Mantronix w/ Mc Tee - Fresh Is the Word

[stickypalmping]

@thegetfreshcrew1 try doing a google search for kangols retailers in usa. somebody still sells them somewhere.

[THEGetFreshCrew1]

@stickypalmping Thank you for the advice brother.

[mssue2011]

i dont know what they are saying literally ;but damn i get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[emusicplanet]

melô da bonga - otimos tempos que não voltam mais...so quém curtiu sabe

[boingboomchak]

man I took all my mantronix 12' singles made a huge almost hour remix with my casio sampler and sst , using pause recording ,samplin, flangin,some scratches care of d.j. calloway, a golden era.!

[kirkstate]

@boingboomchak where is it at .. i need a copy sun

[YFLOInternational]

There's no other sound like this.

[alaskautubenights]

I called myself DJ Electro back in the 80s!! I stole roadsign letters to spell it! It took me 3 trips over 3 weeks to get the right letters!

[skipsch]

OMG I WANNA 808. i mean fer fucksake

[PumaSweat]

@skipsch Dude I know it's not the real thing, but most good audio software today has an 808 sampler/sequencer. I know Logic does on MAC and Fruity Loops does on PC.

That sound is ill huh?!!!

[pipefx64]

nice vid

[DaveEnsor]

scratch clap drum rap cow bell

[DaveEnsor]

scratch drum rap clap

[moneasimone]

this was the Jam!!!!!!

[djrichierich706]

this track goes hard

[edguigofods]

pqp isto sim é musica ,curti muito esta merda nos anos 80 e as melodias da época sem comentários wleu .

[RoryY0]

another Champ sample from the mohawks. I'm finding a new one like every week lol!

[MrFatmakk]

...Fresh is the Word, that's how I'm described...

[icylakes1200]

This was so fresh!

[shortdog1970]

DOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[YouAdOreMySmiLe]

maaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!! this takes a fella back! when this jam came out i thought it was one person. my man had to hip me taht it was "mc tee" and moantronic>> blew me away..

[thehoofersclub]

This is not old skool hip hop, this is real hip hop. This is creative intelligence at its best! You see, as soon as the man with the money figures out he can make money off of something that's raw and alive, it all goes to shit.

[rokkettscience]

close your eyes and picture this

1)Berkeley CA 1985 UC Berkeley College

2) as far as the eyes can see

3) 69 Falcons, 69 Cougars and 67, 68 Mustangs (trues and vouges), Benzes BMWs fuck it-every damn thing fresh to death

4) Fine chicks , Back Pack Rappers, Street MCs and most of all Bay Area Thugs All over the dam place eating Blondies Pizza near UC Berkeley campus

.I swaer every car was BLASTIN FRESH IS THE WORD...

sounded like it was playin thru and echo box. thats right I said echo box. lol

[pho4ray]

damn man, thats all i can say how hard this shit is..i ust to have all this on wax :(

[dlrinnovations]

not bad for a canadian!lol

[The1200tech]

I got the promo cd single for sale if anyone is interested.

[tinaswilliamstsw]

Im going to leave you people with another old school jam im on some old school S**t rite now..

[74Gamecock]

praise the beat...what happen to the focus

[LIGHTRONIX]

hip-hop/rap has gone stale.

[4U2NVB]

When rap was FRESH.

[trainer1x]

@4U2NVB LOL GOTTA LOVE IT!!!  FREEESSSSHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

[markissalix]

...from the FIRST time we sported kangols w cazzelles!!!!!!!!!!

[curtisricks]

hell yeah still sounds good ....

[jdogg66]

this is true hip hop here, i had all of mantronix's albums in the 80's till mantronix crossed over to house/dance in the 90's

[JJJobson]

this was tha Jam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rcj3969]

Damn......crazy flashbacks.

[ahkim2000]

I used to Radio-Raheem this joint back in the day! I straight up had a cassette single with this on one side and needle to the groove on the other...girls thought I was the man! We used to rock this in the bandroom at my high school it was the joint.

[sandinovive1000]

i still use mantronix for my mixes, dis shit shit is too cool!

[pkaldone]

I love this shit MC TEE repping Haiti all day.. Real Hip Hop...

[reflections209]

hahaha hell yeah!!!!

[moistworm]

Funkyvinyljunie - the vid's good too that youve done to this ..

[MrGoodDick]

OMG!!! This was tha mutha fuckin shit 4 reals!!!

[ludwigvonsteampole1]

Was an original B-BOY back in the early 80s...Joined the UK Military in 85 and whilst in training, would take my Boom Box into the wash rooms in the morning playing Mantronix album...Got into so many fights over this sound...41 years old and still loving Electro.....

[playboymaxim]

@ludwigvonsteampole1 I'm 44, bro I'm right with ya!

Used to bang this on my box in college in the Dirty Souf........Hip Hop was just starting to catch on with a few cats down there.

[koolmoe1971]

racoon hat, gazzels,fresh velvet gucci sweatsuits,and some clean stan lees. and dont forget the duuki chain B !!! NOW WHATCHA CALL THAT ????

[bigallovepal]

I call that a B-BOY...but you might as well wear the Gucci kicks and complete the whole outfit. Hey weren't Gazzels the fake ones. Chazels I are the real ones. Yup I was a NYC player! One more thing. The dookie chains were hollow so you got to get the inch thick herringbone.

[koolmoe1971]

yeah! i had both the dookie and bigboy herringbone. and i was only fourteen at that time , running shit around town for my big brother(RIP). BUT YEAH WHATEVER THE CASE YA GOTA ADMIT THOSE WERE THE GOOD TIMES HOMEY.

[bigallovepal]

Sorry about your bro. Hopefully there will be better times ahead.

[prtmanprtGod]

Dre used a lot of their work

[ampski615]

this use 2 be my shit back when i was in jr high

[kalashnikov5160]

I CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS

[houseofjrk]

FRESH is THE FUNKIN WORD SLEEPIN BAG RECORDS with the phat graffiti b boy art on the covers now thats hiphop

[Saintboss]

most sampled records in history,,, djs use the word fresh continuously from here.

[MegaLaidback]

This is what I'm talking about. Old School Hip Hop. Way better than anything that's coming out these days.

[enmaxus]

This use to be the jam!

[JEWNOO8989]

ooh! shit!

[FrankBankFilmz]

MarleylMarl and Mantronix are the GODS of what we heard yesterday...today....the next day....the next day.....these 2 men are beyond pioneers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrMLD72MLD]

♥

[TheFinishedMystery]

HHAAAIIIIILLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[stickypalmping]

All Hail to: Fly Gazelles, Fuzzy Kangols, Fat Shoe-lace, Adidas Sweat-suits, Donky Gold Ropes,Boombox, all that shit !

[mrsotrill]

Hell Yeah!!!

[THEGetFreshCrew1]

@stickypalmping Do you know where they would still sell the fuzzy-style Kangols? I live in Daytona Beach, FL area, and I can't find them in this area. Please, let me know, if you know, thank you.

[lovelyp91]

helllllllllllllll Yeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh­hhh

[Doitonhigh]

this shit made me love black people... then i met a few UHG! what a disapointment. i thought they were going to be just a more colorfull version of white people. they ended up being steeling low life gangsters. i hope god wipes them out of exsistance

[blkexp1]

You must be the poster child for birth control?

[Doitonhigh]

blacks are

[blackdrument]

Well I'm sorry to hear that you met the wrong ones.. Maybe you will meet some good ones and love us again.

[GEEkoneseer]

Haahaha thats a good attitude. Fuck rasists. Im white but there is a black piece of my soul, anyway we are all one.

[djslam2012]

Oh shit i am 2 thru its time to pop and lock, WORD!

[mrhoffame]

pass it over so I can lock!!!

[bigphreaking]

This is the real deal. They still play Kurtis Mantronik in clubs today. Waaayyy ahead of his time and totally innovative. Saw him live in San Francisco in 1986. Very diverse crowd at that gig. He rocked the house. Cover girls opened that club show.

[VagabondRecordsTapes]

So appreciate this stuff you're posting! WOW...what memories!

[dorriangrimm]

this is wha real hip hop is and mad latinos need to recognize and pay homage to 1 of the fathers of this shit Mantronics

[mattep1ao]

firs time i heard this last week luv it cant stop listenin 2 it wat mantronix album is it frm?

[tase139]

bring back proper hip hop

[yourmotherthewhore]

this shit fuckin rules. todays rap is gay as shit

[bigphreaking]

Affirmative. You got that right sir. Bring more classic stuff as todays material is borderline worthless.

[palomino13]

when the record shop put this on for me he played it at 33 rpm it was fresh.when i brought them doubles home i played it at 45 like it was supposed to..me and my homies were like DAMN!!!! i played this at the club for the heads instead of erotic city.the bitches hated on me fuck em .hip hop till i die

[chrisrap4ever]

CLASSIC!if only i had hip hop classic vinyls too!

[cassiopol]

SOM DE PRETO, AÍ MALUCO !!!

[usualsuspectsmovemen]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks 4 Posting!

[nptrock]

you just cant beat the old school!

[meadowview15block]

what are the BPM's for this track?and tempo?

[jljohann]

One of my all-time favorites!! Was quite young when I first heard this. A young white boy living in Kentucky , in fact I believe my aunt bought this cassette for me at Wal-Mart or Rose's. Must have been 12 or so at that time. Cut my hip-hop teeth on actual rap, not '09 B.S.

[spkngrmn]

I've got that 12" vinyl original

[viktord1]

im very jealous :D

[fooloof]

Mantronik was one of the greatest producers of ALL TIME. I heard that MC Tee joined the Army.

[RicarloBartalucci]

He joined the Airforce.

[vinyljunkie45]

holla at me with email if u want the album looking to share some hip hop

[basslabmechanic87]

Aahhh! this is it! first heard this in 85' along with the First 2 Live Crew record, "It's gonna be fresh"(Before Luke Skyw alker Records) 1985 was the year of being FRESH. I know cause I was there.

[robertbowen]

jesus, this song used to piss my parents off when I played it as a kid

[MonsterJam187]

Got this on my Rapmasters 3 audio cassette. Great jam! Thanks for posting!

[meadowview15block]

I got my Rapmasters 3 and 4 at LongsDrugs in Sacramento Cali.1991

[helmetdeath]

i wish they could play this in the pitts at the indy 500 . fresh is word

[KEEMOO77]

i grow up and still live in NJ..this joint was HOT at that time....I was about10yrs old..a real HIPHOP..i'm still real hiphop junkie...

[AIRBORNEKMCQUITERY]

IM GETTING OLD! This came out when i was in junior high"WOW". 2ND RANGER BN 89-93 93-02 SPECIAL FORCES 02-04 SFOD-D RET MSG 08.

[jackyates1]

45rpm GRRRRRR!

[SaintIzzle]

sounds like a young dana dane

[ChubyChic]

This is was the shit...lol We used to do the roll and sorts of shit off of this 1.

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[rb7magnetico]

The Beasties sampled this right? This is a collectors treasure. thanks for puttin this track up

[eastnewyorkent]

THAT WAS STOOPID FRESH!!!!!

[xlogold]

I like how you made the pics match the music.

[treyologist]

AAAAahhhhhh!!!!! So refreshing classic hip-hop

[Wickedthtz]

mannnnn!!! it's hard to find this trx i loved mantronix....a breakdancing beat too

[jsocco12345]

so so fresh

[Lellomassimo]

Thanks for posting. This song brings back crazy memories. If anyone on this post has ever been in the Fun House in NYC with that thumping system knows what I'm talkin' about!

[Redrizzle187]

who´s MC Tee?

where´s he now?

[RicarloBartalucci]

I don't know, but I know he let rap to join the Airforce and Bryce Luva stepped in to replace him.

[3alarm247]

That back when making beats was an art, now with technology anybody can make a beat.

[jatrain111]

Just remembering going to the 40 Deuce with a thumping boombox with this crazy bass shaking the subway walls. Got with alot of mamis with this cut. Thanks MANTRONIX for the memories where ever you are.

[Hellamar]

)))) lowe it )

[portknoxxa]

WHOA! Thanx for keeping the classic sh!t alive.

[steveygee1]

shit the boy mantronix came funky with the beats, i love the claps

[buttlikewat]

In case you want to know, Virgo my sign!

[ILustFor84]

daaaamn i got almost all of MANTRONIX HITS!!! this is the uniqueness of hip hop, this is HIP HOP, and nothing like this talent wud ever die

[rpj1]

THANK YOU....THE TEARS OF JOY ARE FLOWIN...boy so many memories...THANXXXX

[sandinovive1000]

now ,this shit ,its the real shit.

[flair777ytube]

hip hop!!!!!!!

[algoivin]

Have 35 yars ! This my first single , is wanderfull... The brazilians DJS!!! SAVE !!!

[micothemaster69]

Whoo!The bass is bumbing!

[samseed36]

Mantronix shit was nice with Mc Tee, but it was on point with T-La Rock.

[djslam2012]

You already know, this is the Shit, Old school fire. I love it. Its taking me back.

DJ.SLAM 2012 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY

[darrylbanks]

Love this funky joint right here. Gots to go to amazon so I can own it on CD-- I will not rest until I do!

[rhymefestyea]

Damn i remember my pops played this joint when i was 2 (im 17) and since then i've been Bumpin it!! Especially in the Car!! People mean muggin me how loud my car is aha!! OLD SCHOOL > New School

[darrylbanks]

That's great to hear, young'un. It's a beautiful thing.

[HipHopDontStop46]

yo! mad track

[gamelover31]

i did not know that there was a video for this

damn my brother will lose his mind

[krsm30]

He said"rock won't stop at the drop of a dime and in case you didn't know VERGO my sign.How 80"s is that,THIS IS STR8 HEAT

[grod1328]

down south rappers and producers should be paying mantronix and rick rubin for the way they steal the 808 sound just listen to that south crap its the old 808 used 20 years ago by these guys and they dion it all wrong thats what gets me mad

[samseed36]

Grod1328--I was just thinking the same thing today, all they are doing is using the 808 today. And all the down south beats sound the same. It's garbage. Mantronix was the master of the 808 they need to take some lessons for real.

[cgyvr]

this is the real shit.

[GiselaNYC1]

Remember this jam, wow so many memories. Love it.

[early90slova]

loooooooove this song!

[HipHopDontStop46]

yo, mad track

[funkprodigio]

Vamos voltar a uns 25 anos atrás e relembrar o quanto era bom os bailes blacks da época de ouro das grandes equipes de som..que saudade me dá e vejo novamente a galera vibrando e dançando que bom que era essa época grandes equipes excelentes Djs e um gosto refinado para só tocar o fino da black music..saudades de um tempo que com certeza só pode ficar guardado na memória de muitos que puderam dançar e curtir um som black da melhor qualidade por esses bailes da pesada com os melhores djs

[cassiopol]

Som de preto, maluco !!!

[chinita41]

lol yes i think this was Red Alerts favorite, those were the days.. this song bring it all back :)

[djkenedi]

this was the first the vynl i ever got

[3alarm247]

I used to blow out woofers and midranges playing this song back in the day, but i always went to radio shack for replacements. lol

[chinita41]

lol those were the days but now its seems when you play the music loud like back in the dayz people want to call the police. I blew a couple of speakers back then lol

[masterdon80]

DJ Red Alert used to play the hell out of this record. Laid back but hard as hell and 100% 'street' back in 1985.

[mxpassion17]

That single was only on 45s

[swainotv]

yo , i remember this shit man!!!!!

[SLOTSUBOP]

because,because,because,becaus­e,because!

[wayne1069]

One Word...... Clasic. 'sall that needs to be said.

[cheetie72]

Tell'em wayne1069,seems people have forgotten what real hiphop is, and it sure aint this shit you here today.

[blackadam06]

No, these kids today R the ones that DON'T KNOW what REAL HIP HOP is..they're TOTALLY disconnected from the HISTORY of the music, as well as the "Culture".

I just shake my head at these dummy kids of today. They love to claim they're the "Hip-Hop" Generation, but can't tell U ANYTHING about it.

Message to U kids out there: If U were born after 1982, U ARE NOT apart of My Generation LOL!!

You're no more from the my generation, than I am from the Civil Rights Generation..

[cheetie72]

I agree with you 40000% blackadam06,these kids today don't know what real hiphop is. This ol'school shit is real hiphop. Rappers today don't even rap and the dj doesn't even scratch anymore which was a big part of hiphop. As a matter of fact it is quite embarrassing what our brothers and sisters are doing in the rap world.

[STBNY]

its the neew generation that has just begun and its a shame.. and your right.. kids today dont know

[cheetie72]

Go to the vid drop by Pharcyde STBNY, and you'll see a fool arguin' with me about their being all kinds of good new rappers out their today and he brought up Biggie and Pac. I told him Biggie was alright but Pac talked to much street ghetto shit for me and 2 black brothers ended dead because of it. Rap is what you hear now,The MC rappin' with a lyrical format and the dj scratchin' and cuttin' in the background. Not all that "Look what I got-bling bling, n---a this,n---a that" shit.

[AkitoJr]

i said it 1nce, i'll say it again...

the 2000's will be remembered as the wack period of hip-hop (i.e. ringtone rap)

[cheetie72]

You got that right AkitoJr. Ol'school forever. I seen a video by Birdman and Lil'Wayne and I was totally disgusted.All they talked about was what they got and their bling bling. I said to myself "that aint real hiphop,that's just flat out shit-talkin'. That's all rappers do today is talk shit.

[rafainzy]

Takes me back to the break dancing crews eying each other out before baseline set the place ablaze..

[rich1223]

I first heard this back in Far Rock HS in 85 nothing else at that time sounded like this!

[mrmiznel]

YA'LL better recognise real HIP-HOP when U hear it !! this is one of the first trunk rattlers !!! fa sheezy !!!

[ballzak23]

This is the real hip hop right here. Mantronix, this cat had the beats back in the day. I bumped this back in the day and I'll still bump it today.

[Haarlem1970]

I love it! Kurtis Mantronik and Mc Tee where a golden duo! Much Respect!

[polilua04]

1986 i had my little tape deck in my backpack and this what i listened to on my way to school..Man Badass song...Needle to the groove is one of the best.

[yoshikm]

88.5!! Kenny K on the radio -- Tampa, fl!

[DJA1970]

this takes me back to the skating rink in PAterson .NJ the town I grew up in and how "stick up kids" would rob brothers for their, sheepskins, balmers and chains. 5 %percenters would battle all crews gangs etc..

[ericb28]

I know exactly what you are sayin,people today do not realize where all the good beats and rhymes originated i grew up on this.mantronix beats will always outlast todays standards.don't forget about biz,big daddy kane,krs one,shan,eric b and rakim,shante,just ice,mc lyte,jungle brothers,i can go on but if you feel me you can continue my list,i grew up in Paterson also messin with the crazy brothers from 12th ave and broadway,never forget true hip hop people.

[MNRobinic]

This jam takes me back to Wednesday nights at the skating rink in the summertime!

[KarlNemetski]

We're time travelin' back to this... and then we're going to pioneer space on a whole new level. Mantronix 2008.

[buttlikewat]

Fresh is the word!

[srcruz9]

da first time i heard dis jam was in da gotham west nyc i never 4get it afterwards we use 2 listen 2 it all da times while break dancing in da parks x-men style!!!!!!!!! old schooling :*}

[Leo11SPA]

I can remember when I used to hear MANTRONIX in my neigbahood with my friends & our casette.

[e1870]

This was back when we put house speakers in the back of th '64 with power booster. This joint had me like in a trance the beat was so dope. Real hip hop, not the 12" version though but still got love for you putting this on. 1.Down..

[e1870]

My personal favorite joint of all tyme,'85 OAKLAND, CA, KPOO SAN FRANPHYSCO

[coachsoop]

98.7 KISS Master Mix......Ah the days.....I still have old KISS tapes from '82, '83 and '84!

Fresh is the word!

[pr2409]

Word ! Don't forget WBLS Mr. Magic and the juice crew... Dj Chuck Chill out on the one and two. Cooooool Dj Red alert kicking it live 85.. yesssss.. Yeah Kid those were the days for real...... Peace..

[alcedo33]

Yo! You are throwing the heat! Heavy stuff unhittable!.....At the end I still remember: 98.7 Kiss-Master Mix.....DJ Red Alert.....Ghostbusters.....

[randazsan]

good sound.

[CandiTee]

Ahhhh Yeah!!!! Keep diggin' in them crates if you are gonna pull out CLASSICS such as this!

Thanks!

[defcreator]

sleeping bag records,really freshhhh

[AmbientMusic]

FRESH!

[bitchslap22003]

Whah? No gun shots? No talking about bitches? no talking about money?? Oh no!!!!! is this really some real ish?? true skills, voice and a dope beat?? whuh??? oh my GAWD!!

[coachsoop]

WORD! Just dope beats, no dope slangin'. Fresh rhymes and big beats! Real Hip Hop!

[EnigmaSolved]

Fresh!!!!!! this joint will never get old...just timeless. this is the history that is never told but can't be denied.

[pmg711]

1 of the greastest hip-hip records of ALL-TIME!!

respect due to MC TEE and Mantronik!!

[e1870]

The dopest beat of all time. The whole tape was on hit. The 2nd generation as a whole doen't give the 1st generation enough respect. Peace to Sponnie Gee, Count coolout- Super rymes, crash crew, cold crush, Kool Herc, red alert, Bam, Flash & the 5, Too Short, Run DMC, etc...and yes cheetie 72 AMEN!