Thank You Educated Rapper-UTFO

 

In 1986 I bought my first record from a vinyl shop in Milwaukee called Rent-A-Record that was on Fond Du Lac & Capitol. That record was the self titled first release from U.T.F.O.  My favorite song was "Leader Of The Pack" and the video was in heavy rotation on B.E.T.  Sadly,I never got a chance to see them perform live or meet the Educated Rapper. Nontheless,I still own all of their albums & singles and am deeply saddened by this loss. Thank You EMD!

 

 

 

Diggers Delight-Generation Cool

Generation Cool is a mix of  pop culture, hip-hop culture, and sports culture. Of course it was the toys and hip-hop that drew me in. This place is a goldmine for collectors and fans of vintage street wear. I am not easily impressed by your average dime-a-dozen pop-up shops, but trust me, this place is a force to be reckoned with.  Need some rare sneakers? What about a vintage Raiders Started jacket? Been looking for that 6 Million Dollar Man action figure or maybe that rare Public Enemy concert tee? How about a leather Gucci hat and matching fat gold chain?... NO PROBLEM. Generation Cool reminds me of those classic hip-hop shops of the 80' & 90's. This spot is a must to visit if you are in the Tucson area. You can thank me later.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fan Club Love- The BoogieMonsters

Back in 1994 was the first and last time I ever attempted to write to a fan club. I wrote to the -A Tribe Called Quest- fan club as well as the BoogieMonsters fan club. I never heard back from Tribe but the BM's showed me mad love. I was pretty shocked when I opened my mail to find a promotional photo autographed to me by all of the members as well as a super cool 2 page pamphlet about the group. They went on to release 2 gold nugget LP's and a slew of 12"s, all of which I own.  I later got to see them perform in Milwaukee with the Artifacts, The Beatnuts, and Common Sense. It was a great show and I want to thank them for reaching out to one of their biggest fans.

Vatos Raised On Tacos Graffiti Artshow

 

I got a chance to spin at this dope artshow and hang out with a lot of talented graf artists and writers. I'd like to thank Siekone for holding me down and I hope I get to rock with these guys again soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Smokin Grooves Tour 1997

This concert was back when tours were "rock solid". It was really a great time in Milwaukee with shows, Dj'ing, and television. I and PITT, a good buddy of mine, had separate hip-hop related shows on the local public access channel, MATA 14, and were trying to interview as many dope artists as possible. One of the shows I had was an all music video show and I did video promotions from Red Ant Entertainment. Well, Red Ant worked with The Brand New Heavies who were on this SG tour so I got backstage passes through them to interview the group and that was our foot in the door to interview some of the other artists on the tour. I straight-up just walked right into Erykah Badu's dressing room. She was mad cool but didn't want to do an interview for us. It was still cool because she still did some "drops" for the show and let me tell you, she is even more beautiful up close! We moved on to Cypress Hill who was accompanied by Psycho Realm. PITT interviewed those guys and it was WILD! They later told us it was the best interview they ever did.(PITT's show was called "Mental Fitness" and was a hardcore, uncensored rap show while mine was more Dj related.) It was a similar experience when interviewing The Roots. They were bugging when they saw PITT in action. One of these days I'm going to post some of those shows. Foxy Brown for whatever reason was not on this show. The highlight of the night was backstage after the show where everyone was hangin out and I saw George Clinton off in the distance. I noticed that PITT was talking to his road manager so I walked over to see what was up. Now let's be clear,  George is a legend. I couldn't believe I was even in the same area as this dude, I mean, I could just walk up to this him and start a conversation. That was unbelievable to me. Anyway, PITT is trying to secure an interview and I'm thinking,"good luck". So George's road manager walks over to him and after a few minutes she walks back over to us and asks, "can you guys do it at the hotel at midnight?" WHAT?!!! Of course we can! So we drive across town to the Hilton and go up to his room and when we walked in, he was sitting at a table with a huge sketch pad and a ton of markers drawing. It was pretty surreal to say the least. After introductions he proceeded to select the perfect pair of sunglasses to match his outfit and then we got down to business. We hung out for 2 hours and touched on a lot of topics. It was pretty cool. Anyway, they don't do shows like this anymore.

  

Missing My Brother

It's been a year since you've been gone. Still seems unreal. Don't worry, we will talk soon.  D.

Run-DMC Toughter Than Leather

No doubt one of the best rap movies ever. (Personally it's in my top 3 along with Krush Groove and Wild Style) I saw this at Capitol Court Theatre in Milwaukee, WI four times. Filled with an incredible cast of Def Jam artists and some well known actors(even though some of them act pretty badly!), this was a hip hop classic. If you've never seen it, check it out below and you can thank me later.