Showing posts with label akbar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label akbar. Show all posts

Friday, July 24, 2009

Who Flipped It Better? Moaning Samples

As a throwback to the first volume of The Moaning series, we're bringing you a dope sample used on one of the top cuts on that mix. Props to these guys for posting the sample I had been looking for. We hope to bring you more volumes in the moaning series soon, but we got lots of treats on the way. So, let's keep this moving and tell a friend to tell a friend that T.R.O.Y. got that good dope.

Norman Connors - Butterfly Dreams

Ahhh, now that's some nice, laid back, waking up on a sunny spring day with a goddess by your side, type hit. Norman Connors is good for that sailing on a yacht feeling music. Shit, he's even pictured on a boat on at least one of his album covers. The intro, before the sample in question, sounds like a great little piece to freak, too. I wonder if it's been used?
Support the artist here. I would suggest any of his albums from the mid to late seventies, of course.

Example - Slow Motion

This is probably my favorite one. I have no idea who produced it, but the entire EP that this came from is dope. This is different from the other ones in that they sped the loop up and got some nice sounds, besides the moaning, out of it. This guy, Example, was out of Houston, and this EP was the only music I ever heard from him.

Akbar - Mothaship

Yeah, this is another nice one. DJ Shame, of Vinyl Reanimators fame, laced this one up lovely. Akbar tells a story about seeing a U.F.O. that turns out to be the Mothership arriving to take him back. I think. It's a good track, peep it for yourself.

Blaque Spurm - Nonoxynol Rhymin'

Okay, well, the name of the group wouldn't be as suspect if they didn't actually have a song called,"Pack Ya Shit". Whoa, jack. Anyways, if you can get past all of that, this is a pretty dope crew and a decent working of the same sample. They get extra points for the low budget sound and the addition of this sample-

David Porter - The Masquerade Is Over (this one can have it's own sample blog)


Personally, I rate these in the order that I posted them in.
#1 = Example
#2 = Akbar
#3 = Blaque Spurm

Let us know who you think flipped it best in the comments.

--Verge

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Akbar - Non-Album Tracks



Akbar is seriously one of the most slept-on MCs in the history of hip hop, and easily one of my all-time favorite Chicago MCs. My first exposure to Ak was on a DJ PNS mixtape titled Chicago Rocks Volume 2. Ever since then, I always held him in a high regard, and I was constantly on the lookout for new material. I'd eventually track down his debut 12" with the Mental Giants, but it wouldn't come cheap.

Now, you're probably saying to yourself - how in the hell does this Akbar guy have three volumes worth of non-album tracks? Fortunately, I tuned in for the DJ 3rd Rail show one Sunday night back in early 2000, and to my surprise, Akbar was in the building. He was promoting his forthcoming album "Big Bang Boogie", and since he and DJ 3rd Rail were homies, he basically did a two hour live concert on the air, and it was fucking insane. I tuned in just in time, as I was able to record the entire thing. Make sure to check the audio samples.

I also got an ill Time Travel freestyle from the homie Kevin Beacham. Check out his myspace page for the ill Chicago rarities.

Akbar - Non-Album Tracks Volume 1
1. Mental Giants - Akbar's Groove
2. Mental Giants - Cheeba Creepas
3. Mental Giants - Bronx 'n Back
4. Mental Giants - Hustler's Hymn
5. Mental Giants - Uptown Drifter
6. Mental Giants & Jamalski - No Murder
7. Mental Giants & Jamalski - Poom Poom (Remix)
8. Mental Giants & Jamalski - Thought So
9. Akbar - Battle Cry (Original Mix)
10. Akbar - Battle Cry
11. Akbar, Juice, Common, etc - Cryogenic
http://www.mediafire.com/?l041mttmzeq

Akbar - Non-Album Tracks Volume 2
1. Time Travel Freestyle 7/25/96
2. Lif Concert Freestyle Segment #1
3. Lif Concert Freestyle Segment #2
4. Lif Concert Freestyle Segment #3
5. Lif Concert Freestyle Segment #4
6. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #1
7. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #2
8. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #3
9. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #4
10. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #5
11. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #6
12. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #7
http://www.mediafire.com/?zzgwjzhjwgm

Akbar - Non-Album Tracks Volume 3
1. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #8
2. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #9
3. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #10
4. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #11
5. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #12
6. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #13
7. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #14
8. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #15
9. DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #16
http://www.mediafire.com/?z2gtmm4jmnz

Preview:

Mental Giants - Akbar's Groove


Mental Giants - Cheeba Creepas


Mental Giants - Bronx 'n Back


Mental Giants - Hustler's Hymn


Mental Giants & Jamalski - Thought So


Akbar - Battle Cry (Original Mix)


Time Travel Freestyle 7/25/96


DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #1


DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #2 (Battle Cry)


DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #7 (Bigger Dey Come/Freestyle)


DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #12


DJ 3rd Rail Live 2000 Segment #13 (Cheeba Creepas)


Props to dirt dog for the cover.

--Roy Johnson

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Space Is The Place w/ Kool Keith, DJ Qbert, Mixmaster Mike, etc



When I set out to make a space-related compilation, I knew that it was gonna be some crazy shit by default, but this may very well be one of the dopest compilations that I've ever put together. It took me months to research, accumulate, and isolate all of the audio for this project. I tried to limit this to 100MB, but I accumulated close to 250 MB worth of space-related tracks, so I'll probably make a second volume at some point. If you have any recommendations, please drop me a line in the comments section.

Space Is The Place Volume 1
1. Mf Doom - Arabic Gum Intro (Instrumental)
2. Ultramagnetic MCs - Kool Keith Model Android #406
3. DJ Qbert - Destination Quasar 16.33.45.78
4. DJ Z-Trip - Black Hole
5. Mixmaster Mike - Solar Panel: Audio Mass
6. Kool Keith - Bitin' My Space Shit (Interlude)
7. Kool Keith & DJ Spooky - Object Unknown (Remix)
8. MF Doom - Star Anis (Instrumental)
9. DJ Qbert - Inner Space Dental Commander
10. EL-P - Iron Galaxy (Instrumental)
11. Akbar - Space Odyssey
12. DJ Qbert - Cosmic Assassins
13. Mixmaster Mike - Cosmic Rays
14. D-Styles & D-Flare - Who Killed Two Pac!
15. Sir Menelik & Kool Keith - Space Cadillac
16. DJ Qbert - Invaders From The Planet Scratch
17. D-Styles & D-Flare - Spacecamp Massacre
18. Mixmaster Mike - Astronaut
19. Quasimoto - Astronaut
20. D-Styles & DJ Qbert - Return To Planetary Deterioration
21. EL-P - Deep Space 9mm (Instrumental)
22. Chief Xcel - Fully Charged Outro (Instrumental)
23. Hidden Track
http://www.mediafire.com/?otiydni5zfo

Preview:

DJ Qbert - Destination Quasar 16.33.45.78


DJ Z-Trip - Black Hole


Kool Keith & DJ Spooky - Object Unknown (Remix)


DJ Qbert - Inner Space Dental Commander


EL-P - Iron Galaxy (Instrumental)


Akbar - Space Odyssey


Mixmaster Mike - Cosmic Rays


D-Styles & D-Flare - Spacecamp Massacre


Quasimoto - Astronaut


Chief Xcel - Fully Charged Instrumental Outro


--Roy Johnson