Ley Da Natural - Mind State - 1996

12" - 1996 - CMC Records

Straight outta the Netherlands and dropped in 1996 on CMC Records, this 12" brings together two local heavyweights from the Dutch underground scene. The female emcee Empress on the A-side with her single "This Is What You Want" (Vocal, Instrumental, Acapella) produced by Brotha R. Cazmo, and the Amsterdam-based rapper Ley Da Natural on the B-side with his single "Mind State" (Vocal, Instrumental, Acapella) produced by DJ Precise (RIP), which is definitely the best track of the record and the real reason this 12" deserves a spot in your crate.

"Mind State" also features Rollarocka a.k.a Shy Rock who is another talented rapper from Netherlands, known as one half of the duo Amo Lab with the late DJ Precise who sadly passed away in 2020. 

Borana Ashine a.k.a DJ Precise (RIP) - Photo courtesy of @q.amor.jazz

By the way, if you're looking for something released by this duo, I recommend you to buy the hard to find 12" (No Stress / Pop Blows The Nine) released in 1995 on Blue Funk. Both tracks are dope !! 

Video : Truffel the Phunky Phaqir - Phunky / The Scheme - 2023

Amsterdam-based Producer/DJ/MC Truffel the Phunky Phaqir drops the first official music video from his upcoming solo album "Dysphunktional", which will be released on December 7th on HHV Records (300 copies). 

Two Outta Millions - For You 'n Yours EP - 1995

EP - 1995 - CMC Records / Soul Relation  

Here is an excellent EP released in 1995 by Two Outta Millions, a duo comprised of LaQuatal and DJ Mass.

Around 1988, 2 kats from the Netherlands named LaQuatal and DJ Mastamove formed the duo Two Out Of Millions. According to their Discogs Biography written with info provided directly from the original members, they recorded a large amount of demo tracks and did many shows all around the country, building their name in the underground scene. Around 1992 Mastamove decided to leave the group to explore different musical paths and the 2 splitted up in good harmony. After that, LaQuatal worked and recorded with different producers until meeting DJ Mass, a producer from Utrecht with whom he refounded the group with a slight name variation as Two Outta Millions.

In '95, they dropped "For You 'n Yours" on CMC Records, a Dutch hip-hop label based in Haarlem, North Holland, the Netherlands. The EP consists of 4 songs titled "Supremacy", "Land Of Lyricism", "For You 'n Yours" featuring Skate The Great, and "Time To Get Away (Previously Unreleased Version)" on the A-Side with all the instrumentals on the flip side. All the productions are handled by DJ Mass. 

I highly recommend you this EP which is consider as a classic from the 90s European indie hip-hop scene. The wax isn't really hard to find and you can find a copy for a good price. 

Propo'88 & Kick Back - Cosmic Trippin' (10th Anniversary Edition) - 2022

 

2022 - Blunted Astronaut 

Blunted Astronaut presents "Cosmic Trippin' (10th Anniversary Edition)" by Propo'88 & Kick Back from the production team of Da Shogunz, from Netherlands. If you missed the first version originally released in 2012 in vinyl, you've got another chance to grab the album. 

It will be available on vinyl (Crowdfunding Project via Qrates - 300 copies) and on Tape (75 copies only). 

Pre-Order : Vinyl / Tape 

McGyver - CARPE ORBEM (Madmatic: Extended Play) - 2020

 

LP - 2020  

The latest McGyver's video uploaded by OGDonNinja's youtube channel reminds me that I've totally forgotten to blog his album "CARPE ORBEM" (Madmatic: Extended Play) originally released in March 2020. The album is produced by Large Pro, Buckwild, Nottz, Propo'88 & Shroom and is available on Gold vinyl edition.

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Select Personnel ‎- Emcees Nowadays / I Doubt That You're Ready - 1998

12" - 1998 - CMC Records / Soul Relation

Select Personnel was a crew from Netherlands consisted of DJ Mass & LaQuatal who both formed the duo Two Outta Millions, Brainpower, Cee Major, Couzin Steve, Rescue & Skate The Great.

In 1998, they released this 12" composed of the tracks "Emcees Nowadays" performed by Two Outta Millions on the A-side and "I Doubt That You're Ready" performed by Rescue on the B-side. The wax came out on CMC Records / Soul Relation, a hip-hop label based in Haarlem (North Holland), Netherlands. 

Sneadr & Vieze - The Dialogue EP - 2018

"The Dialogue" is a 6 track project dropped by Sneadr & Vieze, two Beatmakers from Netherlands. No doubt you'll break your neck on this dope EP ... don't wait and listen to it now !