AG & Party Arty - "Gimme The Mic"

D.I.T.C. camp is on FIRE right now - we haven't had this much Diggin' projects lined up in years. This atonal piano banger called "Gimme The Mic" is dominated by AG's usual smooth punchlines and similies while the late Party Arty adds adlibs and a vaulted hype verse. Ray West does a great job with this joint as he was been accustomed too by now. Apparantly this is from an ucpoming album from the duo called "Live From The Balcony", set off by an OC track, and followed by eight additional songs shared between Party Arty and AG, all set to the tones of Ray West.

And of course in case you have missed it, AG, OC, Fat Joe, Showbiz and the guys have actually spent the last year in the new D.I.T.C. Studos (following the demolition of the old D&D) recordig a brand new abum - the first proper release from the crew since "Worldwide" in early 2000. I'm gonna wait to listen til' the full project is available but you can stream a good 19 minutes sampler and several singles over at their Soundcloud page. The physical project will be available to purchase from D.I.T.C.'s own website along with some nice hoodies and stuff - check it out.

[Shelved Album] AG / GD - "Take It Back to 1999"

Readers of this blog are heavily aware that I got a real soft spot for music from the D.I.T.C. camp and a peviously unreleased full-length LP from AG and the still underrated Ghetto Dwellas, with productions from Showbiz and AG sounds almost too good to be true. Unfortunately it kind of is; but then again this LP/compilation has never been leaked in its entirety so maybe a retail version might have been a little stronger.

There's no question that AG, D-Flow and Party Arty have an amazing chemistry and are excellent at bouncing off each other since they all have so distinctive flows and writing styles. After recording was completed the album was shelved for the longest, but whether or not this was because the trio was unsatisfied with the recordings or if there was a problem at the label involved remains unknown. But it might very well be the former, as much of the production on here sound quite generic... despite the majority of the 11 songs featured here being produced by Wild Life alumnis Showbiz and Amed, at the height of the switch from DITC to Wild Life where especially Show started fucking with a new sound. AG and GD drops several dope verses but all in all it's a pretty bland lyrical contribution as well. In fact it might be better to use the best songs from this together with some other fat GD / AG joints to form a compilation.

I had in fact never heard about this album until AG posted a link to what he labeled "Return to 1999" via his Facebook and later on official website. The album definitely felt incomplete, however, as each of the 11 songs cut off at exactly two minutes and the intro mentioned Lord Finesse as a producer on the project despite not being listed in the credits. It was time to get some answers, so I contacted Amed, who of course produced at least half this project. What was the reality of this leak, was it simply a compilation of AG/GD tracks left on the cutting room floor (as some of the songs have also been released on 12" singles) or was it in fact an actual album intended for release. Amed managed to clear much of this this up - "Take it Back (Return to '99") was in fact a full-length album to be released under the name of AG / GD (remember that excellent single they put out under that name back in '99). I asked Amed when it was originally recorded since to me it sounded like late '99, early 2000, but as far as I know they didn't start rocking Wild Life Entertainment until Autumn 2001. His response was that he don't remember the exact year but that The Wild Life thing has been something they have been running with since like '89.

We talked about a lot of interesting things, and hopefully I'll soon be able to hook up a full interview with Amed on The Lost Tapes - but before our conversation ended I asked him one more question about this AG/GD project. As it only clocked in at 11 tracks and about 30 minutes, and as mentioned above the intro also shouts out Finesse as aproducer despite being nowhere to be found. I supposed there were missing tracks and suspected it might also meant to be a mixtape. Amed set the record straight saying that "there is more tracks originally recorded and some credits are wrong.... And yes it was meant to be released as an album". Despite it not being "The Dirty Version" it's well worth a few spins and a must hear for any fans of AG/GD/Amed/Show and the D.I.T.C. camp, 

The version posted below is not the 2 minute snippets versions that AG originally posted, but rather features the entirety of all the songs. This is a version that I acquired from Philaflava member Freezy Peezy who was kind enough to let me include it on The Lost Tapes so a huge thank you to Freezy! Enjoy this one while we wait for that new Show & AG album!

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01. "Intro" [prod, Amed]
02. "Flip Shit" [prod. Amed]
03. "Come On" [prod. Show]
04. "God Made Dirt" [prod. Show]
05. "The Party Y'All" [prod. Amed]
06. "We R GD" [prod. Coochise]
07. "You Ain't A Killa" [prod. Amed]
08. "Get It Dusty" [prod. Show]
09. "You Don't Really Wanted" [prod. Amed]
10. "Ain't Nuttin" [prod. Amed]
11. "I Will Be There" [prod. Show]

AG / GD - "Take It Back to '99"

[Album] AG & GHETTO DWELLAS - "Take it Back to '99"

Being the huge D.I.T.C fan that I am the crew has a tendency that from time-to-time drop free or limited projects out of nowherre which is always extremely welcome. AG recently started his new website AGDITC.com and where he just let loose of a free download of a previously unreleassed 1999 EP he and The Ghetto Dwellas made together with production from Show and Amed, pretty much making it akin' to a Wild Life Entertainment release although it might be slightly before that labels time. Although some of these tracks have been released on later releases like "Rare & Unreleased" albums and a few on 12" songs, and unforutnately some of the songs cut off before they have run their course, making the 11 set into an EP clocking in at 21 minutes rather than a full album. Still this is a must hear for any D.I.T.C. fan, and especially as there's not that much Ghetto Dwellas material availalble (R.I.P. P-80) so be sure to BANG YOUR HEAD TO THIS!!

EDIT - The homie FreezyPazzy from the Philaflava/T.R.O.Y. forums came through big time on this and hooked me up with the full album, so no more two minutes snippets. Here is the full thing, and the link is just re-upped and should be working... DITC/Wild Life in the house!

01. "Intro" [prod. by Amed]

02. Ghetto Dwellas - "Flip Shit" [prod. by Amed]

03. AG - "Come On" [prod. by Show]

04. Getto Dwellas - "God Made Dirt" [prod. by Show]

05. Party Arty - "The Party Y'all" [prod. by Amed]

06. Ghetto Dwellas - "We R G&D" [prod. by Cochise]

07. AG, Ghetto Dwellas Ft. OG Ruc - "You Ain't A Killa" [prod. by Amed]

08. D-Flow - "Get It Dusty" [prod. by Show]

09. Hellbound - "You Don't Really Want It" [prod. by Amed]

10. AG, Hellbound & Courtland Cartel - "Ain't Nuthin'" [prod. Amed]

11. AG Ft. Joshia - "Will Be There For You" [prod. by Show]

AG / GHETTO DWELLAS - "Take it Back to 99" [FULL]

[Mixtape] D-FLOW - "Paraphernalia"

D.I.T.C. heads should consider themeselves very lucky this Monday as we're getting a brand new mixtape from D-Flow, the superb spitter of Ghetto Dwellas fame. I've always been a big fan of his cameo verses on albums by Show & AG, OC, and so forth but I believe "Paraphernalia" represents the first time I've heard a full project from the man, and with production by Showbiz, E-Blaze, and Drawzilla you know it's gonna be a mad interesting listen. Also featured on the project are Milano, AG, Majestic Gage, and the late, but always great, Party Arty... TURN IT UP.... A LITTLE LOUDER!!!!

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Showbiz & AG - "All Time Greats" (Ft. Party Arty)

There's no question about it, Showbiz & AG are the #1 artist of the year. From releasing a free street album that's been getting a lot more rotation than the vast majority of 2012 LP:s, to two sizzling iTunes drops (a remix album and an instrumental album), they have taken some extreme but super appreciated steps in building the hype for "Mugshot Music", their fifth retail release. Produced by Showbiz, overseen by DJ Premier and written and performed by one of the realest emcees in the game this is a must buy for any true fan of authentic heavyhitting music. The album is said to drop on October 9 via D.I.T.C. imprint, which I find a little worrying considering we haven't even seen a tracklist or where to pre-order. The release of singles point towards the right direction though.

So far we've been hearing three singles, and they all fall under the category of superior ish in my humble opinion. Another plus is that with only three tracks heard we've already heard guest vocals from D.I.T.C. aficonado's like OC, A-Bless and even the late Party Arty who still sounds fantastic over Show's production (supporters of the "Mugshot Music: Remixes" also got to hear him rip it on "Suspended Animation"). In case you missed the previous singles, make yourself aquianted with "Everytime I Touch The Mic" and "Walking On Air", before you dwell into the P-80 assisted "All Time Greats".