Anatomy of a Sample: Al Hirt
I love that I found this in some antique store with a grip of CTI releases. Let’s take it back to ’94, Gangsta Rap is still in full effect, W’s […]
Category Archives: Record Digging
Etta James – Out On the Street, Again
In light of another Etta James death hoax, I figured I’d pull out a side that I was sitting on for a while. The other day I got a message […]
Kid Capri All 45 Set at Crotona Park
Capri is a legend, and barreling through these 45’s at lightning speed, he kept the spirit and true meaning of “Doin’ it in the Park”. Just how exactly did I […]
Big Ups with Adrian Younge
Black Dynamite OST composer Adrian Younge talks 45’s, Curtis,making ladies faint and more! Continue Reading
Les McCann and Eddie Harris – Compared To What
In light of the passing of the great Gene McDaniels, writer of this song, I figured I’d visit a record that helped to jump started me in the Jazz category, […]
R.I.P. Gene McDaniels
If you ask many crate diggers or DJ’s, Eugene McDaniels Headless Heroes of the Apacolypse is the holy grail of grails as far as records go. Sampled by a plethora […]
Small Professor – Elderly Jawns
Dilla became the king of the short beat tape. No longer was it necessary to loop 5 minutes of “Impeach the President” or the Touissant version of “Get Out My […]
DJ Sigma presents 79: A mix of Hip-Hop tracks released in 1979
In the sea of mixes out there, rarely (besides The History of Hip Hop by year mixes done very well by The Rub) do we get a mix that is […]
Lack of Afro – Time For Lovin’/ Numero Seenko 7″
Photo by Dan Medhurst 7″ vinyl available on August 15th There is always talk of the retro Funk and Soul revival. Some artists get it and pull it off well, […]
Big Ups with House Shoes
House Shoes talks digging at Val Shiveley’s, Beat Junkies, J-Rocc and more Continue Reading
Flea Market Funk 