ABU Shirt/Hoody Pics Request

As mentioned in this month's ABU Podcast, I plan to make a gallery of any of the ABU shirts and hoodies that were recently snapped up.
I have a few already but any more would be welcome. For the camera-shy, don't worry about showing your face, just use any close-to-hand object to obscure if you wish.

Send in NOW to : ageingbboysunite@yahoo.com

Or post on the ABU Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/groups/ageingbboysunite/

July & August 2015 ABU! Podcasts - DOWNLOAD

Well, aren't I a silly sausage?
It appears I was so excited over making last month's 1992 Special for the ABU Podcast that I only went and plain forgot about actually posting the link.
So this month is a bumper Podcast edition, both this and last month's shows.
First up......

July 2015 - Podcast #52 1992 Special



Tracklisting:

01 A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz (We've Got)
02  EPMD - Brothers From Brentwood L.I.
03  UMC's - One To Grow On (1991)
04  General Levy - Dem No Wicked Like We
05  Das Efx - They Want Efx (Remix)
06  Fu-Schnickens - Ring The Alarm
07  Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down (Dirty Version)
08  The Jackson 5 - Its Great to Be Here - Kenny Dope Remix
09  Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg - Deep Cover
10  Kool G Rap And DJ Polo - Ill Street Blues (Illest Version)
11  C.E.B. - Get The Point
12  Afrika Bambaataa Presents Time Zone - Zulu War Chant
13  Selectah - Wede Man (Hoody Mix)
14  Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump
15  Diamond D - Best Kept Secret 
16  The George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag
17  Sam Kinison - Rappers Suck

The Funk Trunk
18  The Isley Brothers - Footsteps In The Dark (Part 1 & 2) 
19  Gary Byrd - Soul Travelin' Pt.1 (The G.B.E)

20  Black Moon - Who Got The Props
21  Organised Konfusion - Fudge Pudge
22  Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
23  Son Of Noise - The Mighty Son Of Noise
24  SL2 - On A Ragga Tip
25  Kid Kaos - Short Kutz 1
26  Kid Kaos - Short Kutz 2
27  The Pharcyde - Officer
28  The Fabreeze Brothers - How To Cut & Paste (Lesson 1)


And here is the most recent ABU Podcast.
August 2015 - Podcast #53




Tracklisting:

01 Brad Fiedel - The Terminator Main Title
02  Skeewiff - Theme From Dave Allen https://soundcloud.com/skeewiff/skeewiff-theme-from-dave-allen
03  Phill Most Chill - The Remix E.P. -  On Tempo Jack (Remix)
04  DJ Format - Here Comes the Fuzz
05  Kid Sundance and Busy Bee - Hip Hop Icon
06  A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
07  Mantronix - Get Stupid ''Fresh'' Part 1
08  Monkey Sons - Down & Out
09  Eminem - '97 Bonnie & Clyde
10  Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
11  Lakim Shabazz - No Justice No Peace
12  EPMD - The Steve Martin
13  Joeski Love - Pee Wee Dance
14  Stetsasonic - Go Stetsa 1 (Remix)
15  Jungle Brothers - In Dayz 2 Come


Reepz' Electro Doodads Mix
16  Malcolm McLaren - World's Famous
17  MC-3 - Rap-A-Holic (1986)
18  Cazal Boys -  Snatchin' Cazals
19  Chris The Glove Taylor - Itchiban Scratch
20  Jonny Bankcheck ‎– The Runaway (Rap) (1983) (shout out to Daniel Chapelle)
21  Sly & Robbie - Bass & Trouble (1985)
22  Afrika Bambaataa & Family - Bambaataa's Theme (Assault On Precinct 13)
22  Reeno - New York, New York, NYC 1984  https://reeno.bandcamp.com/

23  MC Shan - The Bridge (for Dave BANZAI)
24  Dr Dre - Medicine Man (feat. Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson .Paak)
25  Public Enemy - Man Plans God Laughs

The Funk Trunk
26  The O'Jays - For The Love Of Money (1974)

27  Schnoogly Boom Boom McCutiekins - Straight Outta Tipton


Both Podcasts can be downloaded.
Also there is a handy option to 'Share' (hintity-hint....)

TONITE! - The ABU! Podcast - August 2015 #53

Thursday (27th) evening at 9pm it's the Ageing B-Boys Unite!​ Show. The bestest of all the old school hip hop radio shows that broadcast out of Norfolk on a Thursday between 9 and 11pm. Fact.

Expect classic hip hop, funk breaks, film scores, an Electro mix, Birthday Shouts, Funk Trunk and general weirdness all brewed in the ABU cauldron.

For one time only, listen in: http://mixlr.com/repo136.
For the full experience visit the chatroom as well which is: http://discoscratch.co.uk/radio/

See you there!

L'il Reepz

The Story Behind The NWA & The Posse Album Cover

The Story Behind N.W.A.'s First Record Cover from Oliver Wang on Vimeo.

Here's some interesting trivia if you're into the history of iconic record covers - and who amongst us isn't?
The classic 'NWA And The Posse' record cover photo that was used twice; once for the Panic Zone 12" and also for the album is the subject of this short video that looks at how, why and when it all came about. Some interesting trivia to be found if you're into that sort of thing.
One thing it doesn't mention is just WHO is the one white guy in the photo. I've always wondered.

(Thanks to Roosevelt for finding this one. Although actually I'm not 100% if it was him. But then he does tend to find some great videos and articles for us usually so he gets props, justified or not.)

And you know that ABU likes to get nerdy...

First let's have some context. Where exactly is Santa Monica Blvd in relation to California?
Compton's in the house!

Aerial satellite view above of Santa Monica Boulevard; the home of the NWA cover shot, that Sheryl Crow song and if I recall correctly, Hugh Grant's favourite illicit, interracial fun spot.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/34.0905927,-118.3253694/34.0904493,-118.3251487/@34.0904486,-118.3252453,83m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!4m1!3e2

A close-up of the actual area, 6222 Santa Monica Blvd.

Through the iron gates and towards the far wall.
Non-Stop Printing (Long)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@34.090739,-118.32525,3a,90y,171.64h,88.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sd544lb51wAKHIZuBbDvT6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Here's a zoom. It's the wall to the left next to that dumpster that was once the famous graffiti-covered backdrop.
Non-Stop Printing (Close)
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@34.090739,-118.32525,3a,15y,171.64h,88.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sd544lb51wAKHIZuBbDvT6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Renegades Of Rhythm Video Footage

 Remember, this was hip hop before hip hop became hip hop, if you see what I mean.



All heads will want to see this!

If you didn't have a chance to catch DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist on their recent RENEGADES OF RHYTHM world tour then this video is probably the next best thing.

Utilising only records that were in Afrika Bambaataa's crates ("these are the copies that were played in The Bronx in 1975, in 1976, 1977....... these are those copies that set the whole culture off") for his legendary block parties, the two world-renowned DJs make a completely cohesive and interesting set which spans many genres - the first half is made up of funk, soca, salsa and world music all mixed and scratched to perfection.
The remainder of the concert delves into more familiar territory and after some reggae comes the classic Trans-Europe Express. The song that Cut Chemist blends with this is incredible and works a dream.
The pair play a fine selection of 80s NYC electro and hip hop cuts including a certain instrumental that Mike Allen heads will appreciate.
At one point a circle in the crowd is made with b-boys dancing to It's Just Begun and a multitude of breaks.

Look at the bigger picture and repeat that last sentence.
At one point a circle in the crowd is made with b-boys dancing to It's Just Begun. The ACTUAL records that Bambaataa played to crowds in the Seventies which were to become the building blocks of the music of hip hop culture were now being utilised again some forty years later and b-boys were dancing to them just as they would have in a block party in 1977.
Just phenomenal stuff.

Considering that the concert is mainly just two guys playing records to a crowd, in other hands this might be contrived and possibly more than a little boring but Shadow and CC have a large video screen behind them showing fantastic visuals of old school artifacts, graffiti, record covers and iconic figures.
Add to this the chemistry between the pair and the faultless performance given then this whole concert is quite simply the perfect honour to bestow upon hip hop's own Master Of Records.
  

Utilizing vinyl borrowed exclusively from Afrika Bambaataa's historic and genre-defining record collection, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's acclaimed Renegades Of Rhythm set touches down in Oakland, California in this professionally-documented film experience. You're there in the audience as the two DJ's unravel the evolution of Hip-Hop music and culture, using the same artifacts that helped create it. "Not just any records- the MASTER OF RECORDS' records."

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Direct source here

NYC, 1984 by New York, New York

REENO with the hardware

Here's a slice of Nu-electro.... sorry, I abhor that term.
I'll begin again.
Here's a slice of authentic electro-funk made in 2015 that could easily have been created back in 1984.
Produced on original hardware which certainly helps to capture that era, New York, New York aka REENO has made a great tribute to the early 80s sound of the Big Apple.
Check it out here:

And then rush as quickly as your fingers can take you to https://reeno.bandcamp.com/track/nyc-1984 where you can purchase a high-quality download of the track for only a measly $1.

Who is Reeno?
http://spazzoid.com