Wednesday, 18 June 2025

I Come Strapped

3 Shades Of Rhythm - Reflections
(From Part One (22 Unreleased Recordings From 1990-92) CDr)



Fave jam my third eye has been awoken to so far on Sleepy B's Bay Area Jazz Rap 1990 to 1992 compilations. I don't know anything about Equipto beyond his work with Andre Nickatina, but I do know that Reflections is exactly what I wanna hear from some early 90s Bay Area backpack-rap. Music which makes me feel like I'm back wearing a pair of 42" waist DROORS jeans which I've cut off below the knee.

11 comments:

Yohan said...

Haven't checked Sleep's compilations yet, did you find any other good songs so far?

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

Let's Roll by Chill E.B is some peak Running Man-Rap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beMrlFPZSNA

Dino said...

Wasn't Chill EB a scientology rapper before Doug E Fresh and Will Smith made it cool to be a scientology rapper?

The Big Sleep said...

I'm glad you've found a couple things already. I would hate to link 350 songs and have nothing hit.

It's been fun to see people show up over there, per your recommendation. Thanks again for helpin' to spread the music.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

I dunno, I've never heard of him before.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

No probs.

Other faves I've discovered:

Motion Man - 93 Swing
R.D & G-Pack - Damned
Young Woo - I'm So High

The Big Sleep said...

Just looked it up, yep that's the same guy. Weird! Never knew that.

Dino said...

Acts I already knew about and love:
The Coup
Blackalicious
Homeliss Derilex
Bored Stiff
Spearhead
Disposable heroes of hiphoprisy
Paris
Third Sight/Jihad the Ruughnek
Askari X
Raw Fusion
Alphabet Soup
Saafir (though didn't know he'd died)

New to me courtesy of "Local Lingo"
Fly Mar
Swift
Rondo & Crazy Rak
Artfully Poor.
DNG
All the king's horses
Scott Free
Mental Prizm
Da Folks
Groove Shop
Dr Shake
Fundamentals
Riot goin on.

Kelvin Mack10zie said...

I fuxwit that Rondo & Crazy Rak song.

The Big Sleep said...

Props for goin' through it all. I know it's a lot.

The Big Sleep said...

Awesome, this is great to see! Thanks for reportin' back.