The Edge - Do Ya Dirt - 1994

12" - 1994 - Represent Records  

Hailing from the Edgemere Projects in Far Rockaway, Queens, The Edge was a short-lived but memorable rap duo consisting of P-Lyve and Ken Du.

Emerging in the early 90s, these 2 childhood friends dropped their only official record "Do Ya Dirt" in 1994 on the Brooklyn-based label, Represent Records, that was a group effort between the producer Dominic Owen, the Edge and Rodney Holley, and funded by a Hustler from Brooklyn. The single was played on Hot 97 by the legendary DJ Premier, but it never achieved commercial success. It has since become a sought-after collector's item among fans of independent East Coast hip-hop. 

All the tracks of this 12" were originally recorded in 1994 in the High Class studios in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The A-side features the lead single "Do Ya Dirt", produced by Dominic Owen. It includes Street, Radio and Instrumental versions. Flipping the record over reveals "Who's Dat Chick", produced by Dominic Owen & Fabian Hamilton. It also includes the Acapella version of "Do Ya Dirt".

Dominic Owen began his production career under the name DJ Quick in the UK. Dominic is known for his productions for Notorious Big, Rakim, Chubb Rock, Special Ed... just to name a few. He met the Edge, originally called Double Edge in 1993. They were brought down to High Studios by a mutual friend, their manager Rodney Holley.

They had worked on more music, then P-Lyve went to jail, so the project stopped. After this release a few years later they did an album under the banner "Floss City" called "Father Rule Vol 1". This featured The Edge and several artists from Far Rockaway based in Edgemere projects.

Video : Devine Carama & Amadeus360 - CDs & Tapes - 2026

 

Devine Carama and Amadeus360 deliver the visuals for "CDs and Tapes", a track lifted from their latest collabo album "Guardians of the Boom Bap 2".

Punk Barbarians - Rest in Peace Original Version - 1993

Three years before the release of their debut album, the group Punk Barbarians appeared on the Vibes & Vapors Show on the Princeton University's student-run community radio station 103.3 WPRB. Their song "Rest in Peace" was aired in its original version, which differs from the version released on the album. Here it is if you don't know it yet ! 

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Mad1ne X Blazy Green - Inspired By Nightmares - 2026

 

San Antonio,Texas-based MC Mad1ne is back with a brand new album entitled "Inspired By Nightmares", a 14-Track album driven by the atmospheric production of Blazy Green. The album is now available exclusively on Bandcamp for those who want to support the artist. 

Cockroach Click Presents: The Senescent Vault. 94-97

 

LP - 2026 - Chopped Herring Records

Chopped Herring Records are back with some unreleased demos recorded between 1994 and 1997 by the Cockroach Click, a crew from the VA area comprised of Evidence, Anti-Epidemic, D-Ace, The Racist Bros. and Eregular.

Available on Black vinyl (175 copies) and Light Brown Coloured Vinyl (125 copies)

Pre-Order : Black vinyl / Light Brown vinyl

New Joint : Truth By Design - Active - 2026

 

Toronto, Canada-based group Truth By Design is back with the brand new single "Active". The production is handled by DTKS, with scratches by DJ Lupan.

Pharmacy Presents Heavy Sedation - 1997

EP - 1997 - Pharmacy

Here is a very hard to find record released by a crew called Pharmacy. It was formed in 1995 and consisted of 5 MCs from Harlem, NYC : Layed Bak & Bad Ass who formed the rap duo Quiet Noize, Blackness, Absoloot and the crew's female representative, Taboo.

Quiet Noize : Layed Bak & Bad Ass

If you're looking for more info about how the connection happened between all the members of the group, you need to know that they all attended Richmond High School where they battled each other in the lunchroom. They also lived in neighboring projects. Quiet Noize (Bad Ass & Layed Bak) were friends with Blackness, and they met Absoloot in High School who later brought Taboo into the camp. Inspired by Wu-Tang, they collabed on their first project "Heavy Sedation". After high school Quiet Noize became an opening act for Rakim's Last platoon and took along Blackness and Absoloot both as solo artist.

"Heavy Sedation" came out in 1997. This 4-Track EP ("Antidote" featuring Taboo, Layed Bak, Absoloot & Bad Ass / "What's The Deal" featuring Bad Ass, Blackness & Absoloot / "Whateva" featuring Layed Bak, Bad Ass & Taboo / "Somthinlight" featuring Pharmacy), was fully produced by the group's longtime mentor, Garth "Da Dread" Mitchell (RIP), who had also worked with acts such as Mixed Elements and D.N.A. (Devon*Noah*Allah). Garth was Quiet Noize's producer and engineered most of their recordings, he was introduced to the rest of the group through Quiet Noize and began producing for them as well. Sadly, "Heavy Sedation" was Pharmacy's final release...

Quiet Noize - ?  & Garth Mitchell (Right) @ Da Cave Studios NYC - Photo courtesy of Garth Mitchell (RIP)

Fortunately, the EP was reissued in 2015 by my man Bob Lipitch through his excellent label, Chopped Herring Records. It's a great way to pick up these tracks along with 2 exclusive bonus joints, because, to be honest, the chances of ever finding an original pressing are pretty slim...