The vault always stays open it never closes!!
Now this was a movie i only seen once and i thought it was kool nothing more than that. But this movie isnt known for the actually movie, it known for having one of best sdtk's u can have for a movie!! There is alot of classics on this sdtk that everybody should know about if u are a real hip-hop fan. I remember back in 10th grade a friend told me about this sdtk, and i was like u talking about a sdtk? Not a album....but a sdtk? are u kiddin me? But hey once i popped that bad boy in , i was beyond shocked how dope it was!! Now MTV decided to do something for the premiere of this movie coming out! The bill for this show is insane!!! U bout to see performing live: KRS-One, A Tribe Called Quest, Junior Mafia (no Biggie , but DJ Clue is one the wheels) & The whole Wu-Tang Clan (minus Ol Dirty)!! It gets no better than this!! Now the only thing i had a problem wit is the crowd wasnt always hyped at times!! That irked me cause i dont think those teens know that they witnessing history and hip-hop isnt like this anymore!! If they knew what hip-hop would become i think they would been a lil bit more amped!! They just took it granted which is understandable cause back in 10th grade i nevr thought hip-hop would b where it is now! This another gem people, MTV never ever aired this again, this was a one-off...like i told u guys my rec button was always ready!!!
High School High MTV Premiere Party 1996 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Classic Hip-Hop Throwback Footage Pt. 13: BET Teen Summit- The LOX (1998)
Back to the vault, lets get rowdy for a bit and peep The Lox cats tear it down wit some of their hits up to that point!!
The Lox on BET Teen Summit 1998 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.
The Lox on BET Teen Summit 1998 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Classic Hip-Hop Throwback Footage Pt. 12: MTV Retrospective- LL Cool J (1996)
Lets keep it goin yall as we enter the vault once more...
Real talk back in '96 my friends asked me who is your fav rapper of all-time is...Now i started listening to hip-hop seriously around '92-'93, so my history wasnt that great on it. I only listened to what was on TV and a album here and there. And remember u had Biggie & Nas & Pac was already out there! So when my boys asked me that question i gave them a answer: LL Cool J! Now they looked at each other and kinda laughing but they couldnt say nothing negative cause at that time LL's rep was already set as a all-timer in the game. But it was one album by him that had me hooked and it was Mr Smith!! Im tellin yall right now, i loved this album so much i used to listen to it every..single..day!! Its in my all-time 15 best albums list for sure!! So when i saw MTV was showin this i had to record it!! Very well put together piece right here and actually this was part of the celebration of LL's All World Best Of album that came out in '96 as well!! I loved that joint too cause of that Summer Luv joint!! Hope yall love this one and we just we gettin started in the vault yall..got plenty more in store!!
MTV: LL Cool J Retro 1996 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.
Real talk back in '96 my friends asked me who is your fav rapper of all-time is...Now i started listening to hip-hop seriously around '92-'93, so my history wasnt that great on it. I only listened to what was on TV and a album here and there. And remember u had Biggie & Nas & Pac was already out there! So when my boys asked me that question i gave them a answer: LL Cool J! Now they looked at each other and kinda laughing but they couldnt say nothing negative cause at that time LL's rep was already set as a all-timer in the game. But it was one album by him that had me hooked and it was Mr Smith!! Im tellin yall right now, i loved this album so much i used to listen to it every..single..day!! Its in my all-time 15 best albums list for sure!! So when i saw MTV was showin this i had to record it!! Very well put together piece right here and actually this was part of the celebration of LL's All World Best Of album that came out in '96 as well!! I loved that joint too cause of that Summer Luv joint!! Hope yall love this one and we just we gettin started in the vault yall..got plenty more in store!!
MTV: LL Cool J Retro 1996 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Classic Hip-Hop Throwback Footage Pt. 11: MTV Def Jam Survival Of The Illest Tour (1998)
Gave yall some more treats tonight, hope u enjoy them, hope u guys had a great christmas!! Lets continue the Christmas spirit with a trip the vault!!..............
Back in the 80's a Hip-Hop tour was all good. U would actually go to a show to enjoy music and have a great time, u know like thats what a tour/ show is all about!! But down the line in the late 80s and into the 90s that line got blurred. Then when u went to a tour/ show u had to watch ur back, watch ur surroundings and hopefully everybody got along in the audience before fights and shots rang out! This reckless violence almost completely wiped out hip-hop tours to extinct status!!! It had gotten very bad!! But around '98 things started turning back into hip-hops favor. Def Jam setup this Survival Of The Illest tour wit some of the label's hardest acts to perform in certain spots artists will never perform at!! It was a crazy idea, but crazy enough that it worked. There was no reported violence that happened on this tour. I mean a lil bit people got out of hand but it was on them not towards others. This was a live tour by the way wit DMX, Redman, Keith Murray, Onyx as the headline acts. Peep this footage right here as MTV gets the inside scoop how everything was at the time of the tour, the sad thing is hip-hop will never b like this again..like having a street team and goin to record store signings and doin radio promo!! These were the founding things artists did to get there name out there. It was like protocol....here i go rambling again...just watch the flavs!!
One more thing, just remember this if this tour did not do well there would not have been a Hard Knock Life Tour and a Cash Money/ Ruff Ryders Tour and a Up In Smoke Tour that followed that!!
Back in the 80's a Hip-Hop tour was all good. U would actually go to a show to enjoy music and have a great time, u know like thats what a tour/ show is all about!! But down the line in the late 80s and into the 90s that line got blurred. Then when u went to a tour/ show u had to watch ur back, watch ur surroundings and hopefully everybody got along in the audience before fights and shots rang out! This reckless violence almost completely wiped out hip-hop tours to extinct status!!! It had gotten very bad!! But around '98 things started turning back into hip-hops favor. Def Jam setup this Survival Of The Illest tour wit some of the label's hardest acts to perform in certain spots artists will never perform at!! It was a crazy idea, but crazy enough that it worked. There was no reported violence that happened on this tour. I mean a lil bit people got out of hand but it was on them not towards others. This was a live tour by the way wit DMX, Redman, Keith Murray, Onyx as the headline acts. Peep this footage right here as MTV gets the inside scoop how everything was at the time of the tour, the sad thing is hip-hop will never b like this again..like having a street team and goin to record store signings and doin radio promo!! These were the founding things artists did to get there name out there. It was like protocol....here i go rambling again...just watch the flavs!!
One more thing, just remember this if this tour did not do well there would not have been a Hard Knock Life Tour and a Cash Money/ Ruff Ryders Tour and a Up In Smoke Tour that followed that!!
Def Jam Survival Of the Illest Tour '98 from Brandan Evans on Vimeo.
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