#Almighty RSO

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Autumn 1993 Mixtape:

Sister Nancy “Bam Bam”

Wu-Tang Clan “Protect Ya’ Neck”

Souls Of Mischief “’93 To Infinity”

MC Lyte “I Go On (Gangsta)”

Kool G Rap & Polo “Ill Street Blues”

Ice Cube “Jackin’ For Beats”

Digital Underground “The Return Of The Crazy One”

Da King & I “Krak Da Weasel”

Black Moon “Who Got Da Props?”

Fat Joe “Flow Joe”

Brand Nubian “Word Is Bond”

KRS-One “Outta’ Here”

Naughty By Nature “Written On Ya’ Kitten” (QDIII RMX)

Cypress Hill Black Sunday

Tha Alkaholiks “Make Room”

Gang Starr “Mass Appeal”

Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich “Outta’ My Way Baby”

The Almighty RSO “Revenge Of The Badd Boyz”

Rodney O & Joe Cooley “Fuck New York”

Scarface “Mr. Scarface”

Mad Lion “Shoot To Kill”

Grand Puba ”Skins”

Shabba Ranks “Ting-A-Ling”

Trends Of Culture “Valley Of The Skinz”

Wu-Tang Clan “C.R.E.A.M.”

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Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s: “Blow Your Head” (1974, 1989)

Taken from his second album Damn Right I Am Somebody (1974), “Blow Your Head” was made as its own single 15 years after the fact. It was funky enough that it was sampled for many golden-era artists and hits such as Schoolly D's "Gangster Boogie" ('89), Digable Planet's "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool like Dat)" ('92), Tha Alkaholiks "Make Room" ('93), Almighty RSO's "Revenge Of Da Badd Boyz" ('94), and more. Many fans will want to hear that brass and lots of hot-steppin’, but what I felt stole the show was that sick stomach-turning squelch from point A to point B. There’s no way you could miss it.

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Almighty RSO ft. Mobb Deep - “The War’s On” 96′. Havoc on the boards. Queens X Boston.

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you could be my boo -- the almighty RSO feat. faith evans (1996)

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- from Doomsday: Forever R.S.O. (1996, Rap-a-Lot Records)

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MAY 19, 2021 (#264)

Main Source ft. Nas + Akinyele + Large Professor: “Live At The BBQ” Scarface: “Seen A Man Die” EPMD: “So What Cha Sayin’” PMD ft. Das EFX: “What Cha Gonna Do” Black Sheep: ”Strobelight Honey” (original) Leaders Of The New School: “International Zone Coaster” Live Squad: “Heartless” (YG’s RMX) Beatnuts: “Props Over Here” Big Daddy Kane: “Prince Of Darkness” Trends Of Culture ft. Grand Puba: “Valley Of The Skinz” Grand Puba ft. Mary J. Blige: “Check It Out” Organized Konfusion: “Stress (Extra P)” Ultramagnetic MCs: “Ego Trippin’” Almighty RSO: Revenge Of Da Badd Boyz” Tucka Da Huntaman: “Watch Your Back” Diamond D: “Sally Got A One-Track Mind” D-Nice: “Call Me D-Nice” De La Soul: “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)” Jungle Brothers: “Straight Out The Jungle” Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth: “DWYCK” Nice & Smooth: “Sometimes I Rhyme Slow” Outkast: “Benz Or A Beamer” Slick Rick ft. Warren G: “Behind Bars” Disposable Heroes Of Hip-Hoprisy: “Television, The Drug Of The Nation” Lost Boyz: “Renee” Kurious Jorge: “Uptown Hit” Cypress Hill: “How I Could Just Kill A Man” Masta Ace: “Born To Roll” Grand Daddy IU: "Sugar Free" Craig Mack: “Get Down” (Q-Tip RMX) Keith Murray: “The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World” Kriss Kross ft. Supercat: “Alright” LL Cool J: “I Shot Ya” Goodie Mob: “Soul Food” Arrested Development: “Tennessee” Paris: “Outta’ My Life” Intelligent Hoodlum: “Grand Groove” Thug Life ft. 2Pac: “Pour Out A Little Liquor” Naughty By Nature: “Written On Your Kitten” (QDIII RMX)

Our final bonus Spring broadcast before we get ready for the summer. Omega Radio makes up for a missed opportunity with another round of golden-era hip-hop and rap. Legends, one-hit wonders, guest appearances, and remixes it is for another free-air opportunity.

We hope to hear from you for our last Spring broadcast of the year. Stay tuned.

May 22, 2021 (10PM New York City): final deluxe Omega (Spring ‘21).

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Benzino: A Brief History Of Beef

Calling Ray Benzino a professional agitator might be putting it politely. Over the years, he’s had a number of different titles: hip-hop executive, CEO and co-owner of The Source, Love and Hip-Hop star, Almighty RSO leader and most infamously, he’s been at the losing end of a rap feud with Eminem. His recent appearance on Noreaga’s Drink…

-- Knowbody lies

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Tommy Boy Records: Early Deep Cuts

We Don’t Play [Freshco & DJ Miz] (1990)

Hook-N-Sling [Phase N’ Rhythm] (1990)

Dope On Plastic [Uptown] (1989)

Can’t Get Enough [Black By Demand] (1989)

Poetical Terror (Fullhouse Vocal Mix) [Too Poetic] (1989)

Cop N Blow [Gold Money feat. Foe Doe Caddy] (1992)

Sexcapades (DMD Mix) [Prince Rakeem] (1991)

On In The Chamba [The Almighty RSO] (1992)

Murderahh!! [Live Squad] (1992)

Lights, Camera, Revolution [Paris] (1991)

Anytime, Anyplace [Stetsasonic] (1991)

Ghetto Thang (Ghetto Ximer) [De La Soul] (1989)

Gutfest ’89 (Extended Cassette Version) [Digital Underground] (1990)

Ladies First (Crazy Extended 45 King Remix) [Queen Latifah & Monie Love] (1990)

Written On Ya Kitten (QDIII Remix) [Naughty By Nature] (1993)

Put Your Handz Up (QDIII Remix) [The Whooliganz] (1993)

Force M.D.’s Meet The Fat Boys [Force MD’s feat. Fat Boys] (1984)

Believe In Yourself [Double Cross M.C.’s] (1985)

The Fresh Commandments [Fresh Gordon] (1986)

Non Stop [Sweet Trio] (1985)

Thunder And Lightning [Miss Thang] (1986)

Mechanism [Jonzun Crew] (1984)

Danger Zone [Planet Patrol] (1983)

As a companion piece to last year’s slept on Tuff City Records compilation, here’s a collection of mostly non-album cuts from the first decade of Tommy Boy Records. During the fast rap era of the late 80′s, the label would give single deals to new artists as a testing ground and if the 12″ met a sales quota (Shock G said it was 80K) the label would green light an album. 

This mix begins with the strongest of those singles (& b-sides) that probably did not perform well as no albums were released. Gold Money [who ripped Digital Underground’s “Heartbeat Props”] actually did release a low-promo’d full length in 1992 that went unnoticed by even many DU fans. 

That same year the radio-friendly-ish label fumbled the ball with 2 hardcore records during the Body Count backlash. The Almighty RSO were dropped after the release of “One In The Chamba” due to “poor record sales“ and Live Squad released 2 12″’s and an ultra-violent VHS mini-movie called Game Of Survival before getting the axe.

The next few songs on this playlist are made up of B-sides & remixes from established Tommy Boy artists. The extended version of the Latifah track is available on the CD single only & Gutfest ‘89 is a wild 8-minute cassette exclusive. 

And then we move to the earliest years of Tommy Boy, a time where almost every rap song in existence qualifies as a deep cut. Force MD’s meeting up with the Fat Boys at the Staten Island ferry, Fresh Gordon’s OG 10 commandment record, a hilarious Oran “Juice” Jones answer record - it’s all here!

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Name: Roger

Age: 64

Occupation: Record producer, engineer, and owner of Bong Island Sound Recording Studio

THE WORLD IS YOURS

I was working at Digital Services Recording Studio. I started working there in 1986. It was the only state-of-the-art studio between here and Dallas. We had all sorts of cutting edge digital recording equipment, world class microphones, reverbs, and mic preamps.

Anybody who could afford to record there, would. We had the equipment and reputation. So, that’s how I started working with Rap-A-Lot Records. They were just one of the clients. They had their own engineer, but we always had to have somebody from the studio there to be the assistant. To do what needed to be done in the room, because we knew the room.

I don’t remember how it came up, but somehow they learned that I was a bass player. And basically, as soon as they heard me play, they asked me to be on a lot of their records. So I played bass and worked as the room assistant. By that time, I was doing some recording for Rap-A-Lot, and I guess my name got around. From there I started recording and mixing for UGK, Scarface, The Almighty RSO and a few others.

I ended up getting a gold record for my work on Scarface’s “The World Is Yours”. On that, Mike Dean did about 98% of the engineering, and all the mixing. I maybe overdubbed a few vocals. But I did play bass on a couple of things. In between tracks, Scarface would have these minute and a half long “commercials”, and he used one of my original chime diddys. That was my biggest contribution to the record. But I got a gold record out of it, so that was pretty cool.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Roger will be playing live at with The Sisters Morales on February 11 at The Old Quarter in Galveston, Texas.

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Omega Radio for May 19, 2021; #264.

Main Source ft. Nas + Akinyele + Large Professor: “Live At The BBQ”

Scarface: “Seen A Man Die”

EPMD: “So What Cha Sayin’”

PMD ft. Das EFX: “What Cha Gona’ Do”

Black Sheep: ”Strobelight Honey” (original)

Leaders Of The New School: “International Zone Coaster”

Live Squad: “Heartless” (YG’s RMX)

Beatnuts: “Props Over Here”

Big Daddy Kane: “Prince Of Darkness”

Trends Of Culture ft. Grand Puba: “Valley Of The Skinz”

Grand Puba ft. Mary J. Blige: “Check It Out”

Organized Konfusion: “Stress (Extra P)”

Ultramagnetic MCs: “Ego Trippin’”

Almighty RSO: Revenge Of Da Badd Boyz”

Tucka Da Huntaman: “Watch Your Back”

Diamond D: “Sally Got A One-Track Mind”

D-Nice: “Call Me D-Nice”

De La Soul: “Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)”

Jungle Brothers: “Straight Out The Jungle”

Gang Starr ft. Nice & Smooth: “DWYCK”

Nice & Smooth: “Sometimes I Rhyme Slow”

Outkast: “Benz Or A Beamer”

Slick Rick ft. Warren G: “Behind Bars”

Disposable Heroes Of Hip-Hoprisy: “Television, The Drug Of The Nation”

Lost Boyz: “Renee”

Kurious Jorge: “Uptown Hit”

Cypress Hill: “How I Could Just Kill A Man”

Masta Ace: “Born To Roll”

Grand Daddy IU: “Sugar Free”

Craig Mack: “Get Down” (Q-Tip RMX)

Keith Murray: “The Most Beautifullest Thing In This World”

Kriss Kross ft. Supercat: “Alright”

LL Cool J: “I Shot Ya”

Goodie Mob: “Soul Food”

Arrested Development: “Tennessee”

Paris: “Outta’ My Life”

Intelligent Hoodlum: “Grand Groove”

Thug Life ft. 2Pac: “Pour Out A Little Liquor”

Naughty By Nature: “Written On Your Kitten” (QDIII RMX)

Bonus Omega; second hip-hop, rap, golden-era set.

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The Almighty RSO: “Revenge Of Da Badd Boyz” (1993)

Another one in a string of sophomore-year discoveries I still remember like it was yesterday. Thank Raydog (whom later became Eminem’s arch nemesis Benzino) for lacing Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s “Blow Your Mind” (’74), Kurtis Blow’s “The Breaks” (’80) and Fab 5 Freddy’s “Cuckoo Clocking” (’83) due to his life-changing admiration of Wild Style (Ahearn, 1982). The end result sounded like a major party jumping off which Junior Rodigan made all the more exciting. Cross off another great golden-era moment from the list that Omega WUSB recently played.

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Benzino: A Brief History Of Beef

Calling Ray Benzino a professional agitator might be putting it politely. Over the years, he’s had a number of different titles: hip-hop executive, CEO and co-owner of The Source, Love and Hip-Hop star, Almighty RSO leader and most infamously, he’s been at the losing end of a rap feud with Eminem. His recent appearance on Noreaga’s Drink Champs podcast had us wondering about this. For years, the man has held a place in the world of hip-hop as one of its most divisive characters. Is Benzino the kind of guy who will fight with anyone or is he really that passionate about the culture? Without further ado, here’s everything to know about each notable Benzino beef. We’re counting rap beefs only: sorry Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta fans!

BENZINO VS. THE SOURCE

Benzino and Dave Mays attend a Ja Rule video shoot in Brooklyn, NY, 2003 – Jim Hwang/Ron Galella Collection/Getty Images

In the ‘90s, The Source was rap’s bible and Benzino’s pull with the revered mag would be a major catalyst in his larger disputes. His association with the magazine began in the ‘80s when he met founder Dave Mays in Boston. Mays would begin to manage Benzino’s group the Almighty RSO and in 1994, he would use his power to publish a glowing profile in The Source. This move sparked the ire of his staffers, who all walked out. Benzino would later become co-owner in 1996. This was kept off The Source’s masthead for the rest of the decade, not being revealed until after 2003. 

As The Source grew from small magazine startup to the iconic ’90s spread it become known for, Benzino would use his pull to secure higher ratings for his own projects, with Made Men’s Classic Limited Edition getting 4 and a half mics when it was released in 1999. Benzino would use the magazine to further propel his career, much to the ire of other rappers in the industry. 

Benzino and Mays would be forced out of the magazine a few short years after. The rise of XXL and the fall out of Benzino’s beef with Eminem would indirectly tarnish the reputation of The Source, a move the magazine has yet to recover from. 

BENZINO VS. RUFF RYDERS & THE LOX 

Styles P & Jadakiss of The LOX, 2007 – Phil McCarten/Getty Images

Allegedly, a two-mic review for Drag-On in The Source was enough to upset numerous Ruff Ryders members. This culminated in a brawl during the Boston show of the 2000 Cash Money/Ruff Ryders tour between the entire Ruff Ryders crew, the LOX and local support Made Men, Benzino’s group. Words were exchanged and before long, a backstage brawl kicked off. Six people were hurt in the brawl, five of them stabbed and the show cancelled. The incident was also mentioned in Eminem’s diss “Go to Sleep” which featured DMX.

As quickly as the beef flared, it also disappear just as fast – nobody involved attempted to escalate things after the Boston show. Benzino would later reach out to Jadakiss to collab as a way to put water under the bridge. The LOX ended up discussing the incident on the RapRadar podcast, claiming that the police warned them they should have killed Benzino. Uhh what??

BENZINO VS. SLAUGHTERHOUSE

Slaughterhouse, 2012 – Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

After Benzino and Dave Mays were forced out of The Source in the mid-2000s, they came back with Hip Hop Weekly. When the rap supergroup Slaughterhouse turned down an interview for the magazine in 2009, Benzino made it clear he felt the group was overrated, which sparked a series of diss tracks and video warnings between Benzino, Royce Da 5’9, Joe Budden and Crooked I. Benzino would later put this beef to rest, claiming he had outgrown it. Slaughterhouse, perhaps unsurprisingly, proved capable of showing up Benzino at every turn – with Royce going so far as claiming Benzino smells like a retirement home. 

BENZINO VS. SHADY RECORDS 

Eminem at the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards – Brenda Chase/Online USA/Getty Images

Nothing impacted Benzino as much as when he went after Eminem, of course. Whether it had to do with the rapper ignoring repeated requests for an interview, later doing cover for noted rivals XXL or his criticism of The Source stemming from the fact that The Eminem Show did not receive a five mic score, one thing is for certain: Benzino felt that Eminem needed to go and sent the first shot by calling him a “2003 Vanilla Ice.” Benzino would attempt to question Eminem’s credibility by pulling up tapes of the rapper using racial slurs as a teenager. Eminem fired back with “Nail In The Coffin,” eventually bringing in all of Shady Records and other affiliated acts including 50 Cent and Dr. Dre to bring him down. 

The beef would forever alter the reputation of both men. It gave Eminem an unshakeable aura that refuses to leave even close to twenty years later. For Benzino, it became his elephant in the room, but it’s something he has no problem acknowledging.

“At that time I felt deep about what I was standing for,” he says. “My thing was hip hop and I always said this, and people have heard it before, hip hop is the only thing that made white people come to the culture, buy into the culture, spend money and also interact through the culture through hip hop. Nothing else has happened, nothing else that brought white people to black people [more] than that. So, I felt like once they get a white rapper and make him white where that white people wanna buy him, then they fuck with that balance ‘cause now white people was just fucking with him because of the skin color.”

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The Almighty RSO- "The War Is On" Ft. Prodigy

Watch The Almighty RSO featuring Prodigy Classic visuals for "The Wars On".

  Boston, Massachusetts rap conglomerate The Almighty RSO

first made it big in their area winning the ICA B-Town Rap Battle in 1986. The group would later go on to release an Ep ” Revenge of da Badd Boyz

” which created controversy with the single “One in the Chamba,” which was inspired by two killings of youths by Boston Police.

  In 1996 they produced their first full-length LPDoomsday: Forever…

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SPRINGFIELD — John Nordell, assistant professor of Visual and Digital Arts at American International College (AIC), is receiving acclaim for photographs he took at the beginning of the 1980s hip-hop scene in Boston. Today, Sept. 15, the prestigious Sotheby’s will host its first-ever hip-hop auction, where the professor’s photos will be featured.

Among the items to be auctioned are two lots of previously unseen photographs, 42 images in all, taken by Nordell. His images are a peek into the beginnings of hip-hop with Hollywood Talent Night events with young artists including New Kids on the Block, the Almighty RSO, and DJ Rusty the Toe Jammer in the early years of what would become a cultural revolution.

Growing up in Cambridge, Nordell said photography was always his calling, and he began honing his craft as a teenager. Returning to Boston after college, he persevered, ultimately finding work as a photojournalist for Time and other prominent publications.

Nordell said it is an honor to have his previously undiscovered photos featured. “This body of work is a labor of love. These photographs represent the hundreds I shot from 1985 to 1989, documenting hip-hop culture in Boston. I believe the power of the images lies in their focused look at a single community: an exuberant microcosm of a growing worldwide cultural revolution. Many of my subjects never gained much prominence, but they remain important as early, localized representatives of a seismic shift.”

A sampling of images set to appear at Sotheby’s auction can be viewed on Nordell’s blog at createlookenjoy.com.

The post AIC Professor’s Photos of ’80s Hip-hop Scene to Be Featured at Sotheby’s Auction appeared first on BusinessWest.

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So as I was watching music videos, a video came on by The Almighty RSO, aka "Made Men." As I was watching this video, which looked like a regular rap video, I could not believe my eyes! One of the rappers turned around to reveal "666" shaved on his head!