poniedziałek, 30 lipca 2012
In Japan They're Still New Jack Swingin'!
sobota, 28 lipca 2012
OutKast's 1st apperance - TLC's "What About Ya Friend" REMIX
środa, 25 lipca 2012
Iconic Portraits by Marta Ryba
Back Cover Piece by Futura 2000 and his collaboration with The Clash
Grandmixker D.ST. & The Infinity Rappers - Grandmixer Cuts It Up (1982)
Fab Five Freddy - Une Sale Histoire (1982)
Phase II - The Roxy (1982)
Tribe II - What I Like (1982)
Futura 2000 - And His Escapades (1982)
W roku 1982, na rynku ukazały się w/w ''12, nakładem "Celluloid Records". Na back cover'ach, pięciu singli znalazł się artwork słynnego Futura 2000. W całe przedsięwzięcie, co ciekawe zaangażowani zostali koledzy po fachu... "Phase II" i "Tribe II", którzy udzielają się na mikrofonach, oraz ekipa Infinity Rappers razem z Grandmixer'em D.ST i promotorem Fab 5 Freddy. Dzisiaj te unikatowe wydania stanowią wspaniały wgląd w początki tworzenia się nowojorskiej sceny artystycznej graffiti, często kojarzonej wyłącznie z wagonami metra czy wystawami w posch galeriach.
"i really wanna try to get other people inspired" - Futura 2000
niedziela, 22 lipca 2012
Tha Global Cipha - Hip Hop Book From All Over Hip Hoppers, James G. Spady, H. Samy Alim, Samir Meghelli (2006)
Tupac and The Outlawz, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Sidney Duteil, Sophie Bramly, DJ Dee Nasty, Mr. Wiggles, Sugar Pops, Solo (Paris City Breakers), Cornbread, Henry Chalfant, Louis Farrakhan, Rick James, George Clinton, Blowfly, Sean Paul,Pitbull, Oxmo Puccino, DJ Cut Killer, Les Nubians, Manu Key (Mafia K’1 Fry),Khaled ... to tylko część osób, których wypowiedzi wypełniają strony tej książki.
środa, 18 lipca 2012
wtorek, 17 lipca 2012
Cold 187um before ATL-Wizzards Of Rock!
poniedziałek, 16 lipca 2012
This Is Not Game!
"Na swoich zajęciach, które prowadzę, nie pozwalam określać hip hopu jako gra. Na moich zajęciach muszą mówić Movement (ruch)" - Michele Hiphophistorian Hairston
sobota, 14 lipca 2012
Ice Ice (Cosmic Force) R.I.P.
środa, 11 lipca 2012
Crash The Legendary Graffiti Artist
Fat Boys Pizza Box
wtorek, 10 lipca 2012
Gramofon Golden Era
Jak widać cały gramofon został sformatowany do wielkości talerza. Z głośnikami i wzmacniaczem miałby łączyć się metodą bezprzewodową.
niedziela, 8 lipca 2012
sobota, 7 lipca 2012
KMG of Above The Law R.I.P.
czwartek, 5 lipca 2012
8 Million Stories: Bill "Blast" Cordero
Słów kilka od Bill "Blast" Cordero, który opowiada jak wyglądały realia początku lat 80., w oczach młodych artystów graffiti, oraz o tym jak stworzył słynne dzieło "Sky's The Limit".
"William Cordero, born in 1964, grew up in Harlem. He went to High School of Art & Design in Manhattan and later took classes at Parsons School of Design. In the early 80’s he was part of a group of subway writers that made the shift to the gallery scene. Bill Blast, as he is known, has exhibited in Europe and the US.
In 1982, in what should commonly be known as Rock Steady Park, Bill Blast painted two masterpieces on opposite sides of the handball court. The first was entitled “Sky’s the Limit,” referencing the lyrics in “Keep On” by the group D-Train. The painting consisted of several prominent New York City landmarks, creating an urban backdrop for an empowering message to the local community. On the other side of the wall stood a piece called “Eye of the Tiger.” Unlike most pieces during this period, “Eye of the Tiger” was unusual because instead of having letters as its centerpiece there was a gigantic tiger face with a Zulu Nation bead hanging from it’s neck praising Afrika Bambaataa’s universal idea.
Bill Blast’ “Eye of the Tiger” worked as a backdrop in Rock Steady Crew’s music video for “Hey You” and “Sky’s the Limit” was featured in cult director Larry Cohen’s 1985 sci-fi movie “The Stuff”. Both walls also appeared in Henry Chalfant and James Prigoff’s classic Spraycan Art book giving inspiration to up-and-coming writers around the globe. As a tribute to Bill Blast, the German writer Tobe recently reworked the Eye of the Tiger mural to honour the original artist.
Today, the murals are long gone and this tiny plot of land on West 99th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan, which was a popular practice grounds for the b-boy’ing legends Rock Steady Crew, has been refurbished and the handball courts torn down.
In addition to his art accomplishment, Bill Blast worked as a consultant on the movie “Beat Street” from 1984. Produced by the cultural and political icon Harry Belafonte, the sketches that Blast handed over ended up being painted by unionized scenic artists giving the film a much less authentic look. Though Blast was disappointed, he stayed long enough to coach Ramo, the main character in the movie played by Jon Chardiet, about the subways and the writing culture.
Along with such luminaries from the subway writing era as Lee, Dondi, Duster and Phase 2, Blast took part in the ‘Art Train’ event in Detroit in 1986 that was put together by Dolores Newman with documentarian Henry Chalfant as one of the curators.
Blast would sometimes shorten his name to “Bil” as written in the “Eye of the Tiger” mural. He did so in order to try and distance himself from the fashion designer Bill Blass, among other people with similar sounding names."
wtorek, 3 lipca 2012
Crucial Electro #4 by Street Sounds / 30th Anniversary Street Sounds Records
Disco Four “Get Busy”
Divine Sounds “What People Do For Money”
Papa Austin & Great Peso “Wrong Girls To Play With”
Shantelle “Love Attack”
A1 | Tyrone Brunson | The Smurf () Produced by A Redlock Production |
A2 | Warp 9 | Light Years Away () Produced by John “Jellybean” Benitez, Richard Scher & Lotti Golden |
A3 | Warp 9 | Nunk (New Wave Funk) () Produced by “Jellybean” Benitez, Richard Scher & Lotti Golden |
A4 | Man Parrish | Hip Hop, Be Bop (Don't Stop) () Produced by Raul A. Rodriguez and Man Parrish |
A5 | Herbie Hancock | Rockit () Produced by Material & Herbie Hancock |
B1 | Twilight 22 | Electric Kingdom () Produced by Gordon Bahary |
B2 | Cybotron | Clear () Produced by 3070 and Juan |
B3 | Hashim | Al-Naafiysh (The Soul) () Produced by Jerry Calliste Jr. and Aldo Marin |
B4 | Captain Rock | Return Of Captain Rock () Produced by The Fantastic Aleems |
B5 | Time Zone | Wild Style () Produced by Afrika Bambaataa amd Bernard Zekri |
A1 | B-Boys, The | Two Three Break () Produced by Vincent Davis |
A2 | Russell Brothers, The | The Party Scene (Sv) () Produced by Larry Joseph & The Russell Brothers |
A3 | Davy DMX | One For The Treble (Fresh) () Produced by David Reeves Jr. |
A4 | Packman, The | I'm A Pac Man () Produced by Bobby Robinson |
B1 | Shannon | Let The Music Play (Dub) () Produced by Mark Liggett & Chris Barbosa |
B2 | Xena | On The Upside () Produced by Mark Liggett & Chris Barbosa |
B3 | Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force | Planet Rock () Produced by Arthur Baker |
B4 | Jonzun Crew, The | Pac Jam (Looking Out For The OVC) () Produced by Michael Jonzun & Maurice Starr |
A1 | Full Force | Alice () Produced by Full Force, J.B Moore and Robert Ford |
A2 | Original Concept | Can You Feel It () Produced by Concept and Rick Rubin |
A3 | Whistle | (Nothing Serious) Just Buggin' () Produced by The Kangol Kid & Howie Tee |
A4 | Mantronix | Bassline () Produced by Mantronik and M.C Tee |
A5 | Roxanne Shanté | Bite This () Produced by Marley Marl |
A6 | D.ST. | Megamix II: Why Is It Fresh () Produced by D.ST. |
A7 | Chris "The Glove" Taylor | Itchiban Scratch () Produced by Chris "The Glove" Taylor |
A8 | Newcleus | Jam On Revenge (The Wikki Wikki Song) () Produced by Joe Webb |
A9 | Information Society | Running () Produced by T.Boy Music/ Little Dexter Music |
A10 | Unknown DJ, The | 808 Beats () Produced by Andre Manuel & Darryl ‘Lyrrad’ Davis |
B1 | Duke Bootee | Broadway () Produced by Duke Bootee |
B2 | Beastie Boys | Hold It, Now Hit It () Produced by Rick Rubin |
B3 | Boogie Down Productions | South Bronx () Produced by Boogie Down Productions |
B4 | DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble () Produced by S. Salaam, Dana Goodman, Laidley & Oakenfold |
B5 | Whodini | Friends () Produced by Larry Smith |
B6 | Heavy D. & The Boyz | Mr. Big Stuff () Produced by Andre Harrell |
B7 | LL Cool J | Rock The Bells () Produced by Rick Rubin |
B8 | Mixmaster Gee And The Turntable Orchestra | The Manipulator () Produced by Greg Royal |
B9 | UTFO | Roxanne, Roxanne () Produced by Full Force |
B10 | Doug E. Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew | The Show () Produced by Dennis Bell & Ollie Cotton |
Date: 17.11.2012
(czyli na kilka dni po celebracji 38 Urodzin Kultury Hip Hop / 39 Universal Zulu Nation - 12.11.2012)