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Canibus – “HRSHU Attack (Royce Da 5’9 Diss)”
Canibus serves up this misdirected, unreleased, old dis record aimed at Royce Da 5’9, which he has since retracted. Looks like he’s getting ready to release Rip The Jacker II sometime soon.
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Big Daddy Kane – “It’s A Big Daddy Thing (Prince Paul’s 1989 Demo Mix)”
Another one from Prince Paul’s unreleased archive. He tells us:
This is a Song I did for Kane in 1989 which is the title track of his album ” Its a Big Daddy Thing ” . At this point in my career this was a big highlight to work with Kane and there was definitely a mutual respect for each others talents . This was our first time working together and I have to say Kane is truly genius a funny guy and a pleasure to work with . Listening back to this song I really wish I could have made the production better . Keep in mind this was just a rough mix , the better mixed version is on the album . Please share this . Enjoy the Prince Paul unreleased series ..
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Slick Rick – “Behind Bars” (Prince Paul’s Unreleased ’92 Mix)
Admittedly, this track was better once Warren G got a hold of it, but this Prince Paul version shows us what might have been.
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Aesop Rock + Eyedea + Slug – “Thorns” (prod. Blockhead)
From 900Bats
This is Aesop Rock, Eyedea, and Slug, rapping on a Blockhead beat in about 1999 or 2000. Huge shout to Despot for holding on to this all these years. This beat later appeared on Aesop Rock’s Labor Days LP as Bent Life (Feat. C-Rayz Walz). Here is a few words from Aes –
“This was one of the songs we had recorded on what I believe was Slug and Eyedea’s first trip to NYC. If memory serves, we ended up not keeping it because it didn’t really have any direction or structure – it was more just us 4 bugging out and getting to know each other. The same trip yielded “Missed by a Mile” with the same line-up, as well as another one or two that never saw the light of day. As my deadline for Labor Days was approaching I knew I wanted to use the beat for my record, so this version was dismantled.”
We love you, Mikey.
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Gravediggaz – “The House That Hatred Built” (1992 Demo)
Prince Paul writes:
This is the First song we recorded as the Gravediggaz in 92″ . It was the intro to our demo and it was actually recorded the day I introduced these guys to each other at my house . This track never made the album but It was one of my favorite productions. This was the track that started it all .. RIP Poetic . Enjoy
Dun Fact: In the UK, the 6 Feet Deep LP was called Niggamortis and released with an extra track, “Freak The Sorceress”, as seen above.
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Presenting The Most Disturbing Kool G. Rap Song Ever.
It’s called “Hey Mister”. This track was originally recorded in 1995, and curiously left off of the 4,5,6 LP. Gee, why would the label want to leave this track off the LP? Well, because it’s about beating the shit out of your woman in public, and then raping her.
It was played on the Stretch and Bobbito show some years ago, with Stretch speaking over the top of it, suggesting “The opinions of Kool G. Rap do not necessarily represent those of WKCR, Stretch and Bobbito or it’s affiliates”.
A completely ridiculous, over the top gem that you’ll only appreciate if you have a history of following G. Rap.
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LISTEN: Kool G. Rap – “Hey Mister”
Via: JTT
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Nirvana – “Lounge Act (Z-Trip Remix)”
Z-Trip writes:
I was always a big Nirvana fan. When I first started playing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in my sets the audience went crazy. I did get a lot of shit from other DJs at the time….now everyone plays it. Ha! When I was asked to remix Nirvana’s “Lounge Act,” I couldn’t have been more honored. This remix was originally released on the EA Skate soundtrack. You’ve got 48 hours to DL it, then it goes away again. So DL and celebrate Nirvana’s Nevermind 20th Anniversary.
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Nas – “Your Mouth Go You Into It”
A newly discovered Nas “lost tape”, which may or may not be on The Lost Tapes 2, which may or may not come out, ever.
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LISTEN: Nas – “Your Mouth Go You Into It”
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3rd Bass – “Green Eggs & Swine (Prince Paul Demo Mix)”
Green Eggs and Swine (unreleased original mix 1990 ) 3rd bass / Prince Paul by Prince Paul on Mixcloud
DJ Pizzo is a bit obsessed with unreleased 90′s gems, especially from 3rd Bass. Prince Paul just unearthed this alternate mix of Green Eggs & Swine for the first time ever via his MixCloud page. He writes:
Green eggs and swine , this was a song that was recorded for the derelicts of dialect album . Unfortunately this mix never made the album but was one of my favorites . The song is a bit too long but this was 1990 hip hop style production ..Hopefully you will enjoy the Prince Paul unreleased series of goodies more to come ! Why let it rot .. share music ..
Thank you Prince Paul.
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One Nation (2Pac + Boot Camp Click) – “Initiated”
Duck Down just released this lost gem from Pac’s One Nation recording sessions.
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Lord Digga – “In Da Park (Lost Demo)”
Dug this gem up from the HHS cassette archive. Not sure what the origins of this track are, but we don’t remember it being released elsewhere. Anyone with info on this?
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LISTEN: Lord Digga – “In Da Park (Lost Demo)”
Lord Digga – “In Da Park (Lost Demo)”
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Exclusive: Kid Capri – “Creepin’” (feat. Kurupt, 8-Ball, Too Short) / “Life Goes On” (feat. Common, AZ, Allure)
These tracks come from the press advance cassette for Kid Capri’s 1998 album, Soundtrack To The Streets, for Trackmasters Ent/Columbia. Neither made the final cut of the album, and were banished to the cutting room floor…. UNTIL NOW. Common would later use his verse for “Tekzilla” with Hi-Tek. Enjoy, fuckers.
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LISTEN: Kid Capri – “Creepin’” (feat. Kurupt, 8-Ball, Too Short)
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LISTEN: “Life Goes On” (feat. Common, AZ, Allure)
Kid Capri – “Creepin’” (feat. Kurupt, 8-Ball, Too Short) / “Life Goes On” (feat. Common, AZ, Allure)
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Nas – “More Than I Can Say” (feat. Keyshia Cole)
The story on this is as follows. A&R Gino Sims writes:
Well as you know I worked with a wide range of talent. One cool dude I got to kick it with was my man Nas. Nas is a talented, funny, cool individual. Actually his brother Jungle, to me is one of the funniest dudes I ever met. Don’t believe me check the N.O.R.E. skits. I must credit Jungle though, he was a visionary with A&R talent as well. This song was done in 2005 while I was recording “Press Play”. This beat was one out of many sitting around. I felt this beat was Hip-Hop and to me I pictured Nas flowing to this beat, it was NYC, Queens, and most of all had substance. Well as we know the track never made the album, however the countless studio sessions with Nas and Keyshia were priceless. They were never in the studio at the same time. Yummy Bingham originally wrote and referenced the hook. I wish this song made it to Press Play, but it never did, I thought the world could use some blessings from Godson.
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LISTEN: Nas – “More Than I Can Say” (feat. Keyshia Cole)
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HHS Vault: Jay-Z + Fatman Scoop Hot 97 Freestyle (1996)
We’ve been digging in the HHS cassette vault for treats….. We think this one has been out of circulation for a while. It finds Young Hova (and we mean young) up at Hot 97 on Fatman Scoop’s show, freestyling over the beat from “Can’t Knock The Hustle”, with a few lines from “Cashmere Thoughts” sprinkled in. Roc-A-Fella, ya’ll….Ha-hah….
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LISTEN: Jay-Z + Fatman Scoop Hot 97 Freestyle (1996)
Jay-Z + Fatman Scoop Hot 97 Freestyle (1996)
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The Mystery Of The Two Versions of Pharcyde’s “I’m That Type…”
Unbeknown to most, there are two different versions of The Pharcyde’s “I’m That Type of N***a”. There are subtle differences between the two, in both production and lyrical delivery and it’s clear that these were recorded in separate sessions. I remember speaking to Xtra Loop Genius about this back in the HHS retail days, as we were listening to Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde on CD. I heard the CD version of the track and noticed it was different than the cassette version, but to him, this was the version he had always heard. I argued that the original cassette version was totally different, he had no idea what I was talking about.
Any current reissues of the album have the CD version, with the original cassette version seemingly lost forever. So, of course we encoded it for comparison below. We’re guessing it was a sample clearance issue, but anyone with extra info on this, feel free to speak up. We’re curious as to which version is the one more fans are familiar with. We’ll be exploring some other Pharcyde rarities over the next few weeks as well…
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LISTEN: Pharcyde – “I’m That Type of Nigga (O.G. Cassette Version)”
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LISTEN: Pharcyde – “I’m That Type of Nigga (CD Version)”
Pharcyde – “I’m That Type of Nigga (O.G. Cassette Version)”
