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The Heartbeat Brothers – “Bring In the Bassline”

I haven’t been able to find any information about The Heartbeat Brothers specifically, but this is a great compilation that was released via Madison Square Garage records in 2009. Random Rap 1987-1988 collects some solid late 80’s hip hop tracks from Live N’ Effect Posse, Sport G & Mastermind, The Heartbeat Brothers, and more.

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DJ Stef’s Excellent “Old School” Mix From 1992

March 6, 2020 No Comments

A few weeks back, Peter Agoston, friend and host of the great podcast The House List uploaded this classic hip hop mix tape from my

Prince Vince / Vincent Gallo

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He appeared briefly, in classic hip hop regalia, in the intro to this Run DMC “Sucker MCs” video: And also had a band called Gray

King Tee – “Flirt”

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Classic track from King Tee’s 1988 debut Act A Fool. Produced by King Tee and DJ Pooh.

Treacherous Three – “Yes We Can-Can”

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From their 1984 debut record for Sugar Hill Records (although some might consider it an EP since it consisted of only 6 songs). The Treacherous

Interview With Frozen Explosion

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For quite some time now, I’ve been sort of obsessed with this obscure old-school hip hop record from B-Boy Records circa 1988 from a group

Kartoon Crew – “Inspector Gadget”

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Many years ago, when I still lived in NH, I made a routine trip to the dump to get rid of the family trash. When