Roy Johnson's Chicago Underground Thread...

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:37 am

I'll upload about half a dozen tracks per day. If anyone has any rarities, please contribute. I'm always looking for more Rubberoom and Tony Banks demos.

His Majesti - Armed And Dangerous (1988)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ntdoh1

All Natural - Hip Hop Is Back (1993)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0r653g

Juice - All That Glitters (1995 Demo)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dbrorl

G-Spot - Grass Is... (1994)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/stxu3a

Mental Giants - Ak's Groove (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/96jno2

Rhymefest - Lazy Rap (1994)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uni8u5

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 4:20 am

wow...I have not heard that All natural since I had it on a dubbed tape of a mixtape a friend from the US got and did a dub for me for me back in 1994, I'm not 100% sure but I think it was a Wild Pitch mixtape and there was a track by Total Package that I have been searching for over 13 years

I had never heard the His Majesti - Armed And Dangerous (1988) either so that was mad appreciated.

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:23 am

Jaz wrote:wow...I have not heard that All natural since I had it on a dubbed tape of a mixtape a friend from the US got and did a dub for me for me back in 1994, I'm not 100% sure but I think it was a Wild Pitch mixtape and there was a track by Total Package that I have been searching for over 13 years

Good call on that All Natural. That Eclipse "Wild Pitch Blends" mixtape is something that I'd love to have in my collection.

Wildpitch, known for having a great ear for talent, snatched up All Natural, but they folded before releasing anything (except "Hip Hop Is Back" on the now famous Wildpitch Classics mixtape).

http://www.galapagos4.com/blackbook/chicago_history.htm

Jaz wrote: I had never heard the His Majesti - Armed And Dangerous (1988) either so that was mad appreciated.

I knew that you'd like it.

Unfortunately, there's really nothing else from the mid-to-late 80s outside of a decent track from Whiteboy Mike.

serch4beatz · Post by **serch4beatz** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:06 pm

how bout paul ray? i think he's from chicago

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:33 pm

Round Two

Rhymefest - How We Chill (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0c0dmz

East Of The Rock - Galaxy Rays (1994)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/meaiq3

Spelany's - Switchblade (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/bnv2af

Thawfor - Sage (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mhf7nx

Rubberoom - Seven (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1i8o1t

Verbally Diseased - Legless Be The Legacy (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/tgb2w2

blessingindisguise · Post by **blessingindisguise** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:23 pm

Rubberoom gives a great show....

Reggie · Post by **Reggie** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:26 pm

Roy Johnson is the man. Almost ten years ago, back when people still traded cassettes through the mail, he put me up on so much hip-hop it was ridiculous. I could never and can never repay him for that. So give the man his 'spect.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:57 pm

Roy Johnson is killing shit with Chicago jewels...in T.R.O.Y.

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 8:21 pm

Great thread.

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 9:25 pm

Roy these tracks are all ill, especially that Spelany's Switchblade one, can you please tell me more about that MC, crew?...did they do anything else?

madtapes · Post by **madtapes** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:13 am

This thread makes happy. Props to Mr Johnson!

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:32 pm

Jaz wrote:Roy these tracks are all ill, especially that Spelany's Switchblade one, can you please tell me more about that MC, crew?...did they do anything else?

A "Spelaney's Lost Classics" compilation was supposed to be released in 2001, but it never came out. I have about four of their tracks, and "Switchblade" is said to be their best. There are four members: Tony Banks, Snap, Riff, and producer Coolout Chris. Tony Banks is the final MC to rap on "Switchblade". He's been on a number of different projects: JP Schmedrick, Undaground Solution, etc. I have a good amount of his stuff on mixtapes and what not, but I haven't converted any of it to disc.

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:32 pm

Round Three

Kinetic Order - Deconstruct (1991)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rrg0wn

Mindspace - Deadly Dimensions (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/9noqzt

Rubberoom - White Hot Razors (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ipdwmk

G-Spot - The M.O. (1999)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vzosm9

Steady Serv - You Know The Time (1994)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kj7q1s

All Natural - All Nat (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/881zru

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 2:20 pm

Round 4

Rubberoom - Bouncin' Off The Walls (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/454f9e

Fierce - Crab (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2ntloz

Undaground Solution w/ Tony Banks - The Meaning (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/i6bc9y

Rhymefest - Much Of Nothing (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gr5h0p

Vakill - Who's Afraid? (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0bghfx

Stony Island - Hip Hop Is Comin' Back Around (1993)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/bnpuge

The Stony Island track has some glitches at the 3:30 mark. I think that's how it is on Kevin Beacham's master.

I might upload some more tracks on Saturday, but if not, then Monday for sure.

alkuttraz · Post by **alkuttraz** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:46 pm

paul ray - long dayz '97
http://rapidshare.com/files/6763977/Pau ... akutt_.mp3

paul ray - more emotion '97
http://rapidshare.com/files/6763978/Pau ... akutt_.mp3

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:55 pm

Roy Johnson wrote:Round 4

Rubberoom - Bouncin' Off The Walls (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/454f9e

Fierce - Crab (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2ntloz

Undaground Solution w/ Tony Banks - The Meaning (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/i6bc9y

Rhymefest - Much Of Nothing (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gr5h0p

Vakill - Who's Afraid? (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0bghfx

Stony Island - Hip Hop Is Comin' Back Around (1993)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/bnpuge

The Stony Island track has some glitches at the 3:30 mark. I think that's how it is on Kevin Beacham's master.

I might upload some more tracks on Saturday, but if not, then Monday for sure.

Fierce was a Chicago kid?...I never knew that

richard lamplighter · Post by **richard lamplighter** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 1:19 am

props for the thread

Galvatron78 · Post by **Galvatron78** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:35 pm

hey i like Chicago stuff too...you wouldn't happen to have

- EC Illa's Vandalism Instrumentals vol 1 and 2 and Father Tyme's "in the gutter" and also Father Tyme's song he did with EC illa a while back?

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:36 pm

Rubberoom - What's Your Alibi (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/c1ieho

Whatnoxic - Contortion (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/w5mwdq

Kinetic Order - Bug Juice (1993)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sqptuy

JP Schmedrick w/ Tony Banks - Insect Invasion (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/20e3h1

Vakill - Something Terrible (1994)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/imi49g

Epicentral - Philosophy Or Fallacy (1999?)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/a7vqqj

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:38 pm

Galvatron78 wrote:hey i like Chicago stuff too...you wouldn't happen to have

- EC Illa's Vandalism Instrumentals vol 1 and 2 and Father Tyme's "in the gutter" and also Father Tyme's song he did with EC illa a while back?

Sorry, I don't have any of those.

DredScott · Post by **DredScott** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 12:31 am

props on this shit...

you don't happen to have a good quality version of rubberoom's "body snatchaz" do you?

madtapes · Post by **madtapes** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:42 pm

madtapes wrote:This thread makes happy. Props to Mr Johnson!

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:07 pm

DredScott wrote:props on this shit...

you don't happen to have a good quality version of rubberoom's "body snatchaz" do you?

Dred,

I don't have that one, unfortunately. My Rubberoom collection is far from complete.

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:14 pm

Rubberoom - Nocturnal (1996)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/rv358y

Thawfor - Memories (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/lg1wqq

Tony Banks w/ Coolout Chris - Step Up (1998)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/06xn54

Rhymefest w/ Juice - How We Chill Part II (1995)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uwgil9

G-Spot - The Return Of Lazarus (1999)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gqm2n4

Frosty Jones - The Further Adventures Of... (1999)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/x9olzk

The intro is missing on that Tony Banks track.

bringinoutbangerz · Post by **bringinoutbangerz** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:56 pm

Yo Roy, whats good with some Psychodrama?

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:28 pm

DredScott wrote:props on this shit...

you don't happen to have a good quality version of rubberoom's "body snatchaz" do you?

Dred,

Actually, DJ Espionage has this single on his "Twelve Inchers" blog.

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:30 pm

bringinoutbangerz wrote:Yo Roy, whats good with some Psychodrama?

There's a Psychodrama mixtape available at www.molemen.com

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:30 pm

Verbally Diseased - Blowin' Up The Spot (Instrumental)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l9e7bn

Common Sense - Soul By The Pound (Remix Instrumental)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kvkbkt

Rubberoom - White Hot Razors (Instrumental)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sjf2bt

Rubberoom - Body Snatchin' (Remix Instrumental)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/o5pq7q

Primeridian - On Tha Spot (Instrumental)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4tzqfd

Grav - C'Mon (Instrumental)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ke5k9l

Jaz · Post by **Jaz** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:46 pm

Roy...I am seriously feeling all of them but my key ones are

Epicentral
G-Spot
Spelany's
Kinetic Order
Steady Serv

and want more please, I am pleased to say that I am rocking these next week when I return to radio.

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:18 pm

Jaz wrote:Roy...I am seriously feeling all of them but my key ones are

Epicentral
G-Spot
Spelany's
Kinetic Order
Steady Serv

and want more please, I am pleased to say that I am rocking these next week when I return to radio.

Your want list kinda looks like mine.

A member of Undaground Solution promised to help me out with a few things, and I also contacted Kevin Beacham, so hopefully, I'll be able to get my hands on some more demos.

Alkuttraz has some material from East Of The Rock, Stony Island, etc, so hopefully, he'll have time to upload some tracks in the near future.

Right now, Stony Island is at the top of my want list. I have four of their songs on mixtapes, and if I could get clean versions of those, it would pretty much make my year. There's one track in particular called "Delinquent Fits" that would just blow your mind if you heard it.

Also, what I said about His Majesti - Armed And Dangerous being the only quality hip hop track to come out of the late 80s scene was inaccurate. There's a Sudden Def track that I completely forgot about. I forgot the name of it, but it's on "Chicago Rocks" Volume 3.