To The Break Of Dawn

My second CC4 12" and the only other one I ever owned and it's my all time fave. I remember seeing a the best b-boy crew in the c...

Just finished watching a four part series on Sky Arts over here in Blighty called ' Hip Hop Evolution ' which was originally sh...

Another one I had on an old Mike Allen tape that I loved when I first heard it but it was the b-side he played and never the a-side, to my...

This is another Mike Allen sure shot I bought in '87 after hearing it on his show but by then hip hop was on the rise and it was now N...

There's some talk on discogs re this 12" about it being the first time the break from James Brown's  'funky drummer' ...

If you're looking for a firin' bass heavy electro banger then you're in the right place. Been after this one for a bit but no...

Another heater from JJ & FP from '87, his killer transforming styles made me wanna worship him like a god. Looks as though Jive di...

Been feeling this one over the last few weeks, a brilliant record and a very easy pick up these days if you never managed to bag one in ...

I watched that Netflix drama about Shante's early life, rise to ghetto stardom, etc and I thought it was ok but I wouldn't watch i...

Some debut Skinny Boys action right here. This is my second copy as the first, as I've mentioned many times was traded years back. ...

For me and maybe a few others this is definitely a throwback to the John Peel radio show. I bought a copy maybe a week or so after hearin...

Someone requested this many years ago on this very blog and I didn't have a copy then so I bought one. Another one I had in '86 b...

I mentioned some years ago that I was on a mission to get back some old records I used to own and this was on the list. Discogs had a...

Finally got myself a copy of this last year, same track on both sides but a decent tuner from '85 by legendary super dj Marley Marl m...

I missed the fantastic Stones Throw compilation, 'Innovative Life Anthology' that was released in 2008 and have been after once ...

Re-Up - 192kbps, sorry about the lower bitrate Contains the extremely dope B-Side Promo No. 2 featuring Q-Tip! A1 - Beyond This World...

Back in 2003 there was a compilation that someone released on the net of tracks that DOOM sampled called Metal Samples. Another volume ca...

Always liked the Fat Boys stuff. Their first album was the first album I owned that was just by the one rap artist and not a compilation ...

After a long and forced hiatus we're back in the room and here's a corkin' tune from '86 to kick off the new year. Anquet...

I think someone asked for a re-up of this some years ago now and the link was clicked a few days back I think. Download

I had to hunt this record down after Mike Allen played it one time and it took me years to get a copy but I eventually copped one from Ro...

A few posts back I briefly mentioned the devestatin' DJ Cheese and his use of this record in his world championship winning set from...

As it's mother's day tomorrow in the UK I thought I'd let you present your mom with a little something special to brighten up...

This is a great record. I have fond memories of listening to the club, dub version whilst bombing the hell out of my old school with s...

This could be the best hip hop 12" released in 1986 and a definite contender for best hip hop record of all time. In my opinion. ...