DJ Doom, Nutso and the 3 O.G.s pay tribute to the original funky technician Jimmy Castor (RIP) who blessed Hip-Hop / B-Boy culture with one of the most recognizable floor movers, It’s Just Begun. Chopping it up on his trusted SP1200, DJ Doom takes on a new twist to the b-boy anthem while still maintaing the essence of the original 1972 record.
We finally get to see the visuals for Victor Santiago’s first (2)dope collab with Large Pro, Built Pyramids which will live on his upcoming album, Student Of The Game due out April 16th.
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As Coalmine Records gets closer to the 2nd Quarter release of their Unearthed compilation, the Brooklyn indie label drops off the project’s next single.
Three years ago, we posted a sometimes over-looked Jaz-O song featuring a young Jayzee, circa 1991, a couple years after Hawaiian Sophie was released. Today, we’re hooking it up with two more joints from Jaz-O’s 1991 EP, Ya Don’t Stop, both featuring Large Professor production.
The Jaz – Hypocritters (prod. Large Pro)
The Jaz – It’s Your Nature (prod. Large Pro)
Large Pro gets laced with a blade then heads up to the legendary Big City Records in NYC (RIP), all with Barber Chop Shop off Professor @ Large playing in the background. egotrip.
PREVIOUS: The Audible Doctor – Doctorin’ (Instrumental Album)
The Brown Bag AllStar drops his latest instrumental album, which just happens to be executive produced by one Large Professor. Tracklist and link down bottom.
Last week the Brown Bag producer was behind the turntables for Extra P’s performance at the Manhattan venue during CMJ. In this clip you see Large prop kicking jewels over one of the Doctor’s instrumentals.
PREVIOUS: The Audible Doctor – Baby Momma (Video)
Extra P and Mega Montana hit Warsaw to treat their fans there to a show. “Get Out My Way” still sounds crazy as it did when I first heard it many moons ago.
As part of Sway’s live concert series on his radio show, Extra P rocked out his Breaking Atoms classic cut on air.
Directed by Donald Robinson Cole III
Extra P’s latest solo outing, Professor @ Large, is now available. Do your ears a favor and grab a copy.
PREVIOUS: Complex: Large Professor Breaks Down His Classic Records pt. 2
Here’s part two of the homie Daniel Isenberg’s sit down with Xtra P. In this second installment, LP breaks down records he produced from 1996 on. Make sure to cop Professor @ Large due to hit iTunes and record shelves June 26th. Make sure to check the entire thing for two surprised at the end as well. On The Mad Scientist off his debut solo LP (no pun intended):
“To this day, I love performing that song. And people [still say], ‘That shit is ill.’ I found that loop out in Jersey. It was me, Q-Tip, and JuJu [from The Beatnuts] going through these records at this factory. I found that loop, and I was like, ‘Yo, I’m gonna use this.’ So I went back and hooked it up.
“This is when I was starting to work on my solo stuff, right after Main Source. I was still on Wild Pitch, and [they] were like, ‘Well, if you’re not going to do Main Source, we still want you to do a solo project.’ And [K-Cut and Sir Scratch] went on to do the Fuck What You Think album.
“I felt like Main Source was very broad, and I wanted to get more into who I was and how I came up. So [this record] was almost like an introductory type of thing. Basically, I just tried to keep it B-boy hip-hop. At that time, there was a different movement getting ready to come up. Everybody was jiggy, and nothing was wrong, like, ‘I got all the flyest cars.’ And here I am like, ‘Never had a basement, never had an attic.’ I’m kind of belly-aching and shit, and dudes are like, ‘Aiight, aiight.’ Meanwhile B.I.G. is like, ‘I got the 5 Series Benz’ and all that. It was just a different time. I wanted to get deeper into the style, but a different wave was happening.
READ: Complex: Large Professor Breaks Down His Classic Records pt. 2
PREVIOUS: Complex: Large Professor Breaks Down His Classic Records
Stevie’s Cashmere Killer is set to drop June 12th. Seemingly everything is dropping that day…
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