Today I share some recently acquired bargain bin hip hop CD's, these ones being in the $3 to $5 dollar range...you know I am always out on the prowl for those hot bargain jams! As usual, you get a little blurb and a link to some tracks off the albums. Enjoy!
DJ Q-Bert\DJ Shadow
"Camel Bobsled Race"
1997
This one is a CERTIFIED CLASSIC! DJ Q-Bert does a live mix of DJ Shadow records and other oddities in a legendary 24 minute mix, showing you that he was the king even back in the 90s. This release is on Mo Wax records and is housed in a groovy tri-colored compact disc, something one pretty much never sees. There is an unofficial sequel to this mix (in my eyes) where D-Styles attempted the same concept...and it might actually even be better than this one, so I recommend digging that one up also if you've never heard it!
Sixtoo
"Chewing On Glass & Other Miracle Cures"
2004
I had never heard of this artist and bought the album solely because it was on the Ninja Tune label, which had a good amount of excellent hip hop releases (it is the label team by cut-up beats project, Coldcut). This album is from 2004, and you can definitely hear the DJ Shadow influence, although I think he has his own thing going on as well and find the album quite enjoyable, save one or two tracks where he is unimpressively rapping. He has some more releases out there and I will try to track them down.
Vast Aire
"Look Mom...No Hands"
2004
Vast Aire is known as half of the hip hop duo, Cannibal Ox, which had built quite a name for themselves in the Definitive Jux label in the early 2000s, even appearing on the All Tomorrow's Parties festival\ CD next to the Boredoms and Stereolab! He's got a really gritty voice and quite the delivery and this is his first solo effort. Here I share an amazing duet with MF Doom, where they rap over a Cosby Kids break (although Kid Koala used this sample first).
Bumpy Knuckles
"Industry Shakedown"
2000
Bumpy Knuckles, AKA Freddie Foxx, has a career that goes back to the 80s, even being responsible for the formation of Eric B and Rakim... Indirectly- by missing a meeting with Eric B, who then want on to hookup with Rakim immediately after. Eric B still produced his first album in the late 80s, but Foxx's follow up in the 90s got shelved by his label, leading to the concept of this album and it's attitude towards the record industry. The disc comes with a mini comic book, which is pretty cool, but it really shines because you hear the authentic pissed-off rhymes this guy has, which are perfectly complimented by tracks produced by industry leaders such as Pete Rock, DJ Premier and The Alchemist. Now I gotta track down that shelved album, which finally saw the light of day back in 2008!
Thanks for reading, I hope you liked my post... And maybe even found some new hot jams!
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