The Mixed Tape. The tapes I used to make on my 1990 Sony Cassette Recorder. High speed dub, pause, record , play. Luckily, I have been able to build a decent collection of old school stuff on vinyl and the more popular, CD.
Here are a few sample songs. Enjoy.


Intelligent Hoodlum
aka Tragedy
This guy was 13 when he released his first album in '85 under the name Superkids.
You listen to this guys stuff--and theres no way that you could guess its from that era..He coined the term "Illmatic"..6 yrs before Nas made it famous-- Intelligent Hoodlum came out with a few albums produced by Marley Marl and was made a member of The Juice Crew. Thereare a few severely wack trax on "Intelligent Hoodlum" ..but the good ones make up for it.

He hooked up with Capone, Noreaga and Mobb deep in 95' with "L>A, LA"..under the name Tragedy Khadafi--big drama after Capone went to jail..they severed ties and Tragedy claimed Noreaga stole his style. ..Nonetheless..this song is ol' school and I remember rushing to put it on my mixtape for friends.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/triosw
Intelligent Hoodlum- Arrest The President.


http://www.sendspace.com/file/2l0jld
3 times Dope- Greatest Man Alive.
Wish I had more of a story..just a good track.


Pete Rock, Pete Rock. He can't do wrong can he? How can one man dish out the sickest beats and collabs with the greatest artists. If I could have a soundtrack reminiscent of my life..Pete Rock would score it.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/cn0pry
Another Pete Rock remix-Let It All Hang Out


Souls..one of my all time faves. this was such a great track..still gives me goosebumps when I spin this album.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tn8od6
Souls Of Mischief- Cab Fare


This guy appeared on a ton of mixtapes in NY..in '95 he released Broken Language..never alot of play..never really noticed.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hkqt2p
Smooth Da Hustler- Broken Language


This guy got left behind --far behind NWA, and Ice T--A forgotten South Central rapper..who just couldn't turn his skills into chedda.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/g7klmm
King Tee-Drunk Tekneek


Oh Biz Markie--how I love your sloppy stylings..and awkward goofy movements. This is a little sappy..but hey, its Biz, and h'es reminiscing. a beautiful thing.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/u7zotp
Biz Markie--Turn back the hands of time


Enjoy!

J-Live

Anyone who knows me..knows my writings are heavily influenced by this man. Quite simply one of the best MC's ever. He sounds chill, he has elite vocabulary skills and he can dish out a severe verbal beating.

"The ends stay revealed while the means I conceal
And those who try to steal get decapitated
You wanna snatch my H2O type flow, but its evaporated
and my potential increases at a rate that's exponential
It's detrimental questionning my thesis
The penetration's exact, like amniocentesis
I rip your rhyme to pieces after draining out your fluid
My vocab is fluent, yours is evident of being truant"
-Can I Get It-'96

J-Live, hailing from Brooklyn , was first noticed in 1995 with the release of the single "Bragging Writes."
When He dropped Hush the Crowd -'96..although the sales weren't earth shattering, he was recognized as one of the hottest underground MC's.

He recorded The Best Part in '97--it was never released..but bootlegged..and then released in 2001. J-live switched careers and became a junior highschool English teacher ..his album blew up among the underground hip hop community.

All Of the Above in 2002.. was a great album and his name had earned much respect..he worked on tracks with Handsome Boy Modelling School. In 2003, Always Has Been was released..it contains classics and tracks that established his reputation as one of the best MC's ever. Production is rocky at times but J's mic skills surpass any musical limitations.


J-Live Discography

The Hear After 2005
Don't Get It Backwards/Keep Steppin/ From Sunset 2004
Always Has Been 2003
A Blow to the State 2003
All of the Above 2002
Best Part 2001
Hush The Crowd 1996


Listen:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/j9ieja

The Lyricist

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jhc8jo

Wax Paper

http://www.sendspace.com/file/f4dkqi

A Charmed life

WEE BEE FOOLISH

Everyone kept asking me..who's gonna be the first artist in your blog? I thought, and thought..and came up with these guys.Simply beacuse they make some of the best hiphop you haven't heard.
Wee Bee Foolish, made up of four members: Ken Boogaloo, Yesh (a.k.a. Yeshua dapoED), DJ Bless, & Xtraordinaire-have been flying under the radar for so long. Hailing from Brooklyn, they are on an indie hip hop label called Head Bop Music. They produce extremely smooth hiphop that oozes jazzy stylings.
When I picked up The Main Atrraction in '02..my life was changed. There is no other album quite like it and there are no guys..quite like these guys.

Wee Bee Foolish Discography
Tiger Boogs/Time Will Tell 1998
The Main Attraction 2001
This Kid 2001
Brighton Beach Memoirs 2002

Peep 'em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZf3cI6jq2E
The Kid- Wee Bee Foolish

Hear 'em
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gbykv3

Maximus-Wee Bee Foolish

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ucrew1

Heavy-Wee Bee Foolish

In a world full of myspace and blogs-it would be a shame for me not to share my love and knowledge of hiphop.
Since I suck at adding pictures and barely know what a url is..everyone will have to be patient...I promise, it will be worth it.

Comeback and visit..but most importantly: just listen to hiphop!
-Meg

Let's test this out!