Put out the word Blahzay has emerged to give New York Said an hour of his time. We appreciate that. In this episode we talk about his early days in hip-hop, eating right, dream hunters, the G.O.B. project with Al Skratch and going inward.

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1. Instagram
2. Facebook
3. Website

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Show Notes

1. Out Loud
2. Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
3. East New York, Brooklyn
4. Chain your car to a tree
5. Coca-cola Suits
6. Lee (Jeans)
7. red and black lumberjack
8. Notorious BIG – Juicy (Lyrics)
9. The Sugar Hill Gang
10. Grand Puba (Emcee)
11. Masters of Ceremony
12. Kurtis Blow-The Breaks
13. Just Ice
14. Just-Ice Live 1986 (Feature Mantronix)
15. KRS-One
16. ULTRA Magnetic MC’s
17. Big Daddy Kane (Rapper)
18. Big Daddy Kane – Smooth Operator (Video)
19. Guru (Rapper)
20. Gangstarr – Soliloquy Of Chaos – YouTube
21. Gang Starr
22. Gang Starr – Manifest – YouTube
23. What is going wrong in the industry?
24. DJ Premier
25. Jeru the Damaja D Original
26. Lil’ Dap (rapper)
27. Group Home
28. A what? Protector, a Screener, a Dojo
29. “I just wanted to get into the park and pick up the mic” –Blahzay Blahzay
30. Hard rocks are getting weirder
31. Pivot
32. Working with Notorious B.I.G.
33. Mister Cee
34. What is the prototype?
35. Notorious B.I.G-Party and Bullshit. lyrics
36. Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep – YouTube
37. Love’s Gonna Get’cha-KRS-0ne – YouTube
38. The Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya? – YouTube
39. So you borrowed your mother’s van…
40. DJ 50 Grand
41. Easy Mo Bee (Hip Hop Producer)
42. DJ P.F. Cuttin
43. Blahzay Blahzay – Danger 1995
44. Masta Ace
45. Fat Joe
46. The Juice Crew
47. Carrying the crates
48. Staying focused on the dream
49. People hunt for your dreams
50. Thaitanium
51. Thaitanium Website
52. M.O.P. (short for Mash Out Posse)
53. Boom bap
54. Hot Wax
55. Stickers
56. Wu-Tang Clan
57. Independent business needs to study Wu-Tang
58. When the East is in the house…
59. Ice Cube
60. Blackballed
61. All Skratch New York Said Episode
62. Mecury (Record Label)
63. G.O.B. (Get on Board) providing you with the worldview perspective
64. Sun Rocking Feat G.O.B. (AL SKRATCH & BLAHZAY BLAH)
65. No conferencing up
66. Dres (rapper)
67. Black Sheep
68. Trying to break the connection
69. Vegan
70. Peeling back the onion
71. Plants are the real source of protein.
72. They got to sell you meat
73. True Master
74. The art of unlearning
75. “We don’t think you should rap without a passport” Blahzay Blahzay Quote
76. Video Music Box
77. Ralph McDaniels
78. Hip Hop Pioneer Ralph McDaniels To Host “Video Music Box” 35th Anniversary Concert
79. I walked away from millions
80. The industry dark side
81. Social programming
82. Understanding the Paradigm
83. Go inward
84. Power in the word
85. Energy doesn’t have a name, feel my energy, feel my name.
86. How do you have a hit record on the label and nobody even knows you.
87. You had to be the best of the best.
88. Uncle Murda

 
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On a pretty hot day in Washington Square Park I met up with Al Skratch to talk about his journey through the music industry, life, loss, family and resiliency. We also talked about Al’s new project called G.O.B. (Get on Board) with Blahzay Blah, his early Ill Al Skratch days, collaborations with Brian McKnight, Michael Jackson, loving your craft, investing in oneself, travel, no expectations and other life lessons.

Keep Up with Al Skratch on Social

1. Instagram
2. Facebook
3. Website

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Show Notes

1. Ill Al Skratch
2. Big Ill 
3. G.O.B. (Get On Board)
4. Washington Square Park
5. Letting go of expectations
6. Haiti
7. La Gonâve
8. Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
9. Harlem
10. Washington Heights
11. The Sugarhill Gang (Rappers)
12. The Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight (Video)
13. Earth, Wind & Fire (Band)
14. Kool & the Gang (Band)
15. Whitney Houston (Singer)
16. Rap is a pattern of rhythm
17. Native Tongues
18. Public Enemy
19. KRS-One
20. Dres (rapper)
21. Showbiz and A.G. (Hip Hop Duo)
22. Diggin’ in the Crates Crew (Hip Hop Collective)
23. So how many members were there in a group?
24. The Sixth Man
25. Ill Al Skratch – Where My Homiez? (Come Around My Way)
26. Run DMC
27. Just-Ice (Rapper)
28. Cold Crush Brothers (Hip Hop Group)
29. Cold Crush Brothers – The Weekend (Video)
30. Funky 4 + 1
31. Funky 4+1 / That’s The Joint (original mix)
32. D’Agostino Supermarkets
33. Easy Mo Bee (Producer)
34. Ill Al Scratch – Chill With That (Easy Mo Bee instrumental)
35. Kool DJ Red Alert
36. WBLS (107.5 Radio Station)
37. The LG Experience (Producer)
38. When artist actually went to the studio together
39. Constructive Criticism
40. The Points (From Panther Soundtrack)
41. Various Artists- The Points (Panther Soundtrack) (1995 Track)
42. Leaders of the New School (Rappers)
43. Leaders Of The New School – Case Of The P.T.A. (Video)
44. The melodic structure
45. Michael Jackson ft. Ill Al Skratch; They Dont Care About Us 
46. Say Less… (New York Said Has a Hat for That Sentiment)- Shout out to Juan.
47. Ill Al Skratch – I’ll Take Her ft. Brian McKnight (Video)
48. Don’t Shut Down On A Player . Ill Al Scratch (New Jersey Drive Vol 1) (HD)
49. Bishop Don Magic Juan
50. Ill Al Skratch – Don’t Shut Down On A Player (1995) (Video)
51. Rule Number 1 is self-preservation.
52. Your mind can take you so many places.
53. Strong black mothers
54. Being grounded
55. Being the best
56. Throwback New York Said Episode– Daniel Rush Patton talks Being in a Coma, that EMS Life and Lessons Learned
57. The best show you ever did?
58. House of Blues
59. Prospect Park, Brooklyn 
60. Junior’s
61. Advice you would give to someone who wants to be in the music industry? (Serious Artist Only)
62. Keep writing or producing whatever it is that you do on a daily basis.
63. Invest in yourself. (i.e. Time)
64. Align yourself with resources.
65. Be serious and diligent in practicing your craft.
66. Copyright and protect your art.
67. Become your worst critic.
68. Sun Rocking
69. Blahzay Blah (Hip Hop Artist)
70. Sun Rocking Feat G.O.B. (AL SKRATCH & BLAHZAY BLAH)
71. You put out good energy and it comes back to you.
72. Have some personal projects that are not around paper.
73. Funny how the Universe works
74. The Art & Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince
75. Focus on the family.
76. Being a man of your word.
77. Biggest lesson you’ve learned?
78. You just have to be resilient. You have to be flexible. The tree metaphor.
79. James Brown
80. Michael Jackson
81. Appreciation of family-family first before everything.
82. The cycle of life, the journey.
83. “The complexities of New York, that is what I love about it…” Al Skratch Quote
84. Craig Mack

Our prayers go out to our guest Al Skratch and his family for their losses.

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What’s up good people, welcome to the New York Said podcast.

Today you guys are in for a Wild Style treat. I’m going to take you to a Park Jam. I’m talking about a straight up old school hip hop Park Jam.

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Show Notes

Let me paint a quick picture.

Dave Chino put the word out that there was going to be a Wild Style 35th Anniversary Reunion at the Amphitheater in East River Park, the Lower East Side. If you’ve never seen the film Wild Style you should, like ASAP. It’ll give you good idea of what a park jam is and I recorded this very episode where they shot the closing scene of that film.

I didn’t know that this was happening until yesterday but I don’t live too far from that park so I just walked over to see what’s up.

Honestly I was hoping I’d bump into Dave Chino to see if I could get an interview but no dice. It was too crowded for that and the chances of me finding anyone was pointless. So I just posted up a few rows from the stage and just took in the vibe.

I had the audio recorder on me so I just started taping stuff.

What I have here for you today is a performance by the Cold Crush Brothers and DJ set by Grand Wizzard Theodore. If you don’t know who these people are, check the show notes to this episode and you’ll find all the info you need

But lemme give you a clue

The Cold Crush Brother are a hip hop group that was form in about 1978. They are especially known for their memorable routines which included rhymes but their harmonies and melodies. This is really foundational stuff here.

Second, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore invented scratching. Did you hear what I said? You’re about to hear a live hip set with the DJ that invented scratching. He’s also known for his mastery of needle drops.

I didn’t interview these folks but their performances said enough.

So you’re gonna hear the Cold Crush Brothers and right after that Grand Wizzard Theodore does an incredible DJ set.

Shout out to all the folks that were selling nut crackers and ice cold waters and shout out to SummerStage, Charlie Ahearn, Jane Dickson, Patti Astor, Crazy Legs, Martha Cooper, Fab 5 Freddy, Funkmaster Flex and Phade of the Mighty Shirt Kings they were all in the park heavy last night.

Alright ya’ll I’m outta here, enjoy.

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