Main Source
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Background information | |
Origin | Queens, New York, U.S. Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] |
Genres | Hip Hop |
Years active | 1989–1994 |
Labels | Wild Pitch/EMI Records |
Past members | Large Professor K-Cut Mikey D Sir Scratch DJ J.O.D |
Main Source was a Canadian and American East Coast hip hop group based in New York City/Toronto,[1] composed of Toronto-born DJs and producers, K-Cut and Sir Scratch, Queens DJ J.O.D and Queens MC and producer Large Professor. Later, another Queens MC, Mikey D (Michael Deering), replaced Large Professor.[1]
History
Main Source was founded in 1989.
Prior to Main Source, Mikey D was also one third of the Laurelton, Queens-based hip hop group Mikey D & The L.A. Posse. The group also consisted of DJ Johnnie Quest and legendary engineer/producer Paul C (who was also the mentor of Large Professor). In 1988, Mikey D was also the winner of the New Music Seminar battle for world supremacy.
Large Professor went on to be an instrumental producer for hip hop stars such as Eric B. & Rakim, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Nas, and Diamond D. He references his falling-out with Sir Scratch and K-Cut on A Tribe Called Quest's third album Midnight Marauders. On the track "Keep It Rollin'" he says, "I'm Uptown chillin', takin in this Grandmaster Vic blend/from the projects, the PJ's, fuck them two DJ's; Self mission."
K-Cut also produced for a wide range of hip hop artists including
On December 22, 2002, at a concert in Toronto, the original members of Main Source performed together for the first time in nearly 10 years.[6]
Breaking Atoms was named as one of two jury vote winners, alongside Buffy Sainte-Marie's It's My Way!, of the Polaris Heritage Prize at the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- Breaking Atoms (1991)
- Fuck What You Think (1994)[4]
- The Science (2023) (Album recorded between 1991 and 1994)
Singles
- "Think" (1989)
- "Looking at the Front Door" (1990)
- "Watch Roger Do His Thing" (1990)
- "Just Hangin' Out" (1991)
- "Peace Is Not the Word to Play" (1991)
- "Fakin' the Funk" (1992)
- "What You Need" (1993)
Guest appearances
- The Brand New Heavies - "Bonafide Funk" from Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 (1992)
Charts
Year | Song | US Rap[8] | Album |
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1990 | "Looking at the Front Door" | 1 | Breaking Atoms |
1991 | "Just Hangin' Out" | 11 | Breaking Atoms |
1992 | "Fakin' the Funk" | 1 | White Men Can't Rap
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1994 | "What You Need" | 48 | Fuck What You Think |
References
- ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Main Source - All music.com". AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- OCLC 60835444.
- ^ Patch, Nick (2016-08-15). "Main Source: A hip-hop classic with Toronto ties turns 25". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
- ^ "Watts Interview on HHC". Hip Hop Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-05-09. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "Rap's Main Source". NOW. 19 December 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize Winners Named". FYI Music News, November 16, 2020.
- ^ Main Source Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)[dead link] Billboard. Accessed on December 12, 2019.
External links
- Main Source at MySpace
- Main Source discography at Discogs