Raw Deal

April 23, 1992
WPRB (103.3 FM)
Princeton, NJ, USA (Princeton University)

This is only the final ten minutes of an episode but it packs a lot in. It starts right off with an excellent Thursday Night Live featuring the group X-Calibur, made of up fast-rap emcee KMEL (KeepMakinEmListen) and DJ G.M.P from Brooklyn, East New York.

KMEL shared that after this episode, a rep from Ruffhouse Records drove to the studio to meet him. She asked, "Who was that rapping on the radio?" and everyone pointed to KMEL. She asked if the group had a demo tape and a manager, so KMEL put her in touch with their manager. "After that things went a little south," KMEL said. Their manager said he "'lost' the demo tape, but it turns out he and [the rep] had fallen out of sorts and that was it."

Then, Camden's own Krown Rulers (now briefly known as XLG) kick the ball with a nice taste of what they're up to at the time.

I'm dating this one at April 23, 1992 because G mentions the Source Tour coming to town that coming Sunday. Thanks to @oklo_audio for digging up an old Source ad to help find the date (don't miss his Source Ads tumblr).

  • Thursday Night Live: X-Calibur (KMEL & DJ G.M.P)
  • Russian Roulette... Courageous Chief
  • Nightshift (Remix)... Positive K
  • Thursday Night Live: Krown Rulers (XLG)
  • Final airbreak