Earnin’ His Wings : MC Serch in Rap Pages (1993)

A feature on MC Serch published in the february 1993 issue of Rap Pages where MC Serch pretended to be cool with Pete Nice (that was just a few month before the Rat Bastard video).

MC Serch : Handle It (DivShare)
MC Serch : Handle It (zShare)

36 Chambers Of Death… Choose One : Wu-Tang in Rap Pages (1994)

Early feature on Wu-Tang Clan from Rap Pages written by Cheo H. Coker with the controversial illustrations by Elika. This created a brawl between the writer and Masta Killa, as exposed later in a Source editorial (see below). This created a strange situation ih hip-hop where many artists from Keith Murray to Chuck D justify the beating down of journalists.

Wu-Tang Clan : Bring The Ruckus (demo) (DivShare)
Wu-Tang Clan : Bring The Ruckus (demo) (zShare)

The Mayor Of St James : Notorious Big in The Source (1994)

Chris Wilder followed Chris Wallace when he wasn’t the King Of New-York yet, from The Source, october 1994. The mp3 is a dope demo with an awful sound.

Notorious Big : Biggie Got The Hype Shit (demo) (DivShare)
Notorious Big : Biggie Got The Hype Shit (demo) (zShare)

Unsigned Hype : Legion Of Dume in The Source (1992)

Underground favorites Legion Of Dume appeared in The Source in the Unsigned Hype column of may 1992. Funny thing is that (according to Jaz, Matty C aka Matt Life was a member of the group ! I guess nepotism has always been the norm in the mag.

Legion Of Dume : Son Of Sam (send space)
Legion Of Dume :Son Of Sam (you send it)

Unsigned Hype : Artifacts in The Source (1993)

Artifacts in Matty C’s column in The Source, april 1993.

Artifacts & Lord Jamar : Wrong Side Of The Tracks (demo) (SendSpace)

Rap Up’s & Coming : Strickly Roots in Rapmasters (1993)

Ok, so my home computer is dead, and I can’t upload songs to my server anymore. Sorry. Anyway here is an early feature on Strickly Roots from july 1993.

Strickly Roots : Duck Da Boyz (DivShare File)
Strickly Roots : Duck Da Boyz (ZShare File)

Funk From Hell : Redman feature in The Source (1992)

December 1992, Redman as seen by The Source’s Editor In Chief, Jon Shecter, the accompanying freestyle is from a 1996 Bad Boy mixtape.

Redman : Freestyle from the Puff Daddy/Stretch Armstrong mixtape

One For The Treble : Sweet T in Urb

Sweet T aka Suga talks about her career, and plans a new future in Urb in august 1996. She was a bit optimistic here…

Sweet T : As The Beat Goes On

New Jax : Urban Prop in Rap Pages

A small feature on Urban Prop in Rap Pages in february 1993, signed by Anonomiss. Unfortunately the album T-Love and Suggah B did together for Capitol never came out. The following song recorded in 1993 will be featured on T-Love’s new project, “Long Way Up – The Basement Tapes”, coming out next winter on Brawl/Pickininny (the actuial song is one verse longer). This retrospective album will cover most of her unreleased catalogue. The first 12″, Definition Of a Yee-Yee can be heard on her Myspace, vinyl in store on march 19th.

Urban Prop : Pickaninny

New Jax : Ganjah K in Rap Pages

An early feature on Ganjah K in Rap Pages in february 1993, written by Anonomiss.

Ganjah K : Got My Mind Trippin’