Tuesday, April 7, 2009

R.I.P. Tony D

HIP-HOP PRODUCER TONY D DIES, AGED 42
Hip-hop producer Tony D has been killed in a car accident in New Jersey.
The star, real name Anthony Depula, reportedly lost control of his Jeep and mounted a pavement before flipping over on the evening of April 4.
The 42-year-old sustained serious neck injuries and was rushed to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Tony was instrumental in crafting The Poor Righteous Teachers first two albums. Also, he was/is well known in the industry for his production and early use of sampling

Tony D was one of the first artists signed to Mark Rae's independent label Grand Central Records. He produced tracks for acts including The Outsidaz, Young Zee, King Sun and Pace Won.

As a honor to Tony D we'll be reposting The Best Of Poor Righteous Teachers by DJ Books.

DJ BOOKS - RIGHTEOUS TEACHERS

01. Ghetto Intro
02. Miss Ghetto
03. Easy Star
04. Strictly Mashion (Thief Mix)
05. Rock Dis Funky Joint
06. Self Styled Wisdom
07. Nobody Move
08. The Very First Time (Unreleased)
09. Word Iz Life
10. Shakiyla (1st Verse)
11. Shakiyla (Thief Mix)
12. Speaking Upon A Blackman
13. Each One, Teach One
14. Conscious Style feat. Krs-One
15. Conscious Style (Novus Remix)
16. Allies feat. Fugees
17. Culture Freestyle
18. Wise Freestyle feat. Ralph McDaniels
19. Holy Intellect (Remix)
20. Butt Naked Booty Bless
21. Word Is Bond (B-Side)
22. Wicked Everytime
23. Freedom Or Death
24. Time To Say Peace (Remix)
25. Wise Interview
26. The Nations Anthem

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

RIP to Tony D & glad to see that some people recognize what he did.
Books, you did something good with your collection of PRT..

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