This was a while back but.. I Just posted this on the strength of that one particular comment. I thought is was funny as hell, because it epitomized some of the goings on during some so called selling out period in Hip Hop.Go to 3:02 Peace.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Just thought I would throw this in concerning Elis Regina's performance of Chico Buarque song Atras Da Porta.In case your wondering how She ended up in the moment. She was going through a love triangle with band mates similar to Stevie Nicks with Fleetwood Mac. So She ended up living the words of this particular song. Here is what She is singing in the Brazilian portuguese and then the Eby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Thx, my brother..You know I always enjoy exchanging some good speak with my man,Eyez. I appreciate the words also.Now let's try to get down to some common ground... QuoteEyeGetzRaw In that same spirit, Eye say this.....in this day and age, Eye think society (or at least, American society since we have an international audience) is caught up in a giant contradiction. One the one hand, larby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
QuoteRChecka like a lot of trueschool inovators, he never got (or gets) the respect he deserves and unlike a lot of the new talent out there he doesn't have a lot of cash to show for it. The 'I shoulda got mine better so fuck the world' approach. Yes,indeed but that is a bad way to look at things... Mel like many truschoolers have to be mature enough to know that they wereby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
1.you remember when G.I. joe had the kung-fu grip and lifelike hair. 2.you remember Mad magazine and Wacky Packages. 3.you played in the water from the fire hydrant. 4.you know what A.J's, overlaps and teardrops are. 5.you used the black Z shaped plastic piece to hold multiple 45's on your Hi-Fi. 6.rocked a high-top fade,mullet,or door knocker earrings if your a lady.by BM31 - General Discussion
Well you know I never have a problem with speaking up.Hahaha But it's like public speaking, some people are more comfortable with expressing thier opinions than others.When you put something out there, you know half the people agree and half don't.Most of the time the people that do not agree with you believe that if they do,it would start controversy or debate.This is not true.I loby BM31 - General Discussion
Yes, If you make that bitter face the beat is definitiely knockin! That was a very interesting post,were all world here. I have many cheesy musical pleasures,but no shame. It's who I am and what I love haha..I still get down with records like True by Spandeu Ballet, These Dreams by Heart, Bakerstreet by Gerry Rafferty, I'm known to play Autumn Leaves by Nat King Cole and even Cby BM31 - General Discussion
It always good to listen to the breaks all the way through,for the main reason that there are many old school breakbeats that have two breaks or get down grooves on them instead of one.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Excellent blog. Very interesting story. The song listed could almost be reported as one of the first raps..if you will. Alot of Bob Dylan and Gil Scott Heron in his style. Thx for the education!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Why do you like Rap music? I didn't originally,I had just liked the breakbeats that they played in the park. My voice was deep and raspy since like I was 4.Haha.My boy Tre'Dee said with that voice I should rap. So i tried it out,and liked the way the girls came to the ropes.Since then I was hooked. What used to get you going? I liked the mid 90s rap the best.It was more lyricalby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
I know he had a long and outstanding career as the front man for Steely Dan, but he dropped some interesting things by himself too,dig.. Shanghai Confidential Snowbound Morph the Cat Maxine I.G.Y.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Feel free to add on..... SHEEPSKIN CORTAFIEL SNORKEL BUBBLE SIXTY-NINERS SUPER PRO-KEDS haha peace!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
I have read this a couple of times and completely understand the aspects of your view stated accordingly,Eyez. It is a very good thing to have debate in society because it leads to solutions and common ground. I hope more people like yourself and the other members of our fam will step inside here and help us to enhance our spectrum of view.That said, on this particular occasion I am going to haby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Hahaha...Not by financial aid, but a raid of hits, causing me to take long trips! That lyrical sequence had to be one of the greatest in HipHop history!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
For me, I thought there was going to be a get down after the initial start, Like the "Magic Carpet Ride" But it never happened.It got all 2001 Space Odyssey on us....Bummer.by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
Good deal, were half way now.I thought I was the only one who remember this. I know that alot of people visit this great site on a regular,maybe an another New Yorker will stop by and help us out on this one. Peaceby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
ouch...tru dat Uptown, we kind of went off to the side a bit.. my apologies also for the jack,So I'll just say HAPPY BIRTHDAY one more time to the man with the plan RC!The U.S.M.C. and to all the veteran's that have kept us safe and made us proud!by BM31 - General Discussion
I'm with you guys on that one! Always been a fan of Billy Joel's music.by BM31 - General Discussion
QuoteVamosarapiar While I'm a bossa fan for sure, sometimes the genre dipped too far into the realm of polished production and arrangement styles for me...in any case its completely to be expected given the crazy popularity and intermingling of bossa and jazz in the early 60's. It's such a huge huge world of music, going digging in Brazil is a dream of mine (I'll check that onby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
QuoteVamosarapiar Good thread, big Brazilian music fan here, got seriously caught up after studying Brazilian and Argentinian music in college under a great Professor. Good deal there! I was enthralled with the music and culture since grade school due to we had a few Brazilian/American students that lived in the area and went to the local schools.Back in the day when I was a heavy digger,I piby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
QuoteJayBrown I've actually been putting on the Brazillian pandora station to go to sleep to lately , but I just end up laying awake and giving songs the thumbs up. Definitely gonna have work more of it into my collection , and am open to anymore suggestions . I am really feeling the Elis Regina by the way . That's a good thing JB! I really pleased to hear that.I got tons of suggby BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop
That DJ Angelo is REAL nice with his! Here's my favorite one....DJ Mark Nby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Cool, I'm good to JB... I'm trying to catch up on all the stuff that you guys have posted. I gotta long way to go!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
THX,JB! "As we relive our lives in what we tell you..." Home by the sea - Genesis f/Phil Collinsby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Jay Brown in the hit-touseeeeee! What's up man, How you been?? Hope everything is good my brother!by BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
Haha..YES! Dem' ladies was definitely down by law... Sportin' the white sweatshirts with the black iron on decals! Classic Hip Hop. And BAM rockin' the classic front SLOPE fade... some called it THE PYRAMID, It doesn't get anymore Hip Hop than that! Peaceby BM31 - Crate Digging: Hip Hop
yes indeed, post them bad boys up if you can Uptown! Here goes the old InfantryTraining School pic from Camp Geiger back in 1981 also! check out the old school "steel pot" on my gord and the original M-203 also dig the TIMEX on the arm. Bought for 5$ at the PX, Haha If that ain't ol' school I don't know what is. peace to ya,my brother! excuse the conditionby BM31 - General Discussion
That was some good stuff GMM. In just that post I feel I soaked up some more education about things that I might not have known or had brought to my attention.Thx for breakin' it down. Peace.by BM31 - General Discussion
Yes do that,RC and dig for more of her records it's worth it. You'll hear alot of American Jazz elements in her songs. She did duos with just about all the powers that be in BossaNova during that time (Jobim,Nascimento,Gil,etc..) With her as with Billie and Janis or even Roberta, They'll never wow you with Whitney Houston,Patti Labelle or Mariah Carey type pipes,feel me...by BM31 - Crate Digging: Non Hip Hop