Yes that’s right, grab your Motorola flip,stick a few cold Red Stripes in a bag,  borrow your mums car and drive up a hill nearby as you move your aerial about to listen to the dulcit tones of WaxOnWaxOff as he defecates in your ear canals with the dopest flavours from the UK, 21 years ago!  This week I was dusting off some old tunes and I’d sorted out a load of stuff and the majority was from 1989.  Upon closer inspection it dawned on me that 1989 was probably the best year for the UK and decided to do a 1989 special.

The tracks I play are full of wicked lyrical skills, def production, I mean cutting up stabs on top of breaks, like James Brown & The Meters while top rappers deliver raps so sharp you imagine them in pain after they finish rhyming, cutting the insides of their mouths with the razor sharp verbals.

This show takes you back to a time when the UK were HUNGRY for Hip Hop and keen to split from the US and stand on their own.  The UK had by this time got a solid enough base of radio stations, venues, record shops, producers, labels, engineers, club DJS and such to be self supportive and this show proves that.  Listen to the shout outs at the end of the MC Mello tracks “Bizzie Rhymin” to hear a nice slice of who was making the most noise at the time.

The only downer with this show is that I had a few gremlins in the studio last night and couldn’t record it at high quality and for some reason the stream went out at a lower quality so it’s not as bright as usual… but maybe that was fate?  Maybe someone used the force to manipulate that to give it a dusty tinge to replicate those static filled tapes from 1989, with the odd burst of the local taxi firm overriding your tape recording.  Still, the Disco Scratch logo was shone into the night, and the red Scratch phone rang at Repo136′s yard, where a mighty voice from one of the generals of the UK Army’s front line on maneuvers told me it was OK… he was recording…  download is at the bottom of the post after the tracklist…. Enjoy this show and get on next week for UK LEGEND MC DUKE!!!

Tracklist:

1.Disco Scratch Radio Intro
2.Waxer – Where’s The Scratch
3.2 The Top – The Rhythm I Give ‘Em
4.Kinetic Effect – Beyond The Parameters Of Amateurs
5.Cash Crew – One Decade
6.Chris Biscuit – Rhymes To Kill
7.Cookie Crew – Born This Way
8.Dee Lawal – The D Don’t Play
9.Freshki Dames – Kickin It Live
10.JC001 & DJ D Zire – Bad Place To Get Hit
11.MC Martay & DJ DBM – Beyond Control
12.KCF Productions – Words N Music
13.MC Cardi & DJ 357 – Rough Potential
14.MC Buzz B – How Sleep The Brave (70s Funk Mix)
15.MC Groove – The Groove
16.MC Mello – Bizzie Rhymin
17.MC Untouchable – Back Street Blues
18.Shogun MC – The Struggle Continues
19.Hijack – Doomsday Of Rap
20.Normski – Easy
21.Goldtop – Introduction
22.Freshki & Mo Rock – Pick Up On This
23.DJ Mink – Hey Hey Can You Relate
24.Cue Tips & Dashy D – Control
25.Blade – We’re Going Independent
26.MCs Logic – We’re On A Mission
27.MC Duke – I’m Riffin’

]]> http://discoscratch.co.uk/2010/06/11/dsr8-1989-special/feed/ 1 117:31 Yes that's right, grab your Motorola flip,stick a few cold Red Stripes in a bag,  borrow your mums car and drive up a hill nearby ... Yes that's right, grab your Motorola flip,stick a few cold Red Stripes in a bag,  borrow your mums car and drive up a hill nearby as you move your aerial about to listen to the dulcit tones of WaxOnWaxOff as he defecates in your ear canals with the dopest flavours from the UK, 21 years ago!  This week I was dusting off some old tunes and I'd sorted out a load of stuff and the majority was from 1989.  Upon closer inspection it dawned on me that 1989 was probably the best year for the UK and decided to do a 1989 special. The tracks I play are full of wicked lyrical skills, def production, I mean cutting up stabs on top of breaks, like James Brown & The Meters while top rappers deliver raps so sharp you imagine them in pain after they finish rhyming, cutting the insides of their mouths with the razor sharp verbals. This show takes you back to a time when the UK were HUNGRY for Hip Hop and keen to split from the US and stand on their own.  The UK had by this time got a solid enough base of radio stations, venues, record shops, producers, labels, engineers, club DJS and such to be self supportive and this show proves that.  Listen to the shout outs at the end of the MC Mello tracks "Bizzie Rhymin" to hear a nice slice of who was making the most noise at the time. The only downer with this show is that I had a few gremlins in the studio last night and couldn't record it at high quality and for some reason the stream went out at a lower quality so it's not as bright as usual... but maybe that was fate?  Maybe someone used the force to manipulate that to give it a dusty tinge to replicate those static filled tapes from 1989, with the odd burst of the local taxi firm overriding your tape recording.  Still, the Disco Scratch logo was shone into the night, and the red Scratch phone rang at Repo136's yard, where a mighty voice from one of the generals of the UK Army's front line on maneuvers told me it was OK... he was recording...  download is at the bottom of the post after the tracklist.... Enjoy this show and get on next week for UK LEGEND MC DUKE!!! Tracklist: 1.Disco Scratch Radio Intro 2.Waxer - Where's The Scratch 3.2 The Top - The Rhythm I Give 'Em 4.Kinetic Effect - Beyond The Parameters Of Amateurs 5.Cash Crew - One Decade 6.Chris Biscuit - Rhymes To Kill 7.Cookie Crew - Born This Way 8.Dee Lawal - The D Don't Play 9.Freshki Dames - Kickin It Live 10.JC001 & DJ D Zire - Bad Place To Get Hit 11.MC Martay & DJ DBM - Beyond Control 12.KCF Productions - Words N Music 13.MC Cardi & DJ 357 - Rough Potential 14.MC Buzz B - How Sleep The Brave (70s Funk Mix) 15.MC Groove - The Groove 16.MC Mello - Bizzie Rhymin 17.MC Untouchable - Back Street Blues 18.Shogun MC - The Struggle Continues 19.Hijack - Doomsday Of Rap 20.Normski - Easy 21.Goldtop - Introduction 22.Freshki & Mo Rock - Pick Up On This 23.DJ Mink - Hey Hey Can You Relate 24.Cue Tips & Dashy D - Control 25.Blade - We're Going Independent 26.MCs Logic - We're On A Mission 27.MC Duke - I'm Riffin' Ageing B Boys Unite!, Disco Scratch Podcast, Disco Scratch Radio, Disco Scratch Stuff, MP3 Download, Repo136, Simon Harris, UK Hip Hop History, UK Hip Hop Radio Shows Disco Scratch no no http://discoscratch.co.uk/2010/04/22/dsr3-repo136/ http://discoscratch.co.uk/2010/04/22/dsr3-repo136/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:42:06 +0000 Waxer http://discoscratch.co.uk/?p=677

This is what Hip Hop geeks dream about… especially UK ones!  For the uninitiated, Repo136 runs one of the most popular Old School UK Hip Hop sites around, Ageing B Boys Unite .  We started chatting about 2 years ago and found we had a lot in common.  A few months back, just before Christmas we were going to record a podcast but real life got in the way, so here we are with a full on interview to see what makes up the Repo man.  Some dope music and extremely in depth chat about the old days of life in Hip Hop in the UK.

So, join us for (what should have been but ended up being 2 1/2 hours) 2 hours ( *ahem) of old school UK Hip Hop banter with the man behind the early 90s rap fanzine “Juice”.  Enjoy!

If you are interested in telling the world your stories via the interview medium please get in contact, hit us up at thediscoscratch@gmail.com peace!

Tracks Used during the show:

1.Disco Scratch Radio Intro
2. Russell Brothers – Party Scene (Instrumental)
3.Gang Starr – Manifest
4. Gang Starr – GotchU
5. Captain Rock – Cosmic Glide (instrumental)
6. Pieces Of A Dream – Mount Airy Groove (Instrumental)
7. T Ski Valley – Catch The Groove (Instrumental)
8. Disco 4 – Let It Whip (Instrumental)
9. Trouble Funk – Pump Me Up
10.  Jonzun Crew – Pac Jam (Look Out For The OVC)
11.  Warp 9 – Nunk (Instrumental)
12. C Bank – One More Shot (Instrumental)
13. The VHB – Beethoven’s 5th Street Symphony (Short Version)
14. Fantasy 3 – Biters In The City (Scratch Version)
15. Bobby Broom – Beat Freak (Dub Version)
16. B Boys – Girls Part 2 (Snippet)
17. Fantasy 3 – The Buck Stops Here (Instrumental)
18. Great Peso & Mr Nasty – It’s Time To Rock (Instrumental)
19. Newcleus – Jam On It (Instrumental)
20. Byron Davis – My Hands Are Quicker Than The Eye (Instrumental)
21. Eric B & Rakim – Eric B is President (Dub)
22. Justice – Put That Record Back On (Instrumental)
23. Kid Frost – Terminator
24. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Price – A Toucjh Of Jazz
25. Kid n Play – Lat Night (Dub)
26. Kool G Rap & Polo – Rykers Island (Instrumental)
27. Hijack – The Contract (Instrumental)
28. Hijack – The Badman Is Robbin
29. SL Troopers – Knowledge (remix instrumental)
30. K Solo – Letterman (Instrumental)
31. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo – Ill Street Blues (Instrumental)
32. A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour (Instrumental)
33. Beatnuts – No Equal (Instrumental)
34. Diamond D – Sally (Instrumental)
35. Onyx – Throw Ya Gunz (Instrumental)
36. Run DMC – Down With The King (Instrumental)
37. Word Of Mouth & DJ Cheese – King Kut

Many thanks for supporting DS for it’s first year in existence… some things didn’t work out for one reason or another.. I would have like to have put on an old school jam with some prime UK artists but didn’t have the resource… an old school meet up never happened, I was going to try to get a load more vinyl & tape rips up but I’m afraid time was against me and lastly because of the weather I just couldn’t get over to Repo136 to do the Christmas podcast…

BUT

We have had loads of dope tape rips, vinyl, some great discussions and next year round about spring I’ll be taking the site down, revamping it and coming back like Lee Majors!  Hopefully there will be a meet up next year, plus the database will be back up and running and I’ll be opening a shop for all your purchases.  I’ll have stuff like custom graf clothing, jewelery like 4 finger rings, tag belts, old trainers like Troop & British Knights & maybe some old vinyl & such.  If you are interested in having your stuff available in the shop please let me know.

I want to introduce a new feature where you can upload your own audio & video for sharing with other old schol UK heads.

So, on that note, I’ll be away for a couple of weeks over Christmas and new year so I really hope everyone has a great holiday season and I’ll speak to you in the new year.

May the force be with you, peace, Waxer.

Yes yes y’all!!! Get your funky egg nog on, light those scented candles, bung on those dodgy 10 year old fire hazard lights, pull back the tab on a cold can of red stripe, throw another log on that open fire and let the dulcit tones of Mr Repo136 & Mr WaxonWaxoff drift merrily over you as we drown you in verbal diorrhea!

Yes, 2 hours of chat about how good Hip Hop used to be, hear us moan about the state of the current scene, join in with our rants about lack of lyricism these days, suede Pumas, diamond pattern socks, 8 ball jackets and when Westwood was good….

That’s right you lucky people, on Saturday 19th December 2009, the 2 leaders in the retro UK Hip Hop scene combine for a legendary podcast. Fuelled by mulled wine, egg nog & meths, we aim to entertain you and ring a few people while we’re recording and put them on the spot. If you know us and we have your number, WATCH OUT!!! We’ll be dropping the dopest old school flavour, some apt Christmas joints, I might even dress up as Waxer Claus who knows!!!

We’ll take some pictures and take your attention for a few seconds as you marvel over pictures of us messing about with that old stuff called “Vinyl” Yes that’s right, only REAL RECORDS getting played here ladies & gentlemen! If you wanna get at us, leave a message here, on facebook , twitter or hit Benzini up at ABBU  or get at him on Facebook. So, to recap, booze, memories, proper Hip Hop, from Saturday 19th December 2009…. In the words of Eazy E, “Merry muthaphuckin’ Christmas!!!”