Live From The 215

Going through the crates today and stumbled across this 12" which I never hear anyone mention nor do I see if pop up. Maybe it's a Philly thing and no one outside of this city was up on it back in 1985 when it dropped. The 12" I'm speaking about is from the Korner Boyz aka Grand Tone and Parry Pee featuring their DJ, Jazzy Jeff. This was way before the Fresh Prince days (which I will be posting a few early Fresh Prince basement tapes in the future).



The one really fresh thing about this 12" is that Grand Tone and Parry Pee's line says something to the effect of this ain't Cosmic Kev or Cash Money, which is how I remember most of the Hip Hop back in the day where people got mentioned on wax, none of this subliminal dissing. Everyone knows who the legendary DJ Cash Money is but for those that don't know who Cosmic Kev is, lets just say he was the man before alot of other DJ's became the man in Philly.

Love On 45

We'll it's February 14th, Valentines Day and normally I would present to you a new mix just for the occasion but with not enough hours in the day I was unable to do that. So instead I decided to dig in the crate and pull out this little gem shaped as a heart and pressed on 45 by Bernard Wright. This is a classic staple that never leaves my crate when I'm out spinning and has also been sampled on several occasions.

Enjoy

Super Brother

Artwork of the upcoming issue of DC's Action Comics #9 with artwork by Gene Ha. Looks like this storyline revolves around an alternate universe where exists a Black Superman. This is nothing new though, Grant Morrison recently gave us a Black Superman President in Final Crisis, a Black Superman in the Tangent Universe, one in the 80's Crisis Of Infinite Earth.

Baseline Aesthetics

I'm excited to be rocking at this new party in New York with DJ Dopeshoes (Homegrown Blends)called "Baseline Aestheics", the night is dedicated to strictly classics, Hip Hop, Funk, Soul and Disco. In addition to this being the blast off night it will as serve as a release party for the newest issue of Between The Breaks magazine (which I've been blessed to have been interviewed in). The magazine also covers interviews with Roxrite, The Beat Swap Meet and other art, lifestyle and culture topics. Copies of the magazine will be given out to the first 50 people that arrive.

The Postman Rings Twice For "Nice"

Nothing like checking the morning mail and finding new music in the form of 7" that your excited to play out at your next gig.

Looks like the homie Paul Nice is back with another Sure Shot and that's literally speaking considering that his labels name is Sure Shot! This go around Paul remixes the Rhymefest featuring Kanye West track "Brand New" which I've always liked but this new take on it is gonna cause me to put it back into regular rotation when I'm spinning out.

The B side features the instrumental track which is great, you can really tell how crafty Paul went into detail with the 80's R&B feel, nice drums, nice bass, nice bounce, a winner in my book.



This exclusive red vinyl 7" is limited to only 300 copies and signed by Paul Nice. Get your copy now before it's gone!

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Thun City Sights

Going through my camera and pulling some flix off. Here's a few random shots while spending New Years in Switzerland.

Buuuurrrger!

It's been a minute since I've sampled a really proper burger but in the last two weeks I've had 2 really really grand ones. First up was recommended by the homie Jolin Ras while out in Vancouver last week, I guess he felt that we needed to have a full stomach before we headed out for a day of diggin for records. This was the Man's Man Burger which turned out to be bonkers!

Romer's Burger Bar knows good beer and great burgers!




Next up was actually a sort of burger reunion that I had with the cat I actually started the burger mission with, Ynot. He's been back in Philly for a week and it's only right that we indulge in a tasty burger at PYT. This was the first time that I strayed away from my usual and opted to go for the pretzel burger. This was a nice piece of beef, stacked with sirloin steak on top, cheddar and laid between a nice Philly soft pretzel bun. Complete that with a few beers and it's a wrap!