who knows why this might be get in touch! I'm going with Megaupload in the meantime.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Hot 97 freestyle (1994)

Was lucky enough to grab a handful of tapes off DJ MK the other day. Haven't had time to run through them all yet but thought I'd post this up as a taste of whats to come. Pete Rock and CL Smooth on Funkmaster Flex's 'Street Jams' show on Hot 97. This is from around the time that 'The Main Ingredient' was released.


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Check back soon for some DJ Riz, Stretch Armstrong, Westwood and Funk Flex sets!

Roc Raida & DJ The Boy 'Tales From The Flip pt 2' (1997)

Nice mix of indie/underground bangers from 1997 on this mix by Roc Raida (RIP) and DJ The Boy.

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Pretty sure this has been on the net before but as its one of the tapes I borrowed from DJ MK's collection, I thought I may aswell rip it and hook up a fresh link.

Tracklist
01. Send the Word
02. Train'n With Roc Raida & The Boy
03. X-Ecutioners - Raida's Theme
04. Company Flow - Vital Nerve
05. Mos Def - Universal Magnetic
06. East Flatbush Project - Tried By 12
07. Rasco - The Unassisted
08. Gang Starr - You Know my Steez
09. Rakim - It's Been a Long Time
10. Busta Rhymes - Rhymes Galore
11. Brick City Kids - Brick City Kids
12. Solo Transfer
13. Rob Swift's Words Of Wisdom
14. Cru - Armageddon
15. Company Flow - 8 Steps To Perfection
16. Dilated Peoples - 3rd Degree
17. Kool Keith - Get Off My Elevator
18. Ultra - The Industry Is Wack
19. Flow - B-Boy Zulu Gremlin
20. Mike Zoot - Service
21. Rugged Brood - Lookout
22. X-Ecutioners - Countdown

Bobbito & Lord Sear on WKCR (1998)

Here's Bobbito (aka Cucumber Slice) and Lord Sear on WKCR back in February 1998. Supernatural and Megahertz are in the studio freestyling, and theres as some dope late 90s indie joints by the likes of Polyrhythm Addicts, High & Mighty and Capital D. Theres a Black Eyed Peas tune on there aswell which just seems weird now...

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Bobbito & Lord Sear - WKCR 19.02.98 (side a) by Djstepone on Mixcloud

Bobbito & Lord Sear - WKCR 19.02.98 (side b) by Djstepone on Mixcloud

Big up MK for the original tape.

The heads over at the T.R.O.Y forum are working on collating all the Stretch & Bobbito shows in chronological order.
If anyone out there has recordings of any shows that might not have been uploaded before please go here and contribute!

Shout out to Verge and TheBigSleep!

DJ Ev - School's In Session (1995)

Thought I'd start the new decade off with another tape out of DJ MK's collection.
This mix is by Long Island's DJ Ev, who I first heard of when Stretch Armstrong mentioned him on his (now defunct?) blog.
Ev is very nice on the cuts and from the few tapes I've heard is an all-round dope DJ who went on to roll with Funkmaster Flex's crew. Lots of 1995 goodness on this one. Tracklist is in the comments section

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If you like this make sure you check these out:

Stretch Armstrong and DJ Ev 'Back 2 Back' (1996)

DJ Ev 'Hotter This Year' (1996)

Funkmaster Flex & DJ Ev 'Big Dog Pitbulls pt 2' (1998)

Hope you all had a good Christmas and New Year. Back to work and the old routine tommorow morning. I'll try and dig out some more treats to help you get through the next few weeks!

UPDATE: I got in touch with Ev via his myspace. apparently I got the title wrong!
"it's School's In Session and the Big Dawg Pitbulls Pt 2 tape is also hosted by Redman.
I like the update in your review, however, your original line "should have went on to bigger things" is accurate as well - lol...
Thanks again - Ev"

Kid Capri mixtape 6.20.89

This seems like a pretty good snapshot of what was big in NYC 20 years ago. The Kiiiiid Capri serves up some Heavy D, LL, Big Daddy Kane, BDP, "brand new" Public Enemy and Soul II Soul plus some classic breaks including a nice James Brown section at the end of the tape.

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Original tape courtesy of DJ MK

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.

Tony Touch - Tape #53 (96-97)

More heat from the vaults, courtesy of DJ MK. This is some classic Tony Toca from (I'm guessing) around late 96-early 97.

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Includes music by Redman, KRS ONE, Mobb Deep, Keith Murray, Rampage and Heltah Skeltah.

Lord Finesse - World Series: Out The Blue (1996)

Another Lord Finesse mix, this time an upfront selection from 1996. Side A is strictly Hip Hop and features Artifacts, Ghostface, Natural Elements and MOP. The flipside is more chilled out with Faith Evans, D'Angelo and Keith Sweat.
Sound quality isn't flawless on this but it definitely has that authentic cassette feel to it!

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This is another one from DJ MK's collection.

ALSO: There's a new Wax Poetics interview with Finesse HERE

Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 (1995)

First up out of DJ MK's stash is this tape of Funkmaster Flex's 'Street Jams' show on Hot 97 from October 1995.
Flex is at his best when he's just allowed to play what he wants and it sounds like he's doing just that here - the big tunes of the day like 'Danger' are dropped alongside some old skool, breaks and R&B. Other music featured includes Heather B, Kaotic Style, D Nice and Biggie aswell as some Wreckx N Effect, Father MC and Lil Shawn.

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