The ABU & Disco Scratch Summer Madness!



Well, we've both talked about it, chewed the fat and given you hints but now both myself (Repo) and Waxer can finally give you the whole damn skinny on the event of the summer.

The date is Saturday June 22nd, the event is Summer Madness where you will find yourself maxing and relaxing in the company of other like-minded members of the whole Ageing B-Boys and Disco Scratch fraternity.
You need no reminding of how exactly it is that we roll. We put on no airs or graces and refuse to take the whole hip hop mindset as seriously as we may have once done as an angry young African Medallian-wearing teenager.
Just like the evening surely will be at Summer Madness, the mood is mellow now and all we want to do is kick back and chill with a cool bottle, can or glass of our favourite tipple, chinwag and listen to some great, classic hip hop and cot-damn funky breaks.
Whilst there you will be chatting to people that previously you may have only communicated with in the Disco Scratch chatroom but now you can see what they are like in person!
Pull up a chair, discuss the finer points of nodding your head on the up or downbeat with JimCee and Bit; discover just what goes into preparing the finest cookies with LG's Biscuit Roulette;  ask Mrs Waxer in person if it is actually a diploma or a degree? The sky really is the limit, folks.

We have purposefully decided NOT to call this event a jam because we are not booking any acts to perform. However due to the spontaneity of this culture we love (not live, c'mon unless you're Westwood) then if anyone feels like dropping some lyrical outpourings on the mic then, just like Aviva Insurance, we got your back.
We have plans for you all to get interactive up in here should you wish to. Two activities that are designed to keep you steppin', brother man, are Rap Karaoke and Scratch-aoke. Get on the microphone as the liquid refreshment is the key to unlock that patter you've kept locked in your dome for 20 years and unleash it over a familiar beat.
Drop that famous scratch you've practiced so many times over your favourite tune. Scratch like Eric B and win a prize!

Summer Madness will also bring to you something that Waxer and myself feel is almost unheard of, especially around hip hop circles.
This is an effort to get family together. The Disco Scratch Thursday Night Wives are cordially invited, nay, begged to attend this gathering. And not only that but if you have kids then WE WANT THE SHORTIES!
Yes, we are proud to give you a special event that will give your kids the opportunity to shine and be a part of the day. For two hours the music selection will be provided by the dj's of tomorrow. Your cherished offspring can play 4 or 5 tunes each and get a taste of what being behind the wheels of steel with a booming system is like. Don't have vinyl? We have Traktor. We got your tunes. We taking care of bidness, yo.

The sun will shine. And what else do we need to keep the funk flowing? This party needs a Hip Hop Pub Quiz, you say? Way ahead of you, tough guy. Like the J-Beez, we got it like that. Teams of 4 are needed here - however Whirlwind D is in a team of one, possibly bound and gagged to let everyone else in with a chance. Drop the knowledge and prove to your missus that all those years of reading vinyl run-out grooves have certainly not been in vain.

With the sun beating down on your baseball hat, we're sure the need for grub will be most anticipated along with your bring-your-own-beer. A BBQ with the sweetest meat this side of The Real Roxanne will be handled by a team of hip hop honeys to provide you with a mouth-watering selection of chicken, burgers, sausages and ribs.

And of course a Bouncy Castle and Water Slide for the little 'uns and a Hot Tub for the mums and dads.

The whole thing kicks off at 2pm with the booming system toned down to a chilled-level at midnight where we can carry on until the small hours.
The venue is in a large, spacious house with ample parking in a quiet lane situated in the South-East of England.

This is not only a family affair but a modest one, too. We are keeping the numbers down to 40 adults.
Tickets are £10 each and a Family Ticket is available at £30. A one adult/one child option is also available at £15.


Ticket Choices:
(The above Paypal button has cut-off the information on the Single Ticket option. It should read: Single Ticket (One Adult or One Child).
The last date to purchase, should there still be tickets available, will be Friday May 31st. Don't sleep on this.

This is a non-profit event and should any profit be made it will go straight back into the kitty to buy booze! How you like them apples?













Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The Hip Hop Sessions with DJ JUST-1 and CHROME - DOWNLOAD

Here's the 2-hour audio of a recent Hip Hop Sessions show from Future Radio's DJ JUST-1.
In the guest spot is Def Tex's own, Chrome providing an hour-long set with some solid slabs of plastic.

I'm not sure how long my Rapidshare link will last due to these strange times we're living under as far as file-sharing goes so best download as soon as you can.



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Monday, 30 January 2012

JUST70's ABU Outline


Big respect to ABU/DS famalam member, JUST70 for this DEF outline.
Braaaap, braaaaaaap!

Friday, 27 January 2012

January 2012 ABU Takeover Show - DOWNLOAD



Here it is folks, our first show of the year.
Two new features this month:

Album Spotlight: Choose an album which has a particular place in your heart and send me two of your favourite tracks. Contact ageingbboysunite@yahoo.com with your choices.

Demo Trail: Do you have some old demos on 4-track, DAT or vinyl? Digitize to mp3 or WAV and post them in to ageingbboysunite@yahoo.com. 1980's and early 1990's stuff preferred.

All this and the rest of the usual baloney.
Enjoy....

Right-click on the link and 'Save as...'if you want to download the show to listen later.

If you left-click it should just play the show automatically.

DOWNLOAD January 2012 ABU Takeover Show DSR69

Tracklist in the usual place.....i.e. Comment Box

 p.s. the first track I played after the ABU intro ('Young Scene' by Keith Mansfield) has a particular significance with the edition of the show being #69. Can anyone guess what the link is...?

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

London Posse Remix

There's a remix competition currently underway to have a go at rearranging the London Posse's Gangster Chronicle.
Here's my little effort.

Strange how some people also remixing this track either DON"T know the song and have NOT even bothered to tweak the vocals to fit the beat.
 Braaap.


Monday, 23 January 2012

Death Of File-Sharing?

This whole file-sharing business is getting silly now. I just noticed that pretty much all my links to my ABU Takeover archives are now all down with a few exceptions.
I just tried uploading to Mediafire and Multiupload with nothing happening. I've managed to download 3 files today FROM Mediafire so no change there. Hmmmmm.

I'll try an upload again later but in these current times you just don't know who's gonna be next to duck out of the game. It's a sad day for a lot of blogs because some of them had pretty much their WHOLE back-catalogue on Megaupload which is now redundant.
Filesonic seem to have voluntarily closed down their file-sharing service and instead leave it only so that personal files cannot now be shared.
The first big casualty of Filesonic was HQ Hip Hop blog which provided some of the best stuff (classic hip hop, old funk and breaks) on superb 320 quality rips.

I want to send a massive shout to Olas Un Bekons who are one of the heavyweights in the game and have vowed to keep going under this obvious pressure.

It's all very unsure about what's going to happen next but no one can say for certain if file-sharing will still even be happening by the end of the year.

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

MC Shan Vs Marley Marl....?

There seems to be a little bit of an upset between two members of the Juice Crew going on at the moment which you may or may not be aware of.
It apparently all started with that Master Ace video and Shan only got round to actually watching it after someone recently posted it on his Facebook wall.
Shan took offence to Ace's knowledge of the circumstances surrounding his no-show at The Symphony recording for which Ace subsequently went ahead to participate on. For those that didn't know, it's been a common belief that Shan never turned up on the day the recording was supposed to take place and so Master Ace took his place, going on to start off the song as none of the big-hitters wanted to be first.

Like a say, "a common belief" and not necessarily the correct one. So, what MC Shan has done is put the record straight but in the process has ruffled Marley Marl's feathers and caused the great man to come out with his own video.
Shan then hit back at Marley although to be fair, he is not dripping with venom as he could've done but still brings some home truths and claims there's no beef and that they're both "agreeing to disagree".

At the time of writing, Marley has come back with a response claiming he's cool but not happy with the fact Shan showed a (badly Zeroxed) birth certificate to camera and would rather have preferred a 'report card'.
He then ends by shakily claiming that the whole video thing was a set-up by them both. Really?
Hmmmm, we continue.....

However if after you have viewed their performances and are still not any the wiser as to who is right or wrong then try viewing this video on Shan's parenting. Suffice to say it's not easy viewing for any parent and he should be thoroughly ashamed of himself.

N.b. If any more responses happen to pop-up then I shall add them to the below list.

Respect to Craig for bringing this whole shebang to my notice.

Video 1 - Shan



Video 2 - Marley



Video 3 - Shan



Video 4 - Marley

Thursday, 12 January 2012

B-Boy Records Blog Website

A little while ago someone posted a link in the old c-box about a B-Boys Records blog which had EVERY record in the catalogue. Stupidly I never Bookmarked it and the c-box was removed (by the owners, not me).
I can't remember who posted it - WARZ...? WARLORD...maybe? - but if you remember please could you send it to me again.
Big, big thanks!!

New Tape Rips from RUSE

Some great tape rips here from RUSE ONE.
Grab em quick before the feckin DMCA start throwing their toys outta the pram.

Capital Radio 14/2/87
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ROWN1VZF


Capital Radio 15/2/86
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3Y70JIJV


Christmas - PE live
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8AE9NSO9


London Radio 27/7/87
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PWP23OC2


Capital Radio 5/3/88 and 19/3/88
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GQNYJYU1

Hardnoise Mugs - Serve Tea, Then Hob-Nobs



Here's a great deal for any of you that missed out on the Disco Scratch mugs from last year.
LG from Style Warrior has produced a dope mug featuring the immortal line 'Serve Tea Then Murder' from legends Hardnoise.
Like all Style Warrior products, expect top quality workmanship and of course complete originality and exclusivity.
To grab one click here but be quick as they are only available on pre-order until Sunday 29th January 2012.

Sunday, 8 January 2012

It's The Discooooooo Scratch Calendar 2012


Yes folks, we're now firmly into 2012 and what's missing on your kitchen wall at the moment? Yes, that's right - a new calendar.
Well fear not, my pedigree-chums for my man Waxer is on the case and busy preparing some deluxe, pristine, hi-rez, supoib quality calendars as I type. Expect some great photos and special dates will all be circled for your pleasure. All for a fiver.

Go here to purchase one but be quick as they are on pre-order for only a short time - until Monday 16th January in fact. If you one of the lucky few who missed out on the Disco Scratch mug then you've got to get on this.

Friday, 6 January 2012

As One Door Closes.....

By now most of you will be aware that WEBSTA is closing down the Heroes Of UK Hip Hop Forum and will concentrate on the main website.
It is sad news and there are some great people on there and this will be coming to an end by today or tomorrow.
However there was an impromptu Poll in last night's weekly Disco Scratch Show and there was a unanimous decision to open up a Disco Scratch Forum.

You can join up immediately by going to http://discoscratch.co.uk/forum . I hope you do, it'll great to see some of you in there.
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