Old School Hip Hop Thread

[DJ Squelch]

'Non Line' I.M.S
1984 Emergency Records

Haven't got the 12" Squelch, but it does appear on the 'Let The Music Scratch' compilation issued on StreetWave in 1984, catalogue number MKL1, which is worth listening to!

I will see what I can do about finding out if it was issued as a 12", and where there might be a copy.

BB

Yep, "Let the music scratch" is where I heard it from. excellent compilation that. Its quite "housey" sounding for some of it rather than electro which is cool considering house music isn't mean't to have started till about 86 ( I think?).

According to this place it was the B side to a Italo house record called "Runnaway".



Electroplated that cover is

 

[electroplated]

Electroplated that cover is

I couldn't help myself - had to be done!

 

[DJ Squelch]

I was scanning my old programme for UK Fresh 86 yesterday and found a list of Africa Bambaataa's top hip hop break records.

Apache has to be my favourite probably followed by "Mardi Gras" by Bob James. I would have to add "The Mexican" by Babe Ruth to that list.
Anyone got any other favourite breaks? Westwood used to play some good stuff.

 

[tarannau]

Good to see someone else has kept their UK Fresh programme. Mine's tatty, but there are still the same shots of remarkable wrap-around shades and some fantastic memories in there! Nice beaver hat from DJ Cheese IIRC too...



Loads of breaks out there, probably too many to mention. But a honourable mention for 'Trip to your head' from Sly Stone, which was one of my break 'discoveries' many, ,many years back. And then Cool J went and nicked the 'aahs' for 'Mama said knock you out...'

 

[top_biller]

Maximum respect for that cover Electroplated - hope it's got the "Home taping is killing music" cassette and crossbones warning on the back.

Squelch, did you go to UK Fresh 86? Have got a recording of it (alas I was only ten at the time ) and comes across as the stuff of legend.

 

[electroplated]

hope it's got the "Home taping is killing music" cassette and crossbones warning on the back

It has now!!!

Excellent idea

 

[top_biller]

If I PM you my tracklist plus the tracklists of CD's received, any chance can you knock a couple of those covers up for me?

 

[DJ Squelch]

Squelch, did you go to UK Fresh 86? Have got a recording of it (alas I was only ten at the time ) and comes across as the stuff of legend.

Yes, Im glad to say I was there. The first concert I ever went to (I would of been 14), and what a great event it was too.
Mike Allen played it on his show and I have got it all on cassettes somewhere in my parents loft. I've been meaning to dig it out and record it to CD or MP3 for ages but it means rummaging through tons of junk in the loft.

I did find a web site which had an MP3 of DJ Cheese & Word Of Mouth's set, which was one of the hilights of the show for me. DJ Cheese mixing between 2 copies of Good Times drove the crowd wild, as you can hear.

http://www.richcolour.com/mastermix/dfnmf/DJCheeseUKFresh86.mp3



Im sure the whole show is on soulseek.

 

[top_biller]

I bought a double cd recording of it off some guy on ebay. I'll bung it in the post to you if you can't be bothered to trawl through your loft. I vaguely remember making the same offer to someone else on here and then forgetting to do it. Remind me who you are and I'll sort it out.

 

[DJ Squelch]

That would be great. I've PMed you.

 

[hiccup]

Confession: I haven't sent mine out yet, and now I'm off camping for the weekend. Promise I'll send them on Monday. Apologies to those waiting.

 

[hitechlolife]

If I PM you my tracklist plus the tracklists of CD's received, any chance can you knock a couple of those covers up for me?

Me too (Please)

 

[electroplated]

If I PM you my tracklist plus the tracklists of CD's received, any chance can you knock a couple of those covers up for me?

Me too (Please)

Hmmm....go on then - PM the tracklists and I'll see what I can do - or do you just want a blank template without the track names on so you can add them yourself?

 

[top_biller]

Nice one EL-P, should have something with you in the next couple of days

Muchos gracias

 

[Boogie Boy]

managed to finish this off - in the post now......

Without a doubt, that is an example of true inspiration!!!!! A great cover there mate.

BB

 

[jrj2020]

Riiiiight mines FINALLY gone out today, so whoever lives in Preston should get it tomorrow or the next day!

I'm not going to do a flashy cover like that showoff electroplated p), so like it or lump it people!

1. Grandmaster Flash - Adventures Of Flash On The Wheels Of Steel
2. Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
3. Zapp & Roger - More Bounce To The Ounce
4. The Furious Five ft. Melle Mel - Step Off (Part 1)
5. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5 - The Message
6. Funky 4+1 - That's The Joint
7. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - It's Nasty (Genius Of Love)
8. Run DMC - Rock Box
9. Herbie Hancock - Rockit
10. Slick Rick - Childrens Story
11. Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
12. Whoudini - Magic's Wand
13. Kurtis Blow - America

Hope this all falls within the catagory of old school hiphop! Thats what i call it, but its kinda electroey aswell

 

[Boogie Boy]

Right B -Boys,

Can you pm me to confirm that you recieved your CD (s), and we can then work out who the true B-Boys are, and who needs to be named and shamed.

Top marks to Electroplated for the dopest cover yet.

BB

 

[hitechlolife]

Oops.......................

 

[hitechlolife]

Right B -Boys,

Can you pm me to confirm that you recieved your CD (s), and we can then work out who the true B-Boys are, and who needs to be named and shamed.

Top marks to Electroplated for the dopest cover yet.

BB

Mines Coming, Back from Holiday on Monday, My comp might even be a double. Sorry

Any Requests?

 

[Apathy]

nice one, requests... point blank MCs, cos i've never heard it, and also can't remember the title but didnt Fats Comet do a track with dj cheese?? wouldnt mind hearing that HiTech

 

[hitechlolife]

nice one, requests... point blank MCs, cos i've never heard it, and also can't remember the title but didnt Fats Comet do a track with dj cheese?? wouldnt mind hearing that HiTech

Don't know about the Fats Comet / Cheese tune???? But i'll record you a Dj Cheese / Tackhead tune that i've got ( + point blank mc's)

 

[jrj2020]

nowt here yet!

 

[hitechlolife]

Right, i've finally finished my Compilation & will post it in the morning. Sorry for the delay.

Tracklist.

CD1
Terminator - Kid Frost
Double Def Fresh - Hardrock Soul Movement
Polo - The Terminators
Oh! Veronica - Glamour Girls feat. MC Craig G
Surgey - World Class Wreckin' Cru
What the Party Needs - Point Blank Mc's
Can you Feel it - Original Concept
The Tragedy - Super Kids
Commando Rock - C jam & Kid Frost
Hey There, Homeboys - Man Parrish
Primrose Path - Hashim
Rock the House in Japan - DST
Lies, Lies - Rap-o-Matic ltd
Get off my Tip - The Masterdon Commitee

CD2

My Hands are Quicker than the Eye - Byron Davis & the Fresh Crew feat. Special K.M.C
Boogie Down Bronx - Man Parrish
Timebomb - Alfonso
Bambaataa's Theme - Africa Bambaataa
Journey to Cybotron (Transform) Nitro Deluxe
Thee Untold Story - The Majestic Crew
Is there a way out - Tackhead & DJ Cheese
Just call us Def - Steady B
Maniac - Schooly D & Code Money
The Beat is Mine - Hardrock Soul Movement
2030 - Cli-n-tel
Ronnies Rapp - Ron & The DC Crew

(Bonus tracks - old uk Hip Hop)

Untitled - Hardnoise
Ease up your Mind - D to the K
The Real Beat - Ultimatum

All tracks Except the last 3 are from the years 1984-1986 & are typical of Hip Hop from that era, You'll either love em or hate em

 

[hitechlolife]

Lovely work guv. The instrumental mix of Running would indeed be a cracker.

I've now, you'll probably not be pleased to know, got a particular section of one Mike Allen tape going around in my head. It's that Masta Ace track, sounding spectacularly prescient for the time, with the lyrics going something like this:



Can even see the tape it was on, complete with a Garbage Pail Kid sticker on (I was young and foolish once...) a free low quality cassette that long since turned in audio mush.

But I can't see any reference to that song on the interweb. Perhaps I've got the artist wrong, perhaps I just imagined it. Am I going mad...

Yes you got the Artist wrong, It was actually MC Chill - The Prophecy

 

[tarannau]

Yes you got the Artist wrong, It was actually MC Chill - The Prophesy

WooHoo! Cheer for that ht - that's been bugging me for ages. Weird how the memory works - now you've said MC Chill it all seems so bloody easy to recall, before and nothing seemed to ring true.

Cheers again..

 

[hitechlolife]

No problem

 

[killer b]

i got mine (from jr2020) at the weekend. Cheers!

been a bit slack, but mine will deff. be off in the next few days.

 

[top_biller]

CD's ready to send tomorrow, tracklists:

CD 1


Ultimate III – Ultimate III Live
Joe Ski Love – Pee Wee’s Dance
Fearless 4 – Rockin’ It
Ramelzee v K-Rob – Beat Bop
Boko Mezo – Fusion Beats Volume 2
Cash Money & Marvellous – Mighty Hard Rocker
London Posse – My Beatbox Reggae Style
LL Cool J – Rock The Bells
Shannon – Let The Music Play
MC Duke – Miracles
Roxanne Shante – Bite This
Xena – On The Upside
Hashim – Al’Naayfish (The Soul)
Outro

CD 2


Run DMC – Run’s House
Paul Hardcastle – 19
Malcom McLaren – Buffalo Gals
Eric B & Rakim – Eric B For President
Just-Ice – Latoya
Mantronix – Bassline
Rockmaster Scott & The Dynamic Three – The Roof Is On Fire
JVC Force – Strong Island
Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx
Slick Rick – Children’s Story
Whodini – Haunted House Of Rock
Stetsasonic – A.F.R.I.C.A
X-Clan – Funkin’ Lesson
Public Enemy – Public Enemy Number One
NWA – Dayz of Way Back
Ultramagnetic MC’s – Ego Trippin’
Professor Griff & The Last Asiatic Disciples – Last Asiatic Disciple

CD 3 Bonus 91-93 Compilation


Flava Unit – Roll Wit Da Flava
Onyx – Throw Ya Gunz
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – On The Run
Master Ace & Biz Markie – Me & The Biz
KRS1 – Outta Here
Black Moon – Who Got The Props?
Diamond D & The Psychotic Neurotics – Outta Here
Boss – Deeper
Showbizz & AG – Fat Pockets
Sway & Tech – Follow For Now
Cypress Hill – Real Estate
Special Ed – Freaky Flow (Premier Remix)
Dre Dre & Snoop – Deep Cover
Craig Mack – Flavour In Ya Ear
Masta Ace – Born To Roll
Da Lench Mob – Freedom Got An AK
Jeru Tha Damaja – Come Clean
Funkmaster Flex – 6 Million Ways To Die

There should be a tune from every year from 1980 t0 1993, almost!

 

[Boogie Boy]

To ALL of you involved in this, I have to say that the quality of the recordings chosen is first class.

We might have to do this again soon I think.


BB

 

[hiccup]

Just got back from a weekends camping in the New Forest to find Apathy's excellent looking CD waiting for me.

Mine will be in the post tomorrow. Apologies for the delay.