Comments on: I Used to Rock Dem Tapes Vol. 1

By: Raynes

Raynes — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 03:34:54 +0000

Ppl like you get all the basrin. I just get to say thanks for he answer.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:34:23 +0000

You really took me back with this one. I have tons of old tapes at home that I’ve been trying to get burned to mp3′s before they disintegrate. Just yesterday, I was listening to an old tape from a Power 99 show with DJ Cash Money mixing LL Cool J’s ‘I’m Bad’ and ‘Get Down’ in the studio after he won the World Supremacy back in ’87. It also had the original Three Times Dope ‘Crushin N Bussin’ and some other joints you never hear anymore. And you’re rigth about having to actually sit there to put the tape together for 60 minutes (in my case, 90 minutes). It really took me 2 to 3 hours because I had to get the songs I wanted on the tape written down first. The youngsters have it so easy these days with computers.

By: douglas martin

douglas martin — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:49:23 +0000

dart, i feel you. i taped a “best of biggie” mixtape off the radio, which played all of his singles and features on other people’s singles on the day he died. the “dolly my baby” remix with supercat has got to be one of the illest remixes of the 1990′s.

By: Dart_Adams

Dart_Adams — Sun, 18 May 2008 01:09:13 +0000

I had tapes from my college radio station in Baltimore (88.9 FM) and I had a version of “The Notic” by The Roots that featured another dude other than D’Angelo singing and it started out with a solo that went for about 1:30 before Black Thought even started rhyming. This was WAY before “The Notic” ever even showed up.

I had tapes with old Pete Rock & Mekolitious joints like the original “Verbal Murder” and “I Hope The World Don’t Stop”along with mad old InI tracks. Mad Skillz even battled a couple of students live on the radio!

I taped MAD songs off the radio. In 1996 I went to record release parties for Young Zee’s “Musical Meltdown”, Large Professor’s “The LP” and InI’s “Center Of Attention” LP’s…none of them were ever officially released.

All of those tapes disappeared from my job one day back in 2004 and it’s suspected they were thrown out in a cleaning effort because corporate was visiting my store. One of the saddest days in my life.

One.

By: douglas martin

douglas martin — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:06:02 +0000

“success” was a total banger. his work with common? even better. he even had a couple joints on beanie sigel and state property records that were ridiculous. in fact, one of those beats were so ill, that 50 jacked it for his very first mixtape (you know, before he squandered all that potential).

but no i.d. is a total beast, which is what i meant to say. dude’s gotta be the most underrated producer ever.

By: douglas martin

douglas martin — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:00:49 +0000

SHIT SHIT SHIT. i totally meant “underrated.” SHIT.

By: Zilla Rocca

Zilla Rocca — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:53:26 +0000

No ID Overrated? Really?

“Hungy” by Common. “Metal Lungies” by Ghostface. “Success” by Jay-Z f/ Nas. His hard to find “Black Album” with Dug Infinite.

Dude is a threat.

By: douglas martin

douglas martin — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:57:59 +0000

no i.d. = the most overrated producer of ALL TIME?

my vote is yes. discuss.