Lawless Element ‎- Mic Check / Wordplay - 2003

 

12" - 2003 - Running Man Records, Ltd 

I think early 2000s was a bad time for hip-hop music. The lack of good vinyl releases was the reason that made me stop buying records at that time. But a few 12-inches remained good though. It's the case for that 12" dropped in 2003 on Running Man Records by Lawless Element, a Detroit-based duo comprised of Alfred "Cousins Griot" Austin  and Kavari "Magnif" Tapsico. 

The 12" is composed of 2 songs titled "Mic Check" (Clean, Street & Instrumental) on the A-side and "Wordplay"(Street & Instrumental) on the B-side, everything produced by ILL-MC. Both tracks were supposed to be part of the album "Restoration", but it never came out.

Charizma & Peanut Butter Wolf - Big Shots - 2024

2xLP- 2024 - Stones Throw  

Stones Throw deliver a special edition 2LP of the album "Big Shots" on Apple Juice colored vinyl, a tribute to Charizma’s drink of choice. Recorded from 1991-93 for Hollywood Basic, and ultimately released on Stones Throw in 2003. Limited quantities available.

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The Halftime Show - Summer School Vol 1 (93-97) - Dec 31st 03 - WNYU

Episode of the Haltime Show aired on December 31, 2003 on 89.1 WNYU. This show is dedicated to the independent hip-hop scene with records released between 1993 and 1997. Someone asked me to blog this show, so here it is with the Tracklist ! Thanks to Brandan E. aka DJ E-Feezy for the upload. Peace

Intro / DJ Eclipse 

Jemini the Gifted One - Brooklyn Kids

Fat Joe - Fire Water feat Raekwon, Big Punisher & Armageddon

AZ - Your World Don’t Stop Remix

Natural Elements - Shine 

KGB - Bless Your Life

Finsta Bundy - Where Ya At

Sunz Of Man - No Love Without Hate

Royal Fam - Something Gots To Give

Jeru The Damaja - Me Or the Papes

CNN - T.O.N.Y. (Top Of New York)

One and One - Phenomenon

Lord Finesse - Brainstorm Feat. KRS-One & O.C.

Organized Konfusion - Bring It On Remix

Mic Geronimo - Masta I.C.

Talk Break

O.C.- O-Zone

Artifacts - C'mon Wit Da Get Down Remix

Royal Flush - Rotten Apple

CNN - Iraq (See The World)

1:00:37 Da Youngsta’s - ?

1:04:00 ?

Company Flow - 8 Steps To Perfection

Hi-Tech & J Treads - Weak Minds

Cover - Underground Flow Remix

L Da Headtoucha - Too Complex

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Specialize Feat. Scatter Black

Blahzay Blahzay - Danger Pt 2 Feat. Dark Man, Smoothe Da Hustler & Trigger

Real Live - Real Live Shit Remix Feat. Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna, Killa Sin & Lord Tariq

Talk Break

Saukrates - Father Time

Ras Kass - Soul On Ice Remix

Mobb Deep - Street Life Feat. ACD & L.E.S.

F.A.T.A.L. Fountain - All About Wars

Non Phixion - No Tomorrow

Big L - Devil's Son

Shyheim - On & On Remix

Mike Zoot - Service

Street Smartz - Metal Thangz Feat. O.C. & Pharoahe Monch 

Smif-N-Wessun - Nuttin Move But Da Money

CRU - Kicking Hardcore

Trigger The Gambler - Hitman 4 hire Feat. DV Alias Khrist

Group Home - Up Against The Wall (Low Budget Mix)

Wisdom - All Star Jam Feat. Adagio & Juggaknots 

MF Grimm - Emotions Feat. B-1

Talk Break

BBC 1Xtra 20th Anniversary: Chris Read Mix - 12th Jan 2003 [Late 90s / Early 00s Indie Hip Hop]

 

"From the station's launch in summer 2002 to summer 2004 I was one of two Hip Hop mix show DJs on the BBC's station for 'new black music', 1Xtra. This month marks the station's 20th Anniversary, so I've embraced the embarrassment of my 1Xtra press photo and picked a selection of mixes I did on the station during that period to upload here on Mixcloud for the first time. They're definitely from a different era - recorded live, vinyl only, two channel mixer, no effects and with that comes a certain amount of imperfection I wouldn't stand by today, but they represent the time well and in some cases the music I was playing in clubs at the time. Full disclosure - I have given most of these mixes a light edit, cutting out a few sections I didn't like, but for the most part they're as they come. More of these mixes every week for a limited period!" - courtesy of Chris Read

Chris Read – Theme #1
MCM – I Got Soul
Extra Prolific – First Sermon
Extra Prolific – In Front of the Kids
Blak Twang – U Know (Instrumental)
Beats Rhymes & Life – U Know (Nas Megamix)
The Herbaliser feat Rakaa / Iriscience – Verbal Anime
Beats Rhymes & Life – Alchemist 2001 Remix (feat Mobb Deep, Royce 5’9″, Apathy, J Zone & Huggy Bear)
Supernatural – Cosmic Slop (Instrumental)
Gang Starr – The Militia (Pete Rock Remix)
Ed O.G – To Much to Live Fo’
Kurious – All Great
Paul Nice – Bonus Beat #2
Brand Nubian – Hold On
Hieroglyphics – Soweto (Instrumental)
Mr Lif – Pull Out Your Cut
Gang Starr – Skillz
The Nudge – Window Pain
The Clipse – When The Last Time (Acapella) 

Willmatic - Surround Surveillance / Tru Story (Ave) - 2003

12" - 2003 - Last Kind Entertainment 

The Bronx-based MC Willmatic, better known under the name of  Wildelux and former member of the hip-hop groups The Silent Onez from NYC and The Last Kind from Los Angeles with M-Fly, Megalawge a.k.a R-Diggy, Dj TMK, D-Strong and MajaClout, dropped in 2003 his first official solo 12" fully produced by Megalawge (Maxwell Gooding).

Megalawnge & Willmatic - Photo courtesy of Megalawnge

The wax is composed of the tracks "Surround Surveillance" & "Tru Story (Ave)", both available in their EP, Clean Edit, and Instrumental versions. 

To be honest I like both tracks but the B-side single "Tru Story (Ave)" is definitely the best one for me. For its production, Megalawnge used the sample of "Up Against the Wall" performed by Quincy Jones from The Lost Man Original Soundtrack released in 1969. All the scratches were done by the legendary Kut Masta Kurt. 

Documentary : WHO'S NEXT?

A look at the apparent endless stream of new talent which keeps Hip Hop music alive - here examplified by some of New York's best up-and-coming MC's and producers of the 2000-era.   Featuring : Juggaknots, Rise, J-Live, Ge-ology, Truth E.NO.La., Sub-Con, J-Biz, J-Zone, DJ Eli, Dragunfly, Rapper Ness (from Dynasty), J-Treds and Poison Pen.   

Directed by Jesper Jensen. 
Produced for Busybody Films, 2003.

Contact : jesperjensen360@gmail.com

Paulitics : Business Never Personal

From Pound Magazine May / June 2003 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton 

Gang Starr in Pound Magazine - 2003

From Pound Magazine - #16 March/ April 2003 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton  

Biz Markie - Second Childhood

From Pound Magazine #21 - December 2003 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton 

Interview : MF DOOM in Pound Magazine + The House List

From Pound Magazine #19 - October 2003 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton 

"We've made it to 100 episodes! Thank you everyone. I wanted to do something extra special for the heads on this one - so who better than DOOM. Culled from a handful of conversations recorded onto cassette, MF DOOM and I discuss the then unreleased and to me, unheard, 'MM FOOD' album. This was originally recorded in May 2003 for an expansive cover-story I wrote on DOOM for Elemental Magazine. But ... just let the convo really do the talking here.

The written-piece was a broad take on his life and work, where I interviewed many of his then collaborators. Like most of my work, I carefully archived the tapes with the hopes to one day revisit. Well, 16 years later I did just that. Digitizing the tapes at DiJiFi in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Josh Berg who engineered/mixed our Alias tribute show was brought in to lend his talents to bringing these tapes to life.

After listening to these again, there is no doubt in my mind how talented, intuitive and inventive DOOM is. It of course goes without saying, but I do feel like these chats I had with him shed much more light on how he willed some of the best hip-hop music of the last 20 years out of sheer desire to create, if even sometimes under a state of duress. A master collage-artist, poet, author, satirist, DJ, producer, performer. I truly hope this episode (like them all) will serve as a living document to his great accomplishments in music and art. I am appreciative of the time we had recording these and the few musical collaborations we did some 20 years ago now. Hey, what can I say, it's out 100TH EPISODE! Thank you to all the listeners as this is fully listener supported." - Peter Agoston

Premo Therapy

From Pound Magazine - December 2003 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton

Sloppy White ‎- Fat Tape - 2003

Mixed CD - 2003 - Lick My Gimmick  

1 –Supreme Force - You Gotta Come Out Fresh 
2 –King Sun - Fat Tape 
3 –Tall Dark & Handsome - The Bronx Is Back 
4 –Partner In Crime - Do You Know What I'm Saying 
5 –Black Rock & Ron - Getting Large 
6 –TheWise Guyz - Ef You En Kay E 
7 –Greyson & Jasun - Hard As They Come 
8 –Style - The Assassinator 
9 –Maestro Fresh Wes - The Mic's My Piece 
10 –Doctor Ice - The Mic Stalker 
11 –Makeba & Skratch - Candy Rappers 
12 –III Most Wanted - Lights Out 
13 –Nice & Smooth - Dope Not Hype 
14 –LL Cool J - Why Do You Think They Call It Dope? 
15 –Hostyle - It's Our Turn 
16 –Lakim Shabazz - When You See A Devil Smash Him 
17 –Craig G - Dopest Duo 
18 –Big Daddy Kane - The Wrath Of Kane 
19 –Maestro Fresh Wes - Jazz Tip 
20 –Godfather Don - Sleeping With The Enemy

Album Review : Lewis Parker - It's All Happening Now - 2002

2LP - 2002 - Melankolic 

-= From Big Smoke Magazine - Issue #4 - 2003 =-

Check the Full Interview in Big Smoke Issue #4 Here  

Unsigned Hype Recap

-= From The Source - August 2003 - Scans by Debonair P , Courtesy of the Philaflava Forum =-

Dr.Becket, K-Skills & Dj DP One - Who This Iz - 2003

From "The Slow Motion" EP - 2003 - Sonic Energy Music 

Dr.Becket , K-Skills & Dj DP One - Who This Iz - 2003

King Solomon - Fine Thin Line - 2003

From "Solstice" EP - 2003 - Illmindmusik 

King Solomon - Fine Thin Line - 2003

Mix Series : Sloppy White

Sloppy White - Fat Tape - 2003  - Tracklist Info

Sloppy White - The Way It Was - 2004 - Tracklist Info 

 

Sloppy White - Get Some - 2006 - Tracklist Info 

You can download for FREE all Sloppy White's Mixes on his website 

 Highly Recommended !!!!

J-Live ‎- Always Has Been - 2003

EP - 2003 - Triple Threat Productions  

( All Tracks Recorded from 1995 to 1997 )