T.R.O.Y.

Old School Breakdance Odyssey Volume Two (1981-1985)

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 02:30 PM PDT

This is the 2nd old school 'breakdance odyssey' I put together last summer. It covers 1981-1985. There are some electro beats thrown in for good measure. Most of this stuff is 'below the radar' so I hope you like that 80's flava!

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01 (04:31) Funklab All Stars - La Di Da Long
02 (05:14) Afrika Bambaataa - Almighty Rah (F, Tc Islam)
03 (05:28) Spyder D - Try To Bite Me Now
04 (05:29) Devastatin' Dave The Turntable Slave - I'm whippin A.
05 (06:41) T.J. Swann & Peewee Mel - Maximus Party
06 (05:48) Gangster D - Gangster Rock
07 (03:32) Broken Glass - Style Of The Street (Unreleased Demo Version)
08 (05:37) D.ST & Jalal - Mean Machine (Short Version)
09 (02:43) Bronx Traxx - Hip Hop Bee Bop
10 (04:51) N Y C Cutter - Dj Cuttin
11 (05:06) Ninja Crew - We Destroy
12 (07:19) Empyre - Strikin' Back

--Schenectadyfan

Trends of Phoenix

Posted: 17 Mar 2009 03:00 AM PDT

Last week I made a thread in our T.R.O.Y. forum after viewing a video of Joaquin Phoenix being questioned about his aspiring rap career. To my surprise he really knows his shit and if you let the video stream you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. But what was really mindblowin' was his comments at the 1:43 mark. Not only do I have to give this man props for knowing about Trends, but it almost makes me like him that much more of an actor too.

A few years back our homies at Oh Word wrote a mini-review on Trends, so those who aren't as hip as Joaquin might want to check it out first. More importantly T.R.O.Y. forum members Kimani and Jaz laced us with some goodies to share. We hear Grapevine is now an actor living in L.A., M.O.L. is still making beats and Nastee joined the corporate world but word is they're baaaaaaaaaaaaack! - Philaflava

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Trends Of Culture- Trendz (1993)

1. Fuck What Ya Heard 4:12
2. Let Tha Big Boyz Play 4:29
3. Old Habits 4:46
4. Who Got My Back? 3:14
5. Hassle On The Iron Horse 5:01
6. Off & On 4:23
7. Crotch Ripper/Mad Speaker 4:06
8. Mad Flavor Mad Style 3:27
9. Valley Of The Skinz 5:07
10. Top Ten Interlude 2:44
11. Valley Of The Skinz (Bonus Mix) 5:40

Post '93 Material:

Wish (1997)
Do You Hear What I Hear (1997)
Lavish Lifestyle (1998)
Somewhere In NY City aka Trendmen Raw Shit? (1998)

Wondering whatever happened to Trends? Check out this video and peep the sample tracks from the forthcoming album.