My Tapes by Basta aka KYOZAI Pt. 5

You might know Basta (aka Kyozai) as being the owner of the rare cassette blog, Music-Thingz. Recently, he blessed us with a nice portion of his tape collection at philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum.

Here at The T.R.O.Y. blog, we wanted to give these tapes their deserved shine and Basta the proper recognition he's earned, to the people outside of the philaflava forum.

I will split his tapes in several posts, giving you enough time to digest this massive work.

There will be no previews, but c'mon, the hilariously awesome covers alone warrant a download.

Enjoy!

Underground Impact - Trapped in da Hood (1993, Philadelphia)

DOWNLOAD UNDERGROUND IMPACT


Sakoo - Tricks Pon Me (1992) (Brooklyn)

DOWNLOAD SAKOO


Warlord - It Ain't Easy bw Nothing to Lose (199x Queens)

DOWNLOAD WARLORD


Posse Deep - Candy (1991)

DOWNLOAD POSSE DEEP


Succes -N- Effect - Ultimate Drive-By (1992)

DOWNLOAD SUCCESS-N-EFFECT

-- Markshot

My Tapes by Basta aka KYOZAI Pt. 4

You might know Basta (aka Kyozai) as being the owner of the rare cassette blog, Music-Thingz. Recently, he blessed us with a nice portion of his tape collection at philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum. Here at The T.R.O.Y. blog, we wanted to give these tapes their deserved shine and Basta the proper recognition he's earned, to the people outside of the philaflava forum.

I will split his tapes in several posts, giving you enough time to digest this massive work.

There will be no previews, but c'mon, the hilariously awesome covers alone warrant a download.

Enjoy!

Chilly Ed and Mashad - It's Just a Game (1990 Philadelphia)

DOWNLOAD CHILLY ED AND MASHAD


Dead at Birth - I Ain't Got No Money (1992)

DOWNLOAD DEAD AT BIRTH


No Strings Attached Ft Cordless Mike and Cee-Low - Put Your Body in Motion 1990

DOWNLOAD NO STRINGS ATTACHED


OTR Clique - Back 2 the Club part 2 (1996) (Ohio)

DOWNLOAD OTR CLIQUE


Skull Cap - How's About a Smack (1993)

DOWNLOAD SKULL CAP

-- Markshot

My Tapes by Basta aka KYOZAI Pt. 3

You might know Basta (aka Kyozai) as being the owner of the rare cassette blog, Music-Thingz.

Recently, he blessed us with a nice portion of his tape collection at philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum.
Here at The T.R.O.Y. blog, we wanted to give these tapes their deserved shine and Basta the proper recognition he's earned, to the people outside of the philaflava forum.

I will split his tapes in several posts, giving you enough time to digest this massive work.

There will be no previews, but c'mon, the hilariously awesome covers alone warrant a download.

Enjoy!

MMG 2 Black 2 Strong - Across the 110 (1991) (Harlem, NY)

DOWNLOAD MMG 2 BLACK 2 STRONG


Pop & Cd Posse - Sweet ol' Bass (1990) Maxi tape

DOWNLOAD POP & CD POSSE


BP Posse - (C)(P) 75 Records and Tapes (1990)

DOWNLOAD BP POSSE


Lord-Pre N' The Funk Legacy - Prime Time (Trenton, NJ, 1993)

DOWNLOAD LORD-PRE

My Tapes by Basta aka KYOZAI Pt. 2

You might know Basta (aka Kyozai) as being the owner of the rare cassette blog, Music-Thingz.

Recently, he blessed us with a nice portion of his tape collection at philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum.
Here at The T.R.O.Y. blog, we wanted to give these tapes their deserved shine and Basta the proper recognition he's earned, to the people outside of the philaflava forum.

I will split his tapes in several posts, giving you enough time to digest this massive work.

There will be no previews, but c'mon, the hilariously awesome covers alone warrant a download.

Enjoy!

J Kool - Street Life (1992) (Philadelphia)

DOWNLOAD J KOOL


Skrap Jack - The Bitch Set Me Up (GotDamn) (1990)

DOWNLOAD SKRAP JACK


Ice Dog (Tuff Crew) - Shootin' Deuces (1993)

DOWNLOAD ICE DOG


M.C. Cheese - 3rd Street (1990 NJ)

DOWNLOAD M.C. CHEESE

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Phoenix, AZ

A short tape only release by Phoenix artist Ernest Dye. I absolutely don't have a single info about him or if he had had more releases.
If any of you have some more info about anything considering Ernest Dye, this release or maybe about some other of his releases, feel free to share.
Enjoy!

Ernest Dye - On The Real Side (1995)


01. On The Real Side (West Coast Mix)
02. On The Real Side (West Coast Instrumental)
03. On The Real Side (East Coast Mix)
04. On The Real Side (East Coast Instrumental)

Preview:


DOWNLOAD

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Picayune, MS

O.G. Goldee is one more artist about who i don't have so much info. I know that he is from Picayune and that he have one more album, dropped in 2007.
On this tape guest spots are reserved for Lil Pimp & Rhonda Moore.
Enjoy!

O.G. Goldee - Love 4 My Folks (1996)

01. Intro

02. Coming Up Jack
03. Living Like A Balla
04. Love 4 My Folks
05. God Help Me
06. Life Of A Thug
07. Shots Out

Preview:


DOWNLOAD

-- Markshot

My Tapes by Basta aka KYOZAI Pt. 1

You might know Basta (aka Kyozai) as being the owner of the rare cassette blog, Music-Thingz. Recently, he blessed us with a nice portion of his tape collection at philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum.

Here at The T.R.O.Y. blog, we wanted to give these tapes their deserved shine and Basta the proper recognition he's earned, to the people outside of the philaflava forum.

I will split his tapes in several posts, giving you enough time to digest this massive work. There will be no previews, but c'mon, the hilariously awesome covers alone warrant a download.

Enjoy!

Nes - 4 Yo Ride (Tape Single 1995 Chicago, IL)

DOWNLOAD NES


Condition Red - Don't Get Caught Slipping (1989,Orlando, FL)

DOWNLOAD CONDITION RED


MC Jr Cas - Droppin' Knowledge 1991 (Inglewood, CA)

DOWNLOAD MC JR CAS


Kracked R.I.B.Z. - 125TH ST. (Mindin' my Bid'ness) (1993) (Brooklyn, NY)



DOWNLOAD KRACKED R.I.B.Z.

-- Markshot

Raekwon The Chef “Latest & Greatest Hits [Promo Cassette]” (1995)

I had mentioned in the forum a few days ago that I stumbled across a box of old tapes in my basement. Some mixtapes, some promo samplers, some custom tapes from the days of trading. After posting a short list, it looks like the people have spoken and they want to hear just about all of them. So first up is Raekwon's 1995 promo cassette sampler for the upcoming release of "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx." Nothing mind blowing here, but an exclusive freestyle and (at the time) an advance opportunity to hear a couple album cuts. NOTE: all scans are included in the .rar file as well as a full scan of the sleeve.

DOWNLOAD

enjoy,
--dirt_dog

J-Love “Nas' Finest” (Cassette)

CLASS-SICK!

This tape is one of those gems that never gets old (even with some J-Love drops on it). When I first got my hand on a copy of this tape, it really opened up my eyes to the possibility that a lot of artists had material that never made it on albums. And at the time, J-Love seemed to be the one with all the connections as every one of his tapes were covered in exclusives, remixes and unreleased tracks. See scans for track lists and the download contains a full scan of the j-card.
DOWNLOAD

Shouts to Ricky D for sending me a shoe box full of mixtapes many years ago. I'm finally getting around to ripping them.

enjoy,
--dirt_dog

Touring The States: Omaha, NE

The Basement Society is a collective of emcees whose Hip Hop origin is a direct result of being in "the basement." This crew was a predetermined idea of Omaha emcee, Superior DBX.
After presenting the idea to long time friend and fellow emcee, Jay Money. things started to come together. The crew consisted of DBX (RIP), N-tellect, Jay Money, Kee Lo Z and All Ayz (RIP).

The Basement took the streets by storm after running around challenging anybody who wanted to battle and smashing the competition. They became known for their live performances, which brought them household name status. The Basement's first recording was a song called "Its Over" on 1993's "Parental Advisory" (the first local project release), on which they dissed the Young Rebels, another prominant Omaha crew. After beefin' with the Young Rebels (and a few other crews), Basement Society released their debut ep "Who Downstairs?" in April of 1994, which started out on a successful path. "Who Downstairs?" was probably the most popular project released under the watchful eye of DJ Suicide, at that time, selling all copies out of the store (no hand to hand sales), relying on heavy street promotions and the impact of the live shows to sell the units.

A recording contract was being discussed with Ichiban Records back in 1995, but interference from a long time associate of Jay Money and DJ Suicide killed all negotiations. Toward the end of 1995, Basement Society returned to the studio and recorded 3 new songs for a maxi-single called "Raw Power Move." But, due to conflicts within the crew, it was never released. The Basement never broke up, but certain members went their seperate ways. In 2000, all 5 of the Basement members appeared on stage together, impromptu, of course, at the Black Sheep/Das Efx concert in Lincoln, NE. This appearance alone outshined the opening act.

Da Basement Society - Who Downstairs? EP (1994)

Program One:
01. Straight Out Da Basement '94
02. Dat's Da Biscuit
03. Backstage Pass
04. Payin 'Em

Program Two:
01. 24th Street
02. Pass Da Bat
03. This Is Just A Shout Out
04. Dat's Da Biscuit (Remix)

Preview:


DOWNLOAD

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Orlando, FL

In a short lines, Snoop Dogg diss.
I thought this might be interesting to most of us, so finally i found this a month ago and decided to share it. This came out on Boomin' Records.
Don't know if you'll find more amusement in this one rather than Disneyland but still..

Sheep Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle Funk (1994)

a1. I Wanna Get High
a2. We Don't Love Dem Hoes
a3. Child Support Blues
a4. Dear Bitch
a5. Gangsta Groove
a6. House Niggas
a7. Fuck Snoop Dogg

b1. Tangueray
b2. Deep Money
b3. Get A Job Bitch
b4. Don't Ask Me 4 Shit
b5. It's Like This
b6. Give A Dog A Bone

Preview:

DOWNLOAD

-- Markshot

Tony Touch “The Sunz Of Man Mixtape” (1998)

Back in the day, I was a crazy Wu-Tang collector. That meant picking up anything and everything I could get my hands on, including any Wu-Fam releases. Here is the promo mixtape sampler for Sunz Of Man's first album “The Last Shall Be First” mixed by none other than Tony Touch. To me, this is exactly how you promote your upcoming album (in 1998 at least): get a very well known DJ, put on some album tracks, add some exclusives, throw in some freestyles and hand out this promo cassette to everyone you can.

Note: Side 2 is exactly the same as Side 1, so I didn't bother uploading it. But I did include a full scan of the sleeve and both sides of the cassette.

01. Inmates To The Fire

02. We Can't Be Touched (featuring Makeeba)

03. Israeli News

04. The Saga (featuring IAM)

05. No Love Without Hate

06. 50 MC's Part 2 (Freestyle)

07. Tribulations

08. I Can See You

09. 50 MC's Part 1 (Freestyle)

DOWNLOAD

enjoy,

--dirt_dog

Touring The States: Pittsburg, CA

I searched all over the internet to try to find out the names of these two MCs, but I couldn't find anything. Then I decided to ask 3xkrazy, who ripped this tape himself, but with no luck. There are no names printed anywhere in the tape's cover. The only bit of information that I found on the internet is that this tape is a rare release out of Pittsburg (California) that was sought by many before finally it was ripped. As you can see, this tape is short, but the two tracks are good. Try it yourself.

Side A:

01. Let The Funk Flow (Radio)
02. Let The Funk Flow (Dirty)
03. Let The Funk Flow (Instrumental)

Side B:
01. U Can't Tell Me How 2 Live (Vocal)
02. U Can't Tell Me How 2 Live (Instrumental)

Samples:

Big thanks to 3xkrazy for ripping and sharing this rare release.

DOWNLOAD

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Atlanta, GA

Some nice Old School straight from Atlanta. Damage consists of 2 MC's named Diquil and Ice-Ski and DJ Ron. Check this embed divshare list with samples before you download. For more thorough info about Damage and the whole production and a higher-res scan of the cassette cover, check out the download file.

Damage - Can't Get No Lower (1991)

Side A:
01. Dead Man Walking
02. Can't Get No Lower
03. Coolin

Side B:
01. Too Low
02. Screamin Bloody Murder
03. Cable Face

Check out the samples:


DOWNLOAD HERE WITH HIGHER RESOLUTION COVER

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Dallas, TX

I was enjoying this album last two weeks. This group is coming out from Dallas, North Dallas to be precise. At the moment i don't know exact about member names, but i think actually that i'm pretty sure it was Cho, Dallas Long and D.J. Flex. If im wrong, feel free to correct me, it would be appreciated. You may know Dallas Long by, nowadays name, Mista Long. Both sides of this tape are edible. My favourite song on this album is track "Choc-Lit-Sit-E". The beat is very smooth and mellow, although you can check it yourself down there in the samples player.

Choc-Lit-Sit-E - The Choc-Lit-Lif (1994)

Side A:
01. Choc-Lit-Sit-E (Theme Song)
02. Call It What You Want Too
03. Why Am I So Fly

Side B:
01. Choc-Lit-Lif
02. In My Hood
03. Shout Out Track

Sampler:


DOWNLOAD HERE + FULL FRONT COVER

-- Markshot

Touring The States: San Francisco, CA

First of all, I know there are numerous classic releases outta San Francisco. I've heard a lot of them, but this one I found randomly over the internet. My first reason to download this was (IMO) its excellent cover. I also desired to hear something that I haven't heard about before as well as some very positive comments about this album. I also read many different comments about this album's release year. Some wrote 1994, some 1997, but i found a clear cassete picture on the Great Scott discogs with 1997 marked on it, so if you know true story about the year of this release, feel free to tell me. Meanwhile, peep this release. It is a worthy download, believe me. You can always check samples down there.

Stay tuned, cause soon we will present you some more San Francisco goodness.

Great Scott - San Francisco Giant (1997)

01. Pier 49
02. Come Alive Feat. Spank Pops
03. Revolve Feat. J-Dog AKA Dr Doom
04. T.D.S. (True Dank Smokin') Feat. Kelski
05. Dayz Like This
06. The Attack Feat. Spank Pops
07. Make Moves

Samples:

DOWNLOAD

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Forestville, MD

Chink - Capers (1995)

This dope MC is coming out of Forestville, Maryland. For a foreigner like me, the only thing that reminds me on Maryland is the Homicide series. I remember talking with friends and wondering about how rap from states and cities, besides NY, LA, NJ, Chicago, or Boston might sound. In the era of super fast internet we can download and search about it within seconds. This is the main point of starting Touring The States series - to present you with some good albums, some great albums, some classic albums, and albums that simple have a great vibe. It might happen that there are better albums out there, but undoubtedly the albums that we serve to you are 100% enjoyable if your ears are open for some music from outside NY and LA. This album by Chink is one of them. Though it is short, it is a must have in your collection. I don't know much about him, so as I always say, if you have some more info, feel free to tell us. Thanks.

Chink - Capers

01. Executioner
02. Nine Millimeter
03. Recognize
04. Another Day
05. Capers
06. Nine Millimeter (Radio Edit)
07. Capers (Radio Edit)

Listen to some samples which will ensure that you download this:


Download Here With Cover Pictures

-- Markshot

Touring The States: Riverside, CA

Riverside is a city located in the Inland Empire in Southern California. It is also the county seat of Riverside County. The city is named for the nearby Santa Ana River. Big Meech, as y'all already realized, is coming out of Riverside. This should be the one and only piece of music released by Big Meech, but don't take this info for granted. I was searching all over the internet and wasn't able to find any additional info. Discogs says that this single is Big Meech from Miami, a member of BMF, but personally I think this is mistake. So, please, feel free to correct me if you know something more about all of that. You will enjoy this short but excellent single, even if you don't like that Cali, g-funk vibe. The songs are very very smooth and relaxing. Like the title says "We're Just Cruzin'"; for sure this will make you want to burn it for the ride. Enjoy.

Side A
01. Big Meech - We're Just Cruzin' (Radio Version)
02. Big Meech - We're Just Cruzin' (Remix Extended Version)
03. Big Meech - We're Just Cruzin' (Instrumental Radio Version)

Side B

01. Big Meech - D.O.G
02. Big Meech - D.O.G (Instrumental)
03. Big Meech - We're Just Cruzin' (Instrumental Remix)

DOWNLOAD HERE

Crustified Dibbs - Night Of The Bloody Apes(Remastered)

We come to you today bearing bad news in one hand and a gift in the other. T.R.O.Y. forum resident blendologist supreme, vaporized, has been struck with the hardship of a completely broke down laptop. Thus rendering him incapable of contributing any more monumental blends or mixes until he obtains a new workstation. I will list below all the incredible work that was done by vaporized, in the past 6 months, and wish him a full online recovery.

Before vaporized lost his laptop powers, he left us with this nice piece of work that cannot be found anywhere else in the blogosphere or message board realm. He took the initiative to remaster the highly sought after shelved debut album by Crustified Dibbs called Night Of The Bloody Apes. According to discogs, this was released on CD, but as far as I knew it was only on cassette. I don't claim that this is CDQ or VBR, but it sounds a hell of a lot better than the versions that have been floating around the web for the past years. I don't even claim that this is a classic album in any shape or form. To be honest, the album is, well,......pretty bad. But, for me, it's worth having just for the frustrated emcee anthem Every Record Label Sucks Dick. Included as a bonus cut is the Biggie Smalls featured cut Cunt Renaissance Remix.

Previews:

Crustified Dibbs - Every Record Label Sucks Dick

Crustified Dibbs(ft. Biggie Smalls) - Cunt Renaissance Remix

Download Remastered Album Here

If you weren't aware, Crustified Dibbs went on to become RA The Rugged Man and has released music much better than this album, in my humble opinion. I believe on that Cunt Renaissance Remix above, he had already changed his name for that record. Check him out here for some more recent tracks and info. Here's a few joints you probably already know by him -

R.A. The Rugged Man(ft. Agallah) - Till My Heart Stops

http://www.divshare.com/download/6902526-9ed

R.A. The Rugged Man(ft. Sadat X) - 50,ooo Heads Remix

http://www.divshare.com/download/6902528-981

R.A. The Rugged Man(ft. Blackmarket Militia) - The Renaissance

http://www.divshare.com/download/6902536-485

The Works Of Vaporized:

Nas - I Am (remixed with rare 45 King and Godfather Don beats)
Nas Meets The Large Pro (Nas acapellas over newer Large Professor beats)
Ras Kass - On Earth As It Is... (remix blend, maybe better than the og depending on your taste)
Big L - Put It On (remixed by Verge, blended by vapo)

Big L - Put It On (Verge Remix, reblended even better by vapo, not on og post)

http://www.divshare.com/download/6801416-7d0

--Verge

King Koncepts - Project: Ambershine [Cassette] (1997)

King Koncepts is one half of the group "Fundamentals" of the Bay Area super group "Kemetic Suns." This is his first and as far as i know his only solo album. A few year later, he and Kirby Dominant made a group called Konceptual Dominance, also Kemetic Suns affiliated. At the time when this tape was dropped, Kemetic Suns members included: KarmaChi, Koncepts, Ayentee Puritan, BayBay Miracle, Asanti Paragon, Hypnotic NativeSon, PrinceRa TBM and Kirbee Dominick.

Tracks from this cassete are managed in 2 separated files, as side a and side b.

DOWNLOAD FULL CASSETTE AND BIGGER COVER HERE

Side A
1. Open Sky Intro
2. Remember?
3. Ballad Pt. 1 Feat. Evil East
4. I'd Like To Know Feat. The Artist Presently Known As Me
5. The Prophecy Feat. Merle Corey
6. Book Of The Dead Remix Feat. Evil East
7. Vicious Betrayal

Side B
1. Two M.F.'s Troopin 2 The Sun
2. 360° Beat
3. We & Dem
4. The Gate Feat. Bad Batz Maru (MURS) & Merle Corey
5. Travelin'
6. Present Tense Remix
7. El Cantanto
8. Amber Shine Outro

I would like to say thanks to the T.R.O.Y. forum posters, chillhood, SanFrancisco and former Kemetic Suns member Ayentee for providing me info.

-- Markshot