Name: Dollar Bill Y’all: Spring Records And The First Decade Of Hip Hop
Brand: Various

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BGP2317

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Black

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Limited edition

Release date

2023-04-28

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029667015516

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Hip Hop

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Based in the UK, BGP is a soul, funk and jazz dance reissue label. The name BGP is derived from Beat Goes Public. Originally headed by DJs Baz Fe Jazz and Gilles Peterson, the label saw a change in leadership in the early 1990s when Russ Dewbury took over. Currently, Dean Rudland serves as the label head.

BGP has gained recognition for its reissues of classic soul, funk and jazz dance music. With a focus on preserving and reintroducing timeless tracks to modern audiences, BGP has become an authoritative voice in the genre.

With its impressive catalog of releases, BGP offers music enthusiasts a chance to explore and appreciate the rich history of soul, funk and jazz dance. Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to these genres, BGP provides an extensive collection that will satisfy your musical cravings.

In 1979, Spring Records released the first hip-hop style rap record ‘King Tim III (Personality Jock)’ by The Fatback Band. The label, initially relegated it to the B-Side, allowed the Sugarhill Gang the breakthrough rap hit with ‘Rapper’s Delight’. Over the next decade, Spring kept dipping their toes in the water, but without any great conviction or mainstream success but were always there to chart hip-hop’s development. Dollar Bill Y’All focuses on all the key moments and includes personality jocks like Mr. Magic, street tough rapping, live funk bands and the birth of sampling. This compilation is a detailed compilation looking at Spring Records’ – and sub-label Posse - long and sometimes troubled relationship with hip-hop’s first decade. Dollar Bill Y’All shows that, despite their reservations, Spring recorded landmark records by not just King Tim III, but Jimmy Spicer, DJ Hollywood and Ice T (as part of Afrika &amp; The Zulu Kings). Extended sleeve notes, penned by Dean Rudland, tells the story of how the label could have been a force in the next generation of rap, possibly even signing Gang Starr, if only they had been committed: the Bally Boys single, which now sells for hundreds of pounds, was produced by Donald Dee Bowden who produced Gang Starr’s debut single ‘The Lesson’.

Side One 1. Money (Dollar Bill Y'all) (Long Version) - Jimmy Spicer 2. King Tim III (Personality Jock) – Fatback Side Two 1. Charley Says! (Roller Boogie Baby) – King Tim III 2. Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) - Mr Magic 3. To Whoever It May Concern - DJ Hollywood Side Three 1. Go For What You Know - Bally Boys 2. I'm Hot - The Rangers 3. Cars (Zulu Club Mix) - Afrika &amp; The Zulu Kings Side Four 1. Rockin' It - Mc Flex &amp; The FBI Crew 2. Tearin' It Up - D4 3. The Beach (Long Vocal Version) – Afrika &amp; The Zulu Kings

Dollar Bill Y’all: Spring Records And The First Decade Of Hip Hop

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