Organized Konfusion and Lord Finesse Freestyle

The tape that this session came on was probably one of my first huge scores in the tape trading game where I really decided to start pursuing it more. This particular session features 2 of my favorite artists of all time rhyming together on the Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito show. This is 15 minutes of Organized Konfusion and Lord Finesse from 08-21-07 (tape was labeled). This was recorded to a 90 minute tape with the mix part of the show on one side and this side which included not only this session but some battle routines with the X-Ecutioners and DJ A-Trak which I will post next time.

These are mostly written raps but some of the stuff Finesse kicks I haven't heard anywhere else. The raps from Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po (Organized) are mostly off their most current release at the time "The Equinox". I never minded hearing verses that were recorded on albums over different beats during these kinds of sessions. Sometimes the beats that Stretch or whoever plays are even better than the tracks they would rhyme these lyrics over on their actual albums. The Wikipedia on these cats is pretty much on point so if you're sleeping on OK it's time to wake up.

Lord Finesse is one of my favorite lyricists of all time. His punchlines and swagger were always so ill to listen to. These are 2 artists that you should be up on, or at least seek out their music. Got some ill DJ stuff coming for next time!

Organized Konfusion and Lord Finesse - Freestyle on Stretch and Bobbito - 8-21-97

Akrobatik Freestyle on CM Famalam show

I use the term freestyle pretty loosely on this site just because it is an easy way to convey that these are basically sessions of people rhyming, mostly on the radio. If I wanted to get super intricate and tell you that this person on a session or that person wasn't truly "freestyling" or coming off of the top of their head I feel it would be a waste of time because I think the people that are into what I am posting can tell the difference.

That said I prefaced this post with that to bring you a session from one of my favorite "freestyle" MCs, Boston's Akrobatik. 8 minutes on the CM Famalam program with Bobbito and Lord Sear. While most MCs fill their freestyles with a bunch of "uh uh uh" or "check it" when they run out of things to say off the head, this cat seemed to never run out of clever things to say. In the future I'm sure I'll post more from him because I have lots of Boston stuff.

That said I haven't checked for his newer music but I have the original 12" of the song Internet MCs which you should check out as well as his classic Say Yes, Say Word. Been ripping a lot of stuff in my downtime so get ready for more. Thanks to all the viewers but I need to get some more feedback!

Akrobatik - Freestyle on CM Famalam Radio

Wordsworth and more on Bahamadia's B-Sides radio show

I have several sessions from a Philly radio show hosted by Bahamadia called B-sides radio that I will try to post in the future. This is a hot one I am thinking around 1998 with Wordsworth, FT, Big Bob, and Matt Fingaz. Wordsworth and Matt Fingaz are definitely the most interesting on this session. Words was always one of my favorites off the top of the head. I have a lot of video footage of him as well in rhyme ciphers on the streets of New York that I will one day try to get converted and on Youtube.

On a side note I forgot a couple of details on some posts above. The Eddie Ill and DL mixtape I posted has a tape 2 that I will post later on. Finally I have searched around and not been able to find the 88 HipHop freestyle battles where Kwest tha Madd Lad goes off on a bunch of different MCs so I am gonna get those sessions ripped as soon as I can. They are ridiculous! Til next time peace.

Wordsworth, FT, Big Bob, and Matt Fingaz Freestyle on Bahamadia's B-Sides radio

Kwest tha Madd Lad and Rok One freestyle

Couldn't find any images of Rok One for this post but this is a freestyle from 1998 with him and the very ill Kwest tha Madd Lad on the CM Famalam radio program with Bobbito and Lord Sear. 13 minutes out of the tapes collection. When I am ripping these to mp3 I am doing some EQing on the Rane 56 mixer to try to make these sound as good as possible. I haven't seen this particular session posted, which will remain the theme for this blog - to give you some exclusives from the stash. Rok One dropped a dope 12" on Fondle Em records back in the indie heyday of the late 90's and keeps up with Kwest pretty well on this session. If you never checked out Kwest tha Madd Lad you're sleeping and you must immediately find "This Is My First Album" before you get your hip hop pass revoked. More to come soon I've been having a bit of fun with this.

Kwest tha Madd Lad and Rok One - CM Famalam Freestyle 1998 - 13 minutes

Eddie Ill and DL side B

As promised I'm back with side B of the Eddie Ill and DL - Scenes From the Underworld mixtape. This one starts out pretty hot with a freestyle from some legendary indie MCs like J-Treds, Wiseguy and Gaston, and Bad Seed over a smoking beat by DJ Spinna. Some super hot songs on the b-side most notably one of my favorite Lord Digga songs "Sacks 5th Ave." Digga was always one of my favorite grimy New York MCs out of the Masta Ace Incorporated camp. The Tommy Tee produced Day by Day is a highlight as well.

If you've never checked out the Norway producer's first album "Beats, Bonds and Beliefs" do yourself a favor and seek out some of the tracks on there. My personal favorite from that album has to be "Crown Holders" feat. Skam and I.G. off and Hazadous, the beat is bananas! Anyway I hope you enjoy this side B, more to come real soon.

Eddie Ill and DL - Scenes From the Underworld side B

Welcome to Hip Hop Dubs

First off welcome to the site! I'm gonna try to faithfully keep this thing updated. My main goal here is to share some rare treats from the hundreds of cassette tapes I used to trade with some cats online all over the country, from mixtapes to rare freestyles to unreleased tracks, and I'm gonna try my hardest to make sure these are things I have Googled and not found online.

First up I'm including side A of Eddie Ill and DL's classic indie hip hop mixtape series. This one is called Scenes from the Underworld. The best thing about these is they played a lot of hot indie hip hop stuff that hadn't been released at the time and had freestyles over completely original beats. On this one in particular They had some of the Makin' Records family freestyling over an original beat by Run Run Shaw for the intro. The end has Craig G. rhyming over an original beat by Vinyl Reanimators. Super hot mixtape and the quality isn't too bad on this one as it was a well preserved tape. 45 minute A-side. Any question on tracks let me know they're pretty legible on the cover scan. Enjoy!

Eddie Ill and DL #2 - Scenes From The Underworld Side A