Lakim Shabazz in HHC - Nov 1990

 

From HHC - November 1990 - Scans courtesy of Repo136

DJ MK - MARK THE 45 KING TRIBUTE MIX

 

DJ MK delivers a tribute to DJ Mark The 45 King who sadly passed away a few days ago.

Rest In Peace. 

The 45 King Presents The Flavor Unit - 1990

EP - 1990 - Tuff City Records 

Here is the debut EP released in 1990 by the Flavor Unit on the NY-based label Tuff City Records. It includes tracks from the original team which was consisted of Apache (RIP), Double J, Lakim Shabazz, Lord Alibaski, Queen Latifah, and the legendary New Jersey-based DJ/Producer Mark The 45 King who did the productions with Lakim Shabazz and The Mighty Maestro. The legendary emcee Latee was also an original member in the early 90s but he doesn't feature on the EP unfortunately, maybe due to the fact that he was already signed with Wild Pitch. 

An interesting interview of many of the crew's original members was done by Robbie Ettelson in 2015. Check "The Original Flavor Unit: An Oral History", it's definitely a good way to get more info about the story of this group... If you like those tracks and don't have this record in your collection yet, I'm sure you 'll find easily a copy for sale online. 

Flava For Days

From Hip Hop Connection Magazine, Issue #12, January 1990 - Scan courtesy of Mark Bray

From The Source, May 1994 - Scan courtesy of Cr@zy Wisdumb Masters