Goldmine

Here's a mix of early 90's hip hop and samples. I left off a track list so you can be surprised when the joints come in, but if anyone needs a track ID just ask. Feel free to pass this along and enjoy!



DJ Nes - Goldmine

Essential Elements

For those of you who check The Essential Elements blog as regularly as I do and are wondering where it has disappeared to, The Supreme Unknown (the blog's moderator) has informed me that it has been shut down due to file sharing violations. He is currently working on a replacement blog, The Essential Elements 2.0, which will be run differently to avoid getting shut down again.

Pookah

I just copped this one on the bay for a decent price. It's some nice 1969 psych/prog rock from a group called Pookah. The joint featured here, 'Merlin's Party,' might have been sampled as I've heard it on a break mix, but I couldn't tell you by who (if anyone knows let me know). Anyway, the singer has a real scratchy voice and some bad acid trip lyrics. There's some nice bass, drum, guitar and organ sounds all throughout this LP, definitely gets a DW thumbs up.




Pookah - Merlin's Party

Native Tongues

I'm re-posting this video material since blogger now has the
option to 'full screen' videos (bottom right corner) and in
case you missed them the first time they were posted. These
are two native tongue interviews from Yo! featuring Dres from
Black Sheep getting interviewed in Central Park and Tribe
Called Quest and L.O.N.S. on the set of the Scenario video.


Dres Interview 1991 (part 1)


Dres Interview 1991 (part 2)


Tribe & L.O.N.S. 1992

3 years and running...

That's right folks, this month Dirty Waters hits the 3 year mark. Peace to everyone checking the site from jump and everyone checking in on the regular. Peace to all the heads out there dropping comments and leaving positive feedback (it really does keep me motivated to continue working on the site). Peace to Cynthia and Miriah coming through again this year with some advertising support. Peace to all the other high quality blogs providing the treats and good reads. Peace to everyone out there pulling out the old radio cassettes, ripping and sharing. Peace to my boy Talib and Alex. Peace to everyone who has contributed writing and material for Dirty Waters over the years. Peace to all the artists who take the time to do interviews for the site. Peace to Stretch & Bobbito, DJ Riz, DJ Eclipse, and all the New York radio shows I grew up listening to. And most definitely big shouts to the extended Dirty Water crew, peace to Greg T for hooking up the Stretch tapes, and peace to all my Jersey heads.

Speaking of Jersey, I just received word that the Artifacts are back in effect with plans to make a reunion album. This is long overdue and I'm excited to see what they have planned. I'm not sure about the details (release dates, production, etc.), but look out for this project in the future and support it when it drops! I wasn't sure I should let the cat out of the bag on this one in case it was some kind of secretive thing for now, but I've already seen a buzz about this reunion on a few myspace/facebook pages. My boy Kes received word from El directly that there are plans for this reunion but as of right now nothing has been set in motion. Peace to DJ Kaos, El, Tame, Maleet and P Original. Jersey stand up!

-DJ Nes

Lord Finesse Freestyle 1996

Check this Lord Finesse
freestyle from Stretch & Bobbito's show
over Jay Z's 'Ain't No.." instrumental

Stretch & Bobbito August 1995

Here's another Stretch Armstrong Show with Bobbito holding down the wheels solo. Special guests are Aceyalone, Khule, and the Riddlore promoting Project Blowed, and Eguan from Total Pack. There is some ringing feedback on this one, but still a good 90 minute mix from the good old days. Enjoy.





Stretch & Bobbito 8-10-1995

Tape 1 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MHBI69ZI
Tape 2 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GPQ4AGOY

*updated links courtesy of Aleph/Steve B/Nobs/Philaflava feature full 4 hour show

Tracklist (tape 2)
1) Aceyalone, Khule and Riddlore Freestyles
2) Blahzay Blahzay - Danger
3) Powerrule - Dawn to Dusk
4) Total Pack - N.B.A. (No Biting Allowed)
5) The BUMS - Take a Look Around (Remix)
6) L Swift - How it's Goin Down
7) Masta Ace & Lord Digga - Maintain
8) Raekwon - Verbal Intercourse
9) Eguan Freetsyles
10) Funkfoobiest - It Ain't goin Down
11) Rugged Scientist - Lights, Camera, Action
12) Big L - MVP
13) Cella Dwellas - Good Dwellas
14) Soul Kid Klik - Mortal Combat
15) Concrete Click - Keep it Street
16) Mic Break
17) Special Ed - Here I go Again
18) Phone Calls

Halftime 2000

Here's a 30 minute mix from
DJ Riz on the Halftime Show
in July of 2000. Enjoy.

Ce-Style (Total Pack) Interview

One of the perks of doing a blog like this is when I'll occasionally get in touch with the artists featured here. Sometimes the artists lose their own material and it's always a treat to be able to give it back to them. I knew acrhiving ridiculous amounts of cassettes over the years would come in handy one day.




I recently got in contact with Ce-Style from the group Total Pack and took the opportunity to do an interview. You may have heard Total Pack on DJ Eclipse's 'Wild Pitch Blends" mixtape, Stretch Armstrong's Lessons 1&2 (where he was featured with The Korp), or perhaps you heard them from one of their many WBAU or WKCR guest appearances. Ce Style shed some light on what went down with Total Pack and the current projects he is working on under his new name, Corey Drumz.