Random VLS Drops: Diamond D - What U Heard

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A1. What U Heard [Radio Edit]

A2. "*!*!" What U Heard [Original LP Version]

A3. I'm Outta Here (My Name Is John Doe)

B1. You Can't Front (...It Is Real) [Vocal]

B2. You Can't Front (...It Is Real) [Instrumental]

B3. I'm Outta Here (My Name Is John Doe) [Radio Edit]

[Download full 12" single here.]

This isn't only worth having for the ill cover art, but you also get a great B-Side, featuring Sadat X and Lord Finesse. Everything on this was produced by Diamond D, with Buckwild on the co production for "You Can't Front", Showbiz on "I'm Outta Here", and Lakim Shabazz on "What U Heard".

You know the shit is real, you can't front, jack.

Peep the video for "What U Heard":

--Verge

The Faculty - Yes You May ( Big L Tribute)

Here's an exclusive that's gonna be a bonus feature on the Street Struck: The Big L Story DVD. Peace to The Big Sleep, DJ Mike Nice, BigLOnline, Dangerzone Films & Venom Records for this one. --Philaflava



The Faculty (Ei8trak & LY.F.E.) - Yes You May

Cameos By: Andre the Giant (A.G.), DJ Mike Nice, Donald "Don Ice" Phinazee (Big L's oldest brother), Lord Finesse & Stan Spit

Directed By: Jewlz the Director / Tommy (childhood friend of Big L)

Trinity reminisce over Roc Raida

The group Trinity is compromised of emcees AG, Sadat X and turntablist DJ Jab. Check out these videos and be on the look out for the new album dropping on Fat Beats Records very soon. Just how many collabo albums is AG apart of this year? --Philaflava

Big L - The Best of The Rest

This compilation showcases a dozen varied highlights of non-album cuts and unreleased tracks by Big L. It spans from his first recordings in ‘92 to his last live show in ’98. Most blogs focus on the best of Big L. We've heard all those tracks but this time we're focusing on the best of the rest. Tracks that don't always get mentioned and some hard to come across. We've hand picked 12 tracks in their best quality and put together this compilation for you. Stay tuned for more collabos with The T.R.O.Y. Blog and BigLOnline but for now enjoy The Best of The Rest. --Philaflava

The T.R.O.Y. Blog & Big L Online Presents..
Big L: The Best of the Rest.

01. Big L – Devil’s Son ’98 (Live in Amsterdam)
02. Lord Finesse – You Know What I’m About (Original Version) ft. Big L
03. Big L – Principal of the New School
04. Big L – Unexpected Flava
05. The Children of the Corner (Big L, Herb McGruff, Murda Mase, Killa Kam & Digga)
– Hell Up in Harlem (Extended DJ Ron G Uptown Mix)
06. Big L – We Got This (Alternate Version)
07. Big L – Let Me Find Out
08. Liz Lucci – We All Can’t Ball ft. Big L & Richie Thumbs
09. Bootsie – Harlem N.Y.C. (Beats 2 Blow Remix) ft. Big L & Herb McGruff
10. DJ Ron G – Exclusive 2003 Shit ft. Big L
11. Big L – Now or Never
12. Stephen Simmonds – Alone (Original Version) ft. Big L & Marquee

Concept and title by: Jason Gloss of Philaflava.
Cover and execution by: TheBigSleep of Big L Rarities (and BigLOnline).
Quality: Half are 192 / CBR and half are V2 / VBR. (65 MB for a dozen MP3s.)
Duration: Forty five minutes, forty seconds.

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Track Info:

01. Recorded October 8th, 1998 for the Fat Beats Amsterdam Party (with Andre the Giant and Roc Raida on stage as well).
02. The first song L ever recorded. When he was seventeen, 1992. Unreleased (because Finesse wasn’t allowed to put anyone on who wasn’t signed to a label) until it was put it on From the Crates to the Files in 2003.
03. The first solo song L ever recorded, also in 1992, before Devil's Son. The first verse was used on Stretch & Bobbito that year but the rest went unheard until Finesse put it out last year on Rare Selections EP Vol. II.
04. Given to DJs but unreleased tag free (without voiceovers) until last year when Finesse put it out on Rare Selections EP Vol. I. ’91 Finesse remix instrumental beat for Large Pro, unused by Warner Bros., L’s vocals added in ’93 but deemed too outdated for Lifestylez.
05. Unreleased Ron G mix not included on the 2005 Children of the Corn Collector’s Edition CD (features all of The Children of the Corner except Bloodshed).
06. Part of this was used for The Triboro, unheard in it’s entirety until 2005’s The Archives, put out by Finesse.
07. Bootleg that surfaced within the last couple years. From the mixtape Classic Whites: The Illest White Labels Vol. I. Unknown year, production, source and origin.
08. ’98 vinyl single only release. Liz Lucci also went by the name Big Zil.
09. ’98 vinyl single only release.
10. 2003 Ron G Mixtape release, Da Thriller Blends. (Available in full on Recognize the Real: http://recogthereal.blogspot.com/2009/03/ron-g-da-thriller-blends.html )
11. Recorded in ’96 for L’s second Columbia LP, The Big Picture. The first time that album was given a name. Unreleased until 2005’s The Archives.
12. Recorded in ’97. Limited edition vinyl release.

Don't forget to check out Big L Rarities.

Street Struck: The Big L Story

Our homie TheBigSleep from The Big L Rarities Blog posted this on the forums and being that is set to unveil this tomorrow afternoon at 140th & Lenox in Harlem we thought it's best to share this the rest of you. This clip is from Jewlz, the director of Street Struck: The Big L Story and is just a teaser trailer of Dangerzone Films' new documentary. Peace to BigLOnline.com for the exclusive. --Philaflava

Memory Man Presents Wu-Tang Clan Vs. D.I.T.C.

Memory Man Presents Wu-Tang Clan Vs. D.I.T.C.

"This virtual face-off pits two of New York's most respected and influential crews against each other in an all-out blend war. The focus is on battle rhymes and the groups' golden era material, but there's a few exceptions. Split into two continuous parts, the tracks alternate between Wu-Tang MC's rhyming over D.I.T.C. beats and vice versa. This mix is an attempt to illustrate how evenly matched the Wu-Tang Clan and D.I.T.C. really are/were."

Wu-Tang Clan Vs. DITC Part 1 (45:30)
Wu-Tang Clan Vs. DITC Part 2 (35:05)

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Hopefully, you will all enjoy this mix. Make sure to check out Memory Man here at his Myspace. Drop a comment! It def gets my vote for 'Mix of the Year'!!

-- Thomas V

Bon Appetit

video courtesy of GrandGood.

O.C was one of the most respected lyricists of the 90's despite being under the hip-hop radar most of his career. Brooklyn born Omar Credle made his rap debut in 1991 on Organized Konfusion's "Fudge Pudge" and one year later he made a featuring on the remix of MC Serch's "Back to the Grill." By 1994, he had signed with Wild Pitch Records and recorded the classic Word...Life.

In 1997, O.C. signed to the now defunct Pay Day Records, where he made his second album Jewelz and was also a prominent member of the super group know as Diggin' in The Crates.

The 2001 release of Bon Appetit came with mixed reviews while most of his core audience did not appreciate the album, O.C. considers it to be the "blueprint" that both Jay and Kanye built on when they made this.

I know this because we asked O.C. in our interview (click to read).

PF: Do you regret making Bon Appetit?

OC: Hell no.

PF: No?

OC: Nah. I think I laid a blueprint with that record. And you know, I think a lot of people followed suit. I think that... I think Jay, I think Kanye, I think a few people took that album and took it to the next level. Plus they was on the stage, so you know, it was a better platform for them, doing what I did.

O.C. disappeared from the scene until 2005, when he released his fourth album with Grit Records; Starchild which only dropped as an very limited Japanese/European import and was met with great acclaim. Later that year, he signed with Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings and teamed up with Bronx-native producer Mike Loe, and dropped Smoke and Mirrors.

We're still waiting for Crooklyn Dodger #2 to drop his forthcoming album "My Soul To Keep" but until then... --Philaflava

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Re - Upped

1 Action Guaranteed
2 Burn Me Slow
3 Dangerous Sequel
4 Dignified Soldiers
5 Dignified Soldiers (remix)
6 DJ 279 freestyle
7 Droppin Gramma ( tic mix street)
8 Droppin Gramma (nick wiz original)
9 Freestyle at the Wake Up
10 Full Scale
11 Get Yours (remix)
12 Internationally Known
13 King of NY
14 Lake of Fire
15 Love Child
16 Lyrical Tyrant from loca to global
17 Metal Thangz
18 Metal Thangz (remix)
19 Tony Touch Freestyle
20 O.C.'s Coneects
21 Respect Mine
22 Return to It
23 Rollin
24 Rollin (remix)
25 Stronjay ( unreleased original version)
26 The Club
27 The Triboro
28 Themes,Schemes & Dreams
29 U-N-I
30 Watch Ya Step
31 What I Represent
32 Wordplay
33 Ya Better recognize
34 Your Life
35 Lyrical Tyrants
36 Lyrical Tyrants ( new government remix)

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1 Marquee
2 Emotions (remix)
3 Chase game (original)
4 Yes Sir
5 Worst Nightmare
6 Beyond
7 O.C. Interlude
8 If Worlds Could Kill

Peace to Kimani & Hashashin for the hook-up.

Still sayin' damn to a post I made a week ago

If you like rappers who destroy every track they appear on, then Funky Technician is for you. If you like Diamond D, DJ Premier, and Showbiz beats, then this album is for you. If you like never ending punchlines that still make you say damn 18 years later, then this album is for you. If you want to hear a hungry AG go toe to toe with Finesse and more than hold his own, this album is for you (rumor has it AG was the only one to come close to defeating Finesse in battles back in the day). You will recognize many a famous breakbeat and many a sampled lyric from this stone cold classic, and it may even make you walk with a bop and your hat turned backwards.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=913d1aafa81cb840ab1eab3e9fa335ca1ee38976ef4b3447

1) Lord Finesse's Theme Song Intro

2) Baby, You Nasty

3) Funky Technician

4) Back to Back Rhyming feat. AG

5) Here I Come

6) Slave to My Soundwave feat. AG

7) I Keep the Crowd Listening

8) Bad Mutha

9) Keep It Flowing

10) Lesson to Be Taught

11) Just a Little Something

12) Strictly for the Ladies

13) Track the Movement

--admiral