http://www.metafilter.com/tags/MarkSkillz Posts tagged with 'MarkSkillz' at MetaFilter. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:39:18 -0800 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:39:18 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/85173/Its%2Don%2Dand%2Don%2Dand%2Don%2Don%2Dand%2Don%2Dlike%2Dthe%2Dhot%2Dbutter%2Don%2Dthe%2Dwhat%2DPopcorn <a href="http://markskillz.blogspot.com/">Mark Skillz</a>, hip hop historian of a sort and an <a href="http://hiphopandpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/05/22/when-the-fever-was-mecca-the-legacy-of-disco-fever/">occasional writer</a> for <a href="http://www.waxpoetics.com/issues/issue_29/">Wax Poetics</a>, represents the old school of hip hop and lets others tell their stories on <a href="http://hiphop101a.blogspot.com/">Hip Hop 101A</a>. From <a href="http://hiphop101a.blogspot.com/2007/09/cheeba-cheeba-yall.html">Eddie Cheba recalling his time as a top DJ</a> in the small world of hip hop in 1977, to <a href="http://hiphop101a.blogspot.com/2007/06/pioneer-buried-alive.html">the life of Sparky D</a>, who took up the good fight for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYmhcnC9WdQ">UTFO</a> and started <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxanne_Wars">the Roxanne Wars</a>, one of hip hop's first rap battles. Read up on <a href="http://hiphop101a.blogspot.com/2007/05/you-cant-stop-us-now-birth-of-planet.html">the fall of funk and the rise of Planet Rock</a>, and <a href="http://hiphop101a.blogspot.com/2007/06/master-mix-those-number-one-tunes.html">reminisce with Reggie Wells about the birth of hip hop</a> from black club deejays in Manhattan who were refining a slick style of talk over disco records to open hip hop jams in the park. As a bonus, Wells throws out a playlist straight from Club 371 (videos after the break). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iNncvFJnoE&fmt=18">Double Cross – First Choice</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/First-Choice-Double-Cross/master/66005">Double Cross</a> single, 1979) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWK_Josc0Og&fmt=18">Soul Makossa – Manu Dubango Pipeline</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Manu-Dibango-Soul-Makossa/master/141438">Soul Makossa</a> single, 1972) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ysC3XNlt48&fmt=18">Galaxy – War</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/War-Galaxy/master/116937">Galaxy</a> album, 1977) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPK5zvLtl40&fmt=35">Runaway Love – Linda Clifford</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Linda-Clifford-Runaway-Love/release/745990">Runaway Love</a> single, 1978) <a href="http://www.wat.tv/video/peter-brown-do-you-wanna-get-i1uo_i124_.html">Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me – Peter Brown</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Peter-Brown-Do-Ya-Wanna-Get-Funky-With-Me/master/151421">Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me</a> single, 1977) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIO5yNL-6xY">Shame – Evelyn Champagne King</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Evelyn-Champagne-King-Shame/master/110532">Shame</a> single, 1977; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxNqRFBqWzU">music video</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpBjQlQr3V4&feature=PlayList&p=1BC6B7D468586769&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15">Turn the Beat Around - Vicky Sue Robinson</a> (full song as part of a playlist) (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Vicki-Sue-Robinson-Never-Gonna-Let-You-Go/release/564322">Never Gonna Let You Go</a> album, 1976; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9RI0H9L7g8">live video</a> / <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44pYL9-XOW0">another live vid</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdKXjxAF6PA">Hot Shot – Karen Young</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Karen-Young-Hot-Shot/master/142262">Hot Shot</a> single, 1978; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0bPyCR9Kwc">live video</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwHi10qX8u8">Busting Loose - Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Chuck-Brown-The-Soul-Searchers-Bustin-Loose/master/180792">Bustin' Loose</a> single, 1978; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoUVPXxlvmY">live video</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHHNXesVW88">Chuck Brown talking about the song</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnmpASU4SxE">Super Sporm (slight edit to fit onto YouTube) – Captain Sky</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Captain-Sky-Super-Sporm/release/307539">Super Sporm</a> single, 1978) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMUJeI2UilE">Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is – Olympic Runners</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Olympic-Runners-Put-The-Music-Where-Your-Mouth-Is-Do-It-Over/master/147939">Put The Music Where Your Mouth Is / Do It Over</a> single, 1974; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQDe7ej8ZIw">re-edit</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJyvqfqC7Bw">Runnin’ Away – Roy Ayers Ubiquity</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Roy-Ayers-Ubiquity-Running-Away/master/120571">Running Away</a> single, 1977, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ldXuhYcfZY">modern live show cut</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDPDN02jjWo">Movin’ On – Brass Construction</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Brass-Construction-Brass-Construction/master/6408">Brass Construction</a> album, 1974) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Rj5m_7xMo">Dr. Love – First Choice</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/First-Choice-Dr-Love/master/65970">Dr. Love</a> single, 1977; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCdGibjddmQ">instrumental dub version</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuUvGh9-Ef4">Love is the Message – MFSB</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/MFSB-Love-Is-The-Message/master/114829">Love Is The Message</a> album, 1973; bonus: <a href="http://www.discogs.com/MFSB--Chi-Lites-Love-Is-The-Message-My-First-Mistake/release/354663">Danny Krivit Special Edit</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KwFB4h8VV0&feature=PlayList&p=0B2919E48D49A3AC&index=0&playnext=1">video, in playlist</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AZIzrqsVsU">Ladies Night – Kool and the Gang</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Kool-The-Gang-Ladies-Night/master/159136">Ladie's Night</a> single, 1979; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1oU9_hy3mA&feature=PlayList&p=900863A0A4E8F2FD&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=28">live video from 1979, in a playlist</a>, and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCFDo1I0QIM">a more recent live video</a>, with the band being introduced by Sinbad) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50XM0PUcLyU">Let’s Get it Together – El Coco</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/El-Coco-Lets-Get-It-Together-Fait-Le-Chat-Do-the-Cat/master/94562">Let's Get It Together / Fait Le Chat (Do the Cat)</a> single, 1976) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBCfoO2_U98&fmt=18">Bounce, Rock, Skate and Roll (part 1) – Vaughn Mason and Crew</a> (<a href="http://www.discogs.com/Vaughan-Mason-And-Crew-Bounce-Rock-Skate-Roll/master/122842">Bounce, Rock, Skate &amp; Roll</a> single, 1979, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Z4TcDOkf8">part 2</a>) If you're looking for more hip hop history, check the <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/contribute/search.mefi?site=mefi&q=hip+hop+history">MetaFilter archives </a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.85173 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:39:18 -0800 Cheba Disco DJ EddieCheba HipHop Hip-Hop HipHopHistory MarkSkillz MC Rap ReggieWells RoxanneWars SparkyD UFTO WaxPoetics filthy light thief