Future Classic Summer Loft Party Feat. Pharcyde, Raydar Ellis, Will C. (Saturday!)

Time for a little show plugging... saturday night, if you're in the area, check it out!

"Future Classic is taking the party to Cape Cod this year with Summer Loft Parties every Saturday at Pufferbellies beach-side Entertainment Complex in Hyannis. For the Grand Opening Future Classic & UGHH are bringing you Fatlip & Slimkid3 of the Pharcyde for an exclusive New England DJ set! Brick Records will also be in the house with sets by Raydar Ellis & Will C. along with Future Classic's own DJ Stenny. It all goes down next Saturday, 6/13 @ Pufferbellies from 10PM to 1AM / 18+ to party / 21+ to drink / $12.00 for advance tickets / $20.00 at the door. Summer is almost here, so get a head start!"

Start Time:	Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time:	Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 1:00am
Location:	Pufferbellies
Street:	183 Lyannough Rd.
City/Town:	Hyannis, MA

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Xs and O Faces

I am more than pleased to announce my official signing with Brick Records! It is an honor to operate as an artist on the label that helped launch the careers of 7L & Esoteric, Mr. Lif, Insight, Termanology, Akrobatik, and countless others. I am joining a 2009 "roster" filled with many acts I am thrilled to have on the team, from Statik Selektah, East Coast Avengers, Reks, Superstar Quamallah, and Raydar Ellis, to recent signee Blacastan. I've been keeping this quiet for a minute now, so it's great to finally announce.

I have had a great relationship working behind the scenes with Brick over the past few years, and it is great to stick with them for my home as an artist. It is going to be an exciting summer, so stay tuned. Single dropping in the very near future (look for soon-to-follow special announcement and press release), with the debut full length album to follow shortly.

Shout out to KARMA and Papa D!

From the old...

(From BRK 002) God Complex- Strontium 90



To the new...
(From BRK 094) Superstar Quamallah- 88 Soul



By the way, don't sleep on Superstar Quamallah's new album "Invisible Man." People are talking about it for a reason!

oh... oh... oh

You know what I'm talking about.

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This, Bud, 's For You. Mom Is Pissed!

I saw some people talking recently about the coolest / weirdest things they've found in their record jackets and sleeves (8x10s, for example), so I figured I'd put together this post. When I picked up a copy of Rock Master Scott and The Dynamic Three's "The Roof Is On Fire" 12", I was surprised to see this message written in pencil on the sleeve:

"10/21/86 - 5:41 PM

Bud,

under any condition you can not use our system again.

Today was the last straw.

Mom"

Perhaps our friend Bud was playing his new Rock Master Scott 12" and gave his parents a coronary when they heard the famous chant:

"The roof is on fire. We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn! Burn motherfucker, burn!"

Maybe, some crazy person with an overactive imagination wrote this on the sleeve much later for fun.  I do think it's kind of weird the the year is dated in pencil too ('86).  

Whatever the case may be, I thought this was hilarious.

Way back when I was a youngster up in Maine, my go-to spot to get any used hip hop vinyl was Portsmouth, New Hampshire's Bull Moose Records. They still have a good used vinyl section in general, but in the Nineties it was actually very impressive and reasonably priced. I would grab whatever I could get my hands on for the most part. One of my first vinyl purchases ever was this Priority Records compilation uniquely titled "Rap's Greatest Hits." It was the first time I heard "The Show" and "Pee Wee's Dance," so it was an important record for me.

"The Roof Is On Fire" was the last song on side B, and it was also the first time I had heard that track as well. It's funny because just by the title, "The Roof Is On Fire," I knew it must have the call-and-response routine that everyone knows at the end of it, but to my surprise, it was nowhere to be found on the song. Thoroughly confused, I just figured that the Rock Master Scott song didn't have that chant at all, probably because they either weren't able to put it on their cut in an attempt to keep the track clean... or maybe it was just a coincidence that the song was named "The Roof Is On Fire." Hey, I was alone up in Maine thinking about this stuff, and the internet hadn't developed into a tool where I could do a search to get a quick answer or anything... cut me some slack.

Little did I know that the version on my compilation was simply fading out and eliminating the final minute of the classic tune. I didn't figure this out until years later when I heard the full version. Below is a snippet of both, illustrating the difference.

The Roof Is On Fire (Lame "Rap's Greatest Hits" Version)-

The Roof Is On Fire (12" Vocal Version)-



When I was younger, I thought the line "If you're not a square from Delaware and you got on clean underwear" was the coolest.

Special shout out to Bud and Bud's mom.

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My Mic Is On Fire (But It's Also In A Library)

I just wanted to put up some audio from this 12" because I think it is exceptional. I'm not big on the "random rap" genre (cringe), but this particular song, for Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez's production alone, is spectacular. Uptempo, crazy drums, the horns... those components usually add up to something I'll enjoy.

One time I went to add DJ Doc on myspace, and it said "myspace only allows you to add this person if you can confirm you know their last name or email." I thought that was funny, because his credits on albums was usually always Ivan "Doc" Rodriguez. But, what the hell, leave the man be.

I don't want to ramble too much about this, I'll just hit you with the goods. Short summary- Lord Shafiyq from "My Mic Is On Fire" teams up with DJ Doc "Of Boogie Down Productions Fame" to make the "Enter The Lord" EP as The Chosen Ones. This was, I believe, the lead single:

Robodoc (Radio/Album Mix)



Robodoc (Instrumental)

(Don't sleep on the Peace and Unity Mix...)

Robodoc (Peace And Unity Mix)



This is how I initially heard the track. It's an interview from Marley Marl's In Control Radio Show- August 5, 1989. The whole show is stellar, with EPMD, DMC, and others stopping by later. DJ Scratch gets busy. It's posted below, as well. This particular show has been floating around for awhile now, but it's great. Excuse the static at the beginning. It clears up by around one minute into the Chosen Ones interview.  Also, this plays a little bit louder than the above audio.

The Chosen Ones Interview- Marley Marl In Control- 08.05.1989



EPMD, DMC- Marley Marl In Control- 08.05.1989

God damn, DJ Scratch wrecking Stezo.

I forgot to put the "Enter The Lord" LP scan on my thumb drive, so the title of this post might make no sense without the visual.  

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To All Murder Fu--ers, You've Been Warned!

Yikes! (click to enlarge)

Incredible? Yes. Offensive to many? Yes. 100% real? Absolutely. I've got to thank Nick Sinista for salvaging this and keeping it intact all these years. Unfortunately, the actual demo is long gone. I'm probably a bad person for putting this up here. Hard to resist.

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