In a world where everybody is literally “scrambling for pub” – we decided that after re igniting the BATTLEFIELD FUNK RADIO SHOW four years ago, we would take an organic approach when it comes to promoting…..So instead of posting on social media every Saturday that we are going live, word of mouth has actually helped increase the volume of listeners…

The origins of this show go back over a decade when PEZO & I were rocking straight off of “U-Stream”…Hundreds of people would tune in every week when we dropped exclusives, B-sides, specials, white labels, demos, remixes and secret society breaks., etc..The mantra is the same in 2026 – except we are actually on the FM dial every Saturday from 10-12 pm…

We have rocked LIVE interviews with CRIMINAL GOD, RUSTE JUXX, CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS , DR BUTCHER, PIFF JAMES , SPECS ONE, CHARLIE TUNA, ONE BE LO, AYATOLLAH, SEMI – AUTO, DJ JFX, ROUGHNECK JIHAD , ARCHITECT, and many others (We never know who will call in)…

So tune in tonight (Cali time) with DROOP CAPONE, PEZO, HOGON PLUS, J 805, and myself as we get retarded busy in the crates..You might even hear a segment of unreleased beats from the stash box homeboy…

EVERY SATURDAY 10-12 PM (CALI TIME)

LIVE STREAM HERE TONIGHT

The first LO -LIFE I heard on wax was Boostin Kev “That Be Boosting” RIP- The next wave of LO-LIFE’S that caught my attention was the Thirsting Howl / Rack Lo / wave that popped off in the late 90’s – early 2000’s…

After that , the infamous Philly barbarians BUZE BROTHERS waved the polo flag in a gutter fashion…Now in 2026 we have this new release from the South Florida” RL” representatives, Bogey Black X Keytalife…On my favorite cut, ” Anything A Anything ” they bring lethal bars such as, “Daily meditate , semi on my waist / Time is money and I don’t have a penny to waste”..

PEEP

My 15 year old son recently gifted me these highly sought after JORDAN 12 (Bloodline) joints…After decades of being a dedicated sneaker dude – it’s brings me great satisfaction that my little dude has an eye for mean joints…

When it comes to Jordans I usually gravitate towards 1, 2, 6, 9 & 10’s – but this lethal color way on the 12’s sparked my attention as soon as I opened the box..It’s too early to say, but I have a feeling these will go down in the books…

For more info on this mysterious release –

PEEP

I KNOW, I KNOW….It has been quite awhile since I have posted, and I actually “feel some type of way” about it troopers…Please keep in mind – this blog started back in 2008….Many things have transpired since then- a couple kids, helping jump start VENDETTA VINYL, travels, way too much time in my office for work, marriage, Covid, fall outs with people that were once close to me, and all types of wild shit that I will keep to myself…HA..

So here is the drill starting this September; I’m on a mission to drop a FEW post weekly…..

In the meantime, VENDETTA VINYL has some brand new wax ruggedness dropping tomorrow…CRIMINAL GOD X THE ARCHITECT “Nights Like This / For Gods Sake” 12 inch….If your on the hunt for that unfiltered, undeniable, unwavering raw shit – look no further than this…

Peep the sampler that I put together..

ORDER HERE

Big up to everyone that still comes by the blog…I recently checked the analytics and it was a pleasant surprise to see that the numbers were higher than I expected (I haven’t posted in over a year)…So make sure you put Hip Hop Battlefield back on your radar this September..

” Big up to MF Grimm Reaper / 2012, GMV banging out the speaker..I’m in the lab with the beakers, multi media / composing hardcore academia “…

On “2012” I wanted to transport the listener back to when Grimm and I laid down the first “Good Morning Vietnam”..At that point I had a huge arsenal of beats, and one of my favorite MC’s was writing aggressive bars over some of them..

My world was changing…

My firstborn sun / son (Jahmel) was recently born, I spent the majority of my time holed up in the studio, and I was on mission to start pressing wax and get VENDETTA VINYL up and running…FFWD to 2025, and I’m still on a motherfucking mission kid – and the M.O. is still the complete same..

WRECKAGE !

If you haven’t picked up the vinyl for ” Chernobyl Session” – I highly suggest you do so before they vanish into the ethers forever..All rhymes, scratches, and production by myself..

COP HERE

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• PHOTO -Ayatollah & myself (Boxcutter Brothers – do your google research on the five projects we dropped if you are unfamiliar)..

AHHHHHHHHHHH, what can I say about the CHERNOBYL SESSIONS project that I dropped a couple weeks ago? A few words come to mind – DETERMINATION, PATIENCE, ANGER and MOTIVATION..

Out of all the releases that I have been a part of, CHERNOBYL SESSIONS took the longest to complete. The reason had nothing to do with “second guessing” myself, the reason is that I wanted to craft every bar, every beat, and all the mixing sessions to such a high potency that after repeated listening the listener would hear different things..

This type of approach doesn’t happen over night – it takes a tremendous amount of concentration and focus…The CHERNOBYL SESSIONS vinyl is currently shipping worldwide, so do yourself a favor and grab a copy before they vanish for good..

Much thanks and appreciation to everyone that is listening, sharing, and supporting…

LISTEN TO THE SAMPLER AND COP HERE – https://vendettavinylvietnam.wordpress.com

This is going to be a powerful week troopers…

First off is this 32 minute avalanche of pressure on your eardrums (Gas Mask Beats 3)…Far from a “snooze fest” beat tape, this particular body of music is flooded with non stop movement, crescendos, intricate layering, and dusted out chops…

In 2025 if you have no problem with predictable song structures and producers on “cruise control”- go the other way, this is completely on the opposite side of that spectrum..

Physical copies available at VENDETTA VINYL. COM also DITCD.COM

In the meantime, you can take a listen below…

If you are a dedicated supporter of HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD / VENDETTA VINYL – you will remember that AMERICAN HUNGER REBIRTH was available on Dsp’s for a BRIEF period in 2019….FFWD to 2024 and the wax is finally seeing the light of day….

AH2 symbolizes the body of work MFGRIMM & DRASAR MONUMENTAL released from 2011-2019…The material the duo dropped still sounds as explosive and creative as ever, and AH2 is a prime example….This is literally a film on wax – character development, dramatic segues, unpredictable twist and turns, and ultimately trials, tribulations & elevation like the cover art states….

Speaking of cover art – it was created by KEO (Hip Hop historian, graff powerhouse & the man responsible for hand crafting MF DOOM’S mask)….

We are now shipping worldwide – no slouching, sleeping or snoozing because these pieces will vanish extremely fast..Thanks for your support over the years it is appreciated to the fullest extent..

COP HERE

SEBB has a higher “batting average” than most when it comes to beats…Hailing from Switzerland, the DJ / producer samples from a wide range of genres which prevents his material from sounding predictable and stale….On his newest offering “Nuggs”, he provides the perfect seasoning for your weekend shenanigans…

“Ran up on a kid he was ready to shoot / reminded him of the truth, like old school drum loops”

Haven’t heard anything from J LOVE for a minute…But of nowhere he drops two full length’s at the end of 2023…My favorite of the two is “Over Aggressive”…

WHY ?

Take a listen to “Midnight Run” and peep how he delivers a well narrated block tale with the greatest of ease, over a dope backdrop by Gee Dubs…J even took the the time create a video that matches the storyline (Lost art these days)..

PEEP-

For the last year and change I have spent an enormous amount of time, energy, blood, sweat and tears crafting my upcoming release ,”Darker Than A Million Midnights”….Once again I handled the beats, mixing, rhymes and scratches….

I delved deeper into certain socio-political jewelry this go round, because I’m growing tired of MC’s spitting a bunch of remedial rubbish…It seems as if their is an influx of scatterbrain bars, and bozo punch lines that wouldn’t transfer very well if you read them on paper (HA)..

In order to keep the balance in the mix- I had to insert some ultra violent battle rhymes to even things out for all of the slouches that think this is some type of fucking game!…

The wax is in stock troopers- and we will begin shipping on the release date, June 12th, 2023..

Below is the sampler that I put together, and to tell the truth- the sampler sounds better than most of these Hip Hop weasels entire album…Feel free to spread around..

Happy Memorial day to all of the true Hip Hop soldiers that returned to the essence.

Marsellus Wallace comes equipped with a heavy dose of sinister material on the “Shelf Arrangements” session…The perfect backdrop on this rainy Sunday evening..

DONT SLEEP

One of my personal pet peeves is when cats put out break beat mixes with the same played out breaks we have heard a million times…Fuck all that- surprise me with some secret society heaters- isn’t that the whole point ?

Australian power house goes all out with this session flooded with heavy drum break jewelry…Start your weekend correctly and hit the play button amigo.

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Before I had a better understanding of who UNIQUE MECCA AUDIO was/is, I remember the image of his store immortalized on a Brand Nubian 12 inch (Love me, or leave me alone)….Unfortunately like many others from the crime riddled streets of NYC in the early 90’s – he got caught up in the drug kingpin grid and ended up spending 20 plus years behind bars..

In his recently released book (A Roar In Harlem) he goes into detail about the pitfall of hustling, violence, prison war stories, etc….

If you do a brief google search, you will also find his entertaining podcast that are laced with all types of crime boss jewelry….

COP HERE

Recently Seattle Hip Hop heavyweight SPECS ONE unearthed some secret society recordings from 1993 (Elevators)..Much respect to SPECS for keeping it innovative now and back then….

Consider yourself blessed.

TRACKLIST-

1. Intro 
2. Elevator Music 
3. Sponsors 
4. No Info 
5. The Brain 
6. Back In It 
7. ELEVATE (bonus cut 1992) 
8. Practice Tapes (bonus cuts 1993)

credits

released March 23, 2023 

SPECSWIZARD raps and samples 
E SHARP samples, programing and scratches 
overseen by B MAX and SUPREME