What's up everyone? I'm back after a long time off. And I've brought something for all. If you're in to Hip Hop, and I mean real Hip Hop, you're going to love this.  Years ago back when I was in

Someone in my neighbourhood called the cops on me because my car has been parked out on the street for like a month. It's not illegal to do so in the town that I live in. Also my car has been broken down

Just Listen to This! - Gang Starr: Step in the Arena As I began high school I was coming down off my first Hip Hop high that I experienced with Run DMC and the Beastie Boys. It continued with the likes

In the third instalment of 'Back in the Day' were looking back between the dates of August 19th to the 25th at some of the Hip Hop events that took place just a few years ago. August 25, 1987. Eric B and

Back when I first began to listen to Hip Hop, there wasn’t a whole lot of outlets to hear what was coming out of the underground scene in New York or LA. This was long before the Internet. In Canada we

Back Once Again!! What up everyone, Al Atomz here again. This time I dug out a super spy-like beat I made back in the day. Again I pulled the samples off a old, old, old jazz record from like the 50s,

Eightball & MJG: Comin’ Out Hard Image Source Eightball and MJG released their debut album ‘Comin’ Out Hard’ on August 17, 1993. Hailing from Memphis, Tennessee ‘Comin’ Out Hard’ is considered an

What's up Y'all!! So I dug this one up out of the piles of discs that I have and decided to share. This is one of those beats that took a while to figure out. Basically I found what I thought was an ill

Back in the Day - The Show/La Di Da Di (Hip Hop History) Image Source On August 13th 1985, the hit record ‘The Show/La Di Da Di’ was released by Doug E Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew. The single also featured

Inspired by my brother Vandal, I'm digging for my old beats to put them online and sharing what I got with the world. Actually I had started going through my beats a year and a half ago, updating, fixing,

For my first 'Back in the Day' post I have decided to touch on what will be hip hop's 45's birthday. Or at least celebrate the day that sparked the culture and movement. And yes, I'm posting a day early

I hope this post finds everybody well. My name is Al Atomz, let me tell you a little bit about myself. Life began in the year 1974 in Ontario, Canada in a place called Scarborough, Toronto. I grew up with