The Wurxs Feat. Peedi Crakk – No Ordinary

Over the past several decades, Philadelphia has been known to birth some of the world’s most coveted soul-filled music. The legacy is sure to continue with the introduction of West Philadelphia bred, self-produced emcees, The Wurxs. Comprised of cousins G Moolah and Trons, the super group borrows its range of melodic influences from Rick James, Gil Scott Heron and Janko Nilovic to the Neptunes and 36 Mafia. The result creates a “basement soul” sound, sprinkled with a mix of brutally honest and with laced aspirational lyrics. Recent collaborations with Black Thought, Money Making Jam Boys, and Asher Roth have further cemented the Wurxs imprint on the Philadelphia music scene.

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Kanye West Live In Chicago (1996)

Kanye & Phenom are the first act in this video, recorded in Chi Town’s club Double Door back in 1996.

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Marley Marl & MC Shan beef?

In the video above, MC Shan addresses a statement Masta Ace made about why Shan did not appear on the classic posse cut The Symphony. Not only does Shan say Marley Marl didn’t pay anyone who appeared on In Control Volume 1, but he also drops the bombshell of saying Marl did not produce many of his credited tracks. MC Shan goes on to say the likes of Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie made their own beats while Marley Marl took credit for them.

In the video below, Marley Marl addresses some of the allegations Shan made. The legendary Juice Crew producer dismisses Shan’s claims that he took credit for tracks he didn’t produce, says that Shan is irrelevant and explains that “nobody was getting paid” during their time at Cold Chillin’ Records.

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KRS-ONE Interview

The history of KRS-ONE and a whole lot of hip hop in-between. 1hr 30mins.