Crates of AG

[instrumentals] tru comers ctr-002 / competition

2011-12-25T16:07:00.000-08:00

as you may have read on our facebook page, i got a nice package from the tru comers in the mail this week! i have not been warned about this release before- so what is it all about?

«what’s good y‘all?! It’s been quite a while since our last release and during that period quite alot happened also. about 1 ½ years ago we moved our studio into a new location, added a lot of production-gear; we got into a new world of production and surrounding.

so actually that was the start of this new release event hough we didn’t know that at this time. We were just making beats allday ending up with tons of discs and many joints; to make a long story short: out of those beats we took 10, arranged and mixed them, added 2 skits and here you go: CTR-002!!! (btw they fucked up the runout and wrote CRT-022 instead of CTR-002, goddammit)

gear we used: mp2500, mp2000xl and the heart of our production environment 2x S950 and 2x sp1200.to us this project is kinda special cause it represents the crazy time we just been through. the whole record is kinda like a roadtrip through the last 1 ½ years.you probably gotta listen to the record several times to really grow into it and feel that ish.anyway, we just hope ya’ll enjoy the record!

ohh and it's a limited edition of 300 copies– so get yours now!

merry belated christmas and a happy nuyear!

peace, tru comers»

i can only underline their message– it's a real grower! make sure you order your copy fast, the other 2 releases had been sold out pretty fast. also. as usual i can provide the full record as mp3. and if that wasn't good enough- i received an extra copy for one of my readers!

competition:

how to win your copy: i need a new slogan for my site. i want to replace "nothing but ag thang". send me an email with suggestions. this competition ends on new years eve.

TRU COMERS «CTR-002» '11

1. MADNESS

2. NEW WORLD

3. IN YO FACE

4. SO WHAT? (SKIT)

5. MIND SPACE

6. DOUBLEPENETRATION

7. WE DON'T PLAY

8. SIMPLE AND PLAIN

9. ONLY A FEW

10. SMOKE (SKIT)

11. GET DA CREAM

12. WICKED!

ordering info

order via trucomers@hotmail.com

1 record: $16

versand schweiz: 10 chf

shipping europe: $12

shipping overseas $14

insurance: + 1.50CHF / + $6

tru comers - ctr-002 [teaser]

love your work guys. come back anytime!

pz, akutt

da bade snacha aka dbs

2011-09-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

it looks like the summer break is over!

hanDJob returns with another dope interview with DBS from jersey.

«DBS: Well the HIGHDADEATH song and BRICK CITY (you know this is where I‘ll be) was a single cd I put out on the streets...which did pretty good. Fed me for the summer and half of the winter. I’ve been in touch with Kryme and if we start to see a demand for DBS then it’s on. Vinyl and everything else. I always believed overseas was the place for my music. They appreciate the art form and have a better respect for the music....»

READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE

As usual we come with its 12" from '97 on word of mouth, plus some amazing bonus joints! i love the 12", and «highdadeath» is THE joint (check it out below)! it's time to put this out on vinyl with instrumental!

DBS 12" '97

1. ANY & EVERYBODY

2. INTELLIGENT RUDENESS

Bonus Tracks

3. AFTERHOURS / NO BUDGET

4. BLACKBOX '97

5. BRICK CITY

6. HIGHDADEATH

7. LABEL READY

8. RIMP / PUFF

dbs - highdadeath

many thanks to dbs and keith wright for the help, the interview and for the bonus cuts! also big shout out to handjob one more time. please read the entire interview!

peace!

hanDJob & akutt

[instrumentals] funkrischi / germany

2011-07-24T09:12:00.000-07:00

another batch of them good beats. it's germany again. this time with funkrischi, 22 year old beatmaker from Saarbrücken.

"i listened to a lot of mixtapes and rap tracks during the 90ies- that's the reason i started djing and making beats. i always wanted to scratch like all the dj's did on those mixtapes. i loved the sound. so after getting my turntables and a mixer, i used to hang around at flea markets a lot- that's why i bought an mpc 2000 xl. shortly after that, i added an s950, an s1100 and an effect board. i love the sound of the 90ies...the crackling of the vinyl. that's why i still buy vinyl and why i haven't changed to be a digital dj.

i have to mention- the soulooption lp has a bad quality, because back then, when i recorded it at home in my room, i had no real possibilities to master it. i wanted it to be born in my room, without any help from outside. i keep it real ;)"

i tried to improve the soundquality a bit and added 6 essential bonus tracks to the lp from his soundcloud page.

FUNKRISCHI «SOULOOPTION» LP '10

1. INTRO

2. INKOGNITO

3. STILL DIGGIN

4. SKIT 1

5. DUSTY

6. JETLEG

7. SKIT 2

8. URBAN

9. DISK ERROR

10. SKIT 3

11. SIIIMPLE

12. OUTRO

SOUNDCLOUD BONUS TRACKS '11

13. BEATBATTLE

14. ALL CITY

15. SAX APPEAL

16. TRACY 168

17. YOU CAN

18. DIZZY

funkrischi [teaser]

you can find funkrischi here:

facebook

soundcloud

youtube

this guy sounds fresh! i'm sure it's not the last time we've heard from him. keep up the good work!

pz,

akutt

shabrinklez

2011-07-09T10:19:00.000-07:00

this is another one of my favorite records i bought during the last few years.

shabrinklez with a two-track heavy weight on flüky dük records. all i know- it's from '97. unique rhyming with beats on point. happy hunting!

SHABRINKLEZ 12" '97

1. THE STRONG ONE NEVER FALLS

2. GUNZ & GATZ

pz,
akutt

[remixes] debonair p remixes lp / australia

2011-06-24T08:14:00.000-07:00

what's up!!

i just received an email last night from our dear follower debonair p from down under australia. apparently he made some remixes and pressed them up independently like the tru comers did in the past.

i know we just had a remix package a few weeks back- but this is so good and has to be posted right now! and you don't wanna miss to order your copie(s). it is limited to only 150 copies with a price of $20 AUD.

visit his page to get more information about the record and ordering:

http://gentlemansrelief.blogspot.com/2011/06/debonair-p-remixes-lp-limited-vinyl.html

DEBONAIR P REMIXES LP '11

1. INTRO

2. TRYBAL MEN - DOWN LIKE THAT (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

3. STEVE COLOSSAL - TIME TO SHINE (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

4. HI-TECH - 24/7 (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

5. DA GREAT DEITY DAH - R.O.W.Y.C.P. (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

6. GAUGE - CRANIUM (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

7. RAM SQUAD - KEEP IT REAL (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

8. BIG O - SHMOOV WIT DA RUFFNESS (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

9. MUNK WIT DA FUNK - MONEY (DEBONAIR P REMIX)

10. OUTRO

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

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Munk Wit Da Funk - Money (Debonair P Remix) by Debonair P

excellent stuff! thank you melbourne!

pz,

akutt

the rebels

2011-06-13T11:47:00.000-07:00

we're heading to philadelphia today.

i present to you the rebels with their probably first release on wax on danwill records. this nugget was released in '94 and features two tracks.

later on, they slightly changed their name to the rebelz and had another 12" called «pick it up» in 1996 on yb enterprises.

that's all i have. i feel both tracks!

THE REBELS 12" '1994

1. DANGER

2. YUUP YUUP

pz,

akutt

[remixes] frankensteeno and georgy whistler pt.2

2011-05-15T12:31:00.000-07:00

it's the return of frankensteeno and georgy whistler! i'm sure a lot of you guys remember their debut remix packages. in case you missed them– check the archives! this time they teamed up together and bless us with 16 tracks!

FRANKENSTEENO & GEORGY WHISTLER «COMBINED FORCES» '11

1. Intro (Georgy)

2. Funkmaster Flex - Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up (Georgy)

3. Kool G Rap feat. Nas - Fast Life (Franky)

4. Double L - Peeps In The Ground (Georgy)

5. Saukrates - Father Time (Georgy)

6. L-Swift - Daydreaming (Franky)

7. Derelect Camp - Love Or Fame (Georgy)

8. Big Twan - Hellgate Rebel (Franky)

9. Nas - The Setup (Franky)

10. Kool G Rap-Real_Life (Franky)

11. A-Plus - All I See (Franky)

12. X-Perado - Paradox (Georgy)

13. Corrupt Empire - Jersey Get Yours (Franky)

14. Biggie Smalls - Suicidal Thoughts (Franky)

15. T-Max - Relax Your Mind (Georgy)

16. Outro (Franky)

big up to georgy & franky. once again, this is heat! what's your joint? you'll find two of my favorites below.

l-swift - daydreaming [frankensteeno remix]

double l - peeps in the ground [georgy whistler remix]

pz,
akutt

the prosecution

2011-04-25T12:56:00.000-07:00

here's a record i just played at home.

the prosecution from rochester, ny. while «shady» comes with a more mellow touch beatwise (kool and the gang's summer madness sample one more time), «couldn't hang» is the dark part on this 12". nice jeru sample and hardcore rhyming. both tracks produced by g-wreck. it's from '94 on hip hop alley records. not everybody's taste– but i like it!

THE PROSECUTION 12" '94

1. SHADY

2. COULDN'T HANG

pz,
akutt

tuff crew band x solid ground – remember? ep

2011-04-05T11:04:00.000-07:00

Tuff Crew Band Remember? One of many “My Part of Towns’” dope lines becomes the title to Tuff Crew’s new Unreleased 12” EP from the 90’s. Solid Ground Records, along with Tone Love & Ice Dog, have compiled 6 unreleased songs from the Tuff Crew archives, and will start as the first installment of unreleased material from the legendary Philly hip hop group. Selling more than 7 million records worldwide to date, Tuff Crew is offering these songs in a limited edition 12” LP’ For 35.00$ US plus shipping.

LIMITED TO 300 WORLDWIDE / RELEASE DATE: 06/18/2011

Sound clips can be heard below!

Side A

1. THE CHASE (STREET VERSION 3:48) (1991)

2. IT’S THE I.C.E (STREET VERSION 4:19) (1992)

3. ROCK ON (MAIN VERSION 3:13) (1993)

Side B

1. FUNKY HIP TOWN (MAIN VERSION 3:24) (1995)

2. REACQUAINTED (MAIN VERSION 4:17) (1997)

3. FUNKY HIP TOWN (INSTRUMENTAL MIX 3:25) (1995)

TUFF CREW 12" EP
(PRE ORDER)

TOTAL PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING AND PAYPAL FEES

ONLY THOSE WHO PRE ORDER WILL HAVE THERE 12" EP SIGNED BY TONE LOVE & ICE DOG AND WILL INCLUDE EXTRA AUTOGRAPHED PROMO PHOTO

[instrumentals] jazzscapez / usa

2011-03-30T14:57:00.000-07:00

this has to be the sadest beatmaker post on my site yet.

about 1.5 months ago i became aware of a very talented beatmaker and emcee from fitchburg massachusetts. 21 years young and steadily putting out dope beats. his concept was one beat tape each month. i contacted him in february and we were ready to put out a post on crates of ag. he just finished creating his website mid march, when things took a turn to the worst– he passed away. i don't have all the specifics- but apparently he got shot by cops in his own house.

i don't wanna act as if i knew him all my life, but still- i was shocked. in my opinion he was extremly talented and would have lightened up the rap scene in his own ways. not to mention what great collaborations with other beatmakers and mc's would have been possible.

«As long as it has to do with spreading around true hip hop im all for it. Ive been at this shit for six years. Constantly elevating.»

i asked him about the mc on some of his beats.

«Yea thats me rapping. I spit too. Trying to get an album together but im a perfectionist so i always feel like i can do better haha.»

speaking of collaborations. before the tragedy happened, he hooked up with beatmaker kickback and self the bluest eye, another emcee from edmonton. kickback just sent me three tracks of them all together.

so, after all i want to take the chance to spread his works for all of you, who have not heard him yet. i offer a selection of his 3 beat tapes here, 1 remix, 3 vocal tracks by him and the 3 tracks with self the bluest eye. everything else you'll find on his page: www.jazzscapez.com or on his youtube-channel. what a potential...

JAZZSCAPES «SELECTIONS» '11

r.i.p. jazzscapez

jazzscapez - selections [teaser]

pz,

akutt

alkuttraz - new & limited mix

2011-03-20T06:46:00.000-07:00

even though the vinyl market is shrinking..there's not one single month without any of the dope unreleased limited edition records from the usual suspects such as one leg up, diggers with gratitude, chopped herring, vinyl addicts, six2six, ipower, no sleep, freestyle records, solid ground, dope folks etc. i grabbed a bunch of these from the last couple of years and did a mix for you guys. 56mins! i'm sure there will be a part 2.

the tracklist should be pretty easy! this mixtape is limited to 300 downloads...

ALKUTTRAZ «NEW & LIMITED» MIXTAPE '11

1. tragedy - death row (og version)
2. amazing maze, lord tariq & wyldbuch - my story is yours
3. constant deviants - jewelia
4. i-power - ruff draft remix
5. nas & kool g rap - fast life (buckwild remix)
6. alps cru - loudmouths
7. herb mcgruff - i keep my palm on the handle (godfather don remix)
8. freestyle professors - hot damn
9. sons of sam - it's like that
10. sparrow feat. one speaker supreme- armageddon
11. constant deviants - problem child
12. shadez of brooklyn - now a dayz
13. o.c. - outsiders
14. pudgee - get down
15. stranj child - stranj fruit
16. poison ladd s.l.r - who's the man
17. the nonce - open up
18. chief - sometime ago

pz,
akutt

[hanDJob talks to] perv of da low livz

2011-03-10T14:07:00.000-08:00

here we go again with another sureshot. it's da low livz from philly.

this is their debut and at the same time last release from '96. why did such a dope posse never release anything else and how come munk with da funk is spitting on «niggaz got beef»? well, hanDJob comes through with the answers. check out his interview with pervert, rapper and producer on this ep.

«Perv: I was actually introduced to Munk by the group GNC. Corleone, who is on Niggaz Got Beef, is his younger brother and I used to talk with him and Bruce aka Little Gotti. He was from West Philly and I was North Philly. We talked here and there and I asked them all to do a track. At the time it was a Perv track that I was doing to diss various people...»

READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE

this ep contains four tracks and was released on dialect records. rappers are mersinareez, twizzler, dirty rat, pure and pervert.

DA LOW LIVZ «DA FAM AND SQUAD RADIO BOOTLEG» EP '96

1. FAM & SQUAD

2. NIGGAZ GOT BEEF

3. PER-VERSE

4. PER-VERSE (PERVERTED HEADNODDERS REMIX)

big shout out to perv for taking the time and of course to my man hanDJob once again!

pz,
akutt

kick back - mp3 beat tape

2011-02-27T15:47:00.000-08:00

kick back just sent me a fresh compilation for his fan base and all you instrumental lovers. 21 amazing tracks! tip of the iceberg is track 22– as bonus he threw in his new joint with vocals by k banger once again. "my school" is the shit and makes me hungry for a full length of the combo. make it happen guys!

make sure to check out the my school video below!

http://www.youtube.com/user/KickBack90sBeats

KICK BACK «MP3 BEAT TAPE» '11

thanks kick back & k banger!

peace,
akutt

big sha of zig zag zig

2011-02-16T15:35:00.000-08:00

okay, this is my baby right here. big sha of zig zag zig with a promo on funkin' records. 3 tracks - 3 bombs! i featured «reload the clip remix» on our last deerhuntaz mix (missing joint #4).

i'm not sure if it is the same big sha as featured on the black fase ep, but apparently this was produced by mista sinista of the x-men. that's all i got.

share your knowledge in the comments section!

BIG SHA OF ZIG ZAG ZIG "RELOAD THE CLIP" PROMO '95

1. RELOAD THE CLIP

2. RELOAD THE CLIP REMIX

3. OUTER LIMITS

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

[remixes] dj skeletor pt.II / germany

2011-02-07T15:34:00.000-08:00

a brand new year to lace brand new remixes! for those who follow crates of ag on facebook might have heard the good news- it's february and we're already packed with LOTS of good shit!

as new as 2011 might be, my man skeletor is no newbie. check out his remix package from '09 in case you missed it!

anyway, i really hope everyone will download this new collection. soul on air vol.2 is an amazing work and has to be spread immediately.

«Skeletorizzy on da set…Here we have a bunch of new and old beats I remixed. Some are fully produced others were just old beats I added a accapella to. A pretty much mixed selection of moods right here... from soulful flava to grimey shit.

I hope you enjoy this selection, of my unorthodox beats. I know I got a special flava… but that’s my style…comment if you like or dislike… that’s my food ya know ;)

Shoutouts to my NoTVraps fam: Skratch my nutz (dj tik), nandee & sick senz…and all my peeps in HH & H-Over diggin my stuff…one love! [dj skeletor]»

DJ SKELETOR «SOUL ON AIR VOL.2» '11

01. Inner H-Over Blues (sick girlz intro)
02. Jusone & Hannibal Lecter - Holdin it down (rmx)
03. Corrupt empire - Jersey get yours (rmx)
04. Bee Why - The boros (Alicia's NYC crime rmx)
05. SOP - Styles (grimey as fuck rmx)
06. Raidermen & NE - Magnetic (mystik sphere rmx)
07. Rufus Blaq & Lox - Artifacts of life (cozy rmx)
08. Bee Why - Reality (rmx)
09. Ghostface Killah - Mighty Healthy (rmx)
10. Tru Bo Experience - Here come the tru bos (fear rmx)
11. X-Perado - Verbal reality (rmx)
12. Rhyme Recka - To my lady (full of soul rmx)
13. T-Max - Relax your mind (soleil rmx)

dj skeletor - soul on air vol.2 [teaser]

smoked out productions - styles [dj skeletor remix]

yeah bro, you've got that special flava, no doubt! come back sooner next time! too many favorites here- but both bee why remixes, sop and raidermen keep me very busy! what's your joint here?? tell us in the comments section!

pz,
al

[hanDJob talks to] t.r.o.o.k.u.l.a. of brainwash 2000

2010-12-29T12:32:00.000-08:00

oh my god, last post for this year! and how could we better end 2010 than with an interview with troo kula of the brainwash 2000 fame!?

seriously guys, everybody is or at least was after their 12"s. it took me years to get ahold of the «break it down» 12"! and even though everybody was aware of brainwash, you never heard anything about them. well, my man hanDJob came here today to change that fact. with the help of the tru comers [big shout out!] he tracked down t.r.o.o.k.u.l.a. for an interesting interview!

as usual we were also able to score some exclusive unheard material. in this case troo kula blesses us with three past funk & dues joints.

«Troo Kula: First let me say Peace to you and all the real Hip Hop fans all around the world and thank you for this opportunity. T.R.O.O.K.U.L.A. stands for The Root Often Oversees with Knowledge Understanding Love and Acceptance. ..»

READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE

as already mentioned, we have 3 unheard joints for you ready. my winner here is «what you think».

1. WHAT YOU THINK

2. GAME

3. ON E

big up to troo kula for taking the time and sharing some history! and now go and read the interview!

happy new year folks and make sure you hit our spot in 2011 as well!

peace!

hanDJob & akutt

poison ladd s.l.r. x beats in general - rebel music 12" ep ['92-'96]

2010-12-22T12:06:00.000-08:00

already got all your christmas gifts? well, here's some new heat from the solid ground fam:

Finishing off the year 2010, Poison Ladd S.L.R. – Beats In General return with another vintage 12” Ep of un-released songs recorded between 1992-1996. These recordings was pulled from the countless Dat tapes from Beats In General’s archives. REBEL MUSIC includes “All The Hits & More” (1992) a song about a drug addicts addiction to crack & cocaine, “No Fast Food Job” which details the harsh realities of working at a places like mc donald's in 1993, Cypress Hill inspired “One On Da Shelf” (1993) speaks about dealing with untrust worthy people in the hood, & “Bourbon & Bullets” (1996) story telling at its best which includes names of brand liquors & cigarettes.

Side A

All The Hits & More (1992)

No Fast Food Job (1993)

Side B

One On Da Shelf (1993)

Bourbon & Bullets (1996)

This release is Limited to 300 copies and costs $39.99 (USA) or $49.99 (INTERNATIONAL) incl. Shipping. Now available for pre-order at:

http://solidgroundrecords.blogspot.com

http://another14u2nv.blogspot.com

www.myteedjthor.blogspot.com

www.alkuttraz.blogspot.com

Order Here:

fifth city mob

2010-12-14T03:08:00.000-08:00

probably the second last post this year guys!

this is the fifth city mob from the bronx. i featured both tracks on mixtapes already- but still, it's a dope ass record! i didn't find out much about this crew so hanDJob helped me out with some info from one of the crew members:

«Members were David Brewster aka "Dusty Rhodes", Evan Leo Grandison aka "L-ion"and Ken Jones aka "DJ Ken Blass". It was Recorded in 93'. We are all from the BX. Co op City, Section 2 & 5. Dave & Leo are from 5. Thus the name 5th City Mob originated.»

FIFTH CITY MOB 12" '93

1. MURDER TYPE

2. DARK SIDE

great release– watch out for your copy!

pz.
akutt

sales on delicatessen

2010-11-28T04:06:00.000-08:00

massive sales on crates of ag delicatessen.

price reductions on 44 records. click on the picture above or on this link:

reduced prices

[instrumentals] kick back / canada

2010-11-25T14:33:00.000-08:00

i have another great instrumental package for you guys today! we're heading over to canada, where kick back blesses us with 12 joints. i found his youtube-channel a while back- and i was amazed by his works!

«I'm a 26 year old Hip Hop Head/producer from Edmonton, Canada. I dig through crates of soul, jazz, funk, and library music, mostly from the 60's and 70's. My style can be hardcore, smooth, and hypnotic. I prefer to put a 90's feel on all my joints, because i grew up listening to boom bap, its the only sound i can relate to. I have such a deep love for Hip Hop, my mind will never be tainted or brainwashed by mainstream music, as i plan on making the same, 90s style beats, for decades to come.

Influences:

Reggie Noble, Pete Rock, Grap Luva, Nick Wiz, Buckwild, DJ Premier, Guru(RIP), K Def, Damu The Fudgemunk, Easy Mo Bee, Xtra P, Fredro Starr(Onyx), Roc Raida(RIP), Lord Finesse, & Showbiz, The Artifacts, Redman, K Banger, Miilkbone,
Da Youngstas, Illegal, Das EFX, Cella Dwellas, Kardinal Offishall, Cipher, Down 2 Erf, Da Grassroots, MOP, Lost Boyz, Onyx.

What I currently use:

Numark TTUSB (USB Turntable), Audacity, FL Studio 7»

i also have to mention a collabo he made earlier this year with k-banger, which is also dope- particularly for 2010!

k banger - ode to new york (kick back production/2010)

«K Banger is an emcee from New Jersey, who is currently signed to the label 45 Scientific. He was involved with music at an early age, and Hip Hop throughout the 90's. K has been affiliated with Miilkbone and Nick Wiz, as well as Scienz of Life in the past, and present. He was also featured on one of the illest joints from the mid 90's...

«Dirty Delaney» - Miilkbone ft K Banger (Produced by Nick Wiz)

This is how I found out about K Banger...Although it never made Miilkbone's 95' LP "Da Miilkrate", it was finally released on "Nick Wiz - Cellar Sounds vol 1", in 2008. I contacted K Banger on youtube early 2010, and offered up some beats. We've only released one single, "Ode To New York", that was recorded in 2010. We are currently working on a few joints for his upcoming LP in 2011, and an LP of our own for late 2011."

K Banger has 2 previous albums:

Stillborn Lives - released in 2002 through Dirt Department, Inc. &
Truth Be Told - released in 2007 through Shaman Work Recordings. Both can be purchased online or on iTunes.»

KICK BACK INSTRUMENTALS '10

1. BEAT 1

2. BEAT 2

3. BEAT 3

4. BEAT 4

5. BEAT 5

6. BEAT 6

7. BEAT 7

8. BEAT 8

9. BEAT 9

10. BEAT10

11. GURU TRIBUTE BEAT

BONUS:

12. K-BANGER - ODE TO NEW YORK (KICK BACK PROD.)

kick back instrumentals [teaser]

hey what more can i say. perfect moods to hit the streets. big shout out to my man kick back and k banger. love your stuff and i'd love to see an lp next year!

make sure you check out his youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KickBack90sBeats

kick back, come back anytime.

peace,

akutt

shrlock da madman

2010-11-16T13:59:00.000-08:00

«i try to maintain and keep this rap thing true, new york might be dope but richmond brothers got flavor too!»

i couldn't start this one better than with this quote from the featured mc itself. i present to you this record by shrlock da madman on rolling records from '96. some of you might already be aware of this 12". i also featured «for what it was» on my volume 5 mix back in '07. shrlock da madman is from virginia and has nothing to do with sherlock from sweden. i don't know if that's his only record out there- enlighten me if you know more.

i like the whole record, but i stick straight to the last track. also, a full track with the intro beat would have been nice too! keep your eyes open for this one.

SHRLOCK ALL COMP. SLIDE BACK 12" '96

1. SLIDE BACK

2. TOP NOTCH

3. SET IT OFF

4. FOR WHAT IT WAS

pz,
akutt

[hanDJob talks to] dj gerard (reggie capers)

2010-11-09T15:12:00.000-08:00

Once again my man hanDJob returns with another interesting interview. this time he talked to dj gerard aka brother black from queens. you should at least know him from the reggie capers releases (four years ago i posted their second 12" on sound plus rhythm).

«hanDJob: To start this, please share some history about the time you got into music, like how it was back then. How it all started.

Dj Gerard: I started DJing at 13 years old, in Lefrak City Queens NY. This was where and when I received my first DJ set, It was BSR TURNTABLES, AND A UP AND DOWN CROSS GEMINI MIXER AND A REALISTIC AMP FROM RADIO SHACK. To this day...»

READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE

yep, and you know how we do [at least the leechers out there, who don't read one line we post]! once again we come with some exclusives! dj gerard blessed us with two unreleased reggie capers joints. fellas, they are hot, check the videos below! and to make the package perfect, we also share their '95 debut release «she can't love me». plus i also packed in the suspect 12" again- like that you'll get all 3 releases in this download. dope stuff!

REGGIE CAPERS 12" '95 (courtesy of hanDJob)

1. SHE CAN'T LOVE YOU

2. DO IT LIKE THAT

3. MO' BANG

reggie capers - i apologize

reggie capers - time and time again

and now go and read the interview! big shout out to dj gerard and reggie capers!

peace!
hanDJob & akutt

[remixes] wun two / germany

2010-10-23T03:35:00.000-07:00

this guy here made my week, seriously!

wun two from germany has a mix up on bandcamp full of remixes, beats and skits. 20 minutes long. i have been listening to «a jazz remix» for one week now and i can't stop. this guy brings back the jazzy side of rap. for crates of ag he split the mix into seperate files.

name: wun two
country: germany
age: 25 years
machines i use (band members): mpc 2000xl, sl-1210mk2, polyvinyl chloride
influences: jazz, soul & funk, madlib, jay dee

http://soundcloud.com/wun-two
http://wuntwo.bandcamp.com
http://www.myspace.com/wunderkindbeatz

WUN TWO - A JAZZ REMIX '10

1. REDMAN - CAN'T WAIT

2. PHIFE DAWG - ONCE AGAIN

3. BIGGIE SMALLZ - FUCKING TONIGHT

4. DAS EFX & MOBB DEEP - MICROPHONE MASTER

5. KRACKIN (SKIT)

6. FUGEES - HOW MANY MICS

7. BLACK MOON - HOW MANY MC'S

8. FLY ME TO THE MOON (SKIT)

i love the whole package- but the black moon remix gets the crown. check out the videos below! much love to wun two– you definitely have to come back with more stuff! and special shout out to my homie alexander, who gave me the hint to this. thanks man.

wun two - a jazz remix [teaser]

black moon - how many mc's [wun two remix]

pz,
akutt

jerry g

2010-10-14T12:36:00.000-07:00

i have to dedicate this one to my man madkid- he posted one track of this twelve inch a while ago on youtube.

i'm talking about a rapper called jerry g. i didn't know him before- but i understand that he comes from the same corner as hi-fidel & dj crucial on f5 records from st. louis. i'm pretty sure most of you guys at least heard of them before.

this nice record is from 2002. two of the three tracks were produced by dj crucial while the third one was done by keanutis smith.

JERRY G 12" '02

1. NO QUESTION

2. I LOVE THE KIDS

3. TAMMY TURRELL

what more can i say- these tracks fit well during these days of fall. make sure you also check out the hi-fidel and dj crucial stuff (check the videos below). my winners here are «tammy turrell» and «no question».

jerry g - tammy turrell

hi-fidel & dj crucial - madeira remix

shout out to madkid!

pz,

akutt

[instrumentals] timeless / germany

2010-10-07T15:01:00.000-07:00

our second presenter in the beats section is corccey aka timeless beats from germany. i stumbled across his beats on his youtube channel a while ago.

«My name is "Timeless". I come from germany & I'm 18 years old. I started makin beats back in summer 2008 at the age of 16.

I chose the name Timeless because True School hip hop what other people call underground hip hop today is timeless. I mean there are tons of true school albums that people still remember til today. I've been listening to hip hop since '99 and since then it became pretty much the leading thing in my life. My inspiration comes from countless producers (Pete Rock, DJ Premier, 9th Wonder & Large P just to name a few of them).

I don't use a MPC. Just like "Bugseed" i use FL Studio 8 and i'm completely happy with it. In the beginning i've kept my production pretty much simple, but after a long time makin beats my style of makin beats became more & more advanced.

The reason why hip hop is so important to me is that it helped me going through tough times and made me express myself with my beats. Makin music was one of the reasons why i never started smokin' or drinkin'... to keep my head clean for new ideas.»

TIMELESS «BEATS EP» '10

1. GOOD OL' TIMES

2. SHIT HAPPENS

3. THE OFFICIAL '10

4. GET ON DA MIC

5. BRING IT BACK

6. RUNNIN' IN '10

7. TRIBUTE TO GANG STARR

BONUS BEATS:

8. YOUTUBE BEAT #14

9. YOUTUBE BEAT #15

10. YOUTUBE BEAT #20

check out his sites:

http://www.facebook.com/TimelessBeatz1992

http://www.youtube.com/timelessbeatz1992

http://hiphoprarities.blogspot.com (just a lil blog)

he also did an interview on helpmesavehiphop.com

timeless - beats ep teaser

you probably recognize a bunch of the samples used- still, i like it the way he flipped them. thanks mister timeless, i'm sure we'll hear more beats from you in the future!

pz,
akutt

cannabis

2010-10-03T14:03:00.000-07:00

one more unrevealed record from the darkside mix– cannabis with their '94 twelve inch «represent no question»

all i see is they are from connecticut and go by the names kaseem, craig & frog. this was put out on linda records and together they represent the ghetto link production. the freestyle version is where it's at, the street mix is more a different instrumental-theme.

CANNABIS 12" '94

1. REPRESENT NO QUESTION (FREESTYLE)

2. REPRESENT NO QUESTION (STREET MIX)

pz
akutt

2 crazy mentall productions

2010-09-18T09:03:00.000-07:00

another nice compilation from toronto. 2 crazy mentall productions- the compilation vol. 2 was released on double vinyl in '97. goody here– you can also find "elixir" by abdominal, which was featured on his cassette only debut release one year later. i'm not sure if there was also a volume 1. maybe you guys know more?!

i've also seen a 12" from the same label from around '97/'98, plus there are at least 2 more 12"'s from 2000.

2 CRAZY MENTALL PRODUCTIONS "IICMP COMPILATION VOL.2" '97 2x12"

RECORD 1

1. IICM - BASSIS

2. RUCKUS - BATTLE WITH UNWANTED

3. C.O.N.S.H.U.S. PHENOM - DISEASE

RECORD 2:

1. 2SLASH EN4CER - OUT MY REST

2. ABDOMINAL - ELIXIR

3. RARE SOUNDS - POTENT THOUGHTS

4. C-SOL - THE TAKEN

5. BIG PRO - THE FUTURE IS NOW

pz,

akutt!

[remixes] sp.cifyk / france

2010-09-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

here we go with our first remix package from france!

sp.cifyk sent me over these joints, which were made in '04. all tracks are produced by him except for the common remix, which is by dee wax.

spcifyk dj /producer from the south val de marne area (bonneuil sur marne). my passion for hip hop began in the early 80's by practicing dancing such as smurf and breakdance. then in the 90's i started doing graffiti for various projects.

after collecting records and lots of hip hop magazines i decided to buy some equipment and to build my own home studio in '96.

my influences are dj premier, dj spinna, large pro, pete rock, the uhmma, lord finesse, buckwild, the beatminerz, etc. but of course also other genres are very important in my beatmaking life. soul, funk, jazz and jazz rock to salsa, bossa nova, movie soundtracks to more obscure styles of music. [sp.cifyk]

you can find him on myspace or check his excellent album «city talk» with guestrappers, which he had released earlier this year.

SP.CIFYK "AKAPELLA'S" '04

1. RAWCOTIKS - HARDCORE HIP HOP (SP.CIFYK REMIX)

2. FREDDIE FOXXX - TEACH THE CHILDREN (SP.CIFYK REMIX)

3. ED OG - SAYIN' SOMETHING (SP.CIFYK REMIX)

4. BLACK MOON - HOW MANY MC'S (SP.CIFYK REMIX)

5. COMMON - RESURRECTION (DEE WAX REMIX)

6. SP.CIFYK - TIME LOOP REMIX (SP.CIFYK REMIX)

my joints are rawcotiks, black moon & common.

thanks man and come back with more!

pz,

akutt

BLANK FASIZ

2010-08-21T07:48:00.000-07:00

interesting group from the providence area.

Blank Fasiz is made up of two members, the first being Aftamaf who believes that the music that Blank Fasiz puts out has to have a positive message.The other member is KWE, which stands for knowledge, wisdom, and equality. Blank Fasiz like many other artists have had to struggle, both financially and mentally.They have waited patiently, all the while, honing their craft and gathering knowledge and experiences. That is what makes them the hot-ticket in the hip-hop scene.They have a powerful positive message to give the listeners, and their fans are a loyal, positive following. They feel that the positive message in their lyrics is what makes their music unique. Blank Fasiz goes back to around 1995 when Aftamaf, KWE, and Mike Franco met in Providence. They formed the New Realm Record label, so that they could pursue their dream of positive hip-hop.They felt that the genre has far too much sex and violence in the lyrics, which is a bad influence for the youth.So, they undertook the self appointed position of teaching fans that a more positive type of hip-hop is in the groove. Blank Fasiz has a mission to complete, and we can expect to hear some powerful messages coming out of New Realm Records and Blank Fasiz.

here i have their first two releases from '98 (probably recorded in '97) on new realm records. somehow i never bought their «we came to blaze» ep from '99, which is solid as well. my winners are "mofa", "m.s.e.i.n.a.s." and "hartford park".

BLANK FASIZ 12" '98

1. FUTURISTIC RYMES

2. HARTFORD PARK

3. WHAT 'CHU KNOW

BLANK FASIZ "MIND POWER" EP '98

1. MIND POWER

2. MOFA

3. M.S.E.I.N.A.S.

4. UNCHARTED PARTS

pz,
akutt

the deerhuntaz - you gonna die, you motherfucker

2010-08-10T03:34:00.000-07:00

it took some time, but the wait was worth it. here we go with another deerhuntaz sureshot. handjob and i come with 70mins of indieness. duck down and clear the tracklist!

THE DEERHUNTAZ "YOU GONNA DIE, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!" MIXTAPE '10

alkuttraz side:

1. fifth city mob - murder type

2. big squig - no more running from cops

3. hurst huslas - in tha q

4. big sha - reload the clip remix

5. r.i.p. - nyc the money and the murder

6. sun risers - street song

7. m- slash feat. big oh! - if you test we

8. dark forest - shhh!

9. shabrinklez - gunz & gatz

10.

handjob side:

1. high side infantry - contact

2. real crookz – cyclops

3. handz - handz of def

5.raw earth - night life

6.strictnine/paranorm/d.evilman – hooker to a housewife

7.project oasis – what is rap without karizma?

9. wolfe d.o.m-nation - da stash

10. droopy eye crew – most deadliest of all games

11. hurst huslas – don’t wet dat

pz,

handjob & akutt

mc googly / poison ladd s.l.r. 2x12"

2010-08-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

SOLID GROUND RECORDS PRESENTS

MC GOOGLY - BEATS IN GENERAL - POISON LADD S.L.R. 2x12" LP

Mc Googly – Aka – William Daniels ("The Public Enemy Of Philly") born and raised in Philadelphia, Pa. (North Philly) in 1967, moved to The logan section of Philadelphia in 1980, where he first witnessed hip hop at its finest. We’re talking 2 Turntables and a microphone. Well known Dj’s like Disco Rat, Disco Poo Sex Machine, would be off the hook with performances, with rappers, and rap groups.

His study of the rap game had him rapping at the early age of 13 sounding just as good as the older rappers. In 1983 he met Ronald Potts known then as Mc Rockwell (aka) Poison Ladd at Olney Highschool in Philadelphia where the challenge each other to take there skills to the next level. Shortly after, they met Wayne Rhoads know then as Big which they later named Extortionist B (aka) Beats In General and they formed a group (Boys Of Doom) they produced a sound that still today is ringing in the public ear. They were considered one of the hottest groups in philly at that time, but still no shine in 1984.

In 1987 the Boys Of Doom had to part due to Mc Googly’s incarceration which he did a 2 year sentence. His incarceration helped him perfect his rap skills, Mc Googly returned to the group B.O.D. in 1989 and recorded several solo songs but violated his parole and returned right back to prison until 1992. By then B.O.D. was no more, and Ronald Potts, & Wayne Rhoads became Poison Ladd S.L.R. – Beats In General., so Mc Googly moved on as a solo artist recording various hip hop songs throughout the 90’s. We hope you enjoy the many lost treasures of Mc Googly, One of the illest Mc’s of philly.

MC Googly / Beats In General "Ghetto Soldiers" 12" Ep

SIDE A: (80's)

1. Kick'n It (1989)

2. They Got Me (interlude)

3. Ghetto Soldiers (1989)

SIDE B: (90's)

1. All Day (1994) (Intro)

2. Timbre Timbre (1996)

3. The Situation Is Fuck'd Up (1995)

Poison Ladd S.L.R. / Beats In General "Black Pussy" b/w "Red Wagon" 12" Single

SIDE A:

1. Black Pussy (1994)

2. (Bonus) Yo Yo Yo Verse

SIDE B:

1. Red Wagon (1993)

2. Red Wagon (1993)(Instrumental Mix)

Returning with another limited 300 press Solid Ground Records brings you more classic hip hop from the archives of Beats In General. This release features a lost member of the crew Mc Googly “The Public Enemy of Philly”. This Ep features never released songs recorded 1989, 1994, 1995 & 1997. “Ghetto Soldiers” the Ep title track was the first song recorded under the OTR record label in 1989. That year Mc Googly was incarcerated and the record was never released. Added to this package is another classic unreleased 12” single, Black Pussy 1994 / Red Wagon 1993 & bonus verse Yo - Yo - Yo! “Black Pussy ” is Poison Ladd's view of the explicit encounters of a promiscous black woman. Deemed way too expicit for the mainstream, this song was also never released.

These two 12“s come together as a package which is limited to 300 for $55.00 plus shipping & handling. First 40 who pre-order $45.00 plus shipping. They will not be sold seperately. Ordering details below.

PRE - ORDER

INTERNATIONAL

paypal

UNITED STATES

paypal

AND

http://www.another14u2nv.blogspot.com

Peace,
Beats In General

[instrumentals] bugseed / japan

2010-08-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

bugseed, a japanese beatmaker from tokyo, contacted me a few weeks ago with a link to his actual instrumental album «bohemian beatnik». i checked it out and it blew me away. i haven't heard so many dope beats coming from one person in a long time. i wrote him back and regretted that i do not have something like an instrumental section on my page, where we could post these beats.

some time passed and i kept bumping those tracks on my ipod on a daily basis. one day i visited his myspace-page and boom...found another load of his beats on soundcloud. the case was clear now- i had to start an instrumental section on crates of ag.

and this is exactly what we are starting doing today!

if you want to know more about bugseed, check out an interview with him on 77e.org. but to quickly sum it up: he is 21 years young, started making beats 2 years ago and uses fruity loops 8. also we can expect a few more ep's this year, including a collaboration with raw stilus.

today, bugseed shares seven tracks with us, which are from his «bohemian beatnik» album and from his soundcloud beats.

BUGSEED "DEMO EP" '10

1. TEAR LOOSE

2. EPILOGUE

3. SKILLZ IN '09

4. STMB 176

5. STIMULATED EMISSION

6. BUTTERFLY STROKE

7. GALAXY EXPRESS

make sure you get the whole «bohemian beatnik» album: http://bugseed.bandcamp.com/album/bohemian-beatnik-lp

<a href="http://bugseed.bandcamp.com/album/bohemian-beatnik-lp">harlot by bugseed</a>

other sites:

myspace
http://www.myspace.com/bugseed

bandcamp
http://bugseed.bandcamp.com

soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com/bug-seed

youtube
http://www.youtube.com/user/bugseed1

twitter
http://twitter.com/bugseed

mail
bug_seed at yahoo.co.jp

now pump up the volume and check out the teaser video!

bugseed - demo ep teaser

so, if you have similar dope beats to share, send 'em over as well. oh, and i also have good news concerning bugseed. he will now work on remixes with vocals for crates of ag. can't wait to hear them!

thank you bugseed! and now show some love in the comments section.

pz,

akutt

kuku productions

2010-07-24T11:29:00.000-07:00

holy grail on a cold saturday

i have to admit, i bought this record pretty randomly in '08 on ebay from noz over at cocaine blunts. it then took me some time to realize that there was roc marciano spitting on the prophecy track. i remember last september, when our homie verge went mad on t.r.o.y. trying to id recordings he had from this 12". yeah, and a few weeks later this release resounded throughout the land.

this 12" on noose records has to be roc's debut release on vinyl with a second mc i can not identify (it can't be a member of the un crew, looking at the name). they call themselves kuku productions. on the flipside you have a group called zo & ox of which i know even less. each group has one track with 3 different mixes. all tracks are nice! but i stick to the radio and oxidation edits of "the prophecy". man, i love roc's voice and flow!

KUKU PRODUCTIONS / ZO & OX 12'' '97

SIDE A: KUKU PRODUCTIONS

1. THE PROPHECY [RADIO EDIT]

2. THE PROPHECY [OXIDATION MIX]

3. THE PROPHECY [DJ COOKIES MIX]

SIDE AA: ZO & OX

1. SPINNIN [HOT 97 MIX]

2. SPINNIN [OX BURNIN' MIX]

3. SPINNIN [UNFINISHED SYMPHONY]

anyway, since roc marciano dropped his amazing album «marcberg» earlier this year, i thought it would be the right time to share this with you today. also make sure you check out robbies interview over at unkut in case you have missed that.

pz,
akutt

(header image is taken from unkut)

big l / silky black - double pack 2x12"

2010-07-16T13:37:00.000-07:00

another great project to announce!

our homie ed catto and freestyle records are about to release a 2x12" with unreleased big l and silky black material from 1991-1993.

crates of ag: where did you get these tracks from?

ed catto: showbiz and i have been working on this project for almost 1 1/2 years now. ever since we rediscovered these reels we have been working to bring this music out in an official manner which would allow all the original artists to be compensated. we had to work with big l's estate, silky black and the lone outside producer, lord finesse. we weren't sure that we were going to be able to pull it off, truthfully. if you look at the matrix numbers you will see that we had this planned but dropped other projects ahead of it while we worked out various issues.

crates of ag: how come nobody else pressed these up yet?

ed catto: no one pressed these up previously because no one had them or had even heard them besides showbiz, jazzy jay and big l. i don't think sony even had these as the full lp was never delivered to sony in the way that show intended it to be heard, they had started their tinkering by then. when the reels were rediscovered, show came to me because he had been happy with our work together on the showbiz & a.g. - broken chains 2xlp project.

crates of ag: is there more vintage stuff coming from big l or other artists in the future?

ed catto: i don't know for certain if there will be any other vintage unheard material coming from big l. so many original reels were destroyed in jazzy jay's fire. that these escaped is a minor miracle. still, you never know what could be out there or housed at another studio, etc. all i know is that this is all we have at our disposal from both artists that is fit for pressing and that is why we decided on a 2x12" format.

BIG L / SILKY BLACK - DOUBLE PACK 2x12"

DISC 1: BIG L

1. NO ENDZ, NO SKINZ (EXPLICIT OG VERSION), 1991

2. LET 'EM HAVE IT "L" (OG VERSION), 1991

+ INSTRUMENTALS

DISC 2: SILKY BLACK

1. TURN IT UP (PROD. SHOWBIZ)

2. BLOW UP (PROD. SHOWBIZ)

3. 163RD (PROD. LORD FINESSE)

+ INSTRUMENTALS

[limited to 400 handnumbered copies worldwide]

snippets

also check out two more releases on freestyle records dropping at the same time [they can also be purchased as bundles]:

BRANESPARKER & NUTRAGEOUS – DA GRITTY & DA GRIMEY EP

FREESTYLE PROFESSORS – GHETTO GOSPEL B/W STANLEY GRIMES – STANLEY GRIMES 7” (200 copies pressed)

all three projects will be shipping together around July 25th

PRICING OVERVIEW:

Showbiz Presents: The Big L - Silky Black Double Pack 2×12” PC $85
($100/$92 w/shipping Overseas/N. America)
Preorder for $75 ($90/$82 w/ shipping Overseas/N. America)

Branesparker & Nutrageous – Da Gritty & Da Grimey SC EP $18
Preorder for $15 ($30/$22 w/shipping Overseas/N. America)

Freestyle Professors – Ghetto Gospel b/w Stanley Grimes – Stanley Grimes 7”
available as part of Bundle #1 or Bundle #2

Pre-order Bundle #1:
Branesparker & Nutrageous EP + FPs – Ghetto Gospel 7” $23 ($38/$30 w/shipping Overseas/N.America)

Pre-order Bundle #2:
Showbiz Presents: Big L - Silky Black Double Pack 2×12” PC + Branesparker & Nutrageous EP + FPs – Ghetto Gospel 7” $90 ($105/$97 w/shipping Overseas/N. America)

Ordering:
Please make payments to jenniferhandal at hotmail dot com

amazing stuff guys! "let 'em have it "l" (og version)" is the killer!

pz,

akutt!

Delicatessen update #3

2010-07-15T13:59:00.000-07:00

14 additions with Snippets!

raw universal pot headz who stay high everyday all day zonin'

2010-07-03T07:20:00.000-07:00

great post! my man handjob returns with another great interview. this time he reached out for jasson turner, mc and producer of the ruph headz from brooklyn.

«hanDJob: What’s good Jasson? Please introduce yourself and tell the readers a little bit about the Ruph Headz as well as what it stands for.

Jasson: Ha! The Ruph Headz was Raw Universal Pot Headz who stay High Everyday All day Zonin'...»

READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW HERE

also, we have the two 12"s for you guys, plus three exclusive joints from an ep called "at ya service", which got shelved back in '97. can u dig it?!

RUPH HEADZ 12" '95

1. SETT-IT

2. AIN'T NO 1/2 STOMPIN

RUPH HEADZ "'96 SPRING SAMPLER VOL.1" 12" '96 (courtesy of hanDJob)

1. HOME OF THE CROOKED MEN

2. HOME OF THE CROOKED MEN REMIX

3. SHEETS IN BETWEEN

4. HOW WE GET DOWN

RUPH HEADZ "AT YA SERVICE" EP '97

1. CAN U DIG IT

2. SPILL OUT 4 U

3. WRECKIN' YA

make sure you read the interview and support handjobs effort! big thanks to jasson and the whole ruph headz crew! special thanks for the exclusive stuff!

peace!

akutt & handjob

[remixes] tru comers pt.II / switzerland

2010-06-09T13:24:00.000-07:00

what's up y'all!

It has been quite for some time i know, but here i come with some freshness!

remember the tru comers from switzerland with their remix ep last year?! i sure do, cause i play the dysfunkshunal familee remix every 2nd day!

anyway, here we go again with their second release. this time you'll get 7! remixes on wax, which is limited to 100 copies! unfortunately, no instrumentals on the ep this time. the beauty of this release– it only costs $13! so come on and order your copies. you'll find the ordering info at the bottom of this post.

TRU COMERS "TRUMENDOUS EP" '10

1. concrete mob - boiling point (tru comers remix)

2. lord finesse - soul plan (tru comers remix)

3. ill biskits - god bless your life (tru comers remix)

4 chosen few - raw beauty (tru comers remix)

5. dutchmin - surrounded (tru comers remix)

6. us plus one - murder me (tru comers remix)

7. double l - peeps in da ground (tru comers remix)

great project once again! my favorites are lord finesse, us plus one and double l. one love to the tru comers- i can't wait for part 3.

pz,
akutt

ORDERING INFO:

order via trucomers@hotmail.com

1 record: $13

versand schweiz: 10CHF

shipping europe: $12

shipping overseas $14

insurance: + 1.50CHF / + $6

teaser: lord finesse - soul plan (tru comers remix)

coming soon

2010-05-16T05:56:00.000-07:00

swiss made remixes

l-nation

2010-05-09T04:04:00.000-07:00

quick update with a solid 12" from '96.

it's l-nation with a two track 12" on raezar entertainment group. hey, i don't know shit about them. i think they are from philly, but i could be wrong. my winner is "everyday".

L-NATION 12" '96

1. EVERYDAY

2. FLOW WITOUT DA FORMAT

pz,

akutt

[remixes] georgy whistler / germany

2010-04-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

the remixes keep on coming!

our featured package of today comes from my man georgy whistler from germany:

Hey, i'm a 22 years old homeboy from south-germany and have been producin' for 6 years. I started makin beats with music maker and cool edit. now i use cubase and reason, a midi keyboard and i also play guitar over some tracks. i love the 96 shit and listen to a lotta jazz/funk stuff, thats my main influence. I hope you enjoy it!
-Georgy Whistler

thank you very much mister whistler! my favorites are royal fam, pitch black & non phixion.

georgy whistler - remixed

1. georgy whistler - intro
2. jigmastas- across the globe (georgy whistler remix)
3. royal fam - summin' gotz to give (georgy whistler remix)
4. all knew program - respect (georgy whistler remix)
5. pitch black - show and prove (georgy whistler remix)
6. georgy whistler- interlude
7. house of reps - grey skies (georgy whistler remix)
8. east flatbush project - head to head (georgy whistler remix)
9. true form - tru-form (georgy whistler remix)
10. non phixion - 5 boros remix (georgy whistler remix)
11. j-live ft. wordsworth - bosoms (georgy whistler remix)
12. georgy whistler - chill out relax and puffin blunts in the afternoon outro

update:

Part II (Free Refills) available on Underground Hip Hop Lounge:

Georgy Whistler - Free Refills

pz,
akutt

the ruggedn'ess & madd drama pt.2

2010-04-21T16:03:00.000-07:00

i'm happy to present you three more clips of ruggedn'ess madd drama live. special thanks to catchnwrek, who's the happy owner of these dvd's! you get "big boyz", "forreal" and a verse by ruggedness we can not really id (sounds familiar though). can anybody help us out here? anyway, me and my squad was already pretty dope- but forreal live...damn!

ruggeddness mad drama - forreal live

ruggeddness mad drama - big boyz live

ruggedness verse live

you can purchase the 2 dvd's at www.masterjamrecords.com

update:

catchnwrek just informed me that the link i posted to purchase the 2 dvds is selling only the showcase one.

"this is where I purchased my copies and you can find both:

http://www.filmbaby.com/films/2185
http://www.filmbaby.com/films/1139

however, you can purchase the showcase dvd for $2.50 less at masterjam. if that's the only one someone wants then i suggest this route, however, it's best to go with filmbaby if you want both to save on shipping, right!"

pz,
catchnwrek & akutt

guru r.i.p.

2010-04-20T03:27:00.000-07:00

guru has died after a long battle with cancer.

the ruggedn'ess & madd drama

2010-04-17T16:50:00.000-07:00

i don't think i have to explain too much about our next group. philly's finest ruggedn'ess & madd drama. this is their debut record i believe. it's from '93 and on kixx records, where one year later redd bull appeared. apparently this also is the first release of kixx records (kixx01).

both tracks are dope! nevertheless, "comin' at 'cha" is my joint!

as extra special delicacy i upped a video of them live on stage performing "me and my squad". to be honest, i can't remember where i have this footage from. the year should be '94/'95 . this is super fucking dope! check it out!

ruggedness mad drama - me and my squad live

THE RUGGEDN'ESS & MADD DRAMA 12" '93

1. BIG BOYZ
2. COMIN' AT 'CHA

pz,
akutt

ebay sales

2010-04-13T18:41:00.001-07:00

da minds of sol
connecticut kartel
superscientifiku
kemp kapone
massive ring
4 iza crü
new world poet
branded black
demolition
droopy eye crew

5 DAYS. NO RESERVES!

click on the picture or here

all around incredibles

2010-04-06T16:23:00.001-07:00

time to reveal two missing joints on the year of the nine mix and darkside mix.

let me introduce all around incredibles with their two track twelve inch from '97. they are so incredible, that i could not find any info about them. apparently the rappers are nebulus & kwamclizm. production credits go to des black and k-carribean. i don't know if they had an earlier release as it says "all arounds the bomb remix" on the label.

a very dope record in my opinion!

hit the comments section should you know more!

ALL AROUND INCREDIBLES 12" '97

1. ALL-AROUNDS THE BOMB REMIX
2. MAINTAIN TO DRAIN

pz,
akutt

nujabes r.i.p.

2010-04-02T08:37:00.000-07:00

[remixes] emelvi / spain

2010-03-25T11:08:00.000-07:00

the wave of remixes continues!

mad props for my man emelvi from spain for reaching out this time. he comes with six classic remixes. i feel all of them- i really like the vibe overall. my winners are lost the boyz and gravediggaz remixes. i listened to them a lot!

"I'm from Spain and I make my music with crate stuff. nothing more, let the music speak for itself! Thanks a lot and much Respect from Spain!

-Emelvi"

http://mlvmusic.bandcamp.com
www.myspace.com/emelvibeats

1. the beatnuts - props over here (emelvi remix)
2. gravediggaz - 1-800 suicide (emelvi remix)
3. jamal - fades em all (emelvi remix)
4. the lost boyz & pete rock - the yearn (emelvi remix)
5. large professor - amaman (emelvi remix)
6. lords of the underground - tic toc (emelvi remix)

thanks man- come back with more!

pz,
akutt

alkuttraz - 33 minutes

2010-03-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

here's a little mix i made with stuff laying around in my room. all tracks should be circa '98-'09. it's 33 minutes short. where's the tracklist?!

update:

1. polemikk - intro
2. breeze brewin, dj eli & sub-conscious - bezerkowitz
3. 90 proof - inner city prophets
4.
5. constructive rukus - anbesol
6. awol one - static
7. brainiac dum dums - minerals
8. freestyle professors - breakin' tha rules
9. foot souljahz - hoes to doe
10. allah be universal - indecent exposure

pz,
akutt

poison ladd s.l.r. – thing called jazz 12"

2010-03-21T08:10:00.000-07:00

Poison Ladd S.L.R. – Thing Called Jazz / Who's The Man 12"

Thing Called Jazz - 1989 Produced by Beats in General
Who's the Man - 1997 Produced by Le²

This 12" Single will be Limited to 300 Copies for $35 plus shipping.
First 30 who preorder $25 plus shipping.

For pre-orders email us: another14u2nv@gmail.com or visit http://another14u2nv.ning.com

Release Date is March 26th 2010

SIDE A
1. Thing Called Jazz
2. Thing Called Jazz (Instrumental Mix)

SIDE B
1. Who's The Man
2. Who's The Man (Instrumental Mix)

Peace,
Beats In General

various - below the radar

2010-03-05T14:32:00.000-08:00

finally, we're back in canada!

this little nugget is a double lp compilation from toronto's radiostation chry 105.5 fm. i'm pretty sure it's from 2002. besides a few established names you'll find a lot of obscure indie groups featured on here.

personally, i think it's a good project overall– i'm not feeling every joint though. today i share my top 5 tracks with you including my personal favorite by theology 3. man, i wish there was a 12" for this!

VA - BELOW THE RADAR LP '02

KAMAU "REGRETS"
KASH KLAY AND DA HEAVYHITTER "TIMES LIKE THIS"
PHERENZIKS "IMMACULATE CONCEPTION"
THEOLOGY 3 "CLOSED CAPTION"
YASEEN "THE BROOK"

pz,
akutt

truest words by homeliss derilex

2010-03-03T00:13:00.000-08:00

found this new video last week, which made me happy!

homeliss derilex "truest words"

pz,
akutt

[remixes] noyland / germany

2010-02-24T06:19:00.001-08:00

okay, i received a mail from this guy called noyland from cologne/köln. he gave me a link to a few remixes he did last year. i checked them out and what happened was amazing. i was frozen in front of my computer for the next two days. i had to find out that i gave up on german rap too early a few years back. with noyland aka noy riches there is a whole record label called entourage with artists such as huss und hodn, stef der crashtest, o-flow, sylabil spill, veedelstar...

almighty google told me they already had over 100 tracks! so guess what i've been listening to the last few days.

unfortunately noyland never replied to my mail. i guess they are on tour. anyway, make sure you check them all out in case you didn't already.

http://www.noyland.de/
http://www.entourage-business.de/

1. redman – can´t wait (noyland remix)
2. big l – on the mic (noyland remix)
3. pudgee – checkin´out the avenue (noyland remix)
4. funkmaster flex – wu tang cream team line up (noyland remix)
5. big l – flamboyant (noyland remix)
6. house of pain – on point (noyland remix)
7. capone ´n´ noreaga – top of new york (noyland remix)

i'm listening to the pudgee remix every day- but all of them are dope! please check out these two dope videos as well (even if you don't understand german)!

noy riches ft. kurt hustle & stef - drauf geschissen

stef der crashtest - einer für alle

my last words: big up to noyland for getting in touch with me. i can't believe i slept on you guys. i'm a big fan now! please return with similar remixes anytime!

pz,
akutt

[remixes] nedd2two aka double-d / switzerland

2010-02-19T08:44:00.000-08:00

nedd & i were unhappy with this post, so we decided to take it down.

a new post is in the pipeline, so check back soon!

dolomight the lyrical genius

2010-02-14T03:28:00.000-08:00

today we have dolomight the lyrical genius from norwalk, connecticut!

this is his first 12" on chozen few entertainment from '94. both cuts are raw! but "bottom of da pitt" is my joint here! he dropped another release in '96 called "keep it live" (check out the youtube video).

nowadays he goes by the name of purpose aka dolo.

DOLOMIGHT THE LYRICAL GENIUS 12" '94

1. 1,2,3
2. BOTTOM OF DA PIT

keep it live remix

pz,
akutt

fort greene assasins part 2

2010-02-06T11:19:00.001-08:00

this is the second release of the fort greene assasins and the brooklyn assault team. released in '96 like their other 12". it's two years later and i still don't know more about them. "money makin time" is my joint here!

FORT GREENE ASSASINS / BROOKLYN ASSAULT TEAM 12" '96

1. MONEY MAKIN TIME
2. BEEP ME

pz,
akutt

ebay sales

2010-01-18T15:59:00.000-08:00

s.c.u.

always livin' foul
tainted mindz
stezo
uptown vandals
t-abel cachet
da enna c.
3rd eye

NO RESERVES!

click on the picture or here

[remixes] pa-double / switzerland

2010-01-16T08:12:00.000-08:00

the next remix session is here!

today we have pa-double from switzerland. for those, who didn't know– he is dj & producer of nefew (also known as emphacized prophecy). a swiss rap group with english raps.

Wassuup!! It’s PA-Double! I'm one of the founders of On Our Feet Ent./Out Of Frame Records plus DJ and producer of Nefew (formerly known as Emphacized Prophecy).

I started producing back in 1998 using just a computer with no multi tracking sound programm ( I think it was the wave-lab which came along with the PC, can’t remember exactly though). Now, I usualy work with Samplitude, MPC2000, microKorg, Plugins + additional live instruments we record in the On Our Feet Studio (Shouts to Polemikk!).

I did the beats for this remixes already a few years ago. The Children Of The Corn Remix was actually featured on one of my mixtapes tagged as „Harlem Mix“. Alkuttraz was looking for that 12“ for about 3 years, until I told him that I produced that track (He still hates me for that! Haha..) The other tracks were not ment to go as a remix but when Alkuttraz asked me to remix a few songs I just put them together. I hope you enjoy listening to them. Please get back at me with any feedback.

Thanks!
PA-Double

1. children of the corn - american dream (pa-double remix)
2. insight - how you use it (pa-double exclusive)
3. kev brown - allways (pa-double remix)
4. mop - pounds up (pa-double remix)
5. organized konfusion - somehow someway (pa-double remix)
6. planet asia + madlib - definition of ill (pa-double remix)
7. prince ad - lyrical flava (pa-double remix)

delusions (2003)

as i create (2003)

i'm sure most of you guys will freak out because of the children of corn remix in this package. one of the best remixes i've ever heard! also check out the youtube videos. you'll love "as i create"!

big shout out to pa-double and the whole oof crew!

pz,
akutt

shaquan d.o.n. / d.o.m.e.s.w.e.l.l.a.s. interview

2009-12-31T05:36:00.000-08:00

great update on the last day of this year!

first of all i want to introduce my man mister hanDJob. he's helping me out with interviews in the future. this section will simply be called "hanDJob talks to...".

for starters he managed to track down shaquan d.o.n. of the d.o.m.e.s.w.e.l.l.a.s. camp outta baltimore. He’s the man behind the famous breakin’ thru 4 delf ep and the 2000 d.o.m.e.s.w.e.l.l.a.s. 12”!

READ THE INTERVIEW HERE!

we have the two mentioned releases for your listening pleasure. and you know how we do- we included 1 exclusive joint called "let it out"!

BREAKIN' THRU 4 DELF EP '95

1. KAYOZ "MC'S I DESTROY"
2. NAPPY HEAD GUERILLA "PHAT ENLIGHTMENT"
3. D.O.M.E.S.W.E.L.L.A.S. "D.O.M.E.S.W.E.L.L.A.S."
4. KAYOZ, NAPPY HEAD GUERILLA & D.O.M.E.S.W.E.L.L.A.S. "BREAKIN' THRU 4 DELF"

D.O.M.E.S.W.E.L.L.A.S. 12" '00 (courtesy of hanDJob)

1. INDIAN SUMMER

2. $$$

3. CATCH 22

(both sides actually have clean versions)

we wish you a happy new year and lots of obscure finds in 2010!

pz,
hanDJob & akutt

alkuttraz- the year of the nine mix

2009-12-22T16:41:00.001-08:00

here's my annual christmas mix folks! 45 minutes of the obscure rap shit! thanks for the support this year and happy holidays to all of you! make sure to complete the tracklist before new years eve!

update:

1. blank fasiz - mofa
2. wil pak - no mono
3. all around incredibles - maintain to drain
4. da regulaterz - izit butta
5. c.o.n.s.h.u.s. phenom - disease
6. kuku productions - the prophecy
7. east of the rock - egyptian musk
8. dangerous ill stuntmen - what you are is a stuntman
9. psycho l - wild irish rose
10. scu -123
11. definite vacation 4 suckas - blowin up the spot
12. always livin' foul - high and bent rmx
13. children of the corn - american dream (pa-double remix)

peace!
akutt

announcements

2009-12-06T04:37:00.000-08:00

what's up fam, it has been a while!
today i want to inform you about two things.

Ill Distracxion Reissue

after the ill distracxion special back in june, pliz wrote several messages in the comments section about a reissue they would do. there was also a paypal-button on his myspace page involved. some people already paid and did not hear any news afterwards. i received emails concerning this problem on a daily basis. i fully understood, i mean, i hosted those promises on my page. but after several emails with pliz a few months ago, i never got confirmation of a pressing or release date. also, my last emails never got answered. so, i just wanted to tell you guys that i'm officially taking my hands off this whole project. don't get me wrong- i'd love to see the promised 12" happen, but i just can't take the responsibility for this for my readers. but please keep me informed, if there is a movement in the process.

Still Another 1-4-U-2-N-V Reissue

for all the heads out there, who are not only listening to good mid 90ies joints- poison ladd slr & beats in general, who just returned back in the game a few months ago with the unreleased 100x lp, will bring you another great project- a new limited edition collectors vinyl including (1987) rock the 808/ i need juanita, 12 inch / (1991) another 1-4-U-2-N-V, ep / (1985) rockwell live freestyle, ft d.j. speedy jay / (1993) i put you to rest 12 inch / frank white/ stand up!

click here for more information or visit http://another14u2nv.ning.com!

pz,
akutt

original seeds

2009-11-25T06:38:00.000-08:00

shortest post ever?

original seeds from jersey on conglomerate records. featuring j. mack & juice (a different one) on the flipside. year is 1997. dollar dollar is my joint! amen.

ORIGINAL SEEDS 12" '97

1. DOLLAR DOLLAR
2. DREAMS

pz,
akutt

the crash crew

2009-11-10T03:38:00.000-08:00

over two years ago we had the slum brothers special up and were questioning if the solo record by a guy called reggie reg was by the same reggie reg known from the slum brothers crew. some time later handjob informed me that it was a different mc spittin on there. actually an mc of the crash crew fam.

so here i come with a little nugget called the real hip hop. pressed up in '96 on mind bending music, which also released a few chris styles 12"s. the crash crew debuted in '82 and consisted of reggie reg, barry b-stro, g-man, shubee, ek mike c and dj darryl c (rip). on this mid 90ies indy comeback you'll get 'em all back on the mic. even dj darryl c has his lines. additionally you'll hear an uncredited female emcee.

i really feel this record and advise you to keep your eyes open! other than most other pictures on the net, my copy is purple and not blue. i'm not sure about which pressing came first. maybe we should compare the run-out-grooves!

THE CRASH CREW 12" '96

1. THE REAL HIP HOP
2. CHAMPAGNE FLIGHTS

pz,
akutt

annexx click exclusive pt.2

2009-10-26T04:30:00.000-07:00

some good old baltimore shit AGAIN today!

dj concrete returned one more time to blesses us with another two unreleased tracks from the annexx click headquarter! both joints are from '97 and of course were produced by dj concrete himself! silouette gets an exclusive track called "worried?". the second highlight is "we killin 'em" by the annexx click feat. omar little & trife diggy.

"You can let your readers know that we really appreciate the luv and that we still may have a project to come depends on how much our listeners want it." [dj concrete]

SILOUETTE "WORRIED?" [UNRELEASED 1997]

THE ANNEXX CLICK FEAT. OMAR LITTLE & TRIFE DIGGY "WE KILLIN 'EM" [UNRELEASED 1997]

bomb the comments section, so hopefully the unreleased stuff finally gets a proper release!

big shout out to the annexx click- we love you!

pz,
akutt

[remixes] frankensteeno / germany

2009-10-17T11:55:00.000-07:00

it's time for some super dope remixes! again, they come from a beatmaker out of germany called frankensteeno!

"Yo this is Frankensteeno, representing Müllebridge City in the Tri-Country Corn'. I've been making beats for about six or seven years now. I use Musicmaker, Wavelab and sometimes Reason to play a bass or something (shoutout to Skeletor... no expensive shit needed!). These remixes you're about to hear were mostly made between 2004 and 2007 I guess, the Mobb Deep one and McGruff - Exquisite are dated last year and McGruff - Creep is a new beat from august. I'm always lookin for samples that have a nice melody and that shiny feel on 'em, so there ain't no rugged and raw shit on here.

I hope you enjoy my beats, I definitely did while creating them... Feedback's appreciated.

Shoutouts to Georgy Whistler, Terror Volker, DJ Dieter Dirty, DJ Megabrutal, Lyrixxx da Don, MC Tight MC, Ticco, Sone2 and to all those I forgot...

-Frankensteeno"

1. femme fatale - 1999
2. children of the corn - american dream
3. mcgruff - exquisite
4. kool g rap - foul cats
5. mobb deep - survival of the fittest
6. o.c. - time's up
7. big l - flamboyant
8. mcgruff - creep
9. big l - bonus track

i have to say- some of these blew me away! the two mcgruff remixes are sick to death! they're playing in an endless loop over here!

now fill the comments section with props. what's your favorite one? frankensteeno, i want more!

YOU'VE GOT SIMILAR REMIXES? SEND 'EM OVER!

pz,
akutt

Delicatessen update #2

2009-10-16T07:07:00.000-07:00

New with Snippets!

alkuttraz - british accent

2009-10-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

here's something i wanted to do for some time- a mixtape with uk-tracks only. 42minutes strong. as usual use the comments section for the tracklist. uk-heads where ya at!?

update:

1. krispy - bad 2 worse
2. bone idols & aphletik feat. ty - keep on

3. aspects - vivid
4. kashmere - fanatic
5. kashmere feat. arch co - spittin wid arch
6. unanimous - freshest on the mic (remix)
7. lewis parker - 101 pianos (i've put out the lights)
8. 499 - still waitin
9. mark b & delirious - new skool dean (remix)
10. evil ed feat. jehst - alien
11. lee ramsay feat. tempa - the cold air passes
12. concrete street - lonely

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

90 prophets

2009-09-30T13:07:00.000-07:00

here's one missing joint from my side of the deerhuntaz-mixtape from early march 2008- it's the 90 prophets from queens!

this is once again one of those records i don't have much info about. this 12" is two tracks strong and was released on 9p records. i think it turned up once or twice the last few months. it seems a bit hard to find though. a sick release in my opinion, check it out!

90 PROPHETS 12" '9x

1. REMEMBER ME
2. THE DAY I DIED

pz,
akutt

Delicatessen update

2009-09-26T12:34:00.001-07:00

superscientifiku

2009-09-20T13:00:00.000-07:00

one of europe's best indy records ever in my opinion- superscientifikus "syntax & semantics" ep from 1999.

this was the debut release of the swedish crew, which would later on change its name to just supersci. members are: arka, erik l, dj observe, mr. noun & remedeeh. you also get featurings by kashal-tee and phonetik on this ep.

this white label is huge and was limited to 317 copies if i remember correctly. now, ten years later they can look back on a grown catalog of releases, including exclusive japan only projects. check the catalog here.

there are four cuts on this record, and three of them come with a mellow and jazzy vibe as we love it! this piece of wax only turns up like once every two years, so keep your eyes open. one more time big shout out to dr. apostolos aka swedish-rap-wax-teacher!

SUPERSCIENTIFIKU "SYNTAX & SEMANTICS" EP '99

1. SUPERSCIENDIFFICULT
2. SYNTAX & SEMANTICS
3. FLIP FAST FEAT. KASHAL-TEE
4. TREMENDOUS FEAT. PHONETIK

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

MONEY BOSS PLAYERS - GHETTO CHRONICLE DAILY EP OG COPY

2009-09-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

FOR SALE ON THE BAY RIGHT NOW:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130331569225

extra, extra! breaking news!

2009-09-13T11:52:00.001-07:00

not too many updates here lately, i know. but i have been working on a new project. and today i will unveil that– i present you CRATES OF AG DELICATESSEN!

on http://akuttrecords.blogspot.com you can find regular, obscure and rare records for sale. most of the records have a set price- first come, first served. nevertheless, in some cases i will take offers as well. those items will be marked.

right now, there are about 50 records listed, and more will come. it even has a newsletter, which informs you of the newest additions to the catalog. just use the registration form on the right side for that.

the whole concept is described on the front page. so please have a look at it. i have to mention, that the site still runs in beta-mode. this means there are still a few bugs on there. for example: records within a letter are not listed alphabetically. Also there is no option to get a view of the whole alphabet. I'm working on a solution for this.

well, that's about it. go over there, and check out the stock.

as promo special, the first order gets free airmail shipping.

pz,
akutt

qwy ba' ba', l' anka ba' ba' & shamar da boonkie

2009-08-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

okay, these must be the craziest names i've seen on a record for a long time!– qwy ba' ba', l' anka ba' ba' & shamar da boonkie!

hey i can't tell you nuttin'! it's from '95 on fresh start records from new york. same track on both sides (you get an additional r n b hook on the flipside). their rhymestyle is pretty special and reminds me a bit of the bush babees.

solid track, check it out! and please fill my gap, should you know anything about them!

QWY BA' BA', L' ANKA BA' BA' & SHAMAR DA BOONKIE 12" '95

1. THROW UP YOUR HOODIES

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

[remixes] verge / usa

2009-08-15T10:04:00.000-07:00

and were back in business! after a short absence, i'm proud to anounce the third chapter of remixes done by the readers of crates of ag! this time we got none other than mister verge from the t.r.o.y. blog!

I must first apologize for the sound quality of most of these mp3s. They're radio rips from a show on WPRB that I used to co-host and they were produced from around 2003 to 2004. I've noticed that at that time I was doing a lot of beats that had slowed down samples.

Juggaknots Good Morning remix uses an extremely slowed down sample from a Jazz record that isn't too obscure. At the end of the song, if you're into 70's funk, you'll catch a clue of what was used.

Shabazz Death Be The Penalty remix also has a slowed down sample, but this time you can tell at a certain point. I thought it gave it a raw feel the way it seems to go off and get back on. You'll know what I mean when you hear it.

The Masta Killa remix was actually a guest verse from an Afu Ra cut. I guess I wasn't really feeling the Afu lyrics, so I took the Masta Killa verse and gave it it's own beat. Pretty simple, yet effective. I like how the change up comes in when he starts rhyming about the female.

For the Street Smartz Problemz remix, I gave it a chopped up to death soul sample. Nothing can compare to the og of this song, but I wanted to give it a bluesy feel to match the lyrics. I included the instrumental for this one because it was supposed to be used by an emcee, so I re hooked it a lot better.

Large Pro/J Love Rap Professionals remix is actually a pretty intricately chopped and re assembled beat. I hope to find that instrumental so you can really hear the little nuances that really make that beat good.

That Big L Put It On remix is actually the only one in high quality audio. I gotta thank Vaporized from Philaflava for re blending that one for me. I used a slowed down moaning sample from the Lord Of The Rings record from 1972.

Again, I apologize for the sound quality. I suffered a couple of very huge vinyl losses since these were created and no longer have ANY of these records to re do the remixes with. :( But if anyone really needs any of them, I'll do what I can. Thanks for listening. Peace, Verge

you'll get 6 amazing remixes! i really feel all of them! similar to skeletor, there is a mellow, mystic and grimey touch all over them!

tracklist:

1. big l - put it on (verge remix)
2. juggaknots - good morning (verge remix)
3. large professor - rap professionals (verge remix)
4. masta killa verse (verge-no-afu-remix)
5. shabazz the disciple - death be the penalty (verge remix)
6. street smartz - problemz (verge remix)

thanks for the dopeness verge, and make sure you keep on producing!

pz,
akutt

tru comers- the remix ep competition winner

2009-08-02T13:41:00.000-07:00

this is not a fake! the first correct email won!

congratulations to our dear hannah aka Ho1ogramz!

tru comers- the remix ep / competition

2009-07-24T03:56:00.001-07:00

finally, switzerland enters the indy scene with a brillant remix ep by the tru comers! none other than the freestyle professors, the alps cru and the dysfunkshunal familee are featured on this little nugget here on comin tru records!

"two and a half years ago we did a remix project with beats of us no one intended to use. we added accapellas and here's the final result:

http://sns-crates.blogspot.com/2007/04/tru-comers-remix-project.html

then in the beginning of 2008 we thought we should do another remix project– but this time on vinyl! so we asked several artists for exclusive accapellas and in the end we managed to get these three and then started to produce the beats for them. unfortunately the whole project really took its time...

the tru comers are dj sperrow and dj x-pert. we are producing beats since the age of 14/15 and we also did the scratches on this remixes.

This product is strictly non profit- we're even if we manage to sell each and every copy."

what can you expect of this ep? well, you'll get 3 remixes, the 3 instrumentals, plus 2 bonus beats. the record is limited to 300 copies. the best thing– it only costs $20, which in my opinion is pretty cheap nowadays. also, they are offering a tru comers t-shirt.

again, i'm honored to bless my readers with full tracks– big up for that! and, you know me... i have 1 FREE COPY TO GIVE AWAY!

the competition:

to win this you have to download their first remix project, then send an email to cratesofag at hispeed dot ch in which you tell me how many tracks the first tru comers project had (excluding intro and instrumentals). all correct answers will get numbered in the exact same order as i received them. then i will play dice. the first throw will decide how many times i roll the die, and then every run will be added. for example: first throw says 3- then i have to roll the die three times resulting in these numbers: 4 + 2 + 3 = 9. answer number 9 won. this competition ends on 1. august 2009!

TRU COMERS "THE REMIX EP" '09

1. ALPS CRU "NO QUESTION (TRU COMERS REMIX)"
2. FREESTYLE PROFESSORS "CORPORATE AMERICA (TRU COMERS REMIX)"
3. THE DYSFUNKSHUNAL FAMILEE "WORK IT OUT (TRU COMERS REMIX)"

how to order:

email to: trucomers@hotmail.com

1 t-shirt: $30

1 record: $20

versand schweiz: 10CHF

shipping europe: $12

shipping overseas $14

insurance: + 1.50CHF / + $6

special thanks to the tru comers! don't sleep and get your own copy!

pz,
akutt

tumi

2009-07-16T13:58:00.000-07:00

we have been to the us and europe for a while now, let's go to other continents– what's up africa! what's up australia!

honestly, i can not tell you much about australian wax, but i know a few dope releases. and pretty much anything i know comes from nuff said records, which is run by the australian rap veteran prowla. i bought this ep in '02, just when it dropped and i love it since then. it features an mc called tumi, with its very smooth rhyme style.

"Born in exile in Tanzania in 1981, Tumi returned to Soweto, South Africa in 1992. Formerly known as MC Fatboy, Tumi Molekane is an MC/Poet who has done countless work on the Johannesburg hip-hop scene.

2002 saw the vinyl/CD release of his EP "A Dream Led to this" on Nuffsaid Recordings in Australia, as well as further cooperations with Australian MC/Producer Prowla."

TUMI "A DREAM LED TO THIS" EP '02

1. A DREAM LED TO THIS
2. THE INNER VIEW
3. IVONNE
4. SHE - SPIRIT FANCIES
5. PEOPLE OF THE LIGHT

the combination of tumi's raps and prowlas and plutonic lab's beats fit fantastic! each track is hot!! i'm not sure how hard it is to find a copy these days, but keep your eyes open.

hopefully more australian releases show up on this space in the future.

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

sons of sam - the unbirth ep / va003

2009-07-08T04:15:00.000-07:00

it's time to honor the people over at vinyl addicts.

a few years back this guys had a unique and amazing mid 90ies indy blog, which most of you guys knew and loved. similar to my site they did not just post mp3 after mp3 but also tried to give some background info on artists and their projects. i can not recall the year, but one day they quit the blogging scene to return with a new concept and design later on– vinyladdicts.net

smoove, red, maze, ol'eightyfive and atilla now run the vinyl addicts site with its interviews, reviews, forum and last but not least special projects. and the latest one of those projects just found its way over to my place today– sons of sam "the unbirth ep"

yeah baby! while a big part of the indy community (myself included) was/is looking for the sons of sam 12" from '93 called "ooh he got an afro", the va guys managed, apparently with help by bibow, to track down the xav and samson and initiate a release that would follow their previous two projects such as lord finesse & mike smooth and sport g & mastermind.

"This time we would like to present six previously unreleased tracks from Sons Of Sam to you and yours. Many of you will know Sons Of Sam due their sought after 'Oooh He Got An Afro / Charisma' 12" which was released on Workshop Records in 1993. We had the oppurtunity to dig out six previously unreleased tracks from 1993/1994. Result: The Unbirth EP!" [vinyl addicts]

so here's what you can get– an ep with 6 amazing(!) unreleased cuts by sons of sam. in case you purchase two copies of the ep, you'll get a free copy of the equally dope 7" with alternative versions of "oooh he got an afro" and "charisma"! the ep's come with a glossy press photo and press-sheet! the ep's are limited to 250 copies, while there are 100 copies of the 7"– both handnumbered.

SONS OF SAM "THE UNBIRTH" EP '09

1. IT'S LIKE THAT
2. DO MY THANG
3. MOVE FAKIN'
4. NOFIN' NICE
5. GET IT ON
6. BAD MAN

SONS OF SAM 7" '09

1. OOOH HE GOT AN AFRO (ALTERNATE VERSION)
2. CHARISMA (ALTERNATE VERSION)

SNIPPETS

i have to be honest, in my opinion there are way too many dope limited/private record pressings out there. i really had to stop buying everything because it had become super expensive. but after checking the snippets of vinyl addicts' 3rd installment i was like– damn, i have to get this! there's a good chance a few copies are still available , so don't sleep!

on another note, i just wanted to emphasize that the vinyl addicts forum is a great place for mid 90ies rap lovers. you'll find a lot of people with knowledge. similar to the diggers with gratitude board, which in my opinion is more early nineties. speaking of dwg, you can find a dope review of the sons of sam 12" over there.

pz,
akutt

ill distracxion exclusive

2009-06-28T06:07:00.000-07:00

damn, another exclusive on crates of ag!! this time i have nothing less than material from the ill distracxion fame!

for those, who slept: ill distracxion consists of mc's and producers world & pliz. they released a huge indy bomb in '96 called "no mc's". in case you've missed it– you can check this out here . also they were involved in several other projects like albums and 12"'s by the x-ecutioners and kukoo the baga bonez. world and kukoo even released an lp under "insane psycho home" in 2002, which is pretty slept on.

"im pure hip hop untouched. i go by many names like pliz, superpledge / goldie horn, psycotic nasty, godz seed. i created crews like ruff n rugged, ill distracxion, the big bad wolves, i worked with ol'dirty bastard, dj kayslay, the executioners, and more...
preparing to go back in the studio to remix/master ol'dirty's big bad wolves under a major label deal. currently running a custom clothing center in jamaica queens, complete with digitizing, embroidery, trimming and whatever you can think of.
world will be active with me on this big bad wolves project , as far as ill distracxion goes, i recorded many tunes with world, so if we have to perform them we will be together, and there could be an ill distraxcion album in the making. so we will be working together." [pliz]

now, i've chosen the following tracks for your listening pleasure:

- 2 tracks of pliz aka goldie horn from a kay slay sampler, which never got released.
- then 3 tracks of the big bad wolves crew (pliz, world, ol' dirty bastard), which are the perception of raw ('95-'97).
- also i've included a track of pliz as super pledge.
- as extras you'll find a mixtape only joint called "psychotic nasty" which was floting around before and i had to include a joint from the insane psycho home lp– mc world over a pliz beat!

shout out to my man verge, who helped me with this!

enjoy!

pz,
al

[remixes] dj skeletor / germany

2009-06-19T01:42:00.000-07:00

yes yes y'all, i'm so proud to announce the next chapter of remixes on crates of ag!

this time we have a personal favorite of mine from germany– dj skeletor aka indyvinylz (27). this guy's remixes are mad mad dope and we came here today to bless you with 15(!) re-edited indy tracks. crazy, right!?

"i produce since 10 years i guess..i use musicmaker and fruity loops..low budget ish ;)

all productions have the 90s feeling in it, cause thats what i feel when makin beats. most of my prodcutions are made out of feelings and emotions, so when i was happy and shit, i had other things in mind than makin a new beat. thats why 90% of my beats are mellow, sometimes sad, mystic or real grimey ! not really jazzy and happy stuff in here. i love the grimey and mellow mid 90s flava, so i guess thats why i produce stuff like this.

i make beats and remixes for my own listening pleasure, and to express myself, and maybe for self-made therapy purposes too, hehe. i really hope people can feel, what i felt when i made the beats. thats my main aim!!!! thats the same i do, when listening to a dope record.

these shared remixes are just the tip of the iceberg.
i keep the bombs for later ;) ... maybe for a promo vinyl release, who knows." [dj skeletor]

feedback or contact:

- myspace // www.myspace.com/cratezofsnakemountain
- vinyladdicts forum // indyvinylz

DJ SKELETOR PRESENTS: SOUL ON AIR (THE FORETASTE SAMPLER VOL.1)

01. street connect - rollin over you (dj skeletor rmx)
02. jed dust - strictly kings and better (dj skeletor's inesse killin' it rmx)
03. royal flush - worldwide (dj skeletor rmx)
04. buc 50 - permanent scars (dj skeletor rmx)
05. all city - metro theme (dj skeletor rmx)
06. chaos - death stalks (dj skeletor rmx)
07. big noyd - recognize & realize (dj skeletor's smalltyme hustle rmx)
08. widow p - danger (dj skeletor rmx)
09. dirty face angels - actin up (dj skeletor rmx)
10. deadly fam - itz a struggle (dj skeletor rmx)
11. skemen - under pressure (dj skeletor rmx)
12. trybal men - down like that (dj skeletor rmx)
13. rugged brood - dwellin in darkness (dj skeletor rmx)
14. now born click - now born soldiers (dj skeletor's partey rmx)
15. (bonus) dutchmin - get your swerve on (skeletor remix)

these are exactly my type of remixes- dark, spherical & moody. everything combined creates a dope ambiance. now, as you can read, it says "sampler vol.1". so please make some heavy noise for skeletor, in order that he'll return with volume 2 soon!!

what's your favorite remix? i have too many here...

enjoy!

peace
akutt

-->YOU DO SIMILAR REMIXES? SEND 'EM OVER!<--

kaotic disciples of tha poet

2009-06-16T07:56:00.001-07:00

as heard on the deerhuntaz mix back in march '08!

this is kaotic disciples from the bronx. raw disciple aka premise, soul disciple aka tha j.o.b. & dark disciple aka blakmaskingtape rock this record from '98.

"Out of the Bronx, pushing the periphery of circle, emerge the "Kaotic Disciples of tha Poet." By exploiting lyrics, imagination, creativity, and nonconformity, we expand hip-hop's circumference. Check out the new Maxi Single! "It'sAllKaotic v7.3" is the anthem. "Beats N' Rhymes" brings us back to the essence of hip-hop. Finally "The Collective" engulfs you in a sea of imagery and soulfulness. It's mesmerizing. There's something for everyone."

drop a comment in case you know about more releases. pretty nice twelve inch in my opinion. word!

KAOTIC DISCIPLES 12" '98

1. IT'S ALL KAOTIC V7.3
2. BEATS & RHYMES
3. THE COLLECTIVE

pz,
akutt

annexx click exclusive

2009-06-08T08:22:00.000-07:00

woohoo, dopeness right here!

dj concrete of the annexx clique fame sent me over this unreleased track called "her, him & him"! silouette, k-mack and mike capone bless the mic. this joint is from 1995 and of course was produced by dj concrete. people this is the raw shit! peep it!

"i am putting an unreleased cd out and i just resigned them and we gonna do it again. it's amazing people are contacting us from distributors and lots of dj's and we want to do it again for our family like you." [dj concrete]

THE ANNEXX CLICK "HER, HIM & HIM" '95

big thanks to dj concrete and the whole annexx click! we want more!!

pz,
akutt

[remixes] incise / canada

2009-05-31T03:07:00.000-07:00

brand nu flow!

okay, i'm a big fan of good remixes, so i'm gonna start a new series called remixes today. my aim is to serve dope remixes of mostly indy records. so, if you produce your own beats or know a guy who does and you think me and the readers of crates of ag would like it, then email the track(s) to cratesofag at hispeed dot ch. once i have enough material i like, i will post it on my site. so, don't be shy and send me your stuff. this might also be a good chance for you to make some noise on the scene.

and to start the whole thing, i have the great oppurtunity to bless you with some amazing remixes by incise from toronto. this guy did an unbelievable job with prince ali in '07 with an ep called "i miss '94", which was and still is free for download. get it here! another free prince ali ep followed and incise even released an equally dope full length called "nobody's story" last year. be sure to check this out properly!

now, here's remix package #1 by incise:

Common_Sense-Resurrection_(Incise_Remix)[akutt].mp3
Gangstarr-DWYCK_ft._Nice_and_Smooth_(prod._incise)[akutt].mp3
Large_Professor-After_School_Incise_Remix[akutt].mp3
Nas-Get_Down_Remix(prod._incise)[akutt].mp3
Nas-If_I_Ruled_The_World_Remix(prod._incise)[akutt].mp3
Nas-It_Aint_Hard_To_Tell_Remix(prod._incise)[akutt].mp3
T_Max-Relax_Your_Mind_Incise_Remix[akutt].mp3

t-max is my favorite joint here. whats yours? give the man some props, he deserves it! also i have to give my man toax a big shout out for lacing me with these tracks! thanks homeboy.

now, send me your stuff or start making your indy remixes!

on another note: the competition has ended. the lucky winner of a free i-power 12" is chris! with "Crates of AG– Nothing But AG Thang"! Congrats man and thanks to everyone, who took part of the contest!

peace
akutt

i-power returns / competition

2009-05-24T03:44:00.000-07:00

what's up indy world

i have great news for y'all! remember the special about i-power i had a few weeks ago– they're back with a brand new twelve inch!

it's an independent release by them on 77 soundz which features "1 life 2 live"," seen a vision remix" & "play da back '96". 250 copies were pressed up and they are $40 each. no retail. special limited press for the fans.

they are only available through mofunk: djmofunk@hotmail.com

in addition, more records are coming out. the next 12" is already mastered and is going to the pressing plant next week. also, a repress of the "under da sun" 12" is planned. and even more...

this record is hot! "seen a vision part 2" kills it! so be sure to get your copies as long as they are available.

i have two more good news from my side: on the one hand upon approval by dj mofunk i can lace you with full tracks, and on the other hand i will give away 1 FREE COPY of this 12"! yeah, it's competition time!

the competition:

i need a new phrase for the crates of ag header. the actual one, "3 years strong", will be replaced. so, easy fellas. send your suggestion to cratesofag at hispeed dot ch and the best one will get a free i-power 12". this competition will run for 7 days starting now. please do NOT use the comments section for proposals.

I-POWER 12" '09

1. 1 LIFE 2 LIVE
2. SEEN A VISION PART 2
3. PLAY DA BACK 96

enjoy!

pz,
akutt

indikator

2009-05-01T10:34:00.000-07:00

another blessing from the crates of ag headquarter! this is a golden nugget from '94 and goes by the title of the vision. yup it's the debut ep by indikator from philly, brought to you by damage records. all tracks are produced by none other than the world famous phill most chill.

all four cuts on this ep are dope and have already been covered on some indy mixes . my joints are "damage" and "back 2 yorktown".

the indikator also released another 12" in 2000 called "smooth as i...". also he released a full length cd called "remain 2 calm".

nowadays he's working on a project called "enter the zone tv", an urban entertainment tv talk show in the delaware valley tri-state area.

that's about it folks!

INDIKATOR "THE VISION" EP '94

1. DAMAGE
2. BACK 2 YORKTOWN
3. GOING BACK
4. THE INDIKATOR

enjoy!

pz,
akutt