Derek Sinclair
@mossieposse.bsky.social
Glasgow southside. Golden age hip-hop, fitba and watching old episodes of the Wire.
First shown 20 years ago OTD, Alfonso Cuaron's blistering adaptation of Children Of Men. IMO probably the greatest mainstream movie of the 21st century. Unfortunately each passing year of Farageism, makes it feel less dystopian sci-fi and more prescient warning.
Released OTD 35 years ago. Pure Poverty by Poor Righteous Teachers. I played this to death when it was released. And no wonder - PRT managed to effortlessly incorporate dancehall stylings into their 5 percenter funk. Fly high Father Shaheed. youtu.be/0zc248RkuPk?...
Self Styled Wisdom
YouTube video by Poor Righteous Teachers - Topic
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Counting my blessings after just coming out of seeing Arrested Development in Oran Mor. Must be 30 odd years since I first saw them at the Barrowlands. Boy, they sure have aged better than me. Still 🔥🔥🔥 after all these years.
I spent 2 weeks in Vegas contemplating the '95 Source Awards as Chekhov's Gun, haunted by gruesome autopsy photos & the still-breathing ghosts of Suge and Puff & trying not to go insane from the conspiracy theories. This is the story of 2Pac's murder trial www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
Tupac’s Murder Finally Has a Guilty Verdict. But the Mystery Isn’t Over
After 30 years of botched police work, gangland betrayals and conspiracy theories, a Las Vegas jury convicted Duane "Keffe D" Davis of Hip Hop's most haunting killing. THR's Jeff Weiss spent two weeks...
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Wishing a Fly & Fabulous Happy Birthday to @fab5freddy.bsky.social 👑 Hip-Hop wouldn’t be a global phenomenon without his vision 🎨✨#HappyBirthday #Fab5Freddy #HipHopCulture #PopArt
"Rap snitches, telling all they business/ Sit in the court and be their own star witness Do you see the perpetrator? Yeah I'm right here!!" www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis Found Guilty of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder, Ending 30-Year-Long Cold Case
Davis was arrested in connection with the late rapper’s murder in September 2023 and pleaded not guilty
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Happy birthday to Bruce Foxton. Here are The Jam performing David Watts in front of Birmingham's young punks on Revolver in 1978
The 1st theatrical release of Charlie Ahearn's Wild Style was in Japan rather than the US. As part of a press junket the cast were brought to Japan for 30 days where they enthusiastically set about promoting not just the movie but hip-hop culture generally.
Two twenty-year-olds from East Point quit combing their hair, stopped drinking, and recorded an album about being extraterrestrials in their own city.
Milestones: ATLiens by OutKast
Two twenty-year-olds from East Point quit combing their hair, stopped drinking, and recorded an album about being extraterrestrials in their own city.
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Horrific, the scenes from Nepal and Tibet. Instructive, too, in case anyone's still wondering if we're just going to "adapt" to climate change.
"The South got something to say". Released OTD 30 years ago ATLiens saw 2 dope boys in a Cadillac transform into Afro-futuristic time travellers. Rejecting both boom bap and gangster rap, Outkast created their own bass heavy, echo-drenched sound, confounding expectations of southern bass music.
Bonafied Funk by Brand New Heavies and Main Source (well Large Pro anyways) on Yo MTV Raps from 1992. youtu.be/D3juX0jap04?...
Main Source and The Brand New Heavies- Bonafied Funk" Live Performance
YouTube video by MMMVintageVideos
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Ishmael Butler narrates his own mythology in the third person on Shabazz Palaces' "Ahh World (I Won The Alpha Bet)", first single from It's a Style Sport, out Oct. 23. go.stereobar.net/cv2fglh #ShabazzPalaces #BestNewMusic2026 #W33 #SubPopRecords
Shabazz Palaces - Ahh World (I Won The Alpha Bet) - stereobar.net
Shabazz Palaces - Ahh World (I Won The Alpha Bet)
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I could use a little recombobulation myself
wrongtom@wrongtom.bsky.social · last wk.More Dubstack action m. This one features a mix I put together a few years back featuring Two Tone 45s, a few affiliates, and some seemingly unrelated acts who straddled post-punk, ska and dub rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-53...
John Maclean. Born OTD in 1879, Pollokshaws, then a Burgh of Renfrewshire, now part of Glasgow. "I consider capitalism the most infamous, bloody and evil system that mankind has ever witnessed" www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4j-...
The McCluskey Brothers - John Maclean March
YouTube video by TheMikeyReilly
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Che Adams being up for the Puskas award was not on my bingo card. youtu.be/qGqAjyDFKVc?...
Rete 1-2 del Torino di Che Adams || Torino vs MILAN 1-2
YouTube video by Pietro Ciavarella
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Heidelberg, Germany, 1947. American teenagers, daughters of US military and administrative personnel stationed in the city after the war, stroll the streets in rolled-up jeans, men's shirts, and loafers. Colorized from the original black-and-white photograph.
This track, when performed live at Glasgow's Barrowlands in 87 so enraged the locals that it led to a mini-riot which saw the gig abruptly terminated as LLs entourage plus @chuckdpe.bsky.social and the rest of the Def Jam posse faced off against the crowd. Still one of the best gigs of my life!
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2w ago39
You down wit OPP? Released OTD 35 years ago. Both lewd and strangely coy at the same time. Even after all these years it only takes that wee piano tinkle in the intro to immediately start filling a dancefloor.
This unfortunate incident was the sign to the members of Public Enemy they couldn’t break up. “Fight The Power” became an anthem for the protests leading into their April 1990 opus “Fear Of A Black Planet”. Also lead to Kool G Rap recording his song “Erase Racism” & filming it in Bensonhurst
Equal Justice Initiative@eji.org · 2w agoOn this day in 1989, a group of white teenagers killed a 16-year-old Black boy named Yusef Hawkins after he walked into a predominantly white neighborhood in Brooklyn to inquire about a used car.
Caught Ellis-D live at McChuills last night. Wow what a performer and what a ridiculously tight band! Go see his full throttle art rock attack if he's playing near you. Just be careful that he doesn't decapitate you when he decides it's more fun performing from the crowd than the stage.
I'm a sucker for a track that starts off in one place and ends up in a completely different musical universe. In this case from indie folk to demented sampledelica. youtu.be/DBCj_jpn2Ko?...
The Horse You Ride
YouTube video by Department Of Eagles - Topic
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🚨 15K STREAMS! 🚨 DJ DS - Workinonit (An MF DOOM Tribute) has hit 15K on #SoundCloud! My tribute to my favourite artist, originally performed at Workinonit, Manchester in 2023. Classic DOOM, rare cuts, beats & samples, blended and flipped by yours truly #MFDOOM 🔗 on.soundcloud.com/In6I3TBzT45m...
DJ DS - Workinonit (An MF DOOM Tribute)
On 15th Oct 2023, I played a set at the Workinonit MF DOOM tribute at The Hip Hop Chip Shop, Manchester alongside the almighty OMA, who absolutely smashed along with UK MCs, Batfunk & Pique Roscoe. A
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Stay Golden...Except you Cruise! You can get tae fuck! But yeah, the rest of you...Stay Golden. I told you Cruise! Fuck Right Off! Now!
Retroist@retroist.com · 2w agoCollect Em All!
Here is J-Live busting Braggin' Writes while simultaneously cutting up wax on the ones and twos like it ain't no thing. Chapeau! youtu.be/RncDTUTjirA?...
J-Live - Braggin' Writes (Live On The Wheels & Mic)
YouTube video by DJ Master K
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Maybe not a classic Madness single but jeez the video is a low budget work of art youtu.be/MReDjx1FIaE?...
Madness - Wings of a Dove (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by Madness
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2w ago43
