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FG
23rd November '08, 10:40 PM
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I'm still pissed that I spent my hard-earned on Best Of Newham Generals Volume 1. I think I was unemployed at the time but still, it's money.

There was 20 tracks on there, but 7 of them were less than a minute long. A slap in the jaw really. Something that's less than a minute isn't a track, is it. One was a radio rip from Rinse FM as well. I just accepted that I got bumped.

However, I've stumbled on a slept-on tune that's been getting played for most of the day. Stay Fly is a DJ Semtex exclusive, which seems ironic given he asked the Newham Generals whether they were South Londoners or something a while back (it's on the start of Prancehall's mixtape (http://prancehall.blogspot.com/2007/08/anger-is-gift.html) I think). I accept that London is a big place, but the clue's in the name still.

"Stay Fly" isn't really Gens diction, yet the track is a Double and Footsie back-to-back enterprise that's a near grime staple, and the content places itself back in the day; so far back in the day that Double wasn't blazing, and when Footsie twined man with the ball at school and got signed. Visualising Footsie going on a 30 yard dribble is nearly as epic as It's War, Do You Hear Me and Scars combined, which says a lot really, especially given the fact that Scars is one of my favourite best grime instrumentals ever.

Scars Clip - (Radio Rip)


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Danny Trejo
23rd November '08, 10:48 PM
3 6 original is better, mind

Jammie Dodger
23rd November '08, 10:50 PM
The three, One minuite frontline vocals, representing 3 tracks. LOOOL

Hij
23rd November '08, 10:51 PM
Best of Newham generals is definately up there as one of the worst releases to ever hit the grime scene

its worse than all the tunnel visions *looks at stack of cds*

infact I cant see one thats worse really, apart from maybe ears

fuk off
23rd November '08, 10:54 PM
best of newhams was decent it was a mixtape not a "street album"

Jammie Dodger
23rd November '08, 10:57 PM
Very Average, But Not the worst.

98rosjon
23rd November '08, 11:03 PM
Best of Newham Generals was LARGE. So many great bangers:

All the Frontline versions

Right Hooks

Stay Fly (That bit where D Double interjects in the persona of a teacher - "Come on dan, where's the drugs now cop it" >>>)

Two different Prangmans

Newham Anthem (Monkstarr's version being a personal favourite from the NG musical canon)

Well worth the money although I would agree it does seem rather 'flung together'.

Jay05
23rd November '08, 11:04 PM
CD was a bump, but i enjoyed it none the less

FG
23rd November '08, 11:13 PM
Stay Fly (That bit where D Double interjects in the persona of a teacher - "Come on dan, where's the drugs now cop it" >>>)

Two different Prangmans

Newham Anthem (Monkstarr's version being a personal favourite from the NG musical canon)

Well worth the money although I would agree it does seem rather 'flung together'.

lool, yeah that Double bit was too jokes

fuk off
23rd November '08, 11:13 PM
Best of Newham Generals was LARGE. So many great bangers:

All the Frontline versions

Right Hooks

Stay Fly (That bit where D Double interjects in the persona of a teacher - "Come on dan, where's the drugs now cop it" >>>)

Two different Prangmans

Newham Anthem (Monkstarr's version being a personal favourite from the NG musical canon)

Well worth the money although I would agree it does seem rather 'flung together'.

real talk

The Egghead
24th November '08, 12:02 AM
If it was full tracks the cd could of been one of the best of all time. I'm still searching for a full version of prangman.

Parter
24th November '08, 12:08 AM
they would of lost nothing by giving us full versions of all them songs.

Jay05
24th November '08, 12:12 AM
If it was full tracks the cd could of been one of the best of all time. I'm still searching for a full version of prangman.

Lord of the mic Vol 1

The Egghead
24th November '08, 12:20 AM
Lord of the mic Vol 1

Sold out everywhere and I can't even find a download link lol.

spliffy
24th November '08, 10:48 AM
The only ones less than a minute were the intro (which doesn't really count), the frontlines (which count as one track), Prang Man (which you can put with Prang Man Remix to make one track), the 19 second bit of Anthem RMX which goes with the actual song to make one song and Untitled. So really I'd say it's listed as a 20 track CD and you take away the intro, two frontlines, Prang Man, Anthem and Untitled and get 14 tracks, most of them good. Not really the biggest rip off ever at all.

DoubleU7
24th November '08, 11:38 AM
arggghhhhhhh i jus remembered that stay fly track anyone know wer i can downlaod it from? i lost the mixtape and i cant be bothered w8ing till sunday to go cop it

critic of musical arts
24th November '08, 01:54 PM
i one best of newham generals from logans show when ratty n cappo were guests