Releases
A RAP REVELATION: “BIG FUN IN THE BIG TOWN” DVD TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE, MAY 22, 2012
New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But hip-hop and its cultural birthplace shared other important characteristics, too: the desire to always be original, a hustle-to-survive ambition, and – if the stars aligned – the ability to come [...]
Just Announced!: Oh No on Five Day Weekend!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LONDON, England – The Oxnard, California based beat-smith and emcee Oh No returns for a solo mission following two successful collaborative efforts alongside fellow producer/rapper The Alchemist as the power duo Gangrene -2010’s Gutter Water and 2012’s Vodka & Ayahuasca- and the 2011 gem with The Alchemist as Gangrene & Roc Marciano, [...]
Five Day Weekend Presents: 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s [OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE]
(August 17, 2010 – New York, NY) Five Day Weekend and Traffic Entertainment are proud to announce the upcoming DVD release of 80 Blocks From Tiffany’s, director Gary Weis‘ 1979 documentary about the South Bronx and its gang culture. The previously unavailable film will be released in the Fall of 2010, the first time it has been offered to [...]
80 Blocks From Tiffany’s – Official Trailer
Five Day Weekend proudly presents a trailer for the upcoming re-release of “80 Blocks From Tiffany’s.” Available commercially for the first time in 25 years, “80 Blocks…” finally gets to see the light of day, and will, without a doubt, take its rightful place among the best documentary films of the 1970s. Only a filmmaker [...]
Ricky Powell — Rappin with the Rickster DVD
Oh snap! Heavily bootlegged for years on VHS, Ricky Powell’s early 90s Rappin’ With The Rickster cable access show gave insight into the world of the foulmouthed, trouble-making New York City scenester. But this ain’t your cousin’s bootlegs – What you hold in your hand are carefully selected “best of” moments from the series, lifted [...]
Mr. Chop — T.R.O.Y. The Resurrection & Straighten It Out
After the success of Mr. Chop’s all-instrumental version of Pete Rock inspired songs For Pete’s Sake, we approached CL Smooth about the possibility of re-recording his vocals for Mr. Chop’s version of two Pete Rock & CL Smooth classics: “T.R.O.Y” and “Straighten It Out”. 20 years after the original release of both tracks on the [...]
Mr. Chop — For Pete’s Sake
Mr. Chop, the multi-talented producer, engineer, and guitar-reared multi-instrumentalist behind a host of releases on Now-Again and Jazzman Records, couldn’t have foretold that the legendary rapper MF Doom would call him “the illest to grace the boards” after tapping into his otherworldly skills as co-producer/co-writer on a series of tracks on the recently released Born [...]
