Re: New Hip Hop/SP-12 sampler question

Sam Pennacchio
Sat, 28 Mar 1998 04:23:22 -0500


You should really check out Spearhead's last record, "Chocolate Supa
Highway". I'm not one 2 buy just any hip hop record just cos' it's the new
thing, but this one's really worth whatever u spend on it. Very heavy
rotation disc last Summer, which features Michael Franti singing falsetto
masterfully. Another pretty fun new record is Busta Rhymes' last joint
"When Disaster Strikes"; very catchy stuff. Of course, King Britt's Sylk
130 tops off any must-have hip hop list, but I assume that most of u know
and love that one already.

Later,

Stimpson
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Aregood <maregood@comcastpc.com>
To: acid jazz list <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>; Jim Kerr <jkerr@pharoshealth.com>
Date: Friday, March 27, 1998 11:33 AM
Subject: RE: New Hip Hop/SP-12 sampler question

>I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. My hip hop collection is mostly
>pre 94'. I found so much of the newer stuff in to be either crap or just
>mediocre, that i guess i gave up on trying real hard to find the good
>stuff. But then i'll hear something on the radio and be like "shit! i
>gotta have it." anyway... I dig that hit Missy Eliot track "the rain".
>It's got a real dope bassline... And the bassline is even doper on this
>jungle version of it i found recently. Highly recommended.
>
>I have a friend who just bought a drum machine/sampler that's supposed
>to be one of the original hip hop drum machines. It's an EMU Systems
>SP-12. My question is, how much does one pay for one in good condition.
>He payed $375 and is wondering if he got a deal. Thanks in advance.
>
>argo
>
>> ----------
>> From: Jim Kerr
>> Sent: Friday, March 27, 1998 8:43 AM
>> To: 'acid-jazz@ucsd.edu'
>> Subject: New Hip Hop
>>
>> I've got a bit of cash to spend on records this weekend and realize
>> I'm
>> hopelessly out of touch with what's happening on the hip hop scene.
>> I've
>> kept up with Tribe Called Quest/De La/
>> Roots/Pharcyde but Mos Def and some of these new fellows I know
>> nothing
>> about. I like the female MCs from way back - MC Lyte, roxanne shante,
>> Queen Latifah but not sure about Foxy Brown and Lil Kim with their
>> dirty
>> mouthing off. Got the Eryka Badu of course but any other females doing
>> any conscious stuff? Who is this Missy Eliot person?
>>
>> Some guidance please ladies and gentlemen would be most appreciated...
>>
>> Jim
>>
>