Headrush - Run For Cover - 1995

12" - 1995 - Hudson West Records 

I’ve been looking for members of the group Headrush on social media for quite some time now, but without any success. Headrush was a New Jersey-based duo consisting of C. Jackson a.k.a. CJ and S. Smith a.k.a. Double S. Their only 12-inch single, "No Peace / Run For Cover," produced by Double S, was released in 1995 on the independent label Hudson West Records, based in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Although the group seemingly disappeared after this release, the track "Run For Cover", which is my personal favorite track on the record, has earned a quiet reputation among collectors of East Coast hip-hop. The 12" is actually quite easy to find and usually available at a very attractive price.

Corner 2 Corner - Anyday / Corners 2 Corporations - 1996

Panama & CJ - Photo courtesy of John Faison 


Corner 2 Corner was a Brooklyn based hip-hop group. The nucleus of the crew was DJ Panama a.k.a. Lou Esco and John "CJ" Faison. 

Three other members rounded out the crew : LES, Jitter a.k.a J-Funk and Universal.

Photo courtesy of Lou Esco

12" - Timeless Ent. 

The original 12" came out in 1996 on Timeless Entertainment, but the pic above shows the Japanese bootleg released in 2010. Sorry but I've never found an OG in a record store and can't afford the copies for sale on the internet ... First track "Anyday" was produced by Lou Esco and contains a sample of "Help (Somebody Please)" performed by the O'Jays. The other track on the B-side "Corners 2 Corporations" was produced by Arthur Rhoden, real name of J-Funk.