The HedRush Episode #36 - Ultimate Beats and Breaks, featuring Thes One

It's time for a special episode of the HedRush, our celebration of the classic Ultimate Beats and Breaks collection. And this time, we've got a little help in breaking down the importance of and the context for all 144 tracks of dopeness: MC/producer/crate digger extradinaire,Thes One of People Under the Stairs. Thes graciously took time out of his busy schedule to let us interview him (at an earlier date) about what makes the UBB collection so damn dope. All that, plus we play more music that ever before. It's an all around banner episode for the Podcast.

Below is the playlist. Note that we included the music we played during the interludes as well, as the songs are either tracks from the collection, or instrumental versions of the tracks.

Here's the playlist:

Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun
The Politicians - Free Your Mind
Freda Payne - Easiest Way to Fall
Friends and Lovers - Reach Out to the Darkness
Marvin Gaye - T Plays It Cool
- Interlude
Stanley Turrentine - Sister Sanctified
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul (Inst.)
Olympic Runners - Put the Music Where Your Mouth Is
- Interlude End
The Monkees - Mary, Mary
The Emotions - Blind Alley
Herman Kelly & Life - Dance to the Drummer's Beat
Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution
The Honey Drippers - Impeach the President
- Interlude
James Brown - Funky President (inst.)
- Interlude End
Eddie Bo - Hook & Sling
The VIllage Callers - Hector
Brother Soul - Cookes
Johnny Pate - Shaft in Africa
Lightning Rod - Sport
- Interlude
The Meters - Hand Clapping Song (inst.)
- Interlude end
Esther Williams - Last Night Changed it All
Dyke and the Blazers - Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man
Joe Tex - Papa Was Too
Lyn Collins - Think (About It)
The Winstons - Amen, Brother
- Interlude
Thin Lizzy - Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed (inst.)
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack & Diane (inst.)
- Interlude end
James Brown - Funky Drummer
Syl Johnson - Different Strokes
The Mohawks - The Champ
Foster Sylvers - Misdemeanor
The Jackson 5 - It's Great to Be Here
- Interlude
Galactic Force Band - Space Dust
The Whole Darn Family - Seven Minutes of Funk
Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock
Billy Squire - Big Beat (inst.)
Wilson Pickett - Get Me Back On Time, Engine #9 (inst.)
- Interlude end
Boobie Smith - Lovomaniacs (Sex)

And click here for the episode.

Enjoy the music and the analysis and tell a friend.

The HedRush Podcast Episode #35 - Head Cracks and Love Trax

For this episode, we go for an odd little mix of tracks, going from highly entertaining drunken ramblings of a future rap mogul to hip-hop love songs to a few more slightly left of center hip-hop tracks. Side note: I used to hate a least two of the songs we played on this episode.

Click here for the episode.

And here's the playlist:

Russell Rush – Cold Chillin in the Spot
Original Concept – Charlie Sez
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Dangerous Dame – I Call Your Name
Brotherhood Creed – Helluva
Antexx – Understand Me Vanessa
Lil Shawn – Hickies on Your Chest
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UltraMagnetic MCs – Travelling at the Speed of Thought
Jemini the Gifted Ones – Funk Soul Sensation
Mr. X & Mr. Z – Drink Old Gold
The Alliance – Kibbles and Bits
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Something About My Benzo
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Tracey Lee – The Theme

The HedRush Podcast Episode #34 - Cold Gettin' Dumb

I was feeling slightly goofy when JB and I recorded this episode, coming off of a long day at work, but the music is still banging, and the convo stays interesting. For this episode we went from old school electro-hop to straight boom bap to mid-'90s gangsta shit. A fun lil' podcast.

Click here for the episode.

Here's the playlist:

Raw Fusion f/ Shock G & Big Money Odis – Funkintoyear
MC Shan – I Pioneered This
Larry Larr – That’s What They Call Me
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Just Ice – Cold Getting’ Dumb
Mantronix – Fresh is the Word
Akinylele – The Bomb
Broken English Klik – Here Come the Hoods
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M.O.P. – Rugged Neva Smooth (rmx)
Street Smartz f/ O.C., Pharoahe Monch, & F.T. – Metal Thangs
Method Man – The Riddler
Yeshua – The Head Bop
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DFC – Dig a Bigga Ditch

The HedRush Podcast Episode #33 - Fat Beats & Purple Drank

And so kiddies, it's time to promote another episode of The HedRush. If you want to hear myself and JB d'Mulatto act like some bonafide fools, plus a rack of dope tracks, definitely check this one out.

Click here to check the podcast.

Here's the playlist:

Old World Disorder f/ Eminem – 3hree6ix5ive
Saukrates – Father Time
East Flatbush Project – Tried By 12
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Akinyele & Sadat X – Loud Hangover (rmx)
Daddy-O – Flowing in File
Monie Love – Pups Licking Bone
Showbiz and A.G. f/ Lord Finesse & Diamond D – Diggin’ in the Crates
-break-
Fu-Schnickens – Ring the Alarm
Blood of Abraham – Stabbed by the Steeple
Defari –The Bottom Line
Nice & Smooth f/ Preacher Earl, Bas Blasta, Asu, & Guru – Down the Line
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Wise Guyz – Time for Peace

The HedRush Episode #32 - Keep 'Em Coming

Yeah, we know, another delay between episodes. We're trying to fix that. Anyway, hope you enjoy the podcast, because he go the full range from the fairly well-known to the really obscure on this one.

Click here for the show.

Here's the playlist:

Redman & Method Man – Da Rockwilder
Too Short – Rhymes
-Interlude-
Urban Beatniks – Smoke Filled Room
Call O’ Da Wild – Cloud of Smoke
Thirstin Howl III & Master Foul – Spit Boxers
Shazzy – Gigahoe (rmx)
Phat Doug f/ Preacher Earl – Here We Go
-Interliude-
Leaders of the New School – Sobb Story
Da Youngstas – Hip-Hop Ride
EPMD – Rampage (rmx)
Slick Rick – It’s a Boy (rmx)
-Interlude–
Ill Al Skratch – Where’s My Homiez?

The HedRush Episode #31

So here's the 31st episode of the HedRush. It was actually ready to go a week or two ago, but ya know, life interfered. Another good little mix of the rugged, the goofy, and the outright weird. Plus a little convo on the talent and how the best make it all look easy.

Click here for the show.

And here's the playlist:

Schooly D - Gucci Again
Smooth Ice - Do It Again
Dr. Octagon - Earth People (remix)
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Joeski Love - Joe Cool
Lord Finesse - Funky Technician
S.O.P. - Bok Bok
Steady B - The Undertaker
- break -
Maestro Fresh Wes - Certs Wid Out the Retsin
Frankenstein - Rain Is Gone
Mr. Live & Tony Bones - Hungry Strike
Future Sound - The Bop Step
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The Nonce - Who Falls Apart?

The HedRush Episode #30 - Of Boom Bap and Happy Rap

The new episode of hip-hop goes from rough-and-rugged hip-hop, to upbeat party tracks, to meditations and life and death. Shit is heavy, son. But, as always, the tunes are sharp and the discussion is a little humorous. Well, at least we think so.

Check out and dowload the episode here:

http://hedrush.podomatic.com/entry/eg/2010-05-31T17_58_22-07_00

And here's the playlist:

Boogie Down Production - Gimme Dat (Woy)
Craig G - Take the Bait
Big Daddy Kane - Put Your Weight On IT
- Break -
Kid 'N Play - Gittin' Funky
Heavy D - Money Earnin' Mt. Vernon
Guru - Loungin' (rmx)
Masta Ace - Go Where I Send Thee
- Break -
To Da Core - We Got It Goin On
Da Wascals - Class Clown
2 Face - Hey Hey Hey
Dream Warriors - My Definition...
- Break -
Geto Boys - Six Feet Deep

The HedRush Podcast - Episode #29: The Next Chapter

Once again, it's on. The HedRush Podcast begins its second year of existence with us returning to our bread and butter: dope hip-hop from the '80s and '90s. Hip-Hop from the West Coast, East, and Down South. Thugged out, smoothed out, and even a lil' goofy. We play it all.

Click here for the episode. Check it out and tell a friend.

And here's the playlist:

L'Roneous - L'Chemy

Double XX Posse - Not Going to Be Able to Do it

Keefy Keef - Three's Company

- interlude

Downtown Science - This is a Visit

Odd Squad - Smokin That Weed

OC & Big L - Dangerous

Private Investigators - Damn it Feels Good

- interlude

MC Eiht - All for the Money

KMD - The Humrush

Da King and I - Flip Da Skript (rmx)

Raw Breed - Rampage Outta Control f/ Kool Keith, Godfather Don, and Melle Mel

- interlude

Killa Army - Blood For Blood

Enjoy the music.

HedRush Podcast - The Jazz Episode

The new episode of The HedRush podcast is up. It's our jazz episode. Most of the music featured in this episode is from the "fusion" period of jazz music, late '60s/early '7os, etc., with an emphasis on funky jazz. There's also a few blues songs. Though neither JB or myself would ever call ourselves jazz "experts," we do thoroughly enjoy the music. Hope you enjoy it as well.

Click here to download the episode.

And here's the playlist:

David McCallum - The Edge
The Blues Project - Flute Thing
Reuben Wilson - We're In Love
Jimmy McGriff - The Bird
(break)
George Benson - Footin' It
Ronnie Laws - Tidal Wave
Roy Ayers - Feel Like Making Love
Ahmad Jamal - Misdemeanor
(break)
Joe Sample - In My Wildest Dreams
Galt MacDermott - Coffee Cold
Junior Parker - The Tax Man
Lou Donaldson - Wig Blues
Joe Williams - Get Out My Life, Woman
(break)
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie - My Way Home

The HedRush Podcast 2/20/10 - Explorations in Hip-Hop Beef

The new episode of the HedRush podcast is up. We kick off 2010 with an exploration of hip-hop beef, while giving some shine to some lesser known, but particularly venomous dis tracks. We also delve into personal beef with former bosses, former friends, and even a rapper or two.

Click here to download it.

And here's the playlist:

1. Roxanne Shante - Big Mama
2. MC Lyte - Steady Fucking
- break -
3. Cool C - Juice Crew Dis
4. Twista - Suicide
5. Tim Dog - Step to Me
6. Compton's Most Wanted - Who's XXXing Who?
7. Spice-1 - You Done Fucked Up
- break -
8. Common - The Bitch in Yoo (orig.)
9. Masta Ace - Top 10 List
10. YZ - Crocodile MC
11. 3rd Bass - Green Eggs and Swine
12. Black Sheep - H.A.A.
- break -
13. BDP - Build and Destroy

Timz 'N Hood Check Mix

So yeah, the entire Eastern Seaboard has been buried under feet of snow (55 inches in D.C.? Gotdamn!!!!!!) over the last few days, and I understand the Midwest hasn't fared much better either. It reminds me of exactly what I don't miss about either region. I'll take overcast and the occasional thunder-storm that the Bay Area has thrown at me so far this winter and keep it moving, thankyoumuch.

Still, visions of snow on the evening news and throughout the web bring back memories of Philly, where I spent four years during the mid-1990s at the University of Pennsylvania. That's four winters, each with it's own unique and miserable snow-storm to go along with it. From what I recall, the massive blizzards during freshman year and senior year were particularly heinous. And although the snow was occasionally bad enough to cancel school (for an unprecedented three days during freshman year), I did spend many a day tromping through massive snow-drifts in my goretex boots, extra-heavy parka, a hat I got from Hed Rush co-host JB, and one of those face-masks that Das EFX and Wu-Tang Clan used to wear in their videos, in effort to get from my dorm to class on time.

But what helped my much it through the cold misery to reach Spanish 130 was my Walkman, equipped with the latest tape in my rotation. It was usually a rapper/group from Brooklyn or Long Island or New Jersey, and he/they usually rocked Timberlands and kept a razor-blade under his/their tongue(s). I loved that type of hip-hop shit. I wish they still made that type of hip-hop shit.

So, to commemorate those days, I came up with this little compilation/"mix" (quotations marks because there was no "mixing" involved in making this), which I call "Timz 'N Hood Check." It goes out to all you East Coast/mid-West shut-ins, people who used to live in either region and are now enjoying better climates, and those of you who just love gritty mid-'90s East Coast hip-hop.

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Here's the track-listing:

1. Real Live - Real Live Shit
2. Akinyele - Dear Diary
3. The Artifacts - Notty Headed N@#$!z
4. CMC (The Cash Money Click) - 4 My Click
5. O.C. - O-Zone
6. Smif 'N Wessun f/ OGC - Sound Bwoy Buriel (rmx)
7. Now Born Click - Now Born Soldiers
8. Lace Da Booms f/ Royal Flush - Cut That Weak Shit
9. Pop Mega - Ghetto News
10. Cellas Dwellas - Recognize and Realize
11. Channel Live f/ KRS-One - Mad Izm
12. Broadway - Must Stay Paid
13. The Fab 5 (Heltah Skeltah & OGC) - Blah
14. Show & AG - All Out
15. Young Zee - Milk
16. Blahzay Blahzay - Jackpot
17. Shabazz the Disciple - Crime Saga
18. Smooth Da Hustler f/ Trigga Da Gambler - My Brother, My Ace
19. The Troubleneck Brothers - Back to the Hip-Hop

Enjoy the music, and tell your friends.