Recorded on 5/10/2013 @ Klub Puzzle (Wroclaw/Poland)

Jeru The Damaja // Rap
Marek "Student A" Pędziwiatr // piano
Marcin Rak // drums
Vojto Monteur // guitar
Adam Kabaciński // bass
Spisek Jednego // turntables/MPC
Jan Michalec // trumpet
Olaf Węgier // sax

Live Mix & Recording: Filip Wojtowicz

Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers feat. Jeru the Damaja

This history-making collaboration pairs two of hip hop’s most legendary MCs, Black Thought (The Roots) and the God MC, Rakim, together on wax for the first time, with a special guest appearance from John Legend.  Produced by J.PERIOD.   WAKE UP! Radio available at:  http://jperiod.com/music/album-view/j.period-john-legend-the-roots-wake-up-radio.  

Cover Art by Fuse Green.

In the Ghetto (Wake Up!) f. Black Thought, Rakim & John Legend [Produced by J.PERIOD]

Kev Brown presents Hassaan Mackey
"That Grit"

"Dope / Hassaan Be Rappin" video:
youtu.be/67JuDzwLlUs

About Kev Brown & Hassaan Mackey and "That Grit":

Following the critically acclaimed "Pillars" EP with MindsOne, Kev Brown teams up again with Ill Adrenaline Records, this time collaborating with fellow Low Budget Crew member Hassaan Mackey to bless listeners with "That Grit".

Both the Washington D.C. based producer-on-the-mic and the Rochester, NY emcee are longtime members of the prolific artist collective and have previously worked together various times, but this mini-album marks the first time the two embark on a full project. Most boom-bap enthusiasts should already be well acquainted with both Kev Brown and Hassaan Mackey: double threat Kev Brown already showcased his skills on microphones as well as production boards on countless releases and has been dubbed "king of basslines" by fans worldwide. In addition to his solo recordings Kev's credits include beats for heavyweights like Busta Rhymes, Biz Markie, De La Soul, Jazzy Jeff, and Marley Marl just to name a few, as well as handling entire album production for LMNO, Kaimbr, and Raw Poetic. Hassaan Mackey released a string of albums, including a full-length LP with Apollo Brown, and appearances on releases by Oddissee, Kaimbr, The Left and L'Orange.

Recorded during a series of impromptu bus and train trips Hassaan took from Rochester to visit Kev in Washington, "That Grit" was created with a spontaneous approach, reflecting both Mackey's freestyle background and Brown's proven "random joints" formula. Entirely produced by Kev Brown and featuring his signature bassline-driven and raw but soulful sound, "That Grit" consists of an intro, eight full-length tracks and six instrumentals. Hassaan and Kev share mic duties on most of the songs, inviting close friends/frequent collaborators Kaimbr, Toine, yU, Kenn Starr, Eye-Q, Asheru (of Unspoken Heard) as well as the Younger Soul Brother Grap Luva along as feature guests, turning the record into a true family affair.

Websites:
www.illadrenalinerecords.com
kevbrown.blogspot.com/

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/illadrenalinerecords
www.facebook.com/pages/KEV-BROWN/…42?ref=bookmarks
www.facebook.com/HassaanMackey1

Twitter:
twitter.com/ILLADRENALINE
twitter.com/KevBr0wn
twitter.com/HassaanMackey
twitter.com/L0WBUDGET
twitter.com/iveriani
twitter.com/slimbojimboyo

Instagram:
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instagram.com/kevbrownpictures
instagram.com/hassaanmackey

Youtube:
www.youtube.com/user/illadrenalinerecords

02-Kev Brown & Hassaan Mackey-Git Em' (feat. yU, Toine, Kaimbr & Eye-Q)

Off "The Stupendous Adventures Of Marco Polo" album & The Radar 12". Scratches by DJ Linx.

Marco Polo f. Large Professor - The Radar(Remix)

DEMOS

Over Writ

Pete Rock Feat CL Smooth Lost Boyz Keith Murray A Tribe Called Quest & Gang Starr - 90s Cypher

2000

Change Gonna Come

Beat by Es-K
Guitar by Max Bronstein-Paritz
Scratches by Hashfinger
Mixed by Brad Parks
Mastered by Danny Gray

Building Bridges

General Steele - Unforgettable (Feat. VVS Verbal and Sean Price)

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SSR-078 - Lord Finesse - "Strictly For The Ladies"/"Keep It Flowing ft. A.G. (Large Pro Remix"

Slice Of Spice has teamed up with Lord Finesse & Underworld Music Group once again to bring you a limited edition 45 reissue of a bonafide hip hip classic, "Strictly For The Ladies". But this time we're also coming with a new Large Professor Remix of, "Keep It Flowing" featuring A.G., on the flip!

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Strictly For The Ladies (45 Single)

Strictly For The Ladies

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Lord Finesse - "Strictly For The Ladies" produced by DJ Premier (45 Single)

Pharoahe Monch feat. Common & Talib Kweli - The Truth (1999)

"You lack the minerals and vitamins..."

O.C, the former DITC rep and Crooklyn Dodger, got his start rhyming on an Organized Konfusion record. It was back in 94 when he and buckwild locked themselves in the lab and recorded the classic album Word...Life, which features his trademark track Time's Up (a track that he claims was never fully completed); however, It was on his second album Jewelz that he dropped this little gem of a track Far From Yours, featuring Yvette Michelle, backed with It's My World (both of which were featured in the video). In fact, the song was the highest O.C ever ranked on the charts.

I found this record on a dig downtown a few years back, and was geeked up! Wasn't a huge fan of his 2001 release, but I did really like his collabo jawn with A.G...but this 12" holds up today as one of my fav joints from 97...I still include it on all my mixes.

I'll end with a random fact...his debut album had no features at all. The lone feature was supposed to be Nas, but he apparently was a no-show for the session. This would have been their second feature (they both appeared on an MC Serch Remix).

Keep diggin!

OC feat Yvette Michelle - Far From Yours b/w It's Your World

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Lord Finesse - "Strictly For The Ladies" produced by DJ Premier (45 Single)

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