Monday, June 1, 2009

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Various Artists - Shaolin Style 95' (CD) Staten Island, NY

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT


Before talking about the album, I want to say that I don't think that this cd was actually pressed and released in 1995 because my copy looks like a home-made bootleg. I guess It was probably burned from a vinyl rip and then sold online in limited quanties as there is a barcode on the back of the cd. If anyone owns the same copy or has information on this issue, feel free to leave a comment.

Now back to the album, here we have Shaolin Style '95, a dope wu-sounding compilation from 1995. I don't really know if the artists featured were actually affliated with the Wu-Tang, but they are definitely from Staten Island, NY. You can hear Drastic on the intro mentioning 'Stapleton' (Houses). Right after the intro, the album starts with a obscure mid 90s banger from Rugged Assassinz. While they might not be the greatest emcees, it will make your head nod from the start to end! The rest of the album is typical mid 90s hip hop; rugged emcees over raw head nodding beats! Enjoy!

1) Intro (ft. Drastic)
2) Rugged Assassinz (Ft. Redrum) - Mortal Kombat

3) Interlude
4) The Lowlifes - Big Up
5) Double Action - Do Or Die
6) The Zone (Ft. Hasstyle) - Darkside of Life
7) Interlude
8) Double Action (Ft. Gifted) - Life In The Ghetto
9) E.G. - Wave Your Gun
10) Hasstyle (AKA %100 Hasstyle) - Road to Success
11) Renegayd - Shop Of Horrors
12) Interlude
13) Double Action/ Warchild/ Renegayd - Shaolin Style

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-- Thomas V

Chi-Ali - The Youngest Native Tonguer

Posted: 01 Jun 2009 03:00 AM PDT

Chi-Ali Griffith. I think everyone already knows the story behind this guy, but let's recapitulate it once more, in short notes.

Chi-Ali started rapping around age 12-13. He has made his first appearance in The Apollo club in London, together with Queen Latifah and Jungle Brothers. He jumped in after Afrika from the Jungle Brothers missed his flight to London. He also said that he had wrote around 40% of his first and only album and the rest had been done by Dres, De La Soul, Q-tip and Phife and of course The Beatnuts who were involved in the production of the album as well.
In the interviews which you can see if you scroll down the whole page, Chi-Ali talks about those days and about the time after he has commited that famous murder in 2000.


Age Ain't Nothin' But A # (1992)

A1 Age Ain't Nothin' But A #
A2 Maniac Psycho
B2 Age Ain't Nothin' But A # (Instrumental)

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Let The Horns Blow / Funky Lemonade (1992)

A1 Let The Horns Blow
A2 Let The Horns Blow (Instrumental)
B1 Funky Lemonade (Remix)
B2 Funky Lemonade (Remix Instrumental)

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*This version of Let The Horns Blow is without Fashion's verse, but with Chi-Ali's new verse and new, matured voice.



Roadrunner (1992)

A1 Roadrunner (LP Version)
A2 Roadrunner (Puberty Mix)
B1 Roadrunner (Puberty Instrumental)
B2 The Fabulous Chi





Funky Lemonade (Promo, 1992)

A1 Funky Lemonade (Radio Edit)
B1 Funky Lemonade (Instrumental)


Chi-Ali - Funky Lemonade (Remix) in better quality than vinyl rip

http://www.divshare.com/download/7532025-a86

Check also Roadrunner version with Dove rapping. Thanks to Roy Johnson.
My guessing about this would be that Dove probably wanted to show to Chi-Ali how to rap and flow over that beat.

Dove - Roadrunner

http://www.divshare.com/download/7395038-018


Chi-Ali's interviews from the correction facility






-- Markshot

Recap 5/24/09 - 5/31/09

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