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Box 2

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Contains 57 Results:

68-Busy Bee, Fearless Four, Devastating 3, Sweet G. at unknown location in Queens , Undated

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19330
Scope and Contents

Darrell C is cutting for Busy Bee and Busy is a funny brother before he starts rocking talking about he lives across from abandon buildings in the Bronx also its his birthday. anybody got the straight to tape show. Radio to speaker. 90 mins.

Dates: Undated
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

69-Mean Gene, Theodore at 3rd Ave. Ballroom, 1977

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19331
Scope and Contents

Although this is a radio to speaker tape you would never know until the MC comes on. Theodore and his brother are cutting a lot of good records. 90 mins.

Dates: 1977
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

70-Dr.Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde at unknown location (circa 1979, Side A)/Grandmaster Flash supposedly at The Disco Fever (1984, Side B) , 1979 - 1984

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19332
Scope and Contents

Both sides sound kind of scratchy and hissing, the Jeckyl side which they open up to toys in the attic and Ronnie green is the DJ and Flash starts with his Jam "it was a party night".

Dates: 1979 - 1984
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

71-Busy Bee (first anniversary), Furious Five, Cold Crush Four at P.A.L, 1981

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19333
Scope and Contents

Charlie Chase is there cutting for busy bee. flash not there for the Furious Five so all they are doing is passing the mic. JDL is not there for the Cold crush which is kool cause Caz holds it down, doing his rhymes plus his song off of "ain’t no stopping us" record. 90 mins.

Dates: 1981
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

72-Busy Bee, Cold Crush Four, Fantastic Five at T-Connection , 1981

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19334
Scope and Contents

Busy Bee starts off to Freedom and then says sneak preview as he starts to rock to funky president then JDL starts rocking with busy and Caz gets on with them to Hut, also rocking "On" as well as Mary Mary. 90 mins.

Dates: 1981
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

73-Master Don and the Death Committee, Force MCs, Doug E. Fresh and the Crash crew at Savoy Manor , 1983

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19335
Scope and Contents

Master Don and the crew do work in this show. Not only do they do routine off of Gladys knight theme they also do one off of Sly and the family stone as well as others and Don rocks the beat box. Doug E. Fresh does his thing, also disses Busy Bee in a rhyme. The Force tries to rock with out there DJ and the Crash crew time on, unfortunately is finish before there act is done because somebody starts shooting. 90 mins.

Dates: 1983
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

74-1st party - Cold Crush Four and Doug E. Fresh at the Shirley Arena in Long Island (1984)/ 2nd party - Doug E. Fresh, Crazy Eddie, Silver Fox at Manhattan Ville Projects (1982), 1982 - 1984

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19336
Scope and Contents K.G. starts off rocking to "Billie jean", they are mostly saying new rhymes. Caz does a rhyme about sexing a girl and about being an MC GOD. K.G. mic was having a problem. Doug E. Fresh opens up to "what people do for money". He battles His DJ Chill Will Human beat box battles the DJ He has a lot of fan participation.) 2nd party which is only a quarter of the tape has Doug E. Fresh and Crazy Eddie are rocking in Manhattan Ville projects and along came Silver Fox who did his thing. 60...
Dates: 1982 - 1984
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

75-Doug E. Fresh, Tito of the Fearless four, Kid West, Magic Dee house tape, 1984

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19337
Scope and Contents

I would have to say that Kid west rocked this tape then Tito and then Doug. Magic Dee also made his presence felt. Not a full 60 mins.

Dates: 1984
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

76-Grandmaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, Disco Four at Randys Place (1982, Side A)/ Treacherous Three, Spooney Dee, Moe Gee at unknown location (Side A)/ Johnny Wa, Rayvon, Kool Kyle, Treacherous Three at P.A.L. in Harlem (1981, Side B), 1981 - 1982

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19338
Scope and Contents This is three different party’s on this one tape that are BLAZING. Side A: It sounds as if there is fight at the end cause the MC keeps saying please get off the tables and calm down. On that same side another party with an unknown location it’s the Treacherous 3 along with Spoonie Gee and Moe Dee makes reference to the up coming battle between them and Furious Five. It appears obvious that this battle was already negotiated, but as history shows it never happened. I asked L.A. once why did...
Dates: 1981 - 1982
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

77-Funky 4+1 and the Zulu Nation at 123 park , 1981

 Item — Box: 2
Identifier: tr-19339
Scope and Contents

There is about to be two different fights at this party. Africa Islam and Jazzy Jay are cutting and it is Breakouts birthday. They also rock Flash is on the beat box plate. 60 mins.

Dates: 1981
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 8127, Troy L. Smith Collection of Hip Hop Party and Show Tapes

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