Statik Selektah & Lord Sear Presents "Open Bar Classics, 90's edition"

The dudes Statik and Sear hook us up with their latest instalment to their Open Bar tapes.

Crazy tight mixes and some amazing nostalgic tunes.

Check the track list and tell me this isn't dope!

Crystal Johnson Intro
Mary J “Real Love” (original & remix)
Meth & Mary J “All I Need” (Puff’s Remix)
112 “Only You (Remix)”
Dru Hill “In My Bed (Remix)”
R Kelly “Be Happy”
Groove Theory “Tell Me”
Gina Thompson “The Things You Do (Remix)”
702 “Steelo”
Isley Brothers “Float On (Remix)”
Total “No One Else”
Faith “i Just Can’t”
Mary J “Everyday It Rains”
Aaliyah “Back & Forth”
Adina Howard “Freak Like Me”
TLC “Creep”
Horace Brown “Things We Do For Love”
Shai “Dont Wanna Be Alone”
SWV & MJ “Right There (Human Nature Mix)”
SWV “Anything (Wu Remix)”
Mariah Carey “Fantasy (ODB Remix)”
Montell Jordan “This Is How We Do It”
Zhane “Hey Mr Dj”
Eric Benet “Georgy Porgy”
Faith “Love Like This”
Lucy Pearl “Get Involved”
Lucy Pearl “Dance Tonight” (So What Its 2000)
Koffee Brown “The After Party”

Download it here courtesy of Showoff Records OPEN BAR 90's

Diamond In The Ruff: The East Flatbush Project "Tried By 12"

When I look back on my life and see what things really influenced me, I always think of music as a staple point in my history. In the 90's, I spent a lot of my time staying up late to listen to college radio. Now for those who are not into hip hop or any underground music scene for that matter than this will be something new to y'all. Hip Hop's solid foundation began on college radio and if you were a hip hop enthusiast such as myself, you prided yourself on knowing all of the new joints dropping and you recorded everything, and I mean everything because college radio was the only dimension to find good music. Growing up in Ottawa, I had CKCU & CHUO at my disposal with such epic shows as "Peaceful Journey and Jeep Beats". My man El Karam was education the nations capital not only with exclusives and classics combined by flawless mixing and juggling. I was completely influenced by his style and music taste and I am happy to say that 15 years later I am still down with the get down and holding on to traditions. I heard "tried by 12" for the first time on the "Peaceful Journey". Would love to hear any stories y'all have from that time. Enjoy

Complex Presents: Sean Price on his 25 most influential joints

P! The dude Sean P is straight up crazy!

"Why?" - you ask.

If you've ever listened to the homie, you know that his word play, metaphors, references, and hilarity make him stand out of the crowd. By far he is the number one soloist on the Duck Down records camp. I know I'm going to hear a lot of people saying "Well what about this dude, and what about that dude?" Na na, Sean Price has stood the test of time and shown us that his game has only become tighter with the multiple Heltah Skeltah releases and his solo projects and mixtapes.

This article is dope and a must read! It has a bunch of rare video clips and some amazing depictions of the state of mind one has to be in to make such underground hits like "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka".

Sean Price - " Me and Starang wrote our verses together at my crib and we went down to the studio and knocked that shit out. And I just said, 'The name of this here is Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka.' I just said that shit, I don't even know what it means. There's no meaning to it. It means absolutaly nothing. We were just bugging the fuck out."

For any Sean Price fan, this is a must read!

Check out the FULL article on Complex

Diamond In The Ruff: Big Daddy Kane "Show & Prove"

Summer block parties are my deal, always thought that they served a purpose deeper than just music and BBQ. I can vividly remember meeting some of the best people, eating great food, and without a doubt had some of the best times ever. I'm sure BK had some off the charts parties but I can definitely relate.

This joint is my favourite collaboration EVER! Has all them dudes on it and with Premo's production, no one can top that.

Enjoy

ZOO YORK Mixtape (1998)

The Mixtape is one of my all time favourite skate flicks. It brought out the true essence of the New York skate and Hip Hop scene and how the two fused together into one. The intensity of the 90's was like no other. Enjoy and get all nostalgic on how good it used to be!

Zoo York's Mixtape features the sights and sounds of Peter Bici, Robbie Gangemi, Harold Hunter, Jeff Pang, Vinnie Ponte, Anthony Correa, Hamilton Harris, Danny Supa and More. The soundtrack is an exclusive mix by DJ Roc Raida and Live freestyles from the Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito show!

Big Shout Out to AlohaServedDaily for the link

Zoo Mixtape from AlohaServedDaily on Vimeo.

Diamond In The Ruff: Das EFX - Dead Serious: The Movie

A serious glimpse into the world of Das EFX in the 90's, including classic video clips, Live performances, interviews and everything EFX. There is no bout that Dray and Skoob had a crazy impact on the way MC's came with their rhyming and word play, they just opened those doors. Enjoy

Big Up to AlohaServedDaily for the link

Das EFX - Dead Serious: The Movie from AlohaServedDaily on Vimeo.

Rare Wu-Tang Interview from 1991

Crazy rare 1991 interview (and freestyle) featuring GZA (then doing business as the Genius), Ol' Dirty Bastard (then going by Ason Unique), and RZA (then known as Prince Rakeem) on short-lived, local Bronx public access program, Rhythm & Soul.