3 HOURS OF EXTRA CRISPY '92 FLAVORS
Added 2022-02-03 17:38:35 +0000 UTCHey y’all…here is a a crispy three hours of S&B from the summer of 1992! There are some gems here that are not available on streaming platforms, like JVC Force “Big Trax,” Percee-P “Puttin’ Heads to Bed,” Blunted Dummies “Sunshine,” and some others.
On our last monthly Zoom, Pep Luv from the Hieroglyphics was mentioned, so I had to grab this show, in which he made his NYC radio debut, to prove my point that he had/has one of the butteriest flows ever. What I didn’t realize at the time, but do now, was how much he sounded like Dres from Black Sheep. It’s crazy that he didn’t have more musical output during the 90s…homeboy was nice. I also realize now that I incorrectly stated that Pep Luv was originally named Snupe. Snupe, who was going by the name Snoopy just as Hiero were popping up on A&R radars in ’92, had to change his name after Snoop Dogg came out and splashed so hard with “Deep Cover,” which I actually played on this show. Coincidentally, I was with Snupe in Oakland just after “Deep Cover” dropped as a limited promo. The Hiero guys weren’t up on the record, and didn’t know anything about the Dogg, likely because it was a very East Coast sounding record that hadn’t made inroads in Cali yet. That’s kind of crazy, right? There are a number of West Coast records that I played, that got burn in NYC and the Tri-State before making any noise in Cali: Cypress Hill “Kill a Man,” Gets Boys “Mind Playin’ Tricks,” Pharcyde “Passin’ Me By” and the aforementioned “Deep Cover.” Anyway, I had to break it to Snupe that his name was taken, and that’s when he and Mike G became Extra Prolific.
The Snupe demo is FIRE though. Y’all want hear it?
Tracklisting 06.25.92
Nubian Crackers - Two for the Time
Showbiz & A.G. - Catchin’ Wreck
Dr. Dre - Deep Cover
JVC Force - Big Trax
DMX - Born Loser
Eric B & Rakim - What’s Goin’ On?
Gang Starr - B.Y.S.
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Flash to the Beat
Afrika Bambaataa - Zulu War Chant
Main Source - Fakin’ the Funk
Zhigge - Toss It Up
Ultramagnetic MCs - Poppa Large
Percee P & Ekim - Puttin’ Heads to Bed
House of Pain - Jump Around
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It Bonus Beats
Everlast in studio
Gang Starr - Dwyck
EPMD - Cross Over
The Jaz feat. Jay-Z - The Originators
Three Times Dope - Funky Dividends
Ultimate Force - I’m Not Playin’ Inst.
Bobbito mic break
Nubian Crackers - Two for the Time Inst.
Pep Luv, Kurious, Tame One in studio
Main Source - Atoms
Lakim Shabazz - Black is Back
Eric B & Rakim - Casualties of War
Powerule feat. Large Professor - I Gots Ta Get This
Gang Starr - The Illest Brother
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Act Like You Know
That’s Them and Pep Luv in studio
Positive K - Night Shift Remix
Zhigge - Toss It Up
Das Efx - Jussumen Pete Rock Remix
Gang Starr - Take It Personal
Showbiz & A.G. - Soul Clap Remix
Double XX Posse - Headcracker
Das Efx - How the East Coast Rocks
Das Efx - Microphone Checka
King T - Funky Piano
Main Source - Just Hangin’ Out
Big Daddy Kane - Put Your Weight on It
Blunted Dummies - Sunshine
EPMD - Brothers from Brentwood Long Island
Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Eye Examination
D.O.C. - The Grand Finale feat. N.W.A.
Eric B & Rakim - Don’t Sweat the Technique
Comments
These rarer early 90's shows are amazing to finally hear - so many gems!!! Keep them coming Stretch!!!!!
2022-02-26 21:04:15 +0000 UTCWooohhhoooo !!!!!
2022-02-17 04:57:57 +0000 UTCUtmost thanks and appreciation for the gems, as always. I'm intrigued by the Snupe demo as well, would love to hear it!
2022-02-14 03:13:58 +0000 UTCThank you for sharing. Would love to hear the Snupe demo.
2022-02-07 03:30:46 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing another gem. Thoroughly enjoyed it, as always.
2022-02-07 00:06:23 +0000 UTCThanks for posting this show. For more of that early Hiero sound check out Pep Love & Jay Biz - The Shamen album. Recorded in the early/mid 90's but not released until 2003.
2022-02-04 03:22:11 +0000 UTCWell said my brother. We def had great times together in early-mid 90s chasing records and DJaying. The search for Souls of Mischief and Del No Need For Alarm albums was real. Def feels like yest and i can still remember vividly
2022-02-04 00:24:32 +0000 UTC30 years ago and it feels like yesterday at the same time. It's like Stretch said on the NY Times Popcast- the era of the 80's and 90's is becoming smaller and smaller a part of our overall lives as time marches on. Those two decades are now a shorter period of time than from now back to 92. Life is great but the memories of 80's childhood and early to mid 90's coming of age were the best time with the best sound track, imo.
Chris Marino
2022-02-03 21:41:37 +0000 UTC
