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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP33_uFlzTM
I saw this particular single for $1 (used) at my favorite media store in Midtown Manhattan, Book Off. It was an answer record to the popular TLC song, “No Scrubs”. Both the original song and answer record came out in 1999. Sporty Thievz already built a reputation for humorous misogynistic songs but this answer record was pure gold.
JAIME: Myrcella?
The bleeding gets worse.
JAIME: Myrcella?!
Myrcella collapses in Jaime’s arms, blood streaming down her face.
JAIME: Myrcella?! Myrcella?! Game of Thrones – Mother's Mercy
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Maggy The Frog’s prophecy continues. When Cersei was a child, she visited Maggy with her friend, Melara, in the hopes of having their fortunes read. Maggy informed Cersei that she will wed the king and that she’ll have three children who will all die. With Joffrey and Myrcella dead, only Tommen remains.
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- That's Them by Artifacts (Signed by El Da Sensei) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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The Artifacts were scheduled to perform during Fat Beats NYC’s final week. El Da Sensei managed to show up but Tame One didn’t. El stated that Tame couldn’t make it because he was helping somebody move. It was a bit disappointing because I was looking forward to seeing them both perform at the store but it is what it is. El still did his thing regardless and he seems like a cool dude. He signed both Artifacts albums as well as his solo debut.
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Timeless Truth are a Rap duo from Flushing, Queens, NYC. The duo is comprised of OPrime39 and Solace, who are real life brothers. Like me, they also happen to be of Dominican descent and hail from Corona and Flushing, Queens. This is their first project and it came out in 2012. The title is a reference to two popular, Dominican alcohol companies. Since we’re from the same area, I met up with Solace and I bought a copy from him on Main Street in Flushing. I asked him to sign it and we briefly talked about Hip Hop and where the group is headed in the future.
OPrime signed the album months later in 2012, during a CMJ show at Gramercy Theatre. I was standing near his people and asked them if they could pass my Brugal & Presidentes CD sleeve to him so he could sign it. I’ve seen both brothers live a few times and I’ve seen them around the way too. I wish them much success, they’re good people and make good music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri_PZn8nY6c
Dallas Penn did a great video on their set at Gramercy. Peace to Dallas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRJyzQ3xLOU
P.S. That cassette was a limited pressing of the Brugal & Presidentes EP. I saw Solace in Times Square and he had a copy on him and let me have it free of charge.
- In God We Trust by Brand Nubian (Signed by Sadat X)
- One For All by Brand Nubian (Signed by Sadat X) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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Sadat X (of Brand Nubian) performed on the final day of Fat Beats NYC on Saturday, 9/4/10. While he was waiting on the side during somebody else’s performance (I don’t remember who it was), I asked the person next to me get his attention so that he could sign my Brand Nubian CD inserts. He got the message and I passed along the inserts and he signed them. Afterwards, he performed a brief set to commemorate the last day of such an iconic store. Of course, I recorded the set.
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- Cypress Hill by Cypress Hill (Signed by DJ Muggs)
- III (Temples of Boom) by Cypress Hill (Signed by DJ Muggs) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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DJ Muggs is a legendary Rap producer and pioneer in Hip Hop. Having said that, he was kind of a herb when I met him. He did an instore signing at Fat Beats NYC in 2010 alongside Ill Bill, Q-Unique (who is pictured above with Muggs) and Slaine. They were promoting Muggs and Bill’s Kill Devil Hills project. From the jump, dude seemed completely uninterested in being at the event. If that was the case, he shouldn’t have shown up at all. I guess when you’re part of a group like Cypress Hill and have had tremendous success, doing an instore at a mom-and-pop record shop seems trivial. Nonetheless, he still signed my CD inserts and that’s what matters the most.
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In 2007, Joell Ortiz had an instore signing at All The Right Records, a Hip Hop oriented clothing store/barbershop that used to be located on Junction Blvd., in Corona, Queens, NYC (they have since moved to Corona Avenue in Elmhurst, Queens). I found out about it on Joell’s Myspace page (yes, muthafuckin' Myspace). Junction Blvd. is just a few minutes away from me via the 7 train so I went and brought the CD insert for The Brick/Bodega Chronicles (which had just been released) with me. At the time, it was announced that Joell had signed to Aftermath Records. I actually wanted to ask him if he thought signing to Aftermath was a good idea given their track record for dropping artists from the label roster. But when I met him, he was all smiles and seemed very upbeat. I didn’t think it would have been appropriate to tell him that his new label sucked (unless you’re Dr. Dre, Eminem or 50 Cent). Instead, I wanted to keep things positive and so I congratulated him on signing to Aftermath. I also mentioned that I enjoyed The Brick and my favorite song from the album was “Modern Day Slavery”, which features Immortal Technique. He thanked me and gave me dap. A year or two or so later, Joell “left” Aftermath.
