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De La Soul in Elements Magazine - 1996

From Elements - Issue #6, May/June 1996 - Scans courtesy of UBC 

Natural Elements - 1999: 20 Year Anniversary - 2019

LP - 2019 - HHE 

"Natural Elements acquired a record deal with Tommy Boy Records in 1998, the same year they released their first single "2 Tons/Live It Up" under their indie division called Tommy Boy Black Label. The situation would soon turn out not to be ideal as Tommy Boy continually shelved their debut album due to not knowing how to market and promote them. Issues between the group and label would soon lead to Natural Elements leaving Tommy Boy. The debut album was ultimately never released in spite of the hype it accumulated. In an interview, Mr. Voodoo stated "The Tommy Boy situation was hectic. We was supposed to have an album out in 1999. First, halfway through the album our A&R was fired. We still were still on and finished the album but they kept sitting on it. We were like let us go but give us our masters. So we got 'em. A whole fuckin album that no one may ever hear." The group eventually took a small hiatus and disbanded due to personal issues.

Kings Link Recordz released a compilation of tracks from those sessions in 2009 on CD only but this time around HHE will commemorate the legacy of Natural Elements by dropping it both on vinyl and CD. All the tracks have been fully mastered for both vinyl and CD as always and the artwork has been redone in the colours of the NY Knicks to represent their hometown to the fullest. The tracklist has been mildly redone, with a shuffled tracklist and the classic previously unreleased "Life Ain't Fair" track was added to the tracklist instead of "MTV".

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the album, it will be released on double vinyl as a gatefold edition!" - HHE 

HHE teamed up with HHV.de and they will have an exclusive run of 100 copies on 3 Striped colour vinyl. HHE will have a run of 100 copies on Blue/White/Orange coloured Splatter Vinyl and black copies will be limited to 300 pieces total.

The CD headz won't be left in the cold and there will be a press of 500 copies total as well.

Pre-Order : 2xLP / CD

Album Review : De La Soul - Stakes Is High - 1996

LP - 1996 - Tommy Boy  

From The Source - July 1996 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

Sure Shot Singles : Naughty By Nature - Hip-Hop Hooray - 1993

12" - 1993 - Tommy Boy  

From The Source - February 1993 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle

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Album Review : Apache - Apache Ain't Shit - 1992

From The Source - April 1993 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

Album Review : House Of Pain ‎- Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again - 1996

LP - 1996 - Tommy Boy  

From The Source - December 1996 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

From The Source - November 1996 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle

Break Down : Stetsasonic - Blood Sweat And No Tears

LP - 1990 - Tommy Boy  

From Hip Hop Connection - April 1991 

Album Review : De La Soul - Stakes Is High - 1996

LP - 1996 - Tommy Boy  

From Rap Pages - July 1996 - Scan courtesy of Max The Keeper 

Grown Man Rap Show - Episode 105 - with Monica Lynch

Hosted by veterans DJ Toast & Paul Nice and broadcast live every Sunday night 10pm-12 midnight (ET) from 91.5 WRPI (Albany NY), Toast & Paul bring you 2 hours of the best in vintage & contemporary true school Hip Hop.  

This is Episode 105 - Tribute to Tommy Boy Records with Monica Lynch - originally aired on January 29, 2017

Freshco & Miz “We Don’t Play” (1990)

(Paul Nice set)

Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5 “Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version)” (1981)

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force “Planet Rock” (1982)

Planet Patrol “Play At Your Own Risk” (1982)

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force “Looking For the Perfect Beat” (1983)

Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force “Renegades of Funk” (1983)

G.L.O.B.E. & the Whiz Kid “Play That Beat Mr. DJ” (1983)

Double D & Steinski “Lesson 1 (The Payback Mix)” (1985)

Force MDs “Let Me Love You” (1984)

Stetsasonic “Go Stetsa I” (1986)

De La Soul “Plug Tunin'” (1988)

** INTERVIEW WITH MONICA LYNCH **

(DJ Toast set)

Live Squad “Murderahh” (1992)

Uptown “Dope on Plastic” (1989)

The Whooliganz “Put Your Handz Up” (1993)

De La Soul “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)” (1991)

Naughty By Nature “Uptown Anthem” (1991)

House of Pain “Jump Around (Pete Rock Remix)” (1992)

Stetsasonic “DBC Let the Music Play” (1988)

Tony Touch f. Heltah Skeltah & Starang Wonduh “No, No, No” (2000)

Queen Latifah f. De La Soul “Mama Gave Birth To the Soul Children” (1989)

Paris “Scarface Groove” (1990)

Naughty By Nature “It’s On” (1993)

Digital Underground f. 2Pac “Same Song” (1991)

Coolio “Fantastic Voyage (Timber Mix)” (1994)

Apache “Do Fa Self” (1993)

Everlast “The White Boy Is Back” (1998)

Capone-N-Noreaga “Invincible” (2000)

Screwball f. Nature “The Blocks” (2000)

Almighty R.S.O. “One in Tha Chamba” (1992)

House of Pain f. B-Real “Put Your Head Out” (1992)

Defari “Killing Spree” (1999)

Natural Elements “Live It Up” (1999)

Capone-N-Noreaga f. Nas “B EZ” (2000)

D.I.T.C. “Get Yours” (1999)

De La Soul “Breakadawn” (1993)

Grown Man Rap Show 

Sure Shot Singles : Big Noyd - Usual Suspect - 1996

From The Source - November 1996 - Original Scan by Max The Keeper  

12" - 1996 - Tommy Boy  

Whooliganz - Proposed Album (Promo tape) - 1993

K7 - 1993 - Tommy Boy


Mad Props to Jamie (the Promo tape's owner) and my man Hakan Dougpark who put the full rip of the Whooliganz's album online . 

Download  

Enjoy !

The Whooliganz - Proposed Album - 1993

K7 - 1993 - Tommy Boy

Sure Shot Singles : De La Soul - Stakes is High / The Bizness - 1996

-= From The Source , June 1996 =-