The Beastie Boys

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MP3: The Game - Dreams
MP3: The Beastie Boys - Professor Booty
MP3: Flight Of The Conchords - Hiphopopotamus Vs. Rhymenocerous [Original Staging]
MP3: Fun Lovin’ Criminals - Come Find Yourself
MP3: Saigon - The Corner

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Various Artists - Half Nelson Soundtrack (iTunes)
Beastie Boys - Anthology - The Sounds of Science (iTunes)
Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords (iTunes)
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Come Find Yourself (iTunes)
The Game - The Documentary (iTunes)

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MP3: 2Pac — Hit ‘Em Up
MP3: Xzibit f. Method Man — Pussy Pop
MP3: Notorious B.I.G. — Big Poppa
MP3: Lifesavas — A Serpent’s Love
MP3: Kanye West — Get Em’ High

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Galactic

No Hip-Hop today for the Jive-Five. All of the bands below have dabbled or still dabble in hip-hop. I purchased tickets today for the Medeski, Martin & Wood show @ The El Rey Theatre. I will most likely check out Galactic, but I don’t care for The HOB.

Galactic @ The House Of Blues Sunset Wednesday November 12th (Buy Tix)

For New Yorkers. I highly recommended the New Mastersounds. They are playing @ Sullivan Hall on Friday, November 17th and Saturday, November 18th (Buy Tix)

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MP3: The New Mastersounds - The Minx
MP3: The Poets of Rhythm - Fondle Rock
MP3: Medeski, Martin & Wood - Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho
MP3: Soulive - Turn It Out
MP3: Galactic - Go Go

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Medeski Martin & Wood - Let's Go Everywhere (iTunes)
The New Mastersounds - 102% (iTuneS)
Soulive - Turn It Out (iTunes)
Galactic - Vintage Reserve (iTunes)
The Poets of Rhythm - Discern / Define (iTunes)

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Greg “Shock G” Jacobs of The Digital Underground

Upcoming LA Concerts:
Cypress Hill @ The Wiltern, 10/31 (Buy Tix)
Warren G @ The Key Club, 11/20 (Buy Tix)

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Outkast

All the players came from far and wide
Wearin’ Afros and Braids, Kickin’ them Gangsta Rides
Now I’m here to tell ya there’s a better day
When the player’s ball is happenin’, all day everyday-
Outkast-Player’s Ball

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MP3: Positive K - I Got A Man
MP3: The Beatnuts - We Got The Funk
MP3: 3rd Bass - Pop Goes the Weasel
MP3: Fun Lovin’ Criminals - 100% Colombian
MP3: Outkast - Player’s Ball [Original Version]

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Positive K - Love Hip Hop - 12 Slammin' Hip Hop Hits (iTunes)
Fun Lovin' Criminals - 100% Columbian (iTunes)
3rd Bass - Derelicts of Dialect (iTunes)
The Beatnuts - Milk Me (iTunes)
OutKast - Big Boi and Dre Present…OutKast (iTunes)

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Tribe Called Quest

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MP3: 2Pac - California Love (Remix)
MP3: Mr. Lif - Murs Iz My Manager
MP3: LL Cool J - Rock The Bells
MP3: CRS (Lupe Fiasco, Kanye West & Pharrell) - Us Placers
MP3: A Tribe Called Quest - Sucka Nigga

Download:
LL Cool J - All World — Greatest Hits (iTunes)
Kanye West - Graduation (iTunes)
Mr. Lif - Mo' Mega (iTunes)
2Pac & Snoop Dogg - All Eyez On Me (iTunes)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology (iTunes)

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Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Big Baby Jesus, Sweet Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt, Dirt Dog

“So I walk on over with my Crystal
Bitches, niggaz put away your pistols
Dirty wont be having it in this house
Cause bitch I’ll cripple your style”
ODB - Got Your Money

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Boogie Down Productions

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Boogie Down Productions - By All Means Necessary (iTunes)
Whodini - Whodini: Greatest Hits (iTunes)
Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh - The Art of Story Telling (iTunes)
Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee: Greatest Hits (iTunes)

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I got turned on to Hip-Hop at an early age. At eleven-years-old I was listening to Sugar Hill Gang and other pop forms of hip-hop. When I was fourteen-years old (1984) I met this kid named Corey from New York. He turned me on to Run D.M.C., Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster FLash, Schoolly D, Whodini and Eric B. and Rakim. I was blown away by Run D.M.C. I had never heard anything like it before. Make sure to check out their self-titled debut album.

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It’s all live now,
And for the greatest amount,
But make the ladies say Ho,
And the Ho’s say oww
And the owls say whoot da whoo,
-That Shit - Tribe Called Quest Ft. JD

Download:
Run-DMC - Ultimate Run-DMC (iTunes)
Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in Full: The Platinum Edition (iTunes)
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Come Find Yourself (iTunes)
A Tribe Called Quest - The Anthology (iTunes)
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Make It Reign (iTunes)

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**St. Germain is the brainchild of French DJ/Producer, Ludovic Navarre. He remixes John Lee Hooker’s vocals/guitar over some house music on “Sure Thing“. The song is off of the spectacular album Tourist .

The Los Angeles Hip-Hop/Funk/Latin group Ozomatli put on mind-blowing live shows. Last time I saw them play, I believe there were 10 to 12 players on stage performing. They end up taking the stage show out into the audience. Marching around the club and jamming out. Well worth the price of admission.

Download (Right-Click Save As):
MP3: St. Germain - Sure Thing
MP3: M.A.R.R.S. - Pump Up The Volume
MP3: Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley Vs. Funkstar De Luxe
MP3: Eric B. & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul (Double Trouble Mix)
MP3: Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite

Download:
Ozomatli - Ozomatli (iTunes)
For More Rollo & Grady Jive-Five Mixes (Click Here)

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