Tribal Music Inc. - Untranslated Perscriptions 2xLP - 2019

2xLP - 2019 - Back2DaSource Records

"Sup y'all?! We are Proud to announce that we have The Tribal Crew Inc. once again in the house, 206 style! Untranslated Prescriptions is one of the dopest compilation you will ever hear, I know I said the same for Do The Math, but that's what's up! Both Do The Math and the Untranslated Prescriptions compilation is a seriously DOPE projects. Again, Very Melodic Production, Poetic & Spiritual Rhymes, Produced by Vitamin D & Topspin. And this burner from 95' we knew we couldn't go wrong with that! Originally was only released on cassette (K7) format at the time, and is considered a rare gem almost impossible to find! So yes brothers and sisters if you liked Do The Math (and we know you did!) This one is for you ! Nothing but pure medication for your Heart & Soul ! If you feel down, or a bit tired of this fucked up world... This Prescription Is For You! We did our best to source the purest sounding versions of this album that is even possible due to loss of original masters due to a flood. Tracks were sourced from the original Cassette and were maticulously mastered by Vincent Ternest of Wax Flowers Studio, . And it turned out great. A real "LOST" project, more than likely to have never seen the light of day again. Enjoy, something we couldn't let go by lost to a tragedy that left it on the backburner. In all honesty a project that's close to the Back2DaSource Family and the Tribal Music Inc. Crew. Let's keep the wheels moving!! Peace from the Family" - Back2DaSource Records

01 - Get Off Me Culture Born Ft Vitamin D

02 - I Wanna Win Ghetto Chilldren

03 - Interlude Niggaz In Space

04 - 93'-94 ' Tizzy T ft Infinite 

05 - Confrontations Sinsemilla

06 - P.H.A.T. PHAT Mob

07 - Interlude Woo Hoo

08 - Retrospect Sho Nuff

09 - Elevations Ghetto Chilldren

10 - Intro Sinsemilla

11 - Don't Think About It Sinsemilla 

12 - Skit Arnold The Grocery Store 

13 - She Wants Me (Oh!) PHAT Mob

14 - Shapelee Utopia Sho Nuff ft Vitamin D

15 - Interlude Music Definition

16 - Enter The Cipher Union Of Opposites

17 - I'm An MC, I'm An DJ Ghetto Chilldren

18 - Shante's Last Stand Ghetto Chilldren ft Poetry

300 Copies only ..

Pre-Orders : Vinyl / CD / Bundle 

Release date : mid/end March 2019

DO THE MATH (A TRIBAL COMPILATION) 2xLP - 2019

2xLP - 2019 - B2DS Records  

1 - Intro T.H.C. 

2 - Main Attraction - Phat Mob 

3 - Sho Sum Respect - Sho Nuff 

4 - Traffic - Sinsemilla 

5 - Eye Listen - B Self 

6 - Who's Listening - The Ghetto Chilldren 

7 - Earth Girlz R EZ Chile & Vitamin D 

8 - The Truth Hurts - Infinite feat Los 

9 - Interlube - T-Dog & D-Uneek 

10 - N's don't L - The Ghetto Chilldren 

11 - Rap Capsule - The Crew Clockwise 

12 - Do The Math - Topspin, B-Self, Samson S, Poetry,Vitamin D, H-Bomb, Truth, Shahrazad, Blak, Infinite & E Wreck

13 - Interlucifer - Infinite & C-Note 

14 - What's It Worth - Union Of Opposites 

15 - Wrong Numbers - Phat Mob 

16 - Solider Intro - Rob Brewer & Samson S 

17 - Solider - Samson S feat H-Bomb 

18 - Temporary Insanity - T.H.C. 

19 - Game Of Checkers - Narcotik 

20 - Game Show - Shahrazad 

21 - The Shining - Wordsayer & Blah 

22 - Schoolin' Em - Infinite 

23 - Sinsebility - H-Bomb 

24 - Equilibrium - The Ghetto Chilldren

Pre-Orders : 2xLP Gatefold (300 copies) / CD (300 Copies)
Shipping Date : Mid January 2019

Random Flyers :

Scan courtesy of El Saving Squirrel

Scan courtesy of phizyx

Ghetto Chilldren / Sinsemilla / Phat Mob - Released And Unreleased

Big Up to DJ RarE FoRm for uploading these rare released and unreleased tracks recorded between 1991-1996 by The Ghetto Chilldren, Sinsemilla & Phat Mob, from the Tribal Music Inc crew (Seattle, WA). Enjoy ! 

Check the official bandcamp: Tribal Music Inc    

Jake One presents Townbizness Mix - 2008

Unofficial Tacoma/Seattle Hip-Hop Compilation produced by Jake One circa 2008.

Tracklist : 

Vitamin D - No Good

Jake One & Kutfather - No Introdeezy

Boom Bap Project - Welcome To Seattle

DMS - Back Up Off My Tip

Samson & Swift - Watch Your Words

Source Of Labor - Wetlands

Sinsemilla - Kaboom

Foul Play - Nightfall Round The Way

Blind Council - Only When I'm High

Ghetto Chilldren - Questions

Jace and the 4th Party feat. B-Mello & Specs One - Shit Hits The Fan
Black Tek - Sic Ill Shorty

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Northwest Hip-Hop Scene : Tribal Music Inc.

As for me, Northwest Hip-Hop scene is certainly the most interesting after the Canadian and the East Coast scene.  Especially Seattle (WA), which is represented by a lot of groups with jazzy productions and a laid-back East Coast vibe. 
First, I discovered this scene via Conception Records, with the fat productions of Jake One and Mr Supreme. But later, I was surprised to discover this indie label under the name  of Tribal Music Inc or Tribal Productions. I had never heard about this label until I watched a skate video with this dope track called "Don't think about It" performed by Sinsemilla, a group composed of H-Bomb and Topspin.

H-Bomb, Infinite, Topspin- Photo courtesy of Deven Morgan

This track is from "Untranslated Prescriptions", the first release of Tribal Music Inc. It was a tape produced by Vitamin D which came out in 1995, featuring Ghetto Chilldren (Vitamin D, B-Self, Capabilities, Culture Born), Infinite, Sinsemilla (H-Bomb & Topspin), Phat Mob, Union of Opposites and more...

Tape - 1995 - Tribal Music Inc. 

01- Gett Off Me Intro w/ Culture Born

02- Ghetto Chilldren feat. Truth - I Wanna Win

03- Infinite feat. Taj - 93-94

04- Sinsemilla - Confrontations

05- Phat Mob - P.H.A.T.

06- Sho Nuff - Retrospect

07- Ghetto Chilldren - Elevation

08- Intro

09- Sinsemilla - Don't Think About It

10- Leave Me Alone (skit)

11- Phat Mob - She Wants Me

12- Oh! (interlude)

13- Sho Nuff feat. Vitamin D - Shapelee Utopia

14- Union of Opposites - Enter the Cipher

15- Ghetto Chilldren - I'm An MC

16- Shante's Last Stand

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In 1996 , their first official release "Do The Math" came out with productions by B-Self, King Otto, Poetry, Samson S, Shahzad, Topspin, Truth and Vitamin D. 
The album featured the same MCs as the tape plus newcomers like Narcotik (Tizzy-T & C-Note).

CD / Tape - 1996 - Tribal Music Inc.  

The same year 14 Fathoms Deep on Loosegroove Records came out. I remember reading a little review of this compilation written by Schenectadyfan in 2009 on T.R.O.Y Blog. 

« Fourteen Fathoms Deep is a semi-obscure compilation from The Emerald City. The vibe on this cd is mostly rugged and moody which is appropriate for a place that gets about 50 inches of rain a year. If you need some heady tunes for zoning out during the winter months, this is the ticket. Seattle's Scene is a bit different from its neighbors. The gritty nature of this collection is worlds away from much of the keyboard funk the west coast is known for. Shift gears and take a ride, northwest style. »

2xLP / CD - 1996 - Loosegroove Records 

Two years later , a new comp presented by Impact Entertainment & K Records representing the Olympia-Tacoma-Seattle underground scene saw the light of day : Classic Elements.

Slim Tribal Productions's representation in this comp with only 2 groups : Ghetto Chilldren & Sinsemilla, but the album mostly produced by Dj Sayeed & Brian Weber is really dope. The other artists are Jaleel, Troubled Sums, Beyond Reality, Soulstice, Black Anger, Blak, Nomad, Jace who is also a member of the Silent Lambs, Source Of Labor ... 

For Info, Source Of Labor started out in 1989 with Dj Kamikaze, Negus & Wordsayer but in 1997 Kamikaze was replaced by Vitamin D.

CD - 1998 - Impact Ent. 

From CMJ New Music Monthly Magazine - August 1998 

From XXL Magazine #4 - 1998

Vitamin D, Capabilities, Culture Born, B-Self - Photo courtesy of Deven Morgan

Between all these comps, one of the most prolific crew is certainly The Ghetto Chilldren. Vitamin D formed the group in 1991 with B-Self while they were students at Garfield High School in Seattle. I know a tape has been released under the title "Monologs & Soliloquys" but I've never seen a physical copy.




From the tape "Monologs & Soliloquys" - Courtesy of PugetSoundz.

In 2013 , the Freestyle Demo Tape came out with tracks recorded between 1996 and 1997.

Demo - 2013 - Tribal Music Inc. 

 

I couldn't stop talking about this Northwest scene for long hours because there are so many albums and groups to discover ... but we'll talk about It in a next chapter...  Peace 

Props to Tribal Legacy, Deven Morgan, Topspin, Diana Adams, Mike Clark, Jack Devo & Alex Xela, Schenectadyfan,  R.I.P Taj Abdul Randall aka Tizzy T (Narcotik)