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Troy L. Smith's Live Tape List Pt.2
161-L.L. Cool J, Deuces Wild, Funk Master Flex, Omar Chandler, Just Ice Ice South side Queens 1986. Note: This is Chuck Chill out birthday party. Bizmark is on the side lines asking to get on next. B.E.T.s Rap City is in the house. Cool Chip, Dr. Ice, M.C. Delight and Dana Dane is in the house. Ralph McDaniel’s is also in the house and he gets on the mic for a little while. L. L. is very sexual in his lyrics as he freestyles and does a couple of his records. Chandler sings h

JayQuan
Jan 2674 min read


Troy L. Smith's Historic Hip-Hop
323 Live Old school Hip-Hop Tapes From 1978 to 1982 and on! What’s up to my brothers and sisters who hold a common interest in Live Old School Hip Hop tapes as I do. In my quest on a never ending journey for these tapes I’ve found great happiness when I come across some hellified tapes that be rocking. I also found tapes that sounded terrible as far as quality, some have had a lot of hissing sounds, and some have been recorded many times over. I have tapes that are pieces fro

JayQuan
Jan 2666 min read


The Influence Of Kraftwerk On Early Hip-Hop And Black Music
By JayQuan l-r Karl Bartos, Florian Schneider, Wolfgang Flür, Ralf Hütter *The Kling Klang Invasion Kraftwerk, the German quartet who forever changed electronic music with their minimalist, but irresistible rhythms grabbed the attention of urban America and Black radio relatively early. Their 1981 hit "Numbers" from their ninth album, Computer World peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot R&B songs chart, and "Trans-Europe Express" from their 1977 album of the same title was a hit

JayQuan
Jan 257 min read
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