Tame is da troof.

Peace to Rhino CMZ for bringing this out the vaults!

Jam C, Tame One, Redman – A Day Across The Water

G.R.I.E.F.78 and TMFSE – Double Stuffed Oreo Cookie ft. Tame One, Shape

Taken from Pistol’s new album, 25 Fa Life.

West-East collabo featuring the recently reunited Artifacts. Peace to Gurp City.

dwnld: Foul Mouth Jerk – Back Up On The Scene ft. The Artifacts

bonus: Foul Mouth Jerk – Back Up On The Scene ft. The Artifacts / instrumental

Unexpected and very welcome freebie from The Custodian Of Records. MCs should appreciate the opportunity to rip his shit. Features from Tame One, TMFSE, Sol Zalez, 8th W1, Tone Liv & more.

Emily Rugburn - Statutory Tape

Independent Jersey based collective Slangcorp treated us to a free extended play last month that featured MCing from Newark mainstay Tame One. Sounding refreshed and creatively loose, Tame took the opportunity to remind listeners of his ability. Also captured in that recording is a certain vibe of spontaneity that is too frequently absent in this age of polished, contrived contemporary rap. Subtitled “Junkwaffel Meets Cheech Wizard”, the Hell or High Water EP was produced entirely by Dj Junkwaffel.

Alongside TMFSE, Junkwaffel is a primary contributor to the group Emily Rugburn. Because we were somewhat taken aback by Tame’s performance and the music that inspired his wordplay, we approached the group to provide us with more background on the record.

The producer was unreachable but according to The Man From Somewhere Else, him, Tame One, Junk, and Shape were recently all lamping at the studio when spliff by spliff a series of tracks started to coalesce. Originally imagined as a three part album, with different segments focused on the respective MCs, the project was instead cut up into separate EPs. The second part is now upon us.

GRANDGOOD and Slangcorp present Statutory Tape, an EP by Emily Rugburn.

1. Intro
2. The Fresh Prince of Hell Yeah
3. Ode To Zooey Deschanel
4. The Greatest Thing Ever Thunk
5. Ode To Corey Haim
6. The Whatif’s
7. Ode To Ian Ziering
8. Egyptian Ratfuck ft. Shape
9. The Passaic River Phoenix
10. Get Mild Shit (free download)

The EP is available immediately for digital consumption. “Get Mild Shit“, track number 10, is being offered as a free download. 30 minute cassettes were also manufactured and will be available at shows. When you cop the shrink-wrapped, magnetic tape you also receive a download code that entitles you to the digital version.

Last song on the Tame One EP Hell or High Water produced by Junkwaffel. Peace to Slangcorp

New raps from da Ol’ Jersey Bastard with support from Slangcorp residents. Punch-in rappers might wanna take notes on how to sound comfortable on the mic. And apparently some loops were harmed during the recording process, address all grievance letters to Mr. Junkwaffel. Funky artwork + tracklist after the jump.

download: Tame One – Hell or High Water EP (Junkwaffel Meets Cheech Wizard)

Da Mayor

Here is a new treat from Tone Liv, who holds it down consistently for New Jeruz. Track produced by PhD.

Download: Tone Liv – Trifecta ft. B Stilt, Tame One

Visit Tone Liv

Fat Baby
112 Rivington Street (between Ludlow Street and Essex Street)
NYC, 10002 – Lower East Side

Stream: Tame One on The Block radio w/ Capital P and OG Chino on East Village Radio

Two of my favorite MCs joining forces on one album. Should be dope.

Remember the old-school Marvel Team-Up comic book which paired, say, Spider-Man with Thor, Wolverine with the Human Torch, or the Hulk and Daredevil? In the spirit of those classic collaborations, Gold Dust announces Parallel Uni-Verses, a joint effort between Hieroglyphics founder Del The Funky Homosapien and original Artifacts emcee Tame One. Produced entirely by Parallel Thought, the album’s ten tracks return to a time when inventiveness, creativity, funky beats—and, above all, lyricism—ruled hip-hop.

“I’ve known Tame for years,” Del says. “I always thought he was one of the dopest [MCs] out.” Del recalls first linking with Tame around 1993. “We both were kinda like party animals so that’s kinda how I got to liking his personality. He has a good sense of humor, so that’s probably the main reason I liked to be around him. We somewhat kept in touch throughout the years, back and forth, but I always would follow his career.”

“We just always remained cool,” Tame says of Del, adding, “I have ALWAYS been impressed by his wordplay and originality. Rap-wise, neither of us use words only because they rhyme; I believe we both utilize substance as opposed to nonsense.”

This project came about, Tame says, out of a need to “showcase how things used to be done, without the politics of the day, bling-bling aspirations, greed and egos corrupting the hip-hop art form.” An unselfish creative process governed the recording process, with both emcees and the Parallel Thought production team focused on using the best of today’s technology, while still keeping an old-school formula. “It was done very James Brownish, if you can dig that,” Del says. “James did everything by feel. If it felt right, then that’s what it was, and Tame is very much like that.”

For Tame, the entire album is a testament to what he calls a “grassroots” hip-hop aesthetic, which stands out over other contemporary rap releases “because of the sonic quality and clarity of the samples and our vocal performances.” Asked to name his favorite tracks on the album, Del says, “man, you asking the wrong person. I don’t play favorites. I like each joint for different reasons and they all have they place. I’ll let the public decide which ones they may favor, smell me?”

Parallel Uni-Verses is that rare rap album which transcends tired clichés and maintains traditional hip-hop values without seeming retro or passé. “Man, I ain’t even gonna be egotistical like that and try to say that we are trying to usher in some new revival of whatever,” Del says. However, he adds, “I’m a say this: we ARE the element that is missing, not [just] because I said so. That’s what’s up; we didn’t sell out for all the luxury and monetary gains. The original ways, we kept at and built upon those.”