As I watch the Addict dig through twenty years worth of his clothing collections I remember the days when these items were first fresh to def. I remember that Hip-Hop was using rap music to verbally express it’s upscale aspirations. B-Boys were wearing prepped out clothing from Bally, Gucci and Polo Ralph Lauren. You might have lived in the projects but you would never let that determine your self worth. You were beautiful and smart and handsome and intelligent. Your art and your music told you that much. Your goal was to keep rising to the top.
The ensuing crack epidemic didn’t just kill the fiends, but it killed all of us simultaneously. It killed the young men that were murdered, or went to jail, or lost their humanity. It killed the children that were left to be raised by their tired and elderly grandparents. It killed the community that had only just found it’s footing after decades of struggling for the social right to vote and the human right to be human.
Even with the despair that your community has experienced you still have the chance to succeed, but you have to believe in yourself. Most importantly, you have to believe in your neighbor again. The community can only be rebuilt collectively. Man, woman and child. Brother to brother. Sister to sister. Love = work. Do you have the courage to make time to work for your brother?
I was inspired to do this podcast for all of you fresh to def evolutionaries. All of you kids that came from the city found a way to keep rising to the top despite everything going on around you. Despite crack and broken homes, despite the Central Park jogger, despite YUSUF HAWKINS, despite GAVIN CATO, YANKEL ROSENBAUM and the entire Crown Heights, despite GIULIANI, despite SEAN BELL. True story is that someone’s child over at XXL told me that people that listen to rap don’t want to hear lyrics in their dance music. Do you still have the courage to dance like an 18 year old?
Today’s podcast is brought to you courtesy of the Latin Quarter and Union Square nightclubs. The Rooftop, Empire and U.S.A. rollerskating rinks. Fulton Street, 125th Street, Jamaica Ave., Third Ave., and of course, Delancey Street.
KRS-1 – ‘My Philosophy’
SUPER LOVER CEE & CASANOVA RUD – ‘Do The James’
EPMD – ‘It’s My Thing’
MC LYTE – ‘Paper Thin’
BIG DADDY KANE & KOOL G RAP – ‘Raw (demo)’
STETSASONIC – ‘Go Stetsa’
ULTRAMAGNETIC MC’s – ‘Funky’
DOUG E. FRESH – ‘Nuthin’
PUBLIC ENEMY – ‘Rebel Without A Pause’
THIS IS THE SOUNDTRACK OF MY YOUTH!
DP, you gotta hook your girl up with a CD.
My Philosophy is my favorite song of all time……
“If you were to rule or govern a certain industry
All inside this room right now would be in misery
No one would get along nor sing a song
cause everyone’d be singing for the king, am I wrong?”
As always, BIGUPS on your musical taste!
and hook a sista up
If you put up Sally from Stetsasonic…we will be BFF’s 🙂
“She’s a Brooklyn swinger….”
holy ish. dude. this had got to be THE best cbs podcast. nice write up as well my dude.
great selection of tracks…
PEACE
Echoing Vik
“My Philosophy” has never been so relevant than today. That’s my favorite joint too.
2 “Do The James” references in 1 day?
http://www.ohword.com/blog/738/local-color
Nice.
DP –
I’ve never heard that RAW Demo. Jeebus. How did I miss that? G. Rap still got it.
Oh yeah, DP – this is the dopest Pirate Podcast EVAR. That Ultramag shit gave me chills when the beat came on.
Respect due to the 30somethings! We Made it!
Paperthin is still one of the tightest drums on a song evar!
DP Dot Family,
Wait until you get the CD copy for this joint. All of these classic bangers and more.
Big up to the DP Dot Com sponsors that pay for the blank CD’s, the labels, the packaging and the postage.
The UltraMag song ‘Funky’ was the OFFISH Union Square beat down track. If you didn’t posse up when that piano strikes started you would get shit set off on you by the wolves.
DP –
When you’re ready to drop that, let me do the CD label art.
J Dot,
That is peace. I’ll release the CD this week after the holiday. I’m e-mailing you now.
I remember staying up late with my boom box waiting for Red Alert to stop going berzerk so I could record the damn song without 15 minutes of cutting,scratching & backspins. All good songs but The PE joint is still crazy.
Lunch Room fights over who was better Kane or G Rap. Good ish my dude.
‘Heem,
Listen to G Rap murder that track. He is the father of that style without question. Even with a lisp he ripped that shit.
” I let my tape rock til my tape popped”
I just finished recording it. Yeah G Rap def killed it. I will have it on repeat mode for my morning commute. Wizards bout to go down 0-2.
**edit Clevland
*put me down for a copy*
YO!! I HAVEN’T HEARD DOUG E.’s NUTHIN IN A LONG MINUTE!!
I NEED AN MP3!! That’s the only song on this list that I probably don’t have in some form or the other. Judging from his American Idol appearance Doug is still a far greater entertainer than most emcees in the game.
Do you remember ‘Freaks’ with Lil Vicious.
Tight track list.