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Monday, January 24, 2022

Iomos Marad & Mauro Gariazzo - City of Wind - 2022

The Chicago-based MC Iomos Marad teams up with the Italian producer Mauro Gariazzo to drop the 7-track EP titled "City of Wind" featuring Thaione Davis & Akbar.

<a href="https://everybodyshiphop.bandcamp.com/album/city-of-wind">City of Wind by iomos marad & Mauro Gariazzo</a>

Saturday, December 11, 2021

PARKER LEE WILLIAMS AKA P-LEE FRESH R.I.P. TRIBUTE

Shout out to Jose Feliciano a.k.a DJ 3rd Rail for this Parker LEE Williams a.k.a P-LEE FRESH Tribute which will be aired on the Dedicated Hip-Hop Mixshow, on December 13rd 2021 (SUN-MON 12-5AM CST on Chicago's WNUR 89.3FM & www.wnur.org )

"P-LEE was the first person to have a hip hop show on WNUR in the mid 80's, so it's only right that we at WNUR pay our respect to this Chicago hip hop icon. We will be doing a all CHICAGO hip hop artist show. (MC'S, groups, producers) The first part of the show will be songs that P-Lee produced.

Our first 3 records we put out under the Subway Hip Hop Records label were a joint collaboration with his Jazz Child Records label. He produced many songs on those records. 2 singles with Akbar and 1 single with "Rise" from the original Demigodz.

Originally from NYC he came to Chicago in the early 80's. He had two missions. To make Chicago look and sound like New York City. As one of the first graf writers and the first to have a hip hop show on the legendary WNUR station, he accomplished his mission.

His tags influenced hundreds and his radio show introduced hip hop to thousands weekly. He later on became a producer and that was where he would would make his mark world wide. Producing Jamalski's album and forming the Chicago legendary "Mental Giants" crew with him and MC Akbar. As a producer he worked with Grandmaster Caz, Busy Bee, The Cold Crush Brothers and many more. He was the first to throw hip hop parties at Stepps.

Later on he worked his way up on the Oprah Winfrey show from intern to music director. Knowing him over the decades and working with him on records has been a blessing. Thank you P-LEE for all you did. May you rest in peace." - courtesy of DJ 3rd Rail

From The Real Deal - Photo courtesy of Darrell M. Roberts

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Mental Giants - '93 Stretch & Bobbito Show Freestyle - WKCR

On December 02nd 1993, Mental Giants members Akbar and DJ Parker Lee from Chicago were invited for a freestyle session by Stretch & Bobbito. Akbar and Parker Lee were with a third guy named AJ but I don't know if he was affiliated to the group at that time. Enjoy !

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Akbar - Hip hop Hall Of Fame / My Mind - 2018

12" - 2018 - Subway Hip Hop

A1 - Hip Hop Hall of Fame (Original)

A2 - Hip Hop Hall of Fame (Instrumental)

A3 - Hip Hop Hall of Fame (Remix)

A4 - Hip Hop Hall of Fame (Remix Instrumental)

A5 - Hip Hop Hall of Fame (Acapella)

B1 - My Mind (Original)

B2 - My Mind (Instrumental)

B3 - My Mind (Remix)

B4 - My Mind (Remix Instrumental)

B5 - My Mind (Acapella)

12" vinyl single from Akbar and produced by Freestyle Professors.

"Both original versions of My Mind and Hip Hop Hall of Fame were produced by the Freestyle Professors, Branesparker. The remix of My Mind was produced by Padawan and DJ 3rd Rail."

200 copies only !

Multiple marble color vinyl avalaible... choose one !

Orders