Thursday, November 23, 2017
Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Hype - HHC 1994 : Cash Crew
EP - 1994 - Street Ministry Records
From Hip hop Connection - June 1994
Scan courtesy of Underground United
Black Moon - Enta Da Stage The Remixes 2xLP - 2017
2xLP - 2017 - Fat Beats
If you hadn't got enough money to buy the "Enta Da Stage" Boxset earlier this year, the collection of alternative mixes and remixes is now available on 2xLP.
Including : Buckshot's new vocal version of "Shit Iz Real," Da Beatminerz remix of "Buck Em Down", the Rugged Ruff mix of "Fuck It Up", M.W. Smooth's mix of "Who Got Da Props?" and DJ Evil Dee's remixes of "How Many MC's", "U Da Man" and "Son Get Wrec". Among the other tracks on this new vinyl collection are "Murder MC's (B-Side vocal)", "Buckshot's Freestyle Joint" and "I Got Cha Opin (remix)".
Pete Rock / InI : Lost Sessions - 2017
LP - 2017 - Vinyl Digital
The last Pete Rock's project with unreleased music from the InI era will be dropped on November 24th , with the help of the german label Vinyl Digital. The Instrumental album contains 10 tracks originally produced in the mid 90s ... It sounds good, stay tuned !
Various Blends :
According to Steve Huey, "Various Blends were originally formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1991, and consisted of MCs/producers Friz-B and Eb.F (both friends from childhood) and MC Rasco. They grew out of a previous group called Children of One Destiny, which also included future solo artist Saafir."
Photo courtesy of Frank Wesley RasCue Quattlebaum
In 1996, the trio released a 12" single "Chill as I Flex / The Dopess" released on Khalif International and produced by Friz-B a.k.a The Real S.K.
12" - 1996 - Khalif International
"They went on hiatus when Rasco departed for a solo career the following year (he would go on to record for Peanut Butter Wolf's Stones Throw label). In the meantime, Eb.F DJed around the area under the name DJ Rasta Cue Tip, and he and Friz-B reconvened as Various Blends in 1999."
They dropped the same year their next single, "Krazee Madeo Stylez / Pick a Chemical" on the Berkeley based label Baraka Foundation. Friz-B still on the productions and cuts by the Invisibl Skratch Piklz member, Dj Apollo.
12" - 1999 - Baraka Foundation
"With production by both group members, as well as Peanut Butter Wolf, and turntable contributions from DJ Serg, Various Blends finally issued their first full-length album, Levitude, on Baraka in late 1999. It gained favorable reviews for its inventive, trippy production, but not much exposure."
The album is composed of 13 tracks and features artists like Rashinel, Saafir, Pismo (Burnt Batch), Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & Mystik Journeymen.
The album is composed of 13 tracks and features artists like Rashinel, Saafir, Pismo (Burnt Batch), Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & Mystik Journeymen.
LP - 1999 - Baraka Foundation
Review from Urban Smarts , courtesy of tadah the byk
After that, the group dropped few 12" singles, but all the tracks were from the Levitude album, so nothing new until their last release in 2003 on No Mayo Records.
Remix Session : Tru Comers - Trumendous (Remix EP) - 2010
Back in 2010 with this excellent Remix EP released by the Switzerland based producers X-Pert and Sperrow a.k.a Tru Comers.
It contains remixes of Concrete Mob, Lord Finesse, Ill biskits, Dutchmin, Us Plus One, Chosen Few and Double L. The pressing was limited to 100 white label copies, so very hard to find now.
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