Siah & Yeshua Dapo ED - The Visualz EP - 1996

EP - 1996 - Fondle' Em Records   

In 1996, the Brooklyn-based duo consisting of Siah from Manhattan Beach and Yeshua DapoED from Brighton Beach released a true masterpiece named "The Visualz EP".

This 6-track EP came out on the legendary Bobbito Garcia's imprint Fondle 'Em Records and was fully produced by Jon Adler. The EP also features Ken Boogaloo who was a member of the Brighton Beach-based group Wee Bee Foolish with Yeshua, Extraordinaire and DJ Bless who did all the cuts on this project.

Some people may be more tempted by the CD version, "The Visualz Anthology", released in 2008 on Traffic Entertainment Group / Head Bop Music, which features 20 tracks, but the original vinyl EP is widely considered one of the finest releases in Fondle 'Em Records' catalog and a cult classic among fans of abstract East Coast hip-hop, and it remains a must-have in my opinion. 

After the group dissolved, Siah gradually stepped away from the underground hip-hop scene and later focused on political and social issues related to the Middle East. Yeshua remained active within New York's independent hip-hop scene and continued collaborating with artists connected to the late 90s underground movement.

And if you're looking for more good material from these cats, I'd also recommend checking out the records below...

Under Achieva'z - Under Achieva'z (1996) - 2025

 

LP - 2025 - Most Wanted Records 

I wrote a blog post in 2021 about this EP, originally released on tape in 1996 by this Washington,DC-based group Under Achieva'z. Most Wanted Records has just dropped the vinyl version, which includes an unreleased track and 2 instrumentals.

Available on Black vinyl (200 copies) & Test Press (5 copies)

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VERBAL THREAT feat. DJ Premier - Reality Check 12" - 2026

 

Kool Sphere and Reppond return with their classic underground hip-hop single "Reality Check", produced by DJ Premier, now available on a strictly limited 12" vinyl pressing.

100 copies only...

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Video : MadFlow - The Truth / Dreamin - 2026

 

Birmingham-based emcee MadFlow drops the visuals for "The Truth" produced by Kelz With Tha Heat (w/ cuts by DJ E Double D), and "Dreamin" produced by Prickly Pear. "The Truth" is taken from MadFlow's latest release "Flow with Tha Heat", that was released digitally earlier this year.

Video : JADA X S14H feat Murs - Golden Sound - 2026

 

9th Wonder's daughter JADA and rapper S14H from Fayetteville,NC drop the visuals for their latest single "Golden Sound" featuring MURS, taken from their collaborative album "The Zenith" which is now available to pre-order on vinyl via Fat Beats, RRC Music Co. and HHV. 

Durty Rob & Mad Man Scheme - Robbery One - 2026

 

3xLP - 2026 - 90's Tapes / HHV 

"Robbery One" is the definitive document of the collaboration between vocalist Durty Rob (Rob Low) and producer Mad Man Scheme (Scheme Supreme). Recorded between 1989 and 1999 at Bellevue Bound Sounds on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and 1212 Studio in Jamaica, Queens, these tracks are sourced directly from the original session tapes. This edition presents the full vocal album alongside the instrumental and dub versions, revealing the raw construction of a sound that defined an era of New York City Hardcore Underground Hip-Hop. This album is a cornerstone of the Bellevue Bound Crew (BBC), founded by Mad Man Scheme, and features Durty Rob, also known as one-third of the group Tha Lowa (Da Uzi, Terra & Durty Rob) and a member of the Black Gorilla Army (BGA). - Mad Man Scheme 

Available in a limited run on 3LP (350 copies), 2CD in jewel case (300 copies) & MC (100 copies)

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New Joint : Prop Dylan x Phil Tyler feat Awon - Recognize My Rhyme

 

New single dropped by Phil Tyler & Prop Dylan, taken from their collaborative album "Soul Searching", which is still available to pre-order on vinyl. 

Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show - October 21st 1993 - WKCR

Here is another version of the S&B Show from October 21, 1993, with more material than the previous version. The guest that night were the UMC's and Bushwackass. 

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - One In A Million

Casual - That's How It Is

Masta Ace - Ain't You Da Masta

The UMC's - Time to Set it Straight

Talk Break

The UMC's - '93 Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle

Souls Of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity Remix

Rakim - Heat It Up Remix

Funkdoobiest - Its Like That Yall??

Das EFX - Freakit 

KRS One - Outta Here

Nice & Smooth - Cash In My Hands

Talk Break

Bushwackass - '93 Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle

A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour

KRS One - Mortal Thought

KRS One - Mortal Thought

A Plus - No More Worries

Wu-Tang Clan - Shame On A Nigga

Fat Joe feat. Diamond D & Grand Puba - Watch The Sound

A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight 

The Cenobites - Lex Lugor

Black Moon - How Many MC's (Stretch Blend)

Company Flow - Juvenile Techniques

Hard 2 Obtain - Shit We Do

De La Soul - Stone Age

Souls Of Mischief - Anything Can Happen

Erick Sermon - Lil Crazy

YZ - (So Far) The Ghetto's Been Good To Me

Redman - Tonights Da Night (Remix)

Doug E. Fresh - I-Ight

Black Moon - I Got Cha Opin

Masta Ace Incorporated - Born To Roll

Check the Stretch&Bobbito Archives for more shows !