Not to many things get me going like some unreleased Finesse. This is a pretty big departure from the vibe of the original (see below). Freshly liberated by the Dope House moments ago.
Backstory:
Most people know the original version of this track from the Trespass Soundtrack, which dropped as a promo only 12” back in 1992. In early 2000 hip-hop heads were finally able to hear the original version (actually titled “Knockin’ Niggaz Out”) featuring what would have been Big L’s debut had the label not rejected it as being “too hard”. This track was remixed by Lord Finesse and his production partner Davel “Bo” McKenzie (The Alumni) in 2004, and was intended to be used on the Funky Technician Remix Project, an album which is finally dropping in April 2012 on Slice-of-Spice. The track was never fully finished or properly mixed, but the team at SOS have worked with Underboss Entertainment to get this out as a special edition flexi-disc (remember those?!) and had it mastered by none other than K-Def. To quote the production engineer at the pressing plant “it’s the best sounding flexi-disc we’ve ever produced”!
The flexi-disc is going to be available at the WFMU Record Fair this Saturday in NYC as a special promotion at the Slice-of-Spice table. Lord Finesse, K-Def and Paul Nice will also be at the event meeting with fans and signing records, so there’s very good reason to reach this year if you can. If you can’t, don’t worry none as the team at SOS are going to be running several giveaway promotions to get this very limited flexi-disc into people’s hands. To be sure you qualify, and find where the different promotions are going to pop-up, be sure to like their Facebook Page, follow their SoundCloudpage, and definitely subscribe to their mailing list. They’re about to drop a whole mess of previously unreleased Lord Finesse vinyl in the coming months, including a fully remastered version of the original, “Knockin’ Niggaz Out”, including the previously unreleased instrumental!
Saw this man live in NY. It was great, he was handing out lean to the people in the front row and seemed to remember the words to every song but would forget which tracks HE HAD JUST PERFORMED.
This remix is taken from Blaq Poet’s forthcoming QB Slasher Remix EP which will be available on September 6th (digital only.)
“QB Slasher” is following up the demand for more material off of Poet’s critically acclaimed “Blaq Poet Society” LP. Included on the new EP are four all new remixes enlisting the hottest underground mc’s in the game right now: Roc Marciano, Wais P, Meyhem Lauren & Blacastan plus the non album cut “Freezers” featuring Big Noyd and Bloodsport. The EP is rounded out with the full instrumental versions of the original album cuts.
Oddisee remixes “Elephants” off the self-titled album from Daily Bread, which consists of rappers Apollo Brown and Hassaan Mackey. This track sounds pretty good to me.