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Episode 54 is here! And it has tons of everything you love! We finally did "Who Wore It Best", and we reeeally went in! We try & drop that knowledge on sampling, and of course we nerd out on Black Mirror, amongst other thangs! Another hot pod by the Garage Brothers!!!

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Barndomsvännerna Erick Sermon och Parish Smith representerade odestillerad hiphop. Med inga större mål än att leverera de fräschaste beatsen och få bra betalt.

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EPMD, en av de mest samplade hiphopgrupperna, kontrakterades i en tid då scenen hade muterat till en återvinningscentral för James Brown. Run DMC:s regim var över och västkusten hade ännu inte på allvar exploaterat P-Funk.

1987 bidrog EPMD till att förändra synen på storsäljande musik. De var den första gruppen som förde smutsig och slabbigt producerad hiphop till toppen av den amerikanska Rnb-listan.

I den här veckans poddspecial, berättelsen om EPMD, som gick igenom hiphopens jobbigaste skilsmässa i spåren av genrens finaste segersvit.

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"Bombs in the city centre and we rebuilt it."

- Strategy

Wow, here we are at the seventh birthday episode! I had this title in mind way back, long before I knew if it'd be realistic to record for so long, but we got here :) Thanks to you all for your support, and please do introduce anyone whose listening game needs a step up!

A couple of links, as mentioned during the show;

"Put It In The Air", Oddest, July 30th

Pete Rock & CL Smooth in Manchester, September 3rd

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Playlist/Notes

Pep Love : Act Phenom

Pulled out one of my old beat juggle routines to start off this special show! If you were a beatmaker on the net many moons ago you might have seen the video of Domino putting this beat together - definitely an interesting watch. This Domino (not the one from Long Beach) and Pep Love both represent the Hieroglyphics crew heavy, and this cut appears on Pep's debut album under their umbrella, "Ascension". It's got a great bounce to it and I like it enough that I have three copies on 12" :)

Easy Mo Bee : Sunstroke (Instrumental)

I wasn't grabbed by Sauce Money's rhymes on the vocal version of this track from "Now Or Never : Odyssey 2000", but this instrumental from the 12" version fit here perfectly - one of those great opportunities to dig up an overlooked piece.

Dhark Citi : Petrified

If you're only ever going to release one track, make it something like this. This crew got their sole shot on the "Game Over" compilation of video game sampling/inspired tracks; I know DJ Rob and Domingo produced it, but I wish I could tell you more about the MCs - because all of them get the job done right here. If you only listen in the background and only catch the hook, you might think it's a typical street record - but give it a little closer listen.

Trife Da God : Drugz

I was quite surprised to find I hadn't played this one before! Trife from Ghostface's Theodore Unit solos this one from the "Put It On The Line" album, and I think his delivery really communicates the exasperation and anger appropriate for the situation he's describing. Dirty Dean harnesses an oft-sampled old soul classic for the backing; I don't know who the singer on the track is as there's no credited guest, but maybe someone else does?

Camp Lo ft. Jungle Brown : Blind Photography

"Short Eyes" was one of those unexplained Japan-only releases that artists put out sometimes, and I had an MP3 copy for a long time before I could locate a brand-new CD copy of this 2001 EP last year - as a big-time Lo fan, I had to get one. Pure slang density alongside their sometime collaborator Jungle Brown, killing it on the mic despite the sound quality of the vocal recording being a bit questionable! I can only find five credits for the producer, Portiay, who s/he cooks up a nice beat here - nothing complex outside of the drums/percussion, but just the thing to get my neck and shoulders going :)

J-Live ft. Asheru and El Da Sensei : 3 Out Of 7

I was reminded of this great track just this past weekend and decided to shift things around to include it. The 2002 "All Of The Above" album was a refined piece of work by J-Live, and this cut brought along two of the excellent independent MCs of the time as guests, alongside the mighty DJ Spinna on production - check out his signature keyboard work adding extra flavour to those crispy drums and the guitar.

[Dr. Dre] Ice Cube : Hello

An unexpectedly great mix with the J-Live, featuring more crisp drums and keyboard low end from the West Coast master of the style. The vocal version, reuniting Cube with his NWA rhyme partner MC Ren and Dre on production is on the "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)", second of the pair released in 2000.

A.G. : Gigantic

You probably know this Diggin' In The Crates MC best as half of Show & A.G, the creators of gems such as "Fat Pockets" and "The Next Level", but he also recorded a solo album, "Get Dirty Radio" which featured an array of different producers, many of which we'd not heard him work with before. Right here you have Oh No out of Oxnard lacing him with a slightly hectic beat which he handles with veteran know-how.

E-40 ft The Clipse : Quarterbackin'

This joint from the "Breakin' News" album just bangs. A track I've been saving for ages and one of my favourites from E-40, E-A-Ski & CMT cook up a thumper for the slang maestro to spit his street experiences over, which he does with quality as always alongside coke rhyme specialists The Clipse. This sonically isn't a million miles away from the kind of stripped-down harshness they made their name with on "Grindin'", and they do a great job here. If you get the chance, peep the video, which I've always loved - I think it's the stepping crew that make it for me!

Focus : eAST & wEST

No I didn't mess up with Caps Lock, that's how the title appears :) Atlanta's Focus, son of the late great Bernard Edwards of Chic is a beast of a producer who's worked with everyone from Chino XL to Christina Aguilera. I heard an interview where he referred to this release, the "Analog In A Digital World" album, with some really tasty instrumentals on it. Peep how this track starts with a bassy digital re-interpretation of the Bob James "Take Me To The Mardi Gras" break before switching up to something with even more grit and grind at the low end.

DJ Kemit ft. Carl McIntosh : Digital Love

A former member of Arrested Development, Atlanta's DJ Kemit has been a highly-respected DJ in his city for going on twenty years, and on his 2012 "Everlasting" project he shows his quality as a producer. This soulful electronic number features Carl McIntosh, who was the guitarist and male vocalist for the influential and much-loved UK soul group Loose Ends, demonstrating he's still bringing it! I've been wondering for a while how I was going to fit this one in, but this seems like a good spot.

Tall Black Guy : Drift Away (To Where I Don't Care) 

Just another great piece of music from top-grade producer and friend of the show, Tall Black Guy. It's always interesting to hear how he has his own signature sound/feel but at the same time is not a formulaic beatmaker. This is the A-side to the "Mini Therapy Chops 2" 7"/digital release - for £2 a download, well worth picking up.

EPMD : Get The Bozack

The essential second EPMD album, "Unfinished Business", opens up with the classic "So Watcha Sayin?", follows it up with the still-dope "Total Kaos", but then? This underappreciated killer, which blew my head off when I first heard it. No hook to speak of, just Erick and Parrish going back to back with battle bars. They were also great self-producers, and here they loop up a wicked BT Express sample - which the slightly younger listeners may have heard first on DMX's "Get At Me Dog". The first time I heard that, I wondered who this guy was biting (no pun intended) EPMD!

Brady Watt ft. J-Essential, Pleasure Pete, Ski Beatz, and Statik Selektah : Deeper

Not a name I'd heard before - shout out to Vicky of Rhyme & Reason for putting me up on this track! Brady Watt is an experienced bassist who's worked with some great producers in his career, but on his "Lifetronics" album he grabs the reins for himself and digs into his address book to put together his own project. Collaborating with Ski Beatz on the production for this track, he brings the funk in a way that makes me think the rest of the album is worth investigating!

De La Soul ft. Snoop Dogg : Pain

New track from the forthcoming "And The Anonymous Nobody..." LP, with a guest you may not have expected but who's always welcome! Grab the album when it's released in August.

The Brand New Heavies ft. Ski : You Can Do It (Roc A Bloc Remix)

One for the dancefloor in a major way. I heard this on the "Elephantitis" remix compilation (well worth having), and after tweeting at Ski to tell him how ill this was, he reminisced about how long ago he'd done it! The original (from the US version of the "Shelter" album) is very nice, but not as sonically heavy as this version which hits you with more low end and stuttering hits, and generally bears the hallmarks of the sampler/drum machine work it is. 

Broke 'n' English : Manchester Shit

Busta Rhymes put on for his city on the "original" version of this, "New York S***", and in true dubplate fashion (this was a special done for DJ Semtex on 1Xtra) Manchester's own Broke 'n' English flipped it for this dedication to their home city. Strategy and DRS are making all kinds of moves right now, but it's still nice to go back to their earlier material!

[Pete Rock] Pete Rock & CL Smooth : Check It Out (Instrumental)

The no-vocal version of a track from Pete & CL's second LP, the must-own "The Main Ingredient". I needed something organic-sounding to follow up the break from the last track, and there are few better for smoothly harnessing those classic sounds than Pete Rock.

Parliament : Aqua Boogie

In memory of the legendary Parliament/Funkadelic keyboard player Bernie Worrell, who passed away this month, we have one of their most well-known and frequently-sampled tracks, taken from the 1978 "Motor-Booty Affair" album. If you listened to any amount of Hip-Hop between maybe 1991 and 1996, I'm sure you'll recognise a little bit somewhere! This is just classic P-Funk, with some of the best known members of the family - Worrell, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins - all throwing down like the legends they are. The character Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk makes an appearance, initially refusing to dance or swim, but eventually he can't fight the feeling...

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Please remember to support the artists you like! The purpose of putting the podcast out and providing the full tracklist is to try and give some light, so do use the songs on each episode as a starting point to search out more material. If you have Spotify in your country it's a great way to explore, but otherwise there's always Youtube and the like. Seeing your favourite artists live is the best way to put money in their pockets, and buy the vinyl/CDs/downloads of the stuff you like the most!

"Bombs in the city centre and we rebuilt it."

- Strategy

Wow, here we are at the seventh birthday episode! I had this title in mind way back, long before I knew if it'd be realistic to record for so long, but we got here :) Thanks to you all for your support, and please do introduce anyone whose listening game needs a step up!

A couple of links, as mentioned during the show;

"Put It In The Air", Oddest, July 30th

Pete Rock & CL Smooth in Manchester, September 3rd

"A cloudy brain, train tracks but there's no train..."

- Rasco

This month's episode slotted together really nicely I think, and I managed to get a couple of tracks in that I'd been saving or struggling to fit in in previous months, so I'm really interested to get your feedback!

As mentioned in the show, don't miss out on the chance to see EPMD live in Manchester on June 7th - tickets here! Also, do check out the Rhyme & Reason site, group, and podcast, good work over there!

"A cloudy brain, train tracks but there's no train..."

- Rasco

This month's episode slotted together really nicely I think, and I managed to get a couple of tracks in that I'd been saving or struggling to fit in in previous months, so I'm really interested to get your feedback!

As mentioned in the show, don't miss out on the chance to see EPMD live in Manchester on June 7th - tickets here! Also, do check out the Rhyme & Reason site, group, and podcast, good work over there!

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Playlist/Notes

EPMD : Chill

With the brothers from Brentwood, Long Island getting ready to visit Manchester, there were a bunch of well-known classics I could have chosen from, but I decided to go with a deep album cut from the 1992 "Business Never Personal" album, working an 80s rock B-side sample. EPMD have a history of finding the funk in that kind of material going all the way back to the ZZ Top and Steve Miller Band replays and samples on "You're A Customer" from their debut album.

[Alchemist] Curren$y : Scottie Pippen (Instrumental)

As always, Alchemist digs deep in the crates for the source material that makes up this instrumental version of the Freddie Gibbs-featuring cut from Curren$y and Alchemist's "Covert Coup" project. Youngsters, pay attention - sampling dodgy Youtube uploads isn't the way! :)

Ghostface Killah ft. Raekwon : The Watch

A classic bit of unreleased Ghost, which didn't see the light of day properly due to a problem with clearing the Barry White sample which provides the material for the beat. Thank goodness for white labels! Ghost is one of the more imaginative MCs out there, and here you have him having an argument with his watch (played by Raekwon), and his watch criticising his then-recent career moves. Crazy concept, but they make it work.

Raekwon ft. Ghostface Killah : Missing Watch

Switching things around, now we get Rae taking the lead, and a track about a watch! Raekwon's 2003 "The Lex Diamond Story" LP was patchy but had a few cuts I really enjoyed, and this was one. Mizza takes a well-used sample and keeps it pretty basic to allow the MCs to flex their street storytelling muscles - shout out to the supposedly wheelchair-bound man in the club who gets up and runs when the gun goes off :)

Rasco : The Unassisted

Decided to keep a little chain going, by playing a song using the same sample as "Missing Watch" but chopped in a different way. Taking it back all the way to 1998 here, this 1998 track from Rasco's debut "Time Waits For No Man" is produced by Fanatik and features the legendary scratch DJ D-Styles on the turntables. A solid pick from an era of very strong independent Hip-Hop.

Grand Agent & Pete Rock : This Is What They Meant (Ge-ology's Hot Sauce 'n' Grits Remix)

Truth be told, I was looking for another remix of this track, but just couldn't find a legal copy for purchase! On the other hand, this one probably fits a little better in this spot. The "This Is What They Meant EP" gives you a few versions of this cut and the instrumentals, so with the availability of digital downloads you can pick and choose to get the variants you want. 

Tom Caruana : Wanderlust (Instrumental) 

Bringing proceedings over to the UK, we have here a nice beat from the prolific producer/remixer (and Dr Syntax collaborator) Tom Caruana, taken from his "Instrumentals Vol. 4" release. I remember meeting Tom when he played at a "Go Dumb!" party a few years back, and it's always good to hear quality work from him.

Lay. : YinYang

Layfullstop is an extremely promising artist on the Manchester scene (originally coming from Birmingham) who is part of the up-and-coming group Cul De Sac as well as a gifted soloist. She's one of the rare examples of someone who can sing and rhyme equally well, and this soulfully-produced track gives her the chance to do both! Definitely someone to keep a keen eye on.

Kev Brown ft. Ken Starr and Quartermaine : Say Sumthin

Subtle but deep bassline, crispy drums - Kev Brown trademarks! The "I Do What I Do" album has it in spades, not least on this track featuring fellow Low Budget artists Ken Starr (no, not the lawyer/prosecutor) and Quartermaine (no, not the civil engineer). Add to that the little pieces of piano and guitar, and you get an overall jazzy feel. One thing that stands out on a modern re-listening - given the way production tools have ended up going, I wonder if the sentiment of "computer programs that don't slam" is still there?

Grap Luva : Neva Done

Kev Brown on the beat again, with those squelching noises reminding me just a little bit of DJ Spinna. It's no small matter to get the nod to produce for Grap Luva, who is a highly-talented producer himself and of course, also the brother of Pete Rock. Despite Grap's long history in the game, it was 2011 before his first solo project, the "Neva Done" EP was released, and at only $7 on Bandcamp it's a worthy pickup.

Jay-Z : Blue Magic (K-Def Remix)

K-Def is one of those producers whose name and catalogue are only familiar to the heads that dig deep into Hip-Hop (despite being responsible for tracks like "Chief Rocka"), and he's highly respected in production circles. That's what this podcast is for though - now you know about him too :) With the use of the accapellas of Jay-Z's "American Gangster" soundtrack, K-Def flexed his beatmaking muscles to give us the "Real Live Gangster" remix album, from which we draw this excellent bit of work. If you pay close attention to one element in the track, make it the guitar - it's actually a very famous funk sample...backwards.

[Agallah] Purple City : It Ain't Easy (Instrumental)

The vocal version is an anti-social tour-de-force, and with it being a track I wasn't sure I'd ever get round to playing in full, the opportunity to at least drop the instrumental had to be grabbed - in planning, I was working backwards from my chosen closing track and this ended up being a good choice to precede the third segment. Agallah goes full on rock here, taking some big samples and then beefing them up heavy on the low end, plus adding some solid drum programming of course. Get the original cut on the "Road To The Riche$" mixtape - it's one we'll probably revisit in future.

Genaside II ft. Sharon Williams : Come To The Fools

One group no-one could ever accuse of biting - I truly thought their "New Life 4 The Hunted" album, from which this is taken, sounded unlike anything else. The processing on Sharon Williams' lead vocal slots it in masterfully with the amazingly varied palette of instruments in this slow and low number.

Harry Fraud : How U Feel

I heard this instrumental from Brooklyn's Harry Fraud on his "Blue/Green" EP, and thought it was a great piece; I didn't realise until much later that he'd previously given this track to someone to rhyme on. Truthfully...this version without the lyrics is a mile better.

Oddisee : Lifting Shadows

March's "Alwasta" (very loosely translated: "the hookup") is apparently the first of three planned releases this year for Oddisee, and it's a promising start! On this, my favourite track from the EP, he covers the struggles as a member of the Somalian diaspora sending money home to people who need it and the post-9/11 climate of suspicion against people who almost without exception are going about their business contributing to the country where they live. When you consider that he self-produced this as well as writing and rhyming it, you have to give Oddisee all the respect.

Trae : Comin Thru

Lullaby for a swanger? The low speed and gentle keyboard sounds give it that end-of-the-night feel, but the banging bottom end reminds you that this is Texas, after all. Platinum Hands cooks up the beat for one of Houston's rhyme veterans, Trae, for this track from the "Undisputed" mixtape.

Photek : Halogen

I realised when doing some looking over the archive that this is the second time I've blended Trae with Photek - the first time being on Episode 49, one of the classics if I do say so myself! This cut from Photek's sophomore "Solaris" LP has the feel of living in the 70bpm rather than the 140bpm world, and is just a broody, booming killer piece of production.

Michael Trapson : Billie Jean & I Dab

I saw a video posted on Facebook (I think) recently titled "If Michael Jackson Made Trap Music (Part 2)" and it had me rewinding and laughing hysterically! The video was low-budget and very much in the style of a lot of trap videos, as was the beat, and the song was hilarious. As I rewatched, I realised that...this guy was kind of nailing the MJ impersonation - as much as a mortal can, of course. The vocal style, the adlibs, the dance moves and physical tells were all being done really well, and I found myself wanting a full-length version. It turned out one was on the way and I got the free download, followed by a commercial version on iTunes. The full release got a new video which was more polished than the original...but I still prefer the first version :) As for the premise - if MJ was still with us, it could have happened! He did rock on "Thriller", New Jack Swing on "Dangerous", and had a Biggie verse on his final album while living. Who knows?

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Please remember to support the artists you like! The purpose of putting the podcast out and providing the full tracklist is to try and give some light, so do use the songs on each episode as a starting point to search out more material. If you have Spotify in your country it's a great way to explore, but otherwise there's always Youtube and the like. Seeing your favourite artists live is the best way to put money in their pockets, and buy the vinyl/CDs/downloads of the stuff you like the most!

 

Bland topparna på lyssnarnas boom bap-önskelista. Dags för guldera-duon EPMD. 28 år efter Strictly business

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I timme två; nyligen Sverigeaktuella Underachievers som verkar se tillvaron genom ett drog/hippie-filter. Framför allt representerar Brooklynduon en inte särskilt hiphopintresserad generations tolkning av genren. Issa Gold och AK kan bara räkna upp en handfull album, men gör levande modern hiphop som är lika nostalgisk som nu.

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REDMAN - WATCH YO NUGGETS  DEAD PREZ - MIND SEX   ICE CUBE - COLOR BLIND BLACK ROB - I DARE YOU WILLIE D - 5TH WARD MOBB DEEP - Q.U. HECTIC JAMAL - JAMAL FADES EM ALL (PETE ROCK REMIX) INTELLIGENT HOODLUM - GRAND GROOVE KRS - ONE - FALSE PRIDE TALIB KWELI AND DJ HI-TEK  FEAT KOOL G RAP - GHETTO AFTERLIFE KRS ONE - KRS ONE ATTACKS LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL - FEMININE FATT MASTA ACE - ALPHABET SOUP GANG STARR - ILLEST BROTHER THE ROOTS FEAT Q-TIP OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - ITAL (UNIVERSAL SIDE) COMMON FEAT NINA SIMONE - MISUNDERSTOOD BIZ MARKIE - MY MAN RICH RHYMEFEST FEAT LIL JON - ANGRY BLACK MAN ON AN ELEVATOR EPMD - STRICTLY SNAPPIN NECKS HEATHER B - TONY TOUCH 50 EMCESS FREESTYLE RAH DIGGA - TIGHT ANTIONETTE - WHO'S THE BOSS ACAPPELLA MC LYTE - SHUT THE EFF UP (HO) GOODIE MOB - WE DIDN'T ASK TO COME BIG DADDY KANE - WRATH OF KANE RHYMEFEST FEAT BIG DADDY KANE - WARM IT UP KANE FREESTYLE BATTLE SKIT A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - EXCURSIONS EPMD - I'M MAD BRAND NUBIAN - TRAVEL JAM BOOGIE MONSTERS - BRONX BOMBAS SLUM VILLAGE - GET LIVE MOS DEF - BEAUTY IN THE DARK BIGGIE SMALLS - EVERYDAY STRUGGLE THE RETURN OF THE BOOMBAP ( BEATS RHYMES AND THE GOODLIFE)ON RADIO | ONLINE | ON OUR GRINDWWW.WRFG.ORG (WHOLE WORLD LISTEN LIVE TO STREAM) or LISTEN LIVE ON YOUR BOOMBAP APP on APPLE IPHONES OR download the TUNEIN APP ON ALL SMART PHONES AND SEARCH WRFG 89.3FMWE'RE LIVE ON WRFG 89.3 FM ATLANTAlisten live Every Monday Night/Tuesday Morning all over the globe:3A--6AM EASTERN12A-3AM PACIFIC 8A-11AM LONDON9A-12P BERLIN 2P-6P JAPANitstheboombap.comreturnoftheboombap.comitstheboombap.com/onair (Listen to Past Shows Streams ) soundcloud.com/boombap-itsthe-boombap (Listen to Past Shows Streams ) podomatic.com/returnoftheboombap (Listen to Past Shows Streams )EAT . DRINK . SH*T - BOOMBAP!

"QUEENS BE LIKE....!" WE DID' IT FOR QUEENS NEW YORK...ON THE BOOMBAP! 1. Pharoahe Monch- Get Down 2. Pharoahe Monch- Queens 3. Mobb Deep feat Kool G Rap - The Realist 4. Kool G Rap - Butcher Shop 5. Kool G Rap - Rikers Island 6. Main Source -Snake Eye's Main Source -Let Roger do his thing 7. Intelligent Hoodlum - Grand Groove 8. Run DMC - Here We Go (live) 9. . LL Cool J- Eat em Up L(Chill) 10. NAS - Represent 11. NAS - Halftime 12. NAS - Take it in Blood 13. Large Professor feat. Tragedy - Funk Mode 15. A Tribe Called Quest feat Large Professor - Keep it Rollin 16. A Tribe Called Quest- Everything Is Fair 17. A Tribe Called Quest - Youthful Expression 18. CNN - Bloody Money 19. Cormega - Beautiful Mine 20. Mobb Deep - Right back at you 21. Screwball - H.O.S.T.Y.L.E 22. Rob Swift - Dope on Plastic 23. MC Shan - Give me my freedom 24. Salt-N-Pepa - Everybody Get Up 25. LL COOL J - Rock the Bells 26. Kool G Rap - Road to the Riches 27. JA Rule - Holla, Holla 28. 50 Cent - If I Can't 29. Roxanne Shante - Have a Nice day THE RETURN OF THE BOOMBAP ( BEATS RHYMES AND THE GOODLIFE) ON RADIO | ONLINE | ON OUR GRIND WWW.WRFG.ORG (WHOLE WORLD LISTEN LIVE TO STREAM) or LISTEN LIVE ON YOUR BOOMBAP APP on APPLE IPHONES OR download the TUNEIN APP ON ALL SMART PHONES AND SEARCH WRFG 89.3FM WE'RE LIVE ON WRFG 89.3 FM ATLANTA listen live Every Monday Night/Tuesday Morning all over the globe: 3A--6AM EASTERN 12A-3AM PACIFIC 8A-11AM LONDON 9A-12P BERLIN 2P-6P JAPAN itstheboombap.com returnoftheboombap.com itstheboombap.com/onair (Listen to Past Shows Streams ) soundcloud.com/boombap-itsthe-boombap (Listen to Past Shows Streams ) www.podomatic.com/returnoftheboombap (Listen to Past Shows Streams ) EAT . DRINK . SH*T - BOOMBAP! HiphopAppreciationWeek PART ONE - May 11th-18th HiphopAppreciationWeek PART TWO - May 18th-24th

I speak for the hardcore (ruff, rugged and raw) / I'm outta here, catch me chillin on my next tour / From the US to the white cliffs of Dover / Strictly underground funk, keep the crossover. [Parrish 'PMD' Smith]. This pod-cast is dedicated to an elite squad of emcees and beat makers who never made you question hip-hop in the 1990's. I've been meaning to put this selection together for a long time now and it was so hard to compile, simply because, the amount of top notch beats & rhymes these particular artists turned out on a regular basis was second to none. I'm talking about the legendary rap kings EPMD aka Erick Sermon & Parrish Smith alongside fellow word-smiths Das EFX, Keith Murray, K-Solo and Redman, collectively known as The Hit Squad and Def Squad respectively. This has got to be volume one, as there were so many funked up bangers I wanted to include right here, so you can rest assure that part two will be hear in the very near future. So all aboard the good ship once again, as your favourite artists, favourite pod-cast gets ready to set sail for another two hours plus of Morpheus Soul Dopeness, with a truck load of classic joints from EPMD & family & featuring guest appearances from LL Cool J, Too Short & Method Man. Please Feel Free to Share & Spread The Joy. Parental Advisory Explicit Content. Track-listing: EPMD - So Whatcha Sayin’ (Unfinished Business) 1989 Fresh Records EPMD ft. LL Cool J - Rampage (Business As Usual) 1990 Def Jam Recordings EPMD - Gold Digger (Business As Usual) 1990 Def Jam Recordings K-Solo - Tales From The Crack Side (Tell The World My Name) 1990 Atlantic PMD - Many Often Wonder [Prod By. Parrish Smith] (It’s The Pee ’97 EP) Def Squad - Full Cooperation (El Niño)1998 Def Jam Recordings Redman ft. Method Man - Do What Ya Feel (Muddy Waters) Erick Sermon ft. Redman, Passion & Sugarless - Move On (Double Or Nothing) 1995 Rush Associated Labels EPMD - It’s My Thing (Strictly Business) 1988 Fresh Records Das EFX - Klap Ya Handz (Dead Serious) 1992 EastWest Records America K-Solo - Spellbound (Tell The World My Name) 1990 Atlantic Redman - Can’t Wait (Dare Iz A Darkside) 1994 Def Jam Recordings Erick Sermon ft. Crystal Gamble - Bomdigi (Double Or Nothing) Keith Murray - The Rhyme [Remix] (Enigma) 1996 Jive Def Squad ft. Too Short - Ride Wit Us (El Niño) 1998 Def Jam Recordings Redman - Winicumuhround (Dare Iz A Darkside) 1994 Def Jam Recordings Das EFX - Looseys (Dead Serious) 1992 EastWest Records America EPMD - Strictly Business (Strictly Business) 1988 Fresh Records K-Solo - Fugitive (Tell The World My Name) 1990 Atlantic EPMD - Manslaughter (Business As Usual) 1990 Def Jam Recordings Redman - Jam 4 You (Whut? Thee Album) 1992 Rush Associated Labels Def Squad - Ya’ll N****s Ain’t Ready (El Niño) 1998 Def Jam Recordings EPMD - Scratch Bring It Back [Part 2-Mic Doc] (Business Never Personal) 1992 Rush Associated Labels EPMD ft. K-Solo & Redman - Headbanger (Business Never Personal) 1992 Rush Associated Labels PMD - Thought I Lost My Spot (Shadé Business) 1994 PMD Records Das EFX - Jussummen (Dead Serious) 1992 EastWest Records America Def Squad - Say Word! (El Niño) 1998 Def Jam Recordings Erick Sermon - Do Your Thing [Prod By. Reggie Noble] (Double Or Nothing) 1995 Rush Associated Labels Redman ft. Erick Sermon - Whateva Man (Muddy Waters) Redman - A Day Of Sooperman Lover (Whut? Thee Album) Keith Murray - The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World (The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World) 1994 Jive EPMD - The Joint (Back In Business) 1997 Def Jam Music Group Keith Murray - Manifique [Original Rules] (Enigma) 1996 Jive EPMD - You Gots To Chill (Strictly Business) 1988 Fresh Records EPMD - Crossover (Business Never Personal) 1992 Rush Associated Labels ENJOY!

DEDICATED TO THE GROUP WITH SLOW FLOW EPMD. FISHERMAN HATS AND HARD HITTIN FUNK STRAIGHT FROM THE SEWER EPMD IS CLASSIC 90'S HIP HOP!! POWERED BY ICE CREAM CELLARS WINES AND MIXED BY THE WORLD FAMOUS DJ BIG STEPH! ALWAYS DRINK RESPONSIBLY!!!

This mix is in honor of one of my favorite Hip Hop groups of all time, “Erick and Parrish Making Dollars” bka EPMD. Prepare to hear CLASSICS from EPMD and DJ Scratch, as well as, features from the Hit Squad & Def Squad (Squadron) and DJ K La Boss (EPMD’s 1st DJ). I have over a decade of EPMD hits on this edition of Vinyl Vybz with DJ HasH. So all of my EPMD fans out there, this is for YOU.

Peace

DJ HasH aka Da Corned Beef Kid (of The Temporary Residents) *London / Chicago*

*** PLAYLIST ***

So Wat Cha Sayin'

Crossover

Strictly Business

Gold Digger

You Gots To Chill

Intermission- Keith Murray "The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World" (instrumental)

I'm Mad

The Big Payback

Get The Bozack

Da Joint

Intermission- Erick Sermon "Welcome" (instrumental)

Knick Knack Patty Wack ft. K-Solo

Cummin' at Cha ft. Das EFX

Rampage ft. L.L. Cool J

Head Banger ft. K-Solo & Redman

K.I.M. ft. Redman & Keith Murray

Intermission- Redman "Whateva Man" (instrumental)

It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame

Jane

Intermission- Erick Sermon "Music" (instrumental)

D.J. K La Boss

Intro *Out of Business LP*

Scratch Bring It Back, Pt. 2 (Mic Doc)

Funky Piano

Intermission- Erick Sermon "Bomdigi (Remix Instrumental)"

Please Listen To My Demo

Never Seen Before (Remix)

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Peace, @Large here. This is a kite. This episode is podcasted in two parts. This is part one. You may have heard the rumours by now or you may just flat out know... that this is the last episode of The Dope Joints! Hip Hop Mixshow. This is something that I both regret and am relieved to have to inform you of. I'll get to why in a minute. In the meantime check out DJ Stress', Kinetik's and my Winnipeg Hip Hop Mixshow history, so far...

- DJ Stress was part of a Hip Hop Mixshow with the Aftermath Sound Crew back in 1995, which cablecasted from the University of Winnipeg.

- DJ Stress, Dialog and Sunil aka Francois scored a mixshow they called The Stress Files which aired Saturday nights from the fall of 1996 to the spring of 1997 on Envol CKXL 91.1 FM from the Franco-Manitobain Cultural Centre.

- DJ Stress, Dialog and Mr. Ness scored a mixshow they called Hip Hop 101 which aired Wednesday nights and later Friday nights starting in September 1998 at UMFM CJUM 101.5 FM Campus & Community Radio at the University of Manitoba. DJ Stress and Mr. Ness eventually went on to other things and myself and later Kinetik joined the show.

- Dialog & I scored a second mixshow dubbed Hip Hop 201 by Jared McKetiak who was our program director at the time (and later/currently our station manager). Hip Hop 201 aired Thursday afternoons starting in September 1999.

- I left Hip Hop 101 due to artistic differences in the spring of 2004 and started The Dope Spot Hip Hop Mixshow which aired Wednesday nights.

- The Dope Spot began syndication on Hip Hop Fundamentalz courtesy of DJ Prizmatik.

- I started podcasting The Dope Spot on www.podomatic.com in the spring of 2005 under the direction of DJ Prizmatik.

- The Dope Spot began syndication on www.mixlawax.com courtesy of Lord Faz.

- Call Signal co-hosted The Dope Spot in the spring of 2005.

- Students of DJ Brace; Mista Banks and DJ Climax joined The Dope Spot in early 2006.

- I ended The Dope Spot in the spring of 2007 to settle into a house with my girlfriend and then get married.

- Kinetik took over and changed the name of Hip Hop 101 to The Joints!

- Kinetik initiated our reunion and in the fall of 2008 we combined The Dope Spot and The Joints! to create The Dope Joints! Hip Hop Mixshow. Kinetik also unearthed DJ Stress around this time.

- The Dope Joints! Hip Hop Mixshow aired it's final episode on July 25th, 2012.

We had to end our run of college radio Hip Hop mixshow after 17 years due to many smaller reasons that all stemmed from one, and it waits for no man... TIME.

We didn't just come down to the show each week and freestyle it. We'd spend each week collecting and reviewing music so that only the dopest joints we came across would not only get played, but get played properly. This was easier at first when...

- we were just in school or only working part time

- getting serviced meant the label or distributor had to have bank enough to not only produce enough vinyl to give some away but that they'd actually mail it to your crib (imagine how many broke willy zero record sale fakers would get weeded out if we had to go back to this system!)

- There was a community of Hip Hop Mixshows that included legends that inspired if not scared you to do your best

The end of the radio show isn't the end of the podcast. We'll post mixes when we can but nowhere near as regularly as we have been. You would've already realized that something was up since we haven't been podcasting weekly since last year.

Ever since this "Hip Hop is dead" bullshit mentality surfaced I've been countering it with "Hip Hop didn't die, you got lazy!" I feel there's never been as much good Hip Hop out there as there is today, tomorrow there'll be even more and the next day even more. In the same way there's also more bad Hip Hop out there than ever before. It takes real effort to not only find the gems in the crates but to even know what crates to look in. Hip Hop needs torch bearers. Please do what you can to promote Hip Hop music that is made in the essence; creative, positive, talented, original and dope sounding.

Kinetik's "Psychedelic Soul Shack" will continue Saturdays 11 PM to midnight central on UMFM CJUM 101.5 FM in Winnipeg, MTS Cable Channel 718 in Manitoba and online at www.umfm.com/listenonline. Stay up on it at http://www.mixcloud.com/psychedelicsoulshack/. Stay up on his grisly discoveries at http://thegrislydiscovery.blogspot.ca/. DJ Stress is talking about starting and Old School Hip Hop show on UMFM next year. Radio is part of Rukus45's genes. Bundown Sound System has taken over our Wednesday 10 PM to Midnight central time slot with their fuelGOOD Radio. Who knows what the future holds?

I'm going to end this blurb with a list of thank you's that I can conveniently add to over time as I realize who I forgot. If you feel you should be on the list and I missed you, I apologize.

ABOVE ALL THE BIGGEST THANKS GO OUT TO THE FANS AND LISTENERS OVER THE YEARS, I say this often "we do this for y'all." The most satisfaction I get out of doing the show is when heads hit me up to thank me or to talk about the music we play. It makes the hustle worthwhile.

The second biggest thanks goes out to the artists who's music we played. The quality of the music you created forced us to find ways to share it because it was too good to keep it to ourselves and quite literally we couldn't have done it without you.

Special thanks to the following for being a part of the last episode...

Rukus45, Rob Crooks, Daily, Missey M, DJ Grasshopper, Allan Lorde, Gamma Krush, 007 and Jared McKetiak. Check out Episode #10 of Daily's "Behind The Mic" which was recorded at UMFM during the last episode... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPoNVEjR158.

Thanks to...

UMFM CJUM 101.5 FM, Jared McKetiak, Michael Elves, Liz Clayton, Steve Brown, Born in the Break, Tone Arm Tactics, Sweet Dreams, The Sunday Night Cruise Show, Hip Hop Bistro, Joel Chevrefils from Songs That Sing, Paul, Jeff, Scott, Ian & Mike from Jam It On The 1, The Invisible Man & Warren from Right On Time, Podomatic, CKUW, Jello aka Jay Boogie & Sweet Diva from The Lounge, Suhni Sea & Mic Check, Mama Cutsworth & Stylus Radio, CFRO, The Urban Renewal Project, DJ Sage, CFMU, Dope FM, Daddy J, UWSA, Ted Turner, Brennan McIntyre.

Park-Like Setting, Fermented Reptile, Frek Sho, Mood Ruff, Shadez, Your Brother In My Back Pack, Magnum K.I., The Fucking Retards, The Bruise Brothers, Moonshine Kru, Bundown Sound System, Deep Cave, The Happy Unfortunate, Winnipeg's Most, River City Knight Riderz, Sleeping Giants, Built Under Thought, Speeddial 7.

DJ Hunnicutt, Mcenroe, Nestor Wynrush, Steve St. Louis, DJ Co-op, Darko, Birdapres, Sun Zoo, Rep-One, DJ Hipnotic, Quess aka Athavale, Dialog, DJ Brace, Call Signal, Mista Banks, Max aka DJ Climax, Co-Wrekt, Hobs Sputnik, Tank Wonderful, John Smith, Pip Skid, Gruf, Ismaila, Shazzam, Spoof, Ishq Bector, Reefill, Dow Jones, Odario, Ofield, Len Bowen, Eclipse, Big Casino, Yy, Saratonin, The Gumshoe Strut, General Gyst, DJ Kutdown, Fenom, Mikel "Echonawmik" Rondeau, Influence, Big Greezy, Buzzmad, Rupness Monsta, Cypha Diaz, Quadratik, Lucious, Malcolm J, Envoy, M-Kaps, Kidd Kane, Zeek Illa, Hendo, Abomination Colossal, Fini, Livin Proof, Darkhouse, Nereo, Illicit, Visions, Alter, Adam Hannibal, Big Bear, Broms, 40 Oz., Charlie Fettah, Jon C, Jon Cleveland, Thomas Quinlan, Tom De Geeter, DJ Prizmatik, Hip Hop Fundamentalz, Lord Faz, www.mixlawax.com, Ethex, Superstar Quamallah, L.I.F.E.Long, Rob Rothschild, Sean King, Adrian Arjona, RULER, Rene Boulet, David Haynes, Jonathan France, David Holgate, Simple Steve, Morph, Hip Hop Gremlins, Barry Arkley, Narcotic, The Dharma of Dope, Gnar Lee, Cass, Benz, Winnipeg Jules, Grant Paley.

Brent at Just Entertainment, Jess at Co-Sign Collective, Double-J and Lee L'Heureux at Foundation Media, Papa D at Brick Radio Promo/Records, Dan Shores at CPP Marketing & Promotion, Shareef Hakeem at Black Fist Radio Promo, DJ RIQ at Shocksound Promo, Darryl Rodway at Urbnet, Troy Neilson at Brockway Entertainment, Semp Rok at Public Wizard Inc., DJ Episode & The CEO at Late Night Promotions, Radio Promo Chica Kate Wolfson.

Peanuts & Corn Records, Your Brother Records, Vagrant Hobby, Foultone Records, Marathon of Dope, Balanced Records, Heatbag Records, Deadbeats Entertainment, Hand'Solo Records.

Chris Andow at Advance, Luis Cordona at Long & McQuade, Adam at Long & McQuade/Mother's/Gordon Price Music, Rob Tremblay, Jai (R.I.P.), Stefan, Pat Lazo, Kevin Trosky, Dave Dub-L, The Attic, The Wax Museum, SK8, The Urban Bakery, The Vinylist, Music Trader, Into The Music, Petrified Sole, Nyce Records, The House of Cold Cuts, The Graffiti Gallery, J. Fox's, Byron Cooke, The Braemar Bakery & Village Restaurant, Stamina... you!

The Dope Joints! Hip Hop Mixshow
Vol. 5, # 23: The Last Session

Part 1 of 2

Length: 134 Minutes

Mountain Brothers - Galaxies (going out to Dave Haynes)
Screwball - Seen It All (going out to Barry Arkley)

DJ Stress in the mix (40:32):

Rascalz - Funky Needs (Instrumental)
Busy Bee - I Don't Play
Chill Rob G - Dope Rhymes
EPMD - So What Cha Sayin'
LL Cool J - Droppin' Em
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches
Poor Righteous Teachers - Rock Dis Funky Joint
D&D All-Stars - 1, 2 Pass It (going out to Justin Seweyestewa)

@Large in the mix (86:46):

D.O., Arabesque, G-Stokes & Slakah the BeatChild - Just Forfeit
People Under The Stairs - Trippin At The Disco
Mass Influence - Nightime Groove
Jorun - Jorun's Way
Rob Swift - Rabia - 2nd Movement
El Da Sensei - Crowd Pleasa
Shuman - Rap Critic
Marco Polo & Masta Ace - Nostaligia
King Solomon & Pase - Solomonic
J Dilla - Won't Do
DJ Numark & Large Professor - When You Sleep
NYG'z - Policy
Edo. G - Sayin' Somethin'
BLEE & Lightheaded - Bridge

Dope Joints! Hip Hop Mixshow
with @Large, Kinetik the Jointman, sometimes DJ Stress and when we're lucky... Rukus45
http://dopespot.podomatic.com
from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, MB
Wednesdays 10 PM - Midnight Central
on UMFM CJUM 101.5 FM and MTS TV Channel 718 in Winnipeg,
streamed on www.umfm.com and syndicated on www.mixlawax.com
requests: (204) 269-UMFM
.mp3s: thedopejoints@gmail.com

1. DJ Hush Intro 2. The Pharcyde- Passin' Me By 3. Das Efx- No Diggedy 4. Junior M.A.F.I.A. - Players Anthem 5. Black Moon- How Many MC's 6. O.C. - Time's Up 7. Big L- Put It On 8. Brand Nubian- The Return 9. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth- I Got A Love 10. Wu-Tang Clan- C.R.E.A.M. 11. Group Home- Supa Star 12. NaS - It Ain't Hard To Tell 13. Artifacts- Brick City Kids 14. Ed O.G. & Da Bulldogs- I Got to Have It 15. Eric B And Rakim- Microphone Fiend 16. Geto Boys- Mind Playing Tricks On Me 17. Gang Starr- The Militia featuring Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx 18. Mad Skillz- The Nod Factor 19. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones II 20. A Tribe Called Quest- Oh My God 21. Grand Puba- I Like It ( I Wanna Be Where You Are) 22. Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth- Funky Technician 23. Lords of the Underground- Funky Child 24. Gang Starr- DWYCK featuring Nice & Smooth 25. Black Sheep- The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) 26. EPMD- Crossover 27. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth- They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) 28. Souls of Mischief- '93 'Til Infinity 29. Beastie Boys- Shake Your Rump For all the dopest hip hop gear and all the latest manifest news updates check out http://www.manifestworldwide.com/site/

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We don't want to date ourselves but this mix most definitely will. What's the similarity shared by all these tracks? High School. We chose to be born so that we could come up when all these joints were hittin'. Enjoy.

Length: 117 Minutes

@Large in the mix:

II Unorthodox - Just A Little Flava
EPMD - Never Seen Before
Erick Sermon - Bomdigi
The Roots - What Goes On Pt. 7
Group Home - Up Against Tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix)
Nas - Take It In Blood
The GZA/Genius - Cold World
Saukrates & Marvel - Hate Runs Deep
The B.U.M.S. - Wreck Your Ears (Can Do)
Black Moon & Smif 'N' Wessun - Headz Ain't Ready
Smif-N-Wessun - Shinin.... Next Shit
Paris - The Days Of Old
Warren G - This Is the Shack
Twinz - Eastside LB
Ice Cube - You Know How We Do It (Remix)
King Tee - Dippin' (O.G. Remix)
Warren G Productions - Still Can't Fade It
The Dove Shack - Summertime In The LBC
Digable Planets - Blowing Down
Souls of Mischief - Never No More (76 Seville Mix)
A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime (Mr. Muhammad's Mix)
Tha Alkaholiks - 21 And Under
Funkdoobiest - XXX Funk (The Dust Patients! Remix)
De La Soul - Ego Trippin' Part 2
The Nonce - Mix Tapes
Fugees (Refugee Camp) - Fu-Gee-La (Refugee Camp Remix)
Mobb Deep & Crystal Johnson - Temperature's Rising (Remix)
Big L - MVP (Summer Smooth Mix)
Lord Finesse - True And Livin'
Das EFX - Ready to Rock Rough Rhymes
Gang Starr - The Planet

It is believed by many that in order to stay successful & relevant in the music industry an artist must sell their souls, sacrifice their values, or have ties to the underworld. Join Ella Bleu & special guests: Social Networking King Brandon Alexander, Indie Artist Alkhemi Jones, & 1/2 of the Grammy nominated producer duo Royal Flush, Jeron Ward as we discuss the dark side of music.