To Be Real : Grand Puba in The Source (1992)

Grand Puba answers Kevin Powell’s questions in october 1992 in The Source, except, of course the question about the split with Brand Nubian…

Grand Puba : Mind Your Business (ZShare)

SLurg Lesson 3

SLurg Lesson 3 mix

I haven’t done an indie rap mix in a long time, so I figured since the genre is so popular in the blog world I could do another one. 75 minutes of indie rap from the mid to late 90’s, from LA, New York, Australia and Europe. Enjoy.

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Sure Shot : Black Moon’s Who Got The Props review in The Source (1993)

First mention of Black Moon in The Source with a review of their groundbreaking first single in february 1993.

Black Moon : Fuck It Up (DivShare)

Classic Reviews : Dah Shinin in The Source (1995)

February 95 review of Smif N Wessun first album by one Joe Charles. You think the rating is a bit low ? Well, so did their label. Just after is a letter they send to the magazine to complain !

Smif N Wessun & Black Moon : Headz Ain’t Ready (DivShare)

  

Classic Review : Breaking Atoms in The Source (1991)

Review of Main Source classic album, by Jon Shecter in may 1991. Over there Vincent Lopez has an almost complete run down of all the almost classic album rated in The Source.

Main Source : Just Hangin Out (Your Hood remix)

 

Classic review : The Chronic in The Source (1993)

I’ve been doing this blog for two years now, and I just realize that I haven’t posted the Chronic review from The Source yet. The review was written by Matty c, but for some reason was signed by The Mind Squad, the collective name used by the staff writers. Published in february 1993.

Dr Dre : Dre Day extended mix (DivShare)

 

Classic reviews : Reasonable Doubt in The Source (1996)

From the August 1996 issue of the Source, a review of Jay Z’s first full length, written by Charlie Braxton.  Not on the album, but on mp3 here, the original 12” version of Dead President with different lyrics.

Also, maybe you don’t know but we are selling some of our doubles from the record collection HERE, including the Reasonable Doubt LP and a sealed copy of Dead Presidents. You should buy some, really !

Jay-Z : Dead Presidents (OG version) (fixed)
 

The Word Is Love : T Love in Apeman (1998)

Here is an interview of T-Love with the short lived magazine Apeman that was around in the late 90’s.

And time for the shameless plug : her new album Long Way Up is out now in France and Japan next week, on CD and vinyl. Nothing but vintage material like the demo above from 1995. For orders and more info please visit our site : Brawlrecords.com

T-Love : Praise (prod DJ Lethal) (DivShare)
 

Classic Reviews : Dead Serious in The Source (1992)

While their style may have not aged as well as some of their Hit Squad colleagues, Das Efx first album was quite entertaining at the time. As requested here is the review ran in the Source back in may 1992, and as a bonus the letter from ?uest, a young fan from a Philadelphia group then called Square Roots, later known as The Roots…

Das Efx : They Want EFX remix (divshare)

 

Classic reviews : Return Of The Funky Man in The Source (1991)

Review of Lord Finesse second LP in The Source of february 1992, and the audio is the only good track from one of the worst Afrika Bambaataa albums, with Finesse, Lucien, possibly RMR from Nu Sounds/Strictly Roots, possibly True Culture and somebody else named Williams (they’re only credited under their real names on the vinyl).

Afrika Bambaataa, Lord Finesse, Lucien and some other rappers : Steppin Hard Zulu Nation (DivShare)

Rap supreme : NTM dans l’Affiche (1990)

Une fois n’estpas coutume un article francais avec la toute premiere couv’ de Supreme NTM dans L’Affiche, qui répondent aux questions d’une journaliste qui n’aime pas le rap…
(And I’ll be back later today with articles in english and some more rarely heard music from Revolucien…)

NTM & Lucien : Check The Flow (DivShare)

Second Coming : Nas in The Source (1994)

Classic article on the Illmatic sessions written by Jon Shecter in april 1994.

DJ Premier : Represent original demo instru (DivShare)

Categories : feature, queens, Jon Shecter, Demo.