Boogie & The Barber w/Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito - December 08th 1996 - WQHT

Episode of Boogie & The Barber with Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito aired on December 08, 1996 on Hot97. The guests that night were Hillfiguz, The High & Mighty, Shabaam Sahdeeq & Shadowz in the Dark.

Redman feat Erick Sermon - Whateva Man

M.O.P. - New Jack City

Hyenas In The Desert - Can You Feel It

Godfather Don - Styles By The Gram

Hillfiguz - Up On Prospect

Talk Break

Hillfiguz Interview

Redman - Da Bump

Ghostface Killah - All That I Got Is You

Mobb Deep - Apostle's Warning Instrumental

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Hillfiguz Interview & Freestyle

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Camp Lo - Boogie & The Barber Promo

Natural Resource - They Lied

Royal Flush - Rotten Apple

The High & Mighty - Cranial Lumps

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The High & The Mighty Interview & Freestyle

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Mobb Deep - Bloodsport

MF Grimm feat B-1 - Emotions

Shabaam Sahdeeq feat Shadowz in tha Dark - It Could Happen 

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Shabaam Sahdeeq & Shadowz in the Dark - Interview & Freestyle

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Ak Skills - One Live to live

Check the Stretch&Bobbito Archives for more shows !

Mista Meaner - A Thru Z - 1997

 

12" - 1997 - Sure Shot Recordings 

No need to say that it's very frustrating to be in contact with someone who was very hard to find and who is definitely not interested in sharing his story... this is the case for Mista Meaner... but I truly understand and respect that ... life goes on !! 

I remember buying this wax "Winners & Losers / A Thru Z" in 1997 at the time in a famous record store in Paris, France called "Street Sound". The store was managed by 2 twin brothers (Claude & Christophe) named "Les Jumeaux" (twins in french). Big Up !

This is the second 12" dropped by Mista Meaner from Brooklyn. It came out on the New York-based hip-hop label Sure Shot Recordings and contains 2 tracks : "Winners & Losers" produced by the legendary DJ Clark Kent on the A-side and "A Thru Z" produced by Ezo Brown on the B-side, who was also known at the time for his productions for the Trenton-based group Poor Righteous Teachers. "A Thru Z" is definitely the best single of the wax (B-side wins again!). Chris Landry who managed Sure Shot Recordings said in a Billboard article "Showing creative skill, he rhymes alphabetically on "A Thru Z" like a funky letterman over a skeletal terror break." This track is the reason why you should buy this 12" if you haven't owned it yet. 

I'm still thinking he'll change his mind one day... Maybe he could give us more info about this legendary demo "Saratoga Ave" recorded in 1997 with Dogface of Hillfiguz and played by Stretch & Bobbito on WKCR. And for those who live in New York City, maybe you'll be lucky to come across him in the Lower East Side where he works at night ! Peace

Boogie & The Barber w/Stretch & Bobbito - December xx 1996 - Hot97

 

CRU - Bubblin

Artifacts - The Ultimate Showbiz Remix

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

De La Soul - Sweet Dreams

Thrust - Lights, Camera, Action (Remix)

Mobb Deep - Apostle's Warning instrumental

Talk Break

Hillfiguz Interview & Freestyle

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Adverts

Powerule - Bright Lights Big City

AK Skills - One Life Ta Live

The Roots feat Bahamadia - Push Up Ya Lighter

Keith Murray  feat 50 Grand & Kel-Vicious- Love L.O.D

Camp Lo - Swing 

The High & Mighty - Cranial Lumps

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Freestyle Session : Hillfiguz - 1996

Here is a freestyle session of the Brownsville-based crew Hillfiguz (originally composed of Dogface, T-Hall and Danga) from the Boogie & The Barber radio show of December 08th 1996 aired on Hot97-WQHT. 

Independent's Day - The Source June 1997 :

From The Source - June 1997 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

01 - D.I.T.C - Day One 

02 - Mike Zoot - Service 

03 - Hillfiguz - Not Enuff Time 

04 - Just Ro - Soldiers / Confusion

05 - Priest - Mind Control

06 - Shabaam Sahdeeq - Arabian Nights 

07 - Natural Elements - Bust Mine / Paper Chase