This is my personal project to excavate from my mind what I am put on this earth to do. To learn what I love most about my life and close the gap on this journey to discover my greatest talent and passion.
My name is Rotten Mac (rottenowlsheep)and I write MyMindSpray.com mostly to keep my brain limber so I can stay sharp. I'm in my early 30's and feel I'm getting a really good grasp of who I am. I'm talking about experience and style. I'm old school shell toe adidas. I'm grandpas fisherman's hat. I'm a '65 Lincoln Continental w/suicide doors humming "Send Me Forget Me Nots" until noon then bumping the entire Mobb Deep Infamous album on the way home from work. I'm a dude like Lebowski but quote Tony Montana all day while eating beans and tortillas watching George Lopez. I'm a Photographer by trade with a pretty darn good eye for composition, and an excellent driver with a gifted intuition for technique and etiquette.
Afrika Bambaata and the Zulu Nation release their first 12″ called Zulu Nation Throwdown Pt. 1 on Paul Winley Records.
Kurtis Blow, the first rapper to appear on national television (Soul Train), releases “The Breaks” on Mercury Records. The record goes on to sell more than a million copies. Hip-hop gradually evolves into big business.
After meeting Fab 5 Freddy and others, Blonde releases “Rapture” featuring rap vocals by lead singer Debbie Harry.
1981:
Grandmaster Flash releases “The Adventures of Grand Master Flash on the Wheels of Steel,” the first record to ultimately capture the soundsof live DJ scratching on wax.
On February 14th, The Funky 4 plus One More perform their classic hit, “That’s The Joint” on NBC’s Saturday Night Live becoming the first hip
hop group to appear on national television.
The Beastie Boys are formed. The group consists of Adam Horovitz (King Ad-Rock), Adam Yauch (MCA), Michael Diamon (Mike D).
D2S has been doing there thing for quite awhile and they put it down, so click on the link below, browse the site, join it, love it!
Members have full participation privileges to add their own blog entries, video uploads, photos and event announcements.
This is some real deal stuff here, no fakers. -Rotten Mac-
“Distortion 2 Static (D2S) is a 30-minute Hip Hop television show that offers an intimate perspective into a progressive Hip Hop culture by highlighting the current events within the community and profiling those who are committed to advancing its art forms. The D2S brand also extends itself into fashion, music, and nightlife entertainment.” -D2S-
I was raised on Hip Hop. Well, my family didn’t raise me on Hip Hop, Hip Hop raised me. It started way back, in history (1987 5th grade) when an older friend of mine played me an album called Escape, by Whodini (circa 1984)
The first time I heard rap music, It was 1987 in 5th grade
My Hip Hop History began the moment I heard the songs “Five Minutes of Funk”, “The Freaks Come Out at Night”, “Friends”, and “Rumors”, I was hooked. Lock me up and throw away the key because I was to become a lifetime Rap and Hip Hop felon… I mean fan. But I may get into that in future posts.
I want to bring you moments in history that shaped Rap and Hip Hop. My source is from article
Grandmaster Flash forms one of the most influential rap groups ever, The Furious 5: Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler), Melle Mel (Melvin Glover), Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover), Cowboy (Keith Wiggins), Raheim (Guy Williams), and Mr. Ness (Eddie Morris).
Around the same time, another great rap crew – The Cold Crush Four – was formed, comprising of Charlie Chase, Tony Tone, Grand Master Caz, Easy Ad, JDL, and Almighty KG.
The first rap record by a non-rap group “King Tim III” is recorded by the Fatback Band.
Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight” would go on to become the first known rap hit, reaching #36 on Billboard.
Various obscure rap singles were also released: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5’s “Super-rappin” and Spoonie Gee’s “Spoonin’ Rap” both on Enjoy Records, Kurtis Blow’s “Christmas Rappin” on Mercury Records, and Jimmy Spicer’s 13-minute long storytelling track “Adventures of Super Rhymes” on Dazz Records.
Mr. Magic’s ‘Rap Attack’ becomes the first hip-hop radio show on WHBI.
I will be posting more of “The History of Hip Hop” 1979-1988 in future posts.
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of live DJ scratching on wax.
