Timeline of the T.R.O.Y. Weekly Request Threads

Part of the mass appeal of the T.R.O.Y. blog and forum is that we constantly put in work.


Here's a recap of the request threads that've gone on in the T.R.O.Y forum so far: There is an official request thread and then there’s the weekly threads, so if you've been missin' out, you might want to review the last more than a year's worth of weekly request threads (whether to dig for rare and exclusive gems or to remind you of everything else you are still looking for):

Mostly Weekly Request Thread #001 - 10/16/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #002 - 10/20/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #003 - 11/10/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #004 - 11/24/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #005 - 12/01/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #006 - 12/12/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #007 - 12/22/2008
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #008 - 01/06/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #009 - 01/15/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #010 - 01/25/2009

Mostly Weekly Request Thread #011 - 02/01/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #012 - 02/09/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #013 - 02/17/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #014 - 02/23/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #015 - 03/06/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #016 - 03/19/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #017 - 04/04/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #018 - 05/01/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #019 - 06/01/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #020 - 07/12/2009

Mostly Weekly Request Thread #021 - 08/02/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #022 - 08/23/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #023 - 08/31/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #024 - 09/07/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #025 - 09/14/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #026 - 09/21/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #027 - 09/28/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #028 - 10/05/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #029 - 10/12/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #030 - 10/19/2009

Mostly Weekly Request Thread #031 - 10/26/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #032 - 11/02/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #033 - 11/09/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #034 - 11/16/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #035 - 11/23/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #036 - 11/30/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #037 - 12/07/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #038 - 12/14/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #039 - 12/21/2009
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #040 - 12/28/2009

Mostly Weekly Request Thread #041 - 01/05/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #042 - 01/11/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #043 - 01/18/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #044 - 01/25/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #045 - 02/01/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #046 - 02/09/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #047 - 02/15/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #048 - 02/23/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #049 - 03/01/2010
Mostly Weekly Request Thread #050 - 03/08/2010

Mr. Philaflava, Jason Gloss, began exploring the concept of weekly request threads around the time the T.R.O.Y. blog started up, creating the first eight threads. That then switched to Jaz at the start of last year who held it down through the twenty first one (with Verge actually creating the twentieth one). Since then Odnet has been runnin' things. I couldn't even begin to list all the contributors.

Start checkin' it out when you have the time, there's no way that you won't find something that you both enjoy and haven't heard before. Stop by and ask for the impossible (I know I have and it's actually worked for me more than once) or try to help out if you think you can contribute. You'll be surprised by what you can find.

-- The Big Sleep

Superegular & The Stoupe Produced EPs of the '90s.

It’s time for some more literal Phila flava. Before Stoupe the Enemy of the Mankind began to work almost exclusively for members of Jedi Mind Tricks and Army of the Pharaohs (with exceptions for artists like Canibus, Guru and Reks) he was starting out with groups like Soulcraft, Doublespeek and Neso in the mid to late nineties.

“…I had a very brief career as an MC. Stoupe and I had a group called Doublespeek with another friend. We put out one 12” in 1996 just before the birth of Superegular. I think it went copper? I never saw the final SoundScan numbers on that one.” ~ Ryan Donahue (in a Baby Grande Interview)

This is that one 12”, which, if you can find, will now likely cost you a couple bills. But now thanks to the Illest EPs thread (among other places), you can hear it right here:



Doublespeek – Trial By Stone EP (192 CBR) (1996 on Onesoul Productions)





A1 - Trial By Stone ft. Arch Leon & Yan (Produced by Stoupe)

A2 - Trial By Stone (Remix) ft. Arch Leon & Yan (Produced by Stoupe)

A3 - Trial By Stone (Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

B1 - Remind Body ft. Arch Leon & Yan (Produced by Stoupe)

B2 - Remind Body (Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

B3 - Black China ft. Arch Leon, Jay Block & Yan (Produced by Stoupe)



As forum member kimani said: “...this EP is very good, give it a listen if you haven't, regardless of whether or not you like Stoupe or Jedi Mind Tricks.”



And (thanks to Kevin Beacham) this is yet another T.R.O.Y. exclusive, one of the earlier Superegular releases:



Neso – The Move / Mad Coolout / The Balance 12” / VLS (256 / 320 CBR) (1997 on Superegular Recordings)

(Picture courtesy of Kevin Beacham, click for big.)

A1 - The Move (Produced by Stoupe)

A2 - The Move (Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

A3 - The Move (Remix) (Produced by Stoupe)

B1 - Mad Coolout ft. Teniweti, Arch Leon, Jack Block, Kaosm, Oddball & Qan (Produced by Stoupe)

B2 - Mad Coolout (Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

B3 - The Move (Remix Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

B4 - The Balance ft. Karesh (Produced by Stoupe)



Two other early Stoupe produced releases, a ’96 single / EP also by Neso called Subject to Change and ‘94’s Common Thread EP by Soulcraft still haven’t surfaced online (at least not yet).



But then of course there's the most well known Stoupe produced EP from the '90s and that's Jedi Mind Trick's first release, The Amber Probe EP:



Jedi Mind Tricks – The Amber Probe EP (192 CBR) (1996 on Superegular Recordings)





A1 - Neva Antiquated (Produced by Stoupe)

A2 - Neva Antiquated (Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

A3 - Communion: The Crop Circle Thesis ft. The Lost Children of Babylon (Produced by Stoupe)

B1 - Neva Antiquated (Dark Jedi Remix) (Produced by Stoupe)

B2 - Neva Antiquated (Dark Jedi Remix Instrumental) (Produced by Stoupe)

B3 - Books of Blood: The Coming of Tan ft. El Eloh (Produced by Stoupe)



Thanks to both Ho1ogramz and kimani for posting / reupping Doublespeek links, to the Kaknado blog for providing a working link to the Amber Probe EP and as always, mad props to Kevin Beacham, this time around for scanning the one sheet and ripping / upping the original links to Neso's The Move 12" in this crazy thread, which contains a lot of freestyles, demos and assorted rarities (if you didn't already know).



-- The Big Sleep

Too Poetic(of Gravediggaz R.I.P.) - "Droppin Signal" Unreleased 1989 LP

I would hope that you already knew about and/or had the dope 12" that was dropped by Too Poetic(Poetic of Gravediggaz first group), called "God Made Me Funky". Great 1989 flavor.

Well, Jesse Serwer got in contact with Too Poetic's DJ Kaos and just unearthed the entire album that was submitted to Tommy Boy n 1989, but was never released.

Go to his blog for the full story with pictures, articles, and an interview with DJ Kaos.

Here's the link to his blog article. Make sure to check that out. The man only deals in top quality blogging.

Here's the tracklist:

”DROPPIN’ SIGNAL”

”OUT THE POCKET”

”THE SPEECH KEEPS FLOWIN’”

”I WILL REMEMBER YOU”

”POETRY IN THE MIDST OF KAOS”

”DO FOR SELF”

”GOD MADE ME FUNKY (REMIX)”

”THE MELT DOWN”

”SOUL SURVIVOR”

”I AIN’T THE ONE”

”MOTIVATION”

”AWAAY WE GO”

”RUFF SON OF A GUN”

”THE RHYME IS CRITICAL”

Download Here.

Again, peace to Jesse Serwer and don't forget to visit his blog to say thanks and check out the in depth and frankly awesome article and interview about this album.

--verge

MC Eiht - Straight Up Menace (Uncut)

You may own the Menace II Society OST, or even the Streiht Up Menace 12" but I'm sure that no one has this version that I'm about to lace y'all with. The album version still has the explicit lyrics and everything but one thing that is being muted is when MC Eiht says the word "Japs" when he's talking about the corner store being owned by the Japanese people. Straight ripped from the movie's end credits where it's only available, this rare version has the word "Japs" fully uncut. The word was definitely removed from the final version due to it being a racial stereotype but I'm sure that a lot of heads have been looking for this rare uncut version. So Enjoy,



"I'm kickin' it with the homies and they got the straps

Off to the corner store, owned by the fuckin' Japs"





Download





-- Thomas V

Brand Nubian - The Now Rule Files EP [1989-1997]

Here it is! One Leg Up Records comes through with another batch of unreleased tracks and demo mixes. This time they ran down on Puba for some ill Brand Nubian joints most of us never knew about. I'm typing this in advance so you can get this download asap.

From the snippets, "How Ya Livin'", "Mind Your Business"(original mix), and "Probable Cause"(original mix) are sounding incredible. "Love Vs. Hate"(alternative mix) sounds basically the same, except Sadat kicks a completely different verse. There might be minor differences with the beat, but nothing that I immediately noticed.

Here's Haj "4XL" from OLU's description:

“How Ya Livin’” is a previously unheard of demo recorded prior to “One For All” and it is produced by none other than, the chocolate boy wonder, Pete Rock! The vintage track comes complete with the Soul Brother #1's trademark cuts as well. “I Ain’t Goin’ Out Like That” is an uptempo early Nubian joint as well. On this track you hear Puba taking parting shots at Strong City Records and declaring that both his Masters of Ceremony days and style is over! “The Devil” is a conscious record, that was scrapped prior to “One For All”, but serious Grand Puba fans will undoubtedly recognize that the hook and song concept was later revisited for the track “Soul Controller” on Puba’s debut LP, “Reel To Reel”. “Mind Your Business”, as you might recall, was a b-side only track released during “Reel To Reel”. This original version sports a Hall and Oates sample that could not be cleared, prompting Dante Ross / Stimulated Dummies to remix the song for the 12”. Fortunately in 2009, the version that Grand Puba preferred is finally available to collectors. “Where is Puba?” is somewhat of an early version of “Check It Out”. The vocalist that appears on this track was an artist who Puba was recording with before Mary J. Blige. The original version of “Probable Cause” features a different beat then the one that made the final version of “Foundation”. As you might recall, the released version used the Grover Washington Jr. “Knucklehead” sample (best known on K-Solo’s “Fugitive”). This version is a LOT better in my opinion and I have no idea why they changed it? Last but not least, the “Love vs. Hate” alternate version treats us to a completely different Sadat X vocal performance and still maintains to be a favorite from the “Foundation” project.

[Download here]

[Back up Link]

Thanks to HAJ at One Leg Up for digging up unreleased gems that we actually care about.

If you need to catch up on all of their previous "limited" vinyls, download them all here.

--Verge

Ganjah K - Unreleased Material

Ganjah K's name is one that rarely comes up when discussions are held of the mighty Project Blowed, an unfortunate oversight when K's musical pedigree is more than enough to hold him in the same lofty regard as the rest of the seminal Left Coast collective. Simply put, the man makes damn good rap music. Though legendary in the Los Angeles underground circles, his own legacy is overshadowed by his more prolific contemporaries including Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Tribe Unique, and the Curbserver/Afterlife camp. This is more than likely due to the fact that K could never seem to get an officially-released full-length record. Let's face it, in an industry where putting out six mixtapes worth of material in as many months is often not enough to get you noticed, a lack of recorded material is a serious hindrance.

At least two Ganjah K albums were produced, despite constant murmurs of their non-existence amongst Blowed heads and tape traders. The first, Danksta Life, seems to be a cassette-only underground release and features Snoop Dogg on one of the choruses ("Ups & Downs")...in-studio, no samples! Consensus on a release date seems to fall between 1992 and 1994, although I would guess closer to late 1992 or early 1993 given the Snoop appearance. K's sophomore album and major label debut, Harvest For The World, was supposed to be released in 1995 on Pallas Records, and was shelved when the label folded. I'm not sure if the album was ever actually completed as only eight songs seem to exist in tangible form.

After Pallas folded, K languished in the underground, dropping guest appearances here and there and even appearing on the soundtrack to the Martin Lawrence flick "A Thin Line Between Love & Hate." After lacing Fat Jack the Elephant with a track for his 1999 double-disc opus Cater To The DJ, Ganjah K seemingly disappeared into a haze of his own chronic smoke. According to this website, he was supposed to drop an album entitled Puff Daddy in the summer of 2002, but nothing ever materialized. Really a shame, as I always felt that K was a superbly talented cat.

Now, on to the music itself.

Ganjah K was never as stylistically monstrous as his Curbserver compatriots, but as he proved on the intermittent "Heavyweights" cuts that he could easily hold his own in a cipher. Song concepts are often limited to the man's namesake; smoking and dealing bud are the prevailing themes, although K never limits himself strictly that. The beats, which I would assume are mostly self-produced, hit you like the breeze coming off of the Pacific Ocean. Boom-bap to the core but no rough-and-rugged Timb boot stomp here; you can feel both the East and West Coast influences equally. Definitely the type of rap you'll want to crack a brew and lounge to. In my mind, there are really no weak tracks on either of these albums so all I can say is give 'em a listen and form your own opinions.

Here are a couple of links to K's two albums. Be forewarned, as the sound quality on Harvest For The World is extremely muddled as a result of multi-generation dubbing. I won't lie, they literally sound like someone ran the DATs through a meat grinder. But if you can get beyond the awful EQ levels, you're in for some dope music. One demo track, "Scene Of The Green," is tacked onto Harvest as well.


Enjoy.

Danksta Life (1992?-1994?, self-released)

1. Poverty Is A Crime
2. Paper Chase
3. Ya Too Strong
4. Danksta Life
5. When Ya Homie Dies
6. Everybody Wants To Be A G
7. Bud Berries
8. Smoke Buds & Down Brew
9. Medicine Man
10. Dis Type Of Shit
11. Ups & Downs (featuring Snoop Dogg)
12. Love Got My Mind Trippin’

Mediafire

Harvest For The World (1995, Pallas Records)

1. It Don’t Stop
2. Pound Of Herb
3. Can You Feel The High?
4. You’re All I Need
5. Untitled
6. Bud Berries
7. Untitled
8. Untitled
9. Scene Of The Green (Demo)

Mediafire

Props to TROY forum members basta & bignormy for the original uploads.

-Echo Leader

Stretch n Bobbito Treats: Shook Ones Pt.1 (Beatnuts Remix) + EPMD - Rampage Demo

"Someone offered me $500 for the acetate of the Beatnuts' remix of Mobb Deep 'Shook Ones Part 1'." - Stretch Armstrong

The above is quoted from this interview with Stretch Armstrong by DJ Eli over at the TurntableLab's blog. Check the interview here.

I had this on a cassette dubbed from the infamous Stretch and Bobbito show back in 94 and didn't realize it was a Beatnuts remix. I always figured it was a Stretch homemade remix or an acapella blended over a rare instrumental. Well, needless to say, I lost that tape probably within a month of taping it off the radio and recently is the first time I heard it since. Now, I'm not really a religious guy in any way at all. But I always thought that if there was a heaven, all my lost Stretch and Bob tapes would be there along with everything else I ever lost. Like all my WBAI, WNYU, Red Alert, Hank Love and Halfpint, and Awesome Two tapes. Plus all the shows I didn't have on tape. Not to mention every rare piece of vinyl ever pressed in the world. In this heaven, I would have unlimited copies of everything and my celestial neighbors would envy my godly collection. But in order for them to get a copy of anything[which I have unlimited amounts of anyway] they would have to offer me up 3 virgins of different ethnicities for me to have my way with. If heaven is anything like that at all, may the good lord strike me down before I finish this post.

Oh well. Time to stop dreaming and move it on along. Here's another excerpt from that Stretch interview:

"Ha- well you did manage to get me to give you the EPMD/LL Cool J "Rampage" demo. How ill is that? We used to play that on the air like it was no thing. For those of you that don't know it, the beat is different, and you hear the 2" stop, LL tell the engineer to take it back to the top, and then he spits rhymes that never made the album. It's a demo, but it's also a snapshot of the recording, hearing LL talk and experiment a little."

Yeah, I had this one on tape, too. I'm not sure if the one we have for you here is the entire version of that demo. But, hey, it's 3 minutes of some ill hip hop history. LL destroys it, as he was hungry again at that time trying to get back in the limelight. You'll notice that PMD spits the famous, "While you were banging on tables, I was banging Snow White," backwards. Instead, he says,"While I was banging on tables, you were banging Snow White."

After I stop typing, enjoy both the Shook Ones Beatnuts remix and the partial Rampage demo. Thanks go out to jamo609 and serch4beatz, both of the Philaflava T.R.O.Y. forum. The amount of rare Stretch and Bobbito shows and hard to find mid 90's mixtapes that these guys have been uploading is abundant. Don't sleep, that's only one thread out of hundreds where these got unearthed. Last week officially marked my first year as being a part of the Philaflava message boards, and I can't stress enough how conducive to my hip hop life it has been.

If you're not down, do yourself a solid and join up. You won't regret it. Just make sure you go directly to the T.R.O.Y. forum.

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Pt.1 (Beatnuts Remix)

http://www.divshare.com/download/7692939-269

EPMD, LL Cool J - Rampage (Demo)

http://www.divshare.com/download/7728179-f08

Thanks again go to jamo609 and serch4beatz.

--Verge

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - The Basement Demos EP

One Leg Up kicks off their new series of rarities ["Crispy Nuggets"] with this EP of unreleased demos from Pete Rock and CL Smooth. This was ripped from my vinyl as soon as I got it and uploaded here, so I can't really give you a proper critique yet. But I listened while ripping, so I know it is worth a download. Shit, it's Pete Rock and CL Smooth. Of course it's worthy of being posted at the T.R.O.Y. blog.

Here's One Leg Up's description:

OLU Records has connected with C.L. Smooth to finally unearth some of the legendary sessions that were not included on the seminal "All Souled Out" EP. While these sessions always seemed to be a bit of an urban legend, a few of them had actually leaked on WBLS "In Control" back in the day. Once the debut EP was released, the duo quickly went on to change hip-hop history and these early tracks were all but forgotten! Fast forward to 2009.....Thought lost forever, 4XL has done the unexpected in working with C.L. to unearth these vintage treasures. Mastered and restored to optimum quality, this is a hip-hop goldmine, and this 5 track EP is a testament to the late 80's sound merging into the early 90's one. Of course, Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth were two of the main architects of this sharp turn in the golden era....Songs like the one-time WBLS exclusive "The Midnight Wrecka" and the fast-rap "Go C.L." sport an aggressive 1989/1990 feel that was probably scrapped in favor of updated material like "The Creator" or "The Good Life". Still the laid back "Cool and Calm" and "Down To Wreck Ya Body" head in the direction of the vintage "All Souled Out" flavor. Last, we are treated to a somewhat alternate version of "Go With The Flow". All the cuts are heavy on the scratching, courtesy of Pete Rock and it is lovely indeed! This is vintage Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth goodness and an essential to any Hip-Hop collection!

This alternate mix of Go With The Flow is probably my favorite cut upon first hearing this record-

http://www.divshare.com/direct/7416148-1ed.mp3

Apparently, there was an error when I zipped the folder and the Go With The Flow track didn't work.

So right above I added a separate link for that cut for those who already downloaded the original and below I fixed the mediafire link with the entire EP on it. Hopefully it works this time.

[Download EP here.]fixed

[Backup link here]missing Go with The Flow

Check for other rarities throughout the T.R.O.Y. blog here.

--Verge

Godfather Don - Billy Bathgate 12"

The good people over at DWG have released a limited amount(300) of this Godfather Don 12" of unreleased material from his 'Hazardous' Era. I can't offer enough thanks and praise to the heads that actually go out and unearth gems directly from the artists themselves. For me, the joint to really check for on here is 'Billy Bathgate', a classic story telling cut about the rise and fall of a drug dealer. The other two tracks, 'FromDaMental' and a remix for the track from 'Hazardous' called 'On And On', are also worth checking out.

The 'On And On' Remix has a slower more mellow type beat, which is fine by me.

Check out DWG's interview with Don here. 

While we're at it, check Onelegup's interview with Don here and Unkut's interview with Hydra label founder Jerry Famolari here. He mentions some other Don stuff that may still not have been released yet.

Previews:

Download the Billy Bathgate 12" here.

Backup link here.

Download the Hazardous album here.

If you haven't heard Godfather Don's Ill Funk Freaker release yet, check it here.

Also, I believe No Sleep still has some copies of the Godfather Don 90's Sessions left here.

I don't know if I need a new needle or what, but I kept getting this high range crackling sound every time I tried to rip the 'Billy Bathgate' cut. Please excuse that, I did as good as I could with it.

--Verge

Showbiz & A.G. "Broken Chains" (Unreleased 1990-1992)

Showbiz & A.G. - Broken Chains (Soul Clap & Runaway Slave Unreleased 1990-1992)

Well this time we were not the first to get it or host it, but you can't win every race, right. Big up to Jaz, Crates Of AG, Freestyle Records, Unkut, and The Beatbox Radio Show.

This also bring us to this week's poll. Last week we ran a poll on live shows, and voters decided, by a very slim margin, that the Wu-Tang Clan put on the best performance out of the old schoolers still touring. De La came in second. This week, however, we're voting on the best recently unearthed rarity that T.R.O.Y. has hosted, including the one that is the subject of this post, so move on down to the right sidebar and cast your ballot. An informed vote is the best kind, so click on the link under the poll to catch up.

And now back to Showbiz & A.G. "Broken Chains."

Here's the download: CLICK

Here's the info:

Showbiz & A.G. – Broken Chains: Soul Clap & Runaway Slave Unreleased, 1990-1992

Previously thought lost forever, these masters recently resurfaced and have yielded a treasure trove of unreleased vocal and instrumental tracks from the incredibly fruitful recording sessions leading up to one of the most important Hip Hop albums of all time.

Included in this package are three previously unreleased original versions for songs produced by Showbiz that would eventually become Soul Clap EP and Runaway Slave LP classics but in different forms. Also included, from the same sessions, is a previously unreleased Diamond D production featuring A.G. Finally, rounding out the package, are 7 unreleased instrumental productions by Showbiz from the Runaway Slave sessions. As a special bonus, Freestyle Records has thrown in an untitled cut by D-Flow & Party Arty from 1995 produced by Showbiz.

Due to the importance of this project, Freestyle Records has chosen to release these 12 cuts on a double vinyl format with a picture cover as follows:

Showbiz & A.G. – Broken Chains: Soul Clap & Runaway Slave Unreleased, 1990-1992

All tracks produced by Showbiz unless otherwise noted

A-Side

1) Instrumental 1, 1991-1992

2) Diggin' In The Crates OG Version, 1990

(The second track ever recorded by Showbiz & A.G. [after Soul Clap]. Different verse from Showbiz, different track with extended piano sample. More energy than released version.)

3) Instrumental 2, 1991-1992

B-Side:

4) Instrumental 3, 1991-1992

5) To Each His Own (More Than One Way Out Of The Ghetto OG), 1991

(Similar lyrics, different track. More melodic, less dark than released version.)

6) Instrumental 4, 1991-1992

(sample later used by Show for You Want It, left unreleased off Goodfellas LP in 1995)

C-Side:

7) Instrumental 5, 1991-1992

(sample later used by The Beatminerz for Smif-N-Wessun’s Bucktown in 1994)

8 ) Hard To Kill OG Version, 1991

(Different beat [uses Taking of Pelham 1,2,3 beat {sampled from TV} from Malcolm X intro on released version], different track, no shouted chorus [instead uses scratched in vocal samples {all five from A.G. on It’s Up To You}], one new verse, [first verse of released version is second verse here on OG]. Harder than released version.)

9) Instrumental 6, 1991-1992

D-Side:

10) I'm Convinced, 1992 (Previously unreleased, produced by Diamond D)

11) Instrumental 7, 1991-1992

12) Untitled feat D. Flow & Party Arty, 1995 (Bonus Cut, previously unreleased)

Enjoy! - Thun

Godfather Don - The Ill Funk Freaker EP (One Leg Up Records)

Editor's Note: We did not get this from anybody named "FTD." No digging crew egoes were injured during the uploading of this EP. 

Godfather Don "The Ill Funk Freaker EP" (One Leg Up Records OLU-LTD1)

Download Link 

Back Up Link

Info:

The “Ill Funk Freaker” EP consists of EIGHT unreleased songs found on Godfather Don’s original half-inch studio reels. Stored away for years, OLU and Don transported, baked, and dumped these last few remnants of his early 90’s home studio to find these treasures. What was uncovered was truly special! The highly coveted and sought after, “8 Million Stories”, an alternate version of “Slaves” with Kool Keith and six other Don masterpieces. All extracted off of the reels in perfect original quality! Turns out that “Where’z The Skillz?” and “Ain’t None Left” were actually originally vocal versions of two stripped down instrumentals that Don later used on his first installment of Hydra Beats. The hard and fast paced “Shoot The Two” features an early verse from Don collaborator Mic L (in a group called Da Funky Orphanz) and sadly, I don’t know why all of these songs were never released??? The bulk of this EP stands toe to toe with “Status”, “Piece Of The Action” and “Properties Of Steel”, which is why this is THE moment Godfather Don fans have been waiting for. Further cementing Don’s legacy as both a top notch lyricist AND beatsmith, this EP will undoubtedly continue the call for more early-to mid 90’s GD archives.

Don't forget to download The Beatnuts "Intoxicated Demos"

Hit up the "Rarity" tag to get more treats, including Rakim "The Cellar" EP.

And don't skip over Markshot's King Tee VLS post just because we had to get this post up ASAP.

The Beatnuts - Intoxicated Demos (One Leg Up)

The Beatnuts - Intoxicated Demos (One Leg Up Records OLU-005)

http://www.mediafire.com/?5mdngorxt12

Enjoy,

T.R.O.Y. Family

DON'T SLEEP: We also have the limited edition Godfather Don "Ill Funk Freaker EP"

Hit up Verge's article on Lyn Johnson's "Take Me With You", a popular sample source.

Rakim "The Cellar" EP

Peace to our readers from every corner of the world. I'm going to keep this short and simple. Tweet this: T.R.O.Y. has Rakim The Cellar EP for you to download. 'Nuff respeck to DJ Mike Nice for the generous hook up.

The facts as they are reported at Soundtable (who collaborated with LA-based Tres Records and NY-based No Sleep Records on this):

Rakim: The Cellar EP

The Cellar EP is a collection of three unheard Rakim sessions and instrumentals; previously unreleased and limited only to this 300 pressed vinyl.

“Man With A Gun”.

Recorded by Rakim in 2002, this song was done strictly for an underground buzz 12” that was never released.

“Once Upon A Rhyme” (Original Version).

Recorded by Rakim in 1995, this song/version was a last minute deletion from the “18th Letter” LP.

BONUS TRACK “Show Me Love” (Rugged Version).

Recorded by Rakim in 1996, this version had to be remixed for the “18th Letter” LP, due to sample clearance issues.

All songs are produced by Nick Wiz.

All scratches are provided by D.J. Slyce.

My take: this shit is really dope. It's Rakim. "Once Upon A Rhyme" shares some lyrics with "Various Shades Of Black." It's a damned shame Rakim didn't release an album in 1995.

Download Link @ Mediafire

Backup Link @ Megaupload

Note: The instrumentals are not included. Cry me a river.

-- Thun

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