V/A - Past Masters 2 [Strictly Bizness SB1009] SIDE A 01. Going Way Back - JUST ICE A document in rhyme of the very early days of hip hop in the boogie down bronx is brought to you by the heaviest of BDP drum beats along with a hypnotic piano loop & ecstatic KRS-One interruptions as Just Ice rips through this history lesson. 1987 - Sleeping Bag Records 02. Microphone Fiend [Original Mix] - ERIC B & RAKIM Only a single in the USA, this hardcore classic has inspired many future MC's. With some drum machines from hell topped by the illest of cowbells & one of the hardest rhymes from Rakim ever, dropping tales of his addictions to hip hop. Freed from the confines of being a mere album track - let the fiend loose! 1988 - MCA 03. Juice Crew Dis - COOL C One of the infamous Bridge Wars diss tracks - this raw cut rips into the truth about Marley Marl's Queens based crew & especially Roxanne Shanté [for originally coming from Cool C's hometown Philly]. Besides the tuff rhymes there's a killer beat & siren that resurfaced on the Ill Advised anthem '1986'. 1987 - Hilltop Hustlers SIDE B 04. Breaking Bells [Club Mix] - T LA ROCK Unbelievable space age production courtesy of the king of the beat, Mantronik. driven by the futuristic perfect rhythm rhymes from the MC who gave us "It's Yours". Amazing tape edits & sequencing by the electro team of Omar Santana & Chep Nunez. Featuring advanced use of the classic "Mardi Gras", this will destroy any jam! 1986 - Sleeping Bag Records 05. You Know How To Reach Us - KINGS OF PRESSURE Very rare Strong Island originated raw ultimate break sampling masterpiece that boasts the early production of The Bomb Squad, aka Hank Shocklee & Carl Sadler. Which may account for the balance between hardcore drum machines & hook-filled breaks such as the nagging dope keyboard. Also features a tuff freestyle ragga chanted & human b-box outro. 1987 - Let's Go Records 06. Bonus Lesson 1 - DOUG E FRESH The original human beatbox shows some freestyle skills on this bonus cut. 1984 - Vintertainment SIDE C 07. Coast To Coast - WORD OF MOUTH feat. DJ CHEESE The 1986 DMC World Champion adds his slippery style to this unusual percussive track. With Duke Bootee's unusual drum sounds & the hardcore stabs, the two mc's double up the rhymes forcing you to "listen up!". This was their only vinyl releases along with the classic "King Kut". 1986 - Beauty And The Beat Records 08. Fresh, Wild, Fly & Bold - COLD CRUSH BROTHERS One of electro's finest moments with this all bragging & boasting attack of fresh beats & rhymes from these old skool party legends. Lead MC Kay Gee went on to produce an album "Troopers" on the Bronx based B-Boy label. 1984 - Tuff City 09. Human Beatbox - DISCO 3 One of the most heavily sampled beatbox tracks both for the incredible human drum breaks & noises to the powerful DJ cut-up phrases delivered by this old school trio produced by early king of rap Kurtis Blow. Don't let the fact that they went on to become the comedy rap group The Fat Boys put you off. 1984 - Sutra Records SIDE D 10. Get Rough - MIKEY D & THE L.A. POSSE Rock hard drum beats & replayed Commodores "Brickhouse" break kick out this rare jam featuring the New Music Seminar rap champion of 1987 who took out none other than Melle Mel. He went on to become Main Source's MC on their initially slept-on album "Fuck What You Think", which is now rightly seen as a classic. Furthermore, this track features the legendary Paul C responsible for teaching Large Professor the ropes and working with Eric B & Rakim etc... 1987 - Elite Records 11. Running Things - BUSY BEE The live party rocker made few vinyl appearances but adds his instantly recognisable voice & boasting rhymes to this original rolling beat & synth cut produced by Jazzy Jay & Skeef Anselm.Humour & style pour out of every word and this even includes some strange rock & roll skatting. 1987 - Strong City Records 12. Bass Machine - T LA ROCK Hidden away on an old 12" b-side is this 808 beat programmed adventure once again produced somewhere well ahead of his time by Mantronik & again ably assisted by Chep Nunez on the edit tip & Greg Nice [later of Nice & Smooth] on the computerized beatbox. 1986 - Sleeping Bag Records liner notes by Strictly Bizness - Devoted to preserving underground B-Boy classics.