That Realness Is Now Closed!!!

01. Whatever You Say (Remix I) (Feat. Little Brother)
02. Whatever You Say (Remix II) (Feat. Little Brother)
03. Am I Dreaming?
04. Hi Baby (Instrumental)
05. Watch Me (Instrumental)
06. City Star Srut (Instrumental)
07. Oh yeah (Feat. Phonte, Grap Luva, & Kevin Brown)
08. Always (Feat. Kevin Brown)
09. From The Basement (Feat. Phonte & Grap Luva)
10. Funky (Instrumental)
11. Night Cruise (Instrumental)
12. Hello Tokyo (Instrumental)

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Over the years, I have been approached by so many fans to put out an instrumental album. This particular project is a series titled "BEATS THAT COLLECTED DUST Vol. 1" for a reason. Since I do intend on doing instrumental LP's for the true heads, I did not want to confuse my so-called "Lost Tapes" beats with new ones. So I split 'em up. This ("B.T.C.D.") series consists of beats that were either for artists and were never used, or were just not adequate enough for me to ever release them with MC's spittin' over them. These are truly as we all know not my best work, but I had no plans of releasing them anyway. Then I thought, why not put them out "As Is" and let them be shared to the world. Most of them are just rough demos from the 1999-2003 period, and when I started goin thru all of my old disks to listen to what I never used, I put them in a folder and my label manager, BIGGEST GORD, co-signed the idea to let em fly. I will be releasing new original tracks as well under a different title, but I have a bunch of old joints that will never see the light of day unless they are released through this series. Get ready for Vol. 2. Be on the lookout for my other original series of instrumentals called DJ PREMIER presents: "HEAD NODDERS". All original bangers, and of course, I will always release it on vinyl. Much respect to the real DJ's...One....DJ Premier

01. Spin Live
02. Sing Like Bilal
03. Blow Horn Joint
04. Pee-An-Oh
05. Mysterious
06. Dadaa
07. Dink
08. B-Line
09. Trackhorn
10. Waaaaaa
11. Droop
12. Original Represent

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Grown Folks is a hip hop group from Richmond, VA. The group consists of 2 members; producer Dox 1 (Wordsworth “Trust”, Pumpkinhead “2 Rude” and “Payperview”, Boogieman “Big Boogie”, Da Ranjhaz “High Off of Mescaline” and others) and emcee MicSource (most notably “In the Game” featuring Skillz). The chemistry between the 2 is undeniable on their 2005 mixtape “It is What it is.” This was acknowleged in many of the mixtape’s reviews including ones from okayplayer.com and ragomagazine.com (UK).

With the praise from “IIWII”, the group went onto complete their highly anticipated album entitled “Child’s Play.” Complete with guests appearances from Phil Da Agony, Skyzoo, Darien Brockington, K-Hill, Buff 1 (Athletic Mic League) and others, the album proves the need for a group that can deliver heat with substance. Whether approaching topics that the adult listener can actually empathize with (“Family Man”, “Sunday”) or just throwing darts (“No More” featuring Phil Da Agony, “Bang Ish”), Grown Folks assert themselves as a needed commodity in a hip hop world of guns, pimps, hustlers and hoes. There is more to the world than the aforementioned topics, and the group makes this clear.

The future is bright, and the call is yours. Let’s not just talk about what the game needs…let’s make it happen.

1. Official
2. No More feat Phil The Agony
3. Girl Holla
4. Home Again feat Spark Vada
5. Child's Play
6. Keep Your Hands High
7. Family Man
8. Sunday feat Shawn Chappelle and D-Vine
9. Tomorrow feat Trew and Simon Phoenix
10. Night For Love feat Darien Brockington
11. Bang Ish
12. Love Music
13. Layla's Theme
14. Goodbye feat Teresa Cook
15. Lyrics To Go feat Trew
16. Good Ol' Soul
17. Rewind Factor feat K-Hill, Buff 1, Iceberg and Skyzoo

*a-FILI-ated*
This album is a slept on banger! Dox 1's production is drenched in soul with sprinkles of funk for MicSource & Dox himself to lace their grown man lyrics, covering a number of subject matters. All over this album, they promote a positive vibe that you can't help to jam out to. Out of the 17 tracks, there's two that I weren't feelin', "Girl Holla" & "Keep Your Hands High", simply because they don't really fit with the rest of the album, almost bordering on a commercial sound, and I don't do commercial! the rest of the album though is a work of art, Dox 1 really has an ear for beautiful soul samples and dirty drums and bass. MicSource comes correct on nearly every track. Trust me on this one, this album is pure fire, almost a classic in my book. Peep the Micsource MySpace page, they have a new track out called "Back in The Building" off their soon to be released sophomore album, "Grumpy Old Men", don't sleep!!!

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West Coast Heavyweights Bash Bros. and Afroclassics have teamed up with DJ Icewater to release the 18 track masterpiece "WORKAHOLICS" mixtape.

Bash Bros. (Piseas & Lefty) and Afroclassics (Scarub and Very) have dug deep into the catalog to pull out star-studded gems featuring collaborations with Planet Asia, Living Legends (Grouch & Eligh), Knows, & Voice Watson.

1.Workaholic intro
2.Pass the Blunt
3.Express
4.America
5.Rap Fanatic
6.Money over Gold
7.Keep on stepping
8.Summer Rain
9.Everyday is a struggle
10.G's and Hustlaz
11.Live from Los Angeles
12.Joy Riden
13.Golden
14.The Session
15.Road Rage
16.Ascension Equipment
17.One of a kind
18.Ridah don't die

Casualties of War is the fourth album by Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, released on August 14, 2007 through Duck Down Records. The album is compiled of leftover tracks recorded for the group's 2006 album The Last Stand. Casualties of War features seven members of the group's "Great 8", Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun (Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Sean Price and Rock) and Starang Wondah and Top Dog of O.G.C., with Louieville Sluggah being the only absent member. The album features production from 9th Wonder, Nottz, Marco Polo and Coptic, and features guest appearances from Black Moon member 5ft, Representativz member Supreme, Ruste Juxx and Blue Flame.

01. Intro
02. The Hustle
03. Bubblin' Up
04. What You See
05. BK All Day (Feat. Rustee Juxx & 5 FT)
06. My World
07. I Need More (Feat. Supreme)
08. Jail Song
09. A-Yo (Feat. Blue Flame)
10. Casualties Of War (Feat. Rustee Juxx)
11. I Want Mine (Feat. Supreme)
12. Everyday Shit
13. Words From Tek
14. Yesterday

*a-FILI-ated*
Not an official in case some people get it twisted but more a collection of leftovers from "The Last Stand". This still has some dope tracks on here and you got 9th Wonder, Notts & Marco Polo behind some of the beats as well. Not a lot to say on this one except that it's definitely worth copping, there's some real gems on here and you got 7 of the 8 members delivering quality verses. This might not be an official album but it's definitely 100 times better than any of those hip pop garbage albums that constantly get fed in our direction.

The Last Stand is the third group album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, released on July 18, 2006. The group consists of Black Moon's Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun's Tek and Steele, Heltah Skeltah's Rock and Sean Price, and O.G.C.'s Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog. The album marks the return of Rock, who had left Duck Down Records in 1999 to pursue a solo career. Popular producers involved in the project include Pete Rock, Da Beatminerz, 9th Wonder and Large Professor.

The first track released from the project was "Trading Places", which was also the first music video from the album. The first official single released was "Yeah", which features "Trading Places" and "Let's Go" as the B-Side.

01. Here We Come (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
02. Let's Go (Prod. by Illmind)
03. Yeah (Prod. Marco Polo)
04. Hate All You Want (Prod. by Marco Polo)
05. Don't You Cross The Line (Prod. SIC Beats)
06. 1-2-3 (Prod. Pete Rock)
07. Take A Look (In The Mirror) (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
08. He Gave Us His Life (Prod. by Marco Polo)
09. Trading Places (Prod. by Ken Ring & Rune Rotter)
10. ''... But The Game Is Still Tha Same'' (Prod. by Da Beatminerz)
11. So Focused (Prod. by 9th wonder)
12. Everybody Knows Now (Prod. by Coptic)
13. World Wide (Prod. by Large Professor)
14. Soul Jah (Prod. by Mr. Attic)

*a-FILI-ated*
Don't care what anyone says, this is another claasic release from the BCC. Third go round and they're bigger, better and stomp on all competition. This time, they went even further with their choice of beats by bringin in 9th Wonder, Illmind, Pete Rock, Marco Polo and more. This album solidified their dominance in the hip hop game, follwing up from their triple threat releases the previous year, the anticipation for this album was huge, and they didn't dissappoint, bringing back the sorely missed Rock after what seemed like years, and it's that instantly recognizable booming voice that grabs your attention when you first listen to this. Rock hasn't lost any of his hunger and sounds just as dope as he did back since those Nocturnal days. Along with Rock, his rhyme partneer, Sean Price, Buckshot, Steele & Starang Wondah, all drop the illest verses, it's always a pleasure to hear all the members together on one album but Louieville Sluggah & Top Dog don't really contribute much to the album, which is a shame because I always thought O.G.C. would still remain strong despite not puttin out any albums since 1999. This was, along with the previous Triple Threat releases, the re-birth of BCC, coming back strong with each new effort and also expanding their Duck Down by signing artists outside of their immediate family. These included KRS-One, Special Teamz, Kidz In The Hall & DJ Revolution. Long may their success continue, because as long as they're puttin out that quality material, the real hip hop headz will always have they're back!



"Here We Come"


"Trading Places"

The Chosen Few is the second album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, the first album released from the Clik or any affiliate since 1999. The effort received very strong reviews, and the singles "And So" and "Think Back" received moderate video play. The Chosen Few was the first Boot Camp album released on an independent label, with sales reaching just over 60,000 copies in the United States. The album features seven of the eight original members, Buckshot, the Cocoa Brovaz, Sean Price of Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C., with Heltah Skeltah's Rock being the only absent member.

01. Intro: YO Boot Camp!
02. And So
03. Let's Get Down 2 Bizness
04. Let's Roll
05. Welcome To Bucktown U.S.A. (Feat. Supreme & Scratch)
06. That's Tough (Little Bit)
07. Yeah What Eva (Skit)
08. Had It Up 2 Here (Feat. Illa Noyz)
09. Whoop His Ass (Feat. Rufus Blaq)
10. Daddy Wanna
11. Ice Skate (Feat. Danielle Henry)
12. Just Us
13. Think Back (Feat. Jahdan)
14. The Chosen Few (Live For This)
15. Outro: Words From Tek

*a-FILI-ated*
Probably my favourite Boot Camp album, they came back hard with their second effort, bringin back Da Beatminerz, along with heavywights like The Alchemist & Hi-Tek! The album gets off to a brilliant start with "And So" (my favourite track on the album) and continues with the dope Alchemist produced "Let's Get Down To Bizness", apart from the Hi-Tek laced "Ice Skate" (which just screams out mainstream everytime I hear it, it has a very corny chorus which doesn't do the rest of the album justice at all, not a bad beat, just not for BCC!) the whole album is a straight banger! Rock is definitely sorely missed but the rest of the crew, especially Sean P, who's an absolute beast on this album, more than make up for it. This was seen as sort of a comeback album as they were out of the wilderness for 3 years, it has a comback feel to it and boy do they make a statement with this album... for me I give this classic status! Get involved, real hip hop is alive and well, repped to the fullest by the BCC! Corny ass rappers sit the fuck down, this is grown man music!!!



"And So"


"Think Back"

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Short group bio:
Boot Camp Clik is an American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of Buckshot (of Black Moon), Smif-N-Wessun, also known as Cocoa Brovaz (Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Rock and Ruck, aka Sean Price) and O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz) (Starang Wondah, Top Dog, and Louieville Sluggah).

Though commercial success has largely eluded them, the Camp has gained a large following in the underground rap community. Principally known for their hardcore content, in their later years the group also began adding personal and socially conscious aspects to their lyrics, and were among the first rap acts to infuse elements of Reggae into their music. Buckshot, along with Black Moon, also helped establish the backpacker scene in underground hip hop.

The Camp reached the height of their popularity in the mid-90s, with the release of four acclaimed albums, Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin', Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal, and O.G.C.'s Da Storm. These albums spawned a number of underground rap hits, most notably Black Moon's "Who Got Da Props?" and "I Got Cha Opin (Remix)", Smif-N-Wessun's "Bucktown", "Sound Bwoy Bureill", and "Wrekonize", Heltah Skeltah's "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka", "Letha Brainz Blo" and "Operation Lock Down", and O.G.C.'s "No Fear", "Hurricane Starang", and "Danjer". Despite the acclaim of the albums and the minor success of the singles, no Boot Camp affiliated release was able to reach Gold sales status. Following the lukewarm reception for the Camp's first group album For the People, the crew's popularity began declining, eventually leading to a lengthy hiatus from the rap game. Since returning independently in 2002, the Camp has been able to regain their past popularity in underground hip hop with a number of acclaimed underground releases.

Since their inception, the Boot Camp has spawned a number of affiliates. The group's earliest affiliate is the production-crew Da Beatminerz, lead by Black Moon's DJ Evil Dee and his older brother Mr. Walt. Da Beatminerz originally produced the majority of the Camp's work, but since 1997, they have taken a backseat to a number of outside producers. Other affiliates include rappers the Representativz (consisting of Supreme and Lidu Rock, the younger brother of Heltah Skeltah's Rock), Illa Noyz (the younger brother of Heltah Skeltah's Sean Price), M.S., LS, BJ Swan, The BTJ's (Bucktown Juveniles), Rustee Juxx, Doc Holiday, Thunderfoot and Lil' Hardcore, Reggae-vocalists Jahdan and Twanie Ranks and R&B-vocalist group F.L.O.W. Though Black Moon is closely connected to the group, members 5ft and DJ Evil Dee are not official members of the Boot Camp Clik.

For The People is the debut album from Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, consisting of Buckshot from Black Moon, Cocoa Brovaz, formerly known as Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. The crew officially organized in 1995, with all eight members appearing on the song "Cession At Da Doghillee" from Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin'. The album features a different sound then that heard on previous Camp related releases, with the crew abandoning their past production crew Da Beatminerz, instead recording with live instrumentation. The sound put off many fans, and the album received mediocre reviews and went on to sell just over 300,000 copies in the United States.

This album was re-released as Still For the People on April 24, 2007

01. 1-900 Get Da Boot (Feat. The Original K.I.M.)
02. Down By Law (Feat. Tony Touch & Dru-Ha)
03. Night Riders (Feat. LaVoice)
04. Headz Are Reddee Pt. II
05. Watch Your Step (Feat. Representativz)
06. Illa Noyz (Feat. Illa Noyz)
07. Rag Time (Feat. Mada Rocka & LS)
08. Blackout (Feat. BJ Swan, Supreme & Illa Noyz)
09. Ohkeedoke (Feat. M.S.)
10. Rugged Terrain (Feat. Twanie Ranks)
11. The Dugout
12. Go For Yours (Feat. The B.T.J.'s)
13. Likkle Youth Man Dem
14. Last Time (Feat. BJ Swan & F.L.O.W.)

*a-FILI-ated*
Thought I'd throw up that little bio as it was very interesting and informative, anyway, my thoughts on the debut BCC album:Very diffrent to their previous solo albums, no Beatminerz and completely different sound, strings, live instruments etc... This album was very hit and miss with a lot of BCC fans, understandedly so, half had high expectations to to previous efforts, only to feel let down by the sudden change in sound and the other half who understood where the BCC where coming from with their change of direction and welcomed it with open arms. I guess over time, I fell into both categories, yeah when I first heard it a couple times, it stayed on the shelf for a good while, but after hearing their most recent dope releases, I went back, flung it back in the stereo and spazzed out... I just thought FUCK IT, it's the BCC and noboby comes close to them in terms of longevity, consistency (a couple minor steps tho) and overall hip hop superiority. They've been releasing quality material since 1992 and continue to do so till this very day. Final thoughts on this album... not a patch on there debut solo releases but still a quality release in it's own right. So I think this is definiely a slept on album, not a classic but because people were quick to dismiss this on it's first release, it should be copped and given another go, it just might grow you, second go round.

Representativz are a Hip Hop duo, consisting of Supreme and Lidu Rock. The duo gained fame through their affiliation with the Boot Camp Clik, with Lidu Rock being the little brother of Heltah Skeltah's Rock. The duo debuted in 1996 on Heltah Skeltah's acclaimed Nocturnal album, on the track "The Square [Triple R]". Later in 1996, they dropped in on O.G.C.'s Da Storm album, appearing on the song "Elite Fleet". They dropped their first group track on Boot Camp Clik's 1997 album For the People, with the song "Watch Your Step". The duo appeared on multiple tracks on Heltah Skeltah's 1998 album Magnum Force, and followed up in 1999 with an appearance on O.G.C.'s The M-Pire Shrikez Back. Later in 1999, they dropped their debut album Angels of Death on Warlock Records, featuring appearances from multiple Boot Camp Clik members. The duo has yet to release another album, but remains on the Duck Down Records roster.

01. You've Been Waiting (Feat. Niggy Knock)
02. Spaz Out
03. God Degree (Feat. Rock)
04. Representativz
05. Stand Or Fall
06. Why Y'All Wanna Start
07. Represent Baby (Feat. Top Dog, Smif-N-Wessun, D. Real & Rock)
08. Do Da Math
09. The Rich (Feat. Tek)
10. Lessons 2 Learn (Feat. Rustee Juxx, Smokelite & Steele)
11. Jewels
12. News Flash (Feat. Steele & Rock)
13. Tell Me
14. Gee's Ride
15. Dedicated

*a-FILI-ated*
Very underrated album, Supreme and Lidu Rock spit lyrical fire all over this album. Supreme handles most of the production on the album. You got BCC vets like Heltah Skeltah, Smif-N-Wessun & Steele of O.G.C. lending a hand on a handful of tracks. People passed this up when it first dropped, me included but one listen, you'll see why that was a mistake, besides probably 2-3 weakish tracks, the rest of the album is a bangin' through and through. Another sleeper album from the late 90's. If you're a BCC fan, don't pass this one up, a welcome addition for any fan of BCC or that raw, grimy sound synonymous with the east coast thoughout the 90's!

The BDI Thug is the solo debut from Hip Hop artist Buckshot, of the group Black Moon, and the collective Boot Camp Clik. The album received harsh reviews, and sales were cut short after Buck's label was dropped from their distribution deal. The title BDI Thug references the nickname 2Pac gave to Buckshot in the summer of 1996 during the recording of the unreleased One Nation album.

01. Intro (Games People Play) (Feat. Jay Of Crow Hill)
02. Follow With Pride
03. Follow My Lead (Remix)
04. Ladies N Gentlemen
05. My Bitches & My Niggaz (Feat. Harly Hearts Of Crow Hill)
06. Trapped
07. Take It To The Streets (Feat. Blue Flame, Half-A-Mil & Swan)
08. I'll Be Damned (Feat. Swan)
09. Heavy Weighters (Feat. Swan & F.T.)
10. Glide With Me
11. Take Your Time (Feat. Swan & Jessica Darby)
12. Breath Control
13. Boom Bye Bye (Feat. Top Dog)
14. Feel It (Feat. Sweet Mellodye, Swan & Tone Cappone)
15. Use 2 Be Afraid (Feat. Swan)
16. Will We Live To See 2morrow?
17. Final Words (Feat. Swan)

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The M-Pire Shrikez Back is the second album from Hip Hop group O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz), members of the Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. The album received strong reviews but barely hit the radar commercially, selling the least amount of records out of the Boot Camp second releases. The single "Bounce To The Ounce" received moderate airplay, but not enough to garner strong sales. M-Pire was the last album from the trio, who have since retired as a group, but continue to work with the Boot Camp Clik.

01. Shoot To Kill
02. Joe Clair (Skit) 03. M-Pire Shrikez Back (Feat. Rock & Thunderfoot)
04. Sometimey
05. Shit Happens
06. Bounce To The Ounce
07. Girlz Ninety Now (Feat. Smif-N-Wessun & Sean Price)
08. Smokey Skit (Bless The Mic)
09. The Big Ohh (Feat. Tek)
10. If You Feel Like I Feel (Feat. Hardcore)
11. Slo Mo
12. You're Not Sure To See Tomorrow (Feat. Lil' Knock, M.S., Doc Holiday, Twanie Ranks & Illa Noyz)
13. From The Table To The Label (Skit)
14. Suspect Niggaz (Feat. Buckshot & Havoc)
15. Dirtiest Players In The Game (Feat. Heltah Skeltah)
16. Set Sail
17. Boot Camp MFC Eastern Conference (Feat. Smif-N-Wessun, Heltah Skeltah, Representativz & Doc Holiday)

*a-FILI-ated*
This was a much better effort from O.G.C., they left the dark sound of their debut and went in a completely different direction, using orchestration and strings to create a masterful album full of classic beats. This was slept on hard when it was released, which is a travesty as this is definitely one of the best albums released in the late 90's. If oyu have a hard time deciding which BCC albums you should have in your collection, make sure this one is up there. A definite modern classic!



"Bounce To The Ounce" music video

Da Storm is the debut album from Hip Hop trio O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz), released in October 1996 through Duck Down Records. O.G.C. members Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog gained fame as members of the Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik, debuting with Heltah Skeltah as "The Fab 5" in 1995. The two groups split up to release separate debuts in 1996, with Da Storm coming as the last Boot Camp Clik debuts, after Black Moon's Enta Da Stage, Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin', and Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal. Out of these four Boot Camp albums, Da Storm sold the least, reaching just over 200,000 copies in the United States.

The album featured two singles; the first was "No Fear", which featured "Da Storm" as a B-Side; the second was "Hurricane Starang", which featured "Gunn Clapp" and "Danjer" as B-Sides. The lead single "No Fear" peaked at #13 on Billboard magazine's Hot Rap Singles chart. Videos were shot for three tracks, "No Fear", and a split video for "Hurricane Starang" and "Danjer", titled "Hurricane Danjer".

01. Intro
02. Calm Before Da Storm
03. No Fear
04. Boom...Boom...Fucking Prick
05. Gunn Clapp
06. Emergency Broadcast System
07. Hurricane Starang (Feat. Rock)
08. Danjer
09. Elements Of Da Storm
10. Da Storm
11. Wild Cowboys In Bucktown (Feat. Sadat X & Sean Black)
12. God Don't Like Ugly
13. X-Unknown
14. Elite Fleet (Feat. M.S., Representativz & Bad Vybes)
15. Flappin'

*a-FILI-ated*
Out of the four debuts by the BCC, this one was the least received. It's still a tight album in my opinion, just not as fresh as when you first heard Enta Da stage, Dah shinin' & Nocturnal. Dont' get me wrong the trio of Starang Wondah (who still is one of the best MC's in the game), Louieville Sluggah & Top Dog deliver hard hittin lyrics in much the same dark, gloomy sound that the BCC were famous for at the time. This is still a top notch album from the BCC camp and has since received long overdue praise thanks in part to the classic singles of "No Fear" & "Hurricane Starang", some of the best songs to come out of the booming 90's hip hop scene.



"Hurricane Danjer"

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1. Intro
2. The Breakthru
3. On My Own feat. Dwele
4. Soulhop feat. Little T
5. Heartbreak Hip Hop feat. Linn
6. Triumph
7. We Rock feat. ADL
8. Sweet Melody feat. Don-E
9. S.O.S. feat. ADL
10. Just Feel It
11. People Know feat. Tony Greer
12. Radio Raheem
13. Last Words



"On My Own" video feat. Dwele

The Album is the fourth album by Hip hop duo Smif-n-Wessun, of the supergroup Boot Camp Clik, released on October 23 through Duck Down Records. The album comes two years after the duo's last effort, 2005's Smif-N-Wessun: Reloaded. The Album features guest appearances from Rock of Heltah Skeltah, Joell Ortiz, the Loudmouf Choir, Million Styles and Chuckii Star. For their new project, the group spent three weeks recording songs in Sweden in an effort to reinvent their sound. Every song on the album is produced by Swedish rapper and producer Ken Ring, with additional co-production provided by Rune Rotter, Tommy Tee, Collen and Webb and Soul Theory. The first song released from the album is "Stomp", featuring Rock and Joell Ortiz.

01. See The Light
02. Gotta Say It (Feat. Chuckii Star)
03. Trouble
04. K.I.M. 2000 (Feat. Loudmouf Choir)
05. P.N.C. 4 Life
06. Gangster's Prayer (Feat. Million Styles)
07. Stomp Thru (Feat. Joell Ortiz & Rock)
08. Who Gonna Save Us
09. Still Fighting
10. Yeah
11. Movie
12. Can't Stop
13. I Can't Feel My Face (Feat. Loudmouf Choir)
14. Still Here



"Stomp" feat. Rock & Joell Ortiz

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Once the Smith & Wesson gun company realized there was a pair of rappers performing under the name "Smif-N-Wessun," the duo had to change their name. They chose Cocoa Brovaz and released their second album, Rude Awakening (possibly a reference to their legal troubles), under that moniker in the spring of 1998. All things considered, the legal mishap was little more than a speed bump for the duo; the end result is every bit as good as their first effort.
The pair of hardcore gangstas are still hurt by their reliance on clichés -- when it comes right down to it, they aren't offering any new insights, they're simply redoing the standard dope-money-guns-n-hoes line -- but they're saved by their energy and hard-hitting delivery. Usually, that makes the standard-issue music fairly compelling, but there are moments that drag on Rude Awakening. In other words, it's an improvement and a step forward in Cocoa Brovaz developing their own identity.

01. Off The Wall (Feat. Professor X)
02. Still Standin' Strong
03. Won On Won
04. Live At The Garden (Skit)
05. Blown Away (Feat. Buckshot)
06. Money Talks (Skit)
07. The Cash
08. Black Trump (Feat. Raekwon)
09. Dry Snitch (Feat. Smack Man & Head Arabic)
10. Game Of Life (Feat. F.L.O.W.)
11. Back 2 Life
12. Bucktown USA
13. What They Call Him (Skit)
14. Hold It Down (Feat. Storm)
15. Spanish Harlem (Feat. Tony Touch & Hurricane G)
16. Myah Angelow (Feat. Sean Price & Deidra Artis)
17. Memorial (Feat. Eek-A-Mouse)

*a-FILI-ated*
This was slept on by a lot of people, I think due to the high anticipation of the album, regarding their name change and the classic status of their debut. This has since been help in high esteem, some people preferring this over Dah Shinin'. I wouldn't go that far but this was definitely a dope release in it's own right and stands high as one of the best album of the late 90's!

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01. Timz N Hood Chek
02. Wrektime
03. Wontime (Feat. Heltah Skeltah)
04. Wrekonize
05. Sound Bwoy Bureill (Feat. Top Dog & Starang Wondah)
06. K.I.M.
07. Bucktown
08. Stand Strong
09. Shinin'... Next Shit (Feat. Buckshot)
10. Cession At Da Doghillee (Feat. Heltah Skeltah, Buckshot & Originoo Gunn Clappaz)
11. Hellucination
12. Home Sweet Home (Feat. Buckshot)
13. Wipe Ya Mouf
14. Let's Git It On (Feat. Rock)
15. P.N.C. Intro
16. P.N.C.

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This is one of the greatest hip hop albums, ever! This album defined that raw, gritty sound of 90's New York and was helped by undoubtedly the best production Da Beatminerz have ever done! This was the second release from the infamous BCC after Black Moon's classic "Enta Da Stage" and they continued to stamp their authoriy on the hip hop world with more claasic releases later by Heltah Skeltah & O.G.C.!
The beats are a blend of jazz, some dark booming bass and neck snapping drums... the boom bap era was definitely the shit back then. Lyrically, Tek & Steele come correct on the mic, spittin stories of violence, gunplay, weed, everything! It might not be revolutionary lyricism but the way these two MC's combined together was the key to their success.
This is one of those albums that brings you to a dark place when you listen to it, a special mention has to go to Da Beatminerz who handle all the production and create nothing short of amazing! The dark, jazzy, smoked out, blunted beats are what really carries the album, along with the deadly combination of Tek & Steele... it goes hand in hand and what you have is an ultimate 90's classic! This is one that has to be in your collection, the BCC prove to this day that they are THE dopest hip hop group in history, consistency is what decides that for me and the Boot Camp Clik have been puttin down since day one!



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The Four Horsemen is the third studio album by Ultramagnetic MC's. Godfather Don, who produced tracks 2, 4, 5, & 8, helped to incorporate a darker, jazzier sound than the group's previous work. "Checkin' My Style" and "See The Man On The Street" were originally recorded in 1992 during Godfather Don-produced sessions for a projected solo album for Kool Keith's alias Rhythm X. Those same sessions also produced songs released on The Cenobites LP, the CD edition of which contains the original extended version of "Checkin' My Style," retitled "Return To Zero." The Four Horsemen includes recurring science fiction and baseball themes and was viewed by fans as a welcome return to the group's hardcore roots.

1. "We Are The Horsemen" (3:53)
2. "Checkin My Style" (2:31)
3. "Two Brothers With Checks (San Francisco Harvey)" (4:43)
4. "Raise It Up" (Featuring Godfather Don) (4:18)
5. "Saga Of Dandy, The Devil & Day" (4:36)
6. "Delta Force II" (3:55)
7. "Adventures Of Hermans Lust (Moe Love II)"" (2:06)
8. "See The Man On The Street" (3:23)
9. "Bring It Down To Earth" (3:36)
10. "Don't Be Scared" (5:03)
11. "One, Two, One, Two" (2:44)
12. "Time To Catch A Body" (3:31)
13. "Yo Black" (4:23)
14. "Big Booty" (2:46)

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1 - Intro
2 - God & Satan
3 - Shadows Of Hell
4 - Nine Milli
5 - Going In
6 - Like That
7 - Stoned Is The Way Of The Walk
8 - Who Can Fuck With Us?
9 - Spazz Out
10 - Slang Museum
11 - Respect Mine
12 - Southern Dreams
13 - Cops And Coke Sales (Freestyle)
14 - Dunn Dunn
15 - That’s What It Is
16 - Top Shelf

Ahhhh 1992 still one of the most illest years in rap music for me personally, there was so much talent and creativity, different (mad) flavours, skills, personalities and singles and albums and a hell of a lot of "just drop the one album" crews and MC's who just vanished off the Hip Hop radar...

Rough House Survivors were one of those crews...what can I tell you about these kids,DJ Swinn and MC's Dread One, Kev, and Roberto?...well not a lot to be honest, but this album was packed thick with horns, fat drums and deep basslines provided by Tony Dofat and 1 joint produced by Grand Puba plus guests such as CL Smooth, Sadat X and Grand Puba, oh yeah it was full of that signature 90's sound and that is why we come back to it so many years later, it's a shame they only had the one album and it didn't get the push it should have and as for where they are now a days?...who knows?

Straight From The Soul was released on Relativity records in 1992 but it's pretty freaking hard to get now a days, so here it is enjoy it, also Pete Rock did a dope remix for Rough House in 1993.

01-Take A Trip
02-Can U Dig It?(Featuring - C.L. Smooth)
03-So! Survivors, We Can Rhyme
04-Straight From The Soul
05-On The Flex
06-We Come To Get Wreck (Featuring - Sadat X)
07-Rough House
08-Check Da Back Pack
09-Once Again
10-Stick Da Butt Out (Producer - Grand Puba)



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D.I.T.C. is a name synonymous with the culture of faithful record collecting and searching for that perfect beat. With over two decades of experience and a work ethic bordering on obsessive, Show presents the fruits of his endless days and nights digging through dusty record basements and thrift store dollar bins all culminating in this classic beat tape. A slight variation on the typical producer album, Show digs deep into his personal arsenal to unearth true gems and adds just the right amount of production to keep the mix moving and to highlight the best parts of each record. Thirty banging beats in all, this ain't no lazy DJ filler mix of tracks that every jock is playing. This is pure heat and Show comes correct as he has definitely sifted through his personal milkcrates. This is beat digging at its finest from a name you've trusted since Showbiz was selling "Soul Clap" out the trunk. Diggin' In The Crates… now you understand.

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DJ Revolution began his career at the age of 13 on some dusty, old, mismatched, beltdriven turntables his grandfather pulled out of the attic. After hooking them up to a mixer ol’ grandad built from scrap metal in his garage, he started selling Top 40 and rock mix tapes to his sixth grade class. When he first heard "The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on The Wheels of Steel " which had already been out a few years - his whole idea of what a DJ was turned upside down.

Since then DJ Revolution has spent 15 years perfecting his craft on the 1200’s. You’d be amazed at how much one can do with records in 15 years, and Revolutions has done just about everything you can think of. Spun ’em, scratched ’em, juggled ’em, sampled ’em, collected ’em, produced ’em, sold ’em, distributed ’em, promoted ’em and so on. But in 1996, after sending an outdated mixtape to King Tech, he could add one more item to the list of things he’s done with records ; played ’em on the "Wake up Show".

Two weeks after Tech contacted DJ Revolution, Rev was on the show doing regular guest spots. In 97’, when a friend and crewmember Prince Ice left the show, Rev took over the wheels, and has been holding ’em down ever since.

Aside from his duties on the air he has lent his now infamous scratch techniques to countless records and his production skills to many established artists. Revolution jhas also released 2 of his own Full Length LP’s (In 12’s we trust/R2K) and 1 with his partners Sway & Tech (This or That). He know owns and operates his label Millenia Music, on which he will continue to make classic contributions to the hp hop world thru the material it puts out.

However, no matter how involved in the business of Hip Hop DJ Revolution becomes he will always be most comfortable standing behind two 1200’s.

1. Theodore Intro
2. Work Of A Master (3:55)
3. The Backbone (5:24) Featuring - Chace Infinite , Choclair , Ill-Advised , Kardinal Offishall , Krondon , Planet Asia , Rasco , Shabaam Sahdeeq
4. Debate? (1:49)
5. Communication (4:12)
6. Evolution (3:54) Featuring - Evidence (2)
7. Any Station USA (2:26)
8. Take Over (3:45)
9. Copycat Killers (4:25) Featuring DJ Babu
10. Street Cred.
11. The Revolution (3:46) Featuring - Iriscience
12. Ringside (0:56) Featuring - King Tech
13. Head 2 Head (3:48) Featuring DJ Spinbad
14. Juggle Me Part 2 (4:32) Featuring - Defari
15. 4 + 1 (5:15) Featuring - Chino XL,DJ Craze , Infamous , Melo-D
16. Dynamic Duo (3:46) Featuring Roc Raida
17. Debate? Part 2
18. Ultimate Weapon (3:53) Featuring - Buc Fifty
19. Rhythm Control (4:33)

Editorial Reviews
...A remarkable album that highlights the DJ's importance to hip-hop.Alternative Press (12/00, pp.110-2) - 3 out of 5 - ...Ping-ponging between commenting on turntablism as a whole and showing off his own skills, Revolution offers food for thought...Muzik (2/01, p.53) - 4 out of 5 - ...Tough, East Coast-influenced beats....but it's the focus on the Djing that makes this really stand out...CMJ (8/7/00, p.41) - ...[He] brings the art of turntablism back to the b-boy nation on this mind-blowing debut....offering an insightful manifesto on the evolution of the DJ in hip-hop via interesting soundclips and dizzying skills...
The Source (10/01/2000)

...[He] brings the art of turntablism back to the b-boy nation on this mind-blowing debut....offering an insightful manifesto on the evolution of the DJ in hip-hop via interesting soundclips and dizzying skills...
CMJ (08/07/2000)

4 out of 5 - ...Tough, East Coast-influenced beats....but it's the focus on the Djing that makes this really stand out...
Muzik (02/01/2001)

3 out of 5 - ...Ping-ponging between commenting on turntablism as a whole and showing off his own skills, Revolution offers food for thought...
Alternative Press (12/01/2000)

...A remarkable album that highlights the DJ's importance to hip-hop.
The Source (10/01/2000)

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Jake Lefco is a New York-based, Philly-raised MC who has been around for a few years. He released his debut "And You Are?" in 2006, and "Missing Trooth" was supposed to come out some time last year, but is only now seeing the light of day. The title "Missing Trooth" refers to a tooth that got knocked out of Jake's mouth when he slipped in the shower. The concept of his missing tooth and the missing truth in music is a clear indication of Lefco's honesty and self-reflection as an MC, and his tendency towards puns as a lyricist.

"Missing Trooth" has good production and a very admirable sense of honesty and directness. Lefco's realness is a welcome break from all of the fictional drug dealers and ballers that populate hip hop. His delivery doesn't always make good on his promise, but his other qualities make this an album worth your time.

1. Comfort Zone (Produced By: Happ G)
2. When It Rains (Produced By: Happ G)
3. What It Is (Produced By: Happ G)
4. Teeth Chatter (Produced By: Happ G)
5. Solis feat. Keisha Hutchins (Produced By: Snuff)
6. Oh My God feat. Side Effect (Produced By: Snuff)
7. Down Deep (Produced By: Happ G)
8. Talk feat. Briz (Produced By: Happ G)
9. SleepWalk (Produced By: Happ G)
10. Heavier Shoes (Produced By: Happ G)
11. How feat. Ohsha Kai (Produced By: Happ G)
12. Cat's Out (Remix) feat. Reef The Lost Cauze (Produced By: Happ G)
13. Don't Lie To Me (Produced By: Happ G)
14. Life Goes On (Produced By: Happ G)
15. Deal With It (Produced By: Happ G)
16. Missing Trooth feat. David Dope (Produced By: Happ G)



Music video for "Comfort Zone"

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K-Def an unopposed underground beat legend, has been banging on his MPC for years. Beats From The 90's brings you some of his released and unreleased sampled, looped, soul-drenched; lost tracks. Found in a bag of dusted dats. Before leaving the House of Hits and changing over to computers, K-Def brought the heat out of his analog machines. The MPC 3000 and S-3000, were his main weapons, of choice. These tracks in question exemplifies that mid-'90s sound to such a degree that it serves up a veritable lesson in boom bap aesthetics, a flawless realization of how emotive, sonically rich and downright beautiful hip hop music can be when executed by a master.

1. Been There
2. Ain't No Crime
3. Monty
4. Dramaz
5. For Da Family
6. Crusading
7. Inner City Blues
8. Jam On It
9. Mont Man
10. Ron Beat
11. Spinner
12. Getting Hot
13. Take Your Time
14. Turtle Man
15. Been There Part 2
16. Urbiank

Another set of dope instrumentals following on from 2006's "Wille Boo Boo: The Fool" instrumental album. K-Def has to be one of the illest producers in the game and has been around for a minute, very underrated which is why that request for the Real Live album got me huntin again for more of his stuff to post up. This is the latest release from K-Def so don't sleep!

Check out his website for a full bio and production credits http://www.kdef.biz/