45 Live is a box set of 18 hip hop classic songs on 7-inch, re-edited by PBW and available on 7-inch for the first time. Dope On Plastic!
1. Rockin' It - Fearless Four 2. Love Rap - Spoonie G 3. Tricky Tee Rap - Tricky Tee 4. Dancin Heart - Universal Two 5. At The Place To Be - Sweety G 6. Old School - Busy Bee 7. Sucka DJ - Dimples D 8. It's Yours - T La Rock 9. Cold Getting Dumb - Just Ice 10. Make The Music - Biz Markie 11. Marley Marl Scratch - MC Shan 12. Hardcore Hip Hop - Mantronix 13. Strong Island - JVC Force 14. Jimbrowski - Jungle Brothers 15. Mighty Hard Rocker - Cash Money & Marv 16. It's My Turn – Stezo 17. Just Rhymin With Biz- Big Daddy Kane 18. The Bridge Is Over - BDP
Two of my favorite albums this year have come from QB legends, Poet and Cormega to be precise.
If you like your rap music loud, obnoxious and non-progressive then Poet is your man. A long standing veteran of the Queensbridge projects, after 20 plus years Blaq Po finally released his first official solo outing in June. Helmed almost entirely by DJ Premier "The Blaq Print" tops my must haves for not just this year, but probably the last couple of years.
Ain't nothin funky, fresh or ground-breaking going on here, just good solid beats and rhymes.
I've gotta say, no one amuses me quite like Necro. Dude is more entertaining than almost every rapper out at the moment.
Funny thing though, i can't stand the pricks music. Enjoy?!
Check the MOP, ALC and Ev cameos.
With The Royalist and Chubba Dubbed off on an oriental sojourn in the land of the rising sun, i've been handed the reigns of this here blog and left to walk the halls of the RunRoyal offices by my bad self. Nice! So here's something new to take you into the weekend. The ALC and The Weatherman have joined forces under the name Step Brothers. Long time collaborators, a full length album comes as welcome news to most of us here at RunRoyal as they've wet our appetites on numerous occasions in the past. No word on an official release date just yet but you can be sure we'll let you know when it happens.
Myself and Mr Dubbed are off the land of the rising sun Japan for a little bit of business but mainly pleasure holiday...Wax, kicks, motor show, Chunichi Dragons vs Yomiuri Giants in 2nd stage Baseball finals and a stay in Kyoto...oh, plus drunk as fuck on rice wine karaoke! Ima hit em off with some Bon Jovi in a style and manner which only Bigfoot could deliver in Australia however I must carry the torch to this great land and show em what a Karaoke kangaroo be about. Shit, my high notes will slice their ears like a mother fucking shinobis son!!
Jake will hold shit down while were gone with his ever so informative, well written entries on the cornerstones of what we all know as that gangsta shit. Check back soon for the rundown on the trip and hopefully some exclusive product on the store.
Regardless of whether you have an interest in cars after watching this video you have to appreciate the technical skills of Subaru rally driver Ken Block under the extremities this WRX get pushed too are fucking amazing! If you ever venture to Movie World on the Gold Coast (highly unlikely) do check the Hollywood Stunt Driver show. Apart from the poxy storyline bull shit the stunts and constraints their driving under are as close to these clips as your goin to get. Why not try it at home? Practice on a wide wet road and wrap you hoopd round a telegraph pole while listing to "Jerry was a race car driver" Gjeah!!
I know we did a Khadafi mix up last month but to be honest there were too many gems we didnt get to uncover. Both Jake and I pulled out some more from the crates and the digital archives to hit you off with another 8 classic joints for October. I'll have a suss out how to create splits between each of the tracks but for now its all as one. I figure most be fit ta bang it out from the nerdbox anyways.
As promised... a few pics from the TSL Fall 09 drop. Each season just keeps getting bigger and better. 15-20 odd new designs available in limited colours and sizes. Check the rest before there gone HERE
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Coming soon to Run Royal will be their cut and sew 09-10 range..keep peelin.
"Its been a long time" as an iconic wordsmith once said, but we're back in full effect,so keep checkin in 'cos you know we're about to have this whole blog thing on lock. Anyway, i thought it no better time than to kick off the weekend with some Gangsta Rap classics. I fucked with this old LA shit hard as a younger man, Cube and his scowl-faced, raiders cap wearing band of cohorts provided the soundtrack to my early teens, much to my (Catholic) parents complete distaste. The following are a handful of gems from those days. While not being anything entirely obscure, its sometimes nice to stumble across videos you never even knew existed. So in saying that you can thank The Geto Boys' "Crooked Officer" for this here trip down a "loc'd" out memory lane.
The Geto Boys "Crooked Officer"
I loved both The Convicts and The Geto Boys back in these days, so when Willie D went solo for good and Big Mike of The Convicts took his place alongside 'Face and Bushwick you can bet it was a pleasent supprise. Big Mike was a house mate of Snoop Dogg's in his early days and rumour has it that the good doctor himself Andre Young (Dr.Dre if you don't know) wanted this particular track for The Chronic. Now, we're not just talkin the beat, we're talkin the whole track chorus and all ghost writing included. As we now know it never made it to The Chronic, but instead to The Geto Boys' 1993 release Til Death Do Us Part.
Above The Law "Black Superman"
ATL are criminally under-rated! One time label mates of NWA, thier influence on late 80's early 90's LA rap music is continually over looked. Above The Law's producer and musician Cold187um was a ghost producer for Dre back in the 100 Miles and Runnin days, and anyone with a discearning ear can hear his influence. Cold187um appeard to have introduced a more musical and funk laden sound to Dre's reppettoire, which is no more evident than on 1992's EFIL4ZAGGIN. The influence would wind up resulting in a beef of sorts with the obligatory diss tracks from ATL's court. Though i'm unaware of a Dre response. Kick back and bang this shit "Black Superman" off 1993's Uncle Sam's Curse.
WC & The Maad Circle "Ain't A Damn Thing Changed"
Ice Cube's current hype man and long time homie WC kicked off his career with DJ Alladin in the group Low Profile. After one album together they parted company and WC hooked up with his brother DJ Crazy Toones and future multi-platinum artist Coolio to form The Maad Circle. While WC has never found the commercial success that some of his peers and those around him have, his twenty something years of output has seen him become one of the most respected MCs in hip-hop as a whole, not just gangsta rap. His rapid fire flows have seen him appear and feature alongside countless artists from the underground to the mainstream. Taken from '91 or '92s (i can't remember) album of the same name, "Ain't A Damn Thing Changed". Check the cameos from Boo Yaa and the Lench Mob.
King Tee "At Your Own Risk"
The perrenial under-dog of gansta rap, King Tee never seemed to get the props he deserved. While being around for longer than most (he sparked his career off with 1988's Act A Fool, widely regarded as a genre classic) and kicking off the careers of The Liks and Xzibit, not even a Dr.Dre co-sign could move "The King" from cult status to major contender, (King Tee was signed to Dre's Aftermath label in its infant stages, he would also make a great cameo on Dr.Dre's Chronic 2001). His smooth deep flow was even cited by Biggie as a major influence on his career. Not unlike Biggie, Tee tread the road between underground statesman and style pioneer with ease. Sounding just as at home alongside Cube or Dre as he did alongside Defari or Phil The Agony. In my opinion "Played Like A Piano" "I Got It Bad" and "Hoe B4 The Homie" are hallmark tracks of the genre. Enjoy. "At Your Own Risk" off the 1990 album of the same name.
Apologies for the lack of posting in the last few weeks. Its no excuse, but we've all been pretty busy doing our projects, mapping our moves and getting finances in check. I can say..another monthly mixtape is pretty much done to get you through the 1st part of October. Some pics will be up in the next few days of some new clothing arrivals... But anyways..To the post..
I found this trailer all in my face when I logged onto the myspaces account. Hopefully this remake of the classic 1984 A Nightmare on Elm st gets the justice it deserves. I'm not expecting too much. Trailer looks pretty good as they always do. This movie scared the fucking shit through me as a youngster. My screws loose neighbour took Freddy pretty seriously. He took the glove pretty seriously also and went one step further after I came back from the Ekka one year and flashed off my plastic Kruger glove featured in the Freddy bag. That fuck made a legit metal bladed one and went around the block waving the shit round thinkin' he was all burnt retarded freddy gettin in locals dreams and what not. Think he used a Souths jersey instead of the Jumper too!!"John you legend. Shit story but a true story and relative to the post.
