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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gg4trNUBGU
Joe Scudda was personally handing out copies of his mixtape, Not Your Average Joe, at a 2010 Little Brother concert at Hiro Ballroom in Chelsea, Manhattan. He opened for the group and was also brought back out for Little Brother’s “Lovin' It”.
- Life Story by Black Rob (Signed by Black Rob) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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*Government name edited out. Don’t trust you negus m8.
On 7/27/11, Black Rob held an instore event for his Duck Down Records album, Game Tested, Streets Approved. The instore was at the Apple store in SoHo in Manhattan. I had plans of getting video footage, unfortunately they were very adamant about no video recording, so all I have are photos. This is the second time that I met Black Rob. The first time I met him was in 1998. We had a mutual friend and he took me to Rob’s crib at the time in Spanish Harlem. I was a kid and this was one of the first times that I ever met a rapper, especially one who was signed to a powerhouse like Bad Boy. Rob was cool back then and cool at the Apple store. Granted, on that day, I still hadn’t purchased the new album but I had all his previous albums. Not to mention, I still had the Life Story sampler cassette tape that I received from Bad Boy Records when I visited the record label in the late 90’s. When Rob saw that, he and his people were taken aback. I doubt anyone of them expected to see that tape ever again but I still had it. Our mutual friend always spoke highly of Rob and even wrote a great article about Black Rob in the legendary but defunct underground Rap magazine, Stress.
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I saw Phonte a second time at The Foreign Exchange 2010 Live @ Best Buy instore event at Best Buy Union Square in Manhattan. The instore was for their Authenticity album. Honestly, Connected is the only Foreign Exhchange album that I own, so that was all I had for them to sign (I forgot to bring it with me to the Little Brother Fat Beats instore for some reason). Foreign Exchange (Phonte and Nicolay) were there as well as singer, Darien Brockington, who is a frequent collaborator. They performed a brief set of Foreign Exchange songs before the signing. They had a show later on that night at BB King’s in Times Square and they had a ticket raffle to give people a chance to attend the show. I had no plans of going either way. I was swamped that whole week with different events so I was too exhausted for the BB King’s show.
Here’s a clip I recorded of Foreign Exchange and Darien Brockington performing “Come Around” from Connected.
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- The Listening by Little Brother (Signed by Phonte & Rapper Big Pooh)
- The Minstrel Show by Little Brother (Signed by Phonte & Rapper Big Pooh) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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Former members of Little Brother, Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh, held an instore event at Fat Beats NYC for their final album as a group, Leftback. I didn’t buy that album (and I still don’t own it) but I did have some of their previous albums. Plus, Little Brother had a show that night at Hiro Ballroom (a former venue located at the Maritime Hotel in Chelsea in Manhattan) and I was attending. After the signing, I immediately left Fat Beats for Hiro. The concert was great. Skyzoo, Black Milk, Torae all performed. Masta Ace and Joe Scudda also made appearances.
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- Date of Birth by Arsonists (Signed by Q-Unique) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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This was the second time that I met Q-Unique, a rapper/producer from the Arsonists. Both times that I met him was while attending an Ill Bill instore event at Fat Beats NYC. Q was there with Ill Bill, Slaine and DJ Muggs. Bill and Muggs were promoting their joint 2010 album, Kill Devil Hills. World famous B-Boy, Crazy Legs, also made an appearance. Like Crazy Legs, Q is a member of the Rock Steady Crew.
This particular instore was significant because it was the second instore to take place after Fat Beats officially announced that they were closing down. The first instore since the announcement was Cymarshall Law’s event for Freedom Express Line (which I also attended). However, Muggs and Bill had a higher profile so their event brought out a lot of people. Rappers, William Cooper and Wrekonize (of Mayday!), also made appearances.
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I remember when this album came out but I never really had any interest in it. A beatboxing album just never really appealed to me. However, I was impressed when I saw Rahzel perform live at the Rock Steady Crew’s 37th Anniversary show in Central Park in 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxd7nIcOyEQ
Literally a week after that, I found a used copy of his album in the $1 section at Book Off, a used media store in Midtown Manhattan.
- 2012: The New Beginning by The Doppelgangaz (Signed by The Doppelgangaz) PlatanoPeddler – My Rap CD Collection
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I first heard of Doppelgangaz in 2010. I noticed they were the opening acts for a lot of established artists in NYC. The first time I ever heard their music was when I saw them open for Slaughterhouse in early 2011. They came out in black cloaks and were rapping while holding candles. It was fucking weird. As 2011 progressed, they released Lone Sharks which I downloaded at first. I soon understood what they were about: fresh production and hilarious lyrics. By the time I saw them live again (opening for Action Bronson in December 2011), I was officially indoctrinated in the black cloak lifestyle. The gateway song imo is “Rap $ Unemployment”. That’s the song that made me a fan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVZG5av9sdM
Anyway, the main way to buy their albums is through their Dopp Shop online store. I ordered Lone Sharks first and then I ordered 2012. In the comment section for the orders, I asked them if they could sign the albums. They didn’t sign Lone Sharks and at first they sent me a copy of 2012 unsigned. I guess they realized their mistake and so they sent me another copy of the album (free of charge), this time it was signed. They also sent a Bamber Cose sticker.
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