Floppy disk and DAT archives are the only way to make this project happen… It helps if you have the 1200 and 950… The younger generation may not know too much about the machine or the sound it produces… Hip Hop production was different in the 90’s… From the outside looking in… it seemed a lot harder to get sounds to sync up and grooves to blend together… Sampling was truly an art form of its own… On March 10th Lord Finesse and Slice of Spice bring you “The SP1200 Project: A Re-Awakening” digitally… 19 tracks of that rare sound all produced by Lord Finesse… The project will include 8 new tracks… In 2014… Finesse and Slice of Spice collaborated to put out the SP1200 project on vinyl… The concept was a smash… And now the digital project will be available next month…

RIP Big L… Don’t miss out on the tribute this Friday Feb 13th @ COCO66… Doors open at 9pm…

According to LAPD…  an argument between two men outside Supperclub near Hollywood Blvd. and Las Palmas ended in gunshots, leaving one man dead after arriving at the hospital.

Police reportedly say that both men were affiliated with gangs. It’s unclear if either were ever inside the club, TMZ reports.  Authorities reportedly have a suspect in custody.

According to TMZ… Hip-hop artists in attendance at the pre-Grammy party included DJ Paul, Snoop Dogg, Schoolboy Q and Wiz Khalifa.

At this point… Chris Brown might want to become a cop… Brown’s car was searched by LAPD after a gun tip… The LAPD, acting on an anonymous tip that one of Brown’s passengers was carrying the weapon, searched his Lamborghini outside Sayer nightclub in Los Angeles, according to TMZ…  Brown was inside already, celebrating T.I.’s pre- grammy party… Cops detained Brown’s friend but no gun was found…

With Tha Carter V on the shelf… Weezy announces via Twitter  early Thursday morning, Feb. 5: “Free album. Free Weezy season. The Free Weezy Album #FWA.”

According to Billboard… The Free Weezy album announcement comes weeks after the release of his mixtape, Sorry 4 the Wait (Jan. 20) and ahead of the rumored DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, Dedication 6.