"In 90, Takin' Shorts Is Behind Me!" - @llcoolj rockin' The Shirt Kings Sweatshirt
DJ Step One over at "Only Built For Z-Share Links" has up loaded a stuuuuupid rare snippet of Famous Radio DJ/member of Donald D's 1st Group "The BBoys" Chuck Chillout's birthday party from 1990 at The Fever or The Tunnel. This section has LL performing 'To Da Break Of Dawn' live over Keni Burke's 'Rising To The Top' and a possible Un-released "Is She Rockin'" DAT track over Amen Brothers break. The The show also features Stetsasonic, Run DMC, Big Daddy Kane. LL's DJ is "Phillpot" the second Cut Creator . DJ Step One: LL Cool J live at Chuck Chillout's birthday party (Mama Said Knock You Out 1990) Rare Download!!! Here
Check out The Kool Skool's Interview with Dr Butcher: here
"[LL Cool J’s DJ] the ORIGINAL Cut Creator, not the imposter! Just so happened that the original Cut Creator’s name was Phil and the LL Cool J imposter was named Philpot. So when LL says Cut Creator Philly Phil he is actually referring to the original, but due to professional differences they parted ways and the then road manager Philpot took over as the "new Cut Creator." - Dr. Butcher
36th Anniversary of the Universal Zulu Nation Come and Party with Hip-Hop's 1st Family Peace, Love, Unity & Having Fun
Interview with Lord Yoda X of the Zulu Nation Supreme Council, Crash Crew member, Hip-Hop Elder and Radio DJ
Interview with Community Leader, and member of Universal Zulu Nation, Blackwatch & X-Clan from excellent blog by Community Film Maker Carlos In DC He breaks down the history of the Zulus, the Mis-appropriation of Hip-Hop Culture, Gang Violence and Unity through Hip-Hop. "Get off your ass and get out there with the people! Show some love!"
Solo recording artist and ex-B.D.P member D-Nice a.k.a. "the Human TR808" has been really active, not only is he still a giging DJ, but a photographer and film maker. He has made several short films about Hip-Hop Pioneers like Dana Dane on the making his hit "Nightmares", Blackwatch member/Tuff City recording artist YZ, MC Producer Kwame and Cold Chiller Masta Ace amongst others.
The most recent features Joe Ski Love discussing his career, and how he ended up on Old-school hip-hop label Vintertainment owned by Vincent Davis, and his take on modern Hip Hop. He comes across very positively, and I have to agree with him on the Souljaboy/Ice-T escapade, I'm not a fan of S.Boy, but Hip Hop is a youth movement and they should be given some air too.
The Pee Wee dance was one of many dance based songs of the mid to late 80's, (for example the Fila by a young Steady B), and the video can be seen in my recent "They Made A Video For That" blog. I first heard it again in the mid 90's on a DJ Riz mixtape where he cut it into Steady B "Bring That Beat Back". I managed to hunt the 12" down, where it became a sure fire Kool Skool Radio Show classic.
Vintertainments first release was by The BBoys and their hit Rock The House, one half of the group was the Zulu Nations Donald D, who along with Afrika Islam was one of the first Hip Hop shows on the radio in New York, a member of the Asallam Brothers, and Ice-T's Syndicate member.
The B-Boys
Donald D (Right) & Brother B (Left)
photo courtesy of Donald D
D-Nice They Call Me D-Nice
The first solo D-Nice record I ever heard and it was a mixtape banger back then, check out the Chico piece in the beginning. Also check this for some jokes "I go to work M"*^%$@r".
D-Nice - Glory
From the Civil War film Glory (featuring Samuel Jackson & Denzel Washington), about African American soldiers known by the so-called Native Americans as Buffalo Soldiers. Bob Marley wrote a song about them called Buffalo Soldiers . African American's were promised freedom from slavery, 40 Acres of their own land each, and a mule to plough the land if they joined the Union Army. But the promise was never fulfilled, and the voting rights they were given in the 18th Century were revoked until the late 1960's. Edutainment songs like this were very important in engaging young people in history and knowledge of self and others back then.
D-Nice - Crumbs On The Table
"Are you a DJ well get on it!" Never saw this video before... Here in the UK I say that in the Hip Hop scene we are all fighting for crumbs under the table. "I hope you're feelin' alright..."
Stop the Violence Movement - Self Destruction
Don't really need to say to much about this really, probably the best posse cut ever, KRS One, MC Lyte, Kool Moe Dee, Stetsasonic (or Just Say Stet), Doug E. Fresh(shwing), Just-Ice, Heavy D, P.E. and others.
BBoy Records have recently re-issued these DJ Scott Rock La Rock produced jems if you missed them!
