The Cipher - Episode #233: Eric Sermon Interview

Tracks featured in this episode :

  DJ Diamond the Artist, “Respect the DJ”
EPMD, “Jane”
Nirvana, “Jump Time”
EPMD, “You Had Too Much To Drink”
EPMD, “It Wasn’t Me, It Was The Fame”
EPMD, “Strictly Business”
EPMD, “It’s My Thing”
EPMD, “The Big Payback”
The J.B.’s, “(It’s Not The Express) It’s The J.B.’s Monaurail”
EPMD, “Let The Funk Flow”
Erick Sermon, “The Hype”
Beastie Boys f/Keith Murray, Redman, Biz Markie, & Erick Sermon, “Body Movin’ (Remix)”
The Sugarhill Gang, “Rapper’s Delight - Long Version”
Incredible Bongo Band, “Apache”
MC Hammer, “Turn This Mutha Out”
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five f/Melle Mel & Duke Bootee, “The Message”
EPMD, “You’re A Customer”
ZZ Top, “Cheap Sunglasses”
EPMD, “You’re A Customer”
Mario Winans f/Enya & P. Diddy, “I Don’t Wanna Know”
Ne-Yo f/Fabolous & Diddy, “Should Be You”
CNN, “Closer (Sam Sneed Remix)”
Awesome 2, “Ahooga”
EPMD, “It’s My Thing”
EPMD, “Crossover”
Zapp, “More Bounce to the Ounce”
EPMD, “You Gots To Chill”
EPMD, “So Wat Cha Sayin’”
EPMD, “So Wat Cha Sayin’”
EPMD, “I’m Mad”
EPMD, “Manslaughter”
RZA, “Bobby Did It (Spanish Fly)”
EPMD, “Underground”
EPMD, “Brothers From Brentwood, L.I.”
Redman, “Time 4 Sumaksion”
Redman, “Blow Your Mind”
EPMD f/Redman & K-Solo, “Headbanger”
Redman, “Bars”
Daft Punk f/Nile Rodgers & Pharrell Williams, “Get Lucky”
Method Man & Redman, “How High”
Method Man & Redman, “How High”
Method Man & Redman, “Da Rockwilder”
Method Man & Redman, “How High - Remix”
Toni Braxton, “You’re Making Me High”
Method Man & Redman, “Part II”
LL Cool J f/Method Man, Redman, Canibus, & DMX, “4,3,2,1”
Jay Z f/The Lox, Sauce Money, & Beanie Sigel, “Reservoir Dogs”
Busta Rhymes, “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See”
Def Squad, “Full Cooperation”
LL Cool J f/Method Man, Redman, Canibus, & DMX, “4,3,2,1”
Jay Z, “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)”
Mystikal f/Nivea, “Danger (Been So Long)
Mystikal, “Shake It Fast”
EPMD, “You’re a Customer”
EPMD, “You Gots To Chill”
EPMD, “Crossover”
Method Man & Redman, “How High”
Def Squad, “Say Word”
Keith Murray, “The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World”
Keith Murray, “The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (Green-Eyed Remix)”
Keith Murray f/50 Grand, “Dangerous Ground”
Keith Murray, “The Rhyme - Remix”
Illegal f/Erick Sermon, “We Getz Busy”
Ja Rule f/Erick Sermon, “E-Dub & Ja”
The Cipher Episode 32: Big Daddy Kane (excerpt)
EPMD, “Crossover”
Erick Sermon, “Stay Real”
Big Daddy Kane, “Show & Prove”
Nas, “U.B.R. (Unauthorized Biography Of Rakim)”
Erick Sermon f/Tephlon & Noah., “Ain’t Shhh to Discuss”
Kickstarter, A new Erick Sermon album
Michael Jordan wins 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest over Dominique Wilkins | ESPN Archive
Iggy Azalea f/Charli XCX, “Fancy”

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The Cipher - Episode #232 : Evidence Interview

Photo by : Van Styles 

Tracks featured in this episode:

Bette Midler, “Mr Rockefeller”

Instrumental All Stars, “General Hospital TV Theme”

A Bronx Tale - Craps Scene

Red Foo & Dre Koon f/Evidence, “The Freshest”

Dilated Peoples, “Ruggedness”

Dilated Peoples, “End of the Time”

LMFAO, “Party Rock Anthem”

Mos Def, “Beef”

The Whooliganz, “Put Your Handz Up”

Newcleus, “Jam On It”

Paul Hardcastle, “19”

Newcleus, “Jam On It”

The Game f/Ludacris, “Ya Heard”

Evidence, “A Moment In Time”

Dilated Peoples, “Neighborhood Watch”

Dilated Peoples f/Defari, “Third Degree (Official Video)”

Action Bronson, “Strictly 4 My Jeeps”

Dilated Peoples, “Work the Angles”

Dilated Peoples, “Triple Optics”

Evidence, “10,000 Hours”

Evidence f/Jonwayne, “To Make a Long Story Longer”

Dilated Peoples, “The Main Event”

Dilated Peoples, “Years in the Making”

Special Ed, “Think About It”

Dilated Peoples, “The Platform”

Organized Konfusion, “Prisoners of War”

Dr. Dre f/Devin the Dude & Snoop Dogg, “Fuck You”

Dilated Peoples, “Mr. Slow Flow (Remix)” f/PMD

EPMD, “Strictly Snappin’ Necks”

Dilated Peoples, “Mr. Slow Flow (Remix)” f/PMD

Beastie Boys, “Alive (Evidence Remix)”

Dilated Peoples, “Trade Money”

Evidence, “Down in New York City”

Swolen Members, “Shatter Proof”

Defari, “Bionic”

Kanye West, “Jesus Walks”

M.O.P., “Follow Instructions”

Sean Price f/Pharoahe Monch, “BBQ Sauce”

Sean Price f/Pharoahe Monch, “BBQ Sauce”

Nas, “Nas Is Like”

Bette Midler, “Mr Rockefeller”

Bette Midler, “Mr Rockefeller”

Dilated Peoples, “This Way”

Kanye West, “Last Call”

Evidence, “Throw It All Away”

Evidence, “Jim Dean”

Evidence, “Chase the Clouds Away”

Ice Cube, “It Was A Good Day”

Evidence, “Chase the Clouds Away”

Swollen Members f/Evidence, “Dark Clouds”

Evidence, “Born in L.A.”

Evidence, “What I Need”

Evidence f/Slug & Catero, “Powder Catero”

Evidence f/Slug & Catero, “Powder Catero”

Evidence, “By My Side Too”

Evidence, “I Still Love You”

Evidence, “Sleep Deprivation”

Evidence, “10,000 Hours”

CNN Will I Am Hologram, First time on TV

Emanon (Aloe Blacc and Exile) ~ Imaginary Friends {FULL ALBUM}

Avicii, “Wake Me Up”

Evidence f/Aloe Blacc, “The Liner Notes”

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The Cipher - Episode #191 : Faith Newman Interview

Faith Newman in late 1993 or early '94 at Sony Studios with, from left to right, DJ Premier, Large Professor, Nas, Q-Tip and L.E.S. — all the producers on Illmatic except for Pete Rock. Courtesy of Faith Newman

"Faith got her start in the music industry in 1987, when she was hired among the first five employees at Def Jam Recordings. She went on to create the administrative foundation of Def Jam, including, notably, its Artists & Repertoire and Publishing divisions. By 1989, she was Vice President of Artists & Repertoire, guiding the careers of hip-hop icons like Public Enemy, The Beastie Boys, and LL Cool J. In 1991, Faith moved to Columbia Records to head its new urban music division, where she signed respected hip-hop artist Nas to his first record deal, co-executive producing his critically acclaimed debut, Illmatic. Following Columbia Records, Faith took roles at Jive Records and Mariah Carey’s MonarC Entertainment before moving to Verse Music Group, a music publishing company specializing in the acquisition of historic music catalogs. Faith served as Verse’s Executive Vice President of Business Development, where her efforts led to a multi-million dollar purchase agreement with a private equity firm in 2010. Her endeavors also led to Verse’s acquisition of the Salsoul Records and West End Records catalogs, along with their affiliated publishing companies, as well as the catalog of 1960s pop songwriter Linda Laurie. Faith holds a degree in Marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business. She now lives in Harlem, New York City, and continues to devote her professional life to pursuing, curating, and developing historic talent and catalogs."

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Book : No Half Steppin' + Claude “Paradise” Gray Interview

"No Half Steppin’ — An Oral and Pictorial History of New York City Club the Latin Quarter and the Birth of Hip-Hop’s Golden Era is 212 pages with over 175 color photographs and flyers from the greatest period in hip-hop history. Oral history by participants Special K and Teddy Tedd, KRS-One, MC Shan, Eric B., Daddy-O, Fab 5 Freddy, Just-Ice, Positive K, DJ Clark Kent, Kid, Dana Dane, TR Love, MC Serch, Chuck D, Grand Puba, Sadat X, Pete Nice, Prince Paul, Kurtis Blow, Mike Gee, Daddy-O, Wise, Ced Gee, Big Daddy Kane, Queen Latifah, Kool G Rap, and many many more."

"Claude “Paradise” Gray was raised in the South Bronx. He was cofounder of the X Clan, whose 1990 album To the East, Blackwards is an Afrocentric and socio-politically conscious Golden Era hip-hop classic. Prior to that, he was host and entertainment manager for the Manhattan nightclub the Latin Quarter where he was a key figure in transforming it into an historical hip-hop venue. Paradise is also a noted writer, photographer, and hip-hop historian/archivist, as confirmed with this book, No Half Steppin', where his personal collection of photographs and memories—paired with an oral history from some of the club's most famous patrons—tell the story of the most important incubator of talent for the Golden Era of hip-hop."

01-MARIO - THE FIRST KING OF HIP HOP CULTURE

02-Just-Ice f/KRS-One, “Going Way Back”

03-James Brown, “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose”

04-Just Four, “Girls of the World”

05-Tracy Morgan David Letterman Interview

06-Gang Starr, “JFK 2 LAX”

07-4 By Four, “Come Over”

08-MR MAGIC WHBI feat. THE DISCO FOUR & JIMMY SPICER

09-Emskee ~ Awesome Two Promo (WNWK 105.9FM) ~ Radio Promos EP Teaneck NJ

10-LL Cool J freestyle @ After Midnight in Philly (1985)

11-Unknown, “Motion in the Ocean”

12-The Best Of DEBO

13-Kool Moe Dee, “How Ya Like Me Now - Longer Version”

14-LL Cool J, “Jack The Ripper”

15-The UNTOLD story of KRS One Battling Melle Mel at the Latin Quarter NYC

16-James Brown, “Funky Drummer”

17-Ultramagnetic MC’s, “Ego Trippin’ (Original 12 Version)”

18-Stetsasonic, “Go Stetsa I”

19-Cutmaster Dc, “Brooklyn’s In The House”

20-Eric B. & Rakim, “Paid In Full”

21-Heather Hunter, “I Want It All Night Long”

22-DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, “Girls Ain’t Nothing But Trouble”

23-DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince-LIVE @ Union Square, NYC, 1987 Rap & Hip-Hop 128kbps

24-Schoolly D, “P.S.K. ‘What Does It Mean’?”

25-Schoolly D, “Gucci Time”

26-Schoolly-D at The Latin Quarter - Old School Hip-Hop 1986

27-Boogie Down Productions, “The Bridge Is Over”

28-Boogie Down Productions, “Super Hoe”

29-KRS-One f/Mad Lion, “Wannabemceez”

30-Tony Touch f/KRS-One, Kool G. Rap, & Big Daddy Kane, “Class of ’87”

31-X-Clan, “Foreplay”

32-X-Clan, “Fire & Earth (100% Natural)

33-Hardcore, “Take It From The Top”

34-Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, “The Robbery And The Chase”

35-Chubb Rock w/Hitman Howie Tee, “Caught Up (Remix)”

36-Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo f/Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie, “Erase Racism”

37-X-Clan, “A Day Of Outrage, Operation Snatchback”

38-X-Clan, “A Day Of Outrage, Operation Snatchback”

39-Hip Hop Against Apartheid, “Ndodemnyama (Free South Africa)”

40-The Life of the Mind with Dr. Goddess: Paradise Gray’s Hip Hop History Part 2 of 2

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The Cipher #188: Stretch Armstrong and Evan Auerbach

Tracks featured in this episode:

Prince Rakeem, “Ooh I Love You Rakeem”
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Cher, “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”
Miss Kittin & The Hacker, “Frank Sinatra”
The Cipher Episode 183: Salaam Remi
Public Enemy, “Welcome to the Terrordome”
Public Enemy, “Terrorbeat”
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, “Lost In Emotion”

Nuyorican Soul, “MAW Latin Blues”

Michael Alig f/DJ Keoki and Greg Tanoose, “What’s In”

Home Alone Screams

DJ Clark Kent - Old School Set @ Bowery Ballroom NYC 1/07/13

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Lil yatchy worst freestyle ever

Craig G. - WKCR Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle

Craig G. - WKCR Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle

Kurious WKCR Freestyles

Unreleased Shit By Eminem - Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito 12 Min. Freestyle (ft. Royce da 5’9) RE-UP

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show 8/7/1997 - Unknown Demo

Cipher Complete - Demo (Stretch & Bobbito)

Mikst Nuts - Live To Learn (Stretch & Bobbito Demo)

Juggaknots - Genuine (Demo) (Stretch & Bobbito) (1995)

Mikst Nuts - Live To Learn (Stretch & Bobbito Demo)

GTA III - Game Radio, DJ Stretch Armstrong and Lord Sear

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Radio Mars Dj DUKE , Key Gee for Live Radio Chaos

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The Cipher - Episode #158 : Nice & Smooth Interview

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