BBC documentary on early old school hip hop in New York, directed by Dick Fontaine. The cast includes Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc — the film includes footage from Herc's original dance parties — The Cold Crush Brothers, Jazzy Jay, Brim Fuentes, and The Dynamic Rockers. Malcolm McLaren retelling his trip to the Bronx to listen to Afrika Bambaataa rap beats at a block party. NYC anti-graffiti cops, and more and more and more to watch.
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If you are a fan of the old school era and the underground scene then this is definitely a worthwhile acquisition if you can find it. Like style wars and wildstyle you will recognise that this has been cained as sample fodder and you will appreciate the opportunity to see a number of legends back in the day.
Where did Hip Hop start, how has it evolved and who or what made Hip Hop music popular. In this unique documentary film about the history of Hip Hop is presented like never bevore.
There are lot old school beats that can be found on the internet; you just have to know how to start looking for them. Hip hop beats that feature older tracks are almost always available in every single website that sells beats. One thing you must know about old school beats is that these can run on tempos between 79bpm to 100bpm. This tempo range would allow you to choose just the right kind of beat to use for your project. Another factor that may also affect your choice of beat, whether old school or not, is the user rating for each beat listed on a certain website. There are instrumentals that have stayed on the site for a very long time without really getting that much appreciation from the users, and there are other beats who have barely lasted a day on the lists yet have already managed to gain a cult following.
Old school beats are often preferred by many artists because these beats contain some of the original themes that were common during the days when rap was still in its initial conception stage. The various old school instrumentals that you would be able to download from the internet do have, more often than not, their own price tags. Prices can range from somewhere around six dollars up to about twenty dollars or more. And to help you decide on which beat to download, you can just click on the preview buttons that are usually located on the right side of the beat’s title so you can listen to the tracks first. Once you have finally decided on a track or several tracks, you can choose to pay for them by PayPal or have it charged to your credit card. Many really sick old school beats can be purchased online with the use of a Visa, MasterCard, Delta, American Express, Solo, or Switch card.
The raps of the olden days customarily had general themes, with very little reference to hot chicks and sexual content that are now more common in raps today. Aside from old school beats, you can also choose from a variety of rap genres, such as Gangsta rap beats, R&B beats, Dirty South beats, West or East Coast instrumentals, underground beats and a whole lot more. You would also be able to record your own stuff on top of these beats so you can then create your own album or your own music video using the old school beats either as background music or as musical enhancements.
The album features songs with EDAN, MR LIF, PHILL MOST CHILL, SURESHOT LA ROCK, THE NOSTALGIA 77 QUINTET and THE SIMONSOUND and is out on Feb 27th 2012 on Project Blue Book.
The video was created using animated graffiti art by Paintshop Studio and filmed and edited by Jeff Metal.
Format's last album was back in 2005 and since then he's released various mix CD's including Fabriclive 27 and Fania DJ Series. He’s also formed The Simonsound, with old friend Simon James, as an outlet for their love of music for Film & TV and vintage electronics.
These two guys from Lithuania doing their vinyl debut on BigM Productions, are the discovery of 2011. Ultra funky Hip Hop touching breaks that guarantee a lot of fun and floor movement. Four original tracks and two rocking remixes by Moodbase and Telephunken are as much as you can have on one EP. A sixpack full of krafty skills you can’t miss. Buy vinyl
A01) Dee & Kamy – 80s Lifestyle Groovy 80s touching saxophone, solid breaks and unbelieveable self-made Hip Hop vocaling give this track it’s character. A02) Dee & Kamy – 80s Lifestyle (Moodbase Remix) Moodbase does his bass loaded version of the opening tune bringing in more toughness for the later floor time. A03) Dee & Kamy – Funky Dissing Technique Cool grooves, great lyrics and some funky guitar action end up in an easy lovely breaker. B01) Dee & Kamy – Believe in Ultra funky bassline, great piano works and like in the other tunes a can’t-believe creativity in lyrics. B02) Dee & Kamy – Believe in (Telephunken Remix) Telephunken from Spain brings the already huge original on the next shack blowing level.
These two guys from Lithuania doing their vinyl debut on BigM Productions, are the discovery of 2011. Ultra funky Hip Hop touching breaks that guarantee a lot of fun and floor movement. Four original tracks and two rocking remixes by Moodbase and Telephunken are as much as you can have on one EP. A sixpack full of krafty skills you can’t miss. 
