Centa Of Da Web ‎- Beyond Human Comprehension - 1996

EP - 1996 - Centrifugal Phorce  

Here is the debut album released by Centa Of Da Web in 1996. Centa of Da Web was a crew consisted of Da Cryptic One, Molecule and Whichcraft, who were all affiliated with Atoms Family. 

"Beyond Human Comprehension" came out originally on Tape and on Green vinyl on Centrifugal Phorce, a record label managed by Cryptic One who also produced the 11 tracks of the album.

- Cryptic One, could you tell us how the connection happened between you, Molecule and Whichcraft ?

Cryptic One : "Back in the day some radio stations at the end of their program would allow rappers to call in and rap live on the air.  I had just become a solo artist when my last crew stopped making music and was desperate for outlets to I used to call in on any radio station that did this.  Lots of rappers would try to call in so it wasnt always guaranteed that you would get through.  On top of that a lot of the people that called in werent very good, and the radio show hosts would be very quick to clown on people that they werent feeling, so there was a bit of pressure to do well.  Well one night I got through to the M Train radio hotlines and I rapped on the air.  Luckily the host really liked the verse I kicked and we talked a bit off air after I finished rhyming.  We clicked and formed a friendship, I am still friends with him to this day.  The show was weekly, but I missed the following week because I had other plans a day after the following show the hose of the show, Drew Spence called me and asked if I listened to the show.  I told him I didnt, and he told me that these two dope MCs called in and shouted me out and he played it for me.  That was my first time hearing Molecule & Whichcraft.  At the end of their verse they said “Man big shout out to Da Cryptic One out in Long Island… he is the only one really killing it on here”.  So we all got an invite to come down to the show, and me molecule and whichcraft met up before hand and decided to form a group.  It was through them that I heard about and became a member of Atoms Family."

Atoms Family - from left to right : Cryptic One / Alaska / Vast Aire / Vordul Mega / Windnbreeze/ Jestoneart / Grey Type - Photo courtesy of Cryptic One

- Where did you all come from exactly ?

Cryptic One : " I was from Westbury, Long Island. Molecule & Whichcraft were from Far Rockaway, Queens. "

- How did you come up with the name of Centa Of Da Web ?

Cryptic One : " We were brainstorming names and coming up with nothing that we all could agree on.  Then we decided to get in the car and go to Blockbuster Video and just go through movie titles for inspiration.  We narrowed it down to Sleepwakers & Center of the Web.  None of us had even seen the movie, or knew what it was about, but we just started thinking of all the ways we could use it as a metaphor and we were convinced.  We changed the spelling and that was it, the group was formed. "

- What was your music influences for the productions of the EP ?

Cryptic One : " Influences were varied.  Hip-Hop wise I was heavily influenced by Beatminerz, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Primo, Diamond D, etc...  But a lot of my influence outside of hip-hop came from science fiction soundtracks.  There was something about the sounds that they would use that always intrigued me.  So that was where a lot of the feel of the record came from."

- How and when did you decide to create your own record label Centrifugal Phorce ? 

Cryptic One : " I was in a group named Elite Bomb Squad before I met the Centa guys and we went the typical path of trying to get signed.  We had one meeting with a very known hip hop icon that I wont mention, and the meeting went terribly.  That meeting caused us such a disdain for the music business that the group broke up because of it and only 2 of us kept rhyming after that (me and Jestoneart).  Once I started making music again I started researching how to release records independently.  I actually ordered a book from the classified section of the Source magazine.  The book was titled something like "How To Release a Record Independently".  I sent in my check and wait 6-8 weeks before the book arrived.  I learned a lot from that book and proceeded to release the Centa record. "

Elite Bomb Squad - from left to right : Jestoneart / DJ Screw / Tell God / Saftwo & Cryptic One

Photos courtesy of Cryptic One 

- I know that you and Jest One formed the group Druid Cypha in the mid 90s and were both in the group EBS in the early 90s, but I don't have any info about the other artists featuring on the EP. could you give me more info about Outa Limits ? 

Cryptic One : " Outa Limits was Void and Konfuscious both members of Atoms Family.  Konfu was also from Westbury (where me and jest were from) and he went to high school with Jest, so he used to come through to the studio at times.  Void lived in Far Rockaway with Molecule & Whichcraft so he also would come through to the studio.  One day Konfu and Void came to my studio at the same time and they clicked and formed the group.  They had a few songs written but never really finished much music. "

Outa Limits - Void & Konfucious - Photo courtesy of Cryptic One

- Why is there no more material released by Centa Of Da Web after "Beyond Human Comprehension" in 1996 ? 

Cryptic One : " Thats a tough one to answer... I'm not fully sure.  I definitely wanted to focus on Atoms Family at the time.  I wanted the next record to showcase everyones skills (which became Persecution of Hip Hop).  Molecule wanted to do more street raps for the next project and that wasn't something I wanted to do.  There was never any bad blood, we just didn't want the same things musically going forward. "

This indie abstract hip-hop album is definitely a classic and maybe one of the best album released by the Atoms Fam. A few copies are still available for sale online on Discogs... grab it asap if you don't have it in your collection yet ! 

Mad Props to Cryptic One 

J​.​PERIOD Presents The God MC Edition: Remixed [Live DJ Set]

 

Guy Grams - Street Intellect LP - 2021

 

LP - 2021 - Cocareef Records 

"Let's all celebrate with the up and coming " 10 Year Anniversary " of the original release ,so we are giving it the vinyl treatment ! 

This was our first ever official independent release that was originally published on Oct 5th 2012. All the production was done by Full-Scale who initially went with the moniker Napalm. Except for one monster track produced by Tom delay. Featuring the mighty mighty dirt platoon as the albums one & only Feature. As the years go bye this art piece only becomes more & more of a cult classic.From us to you with much love. Enjoy!" courtesy of Guy Grams

Available on OBI 12" vinyl (25 copies) / 12" vinyl (50 copies) / OBI CD (25 copies) & CD (50 copies)

Orders  

F.E.B. (Four Elements & Beyond) - New York Gritty Ft. Shy The BeatYoda - 2021

 

Here is the latest single "New York Gritty" featuring Shy The BeatYoda released by the NY-based crew Four Elements & Beyond (aka F.E.B.) consisting of MCs Freak Tha Monsta who produced the track, Miggs Son Daddy and WRD Life.

Video : Philmore Greene - Nighttime Maneuvers 3 - 2021

 

Chicago-based MC Philmore Green drops a visual for "Nighttime Maneuvers 3" produced by INTLMC, off his critically acclaimed album "The Survival Scroll" released in December 2020 and available on Limited Edition Cassette.

Da Bush Babees - Ambushed The Demos - 2021

 

EP - 2021 - Smoke On Records  

A1 - Straight Out The Bush

A2 - Clear My Throat

B1 - Swing It

B2 - Remember We

B3 - 1st and 4most

Release Date : May 2021

Pre-Order (coming Soon) 

Base All Mighty! ‎- Ain't No Party - 1994

 

12" - 1994 - Aim Records 

Base All Mighty! dropped this 12" in 1994 on AIM Records. The wax consists of the single "Ain't No Party" available in its Black Drum Remix, Black Drum Off The Head Extra Open Remix, Original Flava, Original Flava Off The Head Extra Open, Black Drum Instrumental and Original Flava Instrumental versions, all produced by Sky Bermudas from Hollywood, Los Angeles CA for Black Drum Productions.

Grandiloquent : "The group members were myself, my brother Tarikh aka InASense and my ace Wendell Blackburn aka Badock, who I went to school with and hung out with all the time. We're all from Pasadena/Altadena, CA"

Base All Mighty! - 1993 - Photo courtesy of Grandiloquent

Grandiloquent : "When we got signed in 90-91, I had already been rapping as a soloist and then as part of a group called Q-2-Speak for years. I met the Brothas that ran AIM records at an event, we started talking and when they came to my house and offered me a contract for a deal, I literally asked my Brother and Wendell (who was chillin at the house with us) to form a group with me on the spot. I had never heard either of them rhyme before but I wanted my Brother to be down with me and Wendell's energy was so off the chain he had to be in a group with us... Lol, I had planned on writing all their rhymes but they both surprised me and had crazy skillz!"

Grandiloquent - Photo courtesy of Grandiloquent

Grandiloquent : "I met Sky Bermudas in 86, when I was 13...Sky is from Hollywood by way of New York. He produced my first demo. We met through a mutual friend. We were instantly cool. When time came to produce a single I absolutely had to have the Black Drummer on it!!! He blessed us on the tracks...We sat in his studio for days, sometimes 24hours straight coming up with that. He did everything from scratch, no samples...

We recorded a whole album worth of material but things with the label went bad right as we started blowing up. We were getting crazy radio play and had our single on the shelves in every major record store, but when we started having issues with the label cause they wanted more cuts like "Ain't No Party", but that was our only joint like that...Everything else had a dope underground Native Tongue meets NWA kinda vibe and they weren't with it...So they terminated our contract... If I knew then what I know now we would've played the game better..."

So an album exists but the label kept all the masters... but after they were dropped from the label Grandiloquent formed a new group called Griots and re-recorded a lot of it. He only has a handful of those joints in his crate... coming soon on the blog, stay tuned ! 

Mad Props to Grandiloquent

Mix : Tim-Otheos Presents The-Ultimate-Underground-Hip-Hop-Mix

Nice indie Hip-Hop selection mixed by Tim-Otheos. 

Nomaads - The Ultimate

Roc Roo - Authentic

Invisible Inc - Pure

MF Grimm - Emotions

Street Poets - Out da Flip

Sleestackz - Ruination

Adagio! - Listening Pleasure (remix)

Cipha - Rock On

Square One - Until Then

Sunz Of Soul - Up to Speed

K-Otix & Blacklist - The Hitlist

Brother Greene - Rock ya Block

Trü -Take Over