Classic Tape Week: Tony Touch - Tape #58

Pretty much all of the guys whose names rang out in the county of kings during the 90's on the mixtape circuit were a cut above the rest. From Mister Cee to DJ Premier and Da Beatminerz, Brooklyn is made of guys that live, eat, sleep and breathe mixing, scratching and grabbing [the new exclusives]. Although there was an extremely high volume of quality Tape DJ's residing all over Brooknam, there was one shining star that is still to this day legendary due to his tapes, and always will be. Toca. The illest Boricua cat to ever put together some tapes next to his mans Doo Wop. Growing up I tried furiously to get my hands on as many of Touch's tapes as I could. As a matter of fact the first mixtape on CD I ever owned was Toca's 50 MC's Power Cypha vol.1 (classic shit). I just coulden't get enuff of Toca's ill techniques...his scratching was always on point, his production was stripped down, funky and muddy, and he was an ill lyricist. Yes, Toca is one of the few (and I mean few) tape DJ's who can actually spit. Now it's undisputible that Tony's best tapes are the 50 MC's Power Cypha jumpoff's, but since those have been on the net for years and years, you should have them all by now. What I'mma do is upload another one of Tony's joints that is very worthy it's damn self. Tape #58, as ambiguous as it's title sounds, it actually leaves a great impression. Lots of ill shit on here, namely the original version of the classic track "John Blaze", a ton of ill Wu and Wu afilliate joints and Big Daddy Kane dissin the shit outta Black Ceasar. I personally enjoy the rare version of "Dangerous" on here that features Mcgruff on it, rhyming alongside his C.O.C bretheren Big L (RIP) and Mase Murda. You don't wanna miss this! And just to let all his real fans know, Tony Touch recently did a very brief magazine interview (think it was Elemental, not sure though) saying that he's cookin up a new 50 MC's tape for 08'.....stay tuned!

-BIG D O

Side A
http://crr.postmobills.com/sidea.mp3

Side B
http://crr.postmobills.com/sideb.mp3