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"It Came From the Streets".

This where we take your tracks, we listen to them and if they are swinging, they get played on LIVE RADIO and carry on forever into the ether on PODCAST and even on our RADIO STATION as regular play.  

That means you can be at home, at work, in your car, out gallivanting on the town and somewhere out there, your songs are being played for the whole world to hear on several formats!

Send us your best, freshest and dopest Hip-Hop tracks to [email protected],

Follow us on Twitter (@1520Classic) and get at us!

What a fantastic show we have this week for you.

We set things off with the incomparable DJ Flatline, who, is a world class Hip-Hop DJ from Toronto, Ontario Canada and a family member to 1520 Classic Radio.  He gets down on the turntables and gives us a mini-mix of crazy tracks and shows off his skills of cutting, mixing and scratching.  

In this mix he spins:

1. Wyld Bunch (ft Skanks) - Take It Personal (prod by Dj Qvali)

2. Pawz One - My Night

3. El Da Sensei - Try Again

4. Flatbush Zombies (ft Domo Genesis) - Plz Don't Make Me Do It

Next, from Sioux City Iowa, thier finest "Ben iLLa" brings you his freshman Album "Soldier Of The Universe" Go download it NOW!  Featuring production by Atlanta beatsmith "E. Smitty" & the likes of Sadat X (Brand Nubian).  This is a Positive Conscious Hip Hop album.  If you love DJ Premiere, J. Dilla then you will love this album.

Moving on to New York City, we get some brand new exclusive bars from Profit (Bangout Records) and Shawn Kitt aka Money Slash over the classic instrumental "Pre Game" from Sauce Money and Jay-Z.  Look out for upcoming projects from both artists in the very near future. This is warning shot to all competition, more classics to come.

All the way from France, DJ Modesty drops some precious metal on us with the track "Fools Gold", featuring Shabaam Sahdeeq.

New York City may be on the brink of a hot summer as Spring kicks in and the ice slowly starts to thaw. Mpire Releases"Lionshead" which is found on their new album $ON$ 0F VNVRCHY out now.

We now go to Johannesburg, South Africa to hear Lunga Sithole aka Rytious.  Raised in Umlazi N-section in Durban Kwa Zulu Natal, he was given the name “Rytious” by his dentist who looked up the meaning of his name "Lunga" which means Righteousness

This was sent directly to our email, [email protected]

The track is Rytious ft Kage, and is called "Till Death".

New York's own Dro Pesci, no stranger to our show has submitted a few tracks, one of which is "Let the Weed Burn" with Infamous Haze, Featuring Domonic.  From what we gather is about lawn care?  Juuuust kidding....Light em' if ya got em'!

Mpire comes back with another dosage of the track "Smack" with a remix on the Scram Jones produced beat with Murda Mook and AG Da Coroner.  With the same energy, pulsating beat and new MC's on the track, this has prolonged life and still bangs hard in the whip!

Miami Florida's very own Lex One comes in with a A dope re-edit of Commons classic "I Used To Love H.E.R".  The new re-work of this timeless classic is called "She Used to Love Me" Featuring Lucian White.

Upcoming NYC artist Taj Mahal gives us the 411 on a powerhouse track called "211" featuring Rrose Rrome & A-Mafia. This is going to appear on the upcoming mixtape "Power"

Ben iLLa blesses us with another track from the free downloadable "Soldier of the Universe" with a song called "Universe Heart Beat".  Keeping the track pulse flowing is of course production by Atlanta's own E. Smitty

Nomis from Ipswitch, UK provides us with "Raised Up"

Nomis has already released plenty of new music and and is currently working on his new project entitled"Diamonds EP". The release date is yet to be announced.

Dro Pesci always delivers a banging track and fresh lyrics.  This time it's a new single from "Groundhog Day" called "Time to Win", produced by Sensei Walingh from Germany.

Stef Owens from Champ City, Ohio brings us a track called "Whats Up (Dollar Bill)"  Little is known about Stef Owens, and given "Champ City" sounds like a Super Hero city name, there is a great chance that Stef is incognito by design.

Spit Gemz from Queens New York gives us "Legacy" feat. Kool G Rap (prod by Jordy Simons).  This song is just astounding in it's composition, sound, and delivery.  Kool G Rap and Spit Gemz create a very formidable duo.  Don't sleep on this one!

If New York sound Hip-Hop has a savior, the name would be Frank Castle, with a song called "Daily Word" Feat. Kool G Rap (Prod. By Soe95).  Born and raised in New York City’s very own Chelsea Elliot projects in the westside downtown section of Manhattan,comes an underground artist with incredible lyrical wordplay,and story telling ablilty his name is “Frank Castle”

Castle hopes to fufill his dream as a MC and as a hip hop artist and give him and H.O.O.D.Billionaires (H.O.O.D. Brothers) the exposure they deserve, and bring that “New York sound” back to hip-hop.

With another E.Smitty produced opus, we have Struggle the Blind Chemist and a track called "Rugged Times".  From North Carolina, Struggle doesn't break a sweat on the pounding drums and soundscape created by the Atlanta beatsmith.  We can't wait to hear more!

Dj Flatline closes up the show with a sick a** mix, again, reinforcing why he is the "Chosen One".  As we enter into DJ Flatline's operating room, we are blessed with choice cuts and all the expertise that a Hip-Hop DJ must possess.  Prepare to be amazed! 

Here are the tracks DJ Flatline spins:

1. Yelawolf - Sky Is The Limit

2. Schoolboy Q - Break The Bank (prod by The Alchemist)

3. AG - Boss of Bosses (Dj Flatline Blend)

4. Large Pro (ft Fortune) - Own World

That's it folks, please remember, send us your tracks and maybe you, YES YOU can be heard across the world!

<a href="http://mrphormula.bandcamp.com/album/1520classic-ft-mr-phormula-breakout">1520Classic ft Mr Phormula - Breakout by Mr Phormula</a>

Today we bring you an extra special, micro-podcast that is all about something we are completely proud of.

One day, MissFortune and KendeR got in the lab and put together some beats.

KendeR brought over his equipment and record stash and MissFortune started to pull together drums and samples and came up with a bunch of beats.

When the beats were put together we had hoped for nothing more than to get some work done with artists who we profile on our little show that we call 1520 Classic Radio.

Well...we heard Mr.Phormula on a track called "Hiphopishiphop" with the legendary KRS-1.

What struck us about Mr.Phormula is no just his rapping, but his beatboxing, something that MissFormula and KendeR are in awe of as an art form.  On top of that, Mr.Phormula raps in Welsh, which sparked our imagination.

So, we hit up Mr.Phormula on Twitter after listening to Cymud, his album and several other tracks he's put out and we could only say...he's worthy of blessing us.  With hat in hand and an earnest tweet, Mr.Phormula passed his email address to us and we filled up his inbox with some heat.

Within the day, we had a beat selected, and fastforward a week or two...BANG!  We have a track that Mr.Phormula not only rapped and beatboxed on...but also enhanced with a Mr.Phormula twist of warming the track up and amping up some elements.

With 3 brains working in unison we birthed a fantastic track.  We can't thank Mr.Phormula enough.

So let's hear this AWESMAZING track and listen to MissFortune and Kender giggle like school girls in excitement as we debut "Breakout" on 1520 Classic Radio::

Now - go grab that track as a FREE download on Bandcamp

DOWNLOAD "BREAKOUT" FOR FREE!

Follow Mr.Phormula on Twitter, Soundcloud and Bandcamp

Kids, we've got a treat for your ears. 

Today, we give you some sweet, sweet aural in your ears and a podcast that defines what a real DJ is.

One of the elements of Hip-Hop is the DJ...and infact, 

the DJ is the nucleus of the artform.

Cuts, Scratches, rare breaks and knowing how to move a crowd with the right song at the right time.

Canada's own legendary, and well respected veteran in Hip-Hop DJ'ing, DJ Flatline is family to our podcast, live show, radio station and blog.

He is known from many mixtapes that made thier way into your box, walkman and into your car.  Well known as "The Chosen One", DJ Flatline is a monster on the 1's and 2's.

As we tool up some new content on top of all that we do, let's throw it back to one of the illest mixtapes, turned podcast.

DJ Flatline cuts it up on the turntables and blesses us with some of the most CLASSIC Canadian Hip-Hop tracks to have ever come out of this country.

DJ Flatline isn't just any old cut and paste DJ.  Hellz No!  

You will hear the craft of a real DJ in it's finest form...cutting, scratching and mixing. That's what a REAL DJ DOES!

Set your GPS, put it on cruise control, and let us take you on...."An Up North Trip".  

Have we got a big, important and entertaining show for you today! If you had to choose one podcast to listen to, this is the one!

Hip-Hop came from the streets, and in this case, it was the cyber-streets (trademark 1520 Classic Radio) where we met Marc Vinyls, Nick Gallo and Yung S.K.R.A.P.

As a first submission ever to our "It Came From The Streets" segment on our live show and subsequent podcast, Marc, Nick and S.K.R.A.P. have been consistent contributors.show ever since.

This week we profile the Hip-Hop Spread Team, playing tracks from each member and getting to know each one of them.  We hear right from their own mouths; the drive, vision and motivation to make this a movement a reality.

Here is how you can find the Hip-Hop Spread:

GO TO THE HIP-HOP SPREAD WEBSITE

FOLLOW HIP-HOP SPREAD ON TWITTER

SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE

FOLLOW ON SOUNDCLOUD

listen now!

It's all about a movement, great music and pushing the boundaries of what is possible.  

This is why we love these cats so much. 

Sometimes there are great hip-hop duos, like Dj Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Price, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, and even Gangstarr...but what happens when you take an Emcee from Southwest England, UK and a producer from Edinburgh Scotland, UK who have a chance meeting in the hills of Spain?  You get Stray the Rabid Dog on the mic and Snud on the beats!  And they are simply an outstanding duo.

We dedicate a whole show to playing the EP and breaking down the tracks and discovering who the heck these two guys are, and how they met.  It's an in depth review, playback and discovery on our podcast!

Stray the Rabid Dog appeared on the 1520 Classic Radio show's segment called "It Came From the Streets" with the track "The Drifter", as found by our own MissFortune.  From then we discovered other tracks as well, such as "Zombies" and "HipHop Hopscotch".

Once we learned that an EP was being released we had to get our grubby little mittens on it.  You can catch it on Datpiff.com.

Stray the Rabid Dog is housebroken, only breaking your speakers with Snud's tight production and precise use of the appropriate break.

So make sure you have your rabies shot, put on your headphones and zone out to REAL DEAL HIP-HOP!

1520 Classic Radio is committed to bringing you quality Hip-Hop programming and compelling entertainment that will delight, surprise or even make you feel good.  Due to some content, viewer discretion is advised.

This episode is Too Hot For TV.

Don't even think of changing that dial, 1520 Classic Radio is on the air. 

 In today's episode Miss Fortune, with special guest star, Jake, son of Miss Fortune  and KendeR take you away to a world of make believe in what some have called our dirtiest, yet most entertaining episode yet!

No, this isn't Jerry Springer, but damn it if it isn't close!

Adjust those rabbit ears to make sure your reception is good, so we can cut the static.

"Too Hot For TV" chronicles how Hip-Hop artists have taken TV Theme songs that we are all familiar with and turned them into their own songs.  Magnum P.I., Cheers, Night Court, Hill Street Blues, and even the Golden Girls get touched (snicker). 

What makes this episode Too Hot For TV?  

You will just have to listen and find out, now won't you?

Busta Rhymes, Cam'Ron, DBlock, Dimples D, DJ Jazzy Jeff , Jerry Lewis and many other artists make cameo appearances. 

Listen now, as we take you to TV on Radio:

Gather 'round the warm glow of a smartphone or computer screen and huddle closely, as we break the through the static and bring the noise.  That noise is what you hear on the street, which is where our music in this section comes from.

"It Came From the Streets" is where we take your tracks, we listen to them and if they are swinging, they get played on live radio and carry on forever into the ether on podcast.

Miss Fortune and KendeR listen to everything you send us.

Send us your best, freshest and dopest Hip-Hop tracks to [email protected], follow us on Twitter (@1520Classic) and get at us!

Today, we bring you some of the freshest, newest, cleanest and leanest Hip-Hop tracks that you will hear.  Forget top 40, forget whats 'popular', as we live underground and below radar.

This week, we have a bunch of tracks coming from all across the globe.  We go to Australia, to visit a world class artist, dip to Utah to and then bust over to England.

Trife Diesel and Termanology set off the episode with a 1520 Classic Radio produced track called "Trife & T".  Trife is from Staten Island, NY and Termanology is from Boston, Mass.  The Beat is produced by KendeR of (ahem) Bowmanville (look it up son!) and co-produced by the legendary DJ Flatline of Mississauga.  Shout outs to Clockwork Music on this track!

Leaf Dog, one of The Four Owls and renowned beat maker sends us a Quincy Jones sampled track called "Sweet Thing" all the way from South London, in the UK.  High Focus is the label that Leaf Dog runs, and has worked with many legends within Hip-Hop.

Fliptrix, another member of The Four Owls shot over a new track freshly released called "The Warning", Produced by Molotov.  We gotta hand it to High Focus, they are consistently putting out AMAZING tracks that set a high standard.

Boston Producer Statik Selektah and and New Hampshire MC Chatham bring us a track called "Something For You" Featuring Mr. Cheeks.

Rob Carney is an Instagram find, who sets the tone with his track called "Go Big".  This New Jersey native shot on our radar with his album you can find on iTunes or Google Play.  Be sure to check out his website too.

Hopping aboard a big Jet Liner, we check in with 4thEye from London England with a Youtube freestyle and track from his album (on Bandcamp) called "Soul Rich".  This MC's flow is flawless and creative.  4thEye is a must hear!

Flipping a classic sample, and coming all the way from Ogden Utah, Linus Stubbs produced the track "Commercial Kingz" for Wildelux (of no fixed address).

Of course, DFlowetry, the precocious, ambitions and talented MC from Las Vegas Nevada brings a banger called "Nice as I am".

Let's go to the land where everything wants to eat you.  Perth Australia is where Kid Tsunami hangs his hat, but make no mistake, this beat maker is a BEAST on the beats and production.  Kid Tsunami brings "No Guarantees", and be sure to check his catalog as he has worked with many including Sean Price and Masta Ace.  This guy is simply amazing.

Dro Pesci from New York hit us up with a bunch of bangers, and this week we played "From New York", ft. Infamous Haze.  This raw MC is so talented and real that we just can't get enough.  We hope to do some work with him soon.

King Mean isn't that mean, and in fact, he sounds nice on the Mic.  King Mean sends us "Broken Diamonds" through Twitter.

Lil Doodie from Baton Rouge, Louisiana holds it down with a banger called "Intro", which is the intro to the mixtape THC.  This track also has a video on Youtube, so please, check that out too!

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada bred MC, producer and Juno nominee Muneshine teams up with KendeR of the 1520 Classic Radio Show as we put our "Best Foot Forward".  This track drips with chilled out drums and a plunking bassline.  Shoutouts to Muneshine for repping this, as it was a Japan only release on his album "Status Symbol".

"Long Live" is an homage and dedication to the memory of Justine Aristide (10-31-1996 to 12-30-2014).  Thank you Skylar And Lamb for bringing this to us.

Tinman needs not to see the Wizard, though, he still is heartless with the track FWT (Fuck With This). Tinman is an actor and rapper from Los Angeles California.

Someone call the dogpound, Stray the Rabid Dog from Madrid Spain is on the loose again with his pal Snud from Scotland on a track called "The Rap Undead" featuring Ikue and Kapes.  Snud brings banging production while Stray holds it down on the mic.  More please.  The tracks coming from this pair are incredible.

Topping up the show, we have Venemous2000 from Planet Rock, England (couldn't find that on Google Maps...) with a track called "This Ain't It" produced by Layzee D.  This track swings with a dope flow.

IF YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED ON "IT CAME FROM THE STREETS", WHICH IS ON LIVE WORLDWIDE RADIO AND ON OUR PODCASTS (WHICH WILL LIVE FOREVER), PLEASE CONTACT US [email protected] OR HIT US UP ON TWITTER: @1520CLASSIC.  

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING EACH OF YOUR TRACKS AND SEEING....."IF IT CAME FROM THE STREETS"

In this episode we hear voices. Voices of those MC's who have distinction on the microphone.

What is the hallmark of  a distinct MC? Is it a growl?  A signature sound? Intricate word play?

Well, we dug deep into the crates this episode to bring you some raw, edgy and amazing voices that when you hear them, you will be like "DAAAAAMN SON".  

The 1520 Classic Radio Show loves beats, lyrics and intricate rhyme flows and we showcase the likes of all those who can spit a hot rhyme and be remembered by just their voice.

So don't be alarmed when you Busta Rhyme, because we've got the Tone Loc'd after Nine, so Get at Me Dog while I proclaim my fame Celph Titled!

Did you ever want to be a Radio Station Music Director?  No? Us either...but I bet you want to be that cool kid who rocks the crowd with your knowledge of music!  

Now you can live tweet us and request, argue, talk and interact with Miss Fortune and KendeR

Welcome to Diggin' In The Crates!

Miss Fortune and KendeR from the 1520 Classic Radio Show are getting their fingers dusty, as, they Dig deep into the record vaults!

It's a freestyle session where we play tracks without any preparation, talk shit, and interact with you, our listeners.

In this episode we stack Da Brat, MC Lyte and Missy Elliott against each other.  Miss Fortune flaunts her beat making chops. KendeR shakes his fist at garbage beat makers!

Tap the bottle, twist the cap and lean back as we chop it up.  All right here in the 1520 Classic Radio Show! 

The 1520 Classic Radio Show presents

 "It Came From The Streets : Volume 4".

"It Came From The Streets" is the only way to get the freshest, cleanest and leanest Hip-Hop tracks from around the world, delivered by live radio or on our weekly podcast!

Miss Fortune and KendeR hand pick the selections that you hear, but we can do one better - the selections we hand pick are SENT TO US BY YOU, OUR LISTENER!

Send tracks right to Miss Fortune or KendeR today that you feel are straight raw, boom bap that carry the torch of Hip-Hop for now and the next generation.  We personally listen to each submission, and if we like it we play it!

In this episode, we take a trip around the globe from the UK to Canada, Germany, USA and even Spain!

What you hear is literally what is happening in the streets all across the world!

Illa Ghee blesses us with a 1520 Classic Radio produced track called "Incredible Math",  The arithmetic is correct on this equation as Illah Ghee spits hot bars over the 1520 Classic Radio produced beat, Shout outs to DJ Flatline!  You may have heard Illa Ghee on "Hold you Down" produced by Alchemist on 1st Infantry with Nina Sky, and on Mobb Deep's "Hell on Earth".

Illa Ghee also hits us up with an insane track with an equally insane title "Razor Blade Vomit".  Go grab "Social Graffiti" on iTunes now and support this MC, who, in our opinion is the epitome of true Hip-Hop!

If you like true Hip-Hop, don't sleep on this MC from Paris, France who, has a venomous flow and lays it down in French. Venom,  brings us to justice with a track called "Punisseur".

ConciousQuis  brings us the "Best of Both Worlds".  This Jersey City, New Jersey native is a Renaissance man, and brings us this song through our Twitter handle.

We love this name, and we love this track....Mr. Muthafuckin Xquire  has "Conversations With God" in this Mr. Len produced epic.

Strolling across the street from 1520 Classic Radio Headquarters, we hook up a beat and rhyme from Malvern's (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) own Abaddon and he get's sick on a track called "Swine Flu".  Abaddon is wears both the MC and Producer hats having worked with Gee Wunder, Madchild and a host of other artists.

1520 Classic Radio throws a way back track from their library of songs as Atlas Da African wears his crown proudly.  An African Prince, Atlas brings us a 1520 Classic Radio produced banger called "Quarter Past One".

Hassani Kwess & The Kings declare to us "I Can Rap On Anything", produced by Scarecrow Beats.  This collaborative project between Pittsburgh's Mr. O2tha, Nick Lewis and DC's very own Hassani Kwess blesses us with proof of microphone prowess.

Cortavious Vaughn pens a "Letter to America".  Cortavious Da'Rell is from Cleveland Mississippi, USA and started rapping at the age of 16.  Coming from poverty, racism and other of life's challenges, it's his hope to leave a legacy of hope.

King Piff opens his dictionary and provides "Definition" on a track that slid through to the 1520 Classic Radio Show on Twitter. Originally taken from a video on Vevo, this short taste of this MC's talent defines King Piff's elegant flow.

True Vintage declares every day "My Day", with a track that features Pep Love of the legendary collective "Hieroglyphics". Hailing from above the clouds in Denver Colarado, True Vintage are an outfit that brings true Hip-Hop to the core.  Find them on Kickstarter now, and fund some real deal music.

Marc Vinyls, an alumnus of "It Came From the Streets", and in fact appeared as our very first artist featured, sends us another banger on a more conscious tip.  The track is called "Winter Dayz", produced by Nick Gallow, featuring Yung $.K.R.A.P.

Juxx Diamondz is a raw Brooklyn, New York MC who has teamed up with the legendary Royal Flush from Queens, New York to bless us with a track called "Strapped Up".  Miss Fortune declared this beat to be DIRRRRRTY, mad grimey.  And she's right.  This pair have produced a video for this track as well, and can be found on YouTube.

Jumping across the globe, we land in Madrid Spain, where the streets has produced a dude by the name of Nano, who paints a Spanish picture over Inolbeats with a track called "Turbio".  The flow is smooth, the beat is sick and the video makes me long for warmer weather - this is the epitome of what "It Came From the Streets" is about.  A world ghetto, speaking only one common language - music.

Sinartistix does a "Driveby", produced by SCNTST and delivers this track in German - a first for our show and definition of what this segment is all about.  The Beat, The Flow, the feel is gritty and real.  This is What Hip-Hop is!

Lock up your kids, Stray the Rabid Dog is on the loose as "The Drifter" kills the speakers on this rich flute driven beat produced by SNUD of Glasgow, Scotland.  This Spanish/Scottish mixture is pure underground with a gritty sound causing Miss Fortune and KendeR to nod their heads like some one having a stroke - Well done! We want more from you - please send it to us 1[email protected]

Dirty Dike on the High Focus Label from the UK gets "Agitated" and features Skuff on the track.  This one is another head nodder, from same folks that brought us "The Four Owls" on Volume 3 of "It Came From The Streets".

IF YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED ON "IT CAME FROM THE STREETS", WHICH IS ON LIVE WORLDWIDE RADIO AND ON OUR PODCASTS (WHICH WILL LIVE FOREVER), PLEASE CONTACT US [email protected] OR HIT US UP ON TWITTER: @1520CLASSIC.  

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING EACH OF YOUR TRACKS AND SEEING....."IF IT CAME FROM THE STREETS"