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Live @ Wyandanch High School Jam, 1985

Here’s an old school tape that’s been moving in blog circles for a few days: an old school jam at Long Island’s Wyandanch High School featuring Biz Markie, DJ Fantasy, Grandwizard BMC, MC Chilly Dawg (later of Groove B. Chill) and the one Kid Wizard Rakim. There isn’t another rapper more entrenched in mythology than Ra. I’d sooner believe that his rhymes were extracted from the center of the sun or carved from the heart of an incredibly rare emerald than simply penned by a regular ass seventeen year old from Long Island. Yet here he is at a high school jam, damn near fully formed and already kicking his “7 emcees” mathematics in a room full of dudes who are still talking about “to the beat an uh.” It’s a real pay no attention to the man behind the curtain type moment.

Download the entire tape at the superb Old-School-Hiphop-Tapes blog. Bonus Eric B. & Rakim interview footage after the jump. (more…)

Ellay Khule – “Anybody Can Yell“

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Live @ The Good Life Cafe (199?)

Emynd’s already back for round two of tape only madness. This time with a few out of town rappers whose names you might actually recognize. His commentary and a bonus video after the jump. (more…)

Big Daddy Kane 20th anniversary @ BB Kings NYC on Friday night. I really need to start making better use of the Chinatown bus. “The Symphony” and “Def Fresh Crew” after the jump. (via YN.) (more…)

@ A3C Festival.

Roxanne Shante f/ Biz Markie – “Def Fresh Crew“
from Def Fresh Crew 12″ (Pop Art, 1986)

Hopefully someone will drop a full review soon, as this video leaves a lot of questions unanswered. Were they not on stage together? Where was Kane? Seriously bloggers where you at?

Whatever, Biz & Shante performing “Def Fresh Crew” live would’ve alone been worth the cost of admission. At least I think that’s what they’re performing. I can’t hear a damn thing.

Atlanta wins again.

But where is G Rap?

Full festival flier after the jump (more…)