To Check Out The Documentary “KRAUTROCK-THE REBIRTH OF GERMANY”CLICK HERE
Pretty interesting insight into this crazy genre, and a nice history lesson.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Disko Rick, First Power Crew, KTC, Peng One, TDK, TVC
Yesterday was a good friend of mine’s birthday, so I thought I would kick off a fresh new posting motivation with a couple thoughts on one of the most influential dudes I have ever met.
Tony Prieto, Peng One, Disko Rick. These were the names of one of my mentors.
Tony is the guy that would buy me a pitcher of beer when I was broke, as long as I free styled for the 50 Something patrons of a lowdown dirty bar named J.C.’s.
Peng One TV CREW was the mysterious vandal, who helped to pave the way for a generation of Graffitti Writers in the underbelly of the beautiful city of San Diego, where anything with Culture was suppressed.
Disko Rick was the SP1200 freaker, who thirsted for big drums and a fresh pair of turntable needles to subject to various torture technics.
Most of the time I called him Peng. It seemed to fit his personality better. He tended to carry his Graff aesthetic with him in everything he did. Mystery and Intrigue matched with a roughneck edge and a criminal lust for all out destruction. If the Graff scene was a popularity contest, he lost on purpose. The only rules he chose to follow, were a strict discipline of style and anonymity.
Olive Street yards cica 91′
Peng had a zero tolerance policy when it came to suckers. He would go right over your shit if you came into to his house unannounced…
TDK Yard
I used to love hearing about his latest antics, where he would be drinking a forty, on the solo, with a baseball bat inside HIS freight car yard, waiting for unwanted writers to chase.
PENG TDK circa 1990
He had the authority to do so, since he was responsible for laying the first layer of buff paint to such notorious San Diego yards as the Olive Street Yard, Wino Valley, Fashion Valley Pits and more. He stalked the layups, inspecting the cars for pieces, throwups, and sneaky hobo tags. I painted my first freight with Peng, and he made me cut my teeth on the middle doors, which are challenging in the dark.
I met OG Daygo writers like Zeno, and Quasar chillin at Peng’s house becuase that’s what he was: an O.G.
His later persona PJOE TVC. (Doesn’t take well to the buff)
One of our favorite things to do was to roll into a club/party with two break records and a microphone and barge up on someone’s set. He would pass me the mic and just attack all guerilla and shit. Peng was my first DJ I rapped with, and we did numerous shows and most were on the fly in random places. He would look at me after a show with his stoned eyes, and cocky smile and say “Hell yeah Unite, you rocked it. Now go get us some beers”
His house was the center of our crew’s existence. A dusty, dank garage housed the training grounds for First Power Crew. Wall to wall record racks, samplers, turntables, vocal booth, and Street Fighter II arcade style game. Every Thursday WAY back in the day (barely 18 years old) we would all converge on this garage, joined by MC’s from all over the city, and have a rap cipher for 4-5 hours drinkin 40’s, and smokin blunt. (It was 90s, we all were doing it). This meeting place was affectionately named “Land Of The Lost”.
Disko Rick put me through rigorous DJ training in the confines of “The Land”. For hours we would smoke small snapper bongloads one after another and he would pass me a record and have me match it with the one playing. We would also have in house head to head clashes where we would just try to outdo each other all night. HE showed me how to use the SP1200, but only recently did I understand how did his SP science really was.
Mr. Penguin, we miss you like hell man! I know you would be proud of what we are doin!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Beardo, Blazed & Confused Tour, Daz, DJ Mackey, DJ Unite, Kurupt, Lady Of Rage, Mickey Avalon, Slightly Stoopid, Snoop Dogg, Snoopadelics, Stephen Marley, Tour Photos, Vancouver
I’m sitting here in Myrtle Beach S. Carolina, after 2 days off, listening to irie fmtrying to make sense of the passed three weeks.
This is the first hint of what I was getting into this summer…
Before I go into it, I will tell you that my videos will be sorted out when I get home, and I’ll have some interesting shit for yall to check.
The show goes as such: I play for about 45 minutes when doors open, then Mickey Avalon’s set is opened up by an artist named Beardo. I really get a kick out of this dude’s shit. His first song makes the unsuspecting crowd kind of, well, confused. By the end of the second song, the whole place is with, and by the end his third song he’s got brand new fans. Pretty interesting. Hella rockin.
Following Beardo’s intro is Mickey Avalon, his DJ, Mackey, and his back up dancers. You can find his music somewhere between Iggy Pop and The Beastie Boys. His vibe might seem a little soft when he’s not rapping, but dude is a scrapper.
Just sayin…
This is yours truly with Beardo and The Seedless chicks in Vancouver
I play for another 20 minutes, then the yardies touch the stage in the form of Stephen Marley & Family. These cats are real cool with a cast of characters that includes his brother Julian Marley (who by the way has a WICKED new track with his brother Damien Marley called “Violence in the Streets” which I can link for you if you read the whole thing…). and also dancehall star Spragga Benz.
I play another 15-20 minutes, then the stage is filled with the Snoopadelic’s stage rig, which includes a lowrider bike drum kit, a bass stack taller than the Bassie, weed plants and the players. Snoop Dogg comes out EVERY night to roaring applause and the band is SOLID! I can’t get enough of this set. He is also joined by Kurupt and Daz Dillinger of the Dogg Pound, as well as OG LADY OF RAGE. They smash through all the hitters, and fuck the place up!
Depending on the city, either Snoop closes the show, or my boys from Slightly Stoopid close it out. It’s great because when all is said and done, Slightly Stoopid bridges the gap between all of the bands, and makes the whole evening cohesive. And trust me when I say, Slightly Stoopid is murdering these crowds consistently!
Here’s a couple flix of interesting things I’ve seen. My camera is shitty, but you will get the idea. With the exception of certain cities I can get a mission in, it’s been Groundhog Day for the past three weeks. HUGE venues, HUGE sound systems on HUGE stages with HUGE crowds.
Red Rocks Amphitheater is the most incredible venue I have ever seen!
Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, Oregon. Big up to Tino for stacking the bowl then bringing me to this place. “The Magic Is In The Hole”
This is the Maple Blazer Blunt, which is a Doughnut.
Sorry Hipsters, No Trick Riding
Mixed Media Leatherface on a Gallery Wall. Wicked
Vancouver is a whole other world. It’s complicated getting in and out, but this place is the SHIT!
And OB was in the area!
Beat Street Records, where I copped some wicked pieces of vinyl including a Aaron Neville “Hercules” 45.
Vancouver, aka Vanamsterdam. This place really got it together as far as making Herbs acceptable.
If this photo doesn’t spell it out. Vaporizer and Fran-couver (With the eye-patch)…
Vancouver Seed Bank is no jive!
A couple other dream shows I would kill to have been at, for reals!
When all is said & done, this tour is one for the books…Coming soon, some footie of Akon joining Snoop onstage, more flix, and some real tales, after the whole thing makes more sense to me. Tour ends Aug. 8th outside Boston at the comcast center. After that I’m goin to chill in Boston for a couple days, then hit NYC. Hit me up!
Filed under: Uncategorized
It’s been my honor for the past year or so, when possible, holding down the DJ duties for my man Suga Bear’s stage show. We’ve played shows around Daygo from a random Mexican Food restaurant which moonlight’s as a live venue, to opening at 4 & B for Chef Raekwon.
Sug & I go farther back than that, in fact my old rap group Roundtable MCs, and Sug’s old rap group Constructive R.U.K.U.S. shared the stage many times, and went on tour with the Osiris Aftermath tour. Skateboarders & Hip-Hoppers, around 2000 a.d. Needless to say, the Hijinx were the stuff legends are made of…
Constructive R.U.K.U.S. in the day.
Sug’s latest album, “Life’s Work”, is 18 tracks of Hip-Hop goods, in a format which is straight up innovative Hip-Hop. Produced by Sklyer Mic of Ghettron who has historically been known around town in the Drum N Bass & Electronic scene, the beats wrap around your head and put that neck to work.
We just recently did a show for The Ghettron Party & Sug’s CD Release at the (Low End Heavy) Kava Lounge, and it was real nice. Beating the place up were DJ’s Izm, Amperes, & Kinetek, as well as live performances by MSSNGDGTS, and the debut performance by Queen Kong & The Mash Up. For Sug’s set, Bri from Deep Rooted blessed the stage with Sug for a couple tracks as well as DJ:EJ and Archie Dean for their Ghettron All-Stars smasher “Heard That”.
I’m feelin this stuff, and I think y’all will too.
Suga Bear-I Got Juice Ft. Skyler Mic
Suga Bear-Super Delegate
Ghettron All-Stars-Heard That
Jump This Shit!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Dancehall Mix CD, DJ Unite, Fistful Of Dollars
Sorry for the lack of posts. Been finishing up the final touches on this thing…
I now proudly present:
Tracks:
FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY
Tracklist:
1. Intro
2. Konshens-Dem Vex
Advocate Riddim
3. Laden-Money Over War
4. Mavado-Money
5. Elephant Man-We Nuh Know Dem
6. Vybz Kartel-We Nuh Fraid
7. Konshens & Demarco-Paper Chasing
8. Kardinall Offishall Ft. Barrington Levy-Numba 1
9. Demarco-Life As A Juvenile
Target Riddim
11. Sizzla-Children Crying
12. Elephant Man-Rapid
13. Capleton-Trust
14. Mykal Roze-Mr. Quick Fi Shoot
15. Bramma-Voice Of The Ghetto
16. Demarco-I Need A Roof
Collie Monster Riddim
17. Mykal Roze Ft. Cali P & Mitch-Mr. Collie RMX
18. Vybz Karetl-Mi Talk Wit Gunshot
19. Sizzla-World In Problems
20. New Kingston Band-In The Streets (DJ UNITE RMX)
21. Erup-Drop Dung
22. Laden-Bad Boys
23. Laden-Time To Shine (TRIBE OF KINGS DUBPLATE)
24. Peetah Morgan-Wey Mi Come From
25. Vybz Kartel-Court Case
26. Konshens-This Means Money (DJ UNITE Go Kart RMX)
27. Busy Signal-Money Tree (TRIBE OF KINGS DUBPLATE)
28. Dapz-Thing I Been Through
Big Up Skip on the cover
Filed under: Uncategorized
RAPIDSHARE FINED 34 MILLION DOLLARS
Although I’m not a very big fan of Rapidshare, I feel for these cats catching a 34 million dollar fine for piracy. Who’s next?
Filed under: Uncategorized
Chuckle Berry scores first number one with the Sly & Robbie produced song
“GOOD LIFE”
(To d/load the tune, go to My Previous Chuckleberry Post
Reggae crooner singjay, the man with the baritone/rasphy vocals, Chuckle Berry recently scored his first number -one song with the Sly & Robbie- produced single Good Life on the revived Merry Go Round Rhythm. The song peaked at number one on the Richie B’s Jamaica Music Count Down Reggae chart for the last three weeks. It was also number one on the DJ Gusma T chart in Italy. Good Life is also number one on the HITZ FM Chart.
Video Charts
The accompany video is making steady progress , it is Number 3 on CVM TV E- Strip Hit List Reggae Chart, number 9 on Juice TV Video Wha A Gwaan Pix chart and number 6 on TVJ’s ER Chart. Number one on the Italian Dancehall site www.dancehall.it.
The song is also reportedly surging up the Reggae charts in France, Germany, Holland and Spain and is getting heavy rotation on Reggae stations in United States, Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada, Costa Rica, Belize, Japan and Australia.
Reports out of Africa from Reggae radio stations in countries, such as Morocco, Gambia, Kenya and South Africa is that the song is a favourite among radio jocks there.
Since the release of the Good Life video Chuckle Berry’s popularity have also surged, with the video being one of the most requested on local cable and television stations on the Island.
On the islands of the wider Caribbean and countries in Africa and Europe the video is gaining popularity among Reggae enthusiast.
The momentum of the “Good Life “song in the dancehall and in streets in Jamaica have reached fever pitch, it is already a hit at the popular Stone Love weekly session Weddy Weddy and other dancehall events , such as Passion Sundays, Passa Passa, Boasy Tuesdays and Champagne Fridays. The Good Life Dub/Special is in heavy rotation as each Radio Disc Jockey play their personalise version of the song.
“It has been a long time coming, it is a joy to have a number one song here in Jamaica but also to know that it is mashing up Europe and Africa, number one in Italy, it is tremendous, mi give thanks for that” Chuckle Berry said.
Chuckle Berry and Sly & Robbie are on the way to score a world hit, the song is appealing to fans worldwide. This global phenomenon is attributed to the artiste unique vocals and flow and the production skills of Sly & Robbie along Rorey Baker who engineered the song.
“The sky’s the limit for Chuckle Berry we have to just continue doing what we are doing and improve on it. We have position the artiste in the market place so that the song can become a huge hit internationally . He is getting very popular right now, his future look bright” said Manager Ra-Umi Alkebu-lan.
Not sure if yall have been keeping up, but this dude Gappy Ranks is killing it right now. “Stinkin Rich” was the first tune I heard, which is a Dancehall tune over Million Stylez’s “Bullet Era Riddim”. I thought that tune was wicked, but it was overshadowed by a next batch of tunes produced by the one & only Peckings (See Studio One, and Bitty McClean). Peckings puts out new artists singing over Studio One versions, which gives it an Old Time Meets New School feel. With Gappy, imagine Auto Tune meets Coxsone. In the future you MUST look out for Tarrus Riley tunes produced by Peckings. That is going to be the ultimate combination.
I’ve attached a couple of the tunes I mentioned, and some remixes courtesy of myself and Dash Eye. Another blog had a remix contest, and we threw our hats in the ring to win a new dubplate. We didn’t win, but the remixes are nice.
Jump This!
I am now convinced that Major Lazer’s “Hold The Line” is the SHIT.
Major Lazer On Myspace
Mad Decent Website
Possibly something to do with:
Stuff floating around like this
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY
All weekend this “Hold The Line” tune FUCKING MURKED everytime I played it. Now I know there are Blog trollers like you and me that are already hip to this tune, like “Man, I’m already up on that”, but common logic would say that a whole club full of people haven’t been introduced to the thing like this. At least in Daygo, in a purely dancehall format.
FUCKING MURKED…
Folks that I’ve known forever, who I have never seen dancing like maniacs, were creating new dancesteps on the fly and going bezerk. I tried to break the tune for two weeks, getting a bit of a reaction, but the place went APESHIT over this thing last night.
Switch & Diplo and a cast of savory characters are releasing the project in June, and “Hold The Line” already got a knod from veteran Jamaican producer Dave Kelly, when he flipped another version of the riddim, with Cham… Both versions MURKED!
Major Lazer “Hold The Line PLUS”
Broke it at an afterhours the other night with mostly Jamaicans in place, who also had the same response. Big Tune!
Go to the Mad Decent Website and pre-order the vinyl.
Jump this shit!
