Eric has got the nod factor. His music has that swinging bass that reminds you of a drunken tortoise plodding out of the pub. He jumped off a plane, then came to the studio where we stuck a camera in his face and put him to work behind the turntables. He has an album of his beats and the likes of Oddisee, Guilty Simpson, Muhsinah and Kaidi Tatham providing vocals. It is called New Territories and it is worth your attention. Check it
Errkkk.. Yes that is Father MC from his 1996 Playgirl feature. The paternal rapper didn’t really live up to his name. In 97, we was arrested for owing $60,000 worth of child support for his out of wedlock kiddies.
You can hear from the Father MC and a few other New Jack Swingers when DJ Yelo gets in the mix. We are also joined by Sydney rappers, Loose Change and Nick Knowledge. Hear it all by clicking on your Daddy.
Playlist
Full Moon – Armand Van Helden ft Common
Square Biz – Nicki Minaj & Jadakiss
Square Biz – Teena Maree
Bizarre Whistle Kiss (The Bangers Remix) – Juelz Santana
A Love Bizarre – Sheila E
(Not Just) Knee Deep – Funkadelic
Me Myself & I – De La Soul
Cigarettes and Liquor – Murs and 9th Wonder
Sample Snitching
Your Teeth My Neck – Scientist
Still Standing – Hilltop Hoods
In My Math – Mos Dub
Showtime ft Solo – Spit Syndicate
DJ YELO MIXTAPE SESSION
Junk Soul – First Sequel
It’s Yours – T-La Rock
Cosmic Rapp – James Pants
You Ain’t Heard – Heavy D and The Boys
One Night Stand – Father MC
What’s On Your Mind – Eric B & Rakim
I Thought It Was Me – BBD
Ice Cream – MC Lyte
Somebody For Me – Heavy D & The Boys
Yo That’s A Lot of Body – Ready To The World
Put It On Wax – Ozi Batla
Starry Eyed – Spit Syndicate
High Up On The Hook – Alice Russell
Lose Myself – Lauryn Hill
Frank’s Party Life – Jay-Z (Lefties Soul Connection Mash Up)
INTERVIEW WITH LOOSE CHANGE AND NICK KNOWLEDGE
Survival of the Fattest ft P Smurf – Loose Change
LOOSE CHANGE AND NICK KNOWLEDGE FREESTYLE
Soul Samples ft Masta Ace – Nick Knowledge
PIMP (Prince of Ballards Re-edit) – 50 Cent
We were hoping it would be like 50 Cent vs Kanye when both Spit Syndicate and Ozi Batla released albums on the same day in May. We had to address the rumours that one of them would retire if they don’t out sell the other and also got into a little discussion about Spit Syndicate’s new free food escapades.
We highly recommend that you check out their latest work Exile. You can purchase a copy on iTunes. Also make sure you check out Ozi Batla’s album Wild Colonial
Also for great culinary recommendations visit Nick Lupi’s food blog – All You Can Eat
A week after Guru passed away, we invited one of our favourite DJ’s, Naiki San, to help us pay tribute. This is a set of Gang Starr and Jazzamatazz material mixed with the original soul and jazz that was sampled to make these hip hop classics.
My first memory of Gang Starr was at the under 18 parties when we used to do the running man to ‘Love Sick’. Later on albums like ‘Daily Operation’ and ‘Hard To Earn’ got heavy rotation in my walkman. While Gang Starr helped define the New York hip hop sound, Jazzmatazz introduced me to the soul artists that made hip hop possible. Then much later on I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to interview Guru himself.
He was still producing great material up until recently. On his last mixtape ‘Back to The Future’, released in 2008, he was spitting just as good as ever. He murders it on some old fast rap tracks.
Ceasar Frazier – Funk It Down
Gang Starr – Ex Girl To Next Girl
Hiroshima – Shinto
Gang Starr ft Total – Discipline
Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
Bob James – Look Alike
Gang Starr – The ? Remainz
Sugar Billy Garner – I Got Some
Gang Starr – B.Y.S.
Cal Tjader – Walk On By
Gang Starr – Full Clip
Da Youngstaz – Pass Da Mic (Remix)
Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
Monk Higgins – Little Green Apples
Gang Starr – Code Of The Streets
Jean-Jacques Perrey – E.V.A.
Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep
Maceo & the Macks – Parrty, Pt. 1
Gang Starr – Who’s Gonna Take The Weight
Gang Starr – Dwyck
Gang Starr – Royalty
Donald Byrd – Think Twice
Guru ft Slum Village – Cuz I’m Jazzy
Average White Band – Stop The Rain
Gang Starr – Gotta Get Over
Gang Starr – Skills
While on tour with Dizzee Rascal and Roots Manuva in January this year, English DJ chap, MK popped in the studio for a mix and a bit of a chinwag. He told us a little about what has been like on tour with the Big Day Out and Days Like This and gives us a mixed bag of Grime, Hip Hop, Fast Rap, and Disco-Boogie goodies.
And here is our interview. We talk about touring with Roots Manuva and Dizzee Rascal, backstage football at the Big Day Out and elbowing Muse’s Matt Bellamy to the face. DJ MK interview on Stolen Records by Stolen Records
Keep checking this spot as we get up more interviews, mixes, freestyles and more from the Stolen Records vaults.
This is another one from the archives. Bronx freestyle wizard, C-Rayz Walz pops by the studio semi-unannounced. We were talking to Paris and T-Kash that day, and C-Rayz also came by. We had to ask the former Def Jux rapper, Stronghold representative a few questions, which turned into a bit of a freestyle.
Peach is a swell guy. You may no him from Peach and Shag (former FBi 94.5 FM Arvos team), or his collaboration with producer MailerDaemon known as MailerPeach. He is also a lawyer by day. He came by the studio to do a bit of pro bono work providing free legal advice in freestyle form. Yay!
Woo yeah! This is the West Coast Gangsta Boogie refix that we did of Spit Syndicate’s Weapon of Choice. It was originally for the Yo Yo Yo! Mixtape!, but here it is in all it’s separate glory.
TRACKLIST
1. Genesis II (The mandatory annoying intro skit for any hip hop album or mixtape)
2. Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep
3. Chi-Ali – Funky Lemonade
4. SWV – Right Here (Lord Finesse Funky Man Remix)
5. Father MC – One Night Stand (Eddie’s Mix)
6. Fame ft Bubba – I Like Your Style
7. Little Shawn – Dom Perignon
8. Sonny Syah ft Fame – The Watch Out
9. Kanye West – Champion (Nick Catchdubs Remix)
10. Big Boi – Shutterbug
11. South Central Cartel – Ya Get Clowned
12. Kam – In Traffic
13. Spit Syndicate – Weapon of Choice (Donny Trump Mix)
14. Fingazz – Rock With You
15. Sonny Syah & Hyjak – Sydney’s Finest
16. Notorious BIG – Everyday Struggle
17. Lupe Fiasco – Summertime Push (Dave Nada Mix)
Compiled by Shantan Wantan Ichiban and Donny Trump a.k.a. Redy Rom ‘The Monsta Don’, it features a mix of Caribbean, Latin, African and Hip Hop rhythms including tracks from KillaQueenz, Oz Locos, 13th Son, Jacob Giles and other stuff we like.
TRACKLISTING
Oz Locos – Muevansen feat. El Duro & Mandra
Sean Paul – Hardcore (Killa Beez Riddim)
RED 1 ft. Barrington Levy – No Fuss (Lab-Rats Dancehall rmx)
Sasha – I Like the Way feat. Pitbull (Blink Riddim)
Lady Saw – Do Me Better (Bink Riddim)
Daniel Merriweather – Change feat. Wale (MadLAb Remix)
Jay Z vs. Architecture in Helsinki – 99 HEARTS
Aceyalone – Easy feat Chali 2na & Bionik
Cecile – Hot Like We (Remix)
KillaQueenz – Mash Up The Show feat. K Note (West Labz Remix)
K’naan – T.I.A. feat. Afrikan Boy (Remix)
The Very Best – Warm Heart of Africa feat. Ezra Koenig & Jacob Giles
(Remix) [EXCLUSIVE]
Jay-Z- American Gangster feat. Fela Kuti (MikeLove Remix)
Quantic – Politick Society feat. Noelle Scaggs
Quantic Soul Orchestra – She Said What? feat. J Live
Oz Locos – Ya Llego feat. Carlos Velazquez
Aloe Blacc – Ordinary People (Spanish Version)
Sade – By Your Side feat. 13th Son (Cottonbelly’s Fola Re-Remix) [EXCLUSIVE]
Rye Rye – Shake It To The Ground (DJ Blaqstarr Cumbia Remix)
Danny! – Yoko Ono feat. Che Grand
The Cool Kids – Pump Up The Volume (Flosstradamus Remix)
KillaQueenz – Bitches (LunyP 88′ Remix)
Janini Panini
STOLEN RECORDS 