Category Archives: Old School Hip-Hop

You’ve gotta be kidding me… Clarence Reid, aka Blowfly, has died of cancer

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I’m going to do a post on the Clarence Reid material later, for now let’s have a good last laugh in the weird, and so un-PC, world of Blowfly.

 

Happy birthday to the original freak-a-holic, Greg Broussard, aka The Egyptian Lover

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The Egyptian Lover is alive and kicking, doing DJ sets and producing tracks booming 808’s like it’s 1984. Freak this!

I like how in the background of this interview there’s a Blade Runner 45, and a Birth Control comp. He also name drops Pretty Tony and Juan Atkins.

It’s Kool Moe Dee’s birthday

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Time for some Treacherous Three and, of course, the lyrical beatdown that Kool Moe Dee handed to Busy Bee at the Harlem World, Battle of The Heavyweights, 1981. This battle is one of the most infamous in Hip-Hop history and changed the game up, with Kool Moe Dee ushering in a new Rap language. I wish there was video of the crowd for this shit.

Was playing this 12″ yesterday, unaware of today’s birthday.

A Pirate Radio Station In Ohio Played Geto Boys On Loop And Local Residents Were Upset

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Someone in Ohio is doing it like a G.O.! West Price Hill is a city under siege! Also, if I won the lotto, I would totally be down for the $10K Geto Boys house party kickstarter perk.

The Debbie Harry don’t stop

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Blondie covering Teddy Pendergrass’, Love T.K.O., and Devo’s, Come Back Jonee(!!!), then turning the stage over to The Funky 4 + 1, so they can bust out, That’s The Joint!!! Shout out to Sha Rock!