For those who weren’t outside or wasn’t born yet…This was what was playing in the Tri State in the Summer of 96

[Newark88]

I posted this before but I see someone posted this on YouTube. This is Funk Flex on Hot 97 back in the Summer of 96. Mind you, this is smack dab in the middle of the Bad Boy era. Nas just dropped It Was Written. But Jay-Z also just dropped his debut. Was Jay really getting play like that??! Y’all listen for yourselves:

July 96


August 96

 

[L $ C]

super cool thread love it

 

[L $ C]

drop more, we need these

 

[Ziggiy]

Lots of Nas, Wutang, Fugees, a little Jay thrown in. Sounds about right.

Its crazy how a song like I Gave You Power was getting radio play. A song as lyrically and conceptually dense would NEVER get that kind of burn today unless perhaps it was a Kendrick joint.

 

[Newark88]

Lots of Nas, Wutang, Fugees, a little Jay thrown in. Sounds about right.

Its crazy how a song like I Gave You Power was getting radio play. A song as lyrically and conceptually dense would NEVER get that kind of burn today unless perhaps it was a Kendrick joint.

Also you had the Nas freestyles over those 80’s Hip Hop beats that were killing the mixtapes that Summer

 

[Sean7]

Good time in hip hop.... I remember a doo wop mixtape I had that summer with all of the new songs on it, probably one of my fave mixtape I owned at the time.

 

[Newark88]

Good time in hip hop.... I remember a doo wop mixtape I had that summer with all of the new songs on it, probably one of my fave mixtape I owned at the time.

I think that’s the one where I heard Nas Streets Dreams for the first time

 

[get these nets]

Thanks

Looking for the drops that artists used to record for the station. just caught the Ol Dirty one in the first vid

Rest in Peace to Big Kapp & Mr Cee

 

[Capitol]

I don't know why I find it so hilarious he gave out fax number. Props for posting this .

 

[Sean7]

I think that’s the one where I heard Nas Streets Dreams for the first time

Damn I forget but you are probably right. He was on that tape I remember.

 

[Majestyx]

Lots of Nas, Wutang, Fugees, a little Jay thrown in. Sounds about right.

Its crazy how a song like I Gave You Power was getting radio play. A song as lyrically and conceptually dense would NEVER get that kind of burn today unless perhaps it was a Kendrick joint.

cuz before 99 everything was valid. then people started catering to hoes. and it became a wrap

 

[VegetasHairline]

Might as well rename The Booth to The Larry Holmes Garden.

 

[Sean7]

I think that’s the one where I heard Nas Streets Dreams for the first time

You were right man, it did have the Street Dreams on it.

 

[Newark88]

Lots of Nas, Wutang, Fugees, a little Jay thrown in. Sounds about right.

Its crazy how a song like I Gave You Power was getting radio play. A song as lyrically and conceptually dense would NEVER get that kind of burn today unless perhaps it was a Kendrick joint.

Nah it was a lil bit more then a little Jay thrown in there Flex was playing damn near the whole album

 

[ADP]

Nah it was a lil bit more then a little Jay thrown in there Flex was playing damn near the whole album

How much you reckon that set Dame back ? Brown bags or Nike shoe box ?