DAAAM!

You must have a loco motive...
Alkaholiks Buckwild Remix...heat











Alkaholiks - Daaam!! (Buckwild Remix)

Rotten Apple

Royal Flush - Rotten Apple

Last Emporer

Last Emporer had two of my favorite demos back in the day, this one I'm posting here, and another one where he did impressions of all of the MC's out at the time, Busta Rhymes, Common Sense, it was a good concept. I have it somewhere but can't locate it. Anyone out there who has it send it over. I saw Last Emporer perform live here at Rutgers this same year 1996 (on some real backpack shit), with DJ Scribble and a bunch of other people. It was a good show and the best kind, free.






The WNYU appearance has DJ Cypha Sounds on the wheels playing an Outkast and Paul Nice instrumentals for Last Emporer, who drops a lot of outdated movie references.

Last Emporer WNYU New York Live 1996


This WKCR appearance has Stretch playing Kool G Rap's 'Foul Cats' instrumental. I think he kicks one of the same verses as he does on WNYU but still dope.

Last Emporer WKCR Stretch & Bobbito 1996


And here is the forementioned demo, 'Wild MC' one of my personal favorites.

Last Emporer - Wild MC

Boogie & The Barber 1996

Keeping up with the Stretch & Bobbito motif I got going lately, here is another one. Unlike the rest of the shows posted here which are from my collection (unless otherwise noted), this one is a reader submission. Peace to Dan out in Buffalo NY who sent me this Hot 97 Boogie and the Barber show from September 29, 1996, Stretch's Birthday broadcast. (Peace to Bobbito for helping out with the date) Apparently this one has been circulating on the internet, anyone out there who hosts a site with old Stretch & Bob tapes feel free to drop a weblink to sites, zshare links for shows in the comments below or send through email. I'm always interested in hearing these shows...

This night features Royal Flush right before his debut LP release on Blunt recordings. Stretch opens up with the unreleased 'Rotten Apple', which remained promo only due to the uncleared Dave Grusin sample. I really thought 'Rotten Apple' was a sick track that should of been on his LP, but the fact it's promo only gives it more record nerd mystique. I think that joint is priced at like a hundo now, one of those joints you would see a stack of on the floor at Fat Beats (on 9th) one week and gone the next.

Also in the mix you had the Bush Babies promoting their Gravity LP. This was shortly after Tupac's death so Y-Tee (I think) drops a little dedication verse for him. These dudes always had a good vibe and I thought the Gravity LP was a slept on gem.



This one came in two parts but I cut out a commercial and some talking at the end and squeezed it into a little under one 80 minute rip so you can fit onto an audio CD if that's your thing. The sound quality is pretty good and this is classic shit right here, enjoy...






Stretch & Bobbito - September 29, 1996

1) Royal Flush - Rotten Apple
2) M.F. Grimm - Get Down
3) Akinyele - Love me For Free
4) Dutchmin - Surrounded
5) Shabaam Sediq - It Could Happen
6) Royal Flush Interview/Freestyle
7) Royal Flush - Iced Down Medallions
8) M.O.P. - Brownsville
9) Thrust - Lights, Camera, Action
10) Bush Babies Interview/Freestyle
11) Gauge - Cranium
12) Mr.Live - Relax Yaself
13) Heltah Skeltah - Place to Be
14) Company Flow - Population Control
15) M.F. Grimm - Emotions
16) Hilfiguz -
17) Royal Flush - Worldwide
18) Money Boss Players - Walk With the Limp



More shows to come, show some love in the comments>

More Camp Lo-ahhhh

Looks like we got a few Camp Lo fans out there
so I dug up some more treats from these two.
Keep leaving feedback, I appreciate every comment!


Camp Lo Hot 97 Stretch & Bobbito Promo
(over Special Ed's 'I got it made')


Camp Lo Freestyles WKCR 1995
(over Group Home's 'Livin Proof')

Best of Cm Famalam 2001

Here's another best of CM Famalam live from 2001. Bobbito and Lord Sear celebrate their 3rd year of their show by playing their favorite guest performances and freestyles from the year. Nice mix of freestyles, turntablism, and even a Lord Sear love poem. Peace to Bobbito and Lord Sear.







Best of CM Radio 2001

1) Lord Sear Love Poem
2) 89.9 Promo
3) Mobb Deep Freestyle
4) Rapper Ness Freetsyle
5) RZA & Masta Killah Freestyles
6)
7) Cormega Freestyles
8) 89.9 Promo
9) DJ Klever, DJ Dopey, & Snake Eyez Routines
10) Pack FM & Tone Deaf Freetsyles

Camp Lo-ahhh

I dug up an old dusty WNYU tape and this one is pre 'New York Live', they were still calling their show 'Club 89' on this one. You'll hear Camp Lo get a short interview where they explain the meaning of their name, then they get into some freestyles over K-Def & Larry O's 'Real Live' instrumental.



Camp Lo Freestyles WNYU 1995

Metropolitan

Here's a couple of pictures from my trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art yesterday, I took around 300 pictures, these are just a few, enjoy...

Buck Em Down!

Here's a short clip of Black Moon
performing 'Buck Em Down' circa 1998 at Trammps

AK Skills

AK Skills, Far Rock Queens, in yo area! One of my favorite under the radar MCs from the mid 90's. His flow and his energy sucked you in, and then he had you laughing with the one liners. The two 12's he put out on Tru Criminal in 1996 are classics for me, you can't go wrong with some D.I.T.C. production.






From what I've heard, Ak Skills had to step away from the mic after being incarcerated.
Wherever he's at now, let's hope he's doing well and keeping his AK Skills sharp.

I'm sure you can find all of his 12"s all over the blogsphere, but as usual here at DW we gotta hit you with the exclusy freestolas. I managed to dig up five freestyles from WNYU, WKCR, and Hot 97. Enjoy...


AK Skills Freestyles

Stretch & Bobbito Hot 97 January 1996
(over Mobb Deep 'Extortion' instrumental)

New York Live WNYU May 1996
(over Heltah Skeltah's 'Operation Lockdown' instrumental)

Stretch & Bobbito WKCR December 1996
(over some beat I forget, anyone? Mobb Deep?)

New York Live December 1996
(over Frankenstein's 'Pain is Gone' instrumental)

Stretch & Bobbito Hot 97 May 1996
(over Saukrates' 'Father Time' Instrumental)