"SEE, THIS AIN'T AMERICA'S MOST WANTED,
THIS IS AMERICA'S MOST MACKIN'!"
PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on American hip-hop group, BEASTIE BOYS, walking down Franklin Ave., Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA, from the B. Boys' "Check Your Head" photo-session, c. 1991. 📸: Glen E. Friedman.
OVERVIEW: "We met up by the Capitol Records building and eventually ended up in a beach parking lot in Santa Monica. Same lot you would have parked in if you had a car and were going to Arthur Lake's parents home in ‘76 to skate their pool. Pictures from this day ended up on the cover of "CHECK YOUR HEAD" and on various other merchandise the boys put out.
This is one of my FAVORITES from the day.
Hearing this album in the studio with them for the first time while they were working on the sequencing is what inspired me to ask them to do the photo session. They already had the LP cover done I was told, but that was fine by me, once I faxed them some of these they changed direction and threw a Fax on the cover of the LP. On the cassette and later CD they used the actual photograph. Inspired, conquered. Great day, amazing work. They also met AWOL for the first time this day, since i asked him if he'd mind hauling us around in his van and hang out."
-- GLEN E. FRIEDMAN (American photographer/living legend)
I recorded this right before my first Euro tour at ScienZe’s house. I knew of JohnNY Uniteus from his work w/ O.I.S.D at EoW but this quiet kid in the corner also wanted to jump on this song. Back then, ScienZe always had company at his house while he worked on music, day in and day out. Originally it was supposed to be me and Scienze over this BMB Spacekid record, but he let his homies jump on. The surprise was Noah (the last emcee on here). This may have been one of his first recorded raps.
My thought having never heard him was “if he’s wack, I can always hit Sci privately to remove him.”
He stayed.
Took me a decade to let this one loose but enjoy!
COMMEMORATING 40 YEARS OF A GOLDEN AGE HIP-HOP CULT CLASSIC IN 2023.
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the front and back of a (J B5 Chirashi) 2015 Japanese re-release movie poster to American hip-hop docudrama film, "Wild Style" (1983), written, directed & produced by Charles Ahearn.
BONUS PIC: Alternative and/or variant 2015 JB5 Chirashi/Japanese movie poster to "Wild Style."
If you haven’t checked out Quelle’s new album yet, I strongly suggest you do so. DEATHFAME is another stellar release in Quelle’s already impressive discography. 👌