Out of all the projects Ayatollah & I did as the BOXCUTTER BROTHERS (five in total), volume 4 is the only one where we rhymed over our own beats…The other volumes were strictly instrumental…

This dropped on vinyl back in 2016, but I never bothered to put it up on Bandcamp until last night for some strange reason…I still speak to Ayatollah often, and we are still knee-deep into beats, DJ’ing, graff, bars, etc….I’m quite sure we will release another project when the time is right..

Until then, take a listen to hear what type of wreck was caught in the pre- Covid era…

* I have a few copies left in the private stash box – hit me up in the comments if you are interested..

We are living in a era where anyone can have their opinion blasted all over the world in a social media caption – but how many of those loudmouths, “so called experts”, timeline opportunist, and surface level thinkers will actually take the time to dig beneath the surface and compile their ideas into a book ?

In my opinion we need more books, and less quick blurbs about random current events, opinions on music, etc…..

The first time I heard Easy Mo Bee’s production was on Big Daddy Kane’s second album, “Its A Big Daddy Thing”….Mo Bee crafted beats for “Mr. Welfare” & one of my favorites from the project, “Another Victory”…He went on a run with COLD CHILLING placements on early GZA & PRINCE RAKEEM debut albums…Next up was the R.I.F. era wave with collabs with legendary Miles Davis….After that simmered down we all know about his time with BAD BOY RECORDS…

Needless to say, he has definitely earned his spot in the books….

So do yourself a favor and scoop up a copy of his recently released book, “Iconic Beats” and catch a zone..

PEEP

Montclair , New Jersey’s own CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS has created a lane for himself by dropping extra dirty beats over the years…On his latest project “Adult Blends 4 ” this MOOD remix is just straight up filthy…

It’s almost criminal how some dudes get overlooked in this Hip Hop shit….Cats could spend their entire life devoted to their craft, only to fade away into obscurity without the accolades that they have wholeheartedly earned..

SELFISH & FLUENT dropped a classic back in 2008 entitled “Uncut Raw” …Well crafted bars spit over the ugliest, dusted out production…Original, uncompromising, dirty, innovative and ultimately creative…Over the years I was able to develop a rapport with SELFISH…On my many visits to Chicago over the years, we would actually link up, go digging, hit up ill restaurants, build, and talk about all types of Hip Hop theories and shit..

I would always ask him about a follow up to “Uncut Raw”…He ended up playing part 2 for me- which was equally impressive, but he had no plans on releasing it whatsoever unfortunately…

His producer at the time FLUENT was always shrouded in mystery…I have never seen a picture of him, he doesn’t really do interviews, and I haven’t heard any new material whatsoever…But what remains is an impressive body of music that is unconventional , and uncompromising in it’s approach which I fully respect…This remix he did of “Criminology” is just ridiculous..

When it comes to straight up innovative B-BOY flavored pieces – I put my chips down on my brethren KUFU ONERZ (GFC / TDK / UTI)…I have watched him wreck shit for decades at this point without repeating outlines or color schemes…He can do it all ; letters, characters, throw ups, tags, and of course full blown explosive pieces..

Next time cats are talking about who is consistently burning shit down – you better mention his name or consider yourself a bonafide lame..RIP PRIZE 6

Please do not run up on me talking, ” Where is the raw shit Drasar, where can I hear some ill joints, where can I hear a dope radio show Drasar ” ?

Please..

Make sure you tune into BATTLEFIELD FUNK RADIO every Saturday night 10-12 – Cali time with myself, Droop Capone, Pezo, Hogon Plus, J-805, and some random peoples that always seem to show up…We are on the FM dial 94.7 FM, but you can also stream live…

HERE

Exclusive beat segments, live mixes, white labels, B-Sides, unfamiliar selections, specials, remixes, and all types of wild shit on deck every week…Hip Hop past, present & future troopers…Big shout out to all of our peoples who stay in tune…

How can you go wrong when the opening lines of your song are; ” Shout out to Tef where the killers are made, we deal to get paid / average about a drilling a day “…

MANDATORY is my top choice cut from the Top Hooter X Shaykh Hanif project that just dropped (Half A Whole Thing)….

PEEP

One of the beautiful aspects of this art form is the sheer vastness…Even for the most astute Hip Hop scientist, there is still much to study whether it’s past, present or future…

I’m still finding current heaters that seem to bypass cats radars….Take a listen to this new joint by one of Vancouver’s finest CHECKMATE ,”Inference & Hearsay”….He is sounding sharp as ever…

Produced by K-Rec (Who has been impressing me as of late)..

The first time I heard CAGE was when he was featured on the Pete Nice album , on a cut entitled “Rich, Bring Him Back”…But the songs that really caught my attention by him were ” One By One ” , and the joint that I’m posting today ” 54 “….

How can you front on ugly lines like – ” While I lay below a wall of flesh, engulfed by the homeless in the fire escape / I might evaporate the whole state “…..For some reason cats never bring this song up whenever Cage’s name get’s mentioned (Maybe because it was released almost 27 years ago at this point)..Regardless, Cage has a very interesting story – everything from time spent in a mental institution, a very troubled upbringing, bouts with drugs, numerous releases, and ultimately abandoning his initial hardcore Hip Hop roots and reconfiguring his style of musical output..

Take a listen to this Mighty Mi produced scorcher that still bangs in 2026..

PEEP

As a responsible parent of two kids – I make sure to play “kid friendly” material around my children…Even though I am a hardcore Hip Hop fanatic, something doesn’t feel right blasting N.W.A. in the car with them on the way to a school drop off..

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So in my household I’m usually playing breaks, Jazz, instrumentals, and of course Reggae from all eras…

Take a listen to this session by the great BUNNY LEE and catch a heavy zone..

What’s one of the missing ingredients from this era’s generation of beat makers ?

SCRATCHING, in my opinion…

Well crafted scratch sentences can turn a somewhat mediocre beat, into a full fledged monster…Luckily for me I DJ & produce, so I never had to outsource cuts to help my vision come to life..Matter of fact, I still stay up to date on all the latest cuts and still have a burning desire to learn them and apply them…

This recent clip of D-Styles rocking the ” 2 Click Flare X 3 Tear Back” combo caught my attention..

PEEP

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)

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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..