Bounty Killer feat Mobb Deep & Rappin' Noyd - Deadly Zone (TVT Records) 1998

Another US/Jamaican collabo. It's from the Blade Original Soundtrack. Dark production by Nashiem Myrick (from The Hitmen).



Check it :
A2 Bounty Killer feat Mobb Deep & Rappin' Noyd - Deadly Zone (Street)


Tracklist :

A1 Bounty Killer feat Mobb Deep & Rappin' Noyd - Deadly Zone (Clean Radio)
A2 Bounty Killer feat Mobb Deep & Rappin' Noyd - Deadly Zone (Street)
B1 Bounty Killer feat Mobb Deep & Rappin' Noyd - Deadly Zone (Instrumental)
B2 Bounty Killer feat Mobb Deep & Rappin' Noyd - Deadly Zone (Acapella)

Alarm Clock Riddim - 7" Single (Lustre King) 2003

Another Nu Roots Riddim, from Californian Lustre King label. Conscious style again. This is available in cd I think, here it's my favorite four 7" singles.

Check it :
(1) A - Luciano & Al Pancho - Unity Is Strength

(2) A - Lutan Fyah - Rise And Shine

(3) A - Turbulence - Revolution Pon The Wicked

(4) A - Natural Black - Straight Up

(4) AA - Version - Alarm Clock


Tracklist :

(1) A - Luciano & Al Pancho - Unity Is Strength
(1) AA - Natty King - See The Wicked Run
(2) A - Lutan Fyah - Rise And Shine
(2) AA - Lutan Fyah - Woe To The Bloody City
(3) A - Turbulence - Revolution Pon The Wicked
(3) AA - Moon The Digital Ancient - Last Call
(4) A - Natural Black - Straight Up
(4) AA - Version - Alarm Clock

Produced by Digital Ancien & King Corrin.

Chezidek - Harvest Time (7'' Xterminator) 2002

From Chezidek first Lp on Xterminator in 2002, I think this one is his first hit record that was in the charts, killer (Nu) Roots tune !




Check it :
Chezidek - Harvest Time


Tracklist :

A - Chezidek - Harvest Time
B - Version

VC - By His Deeds (7'' Digital Noize Production) 2000

VC prove that even if you're a baldhead you can make good conscious tunes, or act right in your everyday life. I really like this single, the riddim isn't that good but it's all about what he says and how he says it.

"Sitting in your church on Sunday
Thinking who you gonna screw Monday
Who you gonna thief, who you gonna rob
Take it that me tell you
Say, you can't fool God, no.."




Check it :
VC - By His Deeds


Tracklist :

A - VC - By His Deeds
B - Vesrion

Frontline Rhythm (Addis Records)

Addis Records is a label from Switzerland, this is a (Nu) Roots riddim with a big heavy bassline that will make your head nod ! The riddim is produced by Addis crew (Jil & Stuff) and features legendary Jamaican saxophone player Dean Fraser...

Check it :
Natural Black - Bun Down Rome

Version - Frontline Riddim


The folder contain three 7" (4 vocals cut + the version).

-Admiral Tibet - Valley Of Division
-Chezidek - Give Thanks & Praises
-Mark Wonder - Misconception
-Natural Black - Bun Down Rome
-Version - Frontline Riddim

Produced by Jil & Stuff
Mixed @ Mixing Lab by Colin "Bulby" York

http://www.addis.ch/roots/

Mash Out Posse - Ground Zero / Hilltop Flava (No Sleep Til Brooklyn) (Family First Productions) 2004

I don't listen to Rock at all, nor white music, but when it's mixed with Hip Hop it's all good for me. They're not the first who do that (of course Run DMC, Public Enemy & Anthrax, Boo Yaa Tribe's "Bang Your Head" to name a few) but their flow fits well into this type of production...



Check the style :
A2 - Ground Zero (Dirty)

B2 - Hilltop Flava (No Sleep Til Brooklyn) (Dirty)


Tracklist :

A1 - Ground Zero (Clean)
A2 - Ground Zero (Dirty)
A3 - Ground Zero (Instrumental)
B1 - Hilltop Flava (No Sleep Til Brooklyn) (Clean)
B2 - Hilltop Flava (No Sleep Til Brooklyn) (Dirty)
B3 - Hilltop Flava (No Sleep Til Brooklyn) (Instrumental)

Various Artists - Street Level Presents (Street Level Records) 2002

This is the first full lenght LP released by Swedish label Street Level after few 12 Inches releases that had good critics in the press and the public, the best ones are compiled here with new tracks. Including 1999's Promoe's (from Looptroop Crew) classic Off The Record plus a remixed version. Other titles features Group Home, 8-Off, Agallah, as well as a french group called Interactif Crew (which I've never heard about before that...), and of course there's swedish MC's also (only one track is not in english). Usually I don't listen Rap from other countries than US or France but this one is pretty good compilation...



There's two swedish track that uses the same Michel Gonet's Flower Dance sample from his 1976 album Phasing News Vol 2. First one is from 1998, it's Thomas Rusiak feat. PeeWee - Suckers ; the other one is Off The Record and was released in 1999.

Check the style :
C2 Promoe - Off The Record

Thomas Rusiak feat. PeeWee - Suckers (256k mp3, I don't have the original vinyl/CD)



Tracklist :

A1 Scratchaholics - I Like To Introduce Featuring DJ TechNic
A2 Swing-Fly - Come Get It Feat 8-Off, Agallah, Ayo
A3 Form One - Three Poisonus Darts Feat Camu Tao, Copywrite
A4 Promoe - Off The Record (Remix)
B1 Group Home - Handle Your Bi Feat 8-Off, Agallah, Bleedz
B2 Swing-Fly - It's Alright Feat Dappa Don
B3 Glaciuz The Icy - Drunkard
B4 Promoe - It's Promoe
C1 Interactif Crew - Go Out There Feat Dinah
C2 Promoe - Off The Record
C3 Form One - Fight Club
C4 Ken - Artist Eller Kriminell*
D1 Swing-Fly - Don't Get Scared Feat Buc Norris, Mike Mulee
D2 Group Home - Street Life (E.N.Y. Story) Feat Bleedz
D3 Timbuktu, Promoe - Of Men And Mics (This is the correct title, I messed up the tag!)
D4 Ken - Artist Eller Kriminell (Remix)*

* This is the only one that's not in english....

Ali Vegas - The Apology (BUDS Records) 2002

Ali Vegas writes this diss record against Dj Clue and Fabulous when he was 16/17 years old. DJ Clue requested apologies on NY Radio, so Ali put that records out, straight in their heads !




A2 -Apology (Street)


Tracklist:

A1 - Apology (Clean)
A2 - Apology (Street)
A3 - Apology (Instrumental)
B1 - People Talk (Clean)
B2 - People Talk (Street)
B3 - The Welcome Freestyle (Clean)
B4 - The Welcome Freestyle (Street)

Credits :
Executive Producer Dave Walis, Kenny J, Lyvio G