Showing posts with label old school wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label old school wednesday. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Fu-Schnickens-Old School Wednesday
Fu-Schnickens had mad style straight lyrical and on point. With funny methaphors and wicked beats. They were one of the hype groups out there.
The Fu-Schnickens were an American hip-hop trio. Similar to Das EFX for their cartoonish lyrics and near-constant allusions to pop culture staples, the Fu-Schnickens' popularity was brief but significant in hip hop history. Their best known track is 1993's "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)," featuring basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, which was a Top 40 hit.
The Fu-Schnickens were an American hip-hop trio. Similar to Das EFX for their cartoonish lyrics and near-constant allusions to pop culture staples, the Fu-Schnickens' popularity was brief but significant in hip hop history. Their best known track is 1993's "What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)," featuring basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, which was a Top 40 hit.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Jonzun Crew-Old School Wednesday
Jonzun Crew was a seminal electro group, led by Michael Jonzun and featuring his brothers Maurice Starr and Soni Jonzun, and also featuring Carl, aka Captain Fingers. Their most famous tracks, from the debut album, were “Pack Jam (Look out for the OVC)” and “Space Cowboy.” Other notable tracks include “We Are the Jonzun Crew” and “Ground Control.” In 1986, Michael Jonzun left the group to pursue a solo career.[citation needed]
“Pack Jam (Look out for the OVC)” was often played in the background, during the early '80s, while the rundown of top hits in Germany were observed in the German-language Top Hits show "Formel Eins".
Jonzun Crew-Pack Jam
Jonzun Crew - Ground Control (1983)
We Are The Jonzun Crew - Jonzun Crew
“Pack Jam (Look out for the OVC)” was often played in the background, during the early '80s, while the rundown of top hits in Germany were observed in the German-language Top Hits show "Formel Eins".
Jonzun Crew-Pack Jam
Jonzun Crew - Ground Control (1983)
We Are The Jonzun Crew - Jonzun Crew
Egyptian Lover Electro-Rap
Egyptian Lover-Freak-a-holic
Egyptian Lover-My Beat Goes Boom
Egypt,Egypt,Egypt
Egyptian Lover-My Beat Goes Boom
Egypt,Egypt,Egypt
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Old School Weds with Rob Base DJ EZRock
Rob Base (b. May 18, 1967 as Robert Ginyard) and DJ E-Z Rock (b. Rodney "Skip" Bryce) are a hip-hop duo from Harlem, New York who are best known for their hit "It Takes Two", a 1988 platinum-selling release that has since become one of the classic hits of the genre.
Their first U.S. single and release was "DJ Interview," appeared on World to World, which later got them a recording contract with Profile Records in 1987.
The first Profile release was "It Takes Two". It uses multiple samples from the James Brown and Lyn Collins 1972 song "Think (About It)." The track first became a regional hit and then slowly climbed the Hot 100, eventually peaking at #36 and picking up a platinum single certification. The song also peaked at #3 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
An album, also called It Takes Two, was quickly put together and it produced a significant follow-up hit, "Joy and Pain," which sampled a song of the same name by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, as well as "Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is" by the Olympic Runners. It also hit the Top 10 on the dance chart and climbed to #58 on the Hot 100. "Get On the Dance Floor," a track released to clubs in between the two singles, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. Boosted by those singles the It Takes Two album went platinum. However, vicious rumors started to circulate that Rob Base had legal problems for using samples from Maze's Frankie Beverly for the hit "Joy and Pain", and he had his own personal problems. DJ E-Z Rock also was forced to leave the group due to his own personal issues, so Rob Base was left to be a solo artist.
He responded in 1989 with The Incredible Base, his debut solo album. It wasn't as successful as It Takes Two. One song from the album hit the dance chart in late 1989: "Turn It Out (Go Base)," credited only to Rob Base.
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock had a reunion album in 1994 with Break of Dawn, however the album didn't do well critically or commercially.
It Takes Two
Joy And Pain
Break Of Dawn
Their first U.S. single and release was "DJ Interview," appeared on World to World, which later got them a recording contract with Profile Records in 1987.
The first Profile release was "It Takes Two". It uses multiple samples from the James Brown and Lyn Collins 1972 song "Think (About It)." The track first became a regional hit and then slowly climbed the Hot 100, eventually peaking at #36 and picking up a platinum single certification. The song also peaked at #3 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
An album, also called It Takes Two, was quickly put together and it produced a significant follow-up hit, "Joy and Pain," which sampled a song of the same name by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, as well as "Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is" by the Olympic Runners. It also hit the Top 10 on the dance chart and climbed to #58 on the Hot 100. "Get On the Dance Floor," a track released to clubs in between the two singles, hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1989. Boosted by those singles the It Takes Two album went platinum. However, vicious rumors started to circulate that Rob Base had legal problems for using samples from Maze's Frankie Beverly for the hit "Joy and Pain", and he had his own personal problems. DJ E-Z Rock also was forced to leave the group due to his own personal issues, so Rob Base was left to be a solo artist.
He responded in 1989 with The Incredible Base, his debut solo album. It wasn't as successful as It Takes Two. One song from the album hit the dance chart in late 1989: "Turn It Out (Go Base)," credited only to Rob Base.
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock had a reunion album in 1994 with Break of Dawn, however the album didn't do well critically or commercially.
It Takes Two
Joy And Pain
Break Of Dawn
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
LL Cool J
Around The Way- Love This Track....
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968),[1] better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You Out", and "4, 3, 2, 1". L has also appeared in several films.
Big Ole Butt
LL Cool J is one of a few hip-hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than two decades. He has released 12 albums and a greatest hits compilation so far, with his next album, Exit 13, set to be released in September, 2008. The album will be the last for LL's record deal with Def Jam Recordings, a deal which has lasted for over twenty two years, making it the longest single hip hop deal to date. He now resides in Manhasset, New York with his wife and four children.
I'm Bad
Now a classic Oldie
I Need Love
Momma Said Knock you Out
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968),[1] better known as LL Cool J, is an American rapper and actor. LL Cool J stands for "Ladies Love Cool James." He is known for romantic ballads such as "I Need Love" and "Hey Lover" as well as pioneering hip-hop such as "I Can't Live Without My Radio", "I'm Bad", "The Boomin' System", "Mama Said Knock You Out", and "4, 3, 2, 1". L has also appeared in several films.
Big Ole Butt
LL Cool J is one of a few hip-hop stars of his era to sustain a successful recording career for more than two decades. He has released 12 albums and a greatest hits compilation so far, with his next album, Exit 13, set to be released in September, 2008. The album will be the last for LL's record deal with Def Jam Recordings, a deal which has lasted for over twenty two years, making it the longest single hip hop deal to date. He now resides in Manhasset, New York with his wife and four children.
I'm Bad
Now a classic Oldie
I Need Love
Momma Said Knock you Out
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Lords Of The Underground L.O.T.U.G
Lords Of The Underground.........Where you guys at?
Im a chief Rocka
The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) are a hip-hop trio based out of Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz (a native of Cleveland) when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University.
The three are perhaps best remembered for the singles "Funky Child", "Chief Rocka" and "Tic Toc"; all of which were wildly eccentric manifestos. The music video for "Funky Child" features one of the group members parading around in a diaper.
Tic Toc this is how we post blogs.
Their chief producer was Marley Marl's protégé, K-Def. Pete Rock remixed their songs "Flow On" and "Check It" in 1994 .
In their initial releases, their first two albums Here Come The Lords (1993) and Keepers of the Funk (1994), earned them an award from Black Entertainment Television in 1993 . They collaborated with George Clinton; their second album's title track, which samples his work, features him in a cameo. The track is generally more abrasive and less conventionally tuneful in its instrumentation than most of their work.
Checka man never faded. Look at those vintage Timberlands.
Gangster posturing was rhetorically referenced, but never outright indulged in, by the group, except on their 1995 single "Burn Rubber", which took a cavalier pro-carjacking attitude and featured a line where Mr. Funke unapologetically said he'd "even jeopardize [his] friends" for the sake of a jacking. However, the song was recorded for and prominently featured in the Newark car-jacking film "New Jersey Drive," and can be seen as a reflection of that film's mentality, as well as the popularity of joyriding carjacks in that city in the 1990s, rather than an endorsement of violent crime. Because their dalliance in gangsterism was half-hearted, they were one of a number of groups lost in the shuffle when gangsta rap became dominant.
Here's the comes the Lords
Their reunion album Resurrection (1999), released via Queen Latifah's Jersey Kidz imprint, was so small-scale a release that few realized it had been recorded. Da Brat made an appearance on it.
The Lords are best remembered in connection with the golden age of hip hop. As such, when Nas decided in 2007 to do a remix of his song "Where Are They Now?" (which asked of the fates of several long-forgotten golden age rappers). The Lords were among those requested to appear. DoItAll Dupré performs eight bars on the track. The others featured include Positive K, Father MC, Rob Base, Redhead Kingpin, Monie Love, and members of Black Sheep, Salt-N-Pepa, Three Times Dope, the Jungle Brothers, the Fu-Schnickens and Das EFX.
DoItAll appeared briefly in the final scene of the final episode of The Sopranos credited as Du Kelly, as one of a series of potentially ominous figures entering the diner.
Lords of the Underground also made a featured appearance on Pete Rock's 2008 album "NY's Finest" on the track "The Best Secret".
Because who's the Funky Child
Im a chief Rocka
The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) are a hip-hop trio based out of Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz (a native of Cleveland) when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University.
The three are perhaps best remembered for the singles "Funky Child", "Chief Rocka" and "Tic Toc"; all of which were wildly eccentric manifestos. The music video for "Funky Child" features one of the group members parading around in a diaper.
Tic Toc this is how we post blogs.
Their chief producer was Marley Marl's protégé, K-Def. Pete Rock remixed their songs "Flow On" and "Check It" in 1994 .
In their initial releases, their first two albums Here Come The Lords (1993) and Keepers of the Funk (1994), earned them an award from Black Entertainment Television in 1993 . They collaborated with George Clinton; their second album's title track, which samples his work, features him in a cameo. The track is generally more abrasive and less conventionally tuneful in its instrumentation than most of their work.
Checka man never faded. Look at those vintage Timberlands.
Gangster posturing was rhetorically referenced, but never outright indulged in, by the group, except on their 1995 single "Burn Rubber", which took a cavalier pro-carjacking attitude and featured a line where Mr. Funke unapologetically said he'd "even jeopardize [his] friends" for the sake of a jacking. However, the song was recorded for and prominently featured in the Newark car-jacking film "New Jersey Drive," and can be seen as a reflection of that film's mentality, as well as the popularity of joyriding carjacks in that city in the 1990s, rather than an endorsement of violent crime. Because their dalliance in gangsterism was half-hearted, they were one of a number of groups lost in the shuffle when gangsta rap became dominant.
Here's the comes the Lords
Their reunion album Resurrection (1999), released via Queen Latifah's Jersey Kidz imprint, was so small-scale a release that few realized it had been recorded. Da Brat made an appearance on it.
The Lords are best remembered in connection with the golden age of hip hop. As such, when Nas decided in 2007 to do a remix of his song "Where Are They Now?" (which asked of the fates of several long-forgotten golden age rappers). The Lords were among those requested to appear. DoItAll Dupré performs eight bars on the track. The others featured include Positive K, Father MC, Rob Base, Redhead Kingpin, Monie Love, and members of Black Sheep, Salt-N-Pepa, Three Times Dope, the Jungle Brothers, the Fu-Schnickens and Das EFX.
DoItAll appeared briefly in the final scene of the final episode of The Sopranos credited as Du Kelly, as one of a series of potentially ominous figures entering the diner.
Lords of the Underground also made a featured appearance on Pete Rock's 2008 album "NY's Finest" on the track "The Best Secret".
Because who's the Funky Child
Das Efx Old School Wednesday
Das Efx is one of my favorite hip hop groups. One of the firt tapes i jacked from target. I use to smoke and listen to a 40 and a Blunt ready to do some terror. On my cassette walk man.Das EFX is an American hip-hop group. It consists of emceess Skoob (also known as Books, born William "Willie" Hines on January 2, 1971) and Dre (also known as Krazy Drayzy, born Andre Weston on June 1, 1972). They rose to popularity in the early 1990s due to their affiliation with EPMD's Hit Squad and the group's stream of consciousness lyrical delivery, which became one of the most influential lyrical styles in hip hop music during the early 1990s.[1] Their style combined nonsensical lines with a fast-paced ragga-influenced flow (that included words that end with "iggity") and numerous pop culture references.
Both members of the group hail from Brooklyn, New York City but the two met at Virginia State University in 1988 and began performing together. They named themselves "Das" standing for "Drayz and Skoob" and "EFX" meaning "effects". Das EFX caught the attention of EPMD at a local talent show where, despite losing the competition, they did well enough to convince EPMD to sign them to a recording contract. The duo gained critical and commercial fame with the release of their landmark debut album, Dead Serious, which highlighted their unusual rapping style which they nicknamed "sewage".
Dead Serious went platinum and its lead single, "They Want EFX,"(which contains samples from James Brown's "Blind Man Can See It" and Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals") reached the top ten on Billboard magazine's R&B chart, the top 40 on its Hot 100 Singles chart and #1 on its Hot Rap Tracks chart. Follow-up singles "Mic Checka" and "Straight Out the Sewer" did not chart on the Hot 100 but reached #1 and #3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, respectively.
The duo also made a guest appearance on Ice Cube's smash hit single "Check Yo Self". The song reached #20 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Rap Tracks chart. Their refrain of "Chiggity-check yo self before you wriggity-wreck yo self" became a catchphrase in 1993. The song has since appeared in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the radio station Radio Los Santos.
From the time of their debut in 1992 to 1993, several elements of their style were adopted by other hip-hop artists, including the Lords of the Underground, The Fu-Schnickens, Kris Kross, Common and even, to a lesser extent, Public Enemy. The iggity style was also referenced in the 1996 BLACKstreet song "No Diggity" with "diggity" meaning "doubt". This also became popular catchphrase at the time.
As their career progressed, however, Das EFX's once-distinctive and unique lyrical delivery became more commonplace as other artists, including a young Jay-Z, imitated it. Derailed by the popularity of their own style, the duo slowed down their fast-paced flow, eliminated the iggity prefix and downplayed their cartoonish content on their second album, Straight Up Sewaside. However, around the time of their third album Hold It Down (which was far less commercially successful than their debut release), Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup; it led to a three-year absence from recording. They returned in 1998 with the album Generation EFX and followed up in 2003 with the album How We Do; both were panned by critics. Das EFX continue to record and perform today to a much smaller yet devoted cult following.
In 2006, after a hiatus, Das Efx went on many International tours with DJ Rondevu.
In 2007, the group appeared on the remix of Nas' "Where are They Now" and continues to tour the globe on a regular basis.
In 2007 the group had a large European tour and performed in Serbia, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Japan, Chile and many other countries.They are currently working on a new album that is scheduled to come out in sometime in 2008.
Real Hip-Hop
Mic Checka
They Want Efx
Both members of the group hail from Brooklyn, New York City but the two met at Virginia State University in 1988 and began performing together. They named themselves "Das" standing for "Drayz and Skoob" and "EFX" meaning "effects". Das EFX caught the attention of EPMD at a local talent show where, despite losing the competition, they did well enough to convince EPMD to sign them to a recording contract. The duo gained critical and commercial fame with the release of their landmark debut album, Dead Serious, which highlighted their unusual rapping style which they nicknamed "sewage".
Dead Serious went platinum and its lead single, "They Want EFX,"(which contains samples from James Brown's "Blind Man Can See It" and Malcolm McLaren's "Buffalo Gals") reached the top ten on Billboard magazine's R&B chart, the top 40 on its Hot 100 Singles chart and #1 on its Hot Rap Tracks chart. Follow-up singles "Mic Checka" and "Straight Out the Sewer" did not chart on the Hot 100 but reached #1 and #3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, respectively.
The duo also made a guest appearance on Ice Cube's smash hit single "Check Yo Self". The song reached #20 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Rap Tracks chart. Their refrain of "Chiggity-check yo self before you wriggity-wreck yo self" became a catchphrase in 1993. The song has since appeared in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on the radio station Radio Los Santos.
From the time of their debut in 1992 to 1993, several elements of their style were adopted by other hip-hop artists, including the Lords of the Underground, The Fu-Schnickens, Kris Kross, Common and even, to a lesser extent, Public Enemy. The iggity style was also referenced in the 1996 BLACKstreet song "No Diggity" with "diggity" meaning "doubt". This also became popular catchphrase at the time.
As their career progressed, however, Das EFX's once-distinctive and unique lyrical delivery became more commonplace as other artists, including a young Jay-Z, imitated it. Derailed by the popularity of their own style, the duo slowed down their fast-paced flow, eliminated the iggity prefix and downplayed their cartoonish content on their second album, Straight Up Sewaside. However, around the time of their third album Hold It Down (which was far less commercially successful than their debut release), Das EFX found themselves caught in the middle of EPMD's ugly breakup; it led to a three-year absence from recording. They returned in 1998 with the album Generation EFX and followed up in 2003 with the album How We Do; both were panned by critics. Das EFX continue to record and perform today to a much smaller yet devoted cult following.
In 2006, after a hiatus, Das Efx went on many International tours with DJ Rondevu.
In 2007, the group appeared on the remix of Nas' "Where are They Now" and continues to tour the globe on a regular basis.
In 2007 the group had a large European tour and performed in Serbia, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Spain, Germany, Japan, Chile and many other countries.They are currently working on a new album that is scheduled to come out in sometime in 2008.
Real Hip-Hop
Mic Checka
They Want Efx
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
N.W.A- Gangster Rap Comes in. Old School Wed
N.W.A Stands for Niggaz With Attitude.
The FEDS hated Fuck The Police of Straight Outta Compton. They said it will create hate towards the police.
Core members were Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella AKA Yellow Boy. The forgotten members Arabian Prince, Krazy Dee, and The D.O.C.
Get It Right!! Where's Yella?
N.W.A What can I say than fuck, bitch, hole and pussy. One of the many artist I was listening to while a kid. Thanks Cuz.
I remember getting forced to be at church and once awake from my nap in church, telling myself it's only 2 episodes of cartoons. The time period of church to help me threw. Little should have known. Once out pop in that tape "Hey Mister Dope Man your Think you slick, selling drugs to my sister now she's sick, If she happens to die i stick it in your culo with a 38. slug" Dopeman then get hit, whipped and ears pulled.
Dr Dre left and formed Death Row Records to become a legend on the beats. Introduced us to Snoop, Eminem, The Game and 50.
Easy-E died from AIDS introduced us to Bone Thugs.
MC Ren has moved on and helps with Public Enemy's recording schedules guesting on some of their tracks.
MC Yella now directs and stars in porn films.
Ice Cube left the crew after wrongful contracts. Had beef with N.W.A did "No Vaseline" for N.W.A. Went to Priority Records doing some dope as tracks repping South Central. Became a movie star.
Here's some video's of the crew including the diss.
Not The Actual Video.
The FEDS hated Fuck The Police of Straight Outta Compton. They said it will create hate towards the police.
Core members were Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella AKA Yellow Boy. The forgotten members Arabian Prince, Krazy Dee, and The D.O.C.
Get It Right!! Where's Yella?
N.W.A What can I say than fuck, bitch, hole and pussy. One of the many artist I was listening to while a kid. Thanks Cuz.
I remember getting forced to be at church and once awake from my nap in church, telling myself it's only 2 episodes of cartoons. The time period of church to help me threw. Little should have known. Once out pop in that tape "Hey Mister Dope Man your Think you slick, selling drugs to my sister now she's sick, If she happens to die i stick it in your culo with a 38. slug" Dopeman then get hit, whipped and ears pulled.
Dr Dre left and formed Death Row Records to become a legend on the beats. Introduced us to Snoop, Eminem, The Game and 50.
Easy-E died from AIDS introduced us to Bone Thugs.
MC Ren has moved on and helps with Public Enemy's recording schedules guesting on some of their tracks.
MC Yella now directs and stars in porn films.
Ice Cube left the crew after wrongful contracts. Had beef with N.W.A did "No Vaseline" for N.W.A. Went to Priority Records doing some dope as tracks repping South Central. Became a movie star.
Here's some video's of the crew including the diss.
Not The Actual Video.
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Compton,
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guerrilla marketing,
guerrillafm,
Ice Cube,
LA,
NWA,
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guerrillaFM's Old School Wednesday's back!
As I can recall. We always had music video's till now. Once Reality TV came. After MTV stopped music video's once and for all. Same goes for other stations. You only get brief clip.
I remember BET's The Basement vinyl, blunts and 40's. While The WU and others just chill in The Basement freestyling.etc Tigger where you at! I was locked up with your twin.
Yo!MTV Raps playing all the dope video's and showing raw footage of the 5 Burroughs.
The Box you get 3 music videos upon request while charge to phone. The first music choice program.
Head Bangers Ball metal bonanza.
Now the only resource is the web. To the realist ones. So have to bring that flavor back. Educate the newbies.
I remember BET's The Basement vinyl, blunts and 40's. While The WU and others just chill in The Basement freestyling.etc Tigger where you at! I was locked up with your twin.
Yo!MTV Raps playing all the dope video's and showing raw footage of the 5 Burroughs.
The Box you get 3 music videos upon request while charge to phone. The first music choice program.
Head Bangers Ball metal bonanza.
Now the only resource is the web. To the realist ones. So have to bring that flavor back. Educate the newbies.
Labels:
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guerrilla marketing,
guerrillafm,
hiphop,
old school wednesday
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