The Brooklyn Zoo !!!

Brooklyn NYC banger by a group called The Brooklyn Zoo !!!

Some of you may know The Brooklyn Zoo because of their worldwide Cold Chillin distributed 1995 release "Masters Of The Zooniverse", but The Brooklyn Zoo released 2 (in my opinion better) bangin 12"s earlier independently on their own:

"Boo" (1994)

"The Year 2000" (1994)

This one right here is the "The Year 2000" 12" from 1994 (not sure which one of those two burners came out first) on Together Forever Productions / Brooklyn Zoo Records !!!

The 12" is completely produced by Tony T and features 2 dope tracks titled "The Year 2000" & "The New Shit" !!!

If you don´t own both of their 1994 releases by now i would recommend to watch out for them pretty fast cause they are both hot as hell !!!

Check out a sample of "The Year 2000":

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Crime Stories !!!

Sterling 12" debut release (and sadly only) by One Deep outta NYC !!!

The record got a very deep and raw sound which was produced by none other than Carlos Bess aka C12 who was also responsible for the raw sound as the chief engineer mixer on most of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan records (in fact, he mixed all the good stuff they had) !!!

The 12" was released in 1995 on Cocco Brothers Entertainment / Wicked City Productions and is featuring two dope tracks tracks titled "Crime Stories" & "As The Beat Goes On" !!!

Pretty hard to track down 12", but if you get the chance to get one, get it !!!

Check out a sample of "Crime Stories":

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Sons Of Sam !!!

I don´t really know how to start on this record, but i do know for sure that i def. can sleep much better since i tracked my copy down !!!

This group outta Delaware called Sons Of Sam is without a question one of the most slept on Hip Hop crews from the early 90´s !!!

The record itself was released in 1993 on Workshop Records (only 300 pieces pressed), is produced by Raphael Williams and O. Gale and is featuring 2 absolutely dope tracks titled "Oooh He Got An Afro" & "Charisma" !!!

I can´t make out a favourite of one of those 2 tracks, so you better check out both and make sure you grab a copy when you´re able to get one !!!

This is to date the only record Sons Of Sam put out together !!!

Check out a sample of "Oooh He Got An Afro":

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Check out a sample of "Charisma":

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Ready Ta Roll !!!

Time for another record by a group outta New Jersey who dropped 2 bombs in the early to mid 90´s and goes by the name of Ready Ta Roll !!!

Ready Ta Roll had an amazing debut 12" in 1993 titled "The Real Hip Hop" which is def. one of my favourite independent Hip Hop 12"s from that era and made a nice follow up 12" one year later with this also incredibly dope banger titled "Drug Game" !!!

The record was released on Pep Records / Chanpen Entertainment (2 different versions with different label design exist) and is featuring 2 strong tracks titled "Drug Game" & "Taste The Flavor" !!!

It´s a shame that there was never a full album out by that group cause every track they put out on wax is a winner !!!

Check out a sample of "Drug Game":

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Finsta Baby !!!

Many of you will think that Finsta of Fista Bundy isn´t a slept on Artist and know his classic work because of the classic Dj Premier New York Reality Check 101 mix, but like the Mister Voodoo 12" i posted 2 years ago, this one is a jewel not everyone will know about (yes, there are other people in the real world beside such record nerds like me and you) !!!

Released in 1992 on Cracd Records this lovely gem is featuring 2 sterling tracks titled "Finsta Baby" & "Payday Is Bliss" which btw are completely produced by no other than the incredible Beatminerz and predates the ultimate classic Black Moon "Enta Da Stage" album !!!

It´s such a shame that Finsta Bundy only released a few independent 12"s which all can be titled as classics for sure and never dropped an whole album so far (by now) !!!

Anyway, this one is a true jewel for da crates and you should def. watch out for a copy of it !!!

Check out a sample of "Finsta Baby":

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T-Abel Cachet !!!

One of those records which is about the struggle for an talented act to get a record deal in the late 80´s / early 90´s in the new big market place called Hip Hop !!!

It´s pretty obvious that this record wasn´t produced to be a big hit or that it wouldn´t get a lot of air play in the main stream market, but that´s what makes this record a real winner (at least to me and not to the dream factory believers) !!!

Released in 1991 on Not For Nothin' Records it´s the only record by T-Abel Cachet that i ever heard about (sadly) !!!

The record was produced by Josh Futterman and includes 2 tracks titled "Dead Dreams" & "Put Your Body In It" !!!

Check out a sample of "Dead Dreams":

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Top-Notch-Production Pt. III !!!

Long time since i posted a mix, but finally here it is, "Transmittin' Straight From The Other Side Part III" !!!

This mix was also done for Vinyl Addicts and like the first 2 parts it includes independent Hip Hop from the 90´s !!!

I hope you enjoy the mix and please feel free to leave some feedback in the comment section !!!

Check out Top-Notch-Production on Vinyl Addicts right here:

"Transmittin' Straight From The Other Side Part III"