Every 1992 Fat Tape – Only available here

Another interesting article from Ego Trip #7 (Q-Tip, Large Pro & Posdnuos cover).  This is one features Pete Rock (my 2^nd favorite producer of all time) after he and CL decided to part ways.  We all know who benefitted from that decision in the long run.  This is late ’95 so I assume he was working on completing that INI Center of Attention album, which features some of his best production work ever.  Get those instrumentals if you haven’t heard them.

With various print magazines folding nearly every week, I realized yesterday that I miss one important thing about these magazines.  The album advertisements.  There’s nothing like flipping through an old magazine to see what new album and group was being promoted at that time.  Back in the early nineties, it seemed that every label bought at least a half page ad for their artists.  I went through a few ads yesterday and saw Common Sense’s Resurrection album ad.  Because of some legal issue, he was forced to shorten his name but my CD from 1994 says Common Sense on it and that’s how I’ll always refer to him.  My younger cousin didn’t even realize that his name used to be Common Sense and the fact that he had a full page ad back then sort of bothered him (he’s not a fan).  As if he shouldn’t have had that much promotion in the first place.  The other part of advertising I miss is the promo item gimmick.  Jeru’s ad for a bar of soap (he was a dirty rotten scoundrel, remember?) was the best example of this to me.  And did Heavy D’s label really give away chocolate bars as a promo item?  Anyway, take a moment to stroll down memory lane here.  There are tons of old ads below that you may not have ever seen before.

As you already know, the link is not on this site.  Many people have already signed up for new blog and there are only a few open spots left.  Leave a comment if you’re interested.

~Vincent~

Yeah, it’s just about over but I’m still standing.  All active download links on this site are in the process of being deleted.  Even though I’ll keep this site up and may update it in the future, if you still want to get those old out of print Source, Ego Trip and XXL magazines, then check me out here:

 

http://thimkingman.blogspot.com/

 

 

~Vincent~

A long, long time ago, someone asked me to burn the entire sampler.  I don’t know why since only the first track is worth your time.  Anyway, if you didn’t get it last year, then get it via -e-mail only.

Nas’ Source Sampler 1996

~Vincent~

With the help of Spencer and blazedout (both commenting on Part 1), I think they’ve uncovered the mystery of these live ‘demos’.

Here’s blazedout’s comment:

Let’s just put this to bed right now. This live session was performed on 89.1 WNYU Martin Moore and Mayhem in 1996. I’d have to go in my tape crates for the exact date. The show ran from 10:30pm-1am and the band started playing around 12:45am. The show went to static (no pun intended) while they were still playing. The session was recorded to DAT by Mayhem and crew and clips of the entire session were played on the show in the following weeks. Who put out the white label bootleg vinyl for this is a mystery to me (Mayhem?) but I have only seen one copy of this and it it was purchased at Vinyl Mania on Carmine St in NYC (shout out to Carmine). The vinyl is missing parts of the entire session.

http://www.discogs.com/Roots-Live-Vol-2/release/767132

If anyone else has any further info on this release, then please let us know.  And if you missed Part 2 (featuring some fantastic freestyles), then you need to sign up for T.R.O.Y.’s SkyPager.

Part 3

~Vincent~