Grand Wizard Theodore and Mean Gene live on 3rd avenue Ballroom , re-up

The Grand Wizard Theodore and Mean Gene live on 3rd avenue Ballroom tape is a 'must have'. I shared 2 snippets of the tape earlier, this is a re-up for those who missed them. It doesn't get more authentic then this :-)

Part 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?l6nfawbrh6fwwla

Part 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?br2g44nwcwh4iw2

More UK hip hop radio: Mike Allen, Westwood, Dave Pearce and more

Ruse One transferred more megaupload tapes to mediafire!

Mike Allen

Capital Radio - Mike Allen - 15th February 1986
http://www.mediafire.com/?y0ljaux4y0ccnyj

Mike Allen, side 1: April 11th '86, side two: April 12th '86
http://www.mediafire.com/?b72anob858tospc

Capital Radio - Mike Allen - 14 February 1987
http://www.mediafire.com/?8v0xcy54x1cyo88

Westwood


Capital Radio - Westwood - 5th February 1988
http://www.mediafire.com/?cba1ei3vknjosdz

Capital Radio - Westwood - 5th March 1988
http://www.mediafire.com/?7v7t3eqe4cc7506

Capital Radio - Westwood - 19th March 1988
http://www.mediafire.com/?0j80fygpvc3xtkr

London Radio

London Radio some time in 1987
http://www.mediafire.com/?n9769j8e9qwov2z

London - Dave Pearce - 27th July 1987
http://www.mediafire.com/?jsrmaldcjsc14au

London Radio - Dave Pearce - 28th December 1987 - Public Enemy Live
http://www.mediafire.com/?rke7xi6ux60zh55

Feb 1990 - a mix of stations
http://www.mediafire.com/?h5mb6hgt8m4b43q

More old school hip hop radio tapes from the UK: Kiss FM, Capital and London Radio

RUSE ONE shared some great UK tapes in the past. Because megaupload is down, he re-upped them on Mediafire.

Capital Radio - Westwood - 5th February 1988
http://www.mediafire.com/?cba1ei3vknjosdz

Capital Radio - Westwood - 5th March 1988
http://www.mediafire.com/?7v7t3eqe4cc7506

London Radio 21 11 1986
http://www.mediafire.com/?03u4ad77ptgxb78

Side 1
Jealous Girls - Fric and Frac
Im a Homeboy - K Rob
Saturday Night - Schoolly D
She's my Baby Rock G
Demon Boys (They won the phone in rap line)
Scream - Mantronix
Beauty and the Beat - Salt n Pepa
I Gotta Be Tough - MC Shy D

Side 2

Miller Lights - Fission
Go See The Doctor - Kool Moe Dee
The Way We Rock - ?
Thats My Style - Spoonie Gee
Uptowns Rocking It - Uptown Crew
Kingdom Blow - Kurtis Blow
Demon Boys (Same as side A)
South Bronx - BDP

Kiss FM 13-17th July 1991
http://www.mediafire.com/?b342t5g6bzm6rzb

Side 1
Just another dream - Cathy Dennis
Summertime - Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince
Always there - Incognito
Secrets of Success - Cookie Crew
Young Soul Rebels - Mica Paris
Hustle to the Music - Funky Worm
Right into your arms - Mellow Man Ace
Summertime - Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince
Let the beat hit em - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Things that make you go mmmm - C+C Music Factory
For the funk of it - Above The Law

Side 2
Growing up in the hood - CMW
Hang on kid - Nikki D
Confused - Larry Lah
Go with the flow - Pete Rock + CL Smooth
Word to the third - Third Bass
Set adrift on memory bliss - PM Dawn
Come in - Third Bass
Fly Girl - Queen Latifah
Aint nobody better - Yo Yo
Work this - Technotronic
Brand New Heavies - Brand New Heavies with Def Jef
Droppin Some - Heavy D

Some fresh UK hip hop radio tapes: Mike Allen and Dave Pearce

Got some tapes from Ruse One to share. No complete shows and some static but Mike Allen and Dave Pearce still sounds fresh :-) Props to Ruse!

BECAUSE MEGAUPLOAD IS SHUT DOWN: CHECK THIS NEW LINK TO A RAR FILE WITH THE 2 TAPES: http://www.mediafire.com/?p75wr79d81hj3wq

Tape 1: Mike Allen, Capital radio 14-02-87
Part 1, including Allen's Army. Part 2, including Chuck Chill Juice Report http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ROWN1VZF

Tape 2
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Y70JIJV
With Mike Allen, Capital Radio 15-02-1986 and Dave Pearce, Capital Radio 1987

For those who, like Ruse, got some old school tapes to share: please drop me an email!

Merry christmas! Some old school radio shows and live tapes to get in the mood

Get in the old school christmas mood with some classic tapes.
My favorite is still Chuck Chillout's - KISS Mastermix from 1985: http://www.zshare.net/audio/700588604744917e/

Don't forget to check other x-mas tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/christmas

Mercedes Ladies (first all femail rap group) live @ Inner City Disco, 1980

A Christmas gift to all old school hip hop fans. Here is a live tape from the Mercedes Ladies, the first all femail rap group. They are performing in the Inner City Disco (1980). Total time: 29 minutes.
http://www.multiupload.com/7MWCO6NJJ2
Enjoy!

Re-ups from Tim Westwood and Mr Magic

It's not possible to maintain all the links, but here are two other re-ups

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack, 12-23-88: http://www.multiupload.com/L4XTEJ5Y8B

Westwood, 12-10-94
part 1: http://www.multiupload.com/1AGD30MF83
part 2: http://www.multiupload.com/TWZNP4ENF5

Some classic DJ Whiz Kid tapes with Kool DJ Herc, Fab 5 Freddy and Afrika Islam

Always been a big fan of DJ Whiz Kid. Uploaded a great live tape with Kool DJ Herc and 2 short but classic snippets with Fab 5 Freddy and Afrika Islam.

Kool DJ Herc and Whiz Kid with The Herculoids live at T-Connection
part 1
http://www.multiupload.com/1RZA0OPLCI
part 2 http://www.multiupload.com/4PKQ0WUGHQ

Fab 5 Freddy and Whiz kid
http://www.multiupload.com/O4YM0DEF67

Afrika Islam and Whiz Kid at The Underground
http://www.multiupload.com/YQRJHEEQRO

Cookie Crew on UK and US old school hip hop radio

Because of Jamze's comment regarding the Cookie Crew, here is the re-up plus some bonus material :-)

Live from the 2nd UK rap convention in 1985 (Tim Westwood LWR)http://www.multiupload.com/V4QDMWBJSA

Tim Westwood, Capital Rap Session, part 1: http://www.multiupload.com/Y6VM2AOC7S
Tim Westwood, Capital Rap Session, part 2: http://www.multiupload.com/I75QG09S2K

Marley Marl (after 17 minutes) http://www.multiupload.com/D8OMJMDGUD

Mike Allen interviewing RUN DMC and Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart, 22 may 1987

A great Mike Allen show, earlier shared by Irish at the OSHH. Mike is interviewing RUN DMC (with Beastie Boys on tour in Europe), also about the fact that 'there is a lot of hip hop going on in Holland' :-)


First part (47 minutes) http://www.multiupload.com/P1172OKO7W
Second part (46 minutes, starts with interview Run DMC) http://www.multiupload.com/H6DITG1PJM

For all Mike Allen fans: check Simmo's 'Mike Allen Capital Radio' website http://www.mikeallencapitalradio.com

Check also Irish' site:
http://hotasballs.wordpress.com/

http://soundcloud.com/hotasballs

Dotta Rock's Birthday party - The Fantastic 5 and Jazzy 5 with DJ Patty Duke,1980

Nice old school tape with The Fantastic 5 and Jazzy 5 (with DJ Patty Duke) at the T-Connection.
Of course lot's of classic funk tracks but also great to hear: Theodore cutting up Kurtis Blow 'the breaks' (track 6).

Total time: 38 minutes
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/CAWS41EZXG

6th annual Zulu Nation anniversary with Cosmic Force, Sha Rock, Lisa Lee and the L-Brothers

For those who still take time to visite my blog :-)
Total time: 28.27 minutes

Part 1
Listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/94188880420399ae/
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/B4AHX2SXEX

Part 2
Listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/941883978ea615ac/
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/NOCSTPHUKA

Part 3
Listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/94188385c2090a72/
Download http://www.multiupload.com/2Y30IBRILG

Part 4
Listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/941883880631378b/
Download http://www.multiupload.com/96AWMBQ90A

Part 5
Listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/94188392adb4c04f/
Download http://www.multiupload.com/TPD2HXITRD

Part 6
Listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/941883931a10719d/
Download http://www.multiupload.com/YDUR2EM8BV

A list of my live and radio tapes

I generated a txt list of my mp3 old school radio and live tapes. More then 100 GB of goodies and plenty of them can be found and downloaded @ this blog.
Some file names are unknown (then check the folder name for some info) or could be mislabled and some files will appear more then once but if you want to know more about some tape(s) and/or want to swap: let me know.

http://www.multiupload.com/UJGRC1JXMW(major update: 11-07-11)

Some great tapes from Brucie B, Starchild and Kid Capri

Dee Jay Manifest started a great blog with some rare (live) mix tapes. Check http://onestopmusicplace.blogspot.com/

My favorite is this Brucie B tape
Post: http://onestopmusicplace.blogspot.com/2011/06/brucie-b-oldschool-pt2.html
Download: http://www.fileserve.com/file/ennEvXN

Doug E. Fresh live @ Lincoln Projects, The Red Parrot and unknown location (3 tapes)

Had 3 requests in one week in my mailbox regarding Doug E. Fresh tapes. Don't have much time to maintain my blog, but for all the Doug E. Fresh fans, here are 3 tapes:
Check for more, my earlier posts

* Doug E. Fresh, Barry Bee, Chuck A Luck, Sweet Slick And Sly, & Tranquilizing 3, unknown location (43 minutes, .rar file) http://www.multiupload.com/SYDHIV11RM

* Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick, 1985, Live At The Lincoln Projects, NY (8.50 minutes)
http://www.multiupload.com/BQ3KWUS43C

* Doug E. Fresh Live At The Red Parrot 1985 (19.38 minutes)
http://www.multiupload.com/YZWEARHS2S

UK Fresh 1986: 3 hours of UK hip hop history

UK Fresh 86, broadcasted on the Mike Allen Capital Rap Show. 3 hours, including: Just Ice, Grandmaster Flash & Furious 5, Real Roxanne, Busy B, Sir Mixalot, DJ Cheese and Word of Mouth, Mantronix, Captain Rock, World Class Wreckin Crew and many more.
The tape was shared by Ian (big props!)

tape 1
download http://www.multiupload.com/9CY9F2RC1B
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/888011291aced8f6/

tape 2
download http://www.multiupload.com/ZFHZEI2WP3
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/88801109a4f927a1/

tape 3
download http://www.multiupload.com/4FZRCVOE0M
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/88801107a43168c1/

tape 4
download http://www.multiupload.com/LZZ32D93NQ
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/888011220591dd11/

tape 5
download http://www.multiupload.com/EALYQPLWX2
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8880110566d0b7b0/

T-Ski Valley live @ Harlem World M.C. throw down, 1982

Happy birthday to T-Ski Valley! I don't have much live performances from the man but at the end of this post you will find a 6 minute snippet.

For the younger hip hop fans who never heard of him, here is some more info (source: discogs): "Born March 9th, Boogie Down Bronx New, York (pisces) Tski began his musical career at the age of fourteen. It spans from rap, reggae, gospel, to urban jazz. Tski was born in the northeast Bronx, in an area called the Valley. He attended Micheal Angelo J.H.S., I.S.144 in the Bronx, where he played guitar. He graduated and went on to Evander Childs H.S. in the Bronx, where he and a buddy (Disco Prince) formed a group called the Erotic Disco Brothers. In 1978 Tski had joined Kool Herc as an M.C.(Fly Force). Later that year Tski had joined up with A.J & Busy Bee as a D.J. Upon the completion of high school, he went to work with reggae produces Brad Osborne (Clocktower Records) and Sir Coxson Dodd (Studio One Records) in putting together Grand Groove Records. His first recorded release was “Catch The Beat” Tski went on to produce groups such The Just 4 ”Girls Of The World”, Chapter Three M.C.s The. “Real Rockin Groove“.
For those who like to know more: check this interview that Troy did: http://www.thafoundation.com/tski.htm

Here's a 6 minute snippet from the tape 'Harlem World M.C. throw down 1982'. Too bad it ends rather suddenly.

http://www.multiupload.com/1BSGOO3F9E

Early 80's article about breakdance: "DANCE: 'BREAKING' INDOORS", NY Times, 10-06-'81

This is the first article about breakdancing that i came across. It's from The New York Times, October 6, 1981.

DANCE: 'BREAKING' INDOORS

By JACK ANDERSON

GOOD dance can come from anywhere, even from the streets themselves. As proof, there was Saturday night's ''Graffiti Rock'' concert at the Kitchen, a program devoted to breaking, a dance form that has flourished in recent years quite literally on the sidewalks of New York.
Both on the streets and inside theaters, breaking involves two teams, known as crews, who try to outdance each other. A member of one crew gets up and dances, after which someone from the rival crew attempts one-upmanship. And as the event proceeds, choreographic in vention is combined with athletic prowess and a cheeky sense of competition.

The program pitted the Rock Steady Crew against the Swift Kids Crew, each crew consisting of five young men who had adopted what seasoned troupers might call ''stage names'' -such names, for instance, as Crazy Legs, Take One, Frosty Freeze and Ken Ski. Typically, a dancer might begin by standing tall and letting his feet dart back and forth. Suddenly, without preparation, he would fall to the floor, sometimes deftly, sometimes with a thud. Then he would try to hoist himself up again or whirl and swivel about.
There were many variations on flip-flops, shoulder stands and headstands and several dancers could even spin while standing on their heads. If breakers actually do such stuff on pavement, then breaking must require extraordinary stamina. Equally remarkable was the way breaking's structured competitiveness served to channel aggression.
D.J. Spy was disk jockey and Fab 5 Freddy provided ''rapping'' commentary above the records. There were also slide projections of subway graffiti and murals by graffiti artists. Most New Yorkers know lots about graffiti, but many probably don't know much about breaking. Therefore, even though this was not a scholarly presentation, it was a pity that the program notes said nothing about breaking's origins and very little about the dancers themselves.
However, the fact that breaking has moved from the streets into such a center as the Kitchen suggests that it has caught the eye of theatrical choreographers, and just as the waltzes and mazurkas of years past and the disco fads of only yesterday have found their way into ballet and modern dance works, so, perhaps, will breaking, too. In any case, breaking was fun to look at for its own sake.
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For those who, like me are a big fan of the RSC check this vid and tape that i posted before on my blog:

Mantronix live in the Town and Country Club (London, 1987)

Lot's of classic Mantronix hits(re-up)

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/87346620ddb3f496/
download http://www.multiupload.com/BKGWWU0WXW

Some fresh Mr. Magic tapes

The crew from BTF shared some great Mr. Magic tapes from 1986 - 1988

check: http://bustthefacts.blogspot.com/2011/02/mr-magic-1987-1988.html
I think that the 87 tape is from january 1988. Chilly Q is on the one's and two's.

and
http://bustthefacts.blogspot.com/2011/02/mr-magic-radio-show-1986.html

and while you there, also check Stetsasonic Live (1987)! http://bustthefacts.blogspot.com/2011/02/stetsasonic-live-1987.html

Another early 80's article about rap music: "Music Makers: Not What You Say, But How You Say It"

Another early article about rap music, this time from The Associated Press. It's dated August 28, 1981.

Music Makers: Not What You Say, But How You Say It
By YARDENA ARAR


Hey, baby, have you heard? The word is the rap and the rap is the word. It's a party kind of music, a tres hip thing, Any number can play, and you don't have to sing.
All right, it's admittedly a crude effort. But in rap music it's not so much what you say as how you say it, and with the right rapper and a good get-down disco rhythm track, there's a fair chance even Mother Goose could make it to the Top 40 these days.

There are rap records on almost every subject and, apparently, a market for almost every rap. Although rap music -- basically rhymes that are spoken, not sung, over a bare-bones dance beat -- typically is played anywhere people gather to dance, at least one radio station, Cleveland's WDMT-FM, features rap to rev up by every morning in a "Toothbrush Beat" spot.
All 120,000 copies in the first pressing of Kurtis Blow's "Christmas Rap" sold out within a week last December. New York comedian Russ Mason's strings-backed "Prep Rap" ("We don't wear designer jeans. While they fit rather well, they look like hell. We get khakis from L.L. Bean.") earned him a spot on Tom Snyder's "Tomorrow" show.
For the occasion, Mason says he wore an alligator shirt, khaki pants and Topsiders, "but I committed a grave faux pas by wearing socks."
A soap-opera inspired rap, "General Hospi-Tale" by Afternoon Delight, is a popular new entry, Teena Marie's "Square Biz" is a certified hit, and Record World magazine's resident rap authority, Nelson George, says that somewhere in his collection is a "Jewish Rap" by Steve Goodman and the Kosher Five.
And then there are the big commercial successes. "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugar Hill Gang, which was credited with launching the rap rage when it came out two years ago, has sold 2.5 million copies domestically, and untold millions more overseas.
Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks," became the second 12-inch single to be certified gold, after the Donna Summer-Barbara Streisand smash "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)." And rap went white and mainstream in a big way with the 1.4 million-selling, No. 1 Blondie tune, "Rapture," Deborah Harry and Chris Stein's tribute to the form and the black New York-area disc jockeys who developed it by delivering their rhymed patter over instrumental tracks from disco hits.

One of the interesting things about rap music is that it's become a musical meeting ground for two traditional enemies: disco and new wave rock.
Miss Harry, for example, recently released a rap-laced solo album, "KooKoo," produced by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic fame. And Britain's The Clash rapped out socio-political commentary in "The Magnificent Seven" from the "Sandinista" LP.
"This is like street music to them," says Record World's George of the attraction of new-wavers to rap. "If they feel it's genuine black street stuff, they're willing to accept it."
Although accomplished rappers -- mostly DJs who go by such flashy sounding stage names as Kurtis Blow (blow being a slang term for cocaine), Grandmaster Flash and Deejay Hollywood -- make their rapid-fire delivery sound spontaneous, raps require as much if not more work than regular songs.

"You have to get a concept," says the Sugar Hill Gang's Master Gee, an 18-year-old whose given name is Guy O'Brien.
"Then after you get the best possible concept you start forming it into the lyrics which are the rhymes. Then when you have the most possible material and cleverness you apply it to a musical track. You edit, polish up different things with production staff and when push comes to shove you have a record."
O'Brien, who developed his craft working as a mobile disc jockey, was brought together with fellow Gang members Mike Wright (Wonder Mike) and Hank Jackson (Big Bank Hank) by Sylvia and Joe Robinson of Sugar Hill Records, an Englewood-based independent that has become the big name in rap records.
The Robinsons came up with the idea of using not one but all three talented rappers over the instrumental track from the Chic disco hit, "Good Times" for "Rapper's Delight."
"We didn't know each other until the night we made the record," O'Brien says. "We just applied what we learned on the streets."

Rap Attack Show 107.5 WBLS- DJ Chilly Q- August 1988

One of my favorite radio mixes from Chilly Q on the Rap Attack Show @ 107.5 WBLS. Big fun in the big town!

Part 1
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8710042034253199/
download http://www.multiupload.com/6X2OHAVYBQ

Part 2
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8710042341c630d4/
download http://www.multiupload.com/QS6IXZ21Q0

UK pirate radio: old school hip hop mix, 1984

I posted a lot of early 80's UK radio mixes from the collection of DJ Diablo a few months ago. But the next one seems to have escaped my attention while it's a very nice one. So here it goes: lot's of classic hip hop, funk and electro tracks for your listening pleasure.
Click on the 'dj diablo collection' tag for more.

listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/868010725d02a24d/
download: http://www.multiupload.com/EIPH76AM2K

More old school hip hop vids: Electro Rock, Stations of the Elevated and Rock Steady Crew doc

Electro Rock (55:16)
Mike Allen presents the cream of UK Hip Hop from way back in 1985 at the London Hippodrome. The movie features London All Stars, Rock City Crew, Wolverhampton B-Boys (incl. Goldie), Broken Glass, Mastermind Roadshow, Richie Rich, Family Quest, Afrika Bambaata, Dizzy Heights and a whole bunch more.


Rock Steady Crew Documentary: classic footage from the famous breaking crew, made in the early 80's (28 minutes)



Stations of the Elevated (1981): must see for all graffiti fans
download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UI7PHP5Y

Thanx FSMS74 for pointing me to these great vids!

NY Times, 1981: 'Rapping is probably familiar to most New Yorkers as an intrusive noise on the subway or in the park'

Another early article about rap music, this time from the New York Times. It's dated March 13, 1981. A lot has changed in 30 years.

POP: THE SUGAR HILL GANG

By Robert Palmer

RAPPING, a kind of rhythmic versifying with skeletal instrumental or unrecorded accompaniment, began in Harlem, the South Bronx and other black communities in the New York area. A white rock group, Blondie, has carried the rapping style into the national Top 10 with the hit single, ''Rapture,'' but the champion rappers are the Sugar Hill Gang, Grand Master Flash and the Fabulous Five, and other groups that have sold large quantities of records but seldom perform for white audiences.
Rapping moved downtown for a night on Wednesday when the Ritz presented a cavalcade of rappers. The Sugar Hill Gang, whose ''Rapper's Delight'' was one of the first rap hits, headlined the show. The three men who do most of the group's rapping took turns declaiming rhymed couplets and chimed in as a unison chorus on key phrases while a tight band laid down funk rhythms that were heavily accented on the first beat of each measure. The band also accompanied Sequence, three women in glittering costumes whose raps were as fast and funny as those of the men.

Grand Master Flash and an assistant accompanied the Fabulous Five with a virtuoso performance on two turntables; Flash constructed bass and drum parts by repeatedly playing the first few bars of records by Queen & Chic; he created extravagent special effects by stopping records with his hand while they were playing, while they were spinning, a technique that resulted in a regular, percussive skidding sound. ''What you've just beared witness to is seven men and two turntables,'' one of the group's rappers told the predominantly white, enthusiastic crowd. ''Think about it.''

The Funky 4 Plus 1 provided even more food for thought. The group's five rappers chanted in crisp unison and traded phrases in a kind of whiplash call and response. They were able to inject some personality, and some new rhymes and couplets, into what has already become a fairly standardized idiom, and they were as disciplined as a crack drill team. Their lone disk jockey provided minimal accompanyment by repeating bass figures and drum parts from various funk and disco records. Basically, the Funky 4 Plus 1 provide a kind of rhythmic noise. Melody and harmony have no place in their music, which rides on an irrestible dance beat and various cross rhythms.
The evening featured several surprise guests, including Andy Hernandez from Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, who rapped over the instrumental track of his latest recording, the delightful ''Me No Pop I.'' The Coconuts, who are Mr. Hernandez's associates in the group Kid Creole and the Coconuts, also performed a short set of their own and demonstrated conclusively that they are not spectacular dancers.

Rapping is probably familiar to most New Yorkers as an intrusive noise on the subway or in the park - the noise that comes out of blaring cassette players and portable radios. But as the Ritz show demonstrated, rapping has a much broader appeal than one might have anticipated. It's an intriguing test of the performer's verbal ingenuity and rhythmic exactitude, and its fine.

Hot 97 Danceparty, live at Temptations, New Jersey on the 4th of July 1991

Hot 97 danceparty hosted by Fast Freddie Colon. Mostly dance tracks but with plenty of hip house. Y'all get up and dance :-)

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/86654530a114b9d4/

download http://www.multiupload.com/LDKDXM8OX0

Earliest article about rap music? 'Recording the Rap: Jive Talk at the Top of the Charts', The Washington Post, 08-31-80

This blog is all about preservation of old school hip hop culture. Besides radio and live tapes, you find some movies and also a bunch of flyers. I think it's nice to post 1 or more newspaper articles from back in the days too. So in stead of mp3, lot's of text. Please let me know if you find this interesting enough.

The next article is from the Washington Post and it's the oldest one that's about rap music i came across. If someone has an earlier article (not a hit chart or a general piece that only briefly mentions a rap artist), please let me know!

Recording the Rap: Jive Talk at the Top of the Charts
By Leah Y. Latimer

"The rap is hot. It is the newest craze among the 14-to-21-year-olds, the record-buying majority who are putting rap records on the national charts and making money for the nightclub disc-jockeys capitalizing on a bit of New York City party culture. Rap records are big among young adults too, those in the 21-35 age range who bop into the disco on Friday night ready for good music and fast talk.
Rapping started in New York clubs about five years ago when deejays began trying to outdo each other -- while spinning the most popular instrumental tracks -- by talking over them, always in outlandish rhymes that slid off the lips in syllabic precision, always in perfect time to the beat. Now the competition is in the recording studios, where deejays are putting their raps on tape for play on radios and in discos across the country.
Kurtis Blow, a 20-year-old New York nightclub deejay who floats from club to club, is the best rapper around, according to recent sales. "The Breaks," his seven-minute humorous lament about life's ups and downs, is the second 12-inch extended-play disc to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. (The first was the Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand teamup on "Enough Is Enough.")
"The Breaks" rose fast through the black-oriented single charts, hitting No. 1 in Billboard two weeks ago and currently at the top spot in Record World. And more: "The Breaks," on Polygram's Mercury label, is also No. 4 on Billboard's Disco Top 60. It's even bubbling under the Hot 100 at 101. "It's premature to say it's a crossover," Polygram/Mercury Records president Bob Sherwood says, "although it has in Miami and, of all places, San Diego."
Locally, Waxie Maxie reports that in a single week one of its outlets moved about 35 copies of "The Breaks" after its April release. That's the kind of popularity that got Blow booked into the Capital Centre last night, along with another rap group, the Sugarhill Gang.
Not bad -- considering that, according to his publicist at Mercury Reocrds, Blow "is not doing much that any other deejay in the clubs isn't doing." "He's just got that flair," the publicist says of the Harlem native who is also majoring in communications and speech at Brooklyn college.

Guy O'Brien of the Sugarhill Gang outlines the essential elements of a good rap: In addition to a distinct speaking voice, a good beat and some slick verbal gymnastics, O'Brien says, you need: one or more characters; a good, short story line; and lyrics that make the listener sing along and follow the rapper's instructions. "Rapper's Delight," the initial rap single by the three-man Sugarhill Gang, has it all.
Each rapper introduces himself, not forgetting the qualifications that makes him the "baddest brother." Then, once the listener feels like he and the rapper are old friends, the rapper can make the listener do anything:
Now you're feelin' the highs and you're feelin' the lows
The beat starts getting into your toes.
You start popping your fingers and stamping your feet
And moving your body while you're sitting in your seat
And then JAM -- You start doing the freak
I said JAM/Right outa your seat
And then you throw your hands high in the air
You're rocking to the rhythm
Shake your derriere
You're rocking to the beat without a care
With the sure-shot MCs for the affair.
From "Rapper's Delight" -- lyric copyright 1980, Sugarhill Records Ltd.

The first rap record sneaked into stores in September of 1979. Sylvia Robinson, president of Platinum Records, says she realized the commercial profitability of the rap after first hearing a typical New York nightclub "rap session." She recruited three deejays in their teens and early 20s -- Henry Jackson, O'Brien and Michael Wright -- and formed the Sugarhill Gang.
The group took the musical track from a top-10 hit by Chic called "Good Times" and "We threw down most violently on it," Jackson says, meaning that they rapped over the music. But the recording was not ad-libbed: It was carefully scripted, while maintaining the spontaneity of a line at a singles bar. "Rapper's Delight" went triple platinum in less than a year.
Meanwhile, Blow had been trying to convince Mercury Records' Sherwood to record a rap with a theme for the 1979 Christmas season.
"Sugarhill was almost a deterrent," Sherwood said. "I was a doubter, worried about a copycat situation." Bill Haywood, Mercury's vice president for special markets, convinced Sherwood to let Blow record "Christmas Rapping." The 12-inch disc sold 100,000 copies during December -- but sales continued well past the holiday season. It peaked in June with sales of 350,000. Sherwood became a believer.
And the rap is still adding new names to the pop charts. Besides Blow and the Sugarhill Gang, Sequence, Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five are less successful but popular rap groups with their first releases on Platinum Record's Sugarhill Label. Blow Fly, Crash Crew, Zooloo Nation, the Treacherous Three, Fat Back Band and King Tim, III, and Star Child have recorded less well-known rap records on small, independent labels such as Enjoy and Weird World.

"There's a difference between the Sugarhill Gang and other rappers," says "Big Hank" Jackson, 23, of his group. "They are stuck in a trend where they can only be an opening act. But now we have a band and we can sing."
Jackson may have been referring to Blow. At the Capital Centre and at a concert set for Madison Square Garden on Sept. 19, Blow's act involves setting up a disc jockey on stage who plays records on a portable stereo connected to the house sound system. Blow then raps over the pre-recorded instrumental music, looking like the winner in a high school talent show. Studio musicians were used to record "The Breaks."
"It costs as much to break [introduce] a gimmick artist as it does to break a legitimate act," says Sherwood, who points out that Mercury Records is concerned with developing Blow as a "total artist." In the meantime Sherwood is worried that signing other rap artists to record on Mercury might "dilute" Blow's style. He compares it to having two Donna Summers on the same label.
Blow, whose voice is the rich and animated deejay type you hear on the radio (and can never quite imagine belongs to a real person), is widening his repertoire. His next album, to be released at the end of September, will contain a love ballad, a rock rap, a western rap, a typical funk rap and even an inspirational rap.
Sherwood thinks Blow can make it as a singer. "We're very leery of gimmicks," Sherwood says. "Who can tell? Rapping could last for 10 years. On the other hand, we're thinking about a total career situation."
Both Blow and the Sugarhill Gang acknowledge that the rap may be just another passing fad. But for now, there are the money and connections that can help them down other paths. Jackson wants to get advanced degrees in oceanography. O'Brien is interested in producing records. Blow wants to make movies.
"Rapping got us to where we are now, but that doesn't mean we're gonna stay here," Jackson says. The Sugarhill Gang is already trying an artistic detour with its recent release, the 12-inch "Hot, Hot Summer Days." "We sing and then rap for about 16 bars," Jackson says, "and then sing, and then rap some more."
Blow, who studied voice and dance at New York's High School for the Performing Arts, is reluctant to talk about his plans and fears that his ideas may be stolen. "Sugarhill was first and they capitalized on what we originated," Blow says, referring to "Rapper's Delight," which hit the stores three months ahead of his "Christmas Rapping." But, he adds charitably, "at least they opened up the door for me."
They certainly did. Blow's publicist, Ken Reynolds, says, "Do you know all the people out there who are great singers and never get to cut a single? Here Blow is, talking on a groove, and now he's making an album."

3rd hour of the Dutch home mix championships 1983 (finals) on Veronica radio, including a very rare Ben Liebrand Mix

I postend the first 2 hours of this Dutch mixing contest 2 weeks ago. Ton send me the 3rd and last hour today, mad props to him. This last hour contains the voting, so be prepaired for a lot of dutch talking :-) But, at the end (46-55 min) you will hear a live mix by Ben Liebrand. This early work from the Dutch mix master is very rare.

listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/865075896bc63b8f/
download: http://www.multiupload.com/LCYV3ZXIE3

1st and 2nd hour, check: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/2011/01/dutch-home-mix-championships-1983.html

Chief Rocker Busy Bee and Kool DJ AJ, New York At Night @ Harlem World 1981

Classic tape with hip hop legends Busy Bee and DJ AJ. I just love that old school atmosphere. Now wave your hands in the air :-)

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/86497645a3580824/
download http://www.multiupload.com/Q8HA1PKPYH

The King Tech Wake Up Show: freestyles, 5 hours special and more

Wake Up Show Freestyles: http://www.multiupload.com/5FYSS75VEI

part 1 of a 1993 show http://www.multiupload.com/SIQ9MADNJZ
part 2 of a 1993 show http://www.multiupload.com/6P5DRLX3JP

For those who want more: I stumbled upon a great Wake Up Show post, including a 5 hours special with co-host Kool DJ Red Alert: http://forums.undergroundhiphop.com/readpost.asp?Forum=Common&Whichpage=5&QuestionID=2134520

Hank Love & DNA radio show on WNWK, New York 1987

3 great snippets:

22 minutes from a 1987 show (source: http://soundsofdrj.blogspot.com/)
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/8614970748f286e6/

download: http://www.multiupload.com/SZ1JPNMEAG

Shout-outs (source: History of Hip Hop Radio Vol. 1 [NYC 1986-1991])

listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/861496952e76b6a9/

download: http://www.multiupload.com/2OIEFHS93L

'Fight the power' (History of Hip Hop Radio Vol. 1 [NYC 1986-1991])
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/86149697ca8c1645/

download http://www.multiupload.com/C66ZCYXF4W

If someone has some more Hank Love & DNA shows to share: let me know!

Kurtis Blow, Kool DJ AJ, Grandmaster Flash and Davy DMX live at the Apollo, 1985

Broadcasted on WBLS. Kurtis Blow knows how to rock the crowd and is sharing some knowledge about the old school. AJ, Davy DMX and Grandmaster 'no one cuts faster' Flash are mixing lot's of classic tracks.

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8613332787177c45/

download http://www.multiupload.com/7V6K2PLRRD

Zulu party: Lisa Lee, Donald D, Jazzy J, Rahiem, Casanova Fly (aka G.M.Caz) live @ Bronx River, NY 1980 (re-up)

part 1
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/85736827f2ef7bee/

download http://www.multiupload.com/0D1FCAM44E

part 2
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/857368327824f38e/

download http://www.multiupload.com/510OBSAHW3

Some more old school hip hop documentaries

Big Fun in the Big Town (dutch documentary, 1986, with grand master flash and LL Cool J)


HipHop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes



Fat Boys episode of Unsung

Watch the roots of hip hop: 80 Blocks From Tiffany's, A Street History and Scratch

This blog is about old school tapes, but i you want to know more about the history of hip hop, you have to watch these great documentaires.

80 Blocks From Tiffany's (66 minutes)
This 1979 documentary film focuses on gangs of the South Bronx.


A street History - Hip hop Documentary (54 minutes)


Scratch (87 minutes)

A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing.

Dutch home mix championships 1983 (finals) on Veronica radio

Not a post within the scope of this blog. But it's part of dutch mixing history: the 1983 home mix championships (thuismix kampioenschappen). Broadcasted on Veronica radio on 03-06-1983.

First hour: http://ia700400.us.archive.org/34/items/Thuismixkampioenschappen-03-06-1983/Finale-Veronica-Thuismixkampioenschappen-03-06-1983-1e-uur.mp3

Second hour: http://ia700400.us.archive.org/34/items/Thuismixkampioenschappen-03-06-1983/Finale-Veronica-Thuismixkampioenschappen-03-06-1983-2e-uur.mp3

Brings back great memories. Hope you all enjoy it.

Afrika Islam - Zulu Beat Show, 105.9 WHBI - Including a great interview with Crazy Legs, 04-21-83

Part 1 includes an interview with Crazy Legs. CL talks about how he became president of the Rock Steady Crew, the movie Flashdance and Cool Lady Blue. This tape is a re-up. And this time also the 2nd part of the tape where Afrika Islam is cutting up The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun. Lot's of shout outs. Classic!

Part 1
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/85083001ef3af783/
download http://www.multiupload.com/O3HXWKF98Q

Part 2
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/850829971a43ef95/
download http://www.multiupload.com/D0S3BE65DB

Red Alert Show- 98.7 WRKS KISS FM 1992 (re-up)

Red Alert Show- 98.7 WRKS (KISS) FM- 1992 (90:04). originally posted on the essential elements blog (re-up)

Tape A
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/84899193994f7d24/
download http://www.multiupload.com/6DNGJX7K3X

The 808 Is Coming- D-Nice with KRS-ONE
My Melody- Eric B & Rakim
It's My Beat- Sweet Tee
Top Billin'- Audio Two
You Know What Time It Is- Kool Moe Dee
Def Fresh Crew- Roxanne Shante with Biz Markie
AJ Is Cool- Kurtis Blow
???-Lovebug Starski
Shout Outs
St. Ides commercial with Willie D of Geto Boys
Gordy's Groove- Fresh Gordon
Pee Wee's Dance- Joeski Love
???-???
Live Hardcore Worldwide set- BDP
???-Nice & Smooth
Ain't No Half Steppin-Heatwave (partial)

Tape B
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/84899170eaeea50b/
download http://www.multiupload.com/EAF3YDWVG2

St Ides commercial featuring Geto Boys
The Show- Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
King of Rock edit- Run DMC
Roxanne, Roxanne- U.T.F.O.
Roxanne's Revenge- Roxanne Shante
Bite This- Roxanne Shante
Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold- Cold Crush Brothers
The Bridge- MC Shan
South Bronx- BDP

Tape C
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8489918452967dbc/
download http://www.multiupload.com/VV0W5GRLDS

Ego Trippin- Ultramagnetic MCs
Rockin' It- Fearless Four
Do The James- Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud
Eric B Is President- Eric B & Rakim
???-???

The Latin Rascals on Japanese radio: 'Mirage Super Top Wave'

UPDATE: i also added prt 6

http://soundcloud.com/mankids/latin-rascals-radio87

http://soundcloud.com/mankids/super-top-wave-ny-pt8-latinrascals

http://soundcloud.com/mankids/super-top-wave-ny-pt7-latinrascals

http://soundcloud.com/mankids/super-top-wave-ny-pt6-latin-rascals

It was 25 years ago today: Mike Allen Groove Hip Hop Sales Chart 1985 Review (12-27-85)

Part 1
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/84421274466c1e7c/
download http://www.multiupload.com/7PRP7Q6JYC

Part 2
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/844212829bb9090c/
download http://www.multiupload.com/FO87C4VUQ3

Happy Holidays: Harlem World - December 1981 Christmas Rappers Convention

Merry Xmas everybody. A last xmas re-up:

Harlem World - December 1981 Christmas Rappers Convention

Amateur and Semi- Professional Performances http://www.zshare.net/audio/70058850b6987083/

and the Professional Division http://www.zshare.net/download/531270350d42220b/

Happy Holidays: Biz Markie and BDK, live: X-rated rap, including X-mas freestyle

http://www.zshare.net/audio/70057427eab2573b

Happy Holidays: RUN DMC - Christmas In Hollis and a Merry Xmas from Mr. Magic on KISS FM, 1987

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/84280294c6c60b7b/

download http://www.multiupload.com/48BNOFBHMU

Happy Holidays: a holiday advice from the B-Boys at Rap This, NWYU December 1986: stay home and mind your business

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/842264634096d302/

download http://www.multiupload.com/U5WJHK2C1T

Happy Holidays: RUN DMC - Christmas In Hollis, mixed by Marley Marl 1987

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/842509396419a2ad/

download http://www.multiupload.com/5MLDTNNJ7S

Happy Holidays: Merry Xmas from Mr. Magic and a Dana Dane Santa Rap on KISS FM, 1989

listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/842312350315babf/

download: http://www.multiupload.com/B47NYVJYML

Happy Holidays: Chuck Chillout Xmas mix on KISS FM, 1985

Happy Holidays everybody! The last posts of 2010 will contain some classic Christmas and new year (eve) tapes. Most of them are published earlier on this blog.

The first one is one of my favorite xmas mixes, from Chuck Chillout.

Chuck Chillout - Xmas mix on KISS FM, 98.7 WRKS-FM, 1985
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/842273402a129ca3/

download http://www.multiupload.com/9A4ZLUFKP1

WNYU archives with Kool Moe Dee, Afrika Bambaata, and The White Boys

WNYU is sharing some of their classic radio shows, including old school hip hop with Kool Moe Dee, Afrika Bambaata, and The White Boys.
Check: http://wnyu-archives-holiday-countdown.tumblr.com/

UK pirate radio: a bunch of old school hip hop mixes (1984 - 1986), part 6

And even more mixes from the collection of DJ Diablo

Planet Rock Mix
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83994976eb6498c6/
download http://www.multiupload.com/WK0QQO0L2R

Hip Hop On Wax Extra
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8399498582bc7705/
download http://www.multiupload.com/YXWS3A07H0

Everybody Educate&Just Begun Mix
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83994980f913b99e/
download http://www.multiupload.com/TRFX64990F

On The Nile Mix 1985
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83995163f7f59ef9/
download http://www.multiupload.com/3WLBVL6G86

Sanny X - Bambaataa & Family Mix
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83995159eb638d28/
download http://www.multiupload.com/E3O1ONGVB9

Hard Times Mix 1984
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83995170a5918260/
download http://www.multiupload.com/F61B7XBUE8

Grand Wizard Theodore and Mean Gene live on 3rd avenue Ballroom, part two

Another part of this classic tape. Lot's of funky beats.

listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/83583530f171205a/

download http://www.multiupload.com/MT40BS5FYO

If you want to hear more: you can always contact Troy to obtain the full 90 minutes. Check http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/recordings_live.htm for contact info and an overview of his collection.

In the last weeks of this year, i want to share some more tapes from DJ Diablo and some x-mass live/radio tracks (like last year), but that's it for 2010. For those who would like to share some of their own goodies on my blog: drop me an email and make me and other blog visitors happy :-)
email adress: dutch.old.school.fan@gmail.com

Paul Hardcastle 19 WHIZ KID CUT-UP mix

A few weeks ago i uploaded a 2 1/2 minute mix i got from DJ Diablo named 'play that beat 19 mix'. Earlier this week there was a topic started by Ackniculous on the OSHH forum about an ultra rare mix called 'Paul Hardcastle 19 WHIZ KID CUT-UP' and he verified that it is the same track. So for all the UK mix fans who overlooked the earlier upload but always wanted to hear the 19 whiz kid cut-up mix: here it is again:
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82611166bc4d2dbb/
download http://www.multiupload.com/8KKFDP82JX

UK pirate radio: a bunch of old school hip hop mixes (1984 - 1986), part 5

More treasures from the vault of DJ Diablo's!

Big Mouth: It's yours, 1985 (the first 3.30 minutes are just ordinary but the last 4.30 minutes are exceptional! Don't overlook this one!)
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8345661893545dcf/
download http://www.multiupload.com/D18FH90O5X

Buffalo Girls Mix 1984
listen
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8345664800d7f46c/
download http://www.multiupload.com/1890F0LB0L

Body Work Mix 1986
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83456636c8a4d664/
download http://www.multiupload.com/S6KDV4N7FC

Catch The Beat Here Comes That Beat Mix 1984
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8345680430a864d0/
download http://www.multiupload.com/RKOGWCU8GJ

Cutmaster DC Mix 1986
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/83456893c1b15e8c/
download http://www.multiupload.com/51RR23NKPJ

Derek B - If I Ruled The World Mix 1986
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/834569110a9d23f3/
download http://www.multiupload.com/ASPLGXIWGH

Grand Wizard Theodore and Mean Gene live on 3rd avenue Ballroom in 1977, part one

The name and date of this tape says it all: this is hip hop history. Grand Wizard Theodore and his brother Mean Gene are playing some classic breaks like Apache and the Star Wars theme. Also many nursery rhymes. Dated 1977, this tape shows you the DNA of hip hop!

Listen / download:


or:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8337627752b7ec26/

If you want more: please drop a comment :-)

UK pirate radio: a bunch of old school hip hop mixes (1984 - 1986), part 4

More mixes from DJ Diablo's collection!

Captain Rock mix, 1985 http://www.zshare.net/audio/8325573171acdf6f/

Captain Rock live mix, 1984 http://www.zshare.net/audio/83255615c9804f2c/

Whodini Mix, 1984 http://www.zshare.net/audio/832557832e1a11b6/

Whodini Mix, 1986 http://www.zshare.net/audio/83255814e44942bb/

Catch The Beat mix, 1984 http://www.zshare.net/audio/832557980f1f6c78/

Catch The Beat Mix _Kiss FM_ 1986 http://www.zshare.net/audio/832558344cfe6a17/

If I Ruled The World Mix 1986 http://www.zshare.net/audio/832561594f0283dc/

Pleasure Boys Live Mix 1985 http://www.zshare.net/audio/832561535ae4b61c/

BBC radio 'LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT' (1990)

Great documentary with Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and lot's of other legends talking about the birth of hip hop. Many great tracks. Presented by Jeff Young.
Total time: 60 minutes.

listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/832153192c5e7936/

Richie Rich Special Mixes on KISS FM (94.4 FM), 1985-1986 part 3

A third set of Richie Rich mixes from the DJ Diablo collection.
Personal favs: 'give me my money' and 'twilight'. Great stuff!

Get Into The Mix http://www.zshare.net/audio/83126327d4369477/

Give Me My Money Mix http://www.zshare.net/audio/83126460b2b7e615/

King John (Robin Hood) Mix http://www.zshare.net/audio/83126502bd5b56d1/

One For The Treble Mix http://www.zshare.net/audio/83126538e079cd69/

Twilight Mix http://www.zshare.net/audio/831264534f4a73b9/

UK pirate radio dj's: 7 fresh mixes from the collection of DJ Diablo, part 3

More mixes from DJ Diablo's collection.
updated links

DJ Elite - Egyptian Lover Megamix
http://www.multiupload.com/PSFJ73JRC5

DJ Jeeves - Pumpkin Mix 1985
http://www.zshare.net/audio/83030717d6dc5db3/

DJ Jeeves - Tilt Me Mix 1985
http://www.zshare.net/audio/830307093bd38599/

DJ Undercover - Cut It Out Now Nick Mix 1985
http://www.zshare.net/audio/83030411a71c7dac/

DJ Undercover - One Time Mix 1985
http://www.zshare.net/audio/83030776acc2f20a/

DJ Undercover - Shes Looking Like A Hobo Mix
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8303043565213a3e/

DJ Cuttin Mix 1985
http://www.zshare.net/audio/830306816a3dd8b8/

Additional info from DJ Diablo:
DJ Undercover was a DJ that used to send Tim Westwood his mix tapes. Tim Westwood used to play his mixes on LWR.

DJ Jeeves did the drum program on the Pumpkin Mix and it was played by Tim Westwood on LWR (listen at 6mins).

The DJ Elite mix is a mix I downloaded and not from my tapes. There was no/very little swearing on the radio stations in the early-to-mid 1980s.

DJ Roger Johnson was a DJ for Dave Pearce on Radio London.

70 minutes of NY radio mixes including The Latin Rascals

More mixes from DJ Diablo's collection

Tape 1:
download http://www.multiupload.com/TRSWO03I86
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/828094829eed318f/

Tape 2
download http://www.multiupload.com/SB84TA93Z5
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82809479577a9963/

Les 'mix doctor' Adams hip hop mixes on Solar Radio,1985

Two great hip hop mixes from Les Adams

Rock It mix (10 minutes) Update: this is a mix from Alan 'The Judge' Coulthard
download http://www.multiupload.com/DAVV511YDY
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/826822606ccdbff6/

Shaft mix (10 minutes)
download http://www.multiupload.com/XAWQ1PGL5X
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82682264baf4d861/

Props to DJ Diablo for sharing.

Richie Rich Special Mixes on KISS FM (94.4 FM), 1985-1986 part 2

For those who can't get enough of Richie Rich, here is a second set of mixes from the DJ Diablo collection

1985, 30 minutes: http://www.multiupload.com/ZRVCSE3BCA
1985, 13 minutes: http://www.multiupload.com/TZYHQEW88F
1985, 34 minutes: http://www.multiupload.com/IWVKQDHFPG
1986, 42 minutes: http://www.multiupload.com/P1ENX9JE5T

More UK pirate radio: 5 old school hip hop mixes from LWR, Solar Radio and Kiss FM, 1984 - 1985, part two

More mixes from DJ Diablo's collection:

Play that beat funkbox mix from 1984 (updated file) This is a must have for all fans of Globe & Whiz kids 'Play that beat'
download http://www.multiupload.com/UXW40MVPO1
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82647071756bc6b7/

Play That Beat 19 Mix http://www.multiupload.com/8KKFDP82JX

Jam On It Mix 1985
download: http://www.multiupload.com/U0S1GWSLEP
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82611095c78fa903/

Gettin' Money Mix 1985
download http://www.multiupload.com/Y38YRYRWVO
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8261109221e71557/

Max LX Mix 1985 KISS FM
download http://www.multiupload.com/9ZPPZO0VK7
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8261109321e71557/

UK pirate radio: 8 old school electro mixes from LWR, Solar Radio and Kiss FM, part one

A first set of short LWR, Solar and Kiss FM mixes from the DJ Diablo collection.

Captain Rock Mix on LWR
download http://www.multiupload.com/96VQCLVYD3
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/825259564e26bd31/

Barry B - I Want To Take You Home mastermix 1986 on LWR
download http://www.multiupload.com/5IYVKML7T0
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/825259729c22c902/

Catch The Beat Mix (Kiss FM) 1986
download http://www.multiupload.com/0ONI9R95RW
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8252597619ee5dde/

Al-Naafiysh Mix 1985
download http://www.multiupload.com/83A8ZO2RQK
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82525974051d2bdd/

Breaking In Space Mix 1986 (22 minutes)
download http://www.multiupload.com/4DBLUET73E
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/8252603239270c45/

DJ Elite - Egyptian Lover Megamix
download http://www.multiupload.com/J7OSCBC6XC
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/82526169ff4159a9/

Play That Beat Mix 1986 on LWR (21 minutes)
download http://www.multiupload.com/0DBFBBT8YX
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/825261751ec2bcc8/

Breakbeat Mix 1986
download http://www.multiupload.com/9HE8TTTUES
listen http://www.zshare.net/audio/825261734ecd7979/

Props to DJ Diablo for sharing!

Afrika Islam mixes from the Zulu Beatshow, WHBI. Part one

A first set of Afrika Islam mixes from the DJ Diablo collection:

Rockit Mix, live with Fab 5 Freddy
download: http://www.multiupload.com/8FF917XTF3
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/8248781777dfeff2/

For All You Homeboys in Brooklyn Mix
download: http://www.multiupload.com/QYXTV52ITY
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/82487799128300a4/

Breakbeat Mixing (with Jazzy J)
download: http://www.multiupload.com/8FF917XTF3
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/82487810a2a55adf/

Richie Rich Special Mixes on KISS FM (94.4 FM), part 1

A first set of Richie Rich mixes from the DJ Diablo collection:

Al-Naafiysh Mix
download http://www.multiupload.com/O042S03ST3
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/82460474062959a8/

Clear Mix
download: http://www.multiupload.com/J5REH13NSH
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/82460360eb41bf69/

Confusion Mix
download: http://www.multiupload.com/7STJSDP5UB
listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/824602374be8d6b4/

For more info regarding the DJ Diablo collection: check the previous blog post!

DJ Diablo is sharing his collection of NY and UK old school hip hop radio tapes

Once in a while, you feel like hitting a goldmine. Maybe you got that feeling when you first visited my blog :-)
I feld it this weekend when i recieved an email from DJ Diablo: he wants to share his tape collection from 1983 - 1989 on my blog. More then 100 UK and NY radio tapes, from LWR and Solar mixes to Zulu Beat Show material i never heard before.
I'm going to make several posts in the next weeks, so stay tuned!

Grandmaster Flash, The Furious 5, Jimmy D, Kool Kyle & DJ Sinbad @ T-Connection, NY '79 (part 2)

Earlier this week i uploaded a part of the tape 'Grandmaster Flash, The Furious 5, Jimmy D, Kool Kyle & DJ Sinbad @ T-Connection, NY '79'. That part only contained Flash and the Furious 5. In this second snippet (14 minutes) Jimmy D, Kool Kyle and DJ Sinbad also perform.

Download: http://www.multiupload.com/0XYXWBFQCO

Listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/82143787bb23c706/

Some re-ups of classic tapes: King Boys ('83), Tim Westwood ('89) and DJ Red Alert ('85)

King Boys - live in Greenwich Connecticut, 1983
http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/2009/11/king-boys-live-in-greenwich-connecticut.html

Tim Westwood Show on Capital Radio 1989-10-28
http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/2008/12/tim-westwood-show-on-capital-radio-1989.html

DJ Red Alert @ KISS FM oldskool mastermix, 1985
http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/2008/12/dj-red-alert-kiss-fm-oldskool-mastermix.html

If you find some tapes on my blog that need to be re-upped, let me know.

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious 5 @ T-Connection, New York '79 (part 1)

1979, New York: Flash is cutting Good Times, The Furious 5 are on the mic. Talking about hip hop history. This is part one of a great tape that also contains performances of Jimmy D, Kool Kyle and DJ Sinbad. If you want more, let me know!

download: http://www.multiupload.com/OAJVAMJSFR

Listen: http://www.zshare.net/audio/82048336282c6b37/

DJ Red Alert on HOT97 - March 10, 1995

Including:

Promo
All I Need- Method Man w/ Mary J. Blige
???-???
Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless- Lost Boyz
The Most Beautifulest Thing in the World- Keith Murray
All Men are Dogs- Bandit ?
Mad Props- Da Youngstaz

Promo
Born To Live- O.C.
Daaam!- Tha Alkaholiks
Promos
Oh My God- ATCQ
Lyrics To Go- ATCQ
???-???
???- Fu-Schnickens ?
Total Wreck- Bahamadia
Do Whatcha Gotta- Nice & Smooth

This is kind of a re-up. Earlier i linked to a post on the essential elements containing this tape but sadly that blog isn't live anymore.

So here is a direct link to the files.
Part one: http://www.multiupload.com/LQHF9RG69X
Part two: http://www.multiupload.com/ZGHY4TGYDP

Out to Distress Rap Show - TAPE ONE - 30 November 1989

Shared by IRISH CRAIG!

Out to Distress Rap Show - TAPE ONE - 30 November 1989 - SIDE 1 by hotasballs.wordpress.com
Out to Distress Rap Show - TAPE ONE - 30 November 1989 - SIDE 2 by hotasballs.wordpress.com

Thinking about changing the focus of this blog

Till now my focus regarding this blog was on building the biggest collection of old school live and radio tapes on the web. Not sure it can live up to that, but I have the feeling that it’s time to focus on preservation of the current online collection instead of adding new ones.

I think I have uploaded about half of my collection and this blog became a nice time capsule of hip hop history. At this moment the most requests I get regarding uploading tapes are about re-ups or additional shows from Mike Allen, Mr. Magic, etc.. Because my time is limited I think it’s better to preserve the current online collection then to add a 24th Mike Allen tape or 33th Mr Magic tape. Of course there will be reasons to add new tapes, f.e. when someone thinks an essential tape is missing or another collector want to add tapes to this blog. But I will focus my time and energy on ‘maintenance’. By doing that, this blog will not become a ‘file not found’ graveyard and current and new visitors will find more then enough tapes to start a personal collection and, by doing that, preserve a piece of history themselves. Hopefully that also will motivate some to digitize and share personal tape collections. And if that will be the start of a complete ‘mike allen’ or ‘mr magic’ collection, then that would be great! But it’s not a goal that I pursue.

To all regular visitors, especially the ones who have contributed to this blog in any way: if you have an opinion regarding this: feel free to share it in the comment section.

Wyandanch High School Jam (1985) featuring: Biz Markie and Kid Wizard Rakim (re-up)

This is the 2nd part of the famous Wyandanch High School Jam. It's a re-up. Check for more info and the first part, the original post: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/2009/12/wyandanch-high-school-jam-1985.html

http://www.multiupload.com/XWCINLTS7V

Tim Westwood - capital rap show from 1987

A fresh '87 Westwood tape including the world premiere of Just Ice album Kool & Deadly and a human beat box snippet from a rap convention in Amsterdam.
Props to DJ Ginja for sharing!

Tracklist:
1 Just Ice - Freedom Of Speech
2 Antoinette - I Got An Attitude
3 Mikey D & The LA Posse - I Get Rough
4 Stetsasonic - A.F.R.I.C.A.
5 Faze One - Here To Win
6 Just Ice - Booga Bandit Bitch
7 Human Beat Box - Live @ Amsterdam Rap Convention

http://www.zshare.net/audio/812865025c5a2a3a/

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 9-12-86

That's it for today folks. One final Mr. Magic tape (71 minutes): http://www.zshare.net/audio/81045077198c4fcc/

It's magic!

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-31-86, part 6

Last part of this 5-31-86 tape

http://www.zshare.net/audio/810438119b183ced/

Check for other Mr. Magic tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-31-86, part 5

It's sir juice!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81043944d87e24cd/


Check for other Mr. Magic tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-31-86, part 4

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81043535f70ab0fd/


Check for other Mr. Magic tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-31-86, part 3

OMG i think i'm having a rap attack

RIP MR MAGIC!
http://www.zshare.net/audio/810439852668e34c/


Check for other Mr. Magic tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS, 5-31-86 part 2

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/8104310896f3e65c/

Check for other Mr. Magic tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-31-86, part 1

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81043083a64b555a/

Check for other Mr. Magic tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 3-28-86,part 3

http://www.zshare.net/audio/8103660849042ff6/
RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 3-28-86,part 2

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81036393e97283e4/

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 3-28-86,part 1

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81036341c98d745b/

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 11-29-85 pt.2

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81035967e68dcd08/

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 11-29-85 pt.1

http://www.zshare.net/audio/81035561f60f1d9c/

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-29-85 Pt.2

http://www.zshare.net/audio/8103539605736ac5/

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

One year later, remembering Mr. Magic: Mr Magic and Marley Marl - WBLS 5-29-85 Pt.1

Part one: http://www.zshare.net/audio/8103525038c2ca07/

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

Mr. Magic died one year ago: don't forget your hip hop history

Mr. Magic died one year ago. A good reason to listen to some of his radio shows. I think i uploaded most of my tapes, but will check if i can find something fresh. Check the Mr. Magic label for the online tapes.

RIP MR MAGIC!

http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/mr%20magic

Eric B & Rakim, LL Cool J and Public Enemy Live in Amsterdam, 1987

DJ Kid sent me some photos he shot during The Def Jam concert in Glasgow. I don't have a tape from that concert, but the show in Amsterdam was also great. It was broadcasted by VPRO, a Dutch radio station and you can find it on several blogs. But for those who don't have it already:

http://www.multiupload.com/4FA3RL9CER

New Music Seminar MC & DJ Battle 1988

Hosted by Mike Allen and Lady B. Too bad that there are so many technical problems during this show. Battle starts with D-Nasty versus All-Star Fresh, a dutch DJ.

Intro
All-Star Fresh Vs. D-Nasty
Kane Vs. Bango
Battlecat Vs. Cutmaster Swift/
Eazy T Vs. Paul Ever Fresh
Jonny Vee Vs. Johnny Juice
Malik O Love Vs. King Sun
M Rock Vs. Miz
Mr. X Vs. Mikey D
Pogo Vs. Richie Rich
Devastator Vs. Raven T
Melle Mel Performs
Ronan Vs. Serch

http://www.multiupload.com/7L8RRBUWM7

Mike Allen - National Fresh, September 1986

Here is a 46 minute tape of a Nation Fresh show from september 1986. Shared by richiek some years ago on the OSHH.
It's editted (no chuck chill) but the boss still sounds freshhh.

http://www.multiupload.com/FY8WDQLQN5

New Music Seminar MC & DJ Battle, 1987

Now and then, i get emails from tape collectors who came across memory man's house of tape post, but where too late: all they found where dead links. JB send me an email: he was in time to download the stack but his harddisk crashed recently.
Luckily i have copies on 3 hard disks :-)
So, here is the famous battle tape. It contains:

Intro
Mr. Mixx Vs. Vandy C.
Melle Mel Vs. MC Breeze
Cutmaster D.C. Vs. Joe Cooley
Grandmaster Caz Vs. Bango
Mixmaster Ice Vs. Easy G.
King Sun Vs. Disco C.
Cash Money Vs. Jazzy Joyce
Grandmaster Caz Vs. Melle Mel
Mr. Mixx Vs. Joe Cooley
Cash Money Vs. Easy G
Melle Mel Vs. King Sun Vs. Caz
Cash Money Vs. Joe Cooley

http://www.multiupload.com/IA13IXPSGG

Afrika Bambaataa live at Penrods Fort lauderdale, 10-2-82

Classic live elektro by Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force. Including 'planet rock'!
http://www.multiupload.com/1RDYN96AKO

Source: www.oldschoolhiphop.com

Dr. Dre Roadium Swap Meet Mix Tape: F.T.P. (re-up)

This is a re-up. Check the 'roadium' tag for other roadium mix tapes on this blog.

Side a: http://www.zshare.net/audio/803958580dffa861/
Side b: http://www.zshare.net/audio/735629646e6b067f/

World Famous Supreme Team featuring Dr Rock and the Force MC's, WHBI, June 1982 (re-up)

Classic radio show from the World Famous Supreme Team (re-up).
http://www.zshare.net/audio/80394277d655043d/

Kool DJ Red Alert, KISS FM, 1984

A second show from Red Alert this week. This tape is also from 1984. Lot's of classic hip hop tracks. Enjoy!

http://www.multiupload.com/ZQBHOVEPEM

DJ Red Alert On 98.7 KISS FM, show dated 12-29-1984

Another classic radio show from DJ Red Alert on KISS FM, dated 12-29-1984. Found this one on a house(!) website. Here is the original link:
http://www.house-mixes.com/mixes/playmix/26452/play.aspx
And a link to zshare: http://www.zshare.net/audio/8010183436cc8f3d/

Props to Peter Colon for uploading this tape on house-mixes.com.

Playlist:
01] Jonzun Crew f\ Michael Jonzun - Lovin' – Tommyboy (USA) [1984]
02] New Edition – Mr. Telephone Man – MCA (USA) [1984]
03] Fresh 3 M.C.'s - Have Your Heart – Profile (USA) [1984]
04] Fat Boys – Can You Feel It – Sutra (USA) [1984]
05] L.L. Cool J – I Need A Beat (Vocal Mix) - Def Jam Recordings (USA) [1984]
06] Cold Crush Brothers - Fresh, Wild, Fly And Bold - Tuff City (USA) [1984]
07] The Furious Five - Step Off – Sugarhill (USA) [1984]
08] Fat Boys – The Place to Be – Sutra (USA) [1984]
09] Kurtis Blow – AJ Scratch – Mercury (USA) [1984]
09A] Whodini – Friends (Instrumental) – Jive (USA) [1984]
09B] Kurtis Blow – 8 Million Stories – Mercury (USA) [1984]
09C] Fat Boys – The Fat Boys – Sutra (USA) [1984]
10] Donald D - Don's Groove – Elektra (USA) [1984]
11] Crash Crew - 2-4-6-8 / Here We Are – Sugarhill (USA) [1985]
12] Lovebug Starski – Starski Live At The Fever (Part 2) – Fever (USA) [1984]
13] Captain Rock – Cosmic Blast – NIA (USA) [1984]
14] Divine Sounds - Do Or Die Bed Sty – Specific (USA) [1984]

Rappers Delight Show on WZAK 93 FM with MC Chill

Not sure if this is from one show or a compilation, but it sounds freshhhh..
Anybody out there who has more of this radioshow and want to share some?

http://www.zshare.net/audio/8002804004569658/

The L Brothers live at 123 Park, 1979

This is old school for real! So don't mind the static and enjoy this great tape that was shared by Memoryman.
The L Brothers (also known as the 'Love Brothers'), where formed by 3 brothers Livingston: DJ Mean Gene, DJ Cordio and DJ Grand Wizard Theodore Livingston, together with MC Smiley, Master Rob, the Original Kevie Kev and Busy Bee Starski. In 1979 they changed their name in The Fantastic Five.

The Latin Rascals - Big Apple Production Vol. 2, 1984

Classic mix from The Latin Rascals (re-up). Released in 1984. Tracklist includes:

Davy DMX - One For The Treble (Fresh)
Kurtis Blow - The Breaks
Cheryl Lynn - Encore
Art Of Noise, The - Beatbox Diversion 10
Malcolm McLaren - Hobo (Scratch)
CD III - Get Tough
Herbie Hancock - Rock-It
Malcolm McLaren - Buffalo Gals
Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Looking For The Perfect Beat
G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid - Play That Beat Mr. DJ
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Bebop
Sharon Redd - Beat The Street
Bell & James - Livin' It Up (Friday Night)
Trammps, The - Disco
Julius Brown - Party
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Break Machine - Street Dance
Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
C-Bank - One More Shot
John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real
Hashim - Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
Addams Family Theme
Loleatta Holloway - Crash Goes Love
Eddie B. & Oscar T. - Where's The Beef?

Mike Allen on Capital Radio with Army Frontline Chart and Chuck Chill Juice Report, Saturday 26th July 1986

A great Mike Allen show, broadcasted between 8 and 10 pm on 26th July 1986. This tape was shared by Simmo on the OSHH forum and contains the Army Frontline Chart and a Chuck Chill Juice Report.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/797547277868e45c/

THE KINGS OF THE TAPE EDIT - 3 hour special with The Latin Rascals, Chep Nunez and Aldo Marin

This show from Buschfunk (German radio) was broadcasted on the 25th of december 2002 and is dedicated to the 'kings of tape edit' of the (earlie) 80's. Check the playlist below.

1) latin rascals mixes [tape recordings out of the early 80's]

2) rochelle - my magic man (machine gun dub by charlie d. & jose *chep* nunez) [warner, 1985]
3) goon squad - eight arms to hold you (dub) (arthur baker) [epic, 1985]
4) nocera - let's go (let's dub by the latin rascals) [sleeping bag, 1987]
5) mantronix megamix by omar santana [musical madness, ten records, 1986]
6) robbie nevil - just like you (rascal beats) [emi, 1991]
7) utfo - wanna rock (omar's dub) [select records, 1989]
8) stetsasonic - talkin all that jazz (omar santana's dub) [tommy boy records, 1998]
9) arthur baker - breaker's revenge (dub mix by the latin rascals) [atlantic, 1984]
10) goon squad - powerdrill (dub) (arthur baker) [epic, 1985]
11) johnny o. - highways of your love (tony garcia's + omar santana's masterpiece) [micmag]
12) sa-fire - let me the dub (aldo marin, the latin rascals) [cutting records cr-212, 1987]
13) todd terry - just wanna dance (edited by chep nunez) [sleeping bag, 1988]
14) edmond - taught me (hard dub edited by chep nunez) [sleeping bag, 1989]
15) nitro deluxe - transform to cybotron (aldo marin) [cutting records cr-208, 1987]
16) skywalker's bass waves mega mixes - mega mix 1 (chep nunez) [luke skywalker records]
17) t. la rock - back to burn (instrumental) (chep nunez edit) [fresh, 1986]
18) t. la rock - breaking bells (omar santana edit) [fresh, 1986]
19) mantronix - bassline (chep nunez edits) [sleeping bag, 1986]
20) mantronix - hard core hip hop (chep nunez edits) [fresh, 1986]
21) mantronix - king of the beats (chep nunez edits) [capitol, 1988]
22) 3-D - tommy boy megamix (brooklyn mix) [tommy boy, 1985]
23) pet shop boys - opportunities (latin rascals edits) [disco, 1986]

Listen / download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/79250319a174cc8d/

Download: http://hotfile.com/dl/61484104/af1a363/KingsOfEdit_mix_special_on_german_radio.mp3.html

THE KINGS OF THE TAPE EDIT - The Latin Rascals Special (85 minutes)

The German Radioshow Buschfunk made some great NY radio specials. The next tape is all about the Latin Rascals. It was broadcasted on the 5th of december 2007. Most material will sound familiar if you listened to other Rascal tapes on this blog.

Rock Steady Crew at Danceteria, 1982

It's a bit strange to listen to a tape where the Rock Steady performs. But still, you can hear (and feel) hip hop history on this snippet when Frosty Freeze, Crazy Legs, Take One and Ken Swift are asked to come to the stage. It's part of a tape where they perform with Kevie Kev, Whipper Whip and D.J. Theodore in Danceteria, 1982.



For Rock Steady fans who want to obtain the whole tape, contact Troy: http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/recordings_live.htm

Tim Westwood on LWR radio, 1984

An early Westwood tape. Shared some years ago on def-momentum but too bad, that website is no longer online. Nice show with lots of old school classics (don't let the hick up in the first few seconds scare you off)


BTW, I'm experimenting with new tools to share files. Zshare was my favorite because with 1 click you could listen to the mp3 file, but the type of ads become more and more annyoing. Multiupload makes it possible to share files by more then 1 website but it takes a long time to upload.
This time i use fairtilizer. Let me know what you think about it.

NYC Spinmasters and Afrika Islam KDAY 1580 mix

Another hard to find KDAY mix. This time from the NYC Spinmasters and Afrika Islam. It was shared by Blinddog. He has more tapes, waiting to be digitalized, so maybe one day more will follow.
There is some background noice from another radio station, but still: a great catch!

Any blog visitor who has KDAY hip hop mix from the 80's to share: please drop me an email!

http://www.multiupload.com/LQ86BFHNPE

Cold Crush vs Fantastic 5 at the Harlem World 1981 (remastered)

Because tonight is the Cold Crush Brothers 32nd Anniversary Concert, here is another CCB tape: the legendary battle agains the Fantastic 5. It is remastered and starts with an introduction by Charlie Chase:
http://www.multiupload.com/RTIE2HE2ZW

Check for other Cold Crush tapes on this blog:
http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/cold%20crush%20brothers

Afrika Islam Zulu Beat Show on WHBI, 1983

This show starts with a shout out to Red Alert. Lot's of electro classics on this 36 minutes tape.

http://www.multiupload.com/EHZ0W0S99E

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 4 MC’s – Live At Audubon Ballroom 1978 (Full tape)

The first part of this classic tape can be found on several websites, including my blog. 'A north country bhoy' posted the full tape on his blog today. Don't miss it!

http://anorthcountrybhoy.wordpress.com/2010/07/28/grandmaster-flash-the-furious-4-mcs-live-at-audubon-ballroom-1978/

Check for all my uploaded grandmaster flash tapes: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/grandmaster%20flash

DJ Red Alert on KISS FM, January 1985

Great show including tracks from LL Cool J, Roxanne Shante and Mantronix.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7845638746846263/

Thanks to Johnnie Freeze for sharing this tape on DJH.

Check for an overview of all the Red Alert tapes on my blog: http://old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com/search/label/red%20alert

Mr Magic Rap Attack on WBLS, 1986

It has been a while since i uploaded a Mr Magic tape. The next one contains some nice jingles and shout outs. It seems that this show was also broadcasted by the BBC.
Marley Marl has the mixing gloves on. Including tracks from Eric B & Rakim and LL Cool J. Total time: 28 minutes

This tape has a great vibe. The magic is here!
http://www.zshare.net/audio/78394917a70175cd/

DJ Pete Rock In Control @ WBLS, may 20th 1989

Play it loud :-)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7835267730c1b904/

Red Alert Show with DJ Sammy B (Jungle Brothers) on KISS FM, 1988

DJ Ginja asked me if i had some tapes from Sammy B on KISS FM. The only ones i have are from the famous New York Radio Show Collection that the Supreme Unknown shared. I had some links to his blog, but the blog seems to be gone. So here are some fresh uploads:

Red Alert Show- 98.7 WRKS (KISS) FM- Sammy B - June 1988
http://www.zshare.net/audio/781155151d5b6622/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/781151408a389ac3/

Red Alert Show- 98.7 WRKS (KISS) FM- DJ Sammy B - August 1988
http://www.zshare.net/audio/78116945ff26eebd/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/78116146c78d0b03/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/78116145c78d0b03/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/78116813a8b5c0e0/

And another show from August 1988
http://www.zshare.net/audio/781171101bb14397/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/7811690342b3031e/
http://www.zshare.net/audio/781175897b3ca1d8/

Capital Rap Session: The Cookie Crew (1989)

DJ Ginja is sharing two snippets from a 1989 Capital Rap Session with the Cookie Crew

Part 1: http://www.zshare.net/download/78073467a6af04a3/

Part 2: http://www.zshare.net/download/7807345287d7bf8a/

Thanx for sharing Ginja!