pen powz

i have to admit, baltimore has called my attention during the last two years. there's a lot of dope records from the mid 90ies era. one of them is today's feature; the pen powz. this 12" is from '94 and is built on productions by the pen powz and baltimore's finest omar akbar aka labtekwon. the main group consists of three mc's, and gets additional vocals by labtek on "whatever". the vinyl was released on firm records. they remind me a bit of the dereliks.

yup, that's all i know. help me.

PEN POWZ 12" '94

1. PENZ-N-NEEDLEZ
2. WHATEVER? (NEXT??)

enjoy

pz,
akutt

random joints

i'm lazy on the update tip, so i thought i'd compose you guys a little compilation of good vibes from my crates. not much more to say, check it out.

1. E. DOT "LOOK OUT"
2. LASTRAWZE "COME ON IN"
3. MAINTAIN "STEADY SCHEMING"
4. NUFFRESPECT "PERCEPTIONS"
5. PEN PALS "MADNESS"
6. RING "ONE GAME" *fixed*
7. SWAMP HEADZ "SOUTHBOUND STRATEGIES"
8. TAINTED MINDZ "KILLADELPHIA REMIX"

da enfatry

let's stay in jersey

da enfatry put out this 12" on 03/20/1997- well that's what the run-out says. not much info about the group. i think that was the only record they released. both tracks were produced by bnm (http://shaimond.com/), who later became a filmmaker too.

"I've always loved music, and I first made my mark in music as a DJ. From 1990-1998, I played at weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, reunions, etc. I produced for various Hip-Hop artists. In 1997, I released a Hip-Hop single (on vinyl) with the group Da Enfatry. I also produced songs for Kice of Course Hip-Hop debut album "Only a Few Will Understand" released in 2000. Musically, I used to use the name BNM, but now it's Shaimond. Around 2002, in addition to Hip Hop, I also started producing and writing R&B and Gospel music."

kice of course and steady roc are still in the rapgame, check 'em at myspace.

DA ENFATRY 12" '97

1. LYRICAL LOGIC (FEAT. STEADY ROC)
2. THIS WORLD (FEAT. KICE OF COURSE)

peace
akutt

hardwe're

jersey in full effect!

a while back my man ed told me about a dope record by a jersey group called hardwe're.

"Dope production and hardcore rhymes. They talk on one track, where they seriously go after an ex-crew member, about how Jay-Z and Rocafella wanted to sign them but this guy fucked the thing up by refusing (R-O-C wanted the whole crew)"

after getting the twelve incher i knew what he meant.

the group includes k-mak (producer/dj) and hardwe're's "hype man" deuce (mc). i think after this 12" they did demo's for the main stream market for labels such as jive, def jam or roc-a-fella. k-mak began his hip-hop career as "little seven," a 13-year-old break dancer with the newark group hassan and 7-11.

i'm not sure what they are up to nowadays, but while james stokes (k-mak) runs his own clothing business at http://7flavaz.com, dante daily (deuce) teamed up with his younger brother bless to form a producer collabo named the soul diggaz.

my shit here is "real niggaz" of course. but "1, 2, 3 (corrupt thoughts)" is nice as well. i think this must be from '96 or '97. i'm sorry for the clean edit of 1, 2, 3.. my copy looks perfect but skips during the street version.

HARDWE'RE 12" '9x

1. 1, 2, 3 (CORRUPT THOUGHTS)
2. CALLEN YOU OUT
3. REAL NIGGAZ

enjoy!

peace
al

connecticut kartel

yup yup, big update!

i bought this record last july randomly and it turned out to be a really dope and lately much sought after record. "the question is?" ep by the connecticut kartel is an extract from their full length cd with nine tracks.

the group from bridgeport, connecticut consists of three members. i think it's yahiness, uncut and a third one. but i'm not sure. please help me out here should you know more. the cd and ep dropped in '97 on chase entertainment.

the track "all in" had been featured in a mix by dj premier i think. that's the reason suddenly people were aware of the group.

CONNECTICUT KARTEL "THE QUESTION IS?" EP '97

1. C.K. STATE OF MIND
2. ALL OUT
3. BIRTH CONTROL
4. MONEY CLIPS (SHORT VERSION)

my fav of course is "all out", but i enjoy "c.k. state of mind" and "money clips" as well!

you'll find yahiness on myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=116791462

enjoy!

peace
akutt

deal's off!

the offering period for the record sales has expired.

thanks again to everyone, who came through with an offer. i will contact the winners within 24 hours.

an update will follow soon!

pz,
akutt

!! record sales part 4 !!

happy new dig, addicts! i hope you all had a good start into the new year. speaking of...let's hit the new one with another batch of sales. oh yeah, the same procedure as every year!

click on this link to download the catalog as pdf---> catalog

or click on the picture to view it:



make sure to listen to all the snippets, no filler this time, pure heat!

IF THE PLAYER WON'T WORK: CLICK ON THE "DIVSHARE" LOGO TO GET DOWNLOAD ACCESS FOR ALL SNIPPETS.

UPDATE:

ALL 28 SNIPPETS--> RAPIDSHARE
ALL 28 SNIPPETS--> ZSHARE

merry x-mix

merry x-mix crates of ag fam. i just had some prosecco's and started mixing..the result is a gift for my supporters. 42mins strong, enjoy!

peace!
akutt

update:

1. true bash- two bad brovas
2. danja mowf- jack & da weedstalk
3. mytee g poetic- listen to the lyrics
4. the crash crew - champagne flights
5. lonnie o - it's lik dat
6. big o- shmoov wit da ruffness (ruff mix)
7. ec illa- ill is
8. eclips, bless, m-slash, lyrical & evik- the beginning
9. kashal-tee- blood, sweat & beers
10. labtekwon-wasteland
11. cappo - i stay the same