#StoriesAboutSongs

#StoriesAboutSongs

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#StoriesAboutSongs episodes

  • DJ Nikoless "Circa '89" (The Mixtape) Side A
    -SIDE A
    Biz Markie-Check It Out
    Def Jef-Do It Baby
    ALB III of (D.B.I)-3 X’s Wiser (Unreleased Demo)
    Gang Starr-Knowledge
    Paris-This is A Test
    Special Ed-Think About
    Doctor Ice-Nobody Move
    Lethal Weapon-J Rocc Rock (Unreleased Demo)
    Cookie Crew-Rhymes & Careers
    Tony Depula-Music Makes You Move featuring Too Kool Posse
    Chill Rob G-Let Me Show You
    Jungle Brothers-Beeds On A String
    The D.O.C-No One Can Do It Better
    Too Poetic-God Made Me Funky
    MC Lyte-Stop, Look Listen Remix
    De La Soul-D.A.I.S.Y Age
    LL Cool J-Droppin ‘Em
    Kool G Rap & DJ Polo-Rhymes I Express
    Big Daddy Kane-Young, Gifted, & Black
    Ice Cream Tee-National Speaker
    Main Source-Think
    DJ Mark the 45 King featuring Lakim Shabazz-When A Wise Man Speaks
    MC Sugar D & Stranger D-Knock Em Out Sugar Ray [45 King Remix]
    Boogie Down Productions-Gimme Dat (Woy!)
    Just-Ice-Somoshitbybyjust-ice
    EPMD-The Big Payback
    Crush Nation-It’s All About The Money
    Sir Ibu (of Divine Force)-I’m The Peacemaker
    44 min
  • 9-Put The Mic Down [Live In The RAGE CAGE] (featuring DJ Madd Maxx)
    D.B.I a.k.a Def Boyz Incorporated were a Waukegan based rap group, active since the mid to late 80s on the Lake County scene.
    AMC of Wildstyle saw them perform live at Talent Show at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, and was impressed by their show, but also that they were performing over there own original beats, at a time when most local talent relied on instrumentals from 12” singles. After the performance AMC approached them to give them their props and ask about the beats, and learned they were using Mattel's Synsonic Drums and a Casio keyboard, but were looking for an upgrade in their sound. Around that time, Wildstyle had just started the first incarnation of their home studio, the RAGE CAGE, with a Roland 505 and SK-5, and invited D.B.I to record there, and to be the second group to join the crew they were trying to form, the Hardrock Alliance.
    D.B.I remained active on the scene, doing shows and making demos, and in the mid 90s changed their name to Criminal Law, and proceeded to make an even bigger impact on the local scene and beyond.
    From D.B.I to Criminal, they are 100% Lake County legends
    D.B.I is ALB III, Tra B, King Rand and Mic B, with DJ Ice and DJ Madd Maxx on the cuts.
    5 min
  • 1-Beat The Rock (featuring DJ Madd Maxx)
    D.B.I a.k.a Def Boyz Incorporated were a Waukegan based rap group, active since the mid to late 80s on the Lake County scene.
    AMC of Wildstyle saw them perform live at Talent Show at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, and was impressed by their show, but also that they were performing over there own original beats, at a time when most local talent relied on instrumentals from 12” singles. After the performance AMC approached them to give them their props and ask about the beats, and learned they were using Mattel's Synsonic Drums and a Casio keyboard, but were looking for an upgrade in their sound. Around that time, Wildstyle had just started the first incarnation of their home studio, the RAGE CAGE, with a Roland 505 and SK-5, and invited D.B.I to record there, and to be the second group to join the crew they were trying to form, the Hardrock Alliance.
    D.B.I remained active on the scene, doing shows and making demos, and in the mid 90s changed their name to Criminal Law, and proceeded to make an even bigger impact on the local scene and beyond.
    From D.B.I to Criminal, they are 100% Lake County legends
    D.B.I is ALB III, Tra B, King Rand and Mic B, with DJ Ice and DJ Madd Maxx on the cuts.
    5 min
  • 11-Beat The Rock Instrumental
    D.B.I a.k.a Def Boyz Incorporated were a Waukegan based rap group, active since the mid to late 80s on the Lake County scene.
    AMC of Wildstyle saw them perform live at Talent Show at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, and was impressed by their show, but also that they were performing over there own original beats, at a time when most local talent relied on instrumentals from 12” singles. After the performance AMC approached them to give them their props and ask about the beats, and learned they were using Mattel's Synsonic Drums and a Casio keyboard, but were looking for an upgrade in their sound. Around that time, Wildstyle had just started the first incarnation of their home studio, the RAGE CAGE, with a Roland 505 and SK-5, and invited D.B.I to record there, and to be the second group to join the crew they were trying to form, the Hardrock Alliance.
    D.B.I remained active on the scene, doing shows and making demos, and in the mid 90s changed their name to Criminal Law, and proceeded to make an even bigger impact on the local scene and beyond.
    From D.B.I to Criminal, they are 100% Lake County legends
    D.B.I is ALB III, Tra B, King Rand and Mic B, with DJ Ice and DJ Madd Maxx on the cuts.
    5 min
  • 5-Streets of Terror
    D.B.I a.k.a Def Boyz Incorporated were a Waukegan based rap group, active since the mid to late 80s on the Lake County scene.
    AMC of Wildstyle saw them perform live at Talent Show at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, and was impressed by their show, but also that they were performing over there own original beats, at a time when most local talent relied on instrumentals from 12” singles. After the performance AMC approached them to give them their props and ask about the beats, and learned they were using Mattel's Synsonic Drums and a Casio keyboard, but were looking for an upgrade in their sound. Around that time, Wildstyle had just started the first incarnation of their home studio, the RAGE CAGE, with a Roland 505 and SK-5, and invited D.B.I to record there, and to be the second group to join the crew they were trying to form, the Hardrock Alliance.
    D.B.I remained active on the scene, doing shows and making demos, and in the mid 90s changed their name to Criminal Law, and proceeded to make an even bigger impact on the local scene and beyond.
    From D.B.I to Criminal, they are 100% Lake County legends
    D.B.I is ALB III, Tra B, King Rand and Mic B, with DJ Ice and DJ Madd Maxx on the cuts.
    5 min
  • 12-3 X's Wiser Instrumental
    D.B.I a.k.a Def Boyz Incorporated were a Waukegan based rap group, active since the mid to late 80s on the Lake County scene.
    AMC of Wildstyle saw them perform live at Talent Show at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, and was impressed by their show, but also that they were performing over there own original beats, at a time when most local talent relied on instrumentals from 12” singles. After the performance AMC approached them to give them their props and ask about the beats, and learned they were using Mattel's Synsonic Drums and a Casio keyboard, but were looking for an upgrade in their sound. Around that time, Wildstyle had just started the first incarnation of their home studio, the RAGE CAGE, with a Roland 505 and SK-5, and invited D.B.I to record there, and to be the second group to join the crew they were trying to form, the Hardrock Alliance.
    D.B.I remained active on the scene, doing shows and making demos, and in the mid 90s changed their name to Criminal Law, and proceeded to make an even bigger impact on the local scene and beyond.
    From D.B.I to Criminal, they are 100% Lake County legends
    D.B.I is ALB III, Tra B, King Rand and Mic B, with DJ Ice and DJ Madd Maxx on the cuts.
    5 min
  • 7-Hear The Def Boyz Rock (featuring DJ Maxx Maxx)
    D.B.I a.k.a Def Boyz Incorporated were a Waukegan based rap group, active since the mid to late 80s on the Lake County scene.
    AMC of Wildstyle saw them perform live at Talent Show at Neal Elementary School in North Chicago, and was impressed by their show, but also that they were performing over there own original beats, at a time when most local talent relied on instrumentals from 12” singles. After the performance AMC approached them to give them their props and ask about the beats, and learned they were using Mattel's Synsonic Drums and a Casio keyboard, but were looking for an upgrade in their sound. Around that time, Wildstyle had just started the first incarnation of their home studio, the RAGE CAGE, with a Roland 505 and SK-5, and invited D.B.I to record there, and to be the second group to join the crew they were trying to form, the Hardrock Alliance.
    D.B.I remained active on the scene, doing shows and making demos, and in the mid 90s changed their name to Criminal Law, and proceeded to make an even bigger impact on the local scene and beyond.
    From D.B.I to Criminal, they are 100% Lake County legends
    D.B.I is ALB III, Tra B, King Rand and Mic B, with DJ Ice and DJ Madd Maxx on the cuts.
    4 min

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RedefineHipHop is the brainchild of Kevin Beacham. It is a part of a initiative to tell Hip Hop stories directly from the perspectives of the creatives and experts throughout Hip Hop history.…