The Kool Skool's Shucks One Interviews South London Graffiti Legend Char DTB (Rare From 2004)

Tkow/Char 2010
The Kool Skool's Shucks One Interviews South London Graffiti Legend Char DTB Rare From 2004


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Tkow 2009


The Interview originally featured in Undercover Issue 12 July 2004

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Shucks One ID The Kool Skool "Foundation Rocks" T-shirts


Last few shirts several styles & Colors are exclusively available @ www.sensei.fm/shop

Cozzabags - Boganics Mixtape (Video & Free Download)

Cozzabags MC, Producer & SDM Family member, has dropped a hiilarious concept album mixing new production, some well known beats, samples and Aussie referances! Check out the the Cozzabags - Boganics Mixtape on Bandcamp. Your not ready for Boganics - the Aussie Ebonics!!!!

Cozzabags - Boganics Mixtape
http://cozzabags.bandcamp.com/album/boganics
"This is a concept album, in the sense that I've used Samples from music and comedy I grew up with, so it's a tribute to all 80s and 90s stuff. I have an album coming out later in 2011 that will (hopefully) move forward from this and into the new millennium!" - Cozzabags

1. Rude Intro 00:39
2. Fire (Burn the house down, original version) 03:52
3. Rude interlude 1
4. Righteous Indignation
5. Better than you
6. Rude interlude 2
7. Crappin on till the break a dawn (130 Bars)
8. Rude interlude 3
9. Boganics (Real men don't eat Quiche, original version)
10. Rude interlude 4
11. Fire (Low level flame, radio version)
12. Boganics (Quiche eater friendly, radio version)
13. Young dero shout outs


There's the first vid here, others to come:
http://www.youtube.com/user/cozzabags

And the other bits:
Website: http://cozzabags.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/cozzabags
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cozzabags/147524675304472

Rosy One's - Cause We Got Style "European Hip Hop Posing From 80's and Early 90's" Book Out This Month

Cause We Got Style
"Posing is the art of self-expression. It comprises appearance, fashion, accessories and the art of arranging the body or face in a good pose. Cause We Got Style! is a collection of early European hip hop pose photos. Information about the new American youth culture was still hard to come by, and the youths of Europe had to work out their own ways. Together with graffiti, breakdance, rapping and djing, clothes and attitude were the means of expression. You had to be innovative and use what was available, add details and make your own accessories in orderto stand out and look fresh! Most of the photos in Cause We Got Style! are snapshots taken by kids on their way to a concert, next to a freshly painted graffiti piece, in the street or in the bedroom. The result is as charming as it is revealing. This is a glimpse into a very private photo album, dusted off after years of lying around in the closet. Cause We Got Style! shows photos of unknown teenagers as well as now well-known artists like Goldie, Mode 2, Can 2 and Bando. It contains texts by Akim “Zebster” Walta, D.D.Fresh, Queen Hanifa, Mr Puppet and Dan Tikaret among others. An astonishing document of the early days of European hip hop!"

Published in april 2011 by Dokument Press
http://www.dokument.org

ISBN 978-91-85639-36-6
Preorder here
http://www.amazon.com
http://www.tesco.com
http://www.word-power.co.uk

144 pages
more than 150 full-colour photos
hardcover

Contributing writers:
Mr.Puppet, D.D.Fresh, Zeb.Roc.Ski, Hanifa,
Flo Kaufmann, Mickey, Björn Almqvist, Martin Jones

Interview with Dan de Ticaret and DJ Supreme
Edited by Rosy One and the Dopepose Posse

Klashnekoff "Lennnnnnnnox!!!!!" Live @ Plan B in Brixton 15/4/11

The Doctor's Orders present
On The Real
With Special guest
Klashnekoff
Performing live

alongside resident DJs
Spin Doctor (The Doctor’s Orders)
DJ 279 (Choice FM)
Chris P Cuts
& host MC Prankster

10pm - 4am Friday 15th April 2011
@ Plan B, 418 Brixton Road, London SW9 7AY (Brixton Tube)

£6 in advance through ticketweb.co.uk / 0844-477-1000 http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=440272
£10 on the night

Since debuting with ‘Dago Mentality’ and ‘The Sagas of Klashnekoff’ back in 2004 this Hackney born MC has been collecting fans on both the underground Hip-Hop scene and on the mainstream (in the shape of The Arctic Monkeys & Pete Doherty) with style of urban documentary delivered with a unique brand of wit and wordplay that is a devastating as his name would suggest. Classic singles like ‘Murda’ and all three of his full length albums, including 2007’s ‘LionheartL Tussle With The Beast’ and last year’s ‘Back To The Sagas’ have been critically acclaimed and it is obvious why this man is now considered a pioneer paving the way for many Hip-Hop & Grime MCs who have followed.

www.thedoctorsorders.com
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THIS WILL BE ILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
Friday 27th May: Just Blaze vs Alchemist @ Plan B
The two legendary producers go head to head in the first of 2 nights in London.
Saturday 28th May: Just Blaze vs Alchemist @ Plan B
The second night of this sound-clash between two Hip-Hop heavyweights.

Universal Zulu GANG STARR Build *VISUAL CAFFEINE Episode 4 (Video)

Universal Zulu GANG STARR Build *VISUAL CAFFEINE Episode 4 (Video)
Live from Planet Brooklyn, Visual Caffeine pays respect to GANG STARR featuring MCs BIG LORD, K-BANGER & PRINCE CULTURE.
See the other 3 Episodes here


Yo Akhi Sen One UZN!
www.peds89.com
www.facebook.com/sen.one.uzn
www.youtube.com/pedsandi

"The Fab 5" Documentary Basketball & Hip-Hop (Whole Film)

"The Fab 5" Documentary Basketball & Hip-Hop *Watch It Before It Is Deleted*


In the early 90's a legendary group of 5 Hood MVP's joined the University of Michigan team. They brought swagger and fresh attitude to Collage Basketball, it is a fascinating look at 5 young men defying adversity, Corporate Exploitation, Racism and never giving up. It features Chuck D, Ice Cube and many Basketball stars. Must see if your a BBall fan or not!

Originally spotted on http://www.deftronic.com

Akala, Lowkey, Saul Williams In Conversation & Akala - Yours and My Children' (Music Video)

Akala, Lowkey, Saul Williams In Conversation Video - Inspiration Season - SB.TV
"What's being rammed down out throats as Hip-Hop, is it challenging power? Or is it serving Power? When the US Government loves the same Rappers that you love, who's interests are those Rappers serving?" - Lowkey talking sense (as usual)

"Fake Jeans Admit It!" Parody Riddims

Fake Jeans Admit It
Parody Version of Straight Jeans & Fitted - Vybz Kartel


Kanye West - Monster ft. Nicki Minaj Parody


Kanye West "Monster" Muppet Remix (Explicit Version)

""YOOOOOOOOOOOWa!" - Joell Ortiz (SLAUGHTERHOUSE) LIVE

Joell Ortiz live smashing it! Stylah & Iron Braydz ripped it too!

Joell Ortiz Cameo in hilarious CNN Video

"Dawg got worms"

Pharoahe Monch "Clap (one day)" Extended Music Video

Clap off!

Pharoahe Monch premieres his first visual from W.A.R. (We Are Rengades) out March 22nd. A 10-minute short film, Pharoahe Monch evokes raw emotions as he brings viewers on a journey of a police raid gone dramatically wrong.

"Clap (one day)" is directed by Terence Nance. Original score by Lion's Share Music Group. Starring Gbenga Akinnagbe (The Wire), Kim Howard & Josiah Small. Fans who buy Pharoahe Monch's W.A.R. album from iTunes will receive the short-film with purchase. Pre-Order at iTunes today:http://bit.ly/hO5DHo

Ice-T The Art Of Rap Coming Soon!

Ice-T a Pioneering West coast Hip-Hop Legend, Actor, Zulu King and all round positive Hip-Hop Spokesperson and Activist is about to release a film looking at the Craft of Hip-Hop. What a Don!


Found at www.deftronic.com


Ice-T "Power" Live 1988

RARE Afrika Islam 1990 Era U.S. T.V. Interview *Extremely Rare Kool Skool Exclusive*

RARE Afrika Islam 1990 Era U.S. T.V. Interview *Extremely Rare Kool Skool Exclusive*

More obscure stuff from the Kool Skool vaults, Afrika Islam "The Son of Afrika Bambaataa", best known as a Zulu Nation Sound System DJ in the Bronx Park Jams, and as one of the first Hip-Hop radio mix show DJs on his Zulu Beat Show, on 105.9 WHBI in New York. In the late 80's he went to L.A. as a emissary of Afrika Bambaataa and the Universal Zulu Nation to set up a Zulu Chapter there, and was involved in the legendary United Nations Hip-Hop Club in L.A. He is known for co-producing much of Ice-T's early music and member of his Rhyme Syndicate, and is today sill a touring DJ.



For a taste of what this Zulu King is best known for check out his early WHBI tapes here at the amazing old-school-hiphop-tapes.blogspot.com



Remember Bronx River rollin thick
With Kool DJ Red Alert and Chuck Chillout on the mix
When Afrika Islam was rockin the jams
And on the other side of town was a kid named Flash
Patterson and Millbrook projects
Casanova all over, ya couldn't stop it
The Nine Lives Crew, the Cypress Boys
The real Rock Steady takin out these toys
"South Bronx" - Boogie Down Productions


Emanon - Susie - Ice-T Melle Mel Afrika Islam


http://www.jordanmaxwell.com


Africa Islam @ Electrocity Poland
"The Polish Girls???! Zedovra Muthaf**ka!"

Many thanks to Solo One for Footage
http://soloone.blogspot.com

Sensei FM's Jda Kut & The Kool Skool Old School Hip-Hop Back To Back! Friday 18th Feb @ The Stokey Records Bar, East London

Sensei FM's Jda Kut & The Kool Skool Old School Hip-Hop Back To Back!
@ The Stokey Records Bar
Friday 18th Feb7pm til Late
Free before 10pm £4 after
STRICTLY OVER 21

Zulu Nation Representers JDA Kut & DJ Shucks One The Idiot will be digging for original Old School classics and rares all night, come and shake your rumpus

France B-Boyism ~ 4ever Fresh!

Trailer Colonel Shakazulu
colonelshakazulu@hotmail.fr

Edited by : Tomson

Directed & edited by Tomson - Cypher One
Filmed by Mota 2 & Tomson - Cypher One

Genesis Elijah - Battle Cry UK

This is UK artist Genesis Elijah's version of US rapper Joell Ortiz Battle Cry.
http://genesiselijah.blogspot.com
Genesis Elijah on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/genesiselijah

Brüknahm 2nd LP. CITY OF LIGHT (OUT NOW ON i Tunes!!!)

Our French American Brothers Siba Giga, Kiambu (Alphabet Soup) & Saundi's group Brüknahm have just released their 2nd LP. CITY OF LIGHT. (Recorded in Paris) features a progressive blend of Jazz, Electro & Hip-Hop.
featuring David Murray, Nasheet Waits, Abraham Burton, Rasul Siddik, Get Open among others.

Brüknahm CITY OF LIGHT is available on iTunes here!!!!


Saundi & Siba Giba
We have discussed Siba Giga and The Get Open Crew here. Siba Giba's hard working Hip-Hop ethics did much to inspire us at The Kool Skool. His large production credits include working with Everlast (3X Platinum "Whitey Ford Sings the Blues" LP 1998). Sadat X & Get Open EP (Yellow Production 1997). Bruknahm (Overtime Records/Knitting Factory 2002).
He also worked with Jazz Legend Lester Bowie (Art Ensemble of Chicago), Maceo Parker, Vinia Mojica, Daddy-O (Stetsasonic), Shurik'n (IAM /France), Faf LaRage (France), Main Concept (Germany), and Producer for The Jettsonz Productions (Nina Sky, Sean Paul)

The now hard to get "Freestyle" (Massot/Millet Pub. France-1992) a book of interviews and photos of international Hip-Hop artists including Afrika Bambaataa, The Last Poets, Public Enemy, KRS 1, Rock Steady Crew, MC Solar, IAM, NTM among others, Co-authored with his late mother D.Bardin is a classic. It was a companion book to the Paris-Tonkar "Graffiti art in Paris and France in the 1980s", and we featured it here


Saundi on the keys!
Overtime Records Inc. is an independent music production and publishing company, based in Brooklyn NY. Established in 1999, Overtime Records has released various LPs over the years including the group Get Open (Hip-Hop), Bruknahm (Jazz/Electronica), recently the coffee table book, "Jazz Zoom, Carrying It On" by photographer Desdemone Bardin (RIP 2001).
http://www.wix.com/sibagiba/siba-layout

Brüknahm on iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bruknahm/id402976396

Sebastian Bardin-Greenberg

SibaGiba / SBG

Hip-Hop Loves Foundation

www.hiphoploves.com

www.dvcpress.com

www.myspace.com/sibagiba

www.myspace.com/bruknahm

Public Enemy - "SAY IT LIKE IT REALLY IS" [Music Video]

Public Enemy - "SAY IT LIKE IT REALLY IS" [Music Video]
"Check the DJ's mixing up Murder with Love,
Who shoulders the burden,
Of all that murderin'?
The People...."

Kool G. Rap Speaks On Hip-Hop Beefs

"Run-DMC made their claim to fame for making good music"

The Kool Skool interviews Kool G Rap COMING SOON!!!!!

"I Wanna Go Back!" 1993 The New School, Hip-Hop Elements & the Foundation's Return

B-Boy Steady Rockin' (Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka)

An Introduction to Early 90's Timbo Era Chorus Rap Part 2

In the Early 90's the Golden era style was starting to fall off, the new school Hip-Hop artists went back to the essence. Although it started as a fashion rehash in the "Hardcore Baldhead" Timbo era, Old school Bombers (Puffer Jackets), Ski Goggles, Mock Necks, Suede Pumas, Adidas Superstars and Backpacks, were the hottest styles, again. It even crossed over to the New York "Club Kid" Rave Scene, Platform Shell Toes anyone? But the fashion became a genuine expression within the the Hip-Hop movement, as MCs that were too young to participate in the Park Jam era, showed their love for the culture. Uptempo club freindly tracks, B-Boys, Dance routines, Graffiti, real DJ skills, Beatboxing and Video cameos by the Legends of Hip-Hop. Looking at it now it looks nostalgic, but to many at the time it is evident that it was a new generation of Hip-Hoppers seeking their own history, and making it their own, not a carbon copy of what went before. Here are a few stand out videos of that time. Please feel free to add some others you feel we missed!


The Hip-Hop community demanded the Old School be represented, and the mainstream was forced to pay homage to the pioneers they tried to bury. The Source November 1993 Featuring Kool DJ Herc Afrika Bambaataa & Grandmaster Flash the excellent T.R.O.Y. Blog uploaded the best parts here was a much needed burst of Old School right knowledge!


Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka
Video features the records producer Marley Marl (& KDef) as well as fellow New Jeruse native Redman


Rock Steady Crew Zulu King Crazy Legs (Lords Of The Underground - Chief Rocka)


Zhigge - Toss It Up
Funk Breaks, dance routines, JA Tags and dubs


Troubleneck Brothers - Back To The Hip Hop 1994


Da Bush Babees - Remember We


EPMD Feat. K-Solo & Redman - The Head Banger
Graffiti by Reas AOK (who designed a lot of the logos and illustrations in the Source) & Wen COD feature in what would become a standard look in many of the Def Squad videos
EPMD ft. LL Cool J - Rampage
1992 Interview with them and the rest of COD here
Video also features Das Efx


EPMD dub by Wen COD? (EPMD Feat. K-Solo & Redman - The Head Banger)


The Rap Bandit Logo By Reas AOK WD aka Todd James
Interesting Rap Bandit interview with Unkut.com here


Wen COD RIS in Copenhagen Denmark 2008


Chi Ali - Funky Lemonade
Dope scratching


Also here is the new video by the man that re-invented the Mixtape ~ The Kiiiiiiid Capri!
http://www.kidcapri.com


Kid Capri & his Brother
Lots of Classic Kid Capri Tapes can be found here at the amazing Old School Hip-hop Tapes.blogspot.com
Kid Capri Builds on 5% NOI Lessons for Wakeel Allah



I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh
This was one of the anthems of the Foundation's return to the front of the culture
The video features old school legends


Kurtis Blow & Grand Master Flash (I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh)


Doug E. Fresh spreading the love! Kool DJ The Red Alert, Funk Master Flex (I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh)


Biz Markie clowning around! (I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh)


Phade(?) Shirt Kings Uptowns Finest (I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh)
The Shirt Kings did many of the 80's classic Rap groups Air Brush T-Shirts an example can be seen here


Old Cold Crush Brothers flyer (I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh)


DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat ft Biz Markie & Doug E. Fresh
Bringing the party back in 96'!


Dred Scott - Back In The Day


Da Youngstas Mad Props
Dope scratching


R.I.P. (I-Ight (Alright) [1993] - Doug E. Fresh)

An Introduction to Early 90's Timbo Era Chorus Rap Part 1 can be found here