WICHITA HIP-HOP HISTORY LESSON #9 - SUPREME UNALTERED!!!

One of my favorite and one of the most talented groups to ever come out of Wichita, Kansas was Supreme Unaltered.  Comprised of Maine One, Rawkswell, DVST8, Sable and Smallhead.  From some of my early posts you may recall a couple of the names on here.  I had known Maine One and Rawkswell (Bboy Stealth) many years prior to the formation of the group. 

  I hadn't seen either of them for awhile and ran into Maine One one day.  He told me about his new group and how he met the other members.  I was able to make it to one of their early performances that was at the Shamrock Lounge on West Douglas.  It was pretty much a reunion of people who I had not seen in a long time.  Paturn and Kawshin some of the old Infinite Wreck Bboy crew members were there, as well as Crave One who was an up and coming DJ at the time.  The music was amazing!  I hadn't heard anything like it in Wichita for awhile.  Their music incorporated every aspect of hip-hop and hip-hop culture which we were desperately in need of during that time in Wichita.  

 Below are some of the album covers from their projects as well as the EP I bought at the performance from that night at the Shamrock Lounge. 

I haven't seen Maine One or Rawkswell in awhile, but DVST8 and Smallhead producing music and DJing.  The last time I saw the two of them spinning they were killing it opening up for Grand Master Flash at Riverfest.  Enjoy music above of Supreme Unaltered... and get ready because Wichita Hip-Hop History Lesson #10 is all about the Bboys of Infinite Wrecking Crew. ~ @RoyceOnTheRadio

WICHITA HIP-HOP HISTORY LESSON #8 - DJ BOY-1-DER

I was going through some old cassette tapes a couple months ago, and happened to come across and old mixtape.  It was DJ Boy-1-der and his Neva Broke mixtape.  This was the soundtrack for the summer and fall of 1996.  One of the things I love so much about this mixtape is how it was mixed and the songs that were selected was exactly what you would hear at a party around this time.  I grabbed this tape at Music & More on 13th and Grove.  They always carried local mixtapes so when I was there one day buying some records I had to grab this mixtape as well.  Boy-1-der was another one of the DJ's that was really making a name for himself around that time in Wichita.  Between Boy-1-der and Kulayde, they had a monopoly on the hip-hop parties and clubs in town.  One of my memories was stopping by his apartment he had.  I want to say the apartment was on Central by the Keeper of The Plains, but I could be wrong.  Kulayde and I had stopped by to see him.  It was a one bed room apartment, and all I remember seeing was records everywhere!  This was someone who KNEW music and had it!  He had got some vinyl in a record pool and that day he gave me some promo records.  He also had great connects and Kansas City and was a link for the for both the Wichita and Kansas City hip-hop scene. 

Above is some clips from the Neva Broke mixtape.  He had his echo on the voice drops like all the mixtapes used to have.  He had a Players side (hip-hop for the guys), and a Honeys side (RnB for the ladies).  One of my favorite songs on this mixtape is the Donell Jones - In The Hood remix!  I still loe hearing it!  Also there is something else I want to point out on why these mixtapes and DJ's were so important.  If you notice on the cassette, the date says 8/12/96.  Which was when it arrived and Music and more... so this mixtape was about at least early August of 1996, if not July of 1996.  What is really important is Outkast hadn't even released there album yet along many other songs on the mixtape.  So unless you got the 12 inch single, this was how you were able to hear the song because it wasn't playing on Wichita radio... only on Rap City and Yo MTV raps.  This was how important the DJ's were.  Either at a party or on a mixtape, Kulayde and Boy-1-der would be the ONLY places you would hear music until an artists album dropped. 

Boy-1-der is still around and very much a part of Wichita hip-hop scene.  He doesn't go by Boy-1-der anymore though... you know him know as Rob-1-der!

Next week...  Supreme Unaltered. ~ @RoyceOnTheRadio