Lord Jamar goes shopping for vinyl in NY [1995]

1995: Lord Jamar (Brand Nubian) checks out new vinyl at Beat Street, New York. Plastic by Keith Murray, Mobb Deep, Scarface, ODB and Above The Law goes straight into his shopping cart

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NSO Force – Here We Go 1994 [Video]

NSO Force from the UK released their 12Inch Here We Go in 1994 on China Records, here’s the video to that track with the beautiful line  “I swing full impact like Boris Becker“…

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First Down – LIVE on VIVA Freestyle

So, after the video for Ultimate Damage here’s a First Down live performance from 1995 on German HipHop show Freestyle. This programme always had an eye/ear for dope UK Rapand Britcore, which was thoroughly neglected in the media back then (at least over here).

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Kaliphz – Vibe Da Joint 1994 [Video]

In 1994, Kaliphz, hailing from Rochdale, England released their 12Inch Vibe Da Joint. 2 years later they would land a hit with the track Golden Brown, released under the name Kaleef. For more info on them click here.

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Mighty Ethnicz – Can I Get A Deal (1993)

Here’s another tune from the island: the Mighty Ethnicz (MC Flex and Sir Drew among others) from West-London with Can I Get A Deal. The 12 inch dropped in 1993 on Lowdown Records.

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Gunshot – Mind Of A Razor (1992)

Granted, I’m in no way considering myself to be an expert for Britcore music. But as a HipHop head back in the days in Germany, you couldn’t get past some of the bigger names. I’m talking about Hijack, Killa Instinct and Gunshot in the UK as well as No Remorze and Readykill in Germany – [...]

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Mystik Journeymen: Children Of The Night (1995)

When talking about the Mystik Journeymen, another name is surely gonna drop: that of legendary westcoast underground pioneers Living Legends. In the beginning of the 1990s, the Mystik Journeymen, consisting of Sunspot Jonz (known back then as BFAP) and Luckyiam aka PSC, appeared on the scene. Beyond major label politics, tapes were sold from the [...]

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