tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.comments2024-03-06T03:34:02.844-05:00Werner von Wallenrod's Humble, Little Hip-Hop BlogWerner von Wallenrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1698125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-10739169292404040592024-03-06T03:34:02.844-05:002024-03-06T03:34:02.844-05:00Really? That's awesome!Really? That's awesome!Werner von Wallenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-49508595726968653042024-03-05T14:10:00.268-05:002024-03-05T14:10:00.268-05:00"Who's In Town" was ripped from an o..."Who's In Town" was ripped from an old cassette recorded in the studio when we made the song. It will drop on vinyl in 2024. I produced it. Thanks for the kind words! :) Tricky and I just released a new joint today. It's called "The Return" and is on Spotify, Youtube etc. now and we'll drop 2 45's later this year.Whiteshadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284029889408262544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-11844637103515878472024-03-01T01:32:47.289-05:002024-03-01T01:32:47.289-05:00Ah, nicely found! I'd love to see an intervie...Ah, nicely found! I'd love to see an interviewer ask Jay about this some day.Werner von Wallenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-1820884124744844332024-02-25T20:37:33.476-05:002024-02-25T20:37:33.476-05:00If you look in the ASCAP writer credits for the so...If you look in the ASCAP writer credits for the song it includes Shawn Carter so it is THAT Jay-Z (and also Terrance Kelly AKA Mr Cheeks): https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/pimp%20or%20die?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-39716588815196802282024-01-13T19:59:03.927-05:002024-01-13T19:59:03.927-05:00I knew him when I used to tour Atlanta with my art...I knew him when I used to tour Atlanta with my artists he was a great inspiration to me and my artists they got our music played on the radio 107 Gregg Street my group was called SMF/AD and when Tupac passed we was in Atlanta and they played the song on the radio called a thugs cry by my art Big shots out to The Man may he rest in heaven God Bless 🙏Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-6215858435822951242023-12-25T00:52:17.298-05:002023-12-25T00:52:17.298-05:00Oh, I didn’t realize the J-Love version was Demo #...Oh, I didn’t realize the J-Love version was Demo #2. I don’t own the album, I just listened to it once on YouTube a few months back, but now it’s been removed so I can’t check to see.<br /><br />And not to beat a dead horse, but they could’ve included the demo version of ‘Uptown Connection’ which contains alternate lines by L and a completely different verse by McGruff (“.38 revolve with the pearl / My wolves howlin’ at the moon while the world revolves in a twirl”). I don’t think that’s ever been officially released. But I guess Digga wouldn’t have access to that master, so it was probably undoable anyway. Slappy White https://www.blogger.com/profile/10448407750699623421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-3578945842147272632023-12-24T06:53:17.331-05:002023-12-24T06:53:17.331-05:00Yeah, that's dope. One thing you touched one ...Yeah, that's dope. One thing you touched one that we didn't is Cam asking McGruff to join to sort of lure L in.<br /><br />And true, once you get into guest spots, freestyles and all that, we didn't include *everything* everything. A more obvious exclusion is "Dangerzone" from McGruff's album. We figured you could easily get that one on his album anyway, and kept it to just the official surviving (Digga talks about some other unreleased songs he recorded but are now lost) tracks that Digga recorded with the group to be CoC songs.<br /><br />But I'm happy to report that "American Dream" demo you're talking about from the J-Love mix is on there. =) I didn't play that one in my video, but it's on the Dust & Dope LP as "Demo 2," track 19. And of course it's from the original master, so it's a huge improvement over what was on his CD.Werner von Wallenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-4660864626965414062023-12-23T11:45:39.592-05:002023-12-23T11:45:39.592-05:00… also, your claim that this compilation contains ...… also, your claim that this compilation contains “everything” is not correct. Big L, Herb McGruff, Cam’ron and Ma$e appeared on Ron G’s ‘Hell Up In Harlem.’ I think having four out of six members makes it an official COC song. But… if your argument is that an “official” COC track has to be produced by Digga, then this compilation is still missing something, which is the version of “American Dream” from J-Love’s mixtape ‘Big L-In Memory Of… Vol. 2’ which was released all the way back in 2000. <br /><br />I don’t know how, but J-Love managed to get his grubby hands on an exclusive alternate take of “American Dream” which contains some exclusive rhymes by Big L, most notably the verse “Suave and calm, dropping bombs like Saddam/I harm and strong arm tom's like John the Teflon Don.” And that version of the song has never appeared anywhere else. So while this release is awesome, it’s still not 100% complete. Slappy White https://www.blogger.com/profile/10448407750699623421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-75299992678851939132023-12-22T11:18:04.599-05:002023-12-22T11:18:04.599-05:00I literally just finished a write up on COC. I hav...I literally just finished a write up on COC. I haven't read your liner notes, so I have no idea if my info overlaps yours, but here's my rundown:<br /><br />The Children of the Corn crew is famously associated with Big L, despite the fact that he actually recorded very little music with them. While L was working on his debut album in ’93, Killa Cam and his cousin Bloodshed had a local Harlem crew named Caged Fury. They performed a number of live performances and college radio shows and recorded around 30 independent songs under the production of Darrell “Digga” Branch. Often times they would invite an aspiring rapper named Murda Mase to jump on the mic. <br /><br />Killa Cam approached Big L several times to request help getting Caged Fury off the ground. But L wasn’t particularly interested, so he would always turn them down. But Killa knew that Herb McGruff was L’s right-hand man, so he asked McGruff to join the group. And once Gruff was down, Big L jumped on board.<br /><br />Under Big L’s leadership, Caged Fury changed their name to Children of the Corn in order to capitalize on the horrorcore theme L had created with his debut single, “Devil’s Son.” But because L only had an artist deal with Columbia, he didn’t have the means to properly promote the crew. And after L was dropped by Columbia, each of the other members were offered solo record deals from other labels; McGruff signed with Universal, Bloodshed and Digga singed with Freeze/Priority, Killa Cam changed his named to Cam’ron and signed with Epic, and Murda Mase changed his name to Ma$e and famously signed with Bad Boy. After Bloodshed passed away in a car crash in ’97, Children of the Corn officially disbanded. <br /><br />Anyway, “American Dream” is the only studio song ever produced featuring all five of the core members, so it’s undoubtedly Children of the Corn’s quintessential song. R.I.P. Bloodshed, he was a criminally underrated lyricist. Slappy White https://www.blogger.com/profile/10448407750699623421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-10362401646818968802023-12-21T18:21:47.991-05:002023-12-21T18:21:47.991-05:00Been waiting for you to break down this one! Was r...Been waiting for you to break down this one! Was real fun to work on.The Big Sleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954322751601917798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-41759343111786750972023-11-14T21:00:32.053-05:002023-11-14T21:00:32.053-05:00I love this trackI love this trackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-78388440570305427912023-11-07T03:04:05.890-05:002023-11-07T03:04:05.890-05:00Woah! That's a lot of "Verbal Assassins&q...Woah! That's a lot of "Verbal Assassins".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-87357483120413586552023-10-28T14:47:54.886-04:002023-10-28T14:47:54.886-04:0050 Cent is not referring to CNN affiliate Troy Out...50 Cent is not referring to CNN affiliate Troy Outlaw but Troy "Big Nose" Singleton. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-31524113350739009752023-07-23T12:59:46.283-04:002023-07-23T12:59:46.283-04:00VendettaVinyl.comVendettaVinyl.comWerner von Wallenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-12211426695736185392023-07-23T12:58:35.350-04:002023-07-23T12:58:35.350-04:00Yeah, I've been meaning to do a whole video on...Yeah, I've been meaning to do a whole video on it, but the full colored vinyl edition's had a hard time making it to me in New Jersey. Werner von Wallenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-73554934327321530652023-07-23T05:45:36.582-04:002023-07-23T05:45:36.582-04:00Where can I order this vinyl?Where can I order this vinyl?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-12904007747946028352023-07-09T16:56:39.834-04:002023-07-09T16:56:39.834-04:00Werner, I know you don't cotton to requests, b...Werner, I know you don't cotton to requests, but what's up with the Children of the Corn review? I've been looking forward to it. Slappy White https://www.blogger.com/profile/10448407750699623421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-48628454607352588192023-07-09T12:49:15.646-04:002023-07-09T12:49:15.646-04:00Love you for thisLove you for thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-62726114055269110652023-06-26T15:06:49.337-04:002023-06-26T15:06:49.337-04:00Check this :
Nile Rodgers -
Yum Yum - https://w...Check this : <br />Nile Rodgers - <br />Yum Yum - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6AgVzHqtIYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-34252792948500010112023-03-08T04:26:13.465-05:002023-03-08T04:26:13.465-05:00Sonya's still out there doin' it - she'...Sonya's still out there doin' it - she's updating pretty regularly as imredsonya on insta.Werner von Wallenrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102856408266833762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-24745340296976571532023-02-23T20:14:46.650-05:002023-02-23T20:14:46.650-05:00Do you know anything else about Sheep Doggy Dogg/R...Do you know anything else about Sheep Doggy Dogg/Red Sonya? How about Daron Fordham/Def-Soul/South Boy? For some reason I'm fascinated by the whole thing!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407929304035674603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-27427476169641510412023-02-06T04:00:31.370-05:002023-02-06T04:00:31.370-05:00This tune appeared in Zimulated Experiencez II (We...This tune appeared in Zimulated Experiencez II (Welcome To Paradox) that was not an officially released album. Also I do believe that the scratching was made by DJ Rhettmatic like the first Zimulated Experienz album.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-66147566601185958362023-01-31T11:43:17.597-05:002023-01-31T11:43:17.597-05:00I'd love a reissue of his Jumpin' tape EP....I'd love a reissue of his Jumpin' tape EP. CD for me, wax for you guys.Kelvin Mack10ziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17520899595495383643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-66062373166521582242022-12-08T15:13:03.145-05:002022-12-08T15:13:03.145-05:00i love the rare def fresh crew bootleg most withou...i love the rare def fresh crew bootleg most without the augiance !!! only the beat box itself !! on pop art Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532830659867404404.post-56476186862960718002022-08-31T20:05:37.599-04:002022-08-31T20:05:37.599-04:00again thanks for the write up. Anyone who knows Ro...again thanks for the write up. Anyone who knows Rock De La Stet would definitely appreciate my shit. RespectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com