YouTube Treats - Diggin' In The Bay

Just a couple of videos for you to check out today from the Bay area diggin' camp. The first is actually taken from the 'Stones Throw 101' ten year anniversary DVD release and follows Egon on his quest to talk to Lester Abrams from the funk band L.A. Carnival whose one and only record is perhaps one of the most limited pressings of all time (even these expert beat-diggers only know of two copies in existence). I love this interview for both the music and Egon's pure enthusiasm: he seems genuinely bugged out by the experience.



The next video comes from Brian Cross a.k.a. B+ who is a well known hip hop historian and photographer who is associated with those crazy Bay Area boys. This short film was actually first aired on Shadow's 'Private Press' tour and brings together turntable legends of today with some of the greatest session drummers of the 20th Century and allows them to jam together: undeniably dope.



Man, how great is YouTube? Back on the regular hip hop tip later in the week...