El MidaZ Affair (MidaZ versus El Michaels Affair)

Producer MidaZ gives the interwebz his latest "versus" project in the "El MidaZ Affair", and trust me you don't wanna miss this funky goodness...

The Orlando based MC/producer got really creative this time around and formed a cool lil' scenario behind this release (below) that also sports a dope, dope cover (that's Fred Williamson circa the 60's or 70's for all you Blaxploitation newbies).

Much thanks to Pot Holes In My Blog, Urban Jungle Empire and Domination Recordings amongst others for helpin MidaZ make this happen...

-BIG D O

Despite having one of the shorter careers out of their contemporaries, the El MidaZ Affair were one of the biggest groups of the early 1970s. Comprised of lead vocalist Javier El MidaZ, drummer Willie “Knuckles” Johnson, bassist Bobby “Too Tall” Willingston, guitarist K.C. Anderson, backup vocalist Rasheeda “Bird” Jackson, horn players Jake and Drake Wyman, and keyboard player Guter Jivelbergen, the group earned their reputation on the chittlin circuit as a must-see live act, playing festivals, state fairs, and jook joints across the south.

By the time they signed a record contract in 1973, the group was at the height of their buzz. But things took a turn for the worse. Studio sessions were tainted by drug use, alcoholism, and an unprecedented pinball machine addiction stirred inner turmoil among the band members. Though a full-length album was recorded, the band split up before it could be released and the project was shelved indefinitely. The members of the El MidaZ Affair moved on to new phases in their life, while El MidaZ himself became a recluse, never to be heard from again.

Until now.

Ladies and gentlemen, straight out of the dustiest vaults, behold the debut album from the El MidaZ Affair…not only the oldest known hip hop recording, but certainly one of the dopest.

Midaz - El Midaz Affair