Altar K. Shun
08-17-07, 11:55 AM
and various other boards. Props to Sentenza and DC for putting me up on this.
Here's the story:
"Introduction: 17 years ago a small recording studio, TOP SHELF, located in the basement of a brownstone in the East Village section of New York, was looted during the Thompkins Square riots of 1988, displacing the recordings of many soon-to-be Hip Hop stars. The studio had been the meeting place for many rappers, neighborhood kids, and producers that would later be responsible for the greatest period of the Hip Hop age, "The Golden Era." A search commenced soon after the recordings were lost, but nothing was ever found. So sought after were the tapes, they soon acheived Holy Grail status amongst Hip Hop circles. Despite years of searching, and dozens of hopeless crusades, the tapes remained lost. No one was quite sure who took them or where they were... until now.
After an extensive investigation and search that lasted two years, the recordings have finally been recovered by Fab 5 Freddy and myself (Benjy Grinberg). They were found dozenss of miles from the site of TOP SHELF in an abandoned strage faciilty in North Jersey. ...We sought after the lost recordings of TOP SHELF because they were rumored to be among the hottest songs from that era, and we thought it was a tragedy that the world never got to hear them. It turns out that these two-inch tapes are truly a treasure chest--a time capsule of the energy and excitement of 1988 Hip Hop."
01. Fab 5 Freddy - Intro
02. Black Sheep - I'm The One
03. Big Daddy Kane - Like That, Y'all
04. Biz Markie - My Name Is...
05. MC Lyte - Listen Up
06. Grand Puba - Let's Go
07. Smooth B of Nice and Smooth - I Want My Money Back
08. Graig G - Catch A Lyrical Beatdown
09. Chubb Rock - Chubb Rocks The Party
10. Special Ed - This Mic
11. Doug E. Fresh - It Ain't Nothin
12. Jungle Brothers - Back In The Jungle
13. Just Ice - I Run The Streets
14. Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz - The Battle Is On
15. Master Ace - Revolution's 'Bout To Start
Here's the link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=206LN9G3
Enjoy people.
Here's the story:
"Introduction: 17 years ago a small recording studio, TOP SHELF, located in the basement of a brownstone in the East Village section of New York, was looted during the Thompkins Square riots of 1988, displacing the recordings of many soon-to-be Hip Hop stars. The studio had been the meeting place for many rappers, neighborhood kids, and producers that would later be responsible for the greatest period of the Hip Hop age, "The Golden Era." A search commenced soon after the recordings were lost, but nothing was ever found. So sought after were the tapes, they soon acheived Holy Grail status amongst Hip Hop circles. Despite years of searching, and dozens of hopeless crusades, the tapes remained lost. No one was quite sure who took them or where they were... until now.
After an extensive investigation and search that lasted two years, the recordings have finally been recovered by Fab 5 Freddy and myself (Benjy Grinberg). They were found dozenss of miles from the site of TOP SHELF in an abandoned strage faciilty in North Jersey. ...We sought after the lost recordings of TOP SHELF because they were rumored to be among the hottest songs from that era, and we thought it was a tragedy that the world never got to hear them. It turns out that these two-inch tapes are truly a treasure chest--a time capsule of the energy and excitement of 1988 Hip Hop."
01. Fab 5 Freddy - Intro
02. Black Sheep - I'm The One
03. Big Daddy Kane - Like That, Y'all
04. Biz Markie - My Name Is...
05. MC Lyte - Listen Up
06. Grand Puba - Let's Go
07. Smooth B of Nice and Smooth - I Want My Money Back
08. Graig G - Catch A Lyrical Beatdown
09. Chubb Rock - Chubb Rocks The Party
10. Special Ed - This Mic
11. Doug E. Fresh - It Ain't Nothin
12. Jungle Brothers - Back In The Jungle
13. Just Ice - I Run The Streets
14. Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz - The Battle Is On
15. Master Ace - Revolution's 'Bout To Start
Here's the link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=206LN9G3
Enjoy people.