Another crazy release from One Leg Up Records. Link

Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth – Basement Demos (1990-1991) / snippets

OLU Records has connected with C.L. Smooth to finally unearth some of the legendary sessions that were not included on the seminal “All Souled Out” EP. While these sessions always seemed to be a bit of an urban legend, a few of them had actually leaked on WBLS “In Control” back in the day. Once the debut EP was released, the duo quickly went on to change hip-hop history and these early tracks were all but forgotten! Fast forward to 2009…..Thought lost forever, 4XL has done the unexpected in working with C.L. to unearth these vintage treasures. Mastered and restored to optimum quality, this is a hip-hop goldmine, and this 5 track EP is a testament to the late 80’s sound merging into the early 90’s one.

CL Smooth backed by a live band, complete with a full horn section for all the classic Pete Rock joints. buy tickets

Rap Legend C.L. SMOOTH Performs w/ Live Band

Tuesday, December 2nd at 8pm
$10 Advance / $15 Day Of Show

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85 Avenue A
New York, NY, 10009

In response to a relative’s typical comment about Hip-Hop being all about misogyny and violence. Took off the old songs and added others. Tekitha seriously needs to release her album already. Enjoy. Link

01. Qwel – If It Ain’t Been In A Pawn Shop, Then It Can’t Play The Blues
02. Wu-Tang Clan – I Can’t Go To Sleep
03. Saul Williams – Sha-Clack-Clack
04. Sage Francis – Threewrite (Reanimator Remix)
05. Rza & Tekitha – Build Strong
06. Common – Retrospect For Life
07. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
08. Last Emperor & Poetic – One Life
09. Kanye West – Self Conscious Poetry Style
10. Common – Be (Prod. By Kanye West)
11. Sage Francis – Inherited Scars
12. Black Star – Thieves In The Night

Never knew they had beef like that but A-MED responded to my show recap with audio of CL Smooth talking about the rift. Check out a legendary producer/MC perform a legendary track live. More Pete Rock videos up on our youtube channel below. Enjoy. Link

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Pete Rock Live in NYC [recap]

This is gonna be a quick little write-up because time is limited right now. I got to the venue pretty late so most of the openers already performed. No big deal since I was only there to see Pete Rock. Surprisingly, it was really packed when I got onto the floor. Too bad this isn’t the norm at most shows. It was great to see people come out and support a legend though. I had to wait a bit for the last opener, Wale, to finish his set. Not going to say much about this cat since I wasn’t that impressed. But maybe that was due to fatigue from working all day. PR got on stage pretty quickly after Wale. After a short DJ set, he finally blessed us on the mic. One thing to note about the DJ set: Pete Rock didn’t bust out the Serato magic box but actually played real vinyl records! Go figure! But like I said, he went on to perform classic tracks like One In A Million, The Creator, his verse off the remix of Down With The King and, of course, They Reminisce Over You. Along with the older material, he did a lot of joints off his new album NY’s Finest, complete with guest appearances such as Styles P and Royal Flush. All in all, it felt like a short but solid set. Big ups to Erick Sermon and Black Thought, who were in the building. One last thing though. Before going into T.R.O.Y., Pete Rock spoke a little about his feelings towards CL Smooth. Apparently, they haven’t been cool with each other for quite some time. He even urged people to stop asking him about the dude. Anyone know the story behind this?

I was able to capture some good videos and will post shortly. Also, thanks to the technical advice of CVelasco, the audio will be solid. I know I’ve been slacking lately on posting videos but that’s what a regular 9 to 5 will do to ya. As always, check back here or stay tuned to our yout*be channel for updates. If you would like to be automatically notified of all video additions, just subscribe to the channel.

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Pete Rock Live in NYC (2/28, 7pm)

Pete Rock doing a show to promote his new album NY’s Finest, which is scheduled to drop two days earlier on the 26th. Hopefully, CL Smooth will drop by so they can perform some classic joints. buy tickets (via)

February 28, 2008
Concert starts @ 9PM
Doors open @ 7PM
Tickets $25.00

General Admission, Standing Room Only
16+ or accompanied by parent or guardian

Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenue)
New York, NY 10011

Cultural War intro
Baby Elephant – Even Stranger
Blue Sky Black Death – Holy Grail feat. Hell Razah
Jeru The Damaja – The Crack
Andre Nickatina – My Friend Mac Dre
Conscious – Everyday feat. James Traficant
Qwel – Color By Letter
Dollabin – Rusty Shovels Pt.2
Saul Williams – Scared Money
Buck 65 – Mr Nobody
TomC3 + Prince Po – Apocalyptic Medicine feat. Motion Man + Kool Keith
Labwaste – I Don’t Go Out
ediT – Artsy Remix feat. The Grouch
Outro



Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 27 (Side B) by Ming-Tzu

Prefuse 73 – Beaten Thursday
Grandmaster Caz + DJ Signify – It Don’t Stop
Kurious – Jorge Of The Projects (Original Demo Version) (Prod. By The SD50’s)
Abstract Rude – No Longer A King Part 3
Blue Sky Black Death + Hell Razah – Most Merciful
Illa Ghee – Project Illa
Musab – Night Of Mirage
Buck 65 – Way Back When
Illa Ghee + Prodigy – Walk With A Shotgun
Smif-N-Wessun – K.I.M. 2000
Sandpeople – White Van Cometh
Qwel + Jackson Jones – On Boiling Point
Mestizo + Qwel – Tolerance
Infamous Mobb – Get It Poppin
Blue Sky Black Death + Hell Razah – Razah’s Ladder
Soul Kid Klik – Sicilian Combat



Download GRANDGOOD Audiocast Volume 27 (Side C) by Chris V

killa sha – tune of life (prod. by rated r)
junk science – glass house feat. mc k-swift + cavalier
Project Pat/Pimp C – Talkin Smart
Witchdoctor – the Barrel feat the Wheeler Boys
Mestizo/Qwel – Tolerance
CL Smooth – the stroll (ginsu dean remix)
Bambu of Native Tongues – Guerra Feat. Quetzal
The Mighty Underdogs – Status Symbol
Royce da 5′9 – Rewind prod. by Carlos Broady
Husalah – how im livin
Camron – Glitter
Thoughts – Large Professor tribute freestyle