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Box 5

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Contains 54 Results:

275-Harlem World Crew, Busy Bee, Grandmaster Caz, etc - amateur night at Harlem World, 1982

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19537
Scope and Contents This is connected to tape 135, in fact it is before 135. Charlie Rock and Busy Bee open the tape and later Caz comes on and says call us the What Ever You Want 7 because Whipper Whip Dot and Son of Sam also come to the stage as they all start harmonizing. The CC4 are in the house along with Fantastic Five, Force MCs, Master Don and the Def Committee Crash Crew, Treacherous 3, Spoonie Gee and the Disco Twins The amateur participants are Crazy Eddie of the Wonder Twins, Little Whipper Whip, DJ...
Dates: 1982

276-DJ Leslie Gee and the Fabulous 4 at unknown location (undated, Side A)/DJ Cash Money, Grandmaster Nell and Jazzy Jeff at unknown location (1985, Side B), 1985

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19538
Scope and Contents

The Fabulous 4 are DJ Easy Gee, Mr Ace, MC Desire also known as Lady Dee and Master Creach. The Fabulous 4 dedicate this jam to the chief rocker   Leslie Gee. Easy Gee and Leslie Gee are called the Gee Brothers. This crew is from Brooklyn. They play classics like Wake Up tomorrow with Candi Staton, Knock em out Sugar Ray, Rocket in the Pocket, Catch a Groove, MFSB, Apache and Funky Penguin. They also do routines like 3,6,9, and Free Style. 90 mins.

Dates: 1985

277-The Funky 4 with Rahiem at unknown location (circa 1978, Side A)/DJ T Bird, Bronx Style Al and MC Chucky Chuck from Queens at unknown location (undated, Side B), 1978

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19539
Scope and Contents

Side A: All the Funky 4 MCs are rocking the echo chamber. I give it 1978. Keith Keith states that DJ Tony Tone is down by law! Rahiem does his car rhyme. Black Grass and Indiscreet is played among others. Side B: Bronx Stlye Al does a rhyme about the different clubs like The Fever, Audubon, OK Corral and the The Connection. DJ T Bird is on the cuts. I can't tell if MC Kenny G is also DJing. 60 mins.

Dates: 1978

278-Mean Machine at St. Jerome's, 1980

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19540
Scope and Contents

DJ Rocking Rob starts with James Brown Escape-ism, then they go into routines. MC Crazy Eddie does a rhyme about shooting dice. Rocking Rob gets to a point where he seriously kills it. He also rocks the Beat Box. Female emcee Lil Bit gets some too.

Dates: 1980

279-Big Daddy Kane at unknown locations, 1990 - 1991

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19541
Scope and Contents

Kane is rocking his records and free styling both years.

Dates: 1990 - 1991

280-Dr. Dust and the CC Company at unknown location (1980, Side A)/Rocking Rob at unknown location (1980, Side B), 1980

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19542
Scope and Contents

DJ Dust and his crew start off to a routine of Don't stop the Body Rock. The crew is Lil Vee, Vicious Dee, and Jesse Jess. Jesse stated he took the S off Superman's chest. Side B Rocking Rob is an underrated killer. Rob is Rocking a Black Spade song called Soul Power. The crowd is into it with the MC telling him to do it with his elbow and mouth, the crowd is loving it. The rocking side B for 20 minutes. 60 mins.

Dates: 1980

281-Furious Five, Kurtis Blow, 5 Percenters at unknown location, 1984

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19543
Scope and Contents Side A. Mele Mel gives a moment of Silence for Cowboy. Then they do Super Rappin to the Beat Box. They do Freedom, Its Nasty, 5 minutes of Funk, Funky Drummer Flash cuts Scratching and the Crowd goes berserk. For a minute the Furious sounded like they really were about to fight and then they go right into The Message. Scorpio rocks the drums. Kool Herc is back stage. The crowd got their money's worth. Man I wish they could get back together… forever. Side B starts with Kurtis Blow is doing...
Dates: 1984

282-Red Alert, Mr. Freeze and Charlie Chew at T-Connection (1980, Side A)/Busy Bee, Sinbad and Jay 1 at unknown location (1979, Side B), 1979 - 1980

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19544
Scope and Contents

Charlie Chew kills when he says all the Soul Sonic members at that time. Mr. Biggs bigger then a Twig, Lisa Lee making History, Globe taking control, Ice Ice twice as nice, Hutch Hutch is too much and Pow Wow doing the House. Side B Busy Bee in 1979. Smittys the DJ. Busy Bee speaks on Cocomotion a few times on this tape. MC Jay1 sounds like either a Queens MC or a Disco MC.    

Dates: 1979 - 1980

229-Jazzy Five and The Cold Crush Four at the Savoy Manor, Undated

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19491
Scope and Contents This is part two of another tape. Cold Crush starts with their record Weekend then JDL goes into his Hut routine. JDL also says he is no longer with Yvonne Baker. The Jazzy FIve do their routine Who do you think you are. Side B is another Jazzy FIve party Master Ice is doing his thing over Make this last forever and Smokey Robinson's Tell me tomorrow. Then they all get down one by one to Catch the Beat. Master Bee does a rhyme about dudes stealing rhymes and having to answer to God for it....
Dates: Undated

230-Funky 4 at unknown location (1978), Jazzy Five at unknown location(1983), 1978 - 1983

 Item — Box: 5
Identifier: tr-19492
Scope and Contents Sha Rock pretty much does her thing on this one. Rahiem comes out with a nice rhyme about cats stealing his style. Bambi and Tiny are in the house. Baron’s Birthday. Break Out is pretty good. Bra and Paradise is being rocked. Side B with Jazzy FIve starts with Toni Basil’s Hey Mickey. Then The Jazzy FIve go into a “Whodoyouthinkyouare?” routine. The freestyle is real good by all the emcees in the group. Then the group does a slow song E- knee meanie miney moe. Towards the end of the party...
Dates: 1978 - 1983