San Diego’s The Gruesome Twosome Connect With 2oona Beatz For A Monster Single “As The Story Goes”

Emcees Smalls Uno & Sick Rick better known as The Gruesome Twosome link with producer extraordinaire 2oona Beatz for this monster track titled “As The Story Goes”. Smalls & Sick reassure everybody exactly who the leaders of the grimey flow are, doing what members of San Diego’s Spookygang crew do by annihilating 2oona’s beat. Southern Cali got mad heat and this song is definitely a heat wave!

source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/singles/san-diegos-the-gruesome-twosome-connect-with-2oona-beatz-for-a-monster-single-as-the-story-goes/

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British-Nigerian act Nia Ekanem delivers stripped-back pop on “Feels Like Home”

British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Nia Ekanem brings his signature blend of powerful vocals and healing sonics on soulful offering “Feels Like Home,” a track born out of a period of self-reflection during Covid…

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Psycho Major Drops New Double – Single With Raf Almighty & Bub Styles “Killa Tape” / “Time Suckers”

New York based producer Psych Major has dropped a double-single this morning. Recalling a youth spent devouring late-nite B-Movie theater and 80’s VHS slasher films the producer drops the audio equivalent in these two singles. “Killa Tape” features rugged-lunged emcee Raf Almighty (Dirt Platoon) on a track based around a certain tape that was lost in 1993 and has been taking out suckas ever since. The B-side “Time Suckers” features equally solid spitter Bub Styles as well as the producer in his Psych 101 emcee alias as they confront energy vampires. Purchase / Stream track via DSP’s: Here

These singles are available now via Below System Records (Trizz, Chuuwee, Pawz One, Casual) who are digitally releasing the new material as well as doing a wider digital release of previous Psych Major singles. Those singles include collaborations with Ras Kass, Jamal Gasol, Dagha, Masta Ace, Reef The Lost Cauze, Toneyboi,DNTE & more.

source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/singles/psycho-major-drops-new-double-single-with-raf-almighty-bub-styles-killa-tape-time-suckers/

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Pensacola’s TC Blanco Drops New Album “Trap Shit” Alongside Official Video “This Week”

Pensacola trapper turned rapper, TC Blanco started making music after seeing local artists rise behind the facade of a life he was actually living. Growing up, Blanco started earning money as young as 10-years old, washing cars and cleaning yards that had been impacted by hurricanes. His parents struggled trying to make ends meet for their kids, so naturally, as a hustler, he got to work. In high school, his legal, adolescent grind turned risky and he was fully indoctrinated into street life. Inspired by the lack of validity he decided to get into music and paint the truest sonic picture of a trapper’s life. Blanco aims to push the message of being yourself and getting money in every rhyme he writes.

source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/albums/pensacolas-tc-blanco-drops-new-album-trap-shit-alongside-official-video-this-week/

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Street Vibes Vol. 1 – 1994

 

LP – 1994 – Street Vibes Compilations – Photo courtesy of Joseph Rizzuto

Here is a compilation album that I’m still looking for … It’s called Street Vibes Vol.1 and it was released in 1994 and distributed by Poisoned Ivy Entertainment Inc. from Hoboken, New Jersey (the same crew who produced the Punk Barbarians album “Sex, Props, Cream… And The Drama In Between” in 1996). 

The members of Poisoned Ivy Ent. met at Princeton University in the early 90s. The crew was also a DJs collective known under the name of FOPO and some of the members (D. Groovy, Seyfu & J) hosted the infamous Vibes and Vapors Show on the Princeton University’s student-run community radio station 103.3 WPRB. The Street Vibes compilation is an album of demos sent by the listeners to this radio show and most of them are recorded by artists who came from New Jersey.

D.Groovy : “Poisoned Ivy Entertainment was myself, Mark Hines, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, J Weaver, and Greg Battle. We all met at Princeton University over a number of years. Street Vibes was born out of necessity, as a way to pay the bills at our home made studio on 20 Nassau St. We were into digital recording far before anyone else in hip-hop. That’s what happens to put Princeton nerds together… We innovate. The connection was immediate. We were friends first, then J and I noticed we both brought turntables to school. Mark and Greg started a production team together. We later joined forces with Selwyn, after he got back from Desert Storm. We formed Voltron, and the rest is history.“

D.Groovy : “The artist connection happened through advertisement on our radio show. We were able to guarantee radio play on our own show, and we were able to send it out to record labels and other radio shows in our network. This was before the Internet became commercial, and home bandwidth was nonexistent or hard-to-find.   This was all proof of concept taken to the nth degree. Apparently it worked !”

Street Vibes Vol.1 features groups or MCs named Logic, Dogheart, V, D1, Da Wick, Dubside Collective, Bizear Intellectual, The Muck Men, Infinite Cypher, Only B & DJ Swoop. There are no info about those artists online (not even on Discogs for now)… so let me give you some about them and more about the productions : 

First artist featuring on the comp is called LOGIC. LOGIC was an MC born in the Bronx, NY and raised in Ewing Township, NJ near Trenton. He was the producer of his own demo “Bust a Funky Rhyme” which is definitely the best joint of the album.

 

 LOGIC was a member of The BUMS (Black Unique Musical Style) a local group out of Princeton, New Jersey formed in the early 90s (not to be confused with The B.U.M.S from Oakland,Ca). 

The BUMS – 1993

They were friends of Vibes And Vapors Radio Show and friends in production as well. You will hear a couple of freestyles from LOGIC and some of the BUMS on Vibes and Vapors archives. 

LOGIC was always around his cousin Derek a.k.a DJ Scratch so he started to DJ also. It just took off from there. He started rhyming, then after that started making beats. Hip-Hop was definitely his first love. “Bust a Funky Rhyme” was Logic’s first foray as a soloist. According to D Groovy, “Bust a Funky Rhyme” came out of Logic’s need to say that line whenever he freestyled to buy time for his next line so it was an inside joke for them. He was gifted and what a pity that he didn’t release something else officially after that…

Sadly, Eddie Fennell a.k.a LOGIC passed away March 8, 2014 at the age of 40. Rest In Peace Mr Bust a Funky Rhyme…

LOGIC – Ewing High School 1991 – Photo courtesy of X. Powell

DOGHEART was a crew from Vineland, NJ comprised of Snively, KuKubyrd, Brownmon & Jolly. Their demo “Sleepin'” was produced by Mario Claudio, DJ Cruz and Chris Orazi. The third track of the album “Wanna Wah Kay Why” was recorded by V from Upper Montclair, NJ and was produced Madgroove Productions and the Next one “Fakes” was recorded by D1 a duo consisting of DJ Puerto Rico & Pistol Pete from Princeton,NJ. 

DA WICK was from Delair, NJ and recorded the last demo of the A-side of the wax. The track is titled “If Ya Can’t Maintain…” and is produced by D.J. Jr.

DUBSIDE COLLECTIVE was a crew from Philly, PA  consisting of 3 groups named Soulcraft, Official Drama and Double-Speak a.k.a Doublespeek, and 3 soloists named Malice, Brainiak the Overlord and Subconscious. Their track “Souls Of The Streets” which is the first track of the B-side was produced by Stoupe a.k.a Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind. A few members of this crew will become Jedi Mind Trick after that. 

BIZEAR INTELLECTUAL a.k.a Bize Intellect was originally from Princeton. Based in Philly afterwards, he became a member of the AIF Crew (All In the Family) with Jay Meeks, Jinx Trilogy & DJ Cratez. His track “Silent Attack” was produced by 2 Heads From The Left.

Bizear Intellectual is now known under the name of Stoneface. For the story, I’ve read in a Hip-Hop DX article that in 1999, he was shot in the head at close range, died twice on the operating table and came back to life without his sight, an incident detailed by Stoneface on A&E’s I Survived … Beyond and Back series.

Next track of the wax “Monkey Say, Monkey Do” is produced and performed by THE MUCK MEN which was a duo from Mt Holly, NJ. It is followed by INFINITE CYPHER and their joint titled “Step Into the Cipher” produced by Red Devil and Blase for Bowl O’ Soul. The Compilation ends with the joint “Lusty Love” performed by ONLY B & DJ SWOOP, but no info about them sorry. 

A second volume of the Street Vibes compilation series was supposed to come out after this one… but unfortunately it never saw the light of day…

D.Groovy : “Later that summer we moved our studio to Hoboken. We got into bigger and better production projects. Plans for a second volume strictly fell by the wayside. So it never happened. Plus to ask people from Princeton and South Jersey and Philly to come to Hoboken, to record just didn’t make any sense. Very few people could do what we can do digitally and for little cost. We did most of the songs in our studio except for four of them. Dubside Collective became Jedi Mind Tricks. Bizear Intellectual went on to become Stoneface. We were planning on releasing at least one of our Punk Barbarians outtakes on the second volume. Along with Ace Slaughter and MelQuan. We had a whole stable of acts that we could have kept your volumes afloat for awhile.“

Mad Props to D.Groovy, Seyfu, Derek & Ace Slaughter, thanks for your time. 

source http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com/2022/02/street-vibes-vol-1-1994.html

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Flipstyle – “Quantum”

 

Flipstyle, founder of Street Music Records, continues to elevate music entertainment with his epic new release, Quantum, which dropped 2/15/2022. Quantum features some of the hottest undiscovered talent from Chicago.  Flipstyle will be dropping several albums, mixtapes, videos, movies and more via Street Music Records and his new media company, Contego Media. Stay in tune with all the latest projects – Follow @flipstylemusic on IG, Twitter, TikTok and Snapchat. Be sure to visit: FlipstyleMusic.com for all the latest music, videos, news and more!

Via ATL Bangerz I #1 Atlanta Music Blog https://bit.ly/3s2voCe

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RZA and DJ Scratch Release New Track and Video “Fate of the World”

RZA and DJ Scratch release the anthemic track “Fate of the World,” today. This is the second track from their forthcoming, full-length album, Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater, which will be released on March 4^th, 2022 via 36 Chambers ALC/MNRK Music Group. Fans can preorder the album beginning today here.
 
The accompanying video was produced by Danny Hastings & The RZA and features The Abbot as Sifu to his school of students, teaching them strength and the Tao of Wu.  As righteous warriors led by this master and spiritual father, the fate of the world is indeed in their hands.

source https://undergroundhiphopblog.com/singles/rza-and-dj-scratch-release-new-track-and-video-fate-of-the-world/

source https://www.mistahwilson.com/2022/02/rza-and-dj-scratch-release-new-track.html

Thrust OG x BoFaat – Like its 1994 – 2022

 

The Canadian MC Thrust OG teams up with the German producer BoFaat to drop this 12-track album titled “Like It’s 1994” featuring Chief Reckah, Taiyamo Denku, Kenneth Masters, Sha-Elemental, Juxx Diamondz, DIE-REK and more… Grab the CD Here.

Thrust OG x BoFaat – Like its 1994 by BoFaatBeatz

source http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com/2022/02/thrust-og-x-bofaat-like-its-1994-2022.html

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Video : Dregs One & Ill Sugi – Streetlights – 2022

 

The Bay Area MC Dregs One and the Japan producer Ill Sugi are back with a brand new track entitled “Streetlights”. Here is the official video filmed in Tokyo and Yokohama. 

source http://hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com/2022/02/video-dregs-one-ill-sugi-streetlights.html

source https://www.mistahwilson.com/2022/02/video-dregs-one-ill-sugi-streetlights.html

Pete Rock – PeteStrumentals 4 – 2022

2xLP – 2022 – Vinyl Digital  

“A renowned producer lauded for his innovative production and impeccable ear, Pete Rock is widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential hip hop producers of all time. A pioneer of fusing jazz, funk and soul into hip-hop, many sight him as laying down the blueprint for soulful production in hip-hop. He revolutionized rap production through groundbreaking studio wizardry, made remixes matter more than the original songs, established ad-libs as a standard recording asset… the list goes on. Having worked with huge names including Run-D.M.C, Public Enemy, J Dilla and Busta Rhymes (just to name a few), Pete Rock’s work as a producer has translated into over 25 million albums sold worldwide.

With such huge influence as a producer, Pete’s solo material serves to only further enhance his reputation as an artist and a producer.” –  courtesy of Vinyl Digital / Tru soul

Petestrumentals 4 by Pete Rock

Exclusive Obi Strip Edition / Purple vinyl, 400 copies only …

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