Return of the DJ Vol. 4

Return of the DJ Vol. 4 [2001]

1. Here 4 Years - DJ Storm
2. My Definition - DJ Static
3. Scroll Of The Wrist Beam - Qbert
4. Lesson 89 - 89 Skratch Gangstaz
5. World Destinations - Happe & Dinah
6. Dangerous - Dj Js - 1 & Dj Spin Bad
7. U.T.A : 2 - Dj Maniphest
8. Unpleasant Thoughts - DJ Shortfuse
9. X Marks The Scratch - Slate
10. Buenos Dias Bitch - Dj Prolifix
11. Symphony 3000 - Top Rawmen
12. We Are The Ones - The Wristerons
13. Girlz Didn't Give Me None - Dj T - Rock
14. Schwicky - The Animals Crew
15. Music Evolution - E - Jay & Rocky - Rock

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Never Forget: A Journey Of Revelations

Cornel West & BMWMB [2007]

Never Forget: A Journey Of Revelations

"Dr. Cornel West, one of America's most prominent black intellectuals, has teamed up with Hidden Beach Recordings to produce one of the most important and socially-conscious music projects to be released in 2007. On the heels of the Don Imus controversy, topical debates on the political and sociological effects regarding the use of the N Word and America's searching for answers to the question "Now What?" all are addressed in the context of this CD. This compelling body of work features Cornel West as a conductor who orchestrates a symphony of hip-hop and r&b recording artists and producers in the delivery of a resounding message that offers music as a positive force to effect change, awareness and solidarity.

Never Forget: A Journey of Revelations is a riveting, thought-compelling approach to raise the consciousness of the mainstream music consumer through a positive lyrical approach. It exemplifies a level of love, unity, solidarity, and loyalty designed to the give the world a force of good in the form of music, especially Black music, in these bleak times. "

1. Bushanomics (Talib Kweli)
2. America (Black Thought, Rah Digga, Iriz & Lucky Witherspoon)
3. Still Here
4. Dear Mr. Man (Prince)
5. 911
6. N Word (Tavis Smiley & Michael Eric Dyson)
7. Welcome to Chi (Rhymefest, Neo Abassy & Malik Yusef)
8. Mr. President (KRS-1 & M-1)
9. Keepin It PI (Killer Mike, Doey, Roc & Lucky Witherspoon)
10. Chronometrophobia (Andre 3000)
11. Gonna Be Alright (Dave Hollister & Chuckii Booker)
12. Matter of (Lenny Williams)
13. Soul Sista (Daryl Moore)
14. The Man's Gonna Getcha (Gerald Levert)

15. Man Gonna Getcha (Gerald Levert & Waynee Wayne) (Bonus Track)

16. What A Matter Of (Lenny Williams) (Bonus Track)

Brazilian Gems

With the goal to post something different, here are two great Rap albums from Brazil.

The first one is from a vet in the Brazilian rap scene, and instead of posting one of his many great albums, I decided to post his "Best of" for the people who haven't heard of him. Even if you don't understand Portuguese I still think you're going to enjoy it, and even recognise some samples that were also used on famous US rap classics.

I already posted an album from Marcelo D2 a while back but this one is different, since his style has changed a lot since '98, expect some great beats featuring a fusion of Samba and Hip-Hop (Marcelo's speciality, which has improved a lot through the years) and even a guestspot by two Jurassic 5 members. I hope you like these albums and hopefuly they'll become a soundtrack for this final part of the summer.

Gabriel O Pensador [2002] Tás a ver [Best of]

01. Tas a ver
02. O resto do mundo
03. Lavagem cerebral
04. Retrato de um playboy (Juventude perdida)
05. Lôraburra
06. FDP
07. Faça o diabo feliz
08. Pátria que me pariu
09. Cachimbo da paz
10. 2345meia78
11. Festa da musica
12. Tá vazando
13. Cachorrada
14. Astronauta (feat. Lulu Santos)
15. Tem alguem ai
16. Até quando?

Marcelo D2 [2006] Meu Samba é Assim

1. Meu Samba é Assim
2. Sinistro
3. É Assim que se Faz
4. É Preciso Lutar
5. Nunca Esquecer
6. Pra que Amor (feat. Alcione)
7. Lapa (feat. Marechal e Aori)
8. Malandragem
9. Um Filme Malandragem
10. Falador
11. Dor de Verdade (feat. Zeca Pagodinho e Arlindo)
12. Nega
13. That's What I Got (feat. Chali 2na & DJ Cut Chemist) [Jurassic 5]
14. Gueto
15. Carta ao Presidente
16. Sou Ronaldo [Bonus Track]

Biggest rap collabo ever?

Levi, Hykoo, Messiah-J, Icon The Mic King, Kwote Scriptures, MC Caness, Wordsworth, Karniege, Double AB, Dusted Dons, Tame One, Glock Rockwell, RA The Rugged Man, Stahhr The Femcee, Life Long, Sha- Dula, Marq Spekt, C-Rayz Walz, Thirstin Howl III, Klu Sheisty, Sean Price, Swave Sevah, Poison Pen, Chan, MC Unknown, Kosher Dill, Block McLoud, Many Styles, Omega Moon & Immortal Technique - Chorus Collection

Top Shelf 8/8/88

VA [2007] Top Shelf 8/8/88

"Introduction: 17 years ago a small recording studio, TOP SHELF, located in the basement of a brownstone in the East Village section of New York, was looted during the Thompkins Square riots of 1988, displacing the recordings of many soon-to-be Hip Hop stars. The studio had been the meeting place for many rappers, neighborhood kids, and producers that would later be responsible for the greatest period of the Hip Hop age, "The Golden Era." A search commenced soon after the recordings were lost, but nothing was ever found. So sought after were the tapes, they soon acheived Holy Grail status amongst Hip Hop circles. Despite years of searching, and dozens of hopeless crusades, the tapes remained lost. No one was quite sure who took them or where they were... until now.

After an extensive investigation and search that lasted two years, the recordings have finally been recovered by Fab 5 Freddy and myself (Benjy Grinberg). They were found dozenss of miles from the site of TOP SHELF in an abandoned strage faciilty in North Jersey. ...We sought after the lost recordings of TOP SHELF because they were rumored to be among the hottest songs from that era, and we thought it was a tragedy that the world never got to hear them. It turns out that these two-inch tapes are truly a treasure chest--a time capsule of the energy and excitement of 1988 Hip Hop."

1. Fab 5 Freddy - Intro
2. Black Sheep - I'm The One
3. Big Daddy Kane - Like That, Y'all
4. Biz Markie - My Name Is...
5. MC Lyte - Listen Up
6. Grand Puba - Let's Go
7. Smooth B Of Nice & Smooth - I Want My Money Back
8. Graig G - Catch A Lyrical Beatdown
9. Chubb Rock - Chubb Rocks The Party
10. Special Ed - This Mic
11. Doug E Fesh - It Ain't Nothin
12. Jungle Brothers - Back In The Jungle
13. Just Ice - I Run The Streets
14. Melle Mel & Grandmaster Caz - The Battle Is On
15. Master Ace - Revolution's 'Bout To Start

Return of the DJ Vol. 3

Return of The DJ Vol. 3 [1999]

1. All Points Bulletin - Mr. Dibbs
2. Return of the DJ - DJ Faust
3. Rockstar II - Z-Trip
4. Return of Scratching - DJ Talkback
5. Brothers Grim Sideshow - DJ Bombjack,
6. Mood Swing - Furious
7. Science Friction - DJ Shiro
8. Brain Confusion
9. Shortee's Return - Shortee
10. Unorthodox Turntabular Angels - Manifest,
11. Cold Cutz
12. Doo Doo on Yourself - DJ T-Rock
13. Deedz in da Mix
14. Never Be the Same - DJ Design

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Who Says Hip Hop Is Dead?

I saw this hilarious clip and thought I would share it with everyone. Enjoy.

Sad Clown Bad Summer 9

Atmosphere [2007]

Sad Clown Bad Summer - Number 9

I'll be honest, I've never really paid attention to Atmosphere, I have most of their releases, but they're always that "I REALLY need to check out later" group. I gave a chance to this EP and I felt in love with it, in particular with "Sunshine", an ultimate summer anthem. Don't check it out later, give this EP a listen while it's still summer.

1. Sunshine
2. The Number One
3. RFTC
4. Mattress
5. Don't forget

Return of the DJ Vol. 2

Return of the DJ Vol. 2 [1997]

1. The Positive Step - Beyond There
2. B-Boys Revenge 96 Porkopolis Turntable Jazz - Mr. Dibbs
3. Change The Scratch - DJ Jeff
4. Vinyl Overdose - Dj Format
5. Who's On The Turntables - LF Peee
6. Private Parts - Radar & Z-Trip
7. Call Me Goldfinger - Pepe Deluxe
8. Static's Waltz - Kid Koala
9. Flat Chested - DJ Ruthless
10. Aerosoul - Tommy Tee
11. X-Men Style Beatz - Roc Raida
12. Hide Your Wrecords When We Come Through - Kool DJ E.Q.
13. Itchy Vinyl Session Part II: Babylon 5 - DJ JS-One & DJ Spinbad
14. Jimmie' sJam - DJ Jimmie Jam
15. On Da Flex - DJ Godfather
16. Rockstar - Z-Trip

re-upped

The Chuck D Collection

Rapdungeon presents: The Chuck D Collection

Here you go folks, a brand new Rapdungeon Collection and this time featuring ANOTHER of the best MC's to ever touch the mic - the mighty Mistachuck from Public Enemy - 'nuff said.

I'd also like to remember to take a look at The Rap Dungeon Collector to help me out with my Ace and G. Rap collections.

Oh, and this is my 200th post, so congrats to me and thanks you for checking my other 199 posts.

Part 1:

01. Spectrum City - Lies
02. Spectrum City - Check Out The Radio
03. 2 Black 2 Strong - burn baby burn (club mixx)
04. Abnormal - PEizm
05. Blues Explosion - Hot Gossip
06. Bob Marley - Survival A.K.A. Black Survivors ft. Chuck D
07. Boom Boom Satellites - Your Reality's A Fantasy But Your Fantasy Is Killing Me
08. Boom Boom Satellites - Your Reality's A Fantasy But Your Fantasy Is Killing Me (Coldcut vs. Steinski Going Under Mix)
09. Chuck D - Destroy All Masters
10. Chuck D - Everybody Pays the Man with the Cigar
11. Chuck D - Gunslinging Bird, or If Charlie Parker Were A Gunslinger, There'd Be A Whole Lot Of Dead Copyca
12. Chuck D - Its the Pride
13. Chuck D - Wake Up The Sleeping Giant
14. Chuck D & Dapper Dan - Ball of Confusion
15. Chuck D & Professor Griff - Legends Ain't Ready to Leave
16. Chuck D Vs Ticc-tacc (Featuring Ambersunshower) - War
17. Chuck D, Busta Rhymes, MC Lyte, Phife Dog, Steven Tyler - Let's Get Loud
18. Chuck D, Kool Moe Dee and KRS-One - Rise 'N' Shine
19. DJ Hurricane - Freeze The Frame
20. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid & Dave Lombardo - Brother's Gonna Work it Out (2005)
21. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid & Dave Lombardo - B-Side Wins Again 2005

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22. DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid & Dave Lombardo - Public Enemy #1 (2005)
23. Fine Arts Militia - No Meaning No
24. Fine Arts Militia - No Meaning No (Egosentrifug Remix)
25. Chuck D - Free At The Edge Of An Answer
26. George Clinton - Tweakin'
27. H.E.A.L. - Family Got To Get Busy (feat. Salt 'N' Pepa, Kool Moe Dee, Grand Daddy I.U., Ms. Melodie, Ziggy Marley, Kid Capri, DMC, KRS-One, Chuck D, Doug E. Fresh & Red Alert)
28. Henry Rollins & Chuck D - Rise Above
29. Ice Cube - Endangered Species
30. Ice Cube - Endangered Species (Tales From The Dark Side feat. Chuck D) (Remix)
31. Ice Cube, Mobb Deep, Ice-T, Chuck D, Insane, Smooth B, The RZA, Killah Priest, Shorty, DA Smart and KAM - Where Ya At
32. Immortal Technique - Bin Laden (Remix) feat. Chuck D & KRS-One
33. Isaac Hayes - Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
34. Janet Jackson - New Agenda
35. John Mellencamp - Cuttin' Heads
36. Junkie XL - Access to the Excess
37. Kyle Jason - Generations

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38. Living Colour - Funny Vibe
39. Public Enemy - M.L.K. Public Enemy PSA
40. Marley Marl, Chuck D and Intelligent Hoodlum - America Eats The Young
41. Mobb Deep, Merchant, Lord Jamal, Insane, E. Rule, The RZA, Killah Priest, Sunz Of Man, Brooklyn Zoo, Chuck D and DA Smart - Where Ya At (Extended Version)
42. Paris - Freedom feat. Public Enemy and Dead Prez (Last Call Remix)
43. Prince - Undisputed
44. Prince Akeem - Time To Come Correct - The Jacket
45. Prince Paul - Politics Of The Business (Featuring. Chuck D And Ice-T)
46. Professor Griff - Hypocrites
47. Rage Against the Machine - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
48. Professor Griff - The Ole Bitch U Worryz
49. Professor X - Close The Crackhouse (feat. Big Daddy Kane , Brother J, Chuck D , College Boyz , Digital Underground , Ex-Girlfriend , Freedom Williams , Sister Souljah , Two Kings In A Cipher , Wise Intelligent)
50. Chuck D - At Least American Indian People Know Exactly How They Have Been Fucked Around
51. Public Enemy - He Got Game (with 3rd verse)
52. Public Enemy - Mao Tse Tsung
53. Public Enemy - MKLVFKWR (Johnny Juice Remix)
54. Public Enemy - Psycho of Greed
55. Public Enemy - Sophisticated
56. Public Enemy - Terrorbeat
57. Public Enemy - The 13th Message and Livin In A Zoo

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Part 4:
58. Public Enemy & Wreck League - Rumbo in Da Jungo
59. Puff Daddy - P.E. 2000 Rock Remix
60. Q-bik - Can You See
61. Sister Souljah - State Of Accomodation (Why Aren’t You Angry)
62. Soldiers at War - Military Ridaz
63. Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
64. Success - N - Effect - 40 Acres And A Mule (Radio Version)
65. Terminator X - Buck Whylin'
66. Terminator X - Sticka
67. Time Slip - His Own Mind (unkind mix)
68. Run-DMC - Back From Hell (Remix) (with Ice Cube and Chuck D)
69. Schoolly D - YahMean
70. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band - What's Going On (feat. Chuck D)
71. The Fire This Time - Beyond Survival Dub
72. The Fire This Time - Poundmakers Dub
73. The Fire This Time - Waking Dreamer Dub
74. The Impossebulls - Circle of Lies
75. The Last Poets - Down to Now
76. The Stop The Violence Movement - Self Destruction
77. The Stop The Violence Movement - Self Destruction (Special remix)

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Part 5:
78. The Unbound All Stars - Mumia 911
79. The Unbound All Stars - Mumia 911 (Shorter Version)
80. The Unbound All Stars - Mumia 911 (Fatlip Mix)
81. The Unbound All Stars - Mumia 911 (Rocks Tha World Mix)
82. The Unbound All Stars - Mumia 911 (West Coast Radio Mix)
83. Treacherous Three - We Wit It Ft. Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Grandmaster Caz, Heavy D, Melle Mel
84. Utah Saints - Power To The Beats
85. Vanilla Ice - Elvis Killed Kennedy
86. Zack de la Rocha & Chuck D - Burned hollywood burned
87. Z-Trip - Shock And Awe (Feat. Chuck D Of Public Enemy)

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88. Success-N-Effect - Forty Acres And A Mule (feat. Chuck D) (props to jesus)

Return of the DJ Vol. 1

Return of the DJ Vol. 1 [1996]

I watched "Scratch" documentary last week and they mentioned this amazing album which I got from Biff's blog last year, I decided to post it and here's an excelent desciption from the Amazon.com review:

"This collection of hip-hop DJ routines marked the first serious effort to reintroduce the DJ as a true artist to hip-hop fans. In the fog of producer-heavy rap music from the Bad Boy and Death Row camps that dominated listeners' ears in the mid 1990s, Return of the DJ is a refreshing shot of oxygen. [...] You won't even miss the MCs."

1. Death Of Hip Hop - Kool DJ E.Q.
2. Ghetto On The Cut - DJ Ghetto
3. Rob Get's Busy - Rob Swift
4. The Bomb Drops - Jeep Beat Collective
5. Scratch Monopoloy Pt.II - Beat Junkies
6. Invasion Of The Octopus People - Invisible Scratch Pickles
7. U Can Get With The Discs Or U Can Get With Dat - Z-Trip
8. The Chronicles (I Will Always Love H.E.R) - Peanut Butter Wolf
9. Terrorwrist (Beneath The Under) - Mixmaster Mike
10. The Track - Asap Productions
11. Lesson 4: The Radio - Cut Chemist
12. Suckas (Sucka Dj Dis) - DJ Babu

Drop a comment if you want me to post the other volumes.

The Jazz Council

Sinuous Productions (2007) The Jazz Council

Brand new record for my Jazz-Rap heads.

1. Street Musicians
2. All The Finest Things
3. Watcha Step
4. Up In The Spot
5. Keep It Moving
6. Analyze Da Prize
7. Try To Knock My Hustle
8. Fiend For A Pen
9. One For The Money
10. No Introduction
11. Baby Please Come Home
12. Thats Bad
13. Make Way
14. Mixed Emotions
15. Everybody
16. "We Came Here To Get Down, "
17. Whispers From The Dark
18. Jazz Tribute (Secret Track)

Rap Dungeon Collector

I just launched The Rap Dungeon Collector, and its goal is to collect artists discogs, in order to create the Rapdungeon Collections.

I'm going to post here lists of non-album songs by various artists, and if you have any of the tracks on the missing-list or not not listed at all, please contribute with a link.

Thank you.

"Once again back is the incredible..."

Public Enemy [2007] How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???

Public Enemy is one of the rap groups I got more respect for. They are active for 2 decades and they're still releasing good music and haven't sold out , well, at least most of the group(*cough*Flava Flav*cough*). This album will mark their 20th Anniversary. This album would be better without a few FF solo tracks, but it's a good album. Enjoy.

1. How You Sell Soul To A Soulless People Who Sold Their Soul???
2. Black Is Back
3. Harder Than You Think
4. Between Hard In A Rock Place
5. Sex, Drugs And Violence (Feat. KRS-One)
6. Amerikan Gangster (Feat. E.Infinite)
7. Can You Hear Me Now
8. Head Wide Shut
9. Flavor Man
10. The Enemy Battle Hymn Of Public
11. Escapism
12. Frankenstar
13. Col-Leepin
14. Radiation Of Radiotvmovie Nation
15. See Something, Say Something
16. Long And Whining Road
17. Bridge Of Pain
18. Eve Of Destruction
19. How To Sell Soul (Time Is God Refrain)
20. Harder Than You Think (Remix)

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unCommon Classics

The Best of Lauryn Hill Vol. 1

The Best of Lauryn Hill Vol. 2

Gravediggaz - 1-800-Suicide CDS

Last Emperor - Music Magic and Myth

Last Emperor - Hidden Treasures


I re-upped these album because some are hard to find, enjoy if you haven't already.

I'd also like to takes a chance to tell people once and for all how to download from textfiles:

There's no more excuses.