Dilla

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The Best Around.. [Video]

Comic genius from 9th Wonder – We Love The 80’s: Black Folk

Illa Jay “Showtime” [mp3]

Illa Jay “Showtime [mp3]“

From the Yancey Boys LP, fire.

Ashley Lied.

P.S.: The “B” is backwards! Wow.

Flip vs. Vado?

Vs.

 

 

Which one should I cop? Peace!

Culture King Donna Cappa Goines [Video]

OCTOBER 25, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
MOONSATELLITE!

SCORPIOS, MAKE NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hiero Pack [mp3s]

Hallmark joints in the Hiero catalog, in my opinion.

Souls Of Mischief feat. Casual “Big Shit [mp3]“
Del the Funky Homosapien feat. Pep Love & Q-Tip “Undisputed Champs [mp3]“
Casual “Later On [mp3]“
Souls Of Mischief feat. Del “‘94 Via Satellite [mp3]“
Opio “With Or Without You [mp3]“
Casual “It Don’t Matter [mp3]“
Souls Of Mischief “Maximize 3rd Eyes [mp3]“
Del the Funky Homosapien “Press Rewind [mp3]“
Pep Love and Jay Biz “Reckless / Hush [mp3]“
Casual “Thoughts Of The Thoughtful [mp3]“
Extra Prolific “The Men You Love [mp3]“
Del the Funky Homosapien feat. El-P “Offspring [mp3]“
Hieroglyphics “All Things [mp3]“
Casual “Rock On [mp3]“

Roll credits. Fin.

Hiero discusses the Funk [Video]

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This video is the motherlode: Hiero on a tour bus discussing funk records. What more could you ask for with regards to pure entertainment.

Well, I hope you all had as much fun as I did this week. This was Culture King’s first theme week and surely not our last. And in case you’re wondering why I did this, it’s because I’m a hip-hop fan and enthusiast. I enjoy the musical contributions of crews like Hieroglyphics, Native Tongues, Heavyweights, Hit Squad, Hobo Junction, etc. This is the stuff that influenced my musical beginnings and these elements give you essential pieces of the Moonsatellite formula. And for that, I am appreciative. And with that, I’ll see you tomorrow as I’m celebrating my birthday (!!!!!!!). YEAH!

For now, this is Moonsatelite closing out Hiero Week and saying PEACE ’til tomorrow! Next week: Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox) 2-Part Audio Interview from 2004.

(Whew! I’m goin’ to bed)

Snupe.

Hiero die hards will surely remember Snupe of Extra Prolific. Extra Prolific was Snupe and his DJ Mike G and during Hiero’s first run of albums they dropped Like It Should Be. A closer look at those first albums will reveal Snupe’s first appearances on Del’s No Need For Alarm. He dropped a standout verse on the posse cut “No More Worries” and produced the album opener “You’re In Shambles”, which was brought to my attention in the Culture King comments by Boothe (good lookin’ out). The verse on “No More Worries” was an instant favorite for me:

The hardest artist going far/
Jack off on Jupiter because I’m shootin’ for the stars/
I’m a mack/
Never come wack/
Gimme a thirty second snippet/
I’ll rip it because the sh*t gets deeper…

By the time Extra Pro’s album dropped, Snupe had affected a more “player-ish”, mack style delivery and this was a bit weird for me at the time. I mean, Casual was playerish enough but Snupe was on straight up mack mission. Dude had flows and dope beats but I think this distinction from the rest of the Hiero crew lent to him being slept-on among his peers. That said, in 90’s Hiero LP tradition Like It Should Be had it’s own banging singles, including “Brown Sugar”.

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Something I just became aware of is there was an earlier version of this video that played briefly on MTV, apparently scoring high marks in the breakthrough department. The label pulled it and had a more conventional video done with Extra Pro rapping in front of rims. Hmmmmm… Here’s the original, briefly run version.

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Since then, Snupe dropped a tape in ‘96 called 2 For 15 (which I will hear for the first time today) during Hiero’s indie beginnings around the same time as SOM’s Focus and Casual’s Meanwhile. And as the story goes, he got kicked out of the crew for “creative differences”. We’ve seen the rumors which I won’t repeat here. If anyone has the real story, drop it in the comments.