Poster for a Party Boyz show in Bastrop, LA (Taken with instagram)
Moonwalking With The Klondike Dance, Drum and Bugle Corps Back in 1970
Anyone who has ever been to a majorette jamboree knows that majorettes and drummers are a big part of Memphis culture. So I was really interested when I came across this July 4, 1970 article from the Commercial Appeal about the Klondike Dance, Drum and Bugle Corps, which for one thing proves that the roots of drumming and drilling in Memphis go back at least that far (legendary drummer Willie Hall claims back to 1969). Also of interest is the reference to the dancers doing the “moon walk”, so that dance is clearly older than Michael Jackson, and might have come from Memphis!
San Quinn – “Cant Take The Ghetto Out A Nigga” [Album] Coming Soon
Coming July 19 to stores everywhere from Prominant House Records/Select-O-Hits. Need your music everywhere? Visit www.selectohits.com. Digital AND traditional music distribution!
10th Grade Olivertwisted feels no shame for buying this album. It hasn’t aged well, but damn if it still doesn’t earn an occasional spin.
Yoooooooooooooooooooooooou crazy. “It hasn’t aged well.” You could say that about many of the early Cash Money releases, but there’s a reason this album stayed near the top of the album charts and went 4x platinum. This album signaled a serious shift in hip-hop’s sound, showcased the creative genius of Mannie Fresh, and proved that Master P wasn’t the only Southern player in the game.
And everything from “Rich Niggaz” to “Juvenile on Fire” is flawless. Ya heard me? FLAWLESS. The sequencing on this album is amazing. 400 Degreez is one of those albums, my man … shit’s incredible.
One of my all-time favorites, although I’m even more nostalgic about “Souljah Rag”, the Juvenile album before this one, when Cash Money was still an independent label.
San Quinn. Frisco Legend
San Quinn’s new album “Can’t Take The Ghetto Out A N__a” will be in stores July 19, 2011
