We’ll be back soon!
We had our computer crash and we are currently on the hunt for a replacement, which has put our posting here on pause! We’ll be back in a couple weeks with new posts, until then, if you need some of that good old fashioned B-Boy Morale check the archives! Stay tuned!
” Caymanian Pride “
I’m currently in the CAYMAN ISLANDS (Georgetown to be exact) visiting my family, eating all types of conch fritters, sipping over proof rum concoctions, listening to heavy rude boy tunes, sweating my ass off, and absorbing all kinds of jewelry from my elders….
I will be back on the 20th, so expect HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD to return with it’s regular programming on the 21st….
Much respect-
D
” 1972 : The Year of Renditions “
Since it is Friday, it’s only right I bless you with some heavy groove morale courtesy of the good folks over at the PARIS DJ’s spot (standards, versions, and revamps on deck)…
It’s a strictly 1972 affair so brace yourself for all types of action…
” Tape Rocking “
NORMAL BIAS is a blog that is dedicated to preserving archived tape culture….Radio shows, demos, and out of print material is the modus operandi – so quit stalling, head over there and scoop up some treats, but make sure you tell him the grimey dude from HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD sent you jack !!!
” Hands Up To Heaven, Feet Firm In Hell “
Listening to this track brings me right back to the studio session we had while recording “Hands Up To Heaven, Feet Firm In Hell”..With a title like that, you should already know that it’s not a fucking game!!!!!! Once GRIMM got in the booth and started laying down his bars – it reinforced my belief that he is truly a giant with his pen game….”Gluten free get the bread and the butter / give a hand and help the people out the gutter”….
WHEW….
Or this one – “The babies are the future, shower them / disenfranchised people, I empower them”..
Their are so many quotable bars throughout the entire GMV series (and his entire catalogue for that matter), that GRIMM deserves a spot on any self-respecting Hip Hop heads top five list…PERIOD…
Here is the visuals for “Hands up To Heaven, Feet Firm In Hell” by my dude BOOGIE MENSCH….Once again he keeps the pressure thick by hitting you with a barrage of images that are sure to give you a dose of shock treatment….FEEL FREE TO SPREAD AROUND.
Salute-
D
” Cut Creator Speaks “
ROB SWIFT recently caught up with the original CUT CREATOR for a round of heavy Q&A…
“Rob Swift: What do you remember about those sessions in the studio? I ask because with technology being what it is, DJs don’t even record their scratches in studios anymore. Dudes like me can knock out an albums worth of cuts from the comfort of our own home in boxers, LOL!
Cut Creator: The day “I Need a Beat” was recorded I got a call from LL. He asked me to meet him at NYU because he wanted me on a record with him. I said bullshit but went anyway. I met up with him and we went to Rick Rubin’s dorm room. Chubby Jewish dude who wants to make a rap record? Whatever, I’ll play along. We eventually ended up at this building that looked abandoned. We made it upstairs and lo and behold there’s a full studio, the first I’d ever been in. 2 inch tape recorder, Large analogue board, drum machine and racks of equipment that took up a whole lot of space and money”.
” 2015 Hardcore “
It’s always refreshing to hear some new hardcore frequencies in 2015….The “Reject 2 EP” by CONWAY is flooded with just enough greasy talk to hold my attention for an extended period of time…All beats by DARINGER..
” ISP : 3 Style “
WHEW…
I’m not sure if you caught ISP (Q Bert, D-Styles & Shortkut) in action at the recent 3 Styles event, if not do yourself a favor and check in duke !!!!
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