Strictly Paul C

 
Hello, good evening & welcome once again to Strictly Business.

Now as regular readers will know, here at Strictly Business we have a quality over quantity philosophy, so although we've been quiet for a while, what we have for you will more than make up for it.

Now, ask yourself a question.............

Who was Paul C ?

Well if you know the answer then continue reading, you will like this.

If you don't know the answer then fuck off somewhere else.

We are deadly serious, go do your research, buy some records, live your life.
When the time is right & you have correctly educated yourself, then you may return.

Basically, if you call yourself a hip hop fan, but you don't know Paul C, then you should be thoroughly ashamed of yourself.

(For fucks sake, just for channel panning the dude deserves legendary status, but that's just the tiniest piece of the pie..........)

But whoever you are, and whatever type of hip hop you like, down the line you probably owe it to Paul C. And if you don't recognise the pioneers who created the music that you claim to love, then Flair will make a personal visit to piss in your Corn Flakes.

(And you fucking idiots need to stop referring to everything as "old school" when you have no fucking idea. "Sucker MCs" started the "new school" & most of you suckers weren't even born then. "old school" is not any old shit you remember from your youth you twats, I started listening to hip hop in 1984, so even I can't legitimately claim to be "old school".
So i'm saying now, if you are one of these people who refer to 90s rip off indie shit as "old school", please stop now you fucking nitwits. Paul C himself is an absolute legend, but even his era was "new school", so you have been warned, stop talking shit or face the wrath of Flair. Honestly, ifyouenevfucking-RAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH...... e.t.c.).

Aaaannnnnnnnddddd breath.

Ahem,
My rant may offend our milder followers, but that's the way it is.
The culture, timeline & figures of hip hop are more important that that cunt Jay-Z's latest shit LP.
Know your fucking history people, school yourself or I may get properly angry.

OK, that's that out of the way, down to business.

Now, little has been written about the man known as Paul C, the only piece to speak of was the article by Dave Tompkins in Big Daddy magazine (which you can read an edited version of here) back at the start of the millennium.
There are mentions of Paul on the net, but just fragmented pieces of history. Obviously the Wikipedia page is shit, and even finding a picture is difficult (as you can see by the lo fi shots here).

(However, just as I write this somebody has linked me to this, which should be a must see, although I haven't had time to check it yet, gigantic props to Pritt Kalsi).

And those pictures (on the back of Rakim/Stezo LPs) were where most of us first heard of Paul, and even back then we had already lost him. It was only upon further reflection that we realised that the same dude was responsible for so many booming tracks. Even later we realised he was one of the most influential musicians in hip hop's history.

As much as I would love to say that you are about to read the definitive piece on Paul C, that's not gonna happen from a weed addled reclusive hermit from out in the deep dark sticks of the UK, hopefully somebody a little closer to Queens will one day write a book about Paul & Studio 1212, but that's not me.

But, what your boy Flair can do, is use that O.C.D. shit to his advantage, and bring you the next best thing.

The Big Daddy piece finished with a Paul C discography, compiled by Mr Tompkins & Ivory from the P Brothers.
Unfortunately though, it was far from complete.
All the well known stuff was there, but there was a lot of incredible tracks missing.

See, Paul was highly prolific, as soon as he started working with hip hop artists he became addicted, and worked on a huge amount of tracks until the day of his untimely death.
And Paul worked in many different roles in the studio, yeah he produced & engineered, but for some other joints Paul's role was more subtle, somehow creating a sound just by his presence. (Ask Ced G).

But like I said, i'm not the one to be telling stories of Paul, Flair's here for another reason.

That reason would be to compile the nearest there is to a complete Paul McKasty discography.

Now you would think that with the technology available in 2013 that this would be a fairly simple task,
So I started with the Big Daddy article, then went from there.

Discogs.com is sometimes helpful, but check out this list of names ->
"Paul C" McKasty, MCKasty, P.C. McKasty, Paul, Paul "C", Paul C., Paul C. 1212, Paul C. McKasty, Paul Cee, Paul McKastee, Paul McKasty, Paul-C, Paul-Cee..............

Confusing shit, plus sometimes his only credit would be "Paul", and then there's all the uncredited stuff............

So, after combining my own (herb dwindled) boom bap knowledge, referenced with whatever I could find online, what we have is the closest thing available to a complete Paul C discography.

But being Strictly Business we like to go one better.........

Now, i'm certainly not claiming that this is definitive, but it seems to be as close as anyone's got so far.
Look at this as a work in progress, anyone out there that can supply more info, please let me know & I will keep this post updated.

At the end of the day, what we have here is a selection of bonafide classics, obscure gems & curious oddities, all with one thing in common, the musical genius of Paul C McKasty.

Paul C Lives !

Strictly Paul C pt1

360° - Years To Build
Biz Markie - A Thing Named Kim
Biz Markie - Just A Friend
Black By Demand  - Can't Get Enough
Black By Demand - All Rappers Give Up
Black Rock & Ron - True Feelings (Paul C Hip Hop Remix)
Captain G Whiz - All The Way Live
Captain G Whiz - Go G Whiz
Captain G Whiz - It's Hyped
Casanova Fly - Casanova's Rap
Disco Twins & Starchild  - Do That Right
Disco Twins & Starchild - There It Is !
Doctor Freeze - I'm Too Much
Double Delight & DJ Slice Nice - Leave Me This Way
Double Delight & DJ Slice Nice - Party Jump
Eric B & Rakim - In The Ghetto
Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em
Eric B & Rakim - Run For Cover
Freak L - Line For Line
Freak L - When The Pen Hits The Paper
Freddy B & The Mighty Mic Masters - (Triple M Is In Effect) We're Back Y'all
Freddy B & The Mighty Mic Masters - Coolin' On The Ave


Strictly Paul C pt2

G-Dane - Coolest Of The Cool
G-Dane - Puerto Rican Girl
Kev-E-Kev & AK-B - Keep On Doin'
Kev-E-Kev & AK-B - Listen To The Man
Kid Flash - Mind Your Business
Live N' Effect Posse - I'm A Soulman
Live N' Effect Posse - I'm Getting Physical
Live N' Effect Posse - We Got A Message In Our Music
Live N' Effect Posse - We Got To Get Paid
Main Source - Atom
Main Source - Think
Marauder & The Fury - Get Loose Mother Goose
Marauder & The Fury - Terminator
MC Outloud - Clean & Sober
MC Outloud - I'll Put A Hurten
MC Tatiana - Mission To Rock
Mikey D & The LA Posse - Bust A Rhyme Mike
Mikey D & The LA Posse - Comin' In The House
Mikey D & The LA Posse - Dawn
Mikey D & The LA Posse - I Get Rough
Mikey D & The LA Posse - My Telephone
Mikey D & The LA Posse - Out Of Control
Phase & Rhythm - Brainfood
Phase & Rhythm - Hyperactive

Strictly Paul C pt3

Princess Ivori - Boy What A Night
Princess Ivori - Crackpipe (Changed It All)
Queen Latifah feat Monie Love - Ladies First
Rappers On A Mission - S.O.L.O.
Simply Too Positive - Cooling One Day (Demo)
Simply Too Positive - International Arrival (Demo)
Simply Too Positive - Mind Over Matter (Demo)
Spicey Ham - Sex, Sex & More Sex
Spicey Ham - You Never Heard Of Me & I Never Heard Of You
Sport G & Mastermind - Live
Sport G & Mastermind - Louder
Stezo - Freak The Funk
Stezo - It's My Turn
Stezo - To The Max
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Do The James
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Get's No Deeper
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - I Gotta Good Thing (Remix)
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Romeo
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud - Super Casanova
The Heartbeat Brothers - Bring In The Bassline
The Heartbeat Brothers - Can We Do This
The Heartbeat Brothers - Time To Get Paid


Strictly Paul C pt4

The Mic Profesah - Bust The Format
The Mic Profesah - Cry Freedom
The Rangers - I'm Hot
The Rangers - Jack's On Crack
The Ultimate Choice - And I Love It
The Ultimate Choice - How I'm Livin'
The Ultimate Choice - Keep It On
The Ultimate Choice - Set It Off
The Ultimate Choice - You Can't Front (We Will Rock You)
Too Poetic - God Made Me Funky
Too Poetic - Poetical Terror
Trio Connection - Astoria Is In The House
Trio Connection - Got To Get Funky
Trio Connection - Lover Girl
Trio Connection - The Dope Beat
Trio Connection - The Duck
Ultramagnetic MCs - A Chorus Line
Ultramagnetic MCs - Give The Drummer Some
Ultramagnetic MCs - Moe Luv's Theme
Ultramagnetic MCs - Travelling At The Speed Of Thought
Ultramagnetic MCs - Watch Me Now

Password - defandstupid


Paul also did significant work on the following LPs -

Stezo - Crazy Noise

Ultramagnetic MCs - Critical Beatdown

Black Rock & Ron - Stop The World

Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud - Girls I Got 'Em Locked

Biz Markie - Biz Never Sleeps

Mikey C & The LA Posse - Better Late Than Never

Paul's work with the Mandolindley Roadshow can be heard here & here.

Here is a list of the tracks we were unable to include -

360° - Pelon / The Producer Speaks

Queen Latifah - A King & Queen Creation

Two Shades Of Black - Surrender / Flaunt It

Princess Ivori - Q.I.E. (Get Down)

Almighty Marski - Leader of the Force

YSL & D Dubb - No Stoppin

Kid Flash - Havin' Fun

MC Tatiana - Back Up Jack

All The Way - She Dropped A Dime On Me

Double Dose - Envious

Trio Connection - It's A Hit

Trio Connection - Mystery Girl / Keep On Dancin'


If anyone out there can supply these for part 5 we would be eternally grateful, also needed are the infamous photo of Paul in a Stetson & the other tracks from the S.T.P. demo, Paul C to the organisms !

(And don't dare front if we missed something, or if a certain track wasn't decent enough quality, or if I stupidly happened to forget to flip the 360° joint (unless you are called 157). Flair happens to be in war mode son, and it won't take much to make me Hulk up. Just leave a polite comment & we can all get along happily).

Anyway, maybe the hardness of these joints got to me (maybe not the Black Rock & Ron remix though), maybe it's knowing that Paul's killer was never found, maybe it's because 1212 burned up (As much as I love Ultra, I also like the metal bands that played in the same building), maybe it's because it's dark & wet outside, maybe it's because "Coolin' On The Ave" sounds horrible on mp3, maybe it's because I couldn't find more Kid Flash joints, maybe it's because Paul's brother Tim ended up on Puff "Twat" Daddy tracks, maybe it's because Keith has used so many shit Bontempi beats, maybe it's my awareness of all the rumours related to Paul's killer, maybe a combination of all of these that has put me in the mood I am right now (battle head on)........

But all that shit needs to go out of the window because the last thing I want to do is let my mood disrespect Paul's memory, this is about the legend of one man in New York who did more for the music we love than most of us will ever understand. Thank you homeboy.

Rest in Peace Paul McKasty

And if you want to know more about Paul C, as I have said, here & here are good places to start.

Shouts to 157, Murmurdonz, The Def Offenders & the entire Strictly Biz famalam.

"A Fly Tramp, That's What She Called Me"

Back In Business

We're doing it to ya once again.
Back with the boom baps, once again at the Silver Bullet - Finsbury Park, London.
With some names from Strictly Biz's past, present & future.
Lots of dope stuff once again, highlights will include the ever dependable Ivy Feed, Deceptakut & Sonny Delight all rocking the wheels of steel, Kissy K & DJ Snuff with the End Of The Weak MC challenge, Y-Etizm will be rocking the MPC for an entire set, Phoenix Da Icefire makes his triumphant return to Strictly Biz-O-Niz as Solar Black featuring Black Chronicle, then the cherry on the cake is the phenomenal Stig Of The Dump, who played with the SB crew way back.
Go look at the Facebook page for more details.
8pm til 3:30 am, so that over seven hours of listening/dancing/drinking/posing,
£5 after 9pm, free before 9, yes, FREE ! We like to give back/Each one - teach one/Treadmill.
We don't do this to make money, we do it because we love hip hop, and you will feel that vibe at our shows.
Hopefully it won't rain, because the roof is gonna get torn off once again.
Remember, the S to the B, Strictly Business at the Silver Bullet,
So, get yourself there on Friday the 30th of August & enjoy the beats, the booze, and um, the beats again.
Piss easy to find us, we're dead opposite the Finsbury Park tube.

That's my waffling anyway, here's the official word from Selector Squires. ->

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"For all those Hip Hop fans that love the Boom Bap flavor, these shows are not to be missed!” (WORDPLAY MAGAZINE)

 STIG OF THE DUMP / END OF THE WEAK MC CHALLENGE w/ DJ SNUFF & KISSY K /  SOLAR BLACK AKA PHOENIX DA ICEFIRE – ALBUM RELEASE ft. BLACK CHRONICLE / DMC FINALIST - IVY FEED /  DJ DECEPTAKUT/ Y-ETIZM – MPC SET /  Hosted By HEY!ZEUS ///  PRG Clothing

The Hip Hop Party That Galvanizes The Golden Era

LINE-UP!

STIG OF THE DUMP
2X EOW WORLD MC Challenge CHAMPION steps up to let us hear a few fresh/classic tracks and drop some freestyles for the Strictly Business family. Check out Stig's recently released compilation on Lewis Recordings 'Record 1'. Be quick to grab a copy of the limited run [only 300 made worldwide, w/ hand made covers] featuring the best of Stig Of The Dump's previous releases, featured for the first time on Vinyl.

 END OF THE WEAK MC CHALLENGE hosted by DJ SNUFF & KISSY K
www.eodub.com/
The global Hip-Hop movement 'End Of The Weak' brings its MC Challenge to Strictly Business where 4 MCs will compete for a place in the UK final in September! Past champions have included Stig Of The Dump & Tenchoo. International competitors have included Immortal Technique & Pumpkinhead & loads more heavy hitters. This is NOT a battle, the MC challenge test all disciplines of the MC art-form from crowd interaction to wordplay, from cipher skills to freestyle, from slam acappella to flowing on varying rhythms, and from performance to originality.

SOLAR BLACK – ALBUM RELEASE ft. BLACK CHRONICLE
www.phoenixdaicefire.com
Solar Black aka Phoenix Da Icefire showcases sounds from his soon to be released new album “Winged Scarabz”

IVY FEED
www.ivyfeed.co.uk
Turntablist, Remixer, Mashup DJ - Brace yourself as the DMC female finalist brings us back to the beat BIGTIME.

DJ DECEPTAKUT
www.facebook.com/Deceptakut
2010 UK Dmc Supremacy Champion, 2011 UK Dmc Supremacy Runner Up, 2012 UK Dmc Supremacy Runner Up, I Dj for Rhyme Asylum and Phoenix Da Icefire

Y-ETIZM – MPC SET
www.soundcloud.com/yetizm
Super sounds from the master of the MPC....

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Free before 9pm / £5.00 after.
08:00pm – 03:30am

Sail the sea of sound 7 days a week at The Silver Bullet
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Happy Hour Drinks -> 6-8pm.
£2.50 cans of Red Stripe
£2.50 House Spirit & Mixer
£2.50 Small Glass of House Wine.

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Shouts to the End Of The Weak crew, and as always Selector Squires.


"So Make Sure You Look Sharp Or Get Stabbed Up With My Point Of View"

Def Offenders - Coming Soon..............

Go here for tickets.

"Right, does that mean there will be noise or there won't be noise ?"

Strictly Hot

 

Hello people.
It's been a while since we've dropped a jew-ell on you, so to speak. In fact, this is the first shits of the year.
So, your boy Flair & the Strictly Business famalamadingdong are bringing to you another seasonal swagbag (not schwagbag).
As it's actually been a nice day it's about time we gave you a follow up to last years epic Strictly Summer.
As the (slightly shit) logo above says, this years shit is all about hotness, in fact, to quote Alan Partridge - "It's hotter than the sun", this is Strictly Hot.
And bloody well hot it is, a fine selection of tracks for your lugs, to pump at your swanky garden parties (or, like me - skanky yard parties).
This here selection is mainly reggae & assorted breaks, due to me not being able to think of many decent hip hop tracks with 'hot' in the title, in fact you might notice a few fillers, nevermind, there are some double dope joints here, and everything else is nice enough.
Some very interesting tracks I say I say, a few library & soundtrack bangers, a couple of rock tunes, lots of funk, plus the aforementioned reggae & hippity hop.
Plus a few silly ones.
If anyone out there can think of any good hip hop tracks with 'Hot' in the title, let us know and I will add them, but i'm fucked if I can think of any.
To be honest, i've smoked a bit too much and therefore can't really be bothered to do a proper write up, so instead here are some pretty black & white pictures for you to look at. (The Heatwave one is for my homeblud Skar).

 

Strictly Business presents
Strictly Hot

Part I

Alan Hawkshaw - Hot Pants
Barbara Moore - Hot Heels
Big Ella - Too Hot To Hold
Big Youth - Hot Cross Bun
Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants... I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming
Charlie Chaplin - We Hot
Daddy Freddy - Hot
Diamond D ft Sadat X & Stacy Epps - When Ur Hot Ur Hot
Eek-A-Mouse - Stadium Hot
Funkadelic - Red Hot Mama
Heatwave - Too Hot To Handle
I Roy - Hot Stuff
Jimmy Bo Horne - You Get Me Hot
Kay Gee The All - My Record Is Hot
King Everald - Hot Country Gal
Lee Mason - Hot Pants
Lord Sassafrass - Hot Spurs On The Ball
Papa San - When It Hot
Prince Mohammed - Some Like It Hot
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers - Hot Barbeque
Ranking Joe - Hotter Claps Clap Well Hot
Superlover Cee & Casanova Rud - Come & Get Me While I'm Hot
The J.B's - Hot Pants Road
The Revolutionaries - Hot Steppers Dub
Welton Irie - Hotter Reggae Music


Part II

Badder Than Evil - Hot Wheels
B.E.B. - Hot Dog
Black Oak Arkansas - Hot & Nasty
Captain Sinbad - Hotter Reggae Music
De La Soul - Peas Porridge Hot
Early B - Hot Up Bout Ya
Foxy - Hot Number
General Echo - Hot Reggae Music
Grandmaster Hot Day - Hot Day Is Burning
Harrell & Sharron Lucky - Pease Porridge Hot
James Brown - Hot Pants
Johnny Dynell - Jam Hot
Junior Delgado & Hugh Brown - Hot Shot
Lee Perry - City Too Hot
MF Doom & MC Paul Barman - Hot Guacamole
Mighty Diamonds - Well Hot
Phillip Samuels - Hot Stick Version
Poets Of Rhythm - Hotpie's Popcorn, Pt.1
Ranking Ann - Hot!Hot!Hot!
Ranking Toyan - Hot Reggae Music
Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff
The Soul Lifters - Hot Funky & Sweaty
U Brown - Hotter Reggae Music
Wyze Mindz ft Savage Brothers - So Hott
Yellowman - Me Hot

Password - defandstupid

"Hot Stuff, Really Rough & Tough, That's No Bluff"

Strictly Skitz

 From a few months back, February to be exact.
 Headlining our [STRICTLY BUSINESS] shindig at the Silver Bullet we have the mighty Skitz & Profit.
 Just a taster of the vibes you can expect from our live shows.



Last weeks show was huge, so thanks to all involved.
More live dopeness coming soon from [STRICTLY BUSINESS].

Oh yeah, other stuff coming soon too, as soon as I get my thumb out my bum.

Strictly Silver Bullet

Party peopleeeeee, party peopleeeeee.
Once again the devestating crew known as [STRICTLY BUSINESS] are back on the scene with another one of our double dope jams.
We have another fine line up this time around, in fact, fuck that, fine is not the word.. Maybe superfine....... Yeah, that'll do.
I could run through the line up, but that might divert attentions away from our swanky flyer (above(obviously)).
However, Dookie Squad, Criminal Minds & UK legends Killa Instinct !!! The roof will be on fire.
(Notice to Finsbury Park Health & Safety : The roof will not literally be on fire).
Suffice to say, it's a quality line up, no dizout. You would be a ninny to miss out.

The venue is dead opposite the Finsbury Park tube, and it's only a bluey blud, in fact if you get there before 10pm it's totally free, lovely jubbly.
So do the right thing ! (Turn up at five past ten so we can get your quids).
Anyway, the Silver Bullet is a dope place with many tasty beverages, and if you happen to be a smoker you can still see the stage from outside, so you could puff away all night and not miss a thing (unless the paint fumes get you first).

The Facebook page with all the info you need is here.
Plus for a little tasty treat, go to the Strictly Business London Soundcloud page here,where you will find some sets from previous shows.

So, anyway, dope line up, dope venue, dope painters and dope music all night.


That's the Silver Bullet, Finsbury Park on the 10th of May.

Big shout out once again to Selector Squires for putting in mad work.

Strictly U.K.

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.
Strictly Biz dun did it again.
We are back with our first live session of 2013.
Damn straight we put on some uberdope shows last year, but we might have slightly neglected the UK heads.
No more.
We have a super sweet line up for all you Brit boom bappers this time around.

Headlining we have a bit of a UK legend. It's the man Skitz with Profit.
When this boy hits the stage the place gets torn apart, plus this is the LP debut, so best believe this is gonna be mad large.
Then, from the (original) home of Strictly Business we have the fantastic Chrome & Illinspired.
These guys are East coast phenoms, dope rhymes & chunky beatage.
Also representing the East coast we have the mighty D.P.F.
Dude has been making his presence felt in a big way recently, taking out all suckers.
210 will also be in the house, and the whole event will be hosted by homeboy David J.
And last, but certainly not least, from the Strictly Business famalam we have my boys DJ EveR & Sonny Delight.
Plus the Read & Weep crew will be making thing look pretty.

Once again, this huge night will be at the Silver Bullet - Finsbury Park.
It's on Friday Feb 22nd, get your tickets here. Only £6 if you book in advance, you can't go wrong.

Go here for the event page on Facebook.
And while you're there, go here for the new [STRICTLY BUSINESS] page.


OK, now for a little taster of what to expect, here you can have a listen to our last two shows -

Lords Of The Underground -



Jeru The Damaja -



As i've said before, the venue is incredibly easy to find, it's directly opposite to Finsbury Park tube station.
It's a dope line up at a bargain price, don't be a sissy sucker, get your tickets now.

"Flip & Twist The Words Like My Lungs Are Double Jointed"

Strictly Christmas 2012

Yes yes people, it's that time of year again.
The time Flair likes to eat, drink & smoke hearty amounts.......
Oh hang on, that's all year innit.
Nevermind, anyway as you may well know, Strictly Business likes to give you all a little present.
OK, well the bad news is that I couldn't get enough tracks together for a 2012 installment of Strictly Christmas. (Booooooo)
But the good news is that both Strictly Christmas 2010 & Strictly Christmas 2011 are both back in business, so anyone that missed them can enjoy some of the finest festive tracks old Father Flair could find. (Yaaaaaaaaayyyyy)

As well as that, i'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but me & my boy Chestwigz have recorded a Christmas joint for your listening pleasure (or not).
This was an interesting project, during the recording I was able to be a little bit sick over a Roots LP.
With the star studded lineup on the track I am fairly sure that we have a Christmas number on on our hands here, and I want to make it clear that all proceeds will be donated to charity, probably something to do with cats or treadmills.

Ric Flair & Chestwigz feat Rolf Harris, Louis Armstrong & Captain Party - Jingle Bells



Merry Christmas & a happy new year to everyone out there,
Peace & goodwill to the Ageing B-Boys & the Antisocial crew.
Special seasonal shout to the Strictly Business crew in Brighton/Bury/Norwich.
Christmas cheer to my crew -
Sonny Delight, DJ Friendly, DJ Ever, Selector Squires, Professor Breakz, DJ Benz, Dirty Dent, Chestwigz, Urban Roulette, Albert RhymeSwine, Vinnie Vagabond, Jim Breaze, MonoXcyde, Talon, King Tut, The Kule MC, Loxli, Skar, Piv-Ski, The Class Clownz, The Kings Lynnguists and the entire Phukkin' Kuntz clan.

Don't forget to tune in to the Strictly Business Christmas special,
27th of December at 8pm on Regal Radio.

Huge things coming from the Strictly Business crew in 2013.
Keep it locked right here - Strictly Biz.
Peace.

"In A B-Boy Stance With A Paper Crown"

Strictly Radio

Just a quick post to let you all know that the Strictly Business radio show is on this, and every Thursday on Regal Radio.

This weeks show features MF Doom, Big L, the Class Clownz, the Kings Lynnguists, The Roots, Buro Banton, Nicodemus, Lone Ranger, Steely Dan, The Commodores, plus plenty more dope tracks.

Get in touch with us at ric.flair@regalradio.co.uk for shout outs, requests or whatever.

The show is on from 8pm til 9pm, you can tune in here. Word.

If you miss the show, you can grab a copy here.

"The Mic's In My Hand & The Cheeba's In My Pocket"

Strictly Business Live

Just to show you all how we roll, here are a couple of videos from one of our shows a few months back.

Lords Of The Underground at Strictly Business.





"Whaaahhh, Gaga, Ooh Cries The Baby"

Strictly Damajing

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night and welcome back to Strictly Business.
It's that time again, Strictly Biz are putting on a show, oh yes we are.
This one is gonna be gigantic.
As you can see from our swanky flyer, we have the dirty rotten scoundrel himself, Jeru The Damaja.
It's on the 6th of December at our regular Finsbury Park venue - The Silver Bullet.
This one is going to be an almighty boom banger of a night without doubt.
Get your tickets here.

Here's all the info from Selector Squires -

The sun rises in Finsbury Park on the 6th December as The Silver Bullet sees [Strictly Business] set the stage. The Lords of the Underground packed out the 200 capacity venue in September and on the 6th December they have the dirty rotten scoundrel himself...Jeru The Damaja. Expect tickets to sell out as the hip-hop legend lands in the most intimate venue of his tour. This is no typical concert show; the Strictly Business crew bring the old school vibes back in a big way, allowing fans to get up close and personal with the good guys from the golden era whilst showcasing up and coming artists. There’s non-stop action from 7pm until 4am with over 5 other acts gracing the stage and live graffiti from the Read And Weap crew. Here’s a little more about what’s in store;



JERU THE DAMAJA - Brooklyn, NY – Gang Starr Foundation

Jeru the Damaja (born Jeru Davis) aka D. Original Dirty Rotten Scoundrel was born and raised in the East New York section of Brooklyn where the everyday occurrences around him from an early age later became the source from which his rhymes flow. Jeru created and took on the persona of “the Damaja” (because he damages the mic) that is part conscious truth teller and part true to the streets Brooklyn hard rock. Jeru the Damaja hooked up with DJ Premiere and Guru, collectively known as Gangstarr, shortly after they moved to New York on the late 1980’s. Since his 1994 debut instant classic album The Sun Rises In The East, Jeru has continued to command respect from everyone with even a vague interest in hip hop - never compromising a shed of credibility in carving an 18 year career consisting of 5 top albums and regular incredible collaborations with Guru and DJ Premier.


PHOENIX DA ICEFIRE w/Black Chronicle & DJ Deceptakut

He tore the stage up with M9 back at Strictly Business #1, has recently worked with Chemo, Klashnekoff, Keith Murray, Dan Gough from Terra Firma to name a few. This boy is back and means business…


DJ DISTER - Berlin - Born 2 Roll [FULL AV SET]

His night Born2Roll has now invaded Berlin with that golden era hip-hop mentality and regularly hosts the cream of U.S rappers. Now this turntable wrecking, train-bombing beat junkie has come to London to remind you why you loved the boom bap in the first place. Expect a razor sharp mix of hip-hop, funk, soul, and Latin beats, from old to new.


GALAXY HIGH - Grand District

The Swedish born activist, artist & cultural ambassador Galaxy High will hit the stage to showcase his soon to be released EP Blast Ave which ft. Pete Rock, CL Smooth, DJ Premier & Gift of the Gab. Expect a unique blend of Jazz infused with African Rhythms & Senegambia sounds.


SONNY DELIGHT & DJ EveR - Strictly Biz Co-founders & Resident DJs

They'll be diggin deep into their 20-year collection to bring you the best strictly dusted classics & surprise instrumental business.


MUSKUT BEATS - Filth and flaunt / SK!NT

Hackney Based DJ/Producer Muskut Beats has supported Skinnyman, Dr Syntax, Stig of the Dump & Warrior Queen. He’ll hit the decks to bring you the best of best beats, rhymes & baselines all wrapped in a badass bow.

So, that's all you need to know.
It's gonna be an ultradope night, so don't miss out, get your tickets now.

"Super Scientifical Madness"

Vinoween

Just a quickie people.
It's the halloween special of 'The Hip Hop Show' with the multitalented Vinnie Vagabond.
I haven't got the tracklist to hand, but expect spooky classics & unsigned East coast mania.
As always, Vinnie's show is every Wednesday on Regal Radio, always playing a fine selection.
You can grab the halloween special of the show here.
More on the radio tip soon from our supabad selector DJ Benz.
Keep it strict.

Cold Running It

It's not often your boy Flair puts his own joints up on this here blog, as you may or may not know I am an MC, as well as a (slack) DJ & (lazy) producer.
I prefer to keep my stuff deeply underground, but this particular track deserves an airing here.
A Strictly Business joint production, Sonny Delight on the beat, Professor Breakz on the cut and myself on the mic.
The beat was originally going to be a skit on a future Sonny D release, but I wasn't having it. It was far too dope for that, so after months of pushing & prodding my man finally extended the beat for me. Cheers buh.
So all was good, or so it seemed, problem was when it came to the cuts I failed badly, several times.
Then the mental fingered skills of Breakz came and saved the day.
See what you think.



Props to my talented crew, big things to come from Strictly Biz soon.
Watch this space.

"I Recite Concisely, Rock The Shit Nicely"

East Coast Rocks

Whuttup,
Right now the Strictly Business crew have their dirty fingers in plenty o' pie.
Alongside all the other cool things going on, we have some dope new radio shows for your listening pleasure.
First off it's my man Vinnie Vagabond with the grandly titled 'Hip Hop Show' on Regal Radio.
You can catch him every Wednesday from 9-10pm.
Right here we have the wicked first show from 24/10/12.
The first half of the show is a splendid selection of classic UK tracks, the second half is rammed with quality local unsigned hip hop (including yours truly).

You can listen to the first half here -



And the second half here -



Or you can download both parts here.

If you have any requests, or are an unsigned UK hip hop artist & would like to request your stuff being played you can contact Vinnie at vince@regalradio.co.uk

Here's the playlist -

Part I
Hijack - Doomsday Of Rap .
Mad Doctor X - Deejays & Emcees (Remix).
Katch 22 - Lifestyles Of The Poor & Ruffneck.
London Posse - My Beatbox Reggae Style.
Shut Up and Dance- This Town Needs a Sheriff .
Asher D and Daddy Freddy- Raggamuffin Hip Hop.

Part II
Chrome and Ill Iinspired - UK Outro.
Soldjasouls - Big Kahunas.
The Phukkin' Kuntz - Fly Like a Parrot.
TSK & Oscar - Samuel L Jackson.
Laplucas - Fist For My Freedom.
Falcon Burnz & Melph - That's Entertainment.
Def Tex - Rock The Beat.
Vinnie Vagabond - The Hip Hop Show Jingle.
MonoXcyde - I'm MonoXcyde.

The first track on part II is particularly dope, crazy stuff from Norwich's finest. A kind of UK 'Jackin' For Beats'. Ferocious stuff.
That's it for now, more niceness soon right here.

"To All That's Earning & Sensi Burning"

Strictly Pigs

Sooooooooo.
Last time around I said that the next shit here would controversial, well it's definitely that.
In fact this here selection is nameless as the tracks speak for themselves, best kept on the down low, but basically - fuck Babylon. 
No wordy write up this time, no swanky pictures, just 30 tracks on a specific subject.
Of course I have to say, the views of the artists are not necessarily the views of Strictly Business (ahem), however - ACAC.
Also some of the artists here are not necessarily endorsed (or even liked) by Strictly Business, but the sentiment cannot be disagreed.
Anyways, I needed to bump it up to 30 tracks, so fuck that, it's all Bisto blud.
That's it, I don't need to say any more, look at the bloodclaaart tracklist dunny !
Oh yeah, and if you bump this shit in your car, try not to get pulled, it won't do you any good, trust me, it's happened more than once.
Peace to my Antisocial homie Leo Slayer on this one. (And as always, my boy Friendly).
Next up, Strictly Business peeps on the radio.

And never forget the immortal words - Fuck Tha Police.

Strictly Business presents -
Strictly Pigs

Brand Nubian - Black & Blue
Cypress Hill - Pigs
D.I.T.C. -  Da Enemy
Dead Prez - Cop Shot
Dr Dre feat Snoop Doggy Dogg - Deep Cover
Ganxsta N.I.P. - Fuck Dem Cops!
Geto Boys - Crooked Officer
House Of Pain - Who's The Man
Ice Cube - U Ain't Gonna Take My Life
Ill Bill - How To Kill A Cop
Immortal Technique feat S.O.U.L. Purpose - The Other White Meat
J Dilla - Fuck The Police
KRS One - Sound Of Da Police
N.W.A. - Fuck Tha Police
N.W.A. - Sa Prize (Part 2)
OC - Constables
One Be Lo feat Mike Posner - The Pigs
Paris - Coffee, Donuts & Death
Pharoahe Monch - Clap (One Day)
Prince Paul feat Everlast - The Men In Blue
Public Enemy - 911 Is A Joke
Sabac Red feat Immortal Technique - Fight Until The End
Talib Kweli - The Proud
The Almighty R.S.O. - One In Tha Chamba
The Coup -  Pork & Beef
The Game - 911 Is A Joke (Cop Killa)
The Pharcyde - Officer
Tim Dog - If I Was A Cop
U.G.K. - Protect & Serve
Uno The Prophet - Officer Down

Password - defandstupid

"Listen Columbo"

Strictly Kids

Hello, good evening and welcome to Strictly Business.
It's compilation time again, and we have something a little different this time around - Strictly Kids.
This is the Strictly Biz top 25 funky childrens tracks.
Funky basslines & breaks galore here, all plucked from childrens LPs, once again from the well known to the obscure.
Most of these have either been picked up from charity shops, or just lifted from the web, so the sound quality varies a bit.

Again, this is just the first part of what will be an ongoing series.
This stuff is definitely funky, so whether you listen to it yourself, or pass it on to your kids, this isn't old school, it's pre school, get down to the sounds of Strictly Kids.

Tracks include -

The Banana Splits on TV was the shit when I was a kid, used to love those crazy creatures. An LP called 'We're The Banana Splits' was released containing many nuggets of funky joy, three of them are included here, 'Doing The Banana Splits', 'Soul', and 'The Loving End'. Those bizarre looking buggers definitely knew how to play.
Bob & Merry Chimbel's tracks here are from the 'Richard Scarry's Find Your ABCs' LP, fairly weird stuff. 'R' is on some Ziggy Stardust shit, and 'T' has got drum machines & rapping on it.

'London Oh London' is stated as by Bugs Bunny, but Mel Blanc definitely didn't do the voice, it seems it was all done by some bloke called Mike McNaught. The backing track is a funky gem, but the vocals are really fucking painful, plus the same verses are repeated several times, by the end it's agony on the ol' ear lugs. So, funky track, nice horns, but certainly not easy listening.
Next up we have the legendary couple of Harrell & Sharron Lucky, Now these pair recorded lots of childrens exercise albums in the 70s, but they were obviously into the funk, as these four tracks prove. 'Carpet Drill Team Routine' is from the 'Carpet Square' LP, concentrating on exercise routine based around squares of carpet ! They don't make 'em like that any mo'. 'I'll Walk On The Line' is from the 'Tempo For Tots' LP and is a gem. Funky drums, funky bass, funky piano & funky guitar, what else could you want. The drummer gets some at 1 minute 10 seconds. 'Pease Porridge Hot' will instantly be familiar to fans of De La Soul's second (excellent) LP. From the much talked about & hard to find 'Rhythm & Rhyme' LP. Damn funky again, and the tempo keeps speeding up leading to a frantic ending. If only they kept rocking another 20 seconds they could have invented drum & bass, maybe. The Harrells final track here is 'The Body Clap', dope clean drumbreak at the beginning, again from the 'Tempo For Tots' LP. Just drums & percussion in the back, but still plenty funky. (Shit, how many times have I used the word 'Funky' already).

Next up, from the rather scary 'It's OK To Say No' LP, the spoken word parts of the album have been used a few times on hip hop tracks, but it's the title track featured right here.
The track is slightly weird and edgy, but it's funky enough.
The whole LP is pretty crazed, I have a series of three on vinyl but I have no idea if there are any i'm missing. Check out Company Flow's 'Bad Touch Example' for an idea of what to expect.
Then, from the 'Bobby & Betty Go To The Moon' album it's two cuts from Leo Muller, a spacey cover of the JB classic 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' and 'The Party After Landing', which is another groovy little number with nice horns, chimes & spacey sounds.

Playaway was my favourite shit back in 1981, my man Sonny D put me onto this nice little 'party rocker' from the Playaway crew, it's short but it's dope, and it's an Effin' Cees classic. Word to Brian Cant.
Now the first of our Playschool tracks, U.K. heads will without doubt remember Playschool, but did you know that they rocked fat breakbeats ? Lionel Morton's 'Fearless Fred's Amazing Animal Band' is a story about (duh) an animal band.
Nuttin's a gwan until Olly Octopus blesses us with a huge open drum break at 1 minute 9 seconds. This break is so fat, Olly rocks that shit lovely.

The next Playschool track is Malcolm Carrick's 'Come To The Shops', from the 'Bang On A Drum' LP. It starts out as a standard kids tune, then the bass kicks in and we get a funky workout about "Fish & Lollypops".
And the third Playschool is Rick Jones' 'Bang On A Drum', from the album of the same name. This is the first kids break I ever found many years back, and I definitely have a soft spot for this track. Nice track in general, couple of drumbreaks including a drum outro. Flair classes this as classic material, maybe the rhythm section was Big & Little Ted !

Then, from another BBC LP it's Ragtime. The track in question is by Miss Sponge & Mr Jelly (actually Maggie Henderson and Fred Harris), Sponge's Welsh rhymes are a bit grating, but this track evolves into another funky bass and drum jam. Another track that speeds up until it all gets too mental and has to stop.
Next, from the rather long titled 'Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street With The Children's Chorus' LP it's Susan (a.k.a. Loretta Long) with 'ABC Song'. Starts our standard, then morphs into a funky alphabet extravaganza. Loretta has quite a sweet voice and the band totally get busy.

The Brady Bunch released an LP called 'The Kids From The Brady Bunch' with a few suprisingly funky tracks, the best of which is the awesome 'Drummer Man', quality stuff with an wicked heavy break at the start.
Talking of drumbreaks, it's The Mike Curb Congregation with 'Mickey Mouse March', that break is off the fucking hizoock dun. It's a nice joint overall anyway, but that break just kills it. Another BBC LP in the U.K. 'Best Of Disney Time', 20 pence from a charity shop if I remember correctly.

The next four tracks are unknown to me, well, I know the name of the tracks, but I have no idea who the artist is, if anyone out there can help with information on these four I would greatly appreciate it.
'Baa Baa Black Sheep' is here, this version is pretty basic until 1 minute 20 seconds, when it breaks down into a headnodding piece that will make your toddlers bounce.
'I Can Fly' is another one by an unknown artist that I found on the net, It's got some nice flutes, and it's got 'Fly' in the title, so it can't be too bad.

'Period Portrait 1' I have no idea about whatsoever, I can't find any info anywhere, but it's a funky jam with driving rhythms and percussion. This one I would particularly like to know about, as I would love to hear what the rest of the album is like.
Finally, a couple of tracks from an unknown childrens exercise LP. The first part is funky enough, but it's the second part that I really dig. Drums, bass & piano in perfect funky harmony, plus that "Down, Bounce, Bounce, Up" shit is mad dope. Sounds like somebody should have sampled it, but I haven't heard it used anywhere.

Strictly Business presents -
Strictly Kids

Banana Splits - Doing The Banana Splits
Banana Splits - Soul
Banana Splits - The Loving End
Bob & Merry Chimbel - Find Your ABCs : R
Bob & Merry Chimbel - Find Your ABCs : T
Bugs Bunny - London Oh London
Harrell & Sharron Lucky - Carpet Drill Team Routine
Harrell & Sharron Lucky - I'll Walk On The Line
Harrell & Sharron Lucky - Pease Porridge Hot
Harrell & Sharron Lucky - The Body Clap
Joe Beard - It's OK To Say No
Leo Muller - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Leo Muller - The Party After Landing
Playaway - The Party Is About To Begin
Playschool (Lionel Morton) - Fearless Fred's Amazing Animal Band
Playschool (Malcolm Carrick) - Come To The Shops
Playschool (Rick Jones) - Bang On A Drum
Ragtime (Miss Sponge & Mr Jelly) - Motorists Are We
Susan Sings Songs From Sesame Street (Loretta Long) - ABC Song
The Brady Bunch - Drummer Man
The Mike Curb Congregation - Mickey Mouse March
Unknown - Baa Baa Black Sheep
Unknown - I Can Fly
Unknown - Period Portrait 1
Unknown - Unknown Childrens Exercise Tracks

Password - defandstupid

Next up, something controversial.........

"Tear It Up Drummer Man"

Lords Business

Yes yes y'all, Strictly Business live is back again & in E.F.F.E.C.T.
First off, this is what our super duper promoter has to say -

Lords of the Underground Live in London!
The most intimate gig of their 20th Anniversary Tour

On Saturday the 15th September the good guys from the ‘golden era’ of hip-hop will grace the Silver Bullet stage as part of their 2012 20th Anniversary Tour. Don’t miss the most intimate gig of the decade- as the Lords land in this 200 CAPACITY venue for one night only. Tickets will fly so form an orderly queue. Let me introduce ya’ll to the fabulous 3…

Newark, NJ's Doitall, Mr. Funke and Cleveland-native DJ Lord Jazz released their debut album, Here Come The Lords back in 1993 with production handled by Marley Marl & K-Def.The album featured five charting singles, including the group’s signature song, "Chief Rocka". After a successful launch the trio went on to release Keepers of the Funk, Resurrection and House of the Lords.Though their name might imply violent gangsta rap, Lords of the Underground match socially conscious raps with hard hitting beats. Together their union has become part of Hip Hop History. Hear their NEW SET live, loud and clear – with support from DJ DISTER, DJ SNUFF & female DMC finalist IVY FEED.

Word to that Hayley, you get mad props girl.

Now, this the deal.
The Lords hit hard in the early/mid 90s and their debut LP was an undisputed banger,
Everybody knows 'Chief Rocka' cos that joint is crazy dope to this day.
The crew has without doubt paid their dues over the years , but now they're back back with a new LP produced by the god known as Marley Marl.
So you can't go wrong, you'll get to hear all the fresh Marley joints, plus all the classics like 'Chief Rocka', 'Funky Child', 'What I'm After', 'Here Come The Lords, e.t.c.
Now, as it says above, we only have 200 tickets, and a large amount have been sold already, so get here now & snap 'em up while you still can, also check the Facebook page here.
Personally, your boy Flair loves to see a good hip hop show in a small venue, it's dope to be up close & personal, the Silver Bullet has a wicked atmosphere and I can assure you that the Lords will tear the roof off.

Take a behind the scenes look here as they prepare their 20th anniversary album.

For a little taster of what to expect...........



"Here Come The Lords"