Monday, 4 February 2019

Maxwell Pubas before Metro Boomins

Positive K - Step Up Front
(From Step Up Front single; 1988)


Why'd the only decent quality upload of the Step Up Front video get deleted from YouTube so all we're left with is this unwatchable/unlistenable fuzzfest? Whoever has the decent quality video rip needs to step up front and upload that shit so we can all inspect Positive K & his crew's garms again whenever we're reminding ourselves that it woz Grand Puba Maxwell not Dr. Dre or Metro Boomin'/Southside who first freaked the Ironside theme.

The 3 Heineken Technique mix of Step Up Front featuring King Of Chill wasn't quite the first great Rap remix (that'd be BDP's Remix For P Is Free IMHO), but it might be the first great Rap remix to feature all new lyrics and to introduce a guest Rapper. In that sense, it woz Possy Pos' not his old foe Puffy who Invented The Remix™.

Let's talk notable 80's remixes then, lads. Rules are no truncated 7" versions of early Rap 12"s (they're radio edits rather than remixes), and no C.J. Mackintosh club mixes (they're all shite.) Extended mixes in the Egyptian Lover stylee are, however, welcome.
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14 comments:

  1. Yeldarb4 February 2019 at 15:02

    The album mix of BDK's "Raw" is better than the 12" version

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  2. Kelvin Mack10zie4 February 2019 at 17:25

    Definitely. Got way more snap to it.

    Conversely on the Cold Chillin' tip, there's the annoying single/video version of Biz's Vapors. O.G album version FTW in that instance.

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  3. Yeldarb4 February 2019 at 20:03

    Coldcut remix of "Paid In Full" too,

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  4. Kelvin Mack10zie4 February 2019 at 20:29

    AKA the only good Eric B. & Rakim remix.

    Fuk the video mix of In The Ghetto and anybody that love it.

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  5. step one4 February 2019 at 20:48

    Steady B - Serious (BDP remix)
    Jungle Brothers - Because I Got It Like That (Ultimatum remix)
    DU - Packet Man (45 King remix)
    I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble remix)

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  6. Kelvin Mack10zie4 February 2019 at 21:10

    BDP remix of Serious is definitely a key 80's remix 👍

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  7. El Guapo4 February 2019 at 21:39

    Special Ed - Think About It (Howie's Slow Flow Remix)

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  8. Kelvin Mack10zie5 February 2019 at 09:13

    Not heard that before. Like it more than the original.

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  9. hotbox5 February 2019 at 21:22

    You Must Learn (Live from Caucus Mountain Remix) - BDP

    also this is early 1990 but has '89 in the title so. . .Gutfest '89 the extended cassette version

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  10. Kelvin Mack10zie6 February 2019 at 09:09

    '89, duuuude!

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  11. D6 February 2019 at 12:16

    De La Soul Buddy Native Tongue mix
    BDP - Still #1 Numero Uno remix

    The video mix of In The Ghetto would be better than the og imo, replayed sample n all, if it wasnt for his brother or whoever fucking up the hook

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  12. Kelvin Mack10zie6 February 2019 at 12:42

    No pro-video mix of In The Ghetto sentiments will be tolerated here!

    An 80's video/radio mix which is better than the original is Stezo's Freak The Funk.

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  13. Bob Disaster12 February 2019 at 14:56

    Paul C's various extended / dub versions on all the Super Lover Cee and Rudd 12"s merit a mention.

    The Video mix of PHD I'm Flippin is better than the main / Lp mixes.

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  14. Kelvin Mack10zie12 February 2019 at 15:39

    Good call on PHD.

    I'm glad nobody's nominated the overrated Blue Mix of Strong Island.

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