A Collection Of Independent Hip Hop

This compilation was dropped on UK's label named UpperCut Records. On my copy of the disk there is no year of the release, so maybe we can trust discogs and have it in mind, that it was released in 1998.
Enjoy.

1. Network Reps - Simplistic Feat. Shawn J Period, Tru Persona

2. Tommy Tee - Horizon Feat. Basheeba Earth, Black Sun, The High & Mighty, Network Reps
3. Mike Zoot - High Drama Feat. Mos Def, Talib Kweli
4. Network Reps - Dos Collabo Feat. L-Fudge, Mike Zoot, Tru Persona
5. Homeliss Derelix - Survivin The Game
6. All Natural - 50 Years
7. Homeliss Derelix - Player Status
8. Homeliss Derelix - Downsides
9. Persevere - So They Say
10. Grandmaster Garner (b.k.a. 'Gundei) - The Solution?
11. J-Live - Longevity
12. Mood - Another Day
13. Mass Influence - Space Cases
14. Mike Zoot meets Receiver - Blessed
15. 2 Amigos - Get Potential Feat. F.T., Mike Zoot
16. Purple Penguin - East Of West

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CM Famalam Freestyles 1998-2002 (400 MB)

Today, we're presenting you with 400 MB worth of freestyles from Bobbito's CM Famalam Radio Show (1998-2002). Most of the individual mp3s are lengthy sessions. Highlights include segments from J-Live, Atmosphere, Sir Menelik, Guru, MF Doom, Camp Lo, All Natural, Juggaknots, Non Phixion, Necro, Yak Ballz, Common Sense, etc. I acquired this stuff in a trade back in 2003.



Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4



All tracks are untitled. It wasn't worth the time for me to do playlists because I'm honestly not feeling the vast majority of these freestyle sessions, but I know that a lot of people love this stuff.



Preview:



J-Live





All Natural





Nes of Dirty Waters fame also posted a collection of CM Famalam highlights from 2001



--Roy Johnson

J-Live - Non-Album Tracks (1995-2002)

J-Live was one of the absolute best MCs in the business back in the late 90s/early 00s. Not only did he rip shit in the studio and on tour, but he also blessed many radio show and mixtape DJs with outstanding pre-written, improvisational freestyles.

I traded for two of his concerts back in 2003 or thereabouts; Volume 3 contains his Chicago 'o1 performance (15 minutes), and volume 4 is a complete soundboard from a '02 North Carolina concert. Make sure to check the audio samples.

I know that I'm missing at least a few freestyles from between the years of 1995 and 2002, so if you have anything to add, please hit us up in the comments section. For instance, there is an ill freestyle on a wax-only release titled Classic Freestyles Volume 1. I found an audio sample here.

J-Live - Non-Album Tracks Volume 1
1. Longevity
2. Braggin' Writes
3. School's In (Original Version)
4. Can I Get It?
5. Hush The Crowd
6. Longevity (Remix)
7. Braggin' Writes (Remix)
8. Trackrunners w/ Asheru & Grap Luva
9. Shiesty (Original Version)
10. Shyste (Wide Angles Version)
11. End Of Story w/ Peshay
12. The Truth
13. Wee Hours w/ The Arsonists
14. Interaction w/ Walkin' Large
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgj2guvjkvg

J-Live - Non-Album Tracks Volume 2
1. Seven w/ Various Artists
2. Dynomite w/ Lone Catalysts
3. Great Live Caper w/ J. Rawls
4. Great Live Caper Pt. 2 w/ J. Rawls
5. Won't Stop Remix w/ Lone Catalysts
6. What Would You Do w/ Various Artists
7. Dummy w/ Unsung Heroes & L-Fudge
8. A Tree Never Grown w/ Various Artists
9. Realise w/ L-Fudge
10. Observe The Sound w/ Various Artists
11. Rules Of Engagement w/Esoteric & Count Bass D
12. Final Four w/ Various Artists
13. Sub Level w/ Rob Swift
14. Red Light Green Light w/ Ambivalence
15. Ships Pass
16. The Day I Fell Off
http://www.mediafire.com/?dndtze2nzzn

J-Live - Non-Album Tracks Volume 3
1. KZSU Freestyle
2. DJ B-Melo Freestyle
3. DJ Bless Freestyle
4. Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle
5. CM Famalam Freestyle
6. Eddie Ill & DL Freestyle w/ Asheru & Last Emperor
7. Eddie Ill & DL Freestyle w/ Wizdom Life & AL
8. Eddie Ill & DL Freestyle w/ Various Artists
9. Romper Room Freestyle #1 w/ Vakill & Prime
10. Romper Room Freestyle #2 w/ Vakill & Prime
11. Live In Chicago '01 (15 Minutes)
12. Interview w/ Ambivalence
http://www.mediafire.com/?zden25kmtnf

J-Live - Non-Album Tracks Volume 4 (N.C. SDBD)
1. Intro
2. Peace Y'all
3. A Charmed Life/The Lyricist
4. All In Together Now
5. Don't Play
6. Hush The Crowd
7. Longevity
8. Satisfied
9. DJ DP-One Spotlight
10. Braggin' Writes
11. Freestyle
12. Them That's Not
13. Like This Anna
14. Mcee
15. Beatbox Outro
http://www.mediafire.com/?bmgeo5nhyy5

Preview:

School's In (Original Version)


Braggin' Writes (Remix)


Trackrunners w/ Asheru & Grap Luva


Shiesty (Original Version)


Shyste (Wide Angles Version)


End Of Story w/ Peshay


KZSU Freestyle


DJ B-Melo Freestyle


DJ Bless Freestyle


Stretch & Bobbito Freestyle


CM Famalam Freestyle


Eddie Ill & DL Freestyle w/ Asheru & Last Emperor


A Charmed Life/The Lyricist (North Carolina '02)


Don't Play (North Carolina '02)


Them That's Not (North Carolina '02)


Props to dirt dog for the awesome cover.

--Roy Johnson

Galt MacDermot - Samples

Galt MacDermot is easily one of my favorite soul-jazz pianists/organists of all time. After discovering "Duffer" on a breaks compilation about a decade back, I decided to snatch up whatever I could find. Fortunately, a good portion of his late 60s/early 70s albums and soundtracks had been repressed: "Woman Is Sweeter", "Shapes Of Rhythm", "Cotton Comes To Harlem", etc. Also, Galt released the amazing "Up From The Basement" compilations in early 2000, and both volumes were entirely composed of unreleased tracks, including an alternate version of "Duffer"!

Unfortunately, I had a difficult time tracking down his 1971 masterpiece "The Nucleus". The Chicago-based record store "Dusty Groove Records" was purchasing 'em from Galt's dead stock at a rate of ten per order, and I was always late on the draw. What made it worse is that Dusty Groove wouldn't let you reserve a copy in advance! I'd search ebay and see it going for upwards of $100 (most likely from sellers who purchased numerous copies from Dusty Groove). Eventually, I got fed up with the BS and decided to contact Galt himself. I was able to snatch up three copies of "The Nucleus" at $25 a piece, as well as two copies of his classic "Hair Cuts" LP from 1969 (instrumental renditions). I also purchased a gang of others, including "Ghetto Suite", "Isabel's A Jezebel", "Two Gentlemen Of Verona", "The Karl Marx Play", etc. Suffice to say, I was a very happy man.

Galt's late 60s/early 70s catalog remains largely untapped in terms of sampling potential. Here's a good portion of what's been utilized up to this point (although my cut-off period for all things hip hop related is right around 2001/2002, so you'll have to excuse me for not being familiar with artists that have sampled Galt in recent years).

Galt MacDermot - Samples
1. Galt MacDermot - Golden Apples Part II
2. K-Def - Galt Is Loose (Instrumental)
3. Jay Dee - Mash (Instrumental)
4. Galt MacDermot - Cathedral
5. MF Doom - Pennyroyal (Instrumental)
6. Galt MacDermot - Bedroom
7. Beatnuts - Uncivilized (Instrumental)
8. Galt MacDermot - Stockyard
9. Quasimoto - Return Of The Loop Digga
10. Galt MacDermot - Harlem Medley Pt. I
11. Quasimoto - Discipline 99
12. Galt MacDermot - Coffee Cold
13. J-Live - The Truth
14. Gangstarr - Werdz From The Ghetto Child (Instrumental)
15. Galt MacDermot - Space
16. Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah (Instrumental
17. Busta Rhymes - Woo-Hah (Worldwide Remix Instrumental)
18. MF Doom - Cinquefoil (Instrumental)
19. Galt MacDermot - Ripped Open By Metal Explosions
20. Artifacts - C'Mon Wit Da Git Down
21. Galt MacDermot - Duffer
22. Galt MacDermot - If Our Love Is Real
http://www.mediafire.com/?kzn1zmemvom

Preview:

Galt MacDermot - Golden Apples Part II


Galt MacDermot - Cathedral


Galt MacDermot - Bedroom


Galt MacDermot - Stockyard


Galt MacDermot - Harlem Medley Pt. I


Galt MacDermot - Coffee Cold


Galt MacDermot - Space


Galt MacDermot - Ripped Open By Metal Explosions


Galt MacDermot - Duffer (Bonus Track)


Galt MacDermot - If Our Love Is Real (Bonus Track)


As a bonus, here is the amazing "Hair Cuts" LP that I purchased from Galt himself back in 2001. I remastered it with click repair.



Galt MacDermot - Hair Cuts (1969)
1. Aquarius
2. Sodomy
3. Donna-Hashish
4. Easy To Be Hard
5. Where Do I Go
6. Don't Put It Down
7. Hare Krishna
8. Good Morning Starshine
9. Let The Sunshine In
http://www.mediafire.com/?fmctmryysxm

Obviously, hit up google for out-of-print Galt records like "The Nucleus", etc. Also, make sure to purchase everything that has been repressed over the past decade. If you're a fan, then you owe it to the man. Hell, I've probably contributed at least $300 to his cause!

--Roy Johnson

Fifty Remixes You Need To Hear (21-30)

21. Fat Joe ft. Grand Puba and Diamond D. "Watch The Sound" (Beatnuts Remix)

22. Nas "The World Is Yours" (Q-Tip Remix)

23. Ol' Dirty Bastard "Brooklyn Zoo" (Digga Remix)

A phenomenal remixed version of this ODB classic. Produced by the one and only Lord Digga. Search our archives for a 2CD set of Digga productions.

24.a Kool G. Rap ft. Nas "Fast Life" (Norfside Remix)

24.b Kool G. Rap ft. Nas "Fast Life" (Vinyl Reanimators Remix)

25. Gangstarr "Gotta Get Over" (Large Pro Remix)

On this remix, Large Professor shows us what you can accomplish with a simple yet filthy bassline. Sometimes less is more.

26. OC "Word ... Life" (DJ Celory Remix)

27. J-Live "Braggin' Writes" (Domecracker Remix)

28. Dr. Octagon "Blue Flowers" (Prince Paul Remix)

Dan The Automator's version is one of the creepiest, unsettling, beautiful rap instrumentals ever. No stranger to eccentric mind-fuckery on wax, Prince Paul manages to craft a version every bit as eerie and absurd, for the win.

29. GZA ft. Inspektah Deck and D'Angelo "Cold World" (RZA Remix)

If you're looking for a track this X-mas to help you gain weight and abuse smack like it's featured guest, then check out the Cold World remix featuring D'Angelo. His haunting crooning of the chorus gives it an even more ominous feel than the original, complimented perfectly by a few subtle tweaks in the beat by RZA.

30. Cypress Hill ft. Redman, Erick Sermon, MC Eiht "Throw Your Set In The Air" (Remix)

Download all today's remixes here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1manmwxgemw

Tune in tomorrow for selections 31-40.

Backpacker Tapes Volume 2

Backpacker Tapes V2 (1997-2000)
1. Dujeous - Cinematics Intro
2. J-Live - Them That's Not
3. Grap Luva - Touch The Sky
4. Unspoken Heard - It's About Time
5. J-Treds - Make It Happen
6. K-Otix - Take My Life
7. Foreign Legion - Underground
8. L-Fudge - Show Me Your Gratitude
9. Masterminds - The Wild Side
10. Mr. Lif - The Nothing
11. Styles Of Beyond - Styles Of Beyond
12. Third Sight - Rhymes Like A Scientist
13. Pep Love - Trinity Lost
14. Rusty P's - Prototype RPCP
15. Atmosphere - God's Bathroom Floor
16. Blackalicious - If I May
17. Dujeous - Breathtaking
http://www.mediafire.com/?tdfn5jiij0g

Preview:

Dujeous - Cinematics Intro


Grap Luva - Touch The Sky


J-Treds - Make It Happen


K-Otix - Take My Life


Dujeous - Breathtaking


--Roy Johnson

Backpacker Tapes Volume 1

Backpacker Tapes V1 (1997-2000)
1. Wee Bee Foolish - Tiger Boogs
2. J-Live, Asheru & Grap Luva - Trackrunners
3. J-Treds, Yeshua & Pumpkinhead - Truly Gifted Ones
4. Siah - Repetition
5. K-Otix - Falling Behind
6. Basement Khemists - Petrified
7. Last Emperor - The Dozen
8. Styles Of Beyond - Endangered Part II
9. Masterminds - I'm Talented
10. Edan - The E's Have It
11. L-Fudge - Liquid
12. Chali 2na - Cut Chemist Suite (Remix)
13. Sound Providers - The Field
14. Reflection Eternal - 2000 Seasons
15. Dujeous - The Future
16. Blackalicious - Shallow Days
17. Mr. Lif - I Am Myself
http://www.mediafire.com/?zoejmmxygyj

Preview:

Wee Bee Foolish - Tiger Boogs


J-Live, Asheru & Grap Luva - Trackrunners


K-Otix - Falling Behind


Last Emperor - The Dozen


Dujeous - The Future


--Roy Johnson

J-Live - Always Has Been

In 1995, J-Live released his first 12" "Longevity/Braggin' Writes" on Raw Shack Productions. The b-side, Braggin' Writes, was featured in many mixtapes, including New York Reality Check 101 which was mixed by DJ Premier. In 1996, he would release his second 12" "Can I Get It?/Hush The Crowd". The highlight of that 12", was the Domecraker Remix of Braggin' Writes that was produced by DJ Spinna. J-Live would also be featured in the Nov. 95 issue of The Source in the Unsigned Hype section. In 2003, J-Live released an EP called "Always Has Been" that contained all the tracks from his early 12"s + an unreleased track that didn't make "The Best Part".

Download the EP

--Thomas V

Droppin' Gems Pt. 2

Here are some more goodies from our T.R.O.Y. message board. Make sure you're checkin' us out daily because we're going to continue to drop shit 7 days a week. You can now subscribe for T.R.O.Y. updates as well.

Shouts to godmc, shinobi, drizzle, Jaz, Alaska, Lyrical Gymnastics, CharlieManson & kimani all holding it down for T.R.O.Y.



J-Treds - Recognize feat. El-P
J-Treds - Piece of Mind (Demo Mix)
Fierce - Crab b/w Come Close
Mind Space - Life Is Foul
L-Fudge - What If
L-Fudge - Realise feat. J-Live
Unsung Heroes - A Changed Man feat. L-Fudge
J-Live - What Would You Do feat. Mr. Complex & L-Fudge
Unsung Heroes - Dummy feat. J-Live & L-Fudge
Network Reps - Collabo feat. Tru Persona, L-Fudge & Mike Zoot
Mike Zoot - Service (Remix)
Raidermen - Stragedy feat. Natural Elements & Mike Zoot

Peace to True King for this Mike Zoot compilation

http://www.zshare.net/download/197066216d4dcb43/

01 Mike Zoot - Service.mp3
03 Mike Zoot - Urban Harvest.mp3
04 Mike Zoot f. FT - Oh Yeah.mp3
05 Mike Zoot - All in My Own.mp3
06 Mike Zoot f. Various - Dos Collab.mp3
08 Mike Zoot f. Various - Nobody.mp3
09 Mike Zoot - Chessbumpin'.mp3
10 Mike Zoot f. Labba - Spread Love.mp3
11 Mike Zoot - Live & Stink.mp3
12 Mike Zoot f. Various - Frontline.mp3
13 Mike Zoot - Massive.mp3
14 Mike Zoot f. FT - Hoes & Dough.mp3
15 Mike Zoot - Scene.mp3
16 Mike Zoot f. Tek - Midnite Run.mp3
17 Mike Zoot f. El Da Sensai - Inter.mp3
18 Mike Zoot f. Royal Flush - The Tu.mp3
19 Mike Zoot - World Renown f. Vario.mp3

--Philaflava