Finally an interview from someone who matters in Hip Hop & not another ignorant rapper glamorizing lowlife hood shit that'll be forgotten in a year or 2. Great seeing a legend like this & learning some history, he was one of the 1st rappers I ever heard as a child in the late 80's.
Brad Brad I can understand what you're saying to a degree. But if J Cole is what ur sayin he is (why the alliance with Jay Z )? Where's the music and the activism about what's going on amongst the BLACK community ? If the brother is as "deep" as many claim he is , why even sign with a major label ? As an independent artist he could say whatever he wants & not have to worry about the label censoring him or controlling his art. The same with Kendrick (that King Kunta garbage & the trash performance on the Grammy,s)...ish like that shows that he's a waste ; not to mention his new alliance to the devil worshipper Rick Rubin. The bottom line to all of what's goin on with RAP is about money 💰 & who and how many people they can influence. Those dudes wearing skirts and other feminine apparel lose credibility with me INSTANTLY. Symbolism & femininity from males is what they project in their videos ( you can't tell me that they have no say so abt what they wear or abt the imagery in their vids). Dude this ish is BIGGER THEN HIP HOP...You're fav two rappers & those above & below them needs to be scrutinized.
8:10.. Shan describing how a producer would connect a keyboard and sampler or sound module thru a midi connection, to "trigger" the sounds... lol.. back then, midi (musical instrument digital interface) was the greatest invention to musicians.. u had all these different companies.. yamaha, roland, korg, akai.. etc, comin together so all of their equipment could talk to each other, and stay in sync with watever tempo u used.. and here we are now, over 30yrs later, and its still on the back of most modern equipment.. salute to the inventors of that.. im forever grateful.
About time Vlad interviewed Mc Shan. People think Nas and Mobb Deep put Queensbridge on the map but they didn't. It was Marley Marl, Mc Shan, Roxanne Shante, Craig G, Tragedy Khadafi (Juice Crew)!!!!
MusicIsAWayOfLife Yeah they brought it back no doubt. But I see comments all the time from young fools saying Nas & Mobb deep put QB on the map. One fool even argued with me Nas put Queens on the map lol. As if there was no Run Dmc, LL, or even Kool G Rap.
They calling him a crack head but in the 80s that was the cool drug and they didn't know the after effects just like all of sudden syrup is our generation drug but he's def a legend despite what his d.o.c is...
Nye Money Crack is more highly addictive and gets you higher faster than snorting cocaine. Crack has more ingredients like baking soda and you cook it.
I remember that Sprite Commercial when Krs-one was battling Mc Shan they should have had Roxanne Shante on that Commercial too cause Krs-one was battling Shante they went back and forth on records
MR. MAGIC RAP ATTACK! WOW, THE MEMORIES! I RECORDED MANY CASSETTES FROM OFF THE RADIO WHEN I CAME TO EAST ELMHURST TO VISIT FROM DOWN SOUTH ALONG WITH RED ALERT ON KISS AND 89-U! I WISH I COULD FIND THOSE CASSETTES NOW.
My apologies to Mc Shan You are one cool dude!! I didn't like you at first but after listening to you speak about how you got started and different things I have a different and new respect 4 U STAY Kool!
OG knowledge. If you grew up in MC Shan era you can relate to everything he saying.Its hard to respect hip-hop of today if you know anything about what he saying. Respect my brother.
That is how it was back in the days. I could never understand how different cities in Jersey couldn't get along but once we were out of state, we would click up and wreck shit!
In a interview Marley Marl said he used the Emulator to make the beat for the Bridge. The Emulator is the first SP-12 before they replace it with the SP-1200. Marley sampled the drum sounds from Impeach The President by the Honey Drippers & then he distorted them....
tfw you a 90s kid who knows about and respects the Juice Crew yet still enjoys nowadays hip hop and you click on this vid and the comments is just a bunch of old dudes with golden age syndrome dissing anyone who's debuted in the past year which they've been doing for the past 10+ years without even buying an album since...
8:16.. right here Shan must be talkin bout midi.. bcuz back then midi was new, and it gave music equipment from different brands the ability to connect to each other, and play ur melodies and sounds the exact way u record them .. the best thing to happen to music hardware at the time.
Real talk, I was just telling someone the other day any new MC that can create a dirty basement party mixtape with that sound of a cassette will have a great mixtape.
MC Shan, Marley Marl, Roxanne Shawnte', Nas, Mobb Deep, Mic Geronomo, Lost Boyz, all from Queensbridge. Kid-N-Play, LL Cool J, Run DMC, Ed Lover, Irv Gotti, DJ Clue, Queens NY
True shit from back in the early 80s no filter . Only left out the fact that magic and Marley both used them and the awesome 2 along with dna Hank luv radio on whbi radio was the latenite shit after wbls only NYC
best hip hop and rap come from the project tapes backing a day z has good low end , sound of the east coast grimy and gritty, lady shay gay fans need to take a note and respect the house , you guest......
Y'all ole heads need to chill y'all sound like. Our moms and pops when we was growing up she thought and really felt BTNH was trash like how can you understand this shit. I used to say at 16 mom it's not for y'all it's for my generation. Yea today rap I ain't feeling it but I. Also 36 I shouldn't be feeling it you ever see an old,day trynna keep it hip now that's sad. Y'all niggaz stuck in time. Why should they keep up with the Og what have the Og done for them? Mf ain't trynn halo these youngins with the contracts og ain't set up the distribution and mega record labels og is exactly where the youngins is at some not even close, and that's a fucking shame.
***** I don't wear that shit, but I damned sure don't wear skinny jeans, tapered tight pants or PJ's saggin - or any clothes from the 80's! See, you talk like you are rocking new styles but your clothes are just clothes from MC Shan's era! Every-time I see a teen or early 20's walking around with their clothes, it takes me back when I was 13. The style/clothes were cool in the 80's, but I really did not want to see them again. The 90's had the best styles and lasted longer until the Jew industry made the switch to gay wears to brainwash the youth.
