Ego Trip's Great Fuckin' Clean Versions

"This one definitely goes out on a censorship tip
So everybody sit back, relax and have a champagne sip"

None of us like clean radio versions! Every time your hear something, it's always gotta be raw uncensored! That's the truth! Some artists just have their curse words bleeped on for their clean versions while other actually record a new version with changed vocals. Some don't have new vocals but instead of it just being muted, scratching and sound effects are used to replace these blanks. A list titled "Great Fuckin' Clean Versions" from Ego Trip's Book of Rap List basically listed the clean versions that were worth listening to. Like Thun said, "Ego Trip made it a hot list, we made it a hot compilation". Last year, I compiled DJ Premier's Underacknowledged Cuts from Ego Trip's list. It received props all over the net.. even from Elliot Wilson! Enjoy this one!

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additional artwork by dirt_dog

-- Thomas V

dirt_dog Remix Pack 2

Welcome to another installment of the dirt_dog Remix Pack. This time around we have a couple original versions and 3 more of my favorite remixes pulled from my own personal collection of cd singles (retail, US, UK and promo only versions). And as a former Wu fanatic, I've always enjoyed the extra verse from Meth on the "Home Grown Version." If you missed Remix Pack 1, go HERE.

Remix Pack 2

01 Wu-Tang Clan-Method Man (Home Grown Version)

02 Stetsasonic-Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Vocal)

03 Outkast-Elevators (Me & You) (Crazy "C" Trunk Rattlin' Edit)

04 Black Sheep-Strobelite Honey (Street Mix)

05 Mobb Deep-Shook Ones Part I (Original Version)

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--dirt_dog

Deadly Venoms - Venoms Everywhere (CD Single) 2000

The Deadly Venoms was an all-female hip hop supergroup which consisted of N-Tyce, Finesse, J-Boo, & Champ MC that was also wu-affliated. N-Tyce is mostly known for "Hush Hush Tip" track with Method Man which was released in 1993 on Wild Pitch Records. Next we have Finesse (formely of Finesse & Synquis) who released "Soul Sisters" in 1988. After that we have J-Boo and finally.. Champ MC who released her first album titled "Ghetto Flava" in 1994. The Deadly Venoms had trouble releasing their first two albums, they both ended up being shelved. A few rare advance promo copies exist though. Today, I'm bringing your their first single titled "Venom Everywhere" off the unreleased "Pretty Thugs" album from 2000. The beat is bangin'(wu-signature beat) and it's great to hear veteran female emcees on the mic. Peep the video below. Enjoy,

01 Venom Everywhere (Radio Edit)
02 Venom Everywhere (LP Version)
03 Venom Everywhere (Instrumental)
04 Venom Everywhere (A Capella)
05 Venom Everywhere (TV Track)

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-- Thomas V

Wu-Tang Clan “After The Laughter Comes The Tears (Bootleg VLS)”

I swear, I'd do just about anything for the Wu to have this raw, hungry sound again. Don't even get me started on the most recent album, which is heads above the last few. But really, how can you call it a Wu-Tang album when it doesn't have any verses from GZA, Method Man, Masta Killa or even a spot from Cappadonna?

Anyways, I picked up this vinyl back in 1996, one of my first online purchases ever (from what used to be CD Europe.) Back then everything was straight text in a list form, so I had no idea what I'd receive. But the moment I put it on I knew there was something different about this track from my cd version. It took me several years to figure out that this is bootleg of a white label of the original vinyl that the Wu-Tang sold out of the trunk of their cars (so the story goes). That makes this track the demo version of "Tearz."

01 After The Laughter Comes The Tears (Vocal)

02 After The Laughter Comes The Tears (Instrumental)

03 After The Laughter Comes The Tears (Bonus Beat)

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--dirt_dog

Cell Block Z (Ghostface Killah) Contest

Click here to read an excerpt of the book

Contest: Cell Block Z (Ghostface Killah) Contest

Objective: Create your own Ghostface Killah mix

Rules:
- You can only use material pre 2001
- You can use GFK guest appearances
- You can only include 10 tracks
- You can create your own track (remix or verse highlights) but the material must be pre 2001
- Only MP3s will be accepted
- Only bitrates of 160 or higher will be accepted
- Providing cover art is option
- You must POST your mix, along with track list and download link on our forum here

The 4 best mixes will be determined by the T.R.O.Y. & Steady Bloggin' blog squad.
The public will determine the last place winner by voting on T.R.O.Y..

5 winners total.

*Only residents of the US and Canada are eligible to win; no PO boxes. This is by request of the publisher.

By Ghostface Killah, Marlon Chapman, and Shauna Garr, Illustrated by Chris Walker

To his fans, Cole Dennis is a heavyweight contender with a devastating right hook. To a city being held hostage to chaos and terror, Dennis has a grit and charisma that make him the shining hope for justice--until he is arrested for a brutal murder. Framed for a crime he did not commit, he finds himself captive in a foreboding high-tech superprison whose masters secretly conspire to turn inmates into tomorrow's most terrifying bioweapons--with Cole Dennis as the intended prize specimen. But Dennis is nobody's lab rat. Reborn as a towering engine of destruction, Dennis will prepare for the fight of his life. He will rename himself Ghostface Killah. And his cry of righeous rage will echo beyond the cold steel walls of Cell Block Z.

For more information:

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780446699747.htm

To order:

http://www.amazon.com/Cell-Block-Z-Ghostface-Killah/dp/0446699748

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

Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style/ Taste The Pain (Soundtrack 1999)

In 1999, the video game "Wu Tang: Shaolin Style" was released for the PlayStation. It was titled "Taste The Pain" in PAL territories. It was a fighting game based on the Wu-Tang Clan's kung fu influence. Wu Tang: Shaolin Style was poorly received by many video game reviewers but anyway, my intention is to post the soundtrack not the video game. The PlayStation disc had its soundtrack which was playable on every music cd player. It featured every song that was exclusively made for the game.

1. La The Darkman & RZA - Wu World Order
2. U-God - Rumble (Feat. Inspectah Deck, Letha Face, & Method Man)
3. Masta Killa - Shaolin Temple
4. Tekitha - Back To 36 (Take It Back)
5. La The Darkman & RZA - Wu World Order (Instrumental)
6. U-God - Rumble (Instrumental) (Prod. By True Master)
7. RZA - Instrumental #1
8. RZA - Instrumental #2
9. RZA - Instrumental #3
10. RZA - Jungle Instrumental #1
11. RZA - Jungle Instrumental #2
12. RZA - Jungle Instrumental #3
13. La The Darkman & RZA - Wu World Order (Chorus Acapella)
14. RZA - Jungle Instrumental #4

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-- Thomas V

Does GZA have to smack a bitch?

Disregard the pasteoid to doing the interview. Invest the 3 minutes, have a laugh or two and listen to what Gary Grice aka GZA has to say. Peace to Chelsea from KarmaLoop TV.

And just to keep the laughs going let us not forget the extremely awkward gun-2-da-dome Al-Qaeda style video by the man GZA was just talking about.

--Philaflava

DJ Mister Cee “The Best Of Method Man”

Originally I bought this one on cassette. But I couldn't resist buying it a second time, on cd. Nothing too fancy, nothing too special, a couple of nice freestyles, remixes and a classic live track, but overall it's a great mix of all those Johnny Blaze tracks that I used to know and love.

01 Wu-Tang Clan-Method Man (Live At The Palladium)

02 Wu-Tang Clan-Protect Ya Neck

03 Wu-Tang Clan-Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'

04 Wu-Tang Clan-Shame On A Nigga

05 Wu-Tang Clan-Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing To F' Wit

06 Wu-Tang Clan-7th Chamber Part II

07 Wu-Tang Clan-Method Man (Remix)

08 SWV-Anything (Old Skool Remix) feat. Wu-Tang Clan

09 Method Man & Ghostface Killer-Freestyle Live On The Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito Show

10 The Notorious B.I.G.-The What feat. Method Man

11 Method Man-Bring The Pain

12 Method Man-PLO Style

13 Method Man-Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon

14 Wu-Tang Clan-St. Ides Commercial

15 Method Man-Release Yo' Delf

16 Method Man-All I Need (Remix 1 & 2) feat. Mary J. Blige

17 Spice 1-Hard 2 Kill feat. Method Man

18 Shaquille O'Neal-No Hooks feat. Method Man & RZA

19 Ol' Dirty Bastard-Rawhide feat. Method Man & Raekwon

20 Boyz II Men-Vibin' (Remix) feat. Treach, Craig Mack, Busta Rhymes & Method Man

21 Ol' Dirty Bastard-Dirty Dancing feat. Method Man

22 Method Man & Redman-How High (Original & Remix)

23 Method Man & Raekwon-Freestyle

24 Raekwon-Ice Cream feat. Method Man, Ghostface & Cappachino

My cover was kind of badly beaten, so I scanned it in, cleaned it up and threw in all new type exactly the same as the original. Coming very soon will be “The Best Of Redman” and “The Best Of Notorious B.I.G.” in the series.

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dirt_dog

The Graveyards - Lonely Seed 1995-96

A few weeks ago, I picked up some vinyls from an Ebay seller. One of them was "The Graveyard - Lonely Seed". It seemed really random, but for a few bucks I didn't mind adding it to my collection. With no background information on it, I had no idea how it sounded like. When I received it, I immediately listened to it. It sounded Outkast-ish so I believed that it must have been something from the South. With a little internet research, I only found one thing related to the song... the video. I asked the youtube uploader if he had some information on it and guess what... He was the producer of the video. It gets interesting; check out the message he sent me:

"I was the producer of the video. In 95/96 Gza asked me to work with him as he tried his hand at Directing. His album "Beaneath the Surface" just came out and after this we made "Crash your Crew" video. The Graveyards was a group out of Miami whom wanted Gza and the Wu Tang to work with them. They had been reachin gout to him and this is when he called me in to facilitate the video which you see. Unfortunately this is a vhs version taped on to mini dv so it doesn;t do it justice. And finally Shyheim is in the video along with UGod and Capadonna in the poker scene."

"Technically I believe it was 1995. As Gza's producer, we worked on Gza "Crash your Crew" with ODB, SWV/Redman's "Lose my Cool", GZA/Muggs "Third World" and Killah Priest's "Cross my Heart"
I directed Teflon's "Get Mine", Sunz of Man "The Plan" and Wu Syndicate's "Weary Eyes"."

A1. The Graveyards - Lonely Seed (LP Version)
B1. The Graveyards - Lonely Seed (Instrumental)
B2. The Graveyards - Lonely Seed (Acapella)

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-- Thomas V

Editor's Note: When it comes to researching promo-only or otherwise difficult to find material from slept-on artists, Thomas V is a consummate expert. Follow his blogging here.