Dr. Ooo - Mailman EP - 2024

 

7" - 2024 - Chopped Herring Records 

Chopped Herring Records deliver 4 tracks from the Buffalo-based emcee Dr Ooo. The productions are managed by Tommy Quattro, Definition & Tone. 

350 copies only...

Order  

III D ‎- Can I Pump That - 1994

 12" - 1994 - On-Point Entertainment 

Here is the wax of the day ... released in 1994 by a group name III D consisted of Vic, Tone, Rich & DJ Mac, all from Queens, NY. 

Not a lot of info about this group online but according to a little tchat I had with DJ Mac, him and Rich knew each other since kindergarten, and Rich, Tone & Vic went to high school together... that's how the connection happened between all the members of the group. 

This is their only one 12" single released on On-Point Entertainment which is composed of 2 tracks titled "Can I Pump That" available in its LP, Instrumental, Acapella and Naked Mix versions and "Peep The Flow", produced by Tye for T.O.P Productions. 

Skemen - Under Pressure - 1995

12" - 1995 - Skemen Records 

Let's talk about this very good 12" which isn't really hard to find but is a must have in your collection, released by the duo named Skemen who consisted of KC and Gab hailing from Chelsea Projects in Brownsville, Brooklyn. 

Gab & KC - Photo courtesy of KC a.k.a Mystere Jones

KC : "In 93 we officially formed the group Skemen. Back then we used to wear ski mask and ski coats with baggy Guess jeans lol. Ske (Ski) - Men (2 of us) = Skemen..." 

The wax is composed of 2 tracks, "Under Pressure" on the A-Side which is the lead single of the record produced solely by KC, and "Size 'Em Up Play 'Em" on the B-Side produced by FMS and featuring other Brooklyn-based artists like Rock The MC a.k.a Roc Da Guard, Tone, Unraveltry. The 12" came out on Skemen Records  in 1995, a record label managed by KC. 

KC : "The connection with Rock The MC, Tone and Unraveltry happened through a local barbershop in Brownsville Brooklyn that they would frequent and shared the same interest in NYC Hip Hop, then decided to collaborate on some music.

FMS which was short for "Foreign Mix Sounds", consisted of two brothers from Brooklyn named D Sorce & Dirty Ox. Their family is from Honduras, hence where we get the "Foreign" in FMS... The Barbershop is what connected us all..."

 For those who don't know yet ... after that 12", Roc Da Guard and KC founded the Group called 'Da Noe Doe Network' and released a few 12" singles and EP in 1996 and 1997. 

Photo courtesy of KC a.k.a Mystere Jones

KC : "I guess we never expected the record would have such an impact. After that we focused more on Noe Doe group projects, but there was a Skemen's album in the works tho..."

As I know that most of Skemen tracks were produced by KC, we could expect that the unreleased album could see the light of day soon ... fingers crossed !

Mad props to Mystere Jones, thanks for your time. 

Tyranny & Tone - Playtime Is Over LP - 2019

LP - 2019 - Hip-Hop Enterprise 

" Tyranny and Tone "Playtime Is Over", this 1995 hip hop single was produced by Noiseman. The project represents the 1st initial work between Tyranny, Tone and Noiseman. Operating from a Bay Area based studio, the three recorded S.T.E.P.H. Short for Stephanie, the song is a lyrical nod to relationship situations. Playtime Is Over was later recorded in 1995 at a new studio location. 

The signature sound created during these recordings, helped to shape the flavor you hear on the B Flatt "Back to Basics" album. This single got picked up by Hip-Hop Enterprise in March 2018. A hip hop record label out of Belgium. They will release 300 12" vinyl records in 2019. There will be at least 3 bonus tracks on the vinyl release, that are not contained on the CD." - Big Noise Radio

300 copies only (100 coloured vinyl and 200 black vinyl)

Dropping March 2019 on Hip-Hop Enterprise ... Stay tuned Fellas !!!