Hardcore Podcasts
September of 2010 I put together eight Hardcore Podcasts. You can check them out here if you are interested. For more insight into how I came up with the years 78-90 for the First Wave you can read about The Hardcore Superiorty Myth.
Category Archives: Hip-Hop
Lovebug Starski & The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life
Lovebug Starski & The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life (Vocal) // Positive Life (Instrumental) (Tayster Records) 1981. Another classic by the Little Starski, this is one of the last party records ever recorded and it definitely goes out with … Continue reading
Biz Markie – The Biz Is Goin’ Off
Biz Markie – The Biz Is Goin Off (Vocal) // The Biz Is Goin Off (Dub) (Cold Chillin’ Records) 1988. If ever there was an artist that doesn’t get the respect he deserves it was Biz Markie. And that may … Continue reading
TJ Swann & Pee Wee Mel – Maximus Party
TJ Swann & Peewee Mel – Maximus Party (Express Records) 1981. How about some old school the way it should sound, for a perfect Saturday afternoon? You’ve encountered one of these cats before. TJ Swann is that you? Shooby-dooby-dooby-doo. But … Continue reading
Z-3 MCs – Triple Threat
Z-3 MCs – Triple Threat (Beauty and the Beat Records) 1985. So yeah, I haven’t done a hip-hop post in a while and that is largely due to the fact, that unlike punk rock, hip-hop had a very limited run … Continue reading
Dr. Octagon – Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagon – Dr. Octagonecologyst (Bulk Recordings) 1997. If rap has ever produced a Syd Barrett it has probably been Kool Keith. Or maybe he is more of a Roky Erickson. Kool Keith was one of the founding members of … Continue reading
Ron Hunt / Ronnie G & The SM Crew
Ron Hunt – Spiderap // Ronnie G & The SM Crew – A Corona Jam (Reflection Records) 1979. Another old school classic from the magic year of 1979. This one is a two sided 12 inch with a different performer … Continue reading
Davy DMX – One For The Treble
Davy DMX – One For The Treble (Tuff City) 1984. Davy DMX was a very prolific figure in the early days of rap who had his hands in a lot of different projects. He produced some early Spoonie Gee and … Continue reading
The Patty Duke
Patrick Adams (pictured) and Peter Brown: Back in the early days of hip-hop before Run DMC and LL Cool J, rappers would rock the mic over a backup track. Usually the backup track was the B-Side of a disco single. … Continue reading
Grandmixer D.st Cuts it Up
Grandmixer D.st – Cuts It Up (Celluloid Records ) 1982. The Grandmixer was one of the original DJs in the Bronx back in the day but he really didn’t start breaking through until after the initial wave of party jams … Continue reading
Go Go Crankin’
Go Go Crankin’ – Various (Island Records) 1985. I think George Clinton once described soul music as a “ham hock in your cornflakes”. This most apt description could easily be applied to the go-go music scene of 1980′s era DC. … Continue reading