The Masterplan Show 2006 03 11

Masterplan Show.. the longest running hip hop show in Canada. Saturday 8-10EST, CIUT 89.5FM Toronto. Listen on CIUT’s website. Looks like they’ve got a podcast up from summer of 2007. Check that out too. This is a dope oldschool set, DJ EvStarr on the mix.

the_masterplan_show-2006_03_11-partial-set1.mp3 [ download ]

• word of mouth f dj cheese – king kut
• dr jeckyll & mr. hyde – scratch on galaxy
• biz markie – something for the radio
• a tribe called quest – scenario
• eric b and rakim – i ain’t no joke
• [talk (over 45 king - the 900 number)]
• gang starr – who’s gonna take the weight
• big daddy kane – ain’t no half steppin
• run dmc – sucker mc’s
• jungle brothers – the promo
• de la soul f native tongues – buddy (remix)
• das efx – freakit
• d-nice – straight from the bronx
• [talk]

Mista Boxx 2004 11 01

After Classick Material stopped broadcasting in October 2004, host Mista Boxx ran a short lived segment on Project Bounce. I have two “Mista Boxx” shows, this one and next week. They never ran again as far as I know. I think there was one ‘classick material’ reunion in 2005 but I never heard it. If anyone has any more classick material recordings on tape, give em up! My boy todd over at classicradiorips has one from way back in 2002 – check it out here.

No talking on this one, since Mista Boxx does it solo. Interesting to hear Boxx’s selections without his co-DJs. Something I always loved about this hip hop radio thing is each DJ has their own unique personality that you can feel through their music. Check Rhyme Mania ‘99 — its up there on my list of my favorite tracks of all time. Also the last unknown track on set 4 (“never play the front line/ I be deep in the cut”) – let me know if you know what that’s called, sick track.

mista_boxx_2004nov01_set1.mp3 [ download ]

• blackstreet f jay-z – call me (hip hop mix)
• pete rock f inspectah deck, kurupt – tru master
• hieroglyphics f goapele – make your move
• mos def f scritti politti – tinseltown to the boogiedown
• saukrates f masta ace, o.c. – rollin’
• kardinal offishall – ol’ time killin’
• cocoa brovaz – extreme situation
• tony touch f pete rock, large professor, masta ace – out da box
• kev brown – always
• large professor f neek the exotic, masta ace – rhyme mania ‘99 *LARGE*
• large professor f chris lowe – ct to ny (uncut action)

mista_boxx_2004nov01_set2.mp3 [ download ]

• ?? m.o.p. – ?? unknown ?? (Geto Boys beat, “I got my iron and two clips on me”)
• rottin razkals – oh yeah
• redman – what u lookin’ 4
• mobb deep – temperature’s rising (remix)
• slum village – fall in love
• ?? unknown (jaydee, detroit, “You are my destiny” hook)
• gangstarr – skillz
• ?? unknown (“Niggas forget so soon they life lessons/ They wanna count they money instead of they fuckin blessins” – “These days and times” hook)
• ?? unknown
• saukrates – somethin 4 da streets
• black star f common – respiration
• ?? kev brown, grap luva – ?? unknown (struggla’s theme) ??
• ?? unknown (instrumental)

mista_boxx_2004nov01_set3.mp3 [ download ]

• pmd – shade business
• eminem f dr. dre – guilty conscience
• n.w.a. – always into something
• ?? unknown ??
• roxanne shante – runaway
• the 45 king – the king is here
• ?? unknown (oldschool, “Lookin at my gucci” sampled hook)
• run-d.m.c – how’d ya do it dee
• special ed – ready 2 attack
• jaz f jay-z – hawaiian sophie
• ?? unknown (“You in the jamboree y’all can jam for free”)
• sir menelik f grand puba, sadat x – 7xl

mista_boxx_2004nov01_set4.mp3 [ download ]

• jurassic 5 – contact
• jurassic 5 – swing
• showbiz & a.g. – he say, she say
• mobb deep – still shinin’
• nas – we will survive
• ghostface killah f raekwon – daytona 500
• ?? unknown (tight, sampled hook: “Never play the front line/ I be deep in the cut”; “Can’t leave rap alone the game needs me”)
• point blank – ?
• m.o.p. – ante up

Circle Research 2006 09 13

For those that don’t know Circle Research is Astro, Nik aka Nix The Finger Prince and Big Tweeze. These guys put it down for 10 years, most of that on the CKLN 88.1 Wednesday 2-4AM slot. On January 30 2008 they broadcasted their last show. Seems there’s less and less college radio hip hop in Toronto as time goes on…

But never fear, because Circle Research now exists in podcast form. Now these guys are providing the beats from the comfort of home.. the first show was February 20. check them out:
The Circle Research Show podcast.

Now if anyone’s still reading.. this here is a classic episode of Circle Research from September 2006. Some really old school hip hop on set1, some 90s on set2. Set 3 has some breaks that you’ll surely recognize if you listen to any hip hop at all. Loving this shit..

circle_research-2006_09_13-set1.mp3 [ download ]

• the sugarhill gang – apache
• the treacherous three – turnin you on
• grandmaster flash and the furious five – it’s nasty
• whodini – the freaks come out at night
• whodini – friends
• run dmc f aerosmith – walk this way

circle_research-2006_09_13-set2.mp3 [ download ]

• fu-schnickens f phife dawg – la schmoove
• public enemy – welcome to the terrordome
• the umc’s – one to grow on
• pete rock and cl smooth – the creator
• monie love – dettrimentally stable
• gangstarr – b.y.s.
• booker t and the mgs – hip hugger
• gaturs – gator bait

circle_research-2006_09_13-set3.mp3 [ download ]

• the meters – little old money maker
• landlord & the tennants – sagittarius (part 1)
• jimmy smith – root down (and get it)
• music man – pleasure whip
• penny goodwin – too soon you’re old
• foster sylvers – misdemeanor
• mandrill – mango meat
• arnold blair – tryin’ to get next to you
• the quantic soul orchestra – hold it down
• quantic f spanky wilson – when you’re through
• soul tornadoes – go for yourself
• dennis coffey and luchi de jesus – theme from black belt jones
• the poets of rhythm – strokin the grits

circle_research-2006_09_13-set4.mp3 [ download ]

• isis – u know what love is
• j rawls f grap luva – check the clock
• the creators f consequence – watch us touch
• bernard wright – haboglabotribin’
• kurtis blow – hard times
• eric b and rakim – don’t sweat the technique

circle_research-2006_09_13-set5.mp3 [ download ]

• kurupt f dr. dre, hitman – ho’s a housewife
• krs-one – mc’s act like they don’t know
• wu-tang clan – 7th chamber
• ll cool j f canibus, dmx, method man, redman – 4, 3, 2, 1
• brand nubian – punks jump up
• 3rd bass – the gas face
• special ed – freaky flow
• souls of mischief – never no more

Stylistik Endeavours 2007 02 23

ARE YOU READY? LET’S GO..

Here’s a couple mostly old school Stylistik sets from last February, just about a year to the day.

stylistik_endeavours-2007_02_23-set1.mp3 [ download ]

• [breaks/funk/etc]
• grandwizard theodore & the fantastic five – can i get a soul clap?
• sugarhill gang – apache
• funky four plus one – that’s the joint!
• positive k – i got a man
• pudgee tha fat bastard – checkin out the ave.
• lords of the underground – here come the lords
• das efx – real hip hop
• run-d.m.c. – beats to the rhyme
• bizzie boyz – for those who slept
• mc lyte – paper thin (remix)
• special ed – i’m the magnificent
• x-clan – grand verbalizer
• de la soul f native tongues – buddy (remix)
• big daddy kane – ain’t no half steppin’ (remix)
• [talk]

stylistik_endeavours-2007_02_23-set2.mp3 [ download ]

• sugar bear – don’t scandalize mine
• ?? unknown
• ?? unknown
• ultramagnetic mc’s – watch me now
• kool g rap and dj polo – poison
• kool g rap and dj polo – men at work
• the roots – thought @ work
• consequence – callin’ me
• j dilla – wild

Stylistik Endeavors 2008 02 08

OTHER CREWS.. THEY’RE NOT AS GOOD AS US..

Respects to the whole Stylistik crew.. Fase, Serious, Theo3 and Planet Pea. This is last Friday’s episode.. DJ Serious back from his west coast tour drops some sick Rascalz tracks, and Fase blazes up the second hour with dope hip hop as usual. I really can’t do this show justice, just listen!

New feature: The listen button! Just click and all 4 sets should load up in your mp3 player instantly, no waiting. Streaming dopeness.. and of course you can still download for ipod goodness below:

stylistik_endeavours-2008_02_08-set1.mp3 [ download ]

• krs-one – krs-one attacks
• krs-one – i can’t wake up
• king just – warrior’s drum
• ?? unknown, sick (hook samples Lord Finesse “mystical musical I might confuse a few”)
• das efx – east coast
• da king and i – flip the script
• gangstarr – flip the script
• cookie crew – a word to the conscious
• j-rock – the messiah
• ?? unknown (“I’m at large”)
• da youngstas – ?? no more hard times ??
• az the visualiza – hoe happy jackie
• guru – no time to play
• ?? unknown (cl smooth, raisin’?)
  
• dj krush f the roots – meiso
• ultramagnetic mcs – two brothers with checks (san francisco, harvey)
• [talk]

stylistik_endeavours-2008_02_08-set2.mp3 [ download ]

• grand puba – check tha resume
• brand nubian f starr – everything is everything
• tha alkaholiks – likwidation
• bas blasta f beatnuts – ain’t watcha do
• swv f wu-tang clan – anything (old skool radio version)
• diamond d and the psychotic neurotics – best kept secret
• smoothe da hustler f trigga the gambler – broken language
• keith murray – get lifted
• saukrates – hate runs deep
• concrete mob – boiling point
• citizen kane – monopoly money
• ?? unknown (hook: “This is for my peeps, WE ROLL DEEP”)
• rascalz – temptation
• rascalz f checkmate, flipout – clockwork

stylistik_endeavours-2008_02_08-set3.mp3 [ download ]

• raekwon the chef f ghostface killah, blue raspberry – heaven & hell
• jay-z – can i live
• krs-one – uh oh
• scarface – i seen a man die
• rakim – the 18th letter (always and forever)
• artifacts f lord finesse, lord jamar – collaboration of mics
• the beatnuts – rik’s joint
• outkast f goodie mob – git up, git out
• king tee – you can’t see me
• [talk]

stylistik_endeavours-2008_02_08-set4.mp3 [ download ]

• big daddy kane – another victory
• 3rd bass – the cactus
• jungle brothers f de la soul, q-tip, monie love – doin’ our own dang
• jvc force – doin’ damage
• kool g rap and dj polo – men at work
• ultramagnetic mcs – give the drummer some
• dismaster crew – small time hustler
• ?? unknown (80s, hook: “make that move”)
• [talk]
• percee p & ekim – lung collapsing lyrics
• organized konfusion – releasing hypnotical gases

DJ Law 2006 12 18 Cancon

DJ Law drops this set which is mostly Canadian content. Ghetto Concept going back to ‘92, Frankenstein to ‘95.. these are some real classic Toronto hip hop tracks. And, to top it all off, we even get “Kish – Crates to Concrete” — a track I never thought I’d hear again. I don’t know whether the two unknowns are Toronto rap but it wouldn’t surprise me.

dj_law-2006_12_18-partial.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• m.o.p. – cold as ice
• kardinal offishall – naughty dread
• rascalz – dreaded fist
• saukrates – still caught up
• graphidi logik – can i get a yo
• ?? unknown (“Gotta get over”, 93)
• dr. frankenstein – frankenstein’s pain
• ghetto concept – certified
• kish – crates to concrete (whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?)
• ?? unknown (“Everybody wants to be like Cindy”)

classicradiorips (416 – before the bloods and crips)

416 – before the bloods and crips
http://classicradiorips.blogspot.com

I just noticed this new website is linking to me, and I have to say I’m very happy about it. This site has some older Toronto hip hop recordings, 90s and early 2000s. I really only started listening to Toronto hip hop radio in 2003 so all of these shows are new to me! Right now he’s got Powermove Show, Circle Research (they were on Project Bounce??!), and two Team Bravo 180 Show. I’m listening to one of those — march 12 2001 project bounce.mp3 — now.

Big respect to pottytoddy for starting the site! I know there’s more people out there with far deeper ‘crates’ than me. Hopefully more of them come out of the woodwork. If any of you are out there and just don’t know how to convert from tape to mp3, or just need someone to bug you, LET ME KNOW. Email me: fm416 dot mailbox at gmail.

Check it out at http://classicradiorips.blogspot.com/.

DJ Mensa 2007 05 14

DJ Mensa (myspace here) was a staple DJ on the recently cancelled Project Bounce. His style is upbeat: lots of music for the ladies and the homies alike, striking a balance between dance music and the real hiphop for the heads. Check out this mix, which is really two mixes: a bunch of dope 80s/90s tracks, and then a 2Pac segment.

dj_mensa-2007_05_14-partial.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• tha alkaholiks – daaam!
• ed o.g. & da bulldogs – i got to have it
• epmd – brothers from brentwood l.i.
• special ed – mission
• special ed – i’m the magnificent
• nwa – express yourself
• arrested development – tennessee
• showbiz & a.g. – soul clap
• a tribe called quest – mr. muhammad
• diamond and the psychotic neurotics – fuck what you heard
• ultramagnetic mcs – ced gee (delta force one)
• eric b and rakim – don’t sweat the technique
• tha alkaholiks – only when i’m drunk
• 2pac – keep ya head up
• 2pac – life goes on
• 2pac – dear mama
• 2pac f danny boy – i ain’t mad at cha
• makaveli (2pac) f val young – to live & die in l.a.
• 2pac – temptations
• 2pac – so many tears
• 2pac – me against the world
• 2pac f money b, shock g – i get around
• makaveli (2pac) – me and my girlfriend
• 2pac f cpo, danny boy, syke – picture me rollin’
• 2pac f stretch – god bless the dead
• makaveli (2pac) f prince ital – blasphemy

Sound Junction 2007 06 28

If you remember the last set I posted, Sound Junction is one of those CHRY shows with that lo-fi sound. DJ O aka O-nonymous tears up the tables with set of oldschool hip hop. Check out the Sound Junction myspace. This marks the last SJ set I have, but damn I gotta start recording them more often. You can check them out Thursday (technically Friday) nights from 12-2AM on CHRY 105.5FM if you live in the York U area, or channel 945 on Rogers digital.

sound_junction-2007_06_28-partial.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• tash f q-tip, mos def – body rock (inst)
• buckshot, masta ace, special ed – crooklyn
• crooklyn dodgers – return of the crooklyn dodgers
• group therapy – east coast/west coast killas
• grand puba – what goes around
• big daddy kane – raw
• big daddy kane – ain’t no half steppin’
• de la soul f native tongues – buddy (remix)
• mc lyte – stop, look, listen
• ?? unknown (choclair, saukrates)
• [talk]

Circle Research 2007 06 27

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Here’s Circle Research. Astro the Guillotine and Big Tweeze doin it up lovely. Astro drops an educational hour-long funk set, and rounds off the show with dope 90s hip hop. Normally I wouldn’t post the names of funk/breaks, namely because they’re impossible to identify and I’m certainly not a real head – tbh, I don’t know shit ;) But CKLN’s playlists provide full disclosure on what is usually some seriously guarded trade secrets. So as Tweeze says, all you aspiring producers go and sample these tracks. For the rest of us, just listen. The track that stands out for me on these sets is “Summertime”. Considering the date (June ‘07), this was a real summer banger for me. I honestly had no idea it was The Fresh Prince until I looked it up.

circle_research-2007_06_27-set1.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• lee fields – my world
• curtis mayfield – we’re a winner
• the new mastersounds – your love isn’t mine
• latimore – it ain’t where you been…
• sir joe quarterman + free soul – the trouble with trouble
• natural four – what’s happening here
• esther phillips – home is where the hatred is
• bill doggett – bueno
• donald austin – nanzee
• foster sylvers – i’m your puppet
• the sound stylistics – night theme
• the bamboos feat kylie auldist – i don’t wanna stop
• speedometer feat ria currie – no man worries
• lefties soul connection – get back (drum and clap)
• orgone – it’s what you do
• the lions feat noelle – think (about it)
• honey & the bees – love addict
• fontella bass – i need to be loved
• james brown – the popcorn
• [talk]
• drake feat little brother & dwele – don’t you have a man

circle_research-2007_06_27-set2.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• pete rock & cl smooth – i got a love
• o.c. – born 2 live
• outkast – player’s ball
• pete rock – number 1 soul brother
• sa ra f bilal – sweet sour you / glorious

circle_research-2007_06_27-set3.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• k-solo – spell bound
• epmd – gold digger
• shyheim – on and on
• public enemy – anti nigger machine
• king just – warrior’s drum
• wu-tang clan – shame on a nigga
• naughty by nature – everything’s gonna be alright
• mad lion – take it easy
• main source – looking at the front door
• tim dog – fuck compton
• 3rd bass – brooklyn queens
• de la soul – me, myself and i
• digital underground – doowutchalike

circle_research-2007_06_27-set4.mp3 [ fm416.postmobills.com ]

• eric b and rakim – don’t sweat the technique
• public enemy – can’t do nothin’ for ya man
• jackon sisters – miracles
• mighty riders – evil vibrations
• de la soul – a roller skating jam named ’saturdays’
• slick rick – i shouldn’t have done it
• ice t – new jack hustler
• epmd – i’m mad
• dj jazzy jeff and the fresh prince – summertime