Various Artists - Smoke The Herb (VP Records) 1995

The Reggae version of High Times compilation, it's the CD version wich contain 3 more tracks than the vynil one.
Some tracks are classic Ganjah Tunes like Jigsy King's Give Mi the Weed or Mikal Rose Stalk of Sensimilla, if you don't already have them it's a must have for all herb smokers !

Legalize It !

Rizzla ready ? Go !

Tracklist :

1 - Bounty Killer - Smoke The Herb
2 - Anthony Malvo w/ Josey Wales - Sensi
3 - Sluggy Ranks w/ Tuffest - Weed Man
4 - Wayne Wonder w/ Don Yute - Sensi Ride
5 - Mikal Rose - Stalk Of Sensimilla
6 - Beenie Man w/ Silver Cat - The Chronic
7 - Jigsy King - Give Mi The Weed
8 - Sanchez - Chronic
9 - Capleton - Chalice
10 - Turbo Belly - True Inspiration
11 - The Mighty Diamonds w/ Fragga Ranks - Chalice In A Circle
12 - Everton Blender - Bring The Kuchie
13 - Bajja Jedd - Ganja Smokin'
14 - Red Dragon - Light My Spliff
15 - Phillip Famous - Herb Vendor

* I inverted artist names and titles for the last 3 tracks in the files tags.

High Times Records - T.H.C. (The Hip-Hop Collection) Vol. 1 - 2002

I already posted this one few weeks ago on HQ Hip Hop, I drop it here with another similar one with Jamaican Singers/Deejays...

Tracklist :

01 - Intro - Lord Seat
02 - Bart Burnt - The High & Mighty (Producer DJ Mighty Mi)
03 - High Times - Black Moon feat Starang Wondah, Sean Price & Top Dog (Producer Da Beatminerz)
04 - Something About Mary - Serial Rhyme Killers feat B-Real (Producer The Audio Hustlers)
05 - Sweet Dreams - Intoxicated Demons (Producer Psycho Les)
06 - Roll Up - Shabaam Sadheeq feat Steele (of Smif n' Wessun) (Producer Dev 1)
07 - Puff, Puff, Pass - Hom (Producer Emz)
08 - Bomb Tree - Defari (Producer E-Swift)
09 - Get Your Head Straight - Afu-Ra (Producer The Arabian Knight)
10 - Sticky Green - The Pharcyde (Producer Soul Unit Pros)
11 - Big Green Buds - Phil Da Agony, Chocolate Tye & J-Ro (Producer E-Swift)
12 - My Favorite Ladies - MF Doom (Producer The Prof)
13 - Escape - Ripshop (Producer D-Son & Kon)
14 - Take A Hit - Lootpack (Producer Madlib)
15 - So High (G-13) - Rza feat Timbo King (Featuring Timbo King)

CD III - Get Tough (Prelude 1983)

(First I have to say that my english isn't perfect so I try to be as clear as possible)

This is the N°1 record that was in my wanted list for almost 25 years ! And finally I found two vinyl copies that I bought one month ago.
I first heard it on a little Belgian radio back in 84/85 called Radio Santé while I was living at the border between France and Belgium. There was a NATO military base so I guess the radio DJ was connected with some soldiers as every weeks they were playing fresh Hip Hop. Every sunday I was waiting 4.00 PM to listen to that show while all my friends were having fun at the skating rink ! Everybody was telling me that I am crazy to listen to radio instead looking for girls with them, but they can't understand what Hip Hop meant to me at that time, it was like I was waiting for all my (teenage) life.
Funny thing is that it was pressed in France by EMI but never knew that. I always remembered the name of the group even if I was not sure how it spell and I didn't knew the title too.

Prelude is well known for Funk/Disco than for Hip Hop, artists signed were D Train, Empress, Mastermind or Secret Weapon (even, this is for french people : Martin Circus !) to name a few.

You can see the mispelling on the cover, Get Touch instead of Get Tough ! Notice that Howie Tee was member of this trio and I have read (don't remember where) that Marley Marl mixed the cut. This is the french press on EMI. When listenig to the lyrics we can heard that it wasn't only about party rhymes or egotrip, there is serious message in it !

CD III - Get Tough Vocal


CD III - Get Tough Instrumental


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