Sandinistas !!!

Another great release outta Brooklyn NYC which ain´t got enough attention at the time when it dropped from a group called Sandinistas !!!

This one right here is their debut and to my knowledge only 12" Sandinistas dropped titled "Madd Luv" !!!

The 12" was released in 1997 on Cartel Imperial Recordings, produced by Cartel Imperial Productions and is featuring 3 dope tracks in total titled "Madd Luv", Madd Luv C-12 Laboratories RMX" & "Higher" (all with full instrumentals too btw) !!!

Each track on this 12" is a winner and for those of you who don´t know by now, C-12 Laboratories who did the "Madd Luv RMX" is nothing else but another alias of the great Carlos Bess who also produced the mad dope One Deep "Crime Stories" 12" i posted some months ago !!!

Check out a sample of "Madd Luv C-12 Laboratories RMX":

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Check out a sample of "Higher":

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Da Hoodz Uv Mizbhavya !!!

Just when you thought that you´re safe...it turns out that you´re dead wrong !!!

That happened to me when i found my copy of the DNA "Bronx Criminal County" 12" some years ago and thought i would own the DNA Grail now...little did i knew that DNA had a crew long before "Bronx Criminal County" called Da Hoodz Uv Mizbhavya !!!

The first time i heard / heard about the Da Hoodz Uv Mizbhavya i knew i have to get this on wax cause it´s mad dope to the fullest and thanks to Ed Catto (who schooled me about this one) i was able to get my hands on a copy finally !!!

I´m in contact with Devon of DNA since a while now, but it turned out that even Devon himself doesn´t own a copy of this anymore (even Ed has only found 2 copies within all his years of diggin' in NYC) !!!

I can´t tell you exactly how rare this record is or how many copies were pressed of it, but thanks to Devon i´m able to give you a bit background info on how everything started with DNA back then !!!

The Crew started up in the very early 90´s managed by Traedonya Jones (of X-Clan fame) !!!

There was 4 members first which are Bubz, One D (Devon), Nasty Noah (Noah) and a tight female MC called Shorty Moe !!!

One D, Noah and Bubz used to grow up in the same hood (Boston Road in the Bronx) and it was later on that they were managed by C.L. Smooth (who is also featured on this EP) cousin Adolfo who knew a Dj named Robby Rob and they teamed up !!!

It was 1991-1993 when they only used to rap a bit 'round the Block, but 1993 they started to go to Da Cave (Garth Mitchells Studio) a lot and they started to record stuff !!!

This EP right here was released in 1994, put out by Adolfo on North Pole Records and is featuring 4 dope tracks in total titled "How You Look", "Hear No Evil Speak No Evil", "The Blue Print" & "The Bad Seed" !!!

All of you who read my DNA "Bronx Criminal County" post a few years back (or know this record from somewhere else) know how dope this record is, but truts me, this release right here is the dopest stuff i´ve heard since i discovered The Legendary Villain 12" a few years ago !!!

Check out a sample of "How You Look":

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Check out a sample of "Hear No Evil Speak No Evil":

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Check out a sample of "The Blue Print":

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Sparrow !!!

Heavy Baltimore rap banger by a group called Sparrow !!!

This record right here is their debut 12" from 1995 titled "Physics" and is a true jewel for every crate !!!

While the main title "Physics" is a pretty dope & solid track, my main focus is more about the flip side which is featuring a very strong & in my opinion much better track titled "Rhyme Impotence" !!!

The 12" was released on Unruly Records, produced by Sparrow themself and is featuring 3 dope tracks in total titled "Physics", "Physics RMX" & the already mentioned highlight "Rhyme Impotence" !!!

If you´re ever able to get your hands on a copy of this, you better grab it while you can !!!

Sparrow released a few more records after this, but to me it´s all about this one !!!

Check out a sample of "Rhmye Impotence":

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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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