Resident Alien Discography

A little while ago we told you about Wordbooty, a T.R.O.Y. Forum denizen on an unstoppable mission to compile the entirety of Prince Paul's discography in mp3 format. With the help of the Duchess of Downloads, Ho1ogramz, he was successful in compiling two volumes of remixes credited to Prince Paul. Not too shabby. With an assist from Holo1Ogramz once again, he has amassed for you the discography of Prince Paul's largely obscure Resident Alien project. Unfamiliar with Resident Alien? Check it:

In the early 1990s, at the ripe old age of 20, Prince Paulwas the man in demand after having produced hits for3rd Bass, Big Daddy Kane, and of course, De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising. Although rumor has it that Paul was quite happy to stick to producing, Lyor Cohenconvinced him to take on his own imprint at Def Jam/RAL - and hence the Dew Doo Man was born. Things were rocky from the start, with Russell Simmons' less than enthusiastic reception to this new label's name, but Paul took his advance and his A&R freedom and began to work on Dew Doo Man's first release.

The first release that Paul came up with was a concept album - It Takes a Nation of Suckas To Let Us In - based around the characters of three immigrants from the Caribbean who had recently relocated to Long Island. This idea didn't exactly scream "millions of sales," and Def Jam didn't react well to the product they were being delivered. Their vision of the label was one that would release radio friendly, pop influenced tracks, which was clearly not what Paul had in mind. The label didn't care for any of the other acts that Paul had waiting in the wings, either.

In the end, the only release to ever come out on the Dew Doo Man imprint was the Resident Alien 12" Mr. Boops. Paul had a meeting with Cohen to try and save the label, but Cohen opted to shut down operations, leaving the full length album languishing unreleased. (Source)

Typical industry polititrix, yo. No wonder Paul went on to conceptualize Gravediggaz. As for the album - fortunately we live in a wondrous future-topia where even shelved and lost album can see the light of day. It's been floating around the net for some time now. In my humble opinion It Takes A Nation Of Suckas To Let Us In is a fun, worthwhile listen, if not necessarily on par with the many, many great full-length releases helmed by Prince Paul. The concept is clever, there are some wonderfully absurd/beautiful musical moments, and there's a cameo by Dres, but Prince Paul is so much better off working with top notch lyricists. Still, it's a nice little curiosity from one of hip-hop's greatest minds. Peep the album, plus some related vinyl material.

Resident Alien - It Takes A Nation Of Suckers To Let Us In LP (1991) 

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Resident Alien "Pum Pum Master" from DJ Red Alert's Dancehall Show (1994) [Download]

Horror City ft. Resident Alien 12" Marz Records (1994) 

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A1 - Aah's & Oohh's 

A2 - Wine Fi Kill 

B1 - Moogler 

B2 - Freestyle Fiend 

-- Thun

A Tribute To Freddie Hubbard

R.I.P. to trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. He passed away very recently, on December 29th, 2008, and even though his name isn't quite a household one, his impact on jazz and hip-hop is monumental. Here are some of his career highlights, courtesy of Wikipedia:

In December 1960, Hubbard was invited to play on Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation after Coleman had heard him playing with Don Cherry.^[3]

Then in May 1961, Hubbard played on Olé Coltrane, John Coltrane's final recording session with Atlantic Records. Together with Eric Dolphy, Hubbard was the only 'session' musician who appeared on both Olé and Africa/Brass, Coltrane's first album with ABC/Impulse! Later, in August 1961, Hubbard made one of his most famous records, Ready for Freddie, which was also his first collaboration with saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Hubbard would join Shorter later in 1961 when he replaced Lee Morgan in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.

Throughout the 1960s Hubbard played as a sideman on some of the most important albums from that era, including, Oliver Nelson's The Blues and the Abstract Truth, Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch, Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage, and Wayne Shorter's Speak No Evil.^[5] He recorded extensively for Blue Note Records in the 1960s: eight albums as a bandleader, and twenty-eight as a sideman.^[6]

Hubbard achieved his greatest popular success in the 1970s with a series of albums for Creed Taylor and his record label CTI Records, overshadowing Stanley Turrentine, Hubert Laws, and George Benson.^[8] Although his early 1970s jazz albums Red Clay, First Light, Straight Life, and Sky Dive were particularly well received and considered among his best work, the albums he recorded later in the decade were attacked by critics for their commercialism. First Light won a 1972 Grammy Award and included pianists Herbie Hancock and Richard Wyands, guitarists Eric Gale and George Benson, bassist Ron Carter, drummer Jack DeJohnette, and percussionist Airto Moreira.^[9]

Hubbard's trumpet playing was featured on the track Zanzibar, on the 1978 Billy Joel album 52nd Street (the 1979 Grammy Award Winner for Best Album). The track ends with a fade during Hubbard's performance. An "unfaded" version was released on the 2004 Billy Joel box set My Lives.

In the 1980s Hubbard was again leading his own jazz group, attracting very favorable notices for his playing at concerts and festivals in the USA and Europe, often in the company of Joe Henderson, playing a repertory of hard-bop and modal-jazz pieces.

Ho1ogramz and Roy Johnson put together a compilation documenting some of Freddie Hubbard's most famously sampled songs. You'll notice that pretty much every rap song included is a banger, and that there are plenty of them. Enjoy.

[Click To Download - Megaupload] Re Upped 10/05/09

1. Freddie Hubbard - Good Humor Man

2. The UMC's - One To Grow On

3. Freddie Hubbard - People Make The World Go Round

4. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Mecca And The Soul Brother

5. Blackalicious - Swan Lake (Vocal)

6. Freddie Hubbard - Suite Sioux

7. Rumpletilskinz - Is It Alright?

8. Pete Rock & Deda - Nothing More

9. A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (Re-Recording Radio)

10. Freddie Hubbard - Mr. Clean

11. Siah & Yeshua Dapoed - The Mystery

12. Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life

13. Casual - Get Off It *also samples Mr. Clean*

14. Ilhan Mimaroglu & Freddie Hubbard - Threnody For Sharon Tate

15. King Tee - 3 Strikes Ya Out

16. Freddie Hubbard - Povo

17. Black Sheep - Black With N.V. (No Vision)

18. Casual - Gotta Lotta (Demo)

19. Freddie Hubbard - Povo (Live 1973 Version)

20. Souls of Mischief - Batting Practice

21. Freddie Hubbard - Sky Dive

22. Souls of Mischief - A Name I Call Myself

23. Freddie Hubbard - Yesterday's Dreams

24. Jungle Brothers - Handle My Business

25. Freddie Hubbard - Neo Terra (New Land)

26. Masta Ace - Ain't No Game

27. Freddie Hubbard - First Light

28. Souls of Mischief - Never No More

29. Freddie Hubbard - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey

30. Beastie Boys - Professor Booty

31. Freddie Hubbard - Little Sunflower

32. A Tribe Called Quest - The Love

33. Freddie Hubbard - Keep Your Soul Together

34. Mysterme & DJ 2020 - Call Me Myster

35. Freddie Hubbard - Destiny's Children

36. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Treats for the Kiddies

37. Freddie Hubbard - Leap Frog

38. Big Daddy Kane - Stop Shammin'

39. Freddie Hubbard - The Surest Things Can Change

40. Common - Communism

41. Freddie Hubbard - Lonely Town

42. Souls of Mischief - Anything Can Happen

43. Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay

44. Tajai & Extra Prolific - Let It Ride

Easy Mo Bee Career Retrospective

Happy New Year!

And now, back to business.

ThomasV recently alerted me to news that the producers of the upcoming flick about Notorious B.I.G. (cleverly titles Notorious) have "unceremoniously withdrawn" their offer to have Easy Mo Bee score the film. Even more insultingly, Easy Mo won't even portrayed in the film, even though he was instrumental in jumpstarting Biggie's early professional recording career and produced nearly half of the tracks on Ready To Die.

Now, we all know that this movie is going to suck anyhow. That's besides the point. Easy Mo Bee is one of hip-hop's most prolific and respected producers. Before he even worked with Biggie he had already recorded an album with Miles Fucking Davis. The younger generation has been deprived of an opportunity to learn about one of hip-hop's most accomplished musicians, and Ving Rhames' agent should be fired for sleeping on the job.

Although Easy Mo has said that he will not be seeking monetary retribution of any kind, let it be know that T.R.O.Y. still got your back, baby par. When this news broke, I immediately posted at the Forum and within a few days, our resident mp3 excavationists Ho1ogramz and Thomas V unearthed at least 90% of the man's discography, which we are sharing with you today! The downloads reflect the order in which the uploaders found the material, nothing else.

All you have to do is download, listen, enjoy, and BOYCOTT THIS WACK-ASS MOVIE when it comes out. -- Thun

Easy Mo Bee Discography @ Discogs

Easy Mo Bee Official Website

Easy Mo Bee Volume One [Click To Download]

2Pac "If I Die 2Nite"

2Pac "Temptations"

2pac "My Block"

2Pac Featuring Notorious B.I.G. "Runnin' From The Police"

3rd Bass "Gladiator" (Easy Mo Bee Remix)

3rd Bass "Gladiator" (Easy Mo Bee Remix Instrumental)

Afu-Ra "Hip-Hop"

Afu-Ra "Perverted Monks"

Afu-Ra "Readjustment"

Alicia Keys "If I Was Your Woman"

Big Daddy Kane "Brooklyn Style ... Laid Out"

Big Daddy Kane "That's How I Did 'Em"

Big Daddy Kane "The Way It's Goin' Down"

Big Daddy Kane "Stop Shammin'"

Big Daddy Kane "Rest In Peace"

Big Daddy Kane "Here Comes Kane, Scoob & Scrap"

Big Daddy Kane "'Nuff Respect" (Remix)

Big Scoob "Niggaz Can't Hang" (vocal)

Big Scoob "Booty Bandit" (Dirty)

Big Scoob "Suckaz Can't Hang" (Live Freestyle w/ BDK @ Madison Sq. Garden)

Biggie Smalls "Party And Bullshit" (Album Version)

Biggie Smalls "Party And Bullshit" (Instrumental)

Biggie, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Heltah Skeltah, Ill Al Skratch, Jamal, Knowledge, Menace Clan, Redman "The Points"

Black Rob "Whoa" (Easy Mo Bee Remix)

Busta Rhymes "It's A Party"

Busta Rhymes "Everything Remains Raw"

Big Scoob "Niggaz Can't Hang"

Easy Mo Bee Volume Two [Click To Download]

Channel Live "Reprogram" (Easy Mo Bee Remix)

Chubb Rock "Games We Play"

Chubb Rock "I Am What I Am"

Craig Mack "Get Down" (Club Mix)

Craig Mack ft. Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J, Notorious B.I.G., Rampage "Flava In Ya Ear" (Easy Mo Bee Remix)

Das Efx "Knockin' Niggaz Off"

Das Efx "Microphone Master"

Das Efx "40 & A Blunt"

Das Efx "Alright"

Das Efx "Hold It Down"

GZA "Life Of A Drug Dealer"

GZA "The Genius Is Slammin'"

GZA "Those Were The Days"

GZA "Living Foul"

GZA "Drama"

GZA "Words From The Genius"

GZA "Phony As You Wanna Be"

GZA "Stop The Nonsense"

GZA "True Fresh M.C."

GZA "Feel The Pain"

Heavy D and the Boyz "Check It Out"

Ill Al Skratch "Chill With That" (Easy Mo Bee Radio Mix)

Jamal "Live Illegal"

Jamal ft. Redman "Insane Creation"

King Just "No Flows On The Radio"

Easy Mo Bee Volume Three [Click To Download]

Lady Of Rage "Necessary Roughness"

Lady of Rage "Breakdown"

Little Shawn "Check It Out Ya'll" (LP Version)

Little Shawn "Check It Out Ya'll" (Instrumental)

LL Cool J "Pink Cookies" (remix)

LL Cool J "Life As..."

Lost Boyz "Jeeps, Lex Coupes, Bimaz & Benz"

Negrow League "The World Is Not Enough"

Public Enemy "Ain't Nuttin' Buttersong"

Public Enemy "I Stand Accused"

Rakim "Shades Of Black" (O.G. Radio Edit)

Ras Kass "Grindin'"

Ras Kass Featuring RZA "End"

Slick Rick "Cuz It's Wrong"

Tha Alkaholiks "Likwidation"

Tha Alkaholiks "Aww Shit"

The Notorious B.I.G. "Gimme The Loot"

The Notorious B.I.G. "Machine Gun Funk"

The Notorious B.I.G. "Warning"

The Notorious B.I.G. "Ready To Die"

The Notorious B.I.G. "The What"

The Notorious B.I.G. "Friend Of Mine"

Thug Life 'Str8 Ballin'"

Wu Tang Clan "Take It Back"

Easy Mo Bee Volume Four [Click To Download]

Big Daddy Kane "Calling Mr. Welfare"

Big Daddy Kane "Another Victory"

Big Daddy Kane "Very Special"

Biggie Smalls "Going Back To Cali"

Candy Dulfer "Sax-A-Go-Go"

Craig Mack "What I Need"

Craig Mack "Judgement Day"

Craig Mack "When God Comes"

Crystal Waters "Listen For My Beep"

Heavy D & The Boyz "Black Coffee"

IAM "Planete Mars" (Easy Mo Bee Mix)

IAM "Tam Tam De L'Afrique" (Easy Mo Bee Mix)

King Just "Can I get Some"

Lost Boyz "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Shameless"

Lost Boyz "This Is Da Part"

Lost Boyz "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Shameless (Remix)

Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Jay-Z "I Love The Dough"

Easy Mo Bee Volume Five [Click To Download]

Paula Perry "Down To Die For This"

Positive K "Its All Gravy" (Remix)

Tha Tribezmen "Who Got The Vibe"

Tha Tribezmen "Peep Into The Mind"

The Temptations "Just My Imagination" (Easy Mo Bee Remix)

Trends Of Culture "Make A Move"

Easy Mo Bee Volume Six [Click To Download]

Amil "Bitches"

Big Daddy Kane "Uncut, Pure"

Big Daddy Kane "La La Land"

Blaq Poet "You Fucked Up"

Busta Rhymes "Things We Be Doin' For Money, Pt. 1"

Craig G "Juicy Loosey"

Doug E. Fresh "It's On"

Easy Mo Bee "Game Of Death"

Freddie Foxxx "So Tough" (Easy Mo Tough Mix)

Goodie Mob "Fie Fie Delish"

Illacoin "This, That, And The Third"

J-Rock "Let Me Introduce Myself"

Kurupt "Light Shit Up"

Mack 10 "Hustle Game"

Marley Marl ft. Solo "Spazz"

Mos Def "Zimzallabim"

Mr. Cheeks "Here We Come"

Nice & Smooth "Boogie Down Bronx-BK Connection"

Notorious B.I.G. "Dead Wrong" ('93 OG Mix)

Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac "House Of Pain" (Unreleased Easy Mo Bee Mix)

QNC "Polaroid Dimepiece"

Queen Latifah "Elements I'm Among"

Termanology "It's Time"

The Lost Boyz "My Crew"

Easy Mo Bee Entertainment EP (1997) - [Click To Download]

Easy Mo Bee "Now Or Never Oddysey" (2000) - [Click To Download]

Miles Davis "Doo Bop" (1992) - [Click To Download]

Rappin Is Fundamental "The Doo Hop Legacy" (1991) - [Click To Download]

Forbez DVD Interview (Vide0)

In The Lab Interview

Interview @ The Last Miles

Jumpoff.TV Interview (2007)

The Request Line Compilation by Ho1ogramz

When you're a member in a community as vibrant as the T.R.O.Y. Forum, the process by which requests are filled is never complicated. After newcomer Foobar requested sixteen random tracks, forum regular Ho1ogramz came through and fulfilled all of the requests, zipping them into a single file less than six hours after the initial post was made. Turns out it's a nice little eclectic compilation, and now you can all enjoy it. -- Thun

The Request Line Compilation [Click To Download]

- Tragedy [Feat. Mobb Deep & Extra P] "Funk mode" [25 II Life Entertainment - ?]
- Nas "It ain't hard to tell (Extra P remix)" [Columbia - 1994]
- Muro [Feat. A.G.] "Vinyl Athletes" [Incredible - 2000]
- Pete Rock & CL Smooth "Mecca & the soul brother - Wig Out Mix" [Elektra - 1991]
- MC Shan "The Bridge" [Bridge Records - 1986]
- Unity Committee & Rebels of Rhythm [aka Jurassic 5] "Unified rebelution" [Chemical Storage Facility - 1994]
- KMD [Feat. Brand Nubian & LONS] "Nitty gritty - dog spelled backwards mix" [Elektra -1991]
- Diamond D "Best kept secret - 45 King remix" [Mercury - 1993]
- Ultramagnetic MC's "Ego trippin" [Next Plateau - 1986]
- De La Soul [Feat. A Tribe Called Quest] "Shocking female MC's" [Tommy Boy - 1994]
- Funky Fresh Few [Feat. Afu Ra] "Hip hop Running through these veins" [Grand Central - 1996]
- Mobb Deep "Temperature's rising - original and unreleased version" [Loud - 1995]
- D.I.T.C. [Feat. Diamond D & A.G.] "Put it in the system" [Next Level - 1998]
- Pete Rock & CL Smooth "We specialize" [Elektra / EastWest Japan - 1996]
- Show & A.G. "You know now - Buckwild remix" [PayDay - 1995]
- Biz Markie [Feat. T.J. Swan] "Make the music with your mouth, Biz" [PRISM - 1986]