skidz’ record corner #002: big noyd vs omni vs isaac hayes

skidz — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:22:56 +0000

When I checked Big Noyd’s new single at the beginning of this year (“Things Done Changed”), I immediately thought back to the glorydays of Mobb Deep. Noyd appeared on the first Mobb Deep album (“Juvenile Hell”), then came back on the second to record his classic verse for “Give Up The Goods (Just Step)”. This lead to his debut album in 1996 on Tommy Boy: “Episodes of a Hustla”.

Taken from this LP is the 12” “Usual Suspect”. This single has the remix on the A-side and the normal version on the B-side. Forget the B-side, it’s the A-side that’s interesting here. Both versions have an uncredited appearance of Prodigy on them on the chorus. Nothing special to mention about the lyrics on this one (though a few cuts have been taken from the accapella for other hiphopsongs), but the beat is what you want from this one.

Big Noyd – Usual Suspect

A1 Usual Suspect (Stretch Armstrong Remix)
A2 Usual Suspect (Stretch Armstrong Remix Instrumental)
A3 Usual Suspect (A Capella)
B1 Usual Suspect (Clean LP Version)
B2 Usual Suspect (LP Instrumental)

The remix version samples Ike’s Rap III from Isaac Hayes. Though many other artists also have taken this sample, I will only come up with one other underground 12”: “Omniscence – Touch Y’all” released on “EastWest Records America”.

Not much info to find about Omniscence. Omniscence’s hometown is North Carolina which he calls North Kacalack, and was a member of the group “Funke Leftovers”. He released his first single “Amazin” in 1995 which I can also recommend to you. He released an album “The Raw Factor” in 1995.

On to the Touch Y’all single:

Omniscence – Touch y’all

A1 Touch Y’all (LP Version – Clean)
A2 Touch Y’all (Remix # 2 ft. Sadat x – Clean)
A3 Touch Y’all (Remix # 2 – Instrumental)
B1 Touch Y’all (Remix # 1 – Clean)
B2 Touch Y’all (Mix Show Acapella – Clean)

Video: Touch Y’all Lp version

There are three versions of the Touch Y’all song on this record. First the normal LP version. The second is the remix (different beat with the Ike’s Rap III sample) featuring Sadat X and finally another remix which is the LP version only with a different beat.

Check em out:

Big Noyd – Usual Suspect (Stretch Armstrong Remix)

Omniscence – Touch Y’all (Remix # 2 ft. Sadat x – Clean)

Isaac Hayes – Ike’s Rap III

skidz’ record corner #001: sic sense

skidz — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:51:00 +0000

With all the new music coming out these days, it’s hard to keep up.
The music industry is growing more towards internet releases day by day and sadly, vinyl releases aren’t as common anymore as they were in the 90’s. With the internet taking over and everybody and their grandmother practicing the ‘art’ we call hiphop, it seems that everybody has a demo out on the virtual streets these days.

Back in the days it was different. Many upcoming groups pressed their demo recordings directly on our beloved vinyl and sometimes sold it out the trunk of their rides. Back then underground labels took notice and put some of these records on their compilation lp’s (for example, Stretch Armstrong’s Dolo label).

I will not state that all these groups / rappers were top notch material, but they did have some nice beats as backdrops back then if you were into the nitty-gritty sound. In came the group Sic Sense. Like Citizen Kane and Frankenstein, they hail from Canada.

Sic Sense released a 12″ in 1995 on Luge Recordings: A: Positional Bypass / B: Onemantality.

I was browsing through my records the other day and noticed this record I had not listened to in a while. Nothing special to say about the flipside, but the A-side is the definate winner here.

The beat uses the same sample (Blood, Sweat & Tears – I’ll Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know) that Wee Bee Foolish would use in their 2001 release “This Kid“, only Sic Sense rather uses the baseline in this one.

A real nice groovy tune, so sit back relax and listen to this laid back track.

A:Sic Sense – Positional Bypass

B:Sic Sense – Onemantality

Blood, Sweat & Tears – I’ll Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know (original)

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