Mixmaster Gee And The Turntable Orchestra - Like This

Tough beats and def scratchin' make the perfect record in my opinion. Mixmaster Gee was another Cutmaster DC too; DJ, MC, producer and he was pretty good at all of those things. A one man hip hop band. Stestasonic rolled in to one. I think this might have been on a Masterscratch tape back in the day as I'm pretty sure JP never played it and no one I knew of had it either. 2 years it took me to cop this one thanks to good ol' Beat Street Records once again and it still sounds fresh today.

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Dookie Squad - Deep Rising

New Dookie Squad 12" out now on limited red wax with picture sleeve and it's a dope slice of UK freshness. Got mine yesterday, here's where you can get yours and I highly recommend that you do.

Cool C - Juice Crew Dis

Is this the most irritating record ever made? Yep...

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Dynamic Force - It's Not Right

I was in a b-boy crew called Faze 4. I might have mentioned it before. It's members were my two brothers, a kid from up the road who we went to school with - he was in to breaking before any of us - and me. We did get around a little bit and battle other crews. Challenges is what we used to call them back then. One evening we ventured up to a youth club in the Norfolk Park area of the city and took part in a battle with a local crew from around there. It was nothing fancy - I'd personally only just learned the basic windmills and most if not all crews had at least one member who was capable of doing them - so it was almost all humiliation tactics from both sides and Shaun (he was a last minute stand in for my youngest brother) really upset the biggest bloke on the opposite side by removing his cap and flinging it into the small crowd which enraged him big time and we had to do a runner. We all survived of course but I just remember them having this tune on the tape we were battling to. Under rated I think.

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Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde - Fast Life

I wrote a whole load of bollocks about Streetsounds Electro 5 and how it changed my life but then I thought, who the hell cares and just uploaded another firin' tune from '84.

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Fresh Gordon - Gordy's Groove

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Radio Crew - Breaking And Entering

Released as a limited press in 2005 - said to be 100 on blue vinyl, 100 on clear and 100 on pink (the pink one being the one I was sent out of pure luck or misfortune whichever way you want to look at that) - this is a gem of a bootleg which I discovered completely by accident whilst browsing an excellent online retailer. Classic old school west coast electro ensues as soon as the needle hits the record and I have to say it's not something I'd normally listen to as I would tend to warm to the harder b-boy beats a la Marley Marl or early Mantronik. There's no track list but if you click somewhere up above in the text there's a discogs link and of course I've named them in the file. That's all I can say really except that the original recording was made in 1983 making these tunes 30 years old already and I dug it out in order to sell it but changed my mind after hearing it again. First time I've played it since 2005 an'all. How time flies when you're (approaching) middle age..

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Many Fazes - I'm Hip

As requested earlier on in the week.

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Imperial Brothers - We Come To Rock

More classic b-boy business. I don't think we need to discuss the freshness of this jam. '84 was a fine year..

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Poor Righteous Teachers - Time To Say Peace

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High Fidelity Three - B Boys Breakdance

Re-up. Classic business.

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Uptown - Dope On Plastic

Top 5 intros of  all time :

5: Word Of Mouth Feat. DJ Cheese - King Kut
4: Mantronix - Hardcore Hip Hop
3: Hardrock Soul Movement - Double Def Fresh (Get Stupid Mix)
2: Just-Ice - Cold Gettin' Dumb
1 : Uptown - Dope On Plastic

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G-Force (Feat. Ronnie Gee & Captain Cee) - Feel The Force

The perfect antidote to a particularly rough day.

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Chrome & Ill Inspired - Out Of Sight

I copped one of these on Monday and I'm here to tell you that you should get one too. It's pure fire from the start, proper rhyming, proper scratching and rock solid beats. There's a killer opener, 'Feels So Good' that has a pretty catchy hook and 'Girth' shows that old school b-boy breaks still sound fresh just in case you forgot. The official release date I think is early February and I guess Kudos and Juno will be stocking them. Failing that you can buy one direct from the man, email him here : ohmage88@gmail.com. Soundclips here. Now, go get one.

International Wrecking Crew - Born To Break

Well, it's snowing like a mofo outside so I'm glad I'm indoors sipping a hot cup o' tea from my Hardnoise mug.
 This is the kind of record that makes me feel that nostalgic kinda warmth, not that I ever had or had even heard it when it came out in '84 but definitely one I'd still have now if I'd bought it then, if you get me. Solid beats, party atmosphere, good clean rhymes, makes me almost want to dust off my Mileta tracksuit, (remember those?) and break like I was born to. I had a a sky blue one with dark blue trim. There was a rather large kid at school, Ian,  who had the same one and he took a dim view of me sporting mine at school. I could break though and he couldn't so in my mind I was more worthy. I didn't tell him that though; I'm no hero now. Some of his mates told him to give me a seeing to but he kind of pretended to punch me 'cos he wasn't really the kind of person to bray the shit out of anyone for anything really and I kind of knew him since junior school.
 Me and my crew were challenged to a battle with him and his cronies one afternoon at school as the snow was coming down big style and we were summoned to the assembly hall before they decidedbeing sent home. We got on the stage all ready to entertain the masses but the headmaster came up and stopped us and announced the school was closing because of the weather and their blushes were spared. They were all talk anyway, had no idea about b-boy style and we'd have burned 'em and made 'em look like the fools that they were.

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DJ Antron - Earthquake

Incredibly dope record and previously unreleased until this dropped in 2004, Since then it's had a 12" release I think , maybe even a coloured vinyl edition but I just stuck with this 7". If you've never had the pleasure then you're in for a real treat.

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Douge Fresh - Just Having Fun

Back in my b-boying days we used to wander the streets looking for something I guess but I couldn't tell you what. I remember one of the crew - we chose the moniker 'Faze 4' -  having a decent ghetto blaster and he'd carry it almost anywhere. I think it would be weird to see a load of kids bollockin' about the streets these days with a large carryable object pounding out loud music but we did it and I am not ashamed. I only mention this because you know when sometimes you remember odd stuff for no known reason and it's not really a significant memory? Well I just remember him saying one night mid Streetsounds Electro 6, 'Shall I rewind to the Roxannes or fast forward to the beatbox?' You can guess what I suggested. Tune.

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Joe Cool - Check Out My Jam

So I'm glad to say the Mayans threw us a bum steer and Christmas is here once more and I was thinking about a compilation of seasonal yuletide stuff, you know, stuff we could all sing along to but decided on this special treat instead. All the best for Christmas and the coming year mates and I'll no doubt see you in 2013 for more of the same. Probably.

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The W.I.S.E. Guyz - eF yoU eN Kay E

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YZ G.Rock - In Control Of Things

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T La Rock - He's Incredible

An old friend traded this one with me in '86 and I still love it. On the picture sleeve we see 'T' - I'd call him Terry but only close friends call him that - in an all black combo complete with white gloves and rocking a name belt so we always know who he is. I had one of those name belts and looking at this picture I kinda wish I still had it now. B boys in their droves looked slightly out of place buying letters for their belts from a shop in the city that sold rock music type clothing if I remember right because of the overpowering smell of petunia oil that smacked you in the face when you walked in. It took me a few weeks to man up and step in there in my track suit and superstars complete with wide laces and be stared at by these stinking heavy metallers - sorry, but you did - and say my DJ name out loud to the bloke behind the counter. He got the letters out and placed them on the glass counter. 'Like that?' he said. 'No, there's an 'N' in it' I said. I can't remember the total cost but I think the letters were 50p and there were 8 in my chosen name. I do remember polishing it a few times as the letters lost their sheen over time and a tin of Brasso came to the rescue. I can't remember what I did with it but it more than likely went in the bin. Shame.

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Ray Rock & KC - Rayrock Kick It

Massive beats were always my thing so you can imagine how ape I went when I first clapped ears on it in '86. It wasn't in the import box in the shop so I ordered it and it came the next week and I've had it ever since. Absolutely solid fuckin' record. Every home should have one.

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Almighty El-Cee - We Have Risen

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Run DMC - It's Like That/Sucker MCs

Re-up.

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Davy DMX - The DMX Will Rock

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