Before Spotify, and before Napster; those of us with an appetite for weirdo, left-field, alternative, underground hip hop would trade dubbed cassette tapes through janky Angelfire-built websites. Connecting w/ eachother via chat rooms like AOL's "Hip Hop Music'', SOHH (Search Online Hip Hop), UGHH.com; or on message boards like the Living Legends forum, the Heiro message board, the Anticon message board, LA2THEBAY forum. We’d spend hours scouring websites like HipHopSite.com and ThaLandz.com for RealAudio files of new underground hip hop; and pour over new releases at online retailers like Access Music, Sandbox Automatic, and B-Boy Kingdom; always looking for the most obscure rare underground rap tapes. A lot of music from that era never made it onto streaming. This show is dedicated to the lost golden age of underground hip hop & the internet. Enjoy.
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Skate culture brand & magazine Jenkem curates a monthly show of electronic, beats and indie. Followed by Jenkem staff discussion touching on the state of Skateboarding and behind the scenes of making the magazine with occasional guests.
Skate culture brand & magazine Jenkem curates a monthly show of electronic, beats and indie. Followed by Jenkem staff discussion touching on the state of Skateboarding and behind the scenes of making the magazine with occasional guests.
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MobilegirlMobilegirl Play (JLO)
Capital K’aosCapital K’aos Geisha Work
TygapawTygapaw Whitney Wid Di Outta Sight Cunt Juice (Edit)
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MurgMurg LTLY
Unknown ArtistUnknown Artist Cheat Code’s Sheet
Bored LordBored Lord Only You
Shay WhelanShay Whelan Yoke Dealer Dancefloor
666cmg666cmg 2.30 Am In Chicago
Detroit In EffektDetroit In Effekt Shake A Lil Faster
RayreckRayreck WAP ( Freeza Chin X Bike Club Rework )
Follow Me ( Kala Btz Edit)Follow Me ( Kala Btz Edit) Aly-Us