Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
They were there too
ORIGINAL SISTERS OF HIP HOP
SHA ROCK (Funky 4+1)
Sha Rock an original member of the Funky 4 with Keith Keith, KK Rockwell and Raheim. After leaving the group and then rejoining with new members Lil Rodney C and Jazzy Jeff (the MC not the DJ) she became the + 1 more. The group is mostly know for the the song released by SugarHill Records "Its the Joint" in 1980 The group was the first Hip Hop Group to perform on Saturday Night Live
Lady B
Lady B is a Philadelphia and Hip Hop icon. in addition to her work with WHAT,Power 99 to currently working at Oldskool 100.3 Lady B has distinction of being the first female to record a record 1979's "To the Beat Yall" and helping launch the careers of some of Hip Hops most famous icons.
Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson was already a successful artists and writer with many hits but as it relates to Hip Hop,Sylvia Robinson is mostly known as founder and CEO of Sugar Hill Records. Sugar Hill Records was the first Hip Hop mega label and was recording home for Sequence,Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5,Funky Four Plus One and Treacherous Three
The Sequence
The Sequence was made up of Cheryl Cook,Gwendolyn Chisolm and Angie Stone. The group has the distinction of have the first Hip Hop record recorded by a group with 1979s "Funk You Up" The group was active until 1985 (with Angie Stone leaving in 1982 to become a solo artist)
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL remembers the original sisters in Hip Hop
SHA ROCK (Funky 4+1)
Sha Rock an original member of the Funky 4 with Keith Keith, KK Rockwell and Raheim. After leaving the group and then rejoining with new members Lil Rodney C and Jazzy Jeff (the MC not the DJ) she became the + 1 more. The group is mostly know for the the song released by SugarHill Records "Its the Joint" in 1980 The group was the first Hip Hop Group to perform on Saturday Night Live
Lady B
Lady B is a Philadelphia and Hip Hop icon. in addition to her work with WHAT,Power 99 to currently working at Oldskool 100.3 Lady B has distinction of being the first female to record a record 1979's "To the Beat Yall" and helping launch the careers of some of Hip Hops most famous icons.
Sylvia Robinson
Sylvia Robinson was already a successful artists and writer with many hits but as it relates to Hip Hop,Sylvia Robinson is mostly known as founder and CEO of Sugar Hill Records. Sugar Hill Records was the first Hip Hop mega label and was recording home for Sequence,Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5,Funky Four Plus One and Treacherous Three
The Sequence
The Sequence was made up of Cheryl Cook,Gwendolyn Chisolm and Angie Stone. The group has the distinction of have the first Hip Hop record recorded by a group with 1979s "Funk You Up" The group was active until 1985 (with Angie Stone leaving in 1982 to become a solo artist)
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL remembers the original sisters in Hip Hop
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
THE WORST
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
The worst Hip Hop Movie of all time
Rappin was released in 1985 Starring Mario Van Peebles, Eric Lasalle, Kadeem Hardison and Rutanya Alda. The movie had a cameos for Singing mcs The Force M.Ds and Ice T. This movie directed by Joel Silberg and written by Adam Friedman and Robert Litz (exactly) was about and ex-convict who is back from jail where somehow he was was able to get hair care products takes on the big bad developers and neighborhood "gangsters". Once you get past the cheesy cliched story, you have to try to stomach the just AWFUL rapping of Mario Van Peebles as "Rappin John Hood" During the early 80s young people like myself couldn't wait to see any movie that had "breakin" or "Hip Hop" in it. But even back then we knew this movie was a waist of 90 minutes. After watching the movie we had to immediately listen to RunDmc or someone who could actually rap to get the sour taste out of ears. I see that the movie actually made more than a million dollars. I am guessing that there were a lot of "Timmy's and "Betsy's" with maybe one or two"Jamal's" in the theater. Keep it Oldskool remembers (but doesn't want to) Rappin
The worst Hip Hop Movie of all time
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Thursday, March 20, 2014
COMING SOON
OR CAME YEARS AGO..
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
The Trailers
Three The Hard Way 1974
Starring Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, Jim Brown
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
The Trailers
Three The Hard Way 1974
Starring Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly, Jim Brown
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
HIP HOP WEAR
KEEP IT OKSKOOL PRESENTS
HIP HOP WEAR OVER THE YEARS
DAPPER DAN YEARS
125TH STREET HARLEM,NYC
BOBBY BROWN
SALT N PEPA
RAKIM
ROB BASE AND DJ EZ ROCK
FAT BOYS
ULTRAMAGNETIC MCS
DAPPER DAN & LL COOL J
HIP HOP WEAR OVER THE YEARS
DAPPER DAN YEARS
125TH STREET HARLEM,NYC
BOBBY BROWN
SALT N PEPA
RAKIM
ROB BASE AND DJ EZ ROCK
FAT BOYS
ULTRAMAGNETIC MCS
DAPPER DAN & LL COOL J
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Funky/El/Crazy
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
Original to Sample...to Sample
"Funky" Chambers Brothers 1971
"Halfcrazy" (Remix) Music Soulchild 2002
Original to Sample...to Sample
"Funky" Chambers Brothers 1971
"Left my wallet in El Segundo" A Tribe Called Quest 1990
"Halfcrazy" (Remix) Music Soulchild 2002
Friday, March 14, 2014
The Life
(from the Achives column written for SUAVV Magazine)
You hear it said all the time “You/We are kicking it Oldskool” Lets take a moment to reflect on that. When you say “OldSkool” people think many different things. I am here to advise on the OldSkool Lifestyle.
Musically OldSkool is the music that the second it comes on it automatically transfers you to a state of mind of remembering where you were the first time you heard that song or the dances that you did when heard that song (The Wop, The Prep, Poppin, Breaking etc). I have watched as Hip Hop went from “Hotel, motel Holiday Inn if your girl starts acting up then you take her friend” (SugarHill Gang 1979) become “I’m a tear you apart but I’m a spare you a heart program into the speed of the rhyme, prepare to start” (Rakim Lyrics of Fury 1988) and become what it is now. I remember a diverse spectrum of artists and groups from the La Dream Team, Spoonie G, RUNDMC, Nas, Fat Boys and many more. There were stage shows that were stage shows (Doug E Fresh stepping out of a spinning globe and Rakim sitting in a pyramid) Concerts then did not have a 10 people on stage all holding microphones.
Culturally Oldskool is a bit different. It encompasses many different things. Oldskool in culture is more about a state of being and a way of looking at things. In my Oldskool mind state I can see how sweat- suits have made a big return. I understand how Adidas Originals sell more then the new Adidas outerwear (they should have never got rid of the leaf). I see how they young ones have decided to try ‘box haircuts. I do not classify wearing skinny jeans as Oldskool. My reason being as a teenager I admit to wearing jeans that were not very baggy. The difference being there was not a choice (baggy or skinny) and we did not purposely look for jeans that fit like leg warmers.
With Oldskool being so hip now a lot of companies who decided it was time to change and move on have lost out. Do you think IZOD would have separated from Lacoste if they knew that those little alligator shirts would come back in a big way? On any given day you can see sneakers that have come back or have always been in the “rotation” You have the Adidas Superstars aka “Shells” also Adidas “dug in the crates” and pulled back out the Patent Leather “Top Tens”) Fila is re-releasing their original sneaker, Puma is bringing back the “Clyde’s” and even the “Bo Jacksons” have returned for Nike. Now more then ever before OLDSKOOL is a lifestyle. When you see me in my Sergio Tacchini sweat suit with the matching sneakers you’ll know what I mean
Oldskool is a lifestyle ... MY Lifestyle I am Chuck Da Original Oldhead "watch my FRESH"
You hear it said all the time “You/We are kicking it Oldskool” Lets take a moment to reflect on that. When you say “OldSkool” people think many different things. I am here to advise on the OldSkool Lifestyle.
Musically OldSkool is the music that the second it comes on it automatically transfers you to a state of mind of remembering where you were the first time you heard that song or the dances that you did when heard that song (The Wop, The Prep, Poppin, Breaking etc). I have watched as Hip Hop went from “Hotel, motel Holiday Inn if your girl starts acting up then you take her friend” (SugarHill Gang 1979) become “I’m a tear you apart but I’m a spare you a heart program into the speed of the rhyme, prepare to start” (Rakim Lyrics of Fury 1988) and become what it is now. I remember a diverse spectrum of artists and groups from the La Dream Team, Spoonie G, RUNDMC, Nas, Fat Boys and many more. There were stage shows that were stage shows (Doug E Fresh stepping out of a spinning globe and Rakim sitting in a pyramid) Concerts then did not have a 10 people on stage all holding microphones.
Culturally Oldskool is a bit different. It encompasses many different things. Oldskool in culture is more about a state of being and a way of looking at things. In my Oldskool mind state I can see how sweat- suits have made a big return. I understand how Adidas Originals sell more then the new Adidas outerwear (they should have never got rid of the leaf). I see how they young ones have decided to try ‘box haircuts. I do not classify wearing skinny jeans as Oldskool. My reason being as a teenager I admit to wearing jeans that were not very baggy. The difference being there was not a choice (baggy or skinny) and we did not purposely look for jeans that fit like leg warmers.
With Oldskool being so hip now a lot of companies who decided it was time to change and move on have lost out. Do you think IZOD would have separated from Lacoste if they knew that those little alligator shirts would come back in a big way? On any given day you can see sneakers that have come back or have always been in the “rotation” You have the Adidas Superstars aka “Shells” also Adidas “dug in the crates” and pulled back out the Patent Leather “Top Tens”) Fila is re-releasing their original sneaker, Puma is bringing back the “Clyde’s” and even the “Bo Jacksons” have returned for Nike. Now more then ever before OLDSKOOL is a lifestyle. When you see me in my Sergio Tacchini sweat suit with the matching sneakers you’ll know what I mean
Oldskool is a lifestyle ... MY Lifestyle I am Chuck Da Original Oldhead "watch my FRESH"
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Rockin/Danger
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
ORIGINAL TO SAMPLE
ORIGINAL TO SAMPLE
Gwen McCrae "Rockin Chair" 1975
Blahzay Blahzay "Danger" 1996
Friday, March 7, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
A SWEET RIP OFF?
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
Oldskool Viewing Alert
Check this story out on NETFLIX on how Hip Hop first stars were bamboozled to the point that for a time they could not use their own names Wonder Mike and Master Gee. This documentary talks about how Sugarhill Records label owners Sylvia and Joey Robinson Sr along with Genovese mob family associate Morris Levy made themselves millionaires while two-thirds of the group who actually WROTE their own lyrics yet still receive no publishing. Now with Joey Robinson Jr fronting a new SugarHill Gang that tours in direct conflict with the original members we watch as Wonder Mike and Master Gee try to get their names back and their place in history. With appearances by Melle Melle, Grandmaster Caz,Ralph Mcdaniels, Vin Rock and Treach of Naughty By Nature.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
DA INNER SOUL YALL
KEEP IT OLDSKOOL PRESENTS
"25 YEARS AGO TODAY"
On March 3 1989 one of the most groundbreaking albums in the history of Music (not just HIP HOP) was released. "3 Feet High And Rising" by Native Tongue Collective charter members De La Soul. (Posdnuos aka Plug One aka Kelvin Mercer, Trugoy the Dove aka Plug Two aka David Jude Jolicoeur and Mase aka, Maseo aka Vincent Mason) who were 3 young men from Long Island, NY. The album "3 Feet High and Rising" took Hip Hop and expanded the horizons a bit. With the help of legendary producer Prince Paul the album was an eclectic mix of beats and grooves.
Rightly or
wrongly after "3 Feet High and Rising" De La Soul were classified as
“hippies" a moniker that they did not care for. For that reason
for the second De La Soul album the group decided that they needed to
move away from the "Daisy Age" Although they never get the props they
should have and that De La Soul still releases new music is something that is a
shame and a sense of pride at the same time. Keep it Oldskool remembers 25 years ago today a debut classic was released
"25 YEARS AGO TODAY"
On March 3 1989 one of the most groundbreaking albums in the history of Music (not just HIP HOP) was released. "3 Feet High And Rising" by Native Tongue Collective charter members De La Soul. (Posdnuos aka Plug One aka Kelvin Mercer, Trugoy the Dove aka Plug Two aka David Jude Jolicoeur and Mase aka, Maseo aka Vincent Mason) who were 3 young men from Long Island, NY. The album "3 Feet High and Rising" took Hip Hop and expanded the horizons a bit. With the help of legendary producer Prince Paul the album was an eclectic mix of beats and grooves.
*The Village Voice has called the album
the "Sgt Pepper of Hip Hop" (a reference to the Beatles album like "3 Feet High and Rising" was ahead of its time)
*Rolling
Stone magazine has ranked the
album #346 in the #500
greatest albums of all time
That the album had samples was not
new, What was innovative was from where the samples came from. With tracks like "Potholes
in my Lawn", "Buddy" ,"Say No Go" and "My
Myself and I" the group
positioned itself as being cut from a different cloth. gone were the hard
gangsta "im coming for your fresh homie" lines and what replaced them
was not soft by any means but was just different. The debut single "Potholes
in my lawn" dealt with the rampant biting that went on in Hip Hop, "Say
No Go" was a song about the dangers of drugs and "Buddy" was a song about men after the perfect partner.
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