We’re giving you value for your horrifically devalued pounds this week with both a classic Westwood radio show and a vintage Zulu Message column. On this week’s show we go back to October 1996 with DJ Riz of the Crooklyn Clan on the turntables and they’re even joined by the ghost of Aaliyah. That reminds us of a story R.A. The Rugged Man told Fat Lace about the time both he and Aaliyah were recording at Jive’s Battery Studio’s in Manhattan. Even though they were stable mates, under no circumstances was R.A. allowed to meet Aaliyah. Apparently she had a penchant for massive, bearded, caucasian sexual deviants. Who knows the damage the fragile little songstress could do to that hulk-like lyricist.
Anyway, enjoy the show and we plucked out Tim’s top choice pick from this month’s Zulu Message, a Fat Lace fave and an incredible track by Grandmaster Melle Mel and The Furious Five called ‘The Truth’ from their sef-titled LP from back in 1984. The same year George Orwell wrote that book, or something, coincidence huh? The column, as ever, makes for a fascinating read. So read it or never ever complain that we talk too much about Weezy and Yeezy and oh yeah, Zizzi. Gotta love their pasta.
Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five – The Truth
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8 responses so far ↓
1 brian beck from wisconsin // Dec 3, 2008 at 7:39 am
Good stuff.
Needless to say, WW3 from that LP is also incredible.
2 100 names // Dec 3, 2008 at 11:09 am
Yeah, love this stuff fatlace. Can’t listen until tonite, but hoping that’s the Riz mix where he drops Sucker MC’s beat over Sade ‘Smooth Operator’, I taped it off westwood around that time, but the tape cut off half way through the mix and been after the whole thing for ages. If it’s not can’t wait to hear it anyway.
3 domski // Dec 16, 2008 at 10:31 am
yoooo i just had goose bumps n if i had hair on my head it would have stood up…the Zulu Message page OH MY fookin GOD i feel such a white boy hip hop geek from outta London cuz thats what i was!!!! love all the work fat lace does you guys are special …in a kinda window licking way!!
4 Crump // Jan 4, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Please could you fix link part 1 (others work fine)
blessings!
5 nes // Jan 5, 2009 at 12:34 pm
nice
6 onion // May 30, 2009 at 7:41 pm
if u want that DJ Riz mix its on the crooklyn clan site.
7 mindgames // Jun 20, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Any chance of re-upping these, pretty please?
8 ASH // Aug 12, 2010 at 11:10 am
check this video out……http://bit.ly/b9Wl6I
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