DJ. TED SMOOTH – DJ FUNKMASTER FLEX – DJ. KAYSLAY – LOVEBUG STARKY – HARLEM 2009

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From 1995 Album: “The Awakening”…..

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Lord Finesse is a Hip hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. rap crew. In 1989, Finesse and his former partner DJ Mike Smooth signed to Wild Pitch Records, home to other popular Hip Hop artists like Gang Starr, Main Source, Chill Rob G, Percee P and O.C.. In 1990, the duo released their debut album Funky Technician. The album featured production from future star beat-makers DJ Premier, Diamond D and Showbiz. Soon after, Finesse formed the popular New York underground crew D.I.T.C., an acronym for ‘Diggin In The Crates’, together with Showbiz & AG and Diamond D. Future members included Fat Joe, O.C., Buckwild and the late Big L.

Finesse returned as a solo artist in late 1991 with his second effort, Return of the Funky Man. The album featured guest appearances from Percee P and AG. The album’s title track peaked at #13 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. Return of the Funky Man also included a couple of songs that were produced by Finesse himself, and this would be the start of a career as a much respected hip-hop producer. In 1994 Finesse made a production appearance on The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, on the track Suicidal Thoughts. In 1995, he produced a big portion of Big L’s debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, including the single M.V.P. and also made an appearance on one of the album’s highlight songs “Da Graveyard”. He finally returned as an artist in 1996 with the now rare 12″ single Check The Method and then the acclaimed album The Awakening. Finesse produced the entire album himself, and enlisted a large number of guests, including O.C., KRS-One, MC Lyte, Akinyele, Showbiz and A.G., Diamond D and Kid Capri. The underground single Actual Facts, featuring Sadat X, Grand Puba and Large Professor, was included as a hidden track on the album.

Finesse hasn’t released a studio album since this effort, but has continued his production work. In 1997, he produced the title track to O.C.’s acclaimed effort Jewelz and also the track “Channel 10″ off of Capone-n-Noreaga’s debut The War Report. Finesse released a mixtape called Diggin’ On Blue in 1999. Later in the year, he produced the track The Message on Dr. Dre’s seminal 2001 album. Finesse is currently working on a Funky Technician remix project, as well as a new D.I.T.C. album. Along with these projects, he and DJ Premier are working on a posthumous Big L album.

In 1998, Finesse provided the vocal sample on the hook to The Rockafeller Skank, a hit single by British musician Fatboy Slim from his album You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby. The song features Finesse’s repeated line “Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother”.

Lord Finesse returned to the mic on Handsome Boy Modeling School’s album White People in 2004. He was featured on the song entitled “Rock ‘N’ Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) pt. 2, collaborating with famous old-school DJ’s Grand Wizard Theodore and Jazzy Jay. Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park make appearances, as well as Rahzel of The Roots.

Extended & updated info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Finesse

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HOW TO BE A DJ BY THE LEGENDS DJ JAZZY JAY AND AFRIKA BAMBAATA,SOME BASIC FACTS OF DJING AND SCRATCHIN PLUS QUESTION AND ANSWER INFO WITH STUDIO AUDIENCE.RARE 80′S HIP HOP CLIP.ZULU NATION

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R.I.P. SUPER ROCKING MR MAGIC TRIBUTE W/ FUNK FLEX & KOOL DJ RED ALERT ON HOT 97. MARKS THE 1 YEAR THAT THE LEGEND AKA SIR JUICE PASSED AND WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN

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Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island, New York, known for its politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community.

Developing his talents as an MC with Flavor Flav while delivering furniture for his father’s business, Chuck D (Carlton Douglas Ridenhour) and Spectrum City, as the group was called, released the record “Check out the Radio,” backed by “Lies,” a social commentary—both of which would influence RUSH Productions’ Run-D.M.C. and Beastie Boys. The group was signed to the still developing Def Jam Recordings record label after co-founder Rick Rubin heard Chuck D freestyling on a demo.

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MY POP DUKES AND INSPIRATION….

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the music video of Lighters Up – Lil Kim (original)

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Gang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop group that consisted of Guru and DJ Premier. The group was known mainly for their unique style, which combines elements of New York swing jazz and hip hop.

Both members of Gang Starr have deep roots in the New York hip hop scene, despite hailing from Boston, Massachusetts (Guru), (Big Shug) and Houston, Texas (DJ Premier), and have each worked with countless artists.

The Gang Starr Foundation was a loose collective of various people who have worked closely with the group, through either Guru’s now defunct Ill Kid label, DJ Premier’s production work or the management company that Gang Starr was represented by, Empire Management. The founding member was Vikar.

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From 1993 Album: “Looks Like A Job For..”…..

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Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York)[1] better known by his stage name, Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper. He started his career in 1986 as a member of the rap group, the Juice Crew. He is considered one of the most influential and greatest MCs in Hip Hop.

Regarding the name Big Daddy Kane, he said: “The Big Daddy part and the Kane part came from two different things. The Kane part came from my fascination with the Martial Arts flicks when I was young. The Big Daddy came from something that happened on a ski trip one time involving a young lady.”

In 1984, Kane became friends with Biz Markie, and he would co-write some of Biz’s best-known lyrics.[citation needed] Both eventually became important members of the Queens-based Juice Crew, a collective headed by renowned producer Marley Marl. Kane signed with Marl’s Cold Chillin’ Records label in 1987 and debuted the following year with the 12″ single “Raw,” an underground hit. Kane is known for his ability to syncopate over faster hip hop beats, and despite his asthmatic condition he is acknowledged as one of the pioneering masters of fast-rap. His sense of style is renowned and set a number of late-1980s and early-1990s hip hop trends (high-top fades, velour suits, and four-finger rings). The backronym “King Asiatic Nobody’s Equal” is often applied to his moniker. His name “Kane” came from Caine from the popular TV show Kung Fu. The “Big Daddy” came from Vincent Price’s character in an old Frankie Avalon movie, Beach Party.

He released his debut album under Cold Chillin’ Records in the early summer of 1988 called Long Live the Kane which featured the hip hop hit “Ain’t No Half Steppin”. The following year, he released his second album and biggest hit to date It’s a Big Daddy Thing which included 1970s sample throwbacks like “Smooth Operator” and the Teddy Riley produced track “I Get the Job Done” which hit the R&B top 40 during the closing of the 1980s. He also had a memorable verse on the Marley Marl produced track “The Symphony” released in late 1988 which included Juice Crew member Craig G, Masta Ace, and Kool G. Rap (later remixed to include Big Pun, DMX and KRS-One).

Big Daddy Kane appeared on Patti Labelle’s 1991 effort, “Burnin’”. He provided the rap chorus to the single “Feels Like Another One”. He also appeared on the video release “Live in New York”.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers during the “golden age” of hip hop (19861993), Kane’s experimentation with R&B beats and his alignment to the Five Percent faction drew criticism. Later albums, such as Looks Like a Job For, were acclaimed, but he was never able to return to the commercial and artistic success of It’s a Big Daddy Thing. However, he still tours extensively.

As an actor, he debuted in Mario Van Peebles’ 1993 western, Posse, and appeared in Robert Townsend’s 1993 Meteor Man. Big Daddy Kane also posed for Playgirl and Madonna’s Sex book during the 1990s.

During the early 1990s, Jay-Z is known to have been Big Daddy Kanes hypeman, and Kane helped him early on in his career – Ice-T says, I actually met Jay-Z with Kane. Kane brought Jay-Z over to my house. Kane himself says that Jay-Z wasnt technically his hypeman in the true sense of the term he wasnt a hypeman, he basically made cameo appearances on stage. When I would leave the stage to go change outfits, I would bring out Jay-Z and Positive K and let them freestyle until I came back to the stage. Jay-Z was also featured on Big Daddy Kanes track Show & Prove from Daddys Home (1994), as well as in the video.

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