Are We On The Air?

Notice that the tagline for this blog reads: From The City Of Bridges and Beyond- So, with that in mind, we take a quick detour to NYC via London w/ some crusty freestyle sessions from Tony Bones.

I came across the following tracks while going through a cache of Stretch & Bob tapes from their heyday. Wish I would have listened to the advice of friends and labeled my tapes, at least mark the year. This has to be 95/96-Help me out Stretch! As a matter of fact-run over to Stretch’s blog here for more treats like this.

Anyway, what we have here are some of the illest punchlines I’ve heard from an MC since early Mad Skillz. Gotta love the line-”Like The Pharcyde, I’m Passing-Ya Mama”. Looks elementary in written form, but the way that Tony says it with his thick British accent is amazing. The folks over at Unkut put together are “where are you now” interview with Mr. Bones last year. A very interesting piece that goes into the short-lived battle for the “Live” moniker, between Mr. Live (Tony’s Partner) and J-Live. Guess which one is still around?

Unkut Interview W/ Tony Bones

Tony Bones-Session 1

Tony Bones-Session 2

Tony Bones w/ Pharoahe Monch-Deep In Your Bones

Tony Bones-Session 1

Tony Bones-Session 2

Tony Bones w/ Pharoahe Monch-Deep In Your Bones