ROSTRUM RECORDS: Top Shelf 1988

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Bram Van Splunteren presents ”BIG FUN IN THE BIG TOWN” DVD (Previously unreleased 1986 hip-hop documentary) (2012)

Bram Van Splunteren presents ”BIG FUN IN THE BIG TOWN” DVD (Previously unreleased 1986 hip-hop documentary) (2012)
With a name like his you’d surely have an epic career in the porn industry mapped out from birth and yet despite this (and the name of this particular film notwithstanding) Dutch director Bram Van Splunteren happily sidestepped destiny to make a film about the burgeoning NY hip-hop scene more than a quarter of a century ago. Amazingly, Big Fun In The Big Town has never been released commercially – until now.

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BIZ MARKIE: 'The Biz Never Sleeps' Special edition (2012)

BIZ MARKIE: The Biz Never Sleeps (2012)
The Biz never sleeps, nobody beats the biz, and – as he once rapped, “You all know me as the B-I-Z/ I rock a microphone most definite-ly.” Yes, it’s a re-release of the Biz Markie the ‘clown prince’ of hip-hop’s second album – the 1989 classic The Biz Never Sleeps which went gold the first time around when it was released on Marley Marl’s Cold Chillin label. It’s the one with…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM