The Mr.Hightower is back with the 6th volume of his Wreckonize Lesson series. A few Track IDs are still missing, so feel free to help if you know them ! Peace
? Instrumental
100X - Beyond The Door
Poets Of Darkness - Ready Of The Left
Kenspin - Spin To My Funk
Fourtie - 3000 Long
Under Achieva'z - Ya' Betta Believe
Newcleus - Trigger
Total Chaos - Whoz Got Da Myk
HiPost & LoKey - Who Rip The Rhyme
? Instrumental
Rhythm & Poetry - CheckTuhThe
Suave - Do Ya Wanna Hear It
N'Us We Trust - Da Edge (Instrumental)
I-Power - Free Da Dome
Maestro Wes Fresh feat. Showbiz - Fine Tune Da Mic
John Robinson drops "No Rhythms Without Blues", new joint off of his 7-track EP entitled "Sincerely, J.R." which is fully produced by S1ncere and available exclusively on Bandcamp. .
Funkin' Lessons was a hip-hop Radio Show hosted by DJ Blaze and Dr. Phibes, aired on 2MBS (102.5 FM) from 1993 to 1996 and based in Sydney, Australia. This Episode was the first episode of Funkin' Lessons to appear on Test Radio Broadcast station FBi Radio 96.9 FM.
Concrete Mob - Boiling Point
Gauge The Mental Murderah Featuring Cella Dwellas - Cranium
Common - The Bitch In Yoo
Talk Break
Natural Resource - Negro League Baseball Instrumental
No I.D. Featuring Dug Infinite - The Real Weight
Natural Resource - Negro League Baseball
Hi-Tech & J-Treads - Weak Minds
INI - Fakin' Jax Remix
Trybal Men - Down Like That
Talk Break
Fierce - Crab
Foundation & Rezidue - Boogie Downs Got The Flavor
Drama Klub - Going Down
Kukoo Da Bag-A-Bonez - Big Queens (Real Nigs) (Radio)
"Cerberus" is the latest joint released on Receptor Records by the North London duo Combined Mentalz featuring Kakarot. The production is handled by King Kashmere with cuts from Jazz T.
Amadeus360 The Beat King drops the visuals for "Why Not" featuring legends Craig G & Masta Ace, taken from the album "THE MPC JEDI" which was released last year.
If you're a fan of North Carolina hip-hop, you should try to find this various artist compilation album released in 1993 on CD format only. It features NC artists of all kinds who were signed by Sunbelt Records in the early 90s. Sunbelt Records was a record label originally owned and managed by D.S. Davis from Charlotte, NC. , and later managed by Vincent Black.
To be honest 75% of the material in this comp isn't really my cup of tea (Singers, R&B...), but it contains 3 dope hip-hop tracks recorded by the group Lower Level, Double Threat, and Rashi & Ali, all of them produced by Lower Level's members KHB & Will Nice.
I think that I don't need to introduce this group but if you don't know Lower Level yet, you need to know that it was a crew from Charlotte, NC comprised of Jay Flav, Money Milt, and the brothers Will Nice and KHB. Sadly, KHB passed away this year... Rest In Peace.
Lower Level crew at Reflections Studio - 1993 - Photo courtesy of Joseph Caldwell
Lower Level dropped their debut 12" (Top Notch / Flavorable Fluids) in 1995 on Queen City Production Records. This ultra rare wax is a must have !!! One of their joints features on the excellent Kakalaka Raw compilation album released by Mark Sparks in 1996, and some of their unreleased joints were also dropped in 2016 by Chopped Herring Records.
About Double Threat, he was a Charlotte,NC-based emcee. I had the pleasure to talk to him and he gave me more details about his story and about the record label.
Double Threat : " Well, originally, Sun Belt Records got started because of me. The Owner D.S. Davis was a semi-close friend who was a hustler / dope man, and I used to always tell him he should put some of that money behind me. He'd always say ok but I figured we were just kidding until one day he reached out to a mutual friend and told him he wanted me to go in the studio, I pulled up at the friend's house as he proceeded to tell me D.S. wants to put me in the studio, he pulled up in his car, proceeded to tell me he wanted to put me in the studio, so I told him ok and to call me later to let me know when he laughed and said NOW!!!! My reply was now meaning next week, and he said no now, and I already have you beats to choose from. Needless to say, I went in and freestyled 5 songs in 3 hours, then he sent one of them to Jack the Rapper 3 weeks past the deadline, and they accepted it (unsigned hype).
Double Threat : " The plan was to get me a record deal but after that music conference, D.S. went to visit Devante Swing of Jodeci for advice, and Devante told him to start his own label, and I was his first artist, then the next to sign was A-Plus.
I recorded multiple songs from '93-'95 up until around 2007.
I started out with a buddy of mine in a group called POI (Point of Intrest) in Jr. High School, we rapped with classmates such as Sunshine Anderson (heard it all before) and Beverly Crowder who was signed to Babyface's wife's label, but then I went solo and Double Threat was born. Some people think Double Threat means that there's two people, but it doesn't. It means that I am a double threat because I can spit knowledge or gangster shit.
Right before we started recording the compilation album D.S. went to prison on trafficking charges, so his partner in the company took over and continued to run the company, and then he ended up getting busted on drug charges, and that shut it all down. After that, I started producing my music and started rapping with my old rap group member from POI, and we changed our names... he was no longer known as The Prince Supreme, his new name was Tragic and Double Threat became K.O. The Kotic One. We did such songs, "Madd Atonement", after we went to the Million Man March and we teamed up with a rapper by the name of Poker Face a.k.a the Glass Maker and Tomeka from the group A-Plus which later became the mother of my child. I did so many other songs with the hopes of starting my own label but I owned my company and it was growing really fast and then I started a family and I walked away from the music all together. "
About Rashi & Ali, they are also from Charlotte, NC. Rashi is from Keyway, that's Westside like West Blvd. Ali is from Beechwood like Hovis Rd, Northwest Charlotte. Ali is currently in Prison, so only Rashi gave me some info about their duo.
Rashi told me that they're both South Mecklenburg graduates. They first met in High School and the connection between both of them happened through some friends, particularly Reece Way who is Anthony Hamilton's brother. They formed the group around 1989-1990 and their name was originally "Third Degree Roshi and Ali".
Third Degree Roshi & Ali (Early 90s) - Photo courtesy of Rashi
They were spotted in the early 90s by Sunbelt Records during Auditions at King Richard's Nightclub. More tracks were recorded at the time by Rashi & Ali but nothing came out unfortunately because of the same problem as Double Threat... the executive producer was indicted.
Mad Props to Double Threat & Rashi. Thanks for your time fellas.
After a 10 year hiatus, Philly-based MC Chief Kamachi is back with a brand new single titled "4th Lecture" featuring DJ TMB, taken from his forthcoming album "GODBODY" which will be released soon on Vinyl (100 copies only) and CD (300 copies).
Here is the Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito show aired on February 20, 1997 on WKCR. The guests that night were Casual and the group Dutchmin. Tracklisting by yours truly !
Lord Sear - Alcohol Vibes
Masterminds - I’m Talented
Reflexions - This Could Be The Day
Sir Menelik & Kool Keith - So Intelligent Remix
Talk Break
Chakachas - Jungle Fever
Joe Sample - All my Wildest Dreams
Powerule - Bright Lights Big City
Thrust - Lights Camera Action Remix
Saukrates feat. Common - Play Dis Remix
Buckshot - Freestyle (Funkmaster Flex)
Dj Muggs feat LA The Darkman - Devil in a Blue Dress
Dutchmin - Surrounded
Dj Muggs feat Mobb Deep - It Could Happen to You
L the Headtoucha - It's your Life
The High & Mighty - Cranial Lumps
Ras Kass - Soul On Ice Remix
Shabaam Sahdeeq - Arabian Nights
Cru - Nuthin’ But
Da Naba Hood Threat - Mind Tricks
Street Smartz - Problemz
Camp Lo feat Trugoy the Dove - B-Side To Hollywood
Al Tariq - God Connection
Grav Feat. Al Tariq & Lil Ray - City to City
Street Smartz feat O.C. & Pharoahe Monch - Metal Thangz
Beatmakers Mike Flips and Seize deliver a very good album entitled "Minds Combined" featuring NOEL IS, English Harry, Gee Bag, Benaddict, Lewis Parker, Ash the Author, MysDiggi, Mongo, Ramson Badbonez & Mista Spyce. Don't sleep fellas !
Available in a limited run on Black vinyl (50 copies) and on Marble vinyl (Astro Green / 50 copies)
