- circa 1886. This was supposed to be on Licenced To Ill but it got dropped from the album at the last minute. The are getting their rock & roll on here a little bit.

 

 

 

"For Your Own Concern"

- circa 1987/88. Produced by Marley Marl and features lyrics that eventually ended up on Long Live The Kane.

 

 

 

 

EPMD feat. LL Cool J 

"Rampage" (original)

- circa 1989/90. Different beat and for some reason there is no Erick Sermon. The raps are the same except there is an extra verse by LL on it! Maybe this was a LL Cool J song originally?

 

 

 

 

Eric B & Rakim 

"Don't Sweat The Technique" (original)

- circa 1992. The original version with a somewhat different beat. The baseline is absent and replaced by a few different funk samples including James Brown's "Blue's & Pants".

 

 

 

 

ESP aka Tha Alkaholiks 

"Groove Yard" (demo)

- circa 1992/93. ESP stood for Everyday Street Poets and this was on the demo tape that got them signed to Loud Records. Their sound is pretty much what you got on their debut album 21 & Over. The sound quality is doo doo, but the song is dope enough to post it anyways.

 

 

 

 

LL Cool J 

"Blame It On Me"

- circa 1888/89. This is the original version of "Jack The Ripper". Same beat but totally different lyrics. Not sure if he's dissing Kool Moe Dee on this too, but he's dissing somebody.

 

 

 

 

Nasty Nas 

"It Ain't Hard To Tell" (demo)

- circa 1992/93. Same MJ sample but it has different drums and the lyrics are also different. This is a radio rip version from the Stretch Armstrong Show - it sounds WAY better than the other version I have.

 

 

 

 

Pete Rock & CL Smooth 

"They Reminisce Over You" (original)

- circa 1991/92. Completely different beat (drums might be the same) and features some chick singing on the chorus. Nothing beats the album version though.

 

 

 

 

Spectrum City aka Public Enemy 

"Check Out The Radio"

- circa 1884. This was an actual 12inch release on Vanguard Records. Before they were Public Enemy, Chuck D and the Shocklee brothers were a DJ crew called Spectrum City and also did college radio on WBAU at Adelphi University. This was pre Terminator X and features a very old school sounding Chucky D.

 

 

 

 

U.G.K. 

"Underground Kings" (demo)

- circa 1988/89. This is from the groups demo and they are dissing Scarface and Rap-A-Lot Records. It's a trip hearing U.G.K. rap on the same kind of beats that a New York rapper from this era would - this is way before they found their Southern sound.