GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM 3 - THE PHOENIX PROGRAM by DRASAR MONUMENTAL & MF GRIMM (Pre-Order Details & Snippet)
The epic conclusion to one of the most ground-breaking
and talked about album trilogies, GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM 3,-THE PHOENIX
PROGRAM by DRASAR MONUMENTAL and MF GRIMM highlights the social and
economic unrest of a generation. This third release has crafted a
battlefield opus that is jammed packed with digital MC dominance,
international intrigue, and historical framework marred by political
rhetoric…
Using a brush dipped in the styles of Oliver Stone and Akira Kurosawa,
this lyrical masterstroke paints a world that ascribes a conscious sense
of realism and foreboding, sending a tidal wave of darkness and truth
that all must reckon with…
The deadly duo of innovative producer DRASAR MONUMENTAL and
award-winning writer MF GRIMM presents the final act of one of the most
ambitious undertaking in music history…One that will be talked about for
years to come… More info HERE - http://vendettavinylvietnam.comhttp://vendettavinylvietnam.com
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*LIMITED EDITION (500 PIECES).
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TRACKLIST- SIDE A.
1.”BIRTH OF VIOLENCE”.
2.”RHYMES AGAINST HUMANITY”.
3.”SONG OF THE WINTER SOLDIER”.
4.ECONOMICS”.
5.”ONE BULLET AWAY,TWO STEPS FROM HOME”.
6.”APOCALYPSE NOW”.
7.”DUST TO DUST”. SIDE B. 8.”MORAL COMPASS” – (FIST OF THE NORTHSTAR).
9.”A GENTLEMEN NEVER KISSINGER AND TELL”.
10.”GLACIERS OF ICEX”.
11.”FAMILY JEWELS”.
12.”PATSY” (BEST OF THE WORST, FIRST OF THE LAST).
13.”FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO LABEL US”.
14.”HANDS UP TO HEAVEN, FEET FIRM IN HELL”.
15.”HARMONICS”.
16.”CHAIN LETTER”. If this six minute sampler for GMV3 doesn’t make the suckers run for cover, I don’t know what will…TAKE A LISTEN!!! SNIPPET DOWNLOAD….
King Sun - Mythological Rapper, 5%er, Zulu King, Battle Rapper & Hip-Hop Originator
(Rare Tracks & Interviews)
Although the Bronx was responsible for the 70's Foundation Park Jams, in the late 1980's Queens Hip-Hop artists seemed to seemed to be dominating a size-able chunk of the Hip-Hop landscape. Countering this was a slew of Boogie Down Bronxters like T-La Rock, B-Boy Records - B.D.P. (Boogie Down Productions), Dark Tall & Handsome, The Almighty Kay Gee (The Cold Crush Brothers), some came from original Zulu Nation member Jazzy J's Strong City imprint Bizzy B,Ultimate Force (Diamond D's 1st group) Freddy Foxx, and an artist called King Sun.
King Sun - D. Moët
Zakia Records era Press Shot
King Sun alongside his DJ D. Moët, was put on by Brooklyn super star DJ Cutmaster D.C., and got the duo signed to Zakia Records, the same label that signed Eric B & Rakim. King Sun - D. Moët's single Hey Love was a slowed down electro Cutmaster D.C. production and lyric heavy Mythological Rapper cemented their signing to major London based record label Profile, then home to Run DMC, Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, Special Ed, Sweet Tee, Dana Dane and several others.
Hip-Hop's In The House - Cut Master DC, Just-Ice, Dj Mix Master Ice (U.T.F.O.), Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Dave Funkenklein, Steady B, D-Moet, King Sun, & others circa ’90 from here
King Sun D Moët - Mythological Rapper
The Original Gods on the Mic: Rakim Allah, King Sun Born & foundation Italian B-Boy NextOne at The Zulu Nation Anniversary
King Sun XL Album (1989)
King Sun's 1st album on Profile XL featured Hey Love and several B-Boy classics, with King Sun Born kicking 5% knowledge and battle raps over production by Sun himself, The Hollywood Impact,The DJ Mark The 45 Kingand the support of a major label gained him new underground attention.
King Sun - On The Club Tip (Video)
Repping the 5% Nation in the Club
King Sun XL Album back
King Sun talks about the late X-Clan Member Professor X & early touring days
King Sun, DJ King Shameek & Def Jam/Rush Management CEO Russell Simmons
King Sun & The Hollywood Impact
King Sun recorded much of his music in New Jersey with New Jersey based super crew The Hollywood Impact which featured Producers, DJs & Dancers - Style, Dj King Shameek, Twin Hype, Brian Stroh, Tiny Rock, Just 2, Choice Brothers from the back of the Twin Hype 12" Do It To The Crowd also onProfile. Twin Hype feat. DJ King Shameek - For Those Who Like To Groove King Sun Cameo & DJ King Shameek cutting the f**k up!
King Sun's 2nd Album Righteous But Ruthless (1990)
King Sun's 2nd Album Righteous But Ruthless came out in 1990 in the centre of the Conscious Afrocentric Hip-Hop era, and is one of the strongest albums of that movement, and stood up along side groups like Public Enemy, X-Clan, Tragedy, Def Jef, Boogie Down Productions, Paris, Brand Nubian, YZ, Two Kings and A Cypher, and Poor Righteous Teachers. The album had solid production courtesy of super producer Tony D & New Jersey based crew The Hollywood Impact and production & ill cuts by Dj King Shameek. The album is much more knowledge led than XL, with Sun taking heads with lyrical swords, still with his unique story telling, repping New York to the hilt, battling wack MC's draped in 5% Wisdom. Poor Righteous Teachers feature as guests on the track The Gods Are Taking Heads, unusual in that time as "guest spots" were rare back then.
King Sun - Be Black
King Sun pumping Afrocentric teaching and bringing it to the many MC's and Hip-Hoppers who jumped over night onto the Conscious band wagon as a fashion, with his song Be Black, which is not unlike the 1960's commentary in Gil Scott Heron's song Brother.
King Sun Big Shots (Funk Master Flex Remix) An excellent example of King Sun's story telling rap style about the rise and fall of a New York Drug Lord remixed by then A&R DJ Funk Master Flex
After his second album he parted ways with Profile Records, but recorded several songs like the DJ Jazzy J produced Mr. Policeman, and recorded the Strictly Ghetto E.P. for Cold Chillin' Records in 1994. Unfortunately by that time the rot had set in at the once legendary label and it was not well promoted, Gza, then known as The Genius, Tragedy, Grand Daddy I.U. and many of the later Juice Crew members also suffered career woes at the label.
King Sun - Mr Policeman (rare demo tape)
King Sun Iron Hand Clan Interview
Discusses his association to original Wu-Tang members Rza - Prince Rakeem, Gza - Genius & Old Dirty Bastard - A-Son in Iron Hand Clan.
King Sun - Once Upon A Time (Cold Chillin' 1994)
From the Strictly Ghetto E.P. Not only a monster with the bars but physically a massive dude and well known for not shy to get it on, Sun has has had his fair share of beefs. As the story goes, King Sun, post-Profile was shopping demos to get a new deal. Ice Cube then Ceo of his Lench Mob Records received a Demo that from King Sun. In 1992, Ice Cube released Wicked, which King Sun believed was a bite of his Wicked hook from his Demo. The stories of King Sun trying to get at a Cube show in New York are legendary, and ended up on his the Ice Cube Diss - Suck No Dick. Cypress Hill also mentioned that episode in their No Rest For The Wicked Ice Cube Diss which was countered by Ice Cube and Westside Connection's Cypress Hill DissKing of the Hill.
Beef to the back, East Coast West Coast Unity Bobby Brown?, friend, WC (Westside Connection), King Sun & Ma$e?
King Sun (Sun Dullah)& DJ Doo Wop - New York Love (All Eyez On Sun) [2PAC DISS]
The East Coast/West Coast Beef brought King Sun with the heat and recorded 2 early dis records, but like fellow Bronx MC Tim Dog, who dissed N.W.A. DJ Quik and others, its all in Rap and has spent a lot of time on the "Left Coast".
King Sun on his dissing of 2Pac:"Ok, I was the first to respond with a diss record towards Tupac when he first dissed Tribe Called Quest at the Source Awards in '94. Since Tupac appeared on "California" wit Dre, I felt the need to respond wit "Califony" and derived the hook from the Die Hard movie when Bruce Willis was a cop from NY and had beef in Cali. Every time he killed an adversary his reply was "Yippie Kay Ya Mother Fucker."
The beat was produced by DJ Mark the 45 King and was cut up by Funk Master Flex in D&D Studios in Midtown Manhattan. Shout outs to Doug and Dave. I then allowed Doo Wop to put the song on his mixtape to generate a buzz. Tupac and I discussed the dis song after having Ice-T play it for Pac. We laughed together over the phone and Pac new it was nothing personal, but I had to rep NY to the fullest. Shout outs to Ice-T, who's like my older cousin from the Left Coast who has always held me down, to WC Crazy Toons, DJ Aladdin, DJ Pooh, Evil E and Hen G and Shawny Shawn.
Rest in peace Pac. Our love goes out to Mrs. Shakur. Tell BIG I said "Hold some equality for me and Lady Heron and be at the door with Jesus so we can get in!"
"Doo Wop played his record with King Sun on his critically acclaimed Summer Jam '96 mixtape. Doo Wop also goes at 2Pac & The Dogg Pound at the end of the tape. Notice how the mixtape only features East Coast artists. This was around the time of Hit' Em Up. According to DJ King Shameek, King Sun had also recorded another diss record titled "Don't Know How To A.C.T." directed at Westside Connection" - From CroatianRapper youtube
King Sun - Don't Know How To A.C.T. (2Pac/Westside Connection diss)
Sun goes in breaking down the So-Called "East Coast/West Coast Beef"
In the late 1990's Sun dropped several singles one with with Ice-T, and the others that ended up becoming the Say No More album in 1999, on his own Black Claw label. The album featured production from Louis Vega and cuts from DJ King Shameek.
King Sun - Spittin Fire Cuts by DJ King Shameek
King Sun - Funk Flex Freestyle from Funk Master Flex 60 Mins of Funk 3
Zulu Nation - Rock Steady Melle Mel, Busy Bee, King Sun, Kool Herc, Q-Unique, Crazy Legs and others King Sun is a regular at the Annual Zulu Nation Anniversary Jams in New York, and is always down to battle!
KRS & KING SUN @ ZULU NATION ANNIVERSARY 2003
BATTLE: King Sun & D.A. Smart VS Omar & Hazardous at the Zulu Nation 20th Anniversary 1994 http://90erhiphop.de King Sun Speaks Wisdom at Urban Underground
Mear One L.A. Mural King Interview on The Alex Jones Show
Anyone who has been to L.A., or knows anything about L.A. Graffiti should know about Mear, in the early 90's Mear, Hex, Slick and several others had the scene on lock!
MEAR ONE began his career in 1986 as a graffiti artist living in Los Angeles. MEAR ONE has been labeled as "The Michelangelo of Graffiti" and "The Salvador Dali of Hip-Hop." He is considered by many to be Los Angeles' most prolific graffiti artist because of the way he revolutionized graffiti with his fine-art realism, breaking out of traditional 2D letter forms, and using perspective to develop complex characters with dynamic backgrounds in epic scale. By the early 1990's, he had established a large fan base through his notorious work on the streets, underground hip-hop album covers featuring his iconic imagery, and his involvement in pioneering early street wear clothing and graffiti culture. In 1993, MEAR was the first graffiti artists from Los Angeles to travel to Tokyo and paint graffiti in front of a live public audience. In the mid 90's, hip hop imagery and cultural icons in his work were replaced with a deeper, more introspective conversation based around a politically disillusioned reality that he felt hip-hop had ceased to address. At this point he began his transition from street graffiti to canvas paintings, and began his first body of acrylic and airbrushed paintings.
"The Liknuts" The Beatnuts & Tha Alkoholiks Join Forces!!!!!!!
This is something that should have happened ages ago!!!! They have worked together on Production, but this is tooo good, 2 of the funniest, true Hip-Hop artisans still out there! Now all we need is DJ Pooh & Prince Paul or Afrika Bambaataa & The Egyptian Lover to do a joint album!
Rappin With Raven "The Liknuts"Beatnuts/Tha Alkoholiks Interview In this episode of "Rappin With Raven," Raven visits The Beatnuts, Psycho Les and Ju Ju, and Tha Alkoholiks' DJ E-Swift, at Goblin Studio in Queens, New York. Raven and the rap vets talk about the two groups coming together on the upcoming Liknuts project, their personal history, and their "non-beef" with East Coast or West Coast rap. DJ E-Swift talks about going on tour with Biggie Smalls back in the '90s, and reminds us that Biggie's biggest influence flow-wise was actually a West Coast rapper. The Beatnuts also discuss being Latino rappers in Hip-Hop and accepting all forms of the genre, and they share a couple of tracks off the new Liknuts EP. Psycho Les also finds time to school Raven in Galactica, Ju Ju drops a freestyle, and DJ Tony Touch drops by. For more "Rappin With Raven": www.greenstudionyc.com/rwr/beatnuts Found @ the excellent http://www.queens-hiphop.com LIKNUTS "Grumpy Crocodile" OFFICIAL VIDEO Tha Alkaholiks + The Beatnuts = LIKNUTS www.LIKNUTS.com DOWNLOAD NOW!!! ALBUM COMING SOON! Shot, Edited and Directed by James Wade Follow on Twitter: @TheRealBeatnuts@j_ro_alkaholiks @PitFightRecords @TashAlkaholiks@Swiftzilla @Alkaholiks@WFJamesWade
The Ritzy Brixton is pleased to announce that director and legendary rapper Ice T will be at The Ritzy to take part in a Q&A session following this exclusive screening of SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP (15).
Friday 20 July, 9.45 doors, 10.00 prompt start
Directors: Ice T, Andy Baybutt. UK/USA 2012. 112 mins.
This is a feature-length performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is Rap music. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is the film's director and interviewer Ice T. Taking us on a deeply personal journey, Ice-T uncovers how this music of the street has grown to dominate the world. Along the way he meets a whole spectrum of Hip-Hop talent, from founders to new faces to global superstars like Eminem, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kanye West. He exposes the roots and history of Rap and then, through meeting many of its most famous protagonists, studies the living mechanism of the music to reveal 'The Art of Rap'. This extraordinary film features unique performances from the entire cast, without resorting to archive matter.
Visually luscious and drenched with the big beats of classic cuts and freestyle rhyming by some of the masters of the music, SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP is a performance documentary about the runaway juggernaut that is hip-hop. At the wheel of this unstoppable beast is Ice-T who with co-director Andy Baybut takes us on a personal journey into the asphalt roots of the music that saved his life.
Ice-T travels from coast to coast, engaging intimately with the likes of Afrika Bambaataa, Chuck D, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Grandmaster Caz, Ice Cube, KRS-One, Nas, Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg and Yasiin Bey formerly known as Mos Def. What emerges is a mighty soul tribute to the original American art form that brought poetry to a new generation.
European Premiere & Concert event timings:
7.00pm – European Premiere screening of SOMETHING FROM NOTHING: THE ART OF RAP
9.00pm – Live performances from Ice-T, Chuck D, Melle Mel & Raekwon
The film has its European Premiere on Thursday 19 July at Hammersmith Apollo with a concert to follow with Ice-T, Raekwon, Chuck D & Melle Mel. Then it goes on general release across the UK the following day.
Ice-T & DJ Evil E live on the UK's 1st Hip-Hop T.V. show "Night Network" with Legendary U.K. Hip-Hop radio DJ Tim Westwood. Support the artists featured: Ice-T http://www.icet.com
Planet Rock -The Story of Hip-hop & The Crack Generation Film Watch the film here at the excellent www.hiphopisread.com Very interesting break down of Crack Cocaines role in Hip-Hop's progression/regression, and the hysteria taken advantage for political ends in the 80's and early 90's. Film features Snoop, B-real, Pepa, nar Ice-T, Too Short and Wu-Tang and more. It does focus more on Crack and less on the music, but very interesting and revealing. Although it is unfortunate that the films title "Planet Rock" might confuse some people into thinking that there is a link between the 1982 song by The Zulu Nation's Afrika Bambaataa & the Soulsonic Force and the Drug trade, which there is not.
CIA Drug Trafficking: Town Hall with Director John M. Deutch (Part 1)
Scenario 2012 Ras Kass featuring Planet Asia, Krondon & Phil the Agony (Strong Arm Steady), Mistah FAB, Montage One, Chino XL Produced By J. Bizness Directed by Rusty Rayburn Edited by http://GuerillaPress.net
Ice-T a Pioneering West coast Hip-Hop Legend, Actor, Zulu King and all round positive Hip-Hop Spokesperson and Activist is about to release a film looking at the Craft of Hip-Hop. What a Don!
RARE Afrika Islam 1990 Era U.S. T.V. Interview *Extremely Rare Kool Skool Exclusive*
More obscure stuff from the Kool Skool vaults, Afrika Islam "The Son of Afrika Bambaataa", best known as a Zulu Nation Sound System DJ in the Bronx Park Jams, and as one of the first Hip-Hop radio mix show DJs on his Zulu Beat Show, on 105.9 WHBI in New York. In the late 80's he went to L.A. as a emissary of Afrika Bambaataa and the Universal Zulu Nation to set up a Zulu Chapter there, and was involved in the legendary United Nations Hip-Hop Club in L.A. He is known for co-producing much of Ice-T's early music and member of his Rhyme Syndicate, and is today sill a touring DJ.
Remember Bronx River rollin thick With Kool DJ Red Alert and Chuck Chillout on the mix When Afrika Islam was rockin the jams And on the other side of town was a kid named Flash Patterson and Millbrook projects Casanova all over, ya couldn't stop it The Nine Lives Crew, the Cypress Boys The real Rock Steady takin out these toys "South Bronx" - Boogie Down Productions
Emanon - Susie - Ice-T Melle Mel Afrika Islam
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Africa Islam @ Electrocity Poland "The Polish Girls???! Zedovra Muthaf**ka!"
Puttin' the "G" in Graffiti - Kemetic Magnetic AEROSOUL 2 FEBRUARY 4 - 27, 2011
AEROSOUL, Refa One, and The Bay Area Chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation present a series of Panel discussions, Debates, Presentations, Mural Painting, and workshops looking at Graffiti Art and its relationship to the Kemetic tradition. The contributers and project looks amazing! For more info go to http://www.AeroSoulArt.com/Events.html
JOYCE GORDON GALLERY 406 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612
The Artists include: West Coast:
Bay Area/Nor Cal Del/Phresh BSK Cuba TF Shadow KTD Refa1 TCB Toons1 TCB MadHatter TCB Spek1 TCB Kufu1 TCB Brave OR Apex BA ChorBoogie Omen2 MPC UB40 Kemrexx TDK RubberMan/Damon Frost. Ink/Nel Pengo Bret Cook DIZNEY
Los Angeles/So Cal CRE8 R.T.N Thellus WCA KOFIE UTI/WCA PJ WCA Enk RTN Green SMD Overton Loyd Sano RTN Demer RTN EARN UCA ERA UCA MARK 7 L2S SOON YOUNG LORDS RETNA MSK GRAFF 1 SHAKE CITY / KOA SKY DTK GYLT TDF
East Coast:
NYC Slave Chain3 TMT Kade TMT Tean TMT Sak TMT Phade “Shirt King” TC5 Case 2 TFP Pose 2 Gnome CWK Gemini "Gem 7" CWK Snatch CWK James Top Stan 153
Philadelphia Dawud Anyabwile (Comic Artist for Brother Man)
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM 3 - THE PHOENIX PROGRAM by DRASAR MONUMENTAL & MF GRIMM (Pre-Order Details & Snippet)
