@REALDJPREMIER Mean Joe Preem
Another 2 nights in the lab finishin 4 LP's and mixing 2 @BusaBusss joints! Workin on Kool Sphere of Verbal Threat and Immortal Technique
Friday, May 20, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
DJ PREMIER & KOOL SPHERE DISCUSS COLLABO VIA TWITTER
REALDJPREMIER Mean Joe Preem
@realkoolsphere Shit happens when ur popular LOL !!!! Well you and I got work to do so that's more important....
REALDJPREMIER Mean Joe Preem
@realkoolsphere No doubt Kool Sphere ! I will send ur track by the end of the week...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
CONFIRMED DJ PREMIER PRODUCTION ON KOOL SPHERE ALBUM
NEWS UPDATE:
After a long hiatus and deep deep thought into breathing new life into my solo work...I decided to reach out to Dj Premier for some production this year..needless to say, the collaboration is set, and currently in the works right now.
After a long hiatus and deep deep thought into breathing new life into my solo work...I decided to reach out to Dj Premier for some production this year..needless to say, the collaboration is set, and currently in the works right now.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
DJ PREMIER & VERBAL THREAT LIVE FEB. 18TH !!!!!!!!!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
NEW GANGSTARR CD COMING
DJ Premier Prepping New Gang Starr CD/DVD
In a recent interview with XXLMag.com, DJ Premier revealed that he has a disc’s worth of unreleased Gang Starr songs as well as hours of video footage that he plans to edit for commercial release.
According to Preem, he has at least five songs with Guru, and there are people overseas that are willing to give him around eight songs to remix. “There are guys in Europe who say that they have seven or eight,” he said. “It’s songs he did with them and they never finished it and they said I can have them. They reached out and were like, As long as you’re doing it. You can have the vocals. They are all brand new, from like a year and a half ago. I listened to them and I’ll make them shits sound like we were together. Well, we will be together because spiritually, he’s with me for the rest of my life.”
Along with the CD of new music, he is currently editing thousands of hours of video footage that he plans to put together for an accompanying DVD. “I have footage from the very first show we ever performed,” he shared. “It was Ice-T, Queen Latifah and Monie Love. She was in the bathroom nervous trying to remember her rhymes for ‘Ladies First.’ Special Ed told her it would be ok and then Monie Love killed it. It was us, Tribe, Latifah and then Ice-T. Ice T introduced me to a DAT machine. I was like, ‘Wow.’ This was 1989. I have that tape.”
“I’m putting together a Gang Starr DVD because I’ve been filming since 1989,” he continued. “I did all the filming until 1993. Then I started bringing guys with me. I have hundreds and hundreds of tapes of me and Guru arguing in the airport. Him and Shug fighting. Guru tried fighting everyone. Now, you look at it and it’s like, Damn, I miss that.”
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
VOTE FOR KOOL SPHERE @ FOR THIS MOVIE SOUNDTRACK
www.ghettophysics.com
Click the link and vote for me...let's mash this out and get legitimate hip-hop back on again!
Good looks!
Click the link and vote for me...let's mash this out and get legitimate hip-hop back on again!
Good looks!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
DJ PREMIER DEBUTS NEW KOOL SPHERE LIVE ON SIRIUS XM RADIO
http://usershare.net/k00wsmqkk6z2
KOOL SPHERE "UNCONDITIONAL"
KOOL SPHERE "UNCONDITIONAL"
Monday, June 28, 2010
BLACK BOOK SESSION
Had some downtime in between recording this feature I've been putting off for reasons unknown...to break the tension started getting busy with some black and white pen to the pad type shit....light a dumb bell El.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
GURU TRUST FUND FOR HIS SON KC
The official KC Trust Fund is now open and running thanks to Guru’s family. KC is the only son Guru left behind and it would be grateful to show your support towards him for Guru. His son is the only person who should truly benefits from Guru legacy. And DJ Premier will make sure Guru’s profit from Gang Starr will go out to his son, no doubt about that. May Guru rest in peace. Thank you to everyone for supporting KC!
Send your love to:
USAA Imco.
PO. Box 65943
San Antonio, TX 78265
Account: 47901737495
The Elam family thanks you!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
NEW DJ LORD RUN ALBUM DROPPING...
All tracks produced by DJ Lord Ron that will feature:
Lil Dap, Akil The MC, C Rayz Walz, John Robinson, Wildelux & more!
CD album will be available on Paypal plus a Playstation give-away. Info/details @ www.djlordron.biz
Digital downloads will be available @ itunes, Amazon & other digital stores.
String Note Recordings
Support my man right here, real rap, no bullshit
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
KOOL SPHERE PERFORMING LIVE TONIGHT FRIDAY JUNE 4TH @ THE AIRLINER
Kool Sphere and Dj Lord Ron will be getting bizz on a last minute scheduled set @ The Airliner Downtown Los Angeles. come thru..show time 11pm, get there early grab a couple drinks, blaze one up and enjoy some dope hip-hop.
THE AIRLINER IS LOCATED @ 2419 North Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90031-2218
(323) 221-0771
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
KOOL SPHERE "DJ PREMIER LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ"
"Live From HeadQCourterz" 4/30/10 Playlist (DJ Eclipse w/Kool Sphere)
1. Slum Village "Lock It Down" prod. by J Dilla
2. Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx "Death Penalty" prod. by Marco Polo, cuts by DJ Revolution
3. Cold Heat feat. Torae "When It Rains" prod. by Johnny Walker
4. Kool Sphere feat. AZ "Blue Collar MCs" prod. by Weirdo, cuts by LD
5. Ras Kass "Release Yourself" prod. & cuts by Rhettmatic
6. Jay Electronica feat. Diddy "The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace" prod. by Quincey Tones
7. Roc Marciano "We Do It" prod. by Roc Marciano
8. STS feat. Black Thought, Truck North & Dice Raw "Ill Street Blues"
9. Kool Sphere "Intro (1st Impression)" prod. by Res Nullius, cuts by LD
10. Little Brother feat. Torae "24" prod. by Khrysis
11. Cypress Hill "Armed And Dangerous" prod. by Jake One
12. Koolade feat. Maylay Sparks "You And Yours" prod. by Koolade
13. Kool Sphere feat. Smiley The Ghetto Child & Lil Dap "Supply & Demand" prod. by Weirdo
14. Big Twinz & Sean Price "That's What We Want" prod. by Jah Freedom
15. Consequence feat. Common & Talib Kweli "It's G.O.O.D. Music" prod. by Clinton Sparks
16. The Away Team "First Class" prod. by Madlib
17. Guilty Simpson "New Heights" prod. by Madlib
18. J-Live "The Way That I Rhyme" prod. by Korede
19. Roc Marciano "Marcberg" prod. by Roc Marciano
20. Slaine "The Devil Never Dies" prod. by Sicknature
21. Kool Sphere "Unconditional" prod. by Dave Bee
22. Consequence feat. Pharaohe Monch "Let U Live" prod. by Lee Bannon, cuts by Statik Selektah
23. Chuck D "Tear Down This Wall" prod. by Divided Souls Ent., cuts by DJ Pain 1
24. Inspectah Deck "Get Down Wit Me" prod. by Kevlaar 7
25. Kool Sphere feat. AZ "Stay True" prod. by Weirdo
Download link 1
Download link 2
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Download 01R.I.O.C.--DJPREMIER--April252010HOUR1.mp3 - FileSwap.com
Download 01R.I.O.C.--DJPREMIER--April252010HOUR1.mp3 - FileSwap.com
DJPREMIER–April252010HOUR2.mp3.html
HERE IS THE PLAYLIST :
1. Saukrates (f. D-Sisive)–Wednesday
2. Sheist Bub (f. Streets Da Block, B’way Slim)–Give It A Rest
3. Ghostface & Method Man (f. Solomon Childs, Streetlife)–Smooth Sailing (Remix)
4. Coldheat (f. Brown Bag All Stars & JS-1)–Break It Down
5. Joell Ortiz–Project Boy
6. Kool Sphere–Intro
7. Murs & 9th Wonder (f. VerBS)–The Lick
8. Khaleel (f. Panchi)–Rappin’ Exercise
9. Brown Bag All Stars–The Agenda (Marco Polo Remix)
10. Iriscience–Delilah
11. Murs & 9th Wonder–Asian Girl
12. WC–Frontline
13. Little Brother (f. Truck North, Median)–Revenge
14. Kidz In The Hall (f. Marsha Ambrosius)–Will II Win
15. Sauce Money–Snipershot
16. Ghostface Killah–Pimpin’ Chipp
17. Cypress Hill–Armed & Dangerous
18. Little Brother–Tigalo For Dolo
19. Murs & 9th Wonder (f. Kurupt)–Live From Roscoe’s
DJPREMIER–April252010HOUR2.mp3.html
HERE IS THE PLAYLIST :
1. Saukrates (f. D-Sisive)–Wednesday
2. Sheist Bub (f. Streets Da Block, B’way Slim)–Give It A Rest
3. Ghostface & Method Man (f. Solomon Childs, Streetlife)–Smooth Sailing (Remix)
4. Coldheat (f. Brown Bag All Stars & JS-1)–Break It Down
5. Joell Ortiz–Project Boy
6. Kool Sphere–Intro
7. Murs & 9th Wonder (f. VerBS)–The Lick
8. Khaleel (f. Panchi)–Rappin’ Exercise
9. Brown Bag All Stars–The Agenda (Marco Polo Remix)
10. Iriscience–Delilah
11. Murs & 9th Wonder–Asian Girl
12. WC–Frontline
13. Little Brother (f. Truck North, Median)–Revenge
14. Kidz In The Hall (f. Marsha Ambrosius)–Will II Win
15. Sauce Money–Snipershot
16. Ghostface Killah–Pimpin’ Chipp
17. Cypress Hill–Armed & Dangerous
18. Little Brother–Tigalo For Dolo
19. Murs & 9th Wonder (f. Kurupt)–Live From Roscoe’s
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
THE EXECUTION OF A CHUMP
*This was taken from Live From HeadQcourterz blog and really breaks shit down*
This morning cipha and rosenberg chopped it up about this statement released to the public and picked up by many outlets… the duo go in on the “letter” that was written by guru. i did the same thing yesterday morning, from about 9:30 to noon. after countless explanations to friends on aim and gchat, going over the same points, over and over, i had to get up and go for a walk. straight up fuming. more i thought about it, more i wanted to find this chump and yoke ‘im up. homey needs a donnybrooking stat. i can’t even believe how infuriating it is to deal with this ish when you’re trying to get past a friend’s passing… but i feel the need to publish my anger, so gu, forgive me, i’m tryna let you rest, but i ain’t feelin your mans. so, without further ado, my 2 cents:
intro paragraph
lotta suspect shit going on in here. first of all, the opening statement. like ciph and rosenberg said, anyone who starts a letter like that? is suspect as fuck. usually, there’s a cop and a lawyer standing around when you start writing ish like that. now, to further my point, guru was a man with a very unique diction. and his style of writing was almost completely the same as his style of speech. in short, dude don’t talk or write like that. ever.
then, we have the point where “guru” “writes”, “I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease.” so… he died? peep this, guru was in grad school before he dropped out to be a rapper, and has always been extremely eloquent. a wordsmith in the truest fashion. the man was deliberate about the words he chose, and in a situation this serious? i know he would’ve chosen wiser.
now we go onto this supposed foundation. fuck, miss info goes in on that one. but for those interested, a brand new website has popped up since her initial research. seriously, try to alexa some web stats, there’s no history… sketchy.
paragraph 2
what bugs me, about this particular paragraph is the mention of kc, guru’s son. guru, as long as i have known him, was an extremely spiritual and very loving dude. but to mention your mans solar 3 times, while mentioning his son, “the love of [his] life”, only once… and pretty much… only to give custody to solar… it just doesn’t add up. oh, and then of course, if there were any tributes or awards coming to guru in death, he mentions that solar will take care of it all, to be given to his son at a later age… word??? who thinks about awards and tributes on their deathbed? that’s more what a super producer would be thinking about as his main cash cow rapper is fading in front of his eyes, whaaaat? who said that?
now… the last paragraph
the one that really makes me want to go out and kick babies in the head. “my ex-dj.” first of all… guru was a man. never did i doubt that. and as a man, not a coward, i know that even if he wanted to continue this rift in the afterlife, he would address him by name. i only know one dude who is allergic to the uttering of the word ‘premier’ and that is… the superest producer of all. now, even more fishy… this paragraph goes from addressing premo and gang starr as a brand into what i can only call, a solar fan letter. he discusses jazzmatazz 4 in particluar, multiple times. now… me being a bit of a conspiracy theorist, these multiple shout outs of jazzmatazz 4 raise mad red flags. why you ask? see in the music industry, unfortunately, when people pass… their music sells. you woulda been shocked to see how many people didn’t have the thriller album until after mj passed, the soundscan spike was out of hand. jazzmatazz 4 was released on 7 grand, which is owned now, solely by solar. so all proceeds from the sales? go to solar. then the rest of the paragraph basically reads, solar solar solar solar solar… solar.
real talk people, this is not a letter written by guru to his fans. this was a letter written (poorly might i add) by some shitty publicist (probably at yo! pr, shame on you people… shame) with solar injecting his creative genius for his own money. lets be real. what is solar most famous for? putting guru on autotune. which really, doesn’t even make sense mathematically. put a notoriously monotone mc, whose famous for his monotone delivery, on a fucking vocoder filter? da fuck you gonna filter? one tone? jackass. and really, never trust a producer who refers to himself as a “superproducer”. that dude is the wackest person in the game ever, who the fuck body snatches a corpse and threatens to cremate a man before his family even has a chance to pay their respects or even see the remains (i hear the family recovered gu’s body earlier today, shit is like a fucking telenovella)? who the fuck is already talking about doing tribute shows for their own profitable gain? that’s some creepy ass, sketchy ass, fraudlent, foul shit dude. i feel sorry for your mother.
and i’m calling it right now, this fuckstick is going to start selling gang starr merchandise in 2 weeks, pitch his biography to publishers in 3, then next year, he’ll try to pitch a movie. and i’ll put money on that. go head, bet me. i dare you.
oh… and #fucksolar. i hope it keeps you awake at night knowing that your dastardly ways kept many people from being able to say goodbye to a friend. and maaaan… i hope i see you on the street, i been dying try a sucker arm triangle choke on somone.
This morning cipha and rosenberg chopped it up about this statement released to the public and picked up by many outlets… the duo go in on the “letter” that was written by guru. i did the same thing yesterday morning, from about 9:30 to noon. after countless explanations to friends on aim and gchat, going over the same points, over and over, i had to get up and go for a walk. straight up fuming. more i thought about it, more i wanted to find this chump and yoke ‘im up. homey needs a donnybrooking stat. i can’t even believe how infuriating it is to deal with this ish when you’re trying to get past a friend’s passing… but i feel the need to publish my anger, so gu, forgive me, i’m tryna let you rest, but i ain’t feelin your mans. so, without further ado, my 2 cents:
intro paragraph
lotta suspect shit going on in here. first of all, the opening statement. like ciph and rosenberg said, anyone who starts a letter like that? is suspect as fuck. usually, there’s a cop and a lawyer standing around when you start writing ish like that. now, to further my point, guru was a man with a very unique diction. and his style of writing was almost completely the same as his style of speech. in short, dude don’t talk or write like that. ever.
then, we have the point where “guru” “writes”, “I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease.” so… he died? peep this, guru was in grad school before he dropped out to be a rapper, and has always been extremely eloquent. a wordsmith in the truest fashion. the man was deliberate about the words he chose, and in a situation this serious? i know he would’ve chosen wiser.
now we go onto this supposed foundation. fuck, miss info goes in on that one. but for those interested, a brand new website has popped up since her initial research. seriously, try to alexa some web stats, there’s no history… sketchy.
paragraph 2
what bugs me, about this particular paragraph is the mention of kc, guru’s son. guru, as long as i have known him, was an extremely spiritual and very loving dude. but to mention your mans solar 3 times, while mentioning his son, “the love of [his] life”, only once… and pretty much… only to give custody to solar… it just doesn’t add up. oh, and then of course, if there were any tributes or awards coming to guru in death, he mentions that solar will take care of it all, to be given to his son at a later age… word??? who thinks about awards and tributes on their deathbed? that’s more what a super producer would be thinking about as his main cash cow rapper is fading in front of his eyes, whaaaat? who said that?
now… the last paragraph
the one that really makes me want to go out and kick babies in the head. “my ex-dj.” first of all… guru was a man. never did i doubt that. and as a man, not a coward, i know that even if he wanted to continue this rift in the afterlife, he would address him by name. i only know one dude who is allergic to the uttering of the word ‘premier’ and that is… the superest producer of all. now, even more fishy… this paragraph goes from addressing premo and gang starr as a brand into what i can only call, a solar fan letter. he discusses jazzmatazz 4 in particluar, multiple times. now… me being a bit of a conspiracy theorist, these multiple shout outs of jazzmatazz 4 raise mad red flags. why you ask? see in the music industry, unfortunately, when people pass… their music sells. you woulda been shocked to see how many people didn’t have the thriller album until after mj passed, the soundscan spike was out of hand. jazzmatazz 4 was released on 7 grand, which is owned now, solely by solar. so all proceeds from the sales? go to solar. then the rest of the paragraph basically reads, solar solar solar solar solar… solar.
real talk people, this is not a letter written by guru to his fans. this was a letter written (poorly might i add) by some shitty publicist (probably at yo! pr, shame on you people… shame) with solar injecting his creative genius for his own money. lets be real. what is solar most famous for? putting guru on autotune. which really, doesn’t even make sense mathematically. put a notoriously monotone mc, whose famous for his monotone delivery, on a fucking vocoder filter? da fuck you gonna filter? one tone? jackass. and really, never trust a producer who refers to himself as a “superproducer”. that dude is the wackest person in the game ever, who the fuck body snatches a corpse and threatens to cremate a man before his family even has a chance to pay their respects or even see the remains (i hear the family recovered gu’s body earlier today, shit is like a fucking telenovella)? who the fuck is already talking about doing tribute shows for their own profitable gain? that’s some creepy ass, sketchy ass, fraudlent, foul shit dude. i feel sorry for your mother.
and i’m calling it right now, this fuckstick is going to start selling gang starr merchandise in 2 weeks, pitch his biography to publishers in 3, then next year, he’ll try to pitch a movie. and i’ll put money on that. go head, bet me. i dare you.
oh… and #fucksolar. i hope it keeps you awake at night knowing that your dastardly ways kept many people from being able to say goodbye to a friend. and maaaan… i hope i see you on the street, i been dying try a sucker arm triangle choke on somone.
THE EXECUTION OF A CHUMP
this morning cipha and rosenberg chopped it up about this statement released to the public and picked up by many outlets… the duo go in on the “letter” that was written by guru. i did the same thing yesterday morning, from about 9:30 to noon. after countless explanations to friends on aim and gchat, going over the same points, over and over, i had to get up and go for a walk. straight up fuming. more i thought about it, more i wanted to find this chump and yoke ‘im up. homey needs a donnybrooking stat. i can’t even believe how infuriating it is to deal with this ish when you’re trying to get past a friend’s passing… but i feel the need to publish my anger, so gu, forgive me, i’m tryna let you rest, but i ain’t feelin your mans. so, without further ado, my 2 cents:
intro paragraph
lotta suspect shit going on in here. first of all, the opening statement. like ciph and rosenberg said, anyone who starts a letter like that? is suspect as fuck. usually, there’s a cop and a lawyer standing around when you start writing ish like that. now, to further my point, guru was a man with a very unique diction. and his style of writing was almost completely the same as his style of speech. in short, dude don’t talk or write like that. ever.
then, we have the point where “guru” “writes”, “I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease.” so… he died? peep this, guru was in grad school before he dropped out to be a rapper, and has always been extremely eloquent. a wordsmith in the truest fashion. the man was deliberate about the words he chose, and in a situation this serious? i know he would’ve chosen wiser.
now we go onto this supposed foundation. fuck, miss info goes in on that one. but for those interested, a brand new website has popped up since her initial research. seriously, try to alexa some web stats, there’s no history… sketchy.
paragraph 2
what bugs me, about this particular paragraph is the mention of kc, guru’s son. guru, as long as i have known him, was an extremely spiritual and very loving dude. but to mention your mans solar 3 times, while mentioning his son, “the love of [his] life”, only once… and pretty much… only to give custody to solar… it just doesn’t add up. oh, and then of course, if there were any tributes or awards coming to guru in death, he mentions that solar will take care of it all, to be given to his son at a later age… word??? who thinks about awards and tributes on their deathbed? that’s more what a super producer would be thinking about as his main cash cow rapper is fading in front of his eyes, whaaaat? who said that?
now… the last paragraph
the one that really makes me want to go out and kick babies in the head. “my ex-dj.” first of all… guru was a man. never did i doubt that. and as a man, not a coward, i know that even if he wanted to continue this rift in the afterlife, he would address him by name. i only know one dude who is allergic to the uttering of the word ‘premier’ and that is… the superest producer of all. now, even more fishy… this paragraph goes from addressing premo and gang starr as a brand into what i can only call, a solar fan letter. he discusses jazzmatazz 4 in particluar, multiple times. now… me being a bit of a conspiracy theorist, these multiple shout outs of jazzmatazz 4 raise mad red flags. why you ask? see in the music industry, unfortunately, when people pass… their music sells. you woulda been shocked to see how many people didn’t have the thriller album until after mj passed, the soundscan spike was out of hand. jazzmatazz 4 was released on 7 grand, which is owned now, solely by solar. so all proceeds from the sales? go to solar. then the rest of the paragraph basically reads, solar solar solar solar solar… solar.
real talk people, this is not a letter written by guru to his fans. this was a letter written (poorly might i add) by some shitty publicist (probably at yo! pr, shame on you people… shame) with solar injecting his creative genius for his own money. lets be real. what is solar most famous for? putting guru on autotune. which really, doesn’t even make sense mathematically. put a notoriously monotone mc, whose famous for his monotone delivery, on a fucking vocoder filter? da fuck you gonna filter? one tone? jackass. and really, never trust a producer who refers to himself as a “superproducer”. that dude is the wackest person in the game ever, who the fuck body snatches a corpse and threatens to cremate a man before his family even has a chance to pay their respects or even see the remains (i hear the family recovered gu’s body earlier today, shit is like a fucking telenovella)? who the fuck is already talking about doing tribute shows for their own profitable gain? that’s some creepy ass, sketchy ass, fraudlent, foul shit dude. i feel sorry for your mother.
and i’m calling it right now, this fuckstick is going to start selling gang starr merchandise in 2 weeks, pitch his biography to publishers in 3, then next year, he’ll try to pitch a movie. and i’ll put money on that. go head, bet me. i dare you.
oh… and #fucksolar. i hope it keeps you awake at night knowing that your dastardly ways kept many people from being able to say goodbye to a friend. and maaaan… i hope i see you on the street, i been dying try a sucker arm triangle choke on somone.
intro paragraph
lotta suspect shit going on in here. first of all, the opening statement. like ciph and rosenberg said, anyone who starts a letter like that? is suspect as fuck. usually, there’s a cop and a lawyer standing around when you start writing ish like that. now, to further my point, guru was a man with a very unique diction. and his style of writing was almost completely the same as his style of speech. in short, dude don’t talk or write like that. ever.
then, we have the point where “guru” “writes”, “I have had a long battle with cancer and have succumbed to the disease.” so… he died? peep this, guru was in grad school before he dropped out to be a rapper, and has always been extremely eloquent. a wordsmith in the truest fashion. the man was deliberate about the words he chose, and in a situation this serious? i know he would’ve chosen wiser.
now we go onto this supposed foundation. fuck, miss info goes in on that one. but for those interested, a brand new website has popped up since her initial research. seriously, try to alexa some web stats, there’s no history… sketchy.
paragraph 2
what bugs me, about this particular paragraph is the mention of kc, guru’s son. guru, as long as i have known him, was an extremely spiritual and very loving dude. but to mention your mans solar 3 times, while mentioning his son, “the love of [his] life”, only once… and pretty much… only to give custody to solar… it just doesn’t add up. oh, and then of course, if there were any tributes or awards coming to guru in death, he mentions that solar will take care of it all, to be given to his son at a later age… word??? who thinks about awards and tributes on their deathbed? that’s more what a super producer would be thinking about as his main cash cow rapper is fading in front of his eyes, whaaaat? who said that?
now… the last paragraph
the one that really makes me want to go out and kick babies in the head. “my ex-dj.” first of all… guru was a man. never did i doubt that. and as a man, not a coward, i know that even if he wanted to continue this rift in the afterlife, he would address him by name. i only know one dude who is allergic to the uttering of the word ‘premier’ and that is… the superest producer of all. now, even more fishy… this paragraph goes from addressing premo and gang starr as a brand into what i can only call, a solar fan letter. he discusses jazzmatazz 4 in particluar, multiple times. now… me being a bit of a conspiracy theorist, these multiple shout outs of jazzmatazz 4 raise mad red flags. why you ask? see in the music industry, unfortunately, when people pass… their music sells. you woulda been shocked to see how many people didn’t have the thriller album until after mj passed, the soundscan spike was out of hand. jazzmatazz 4 was released on 7 grand, which is owned now, solely by solar. so all proceeds from the sales? go to solar. then the rest of the paragraph basically reads, solar solar solar solar solar… solar.
real talk people, this is not a letter written by guru to his fans. this was a letter written (poorly might i add) by some shitty publicist (probably at yo! pr, shame on you people… shame) with solar injecting his creative genius for his own money. lets be real. what is solar most famous for? putting guru on autotune. which really, doesn’t even make sense mathematically. put a notoriously monotone mc, whose famous for his monotone delivery, on a fucking vocoder filter? da fuck you gonna filter? one tone? jackass. and really, never trust a producer who refers to himself as a “superproducer”. that dude is the wackest person in the game ever, who the fuck body snatches a corpse and threatens to cremate a man before his family even has a chance to pay their respects or even see the remains (i hear the family recovered gu’s body earlier today, shit is like a fucking telenovella)? who the fuck is already talking about doing tribute shows for their own profitable gain? that’s some creepy ass, sketchy ass, fraudlent, foul shit dude. i feel sorry for your mother.
and i’m calling it right now, this fuckstick is going to start selling gang starr merchandise in 2 weeks, pitch his biography to publishers in 3, then next year, he’ll try to pitch a movie. and i’ll put money on that. go head, bet me. i dare you.
oh… and #fucksolar. i hope it keeps you awake at night knowing that your dastardly ways kept many people from being able to say goodbye to a friend. and maaaan… i hope i see you on the street, i been dying try a sucker arm triangle choke on somone.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE FROM GURU'S FAMILY
I'm forwarding this from DJ Premier...
PRESS RELEASE
The Elam family wishes to thank the fans of our son/brother/father uncle/nephew/cousin Keith aka GURU for the outpouring of love, concern and support.
Our hearts are broken by the loss of someone we loved so much. GURU was devoted to his young son, who will most keenly feel his absence.
GURU suffered from multiple myeloma for over a year. Accrued complications from this illness led to respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. As a result, GURU was in a coma from mid February until his death and never regained consciousness. Early on the morning of April 19th, he became hypertensive due to low blood pressure. He again went into cardiac arrest and slipped away from us.
GURU died far too young but he was, and we are, proud of all his many legendary musical contributions.
With the above info coming from Guru's family, then how is it possible that Guru published to the media these "so-called" last statements on his health, and negative shots towards Dj Premier???
The answer, is the fame hungry devil Solar who has been up to these devilish acts from day one. Lets hope that more than karma will catch up to this fucken asshole. I'm still sick to my stomach over the loss of Guru and to keep his family away from someone on their death bed and playing tricks thru the media is incomprehensible. I will follow up soon with a more in depth write up of his influence on me personally, Verbal Threat, and hip-hop as a whole. This is a very sad time for me, hip-hop, Verbal Threat, of course The Gangstarr foundation, and first and foremost the Elam Family.
Rest in Peace Guru, your Above The Clouds fam..............................................
Monday, April 19, 2010
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GET ADVANCED COPY OF KOOL SPHERE "INTEGRITTY" HERE NOW! FEAT. AZ, KOOL G RAP, LIL DAP & MORE
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KOOL SPHERE "INTEGRITTY" FEATURES 16 BANGERS DEDICATED TO THOSE
WHO CAN'T STAND WHAT'S GOING ON IN RAP MUSIC THESE DAYS!
THIS CD IS PURE HARDCORE HIP-HOP @ IT'S FINEST!
GOLDEN ERA HIP-HOP 2010 STYLE!!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
DJ PREMIER LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ PLAYLIST
DJ PREMIER—LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ RADIO SHOW
FRIDAY NIGHTS FROM 10pm-MIDNIGHT (EST)
ON SIRIUS/XM SATELLITE RADIO–(HIP HOP NATION)(SIRIUS 40/XM 67)
GUESTS: NUSTO (aka NUTRAGEOUS) AND ALSO
(STRAIGHT FROM HAMBURG, GERMANY) SOULBROTHAS (B-BASE & 12 FINGER DAN)
SHOUTS TO MIRKO MACHINE…..
R.I.P. TO RICKY LEIGH AND UNCLE HOWIE
GURU of GANG STARR 4 EVER WE LOVE YOU NIGGA !!! KEEP FIGHTIN 4 LIFE !!!
HERE IS THE PLAYLIST AND LINKS :
1. Brown Bag All Stars–The Agenda
2. Rytmus–Jediny’
3. Roc Marciano–Wuteva Wuteva
4. Kool Sphere–Intro
5. Nutso (f. Royal Flush, Mic Geronimo)–This Is My Hood
6. Joell Ortiz–Project Boy
7. Wu Massacre(f. Method Man & Raekwon)–Mef -vs- Chef 2
8. Ghetto of ST.–Fresh Out
9. Sauce Money–Snipershot
10. WC–Frontline
11. Soulbrothas (f. Nutso, Butta Verses)–Original Rap
12. Nick Javas–Not A Game (DJ Mix Version)
13. Soulbrothas (f. Blaq Poet, NYGz, Krumbsnatcha)–Real MC’s
14. Eternia (f. Joell Ortiz)–It’s Funny
15. Sadat X (f. Money Boss Players)–Everybody Know
16. Nutso–So Tired
17. Wu Massacre (f. Method Man & Ghostface Killah)–Dangerous
18. Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx–(f. Rockness of Heltah Skeltah, Freddie Foxxx)–Take Money
19. Kool Sphere–Unconditional
DJ PREMIER AND KOOL SPHERE DISCUSS "INTEGRITTY" LIVE ON SIRIUS XM
We will be debuting the album within the next couple of weeks live on Premier's radio show, and "Integritty" will be available on iTunes very soon!@
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
A LIL OUTLINE..POSSIBLY SUM GRAFFITI THIS WEEKEND???
Kool Sphere CWKDM
On the music tip: been getting crazy good feedback on the upcoming album (Kool Sphere Integritty)..I may push up the release date and get it out asap digitally..the outpouring of emails received since we leaked some treats out has been amazing. Keep your ears open for new updated news on Integritty..shits bangin! That's wsup...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ
Live From HeadQCourterz (03/26/2010)
Or
DJ Premier – Live From HeadQCourterz (03/26/2010)
Filled in by DJ Eclipse.
Tracks:
- Meth, Ghost & Rae – Miranda
- Big Twinz – That’s What We Want (Feat. Sean Price)
- Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx – Death Penalty
- Theo3 – It’s Theo3 (Remix)
- Eternia & Moss – It’s Funny (Feat. Joell Ortiz)
- Army Of The Pharaohs – The Ultimatum
- Nick Javas – Not A Game
- Wais P – Ain’t A Problem
- The Away Team – Nobody
- Sadat X – X And Bill (Feat. Ill Bill)
- Reflection Eternal – In This World
- Diabolic – I Don’t Wanna Rhyme
- Murs & 9th Wonder – The Problem Is… (Feat. Sick Jacken)
- Jimmy Powers – Classless (Feat. Slaine)
- Frank B. – The Other Side Of Brooklyn
- Inspectah Deck – Brothaz Respect (Feat. Cappadonna & Fes Taylor)
- Kool Sphere – Supply & Demand (Feat. Smiley The Ghetto Child & Lil Dap)
- Nutso – This Is My Hood (Feat. Royal Flush & Mic Geronimo)
- Sadat X – We Kewl (Feat. Twan & Sean Black)
- Brown Audio – Never Looking Back
- Method Man & Ghostface – It’s That Wu Shit
Guests: /
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
DJ PREMIER vs. PETE ROCK
Finally something worth tallin about!
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Manhattan Records presents DJ Premier VS Pete Rock -A Legendary DJ Battle trailer from getfunky on Vimeo.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
NEW EXCLUSIVE KOOL SPHERE "SUPPLY & DEMAND" FEAT. SMILEY THE GHETTO CHILD & LIL DAP (GROUP HOME)
KOOL SPHERE FEAT. SMILEY THE GHETTO CHILD & LIL DAP "SUPPLY & DEMAND" PROD. WEIRDO
Here's the exclusive leak of KOOL SPHERE'S "INTEGRITTY" album coming later this year. Street anthem right here baby!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
GREATEST RAPPER OF ALLTIME DIED ON MARCH 9TH
True words spoken by Canibus, Rest in Peace Big Poppa, the game went sour after you passed, but the real recognize...................
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
GURU FROM GANGSTARR
I'm usually always on the run and my attention span is equivalent to a 5 year old, but I must take some time out to speak on my man Guru. He is currently fighting for his life after having a heart attack and just got out of surgery. I'm praying as well as the "real" hip-hop community for a speedy recovery.
Although a lot of cats front pretending to be down with Gangstarr since day one, claiming that they've been following the movement since Manifest..cmon son. But for me, the impact came once Step In The Arena hit stores. Days before downloading from the internet, you had to search out real shit. I remember hearing the song Step in The Arena and getting amped, the track was banging, Guru's lyrics were sick, but for me, the scratches that Premier hit every song with had me addicted. Ever since the days of hearing songs like UTFO's "Leader of the Pack" Run DMC's "Jam Master Jay" songs that had heavy scratches caught my interest. (I guess I should have been a djay) I religiously picked up every Gangstarr album since then, and felt connected to their music and movement.
Step in the Arena, Daily Operation, Hard To Earn, Group Home, Jeru all came out around this time period when hip-hop was at it's peak (in my opinion) Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito, Mayhem & Sunset NYC College radio was in effect, all those classic Big L radio rips you hear now on youtube, us New Yorkers were hearing him get busy LIVE, amazed at the direction the underground was going at that time. Hip-hop's code of ethics was enforced and corn ball rap wasn't tolerated as it is now. My mind state is still in that era, it impacted me soo much I refuse to be brainwashed with whats going on now, not like the rest of you. But for me, Gangstarr set the standard for that movement. They're music spoke volumes, without talking shit, Gangstarr's music put suckers (and the industry) in their place. I remember visiting Los Angeles right when Moment of Truth dropped, and Power 106 had Gangstarr on as a special guest. I remember the radio djays commented saying.."Gangstarr is in the building, and that the vibe in the studio was extremely serious." Just the appearance of Guru and Premier together on the scene gave off the vibe that its time for Real Shit, no bullshit.
In the background, Verbal Threat (Kool Sphere & M.C. Reppond) we were making our moves on the underground scene, but never wanted to be associated with anyone ever other than Gangstarr. For us, they were the perfect definition of what true hip-hop is. As years passed, things happened for a reason, and we were connected to Guru and Premier on several occasions..to eventually going on tour with Guru and of course recording the classic track "Reality Check" with Dj Premier.
So with all that being said, we're REALLY pulling for Guru's safe return back to perfect health, to his family, and finally back to music. He's a stand up dude, extremely talented, and us over here at Verbal Threat have him in our prayers on the daily. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers, and remember, it's emcees like Guru that brought respect back to hip-hop..we'd love to see him back in action, and of course a Gangstarr re-union. Stay strong money grips!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
CON-ART STORE/GALLERY OPENING HOLLYWOOD
Friday night the official store/gallery opening of Con-Art Hollywood California. Special guests in the house, yours truly Kool Sphere, Luze FC, and Stane Cwb..we showcased a couple panel pieces..and did some live female body painting on a couple lovely young ladies. Epic time I must say. Sadly the sho ended in true LA fashion with someone getting shot in the stomach in the back of the store. Cmon son, it's 2010...snuff all that hate out. word up..enjoy the flicks
Monday, February 15, 2010
FEBRUARY MAXIN'
In between settling things on the new solo album "Integritty", I've been sqeezing in time to rock pieces as much as possible. Here's some action shots Kool Sphere Cwk and Luze Fc rockin some panels.
Updates: New Verbal Threat album in the works, as well as recording b-side solo joints on the regular..stay tuned
Updates: New Verbal Threat album in the works, as well as recording b-side solo joints on the regular..stay tuned
Friday, January 22, 2010
Sunday, December 27, 2009
NEW RAEKWON A MUST HAVE!!
Now if you know me, you'd know that I think hip-hop for the most part has suffered a horrible loss of originality, I turned off fm rdio over 5 years ago, It's a damn shame for real, the game turned to a money game where artists chase the money to stay revelant instead of being true to the music, Whatever, it's like beating a dead horse thats why I never speak on it anymore unless politicking with my man Reppond. With that being said...
I give a BIG shout to Raekwon the Chef for lacing this bonus track that screams originality, with a banging track and in depth story line rhymes..you know, Classic Rae. I've had this on repeat, do the knowledge and enjoy.
I give a BIG shout to Raekwon the Chef for lacing this bonus track that screams originality, with a banging track and in depth story line rhymes..you know, Classic Rae. I've had this on repeat, do the knowledge and enjoy.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
NEW PIECE GETTING THE GRAFFITI FEVER
This is a first of many for the winter season..hooked up with some NYC comrades and about to set shit off lovely.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
REST IN PEACE DJ. MR. MAGIC NYC RADIO LEGEND!
Mr. Magic, an important figure in the world of hip-hop radio, debuted in 1983 on WBLS-FM in New York City with the first exclusive rap radio show to be aired on a major station. Billing itself as Rap Attack, Magic's show featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone "Fly Ty" Williams as the show's co-producer. Magic's reign on the New york City airwaves lasted six years and was instrumental in broadening the scope and validity of hip-hop music.[1]
During the mid-80s there was a rivalry between Mr. Magic and Kool DJ Red Alert, who hosted a weekly show on WRKS-FM. The feud also played out between proxy rap groups, the Juice Crew and Boogie Down Productions (see The Bridge Wars). The Juice Crew - headed by Mr. Magic's on-air assistant, DJ Marley Marl - was named after one of Magic's aliases, "Sir Juice."[2]
As confirmed by DJ Premier, Mr. Magic died on the morning of October 2, 2009,[3] from a fatal heart attack
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
NEW SONG "CREATIVE CONTROL" FEATURING RHONA BENNETT TO BE ON "INTEGRITTY"
It's a wrap! The album is finally done! I was fortunate enough to get the lovely and talented Rhona Bennett from En Vogue to get on the final track for the album "Creative Control". She just finished her upcoming solo album "The Anticipation Of R&B" so most def go check that out when it drops. We previewed it at her listening party Downtown Los Angeles, below are some flicks from the event, I busted out a lil canvas for her in celebration of such a dope project.
Integritty, 19 bangin joints, this album is real gritty, so now we'll be bobbin and weavin thru the industry to see who can handle this classic masterpiece correctly.
So stay tuned......
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
NEW VERBAL THREAT ALBUM BEGINS!!!
It's been a minute waiting on the completion of Kool Sphere's solo album Integritty. We're finally there with this classic masterpiece getting mixed arranged and mastered!
With that being said...Kool Sphere and M.C. Reppond are officially back in the building! Verbal Threat will begin a new album starting this weekend entering into the studio officially in Hollywood. History in the making right now straight up!
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ATTENTION CLUB PROMOTERS
We are starting to book shows in the Los Angeles/Orange County/NYC areas looking for club promotors to assist in setting up shows. hit up koolspherecrew@gmail.com
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
GRAFFITI OUTLINE
Finally getting sum downtime as "Integritty" gets the final "final" mixdown, shits bangin! Was working on a outline for my boy's site and decided to throw in sum real basic colors.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
100% CO-SIGN! JAY-Z TLKS COMPETITION
(sohh.com)
Hov also said he felt rappers like Nas and Eminem are more on his level.
"Not really that competitive, because the competition isn't based on real competition," Jay said in the October 2009 XXL Magazine. "I mean, Game, I'm his f*ckin idol. If you ask him and he's being truthfully honest with you it's just based off his insecurities and, for the most part, pretension. That type of competition doesn't do anything for me. It's almost like someone trying to set you up, and everyone knows they're to set you up, and everybody. It's just dumb. It's not in the spirit of competition, because he's not competition for me. He's not. Not then, not ever -- he'd have to improve considerably. Competition for me competition is Nas, Eminem. Like Jim Jones? That's ridiculous to me. So how do I respond to that? I can't win. If I win, then they'll be like, 'See. Now chill. You're a f*ckin' bully.' And if it manages to throw a haymaker from the West Coast, then it's like 'Oooooh.' It's not even fun. Like, before I did it, because I would diss anybody. Now who has time to do this sh*t everyday? But before, when I was running after the little fat n*gga from Mase's camp, I was doing anybody. Anybody said anything. If I thought you said something. When I was running in the streets, I wanted all that type of activity. Nobody wanted nothing. Now everybody's a tough guy." (XXL Mag)
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Hov also said he felt rappers like Nas and Eminem are more on his level.
"Not really that competitive, because the competition isn't based on real competition," Jay said in the October 2009 XXL Magazine. "I mean, Game, I'm his f*ckin idol. If you ask him and he's being truthfully honest with you it's just based off his insecurities and, for the most part, pretension. That type of competition doesn't do anything for me. It's almost like someone trying to set you up, and everyone knows they're to set you up, and everybody. It's just dumb. It's not in the spirit of competition, because he's not competition for me. He's not. Not then, not ever -- he'd have to improve considerably. Competition for me competition is Nas, Eminem. Like Jim Jones? That's ridiculous to me. So how do I respond to that? I can't win. If I win, then they'll be like, 'See. Now chill. You're a f*ckin' bully.' And if it manages to throw a haymaker from the West Coast, then it's like 'Oooooh.' It's not even fun. Like, before I did it, because I would diss anybody. Now who has time to do this sh*t everyday? But before, when I was running after the little fat n*gga from Mase's camp, I was doing anybody. Anybody said anything. If I thought you said something. When I was running in the streets, I wanted all that type of activity. Nobody wanted nothing. Now everybody's a tough guy." (XXL Mag)
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Monday, August 31, 2009
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Vintage Gangstarr
After checking preme's blog, I was takin back to the good ol' days when Gangstarr's Step In The Arena dropped. This clip was from when they were on a Dutch TV show promo0in the album..show;s you what real was...
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Friday, July 17, 2009
GET THE KOOL SPHERE MIXTAPE ON AMAZON.COM NOW!
http://www.amazon.com/Unreleased-Archives-Explicit/dp/B002G684HW/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1247847281&sr=1-3
A new release from Kool Sphere of the group Verbal Threat. This album is a mixture of unreleased tracks that were made while working on Verbal Threat's The Golden Era, and Kool Sphere's debut album Integritty dropping later this year.
Unreleased Archives will be available digitally soon..cop a advanced copy here
http://cdbaby.com/cd/koolsphere
A new release from Kool Sphere of the group Verbal Threat. This album is a mixture of unreleased tracks that were made while working on Verbal Threat's The Golden Era, and Kool Sphere's debut album Integritty dropping later this year.
Unreleased Archives will be available digitally soon..cop a advanced copy here
http://cdbaby.com/cd/koolsphere
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
NEW KOOL SPHERE "CONTRAST" FREE DOWNLOAD
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
NEW KOOL SPHERE ON ITUNES!
NEW KOOL SPHERE ON ITUNES
This link will automatically open your itunes to the Kool Sphere page. cop that now!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
OPEN LETTER REMEMBER THE TIMES..
Thanks for the reply, Sphere. Yeah, they are great memories. I didn't write ever, but going to school in Bayside and living in Northeastern Queens, I saw a lot of writers while I was growing up. I was too young to be a part of it. I'm 29 now, started reading graff at age 7 or 8. From about 1987 to 1994, I caught the end of the trains and the whole highway era. I saw stuff by you, Cro, Saint, Sent, Ghost, Gato, Duel, Red, Duran, K-Pro, Smog, Dera, SEOD, SO, Neo,Stane, Dead, Vor, JA, Kite, Chille, PJay, Cope, Lost, Mirage, Tretal, and some others; too many to mention.
By the time I got to to Cardozo high school in 1995 and was old enough to do it, the graff world seemed like a fucking disaster, overrun with full goons that wrote as if their arms were broken. Now, don't get me wrong; I never wrote, nor am I a graff expert or some great artist. But the crispy style that the TMR and RIS guys from Queens had was vastly different than the junk that came out of NE Queens post-highway era.
The stuff that guys like you, Mirage, Stane, Duel, Dead, and Vor put up used to make the hairs on the back of my head and neck stand up. I'd drive to the Bronx just waiting to see the blue Mirage blockbuster with the feet on the Clearview. That comeback that you and Saint did on the 'Dozo handball courts.. there was one time I was just standing there admiring it, like I was frozen.
Again, I didn't write; but you guys' stuff really meant a lot to me growing up.
Thanks for the memories.
By the time I got to to Cardozo high school in 1995 and was old enough to do it, the graff world seemed like a fucking disaster, overrun with full goons that wrote as if their arms were broken. Now, don't get me wrong; I never wrote, nor am I a graff expert or some great artist. But the crispy style that the TMR and RIS guys from Queens had was vastly different than the junk that came out of NE Queens post-highway era.
The stuff that guys like you, Mirage, Stane, Duel, Dead, and Vor put up used to make the hairs on the back of my head and neck stand up. I'd drive to the Bronx just waiting to see the blue Mirage blockbuster with the feet on the Clearview. That comeback that you and Saint did on the 'Dozo handball courts.. there was one time I was just standing there admiring it, like I was frozen.
Again, I didn't write; but you guys' stuff really meant a lot to me growing up.
Thanks for the memories.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
KOOL SPHERE UNRELEASED ARCHIVES MIXTAPE
A new release from Kool Sphere of the group Verbal Threat. This album is a mixture of unreleased tracks that were made while working on Verbal Threat's The Golden Era, and Kool Sphere's debut album Integritty dropping later this year.
Unreleased Archives will be available digitally soon..cop a advanced copy here
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HOLLIS QUEENS STREET TO BE NAMED AFTER RUN DMC
The New York City Council approved a new bill today (June 30) that a major thoroughfare Run-DMC JMJ Way, in Hollis Queens, will be named after legendary rap group Run-DMC.
The bill, which was introduced by Deputy Majority Leader Leroy Comrie (D-27) passed today during the Council’s Stated Meeting in City Hall.
Once Mayor Michael Bloomberg signs the bill into law, the corner of 205th Street and Hollis Avenue will officially be renamed after the pioneering Hip-Hop group.
Joseph “Reverend Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and the late Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell grew up in Hollis, a borough of New York immortalized on tracks like “Hollis Crew” "Raising Hell," and the holiday anthem “Christmas in Hollis.”
They formed Run-DMC in 1982 at the behest of Simmons’ older brother Russell, who went on to form Rush Artist Management and the legendary Def Jam record label, with Rick Rubin.
The group went on to accomplish a number of first’s for Hip-Hop culture.
Run-DMC was one of the early act rap acts to perform on American Bandstand, the first rap group with gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums, the first rap group to receive a Grammy nomination, the first rap act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone, the first rappers to make a video appearance on MTV and numerous other accomplishments.
Run-DMC was officially inducted into the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame on April 4, 2009.
“Given their historic accomplishments, Run D.M.C. is a tremendous source of pride for the Hollis community I represent,” Council Member Comrie told AllHipHop.com. “Their dedication and hard work has inspired countless others and they have given back generously to this community. Most recently, Mr. McDaniels donated numerous memorabilia for the establishment of the Hollis Hip Hop Museum, which is located in the Hollis Famous Burger establishment on 203rd Street and Hollis Avenue.”
The accomplishment also marks the first time a major New York City street has been renamed after a Hip-Hop group.
Council Member Comrie also stated he hopes the move will help revitalized the Hollis, Queens community with new business.
“I have chosen the 205th Street location because it is in proximity to the museum and also is the site of a famous mural of the group’s late member, Mr. Mizell. It is my sincere hope that this street renaming, combined with the museum, will help to economically revitalize this particular neighborhood as a potential tourism attraction.”
-from allhiphop.com
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