After the year weve had, we could all use a little bit of a break, just to step away from the rat race for a while and get back to our roots. Stop hiding, Nicky.. Its more than a great hook; its a great message, too, says Nichols. Hip-hop is omnipresentits obligatory now for most pop songs to have a guest rapper drop a verse. Its the kind of thing you pass down to your grandkids.. It was under Joe's guidance that RuffHouse album sales surpassed 100 million worldwide.In 2002 Joe joined forces with Merv Griffin and RKO Pictures as Executive Producer of the film "Shade" - a movie that can be best described as being a cross between 'The Sting' and 'Pulp Fiction'. ** The infamous 'This is dedicated to Joe 'The Biter' Nicolo, you get the bozack, punk' at At the end of "Jump Around" was Around", they aimed a diss at Ruffhouse Records founder Joe Nicolo, who they claimed screwed them out of their first album deal.deal. Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo. Automatic For The People is definitely an authentic record. Hip-hop producer, studio engineer and label owner from Philadelphia. Chief Executive Officer. will always be a once-off phenomenon, never to be repeated. Love Philly? "Find The River" and "Nightswimming" are two of their finest songs imho. Prior to that he covered nonprofits for the Chronicle of Philanthropy and education technology Read the news of the day in less than 10 minutes not that were counting. So get out your seat and jump around. Hip-hop had started the 90s by becoming increasingly sophisticated. Nicolo offered them a really shitty deal; House Of Pain walked away. Discography. Joe also served as music supervisor on the film and continues to oversee the music on several other RKO films. Frank R. Nicolo, 90, of Deltona, FL, formerly of Hebron, CT, passed from this life on January 24, 2018. He raised his eyebrows. I Could Just Kill A Man by Cypress Hill. Schwartz and his partner, Joe Nicolo, built Ruffhouse from one desk and a phone to one of hip-hop's most revered record companies while simultaneously struggling with drug addiction and alcoholism. A sign of a good record is when the deep cuts stand above the singles, and there are plenty to choose from here (even though they released six singles). Chrysanthemums, gladiolus, and forget-me-nots. , money, salary, income, and assets. In 2002 Joe joined forces with Merv Griffin and RKO Pictures as Executive Producer of the film "Shade" - a movie that can be best described as being a cross between 'The Sting' and 'Pulp Fiction'. Popularity: Rodrigo Nicolo Rodrigo Nicolo is a soccer player for the Cerro Porteo. Title(s): Founders of Ruffhouse Records Artists They Worked With: The Fugees, Cypress Hill, Tim Dog, Kriss Kross, Lauryn Hill. Supposedly, its enough to register on a Richter scale on campus, but that might just be an urban legend. Nichols swings for the fences once again with his newest single, Home Run, written by award-winning songwriters Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ross Copperman. "But I was a kid, man," he stresses. It sounds pleasant enough. At Ruffhouse, Joe was responsible for signing and producing Kriss Kross, Cypress Hill, the Fugees, Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. Anyway, thats Everlasts version of the story: Jermaine Dupri, Joe Nicolo, and Ruffhouse Records tried to steal Jump Around from them, but they ultimately won out because they had the better track. It was during this time that he earned the nickname "The Butcher" for his skillfulness at being able to piece together and mix tracks. Company Leadership. In 1930, he battled in the Castellammarese War to take over the criminal activities in New York City. Jump Around was an even bigger hit, and is now a permanent fixture on playlists with titles like Songs That Get White People Turnt. Jump to Main Content Jump to Primary Navigation. Loves tea and detective novels. It might seem obvious in hindsight, but the records success was far from a foregone conclusion in 1992. had catapulted R.E.M. Its agony, the longing. He wrote me the day before he died, remembers Nichols, who was still riding high on the success of his gold-selling fourth album, III, and its chart-topping single Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off. It was so nice of him to do that. Theyre even happy to let a few imperfections into the final mix if it sounds good, like Stipes giggle when he stumbles into the chorus of The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite: The result is one of the most consistent records that any band has ever produced. There's even some great stoner musicology courtesy of Ruffhouse Records founder Joe "the Butcher" Nicolo, who demonstrates why the seemingly sloppy drum programming on "Hits From the Bong . 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This video is for entertainment purposes only. The way you chop up tape, lets call you Joe the Butcher.. Honestly, Id rather listen to Erma Franklin than Babylon Zoo, thanks. Joe also serves as music supervisor on the film and will be overseeing the music on several other RKO films in the future. This is a great song. How do you stay fresh while also honoring your roots? Scroll down to read a recap in the thread below. While at Columbia Records, Joe started his own label: RuffHouse Records. Now, with a team of immortal warriors on their side, can Vecna be defeated, once and for all? Peoples Party is coming with all the content this week. , and is one of the last vintage tracks to get such treatment before they started leaning into new music. Joe said, Perfect, because my father literally was Joe the butcher. In fact, since Studio 4 moved to suburban Conshohocken in 1994, it has been located across the street from what was Joe Sr.s butcher shop for 35 years. Kriss Kross was discovered at a mall by a then-little-known producer named Jermaine Dupri.When Ruffhouse released the groups debut album, Totally Krossed Out, in 1992, it became a sensation. Mini Bio (1) In 1980 Joe Nicolo created Studio 4, a recording facility in Philadelphia. Judgement Records is a record label, started by Joe Nicolo after Ruffhouse Records was dissolved.. Kris Kross followed Nicolo to his new label. 30 years ago, the song Jump by Kriss Kross was ending an 8-week run as THE biggest song in America.And a Philly record label was behind it all.OurHeadline of Yore comes from TODAY's Daily News in 1992:Theyre Good at Playing RuffThread pic.twitter.com/mjmaKh2ADa, Ruffhouse Records was the brainchild of two local guys: Chris Schwartz and Joe Nicolo.Nicolo was a studio whiz and one half of the famed Butchers Bros production team (with his brother).Schwartz broke in during the 80s as manager of Schoolly D, the gangsta rap pioneer. - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Cyndi Lauper "Come On Home" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Cypress Hill "Cypress Hill" - Executive Producer, Engineer, Mixer, David Bromberg "Use Me" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Dead Milkmen "You'll Dance to Anything" - Remix, Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Rock the House" - Engineer, Mixer, The Goats "No Goats, No Glory" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Daryl Hall "Move On Up" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, John Melloncamp "Key West Intermezzo" - Remixer, Kool Keith "Black Elvis/Lost in Space" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Kris Kross "Young, Rich & Dangerous" - Executive Producer, Producer, Mixer, Remixer, Engineer, Luther Vandross "Love The One Your With" - Remixer, Michael Franti & Spearhead "Home" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Patrick O'Hearn "Mix Up" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Pete Yorn "Musicforthemorningafter" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Pretty Poison "Nighttime" - Mixer, Remixer, Schoolly D "Saturday Night - The Album" - Engineer, Mixer, Schoolly D "Smoke Some Kill" - Engineer, Mixer, Schoolly D "Schoolly D" - Engineer, Mixer, Sofee B Hawkins "As I Lay, Lose Your Way" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, The Goats "Tricks of the Shade" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Cypress Hill "Cypress Hill IV" - Executive Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Urge Overkill "Saturation" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Urge Overkill "Enter The Dragon" - Producer, Engineer, Mixer. Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. He was also nominated for a Grammy for his production of Billy Joel's album 'River of Dreams'.While at Columbia Records, Joe started his own label: RuffHouse Records. Its kind of hard to imagine this exchange happening in 2022, in an age where Kendrick Lamar has headlined Glastonbury and won the Pulitzer Prize. Football Insider reports that Erik ten Hag is a "big fan" of the Italian midfielder and really wants to bring him to Old Trafford. It was during this time that he earned the nickname 'The Butcher' for his skillfulness at being able to piece together and mix tracks. Nicol di Genova, known as Nicky, is an immortal and current member of the Old Guard. A new charity was born called Sound Mind Network. Likes football and a German rock band.. Automatic For The People is, in some ways, a kind of retreat from all that. Local artists that recorded their albums at Studio 4 with Joe include Boyz II Men and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (Will Smith).It was his success with these artists that resulted in Joe becoming staff producer for Columbia Records and during this ten-year tenure that he worked with some of the most successful recording artists in the industry including The Rolling Stones, Will Smith, Aerosmith and Bob Dylan. Joe and Schoolly D-manager Chris Schwartz started Ruffhouse Records in 1986 to capitalize on the wealth of rap talent from the Philly area. Ruffhouse Records heads Chris Schwartz and Joe Nicolo will be inducted into the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame along with Jill Scott and others on Wednesday. Genoa managed to destroy Tunisia's navy, leaving the royal family to sue for peace. Than there's cops at a Dunkin' Donuts shop. With an expanded field of 20 teams, the United States will attempt to defend its 2016 title. Schwartz reportedly slept on the studio couch.In 1989, the pair founded Ruffhouse Records in Northern Liberties (it later moved to Conshohocken).Great history here from @delucadan: https://t.co/fRjO7j4aTT, Ruffhouse took off quickly.The labels first breakthrough act was Cypress Hill, who signed with Ruffhouse in 1989 and released their self-titled debut in 1991.The album eventually went double platinum and is often cited as one of the best records of the 1990s. While working with those bands, he was also working with Kris Kross, Teddy Pendergrass and Taj Mahal. This is a story about breaking up; this is a story about coming back together. If you look at Stereo MCs whole career, theyre best known as producers and remixers. Thanks for reading This Week in The 90s! The song marks the singers first release for Quartz Hill, ushering in a new era of classic-influenced country music. At this point Muggs met Joe Nicolo, the Philadelphiabased producer being part of the team who worked on The 7A3's 1988 album, Coolin' In Cali. 30 years before the internets worst people collectively wet their pants over a Black Little Mermaid, we managed to have a half-fish, half-Sad on our screens without anyone getting upset. Artists also included Ced, The Co-Defendants, and GOAT. Their Connected era was something of a blip, catapulting them to public attention with hits like Step It Up, Ground Level, and the albums title track. In this exclusive preview, Everlast and Kweli reveal and discuss the origins of Everlasts biggest hit: House Of Pains St. Patricks Day staple, Jump Around.. The label's other commercial and critical cow has been the Fugees, whose The Score went 7 X's-platinum in 1996; solo releases from Fugees Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill (6 Million), and Pras have all succeeded as well. (Also, as @delucadan mentions in his piece, the label once had an unpaid intern named Ahmir Thompson aka @questlove.) I love the way youre keeping it country. But it was a teenage hip hop duo out of Atlanta that brought Ruffhouse to the attention of mainstream media outlets like the Daily News.In 1992Kriss Kross hit it BIG. For the first time in a long time, I dont feel any pressure, he says. Tubular Bells is such a weird artifact, man. Its an approach that has earned Nichols multi-platinum success, three Grammy nominations, a CMA award, an ACM trophy, and perhaps most importantly the support of his idols. White Water Rafting. Muggs originally wrote the beat for Cypress Hill, but they were exhausted after writing and touring their debut album. 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