Theme from Black Belt Jones – Dennis Coffey
"Black Belt Jones" by Dennis Coffey is notorious in ciphers and battles alike. We first heard it from Brain Reward at Down to Earth Mondays at AKA Lounge in Orlando,…
Blow Your Head – Fred Wesley
Fred Wesley's "Blow Your Head" should be known well enough to Hip-hop heads, but that's no reason not to listen to it again and again. Also, I'm a big fan…
Blow Your Whistle – Soul Searchers
"Blow Your Whistle", one of the Soul Searchers' greatest hits and most infamous Bboy Sounds, found itself in some latter-day Hip-hop samples yet the original is hard to compete with:…
Pass the Hand Grenade – Eric B & Rakim
Eric B & Rakim's 1992 album "Don't Sweat the Technique" is a legendary bunch of tracks including the title track which we all know is just Ill, "Know the Ledge",…
Hotpants aka I’m Coming – Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd's "Hotpants" aka "I'm Coming" is a fine example of Bboy Soul from the Funky People era of James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Fred Wesley, Clyde, Lyn, Maceo, and all…
Mother Popcorn – James Brown
"Mother Popcorn" is a get-down phenomenon by the Godfather of everything, James Brown. Mr. Please-Please and Maceo Parker go head to head in a wild episode called "Mother Popcorn". This…
Looking for the Perfect Beat – Afrika Bambaataa
Afrika Bambaataa's "Looking for the Perfect Beat" is a universally-known and respected 1983 jam session which spawned a slew of samples and latter-day Hip-hop sounds. Hip-hop artists since Bambaataa have…
I Wonder Why (He’s the Greatest DJ) – Tony Touch feat. Total
Tony Touch, with Total, dropped this Ill joint, "I Wonder Why" combining elements of Disco, Hip-hop and Funk in April 2000. You DO NOT WANT TO MISS the breakdown at…