” Under The Radar Rockets “
Doc Delay recently unearthed three mixes that are flooded with obscure Hip Hop gems from the late 80’s – early 90’s…
This is what he had to say regarding the “Medium Rare Mix” series…
DON’T SLEEP…
“I’ve been making this Rare Rap mix Series Since 2003, and with the web-only release of the 4th edition, I thought it might be blog worthy to share the entire series and provide some history behind the projects. Not every track in this series is great, but there’s something that I found unique enough about every song to include them. The first volume is definitely the most dated sounding and I cringe at the sound of some of my cuts, but it’s interesting to follow the trajectory through the years. I used an alias given to me by this dude Hermitcrab – Tom Thumz. The CDs sold around town and people gave me some great feedback. A few promo copies came in actual supermarket meat trays. The second was part of a double CD package that went with me on a 2 month tour of Europe so most copies ended up over there. I kept catching more and more of these records that I never knew existed, and rediscovered things I had buried for years. The outro on II is my favorite. We recorded this guy Mel in Union Square and he claimed to have been MC Shan’s baby sitter. Volume 3 was the most widely distributed. 1000 were pressed and Traffic had it in stores everywhere. As more and more discoveries fell in my lap, I couldn’t help but try to amass enough for another mix. Volume 4 was recorded one weekend in March 2009, and by the time it was done, there was no drive or energy to try and package and market another hard copy.
Last week, my friend Raj over at Soulstrut posted the fourth mix on the site’s front page and helped breathe some life into the project. I thought I would use the opportunity to share the entire series. So, here are the first 3 mixes”..
” Scratch Overdose, Part 8 “
In the mid 2000’s I was lucky enough to catch a “Bastard Language” show that forever altered my perception of scratch patterns…..D-Styles, Ricci Rucker, Excess, and Toad Styles went on a two hour scratch rampage that left the crowd in a heavy trance…
People were literally standing around with their mouths wide open….
The precision of the cuts made me want to hit the lab and step my motherfucking game up…..In 2012 the trio carries on without Ricci, but the results are still mind boggling….
Peep for yourself homeboy..
” Ghostface & Trife Diesel Heaterz ”
After listening to this ill unreleased joint by Ghost & Trife Diesel “Horror With Ghost And Company” (which later morphed into “Paychecks” with the Theodore Unit), I have come to the conclusion that they should do a whole project with K-Def……
THIS IS THAT SHIT (nice drum work K)……
When these two get decent production the results are memorable…For further analysis take a listen to the Phase 1 mixtape they dropped awhile back…
TRACKLIST-
01 – ghostface intro
02 – 24-7
03 – cutting it up (feat. raekwon the chef,ghostface killah & icewater)
04 – the drummer (feat.ghostface killah, method man & street life)
05 – smith bros.(feat.ghostface killah)
06 – ghostface interlude
07 – theodore (feat.theodore unit)
08 – pay checks(feat.ghostface killah)
09 – pop ya collar (feat. theodore unit)
10 – set it off (feat. ghostface killah)
11 – doomz day
12 – ghostface interlude
13 – n.b.a.
14 – running out of time (feat.wiggs)
15 – strawberry (feat. theodore unit)
16 – shooting up your projects
17 – ohhwee (feat. saigon, nate dogg, & ghostface killah)
18 – theodore stories
19 – ghostface outro
” Beat Tape Steez “
Am I wrong for having a gripe about the name SMALL PRO ?
Not really feeling the name AG THE CORONER or YOUNG GURU either….That’s like someone calling themselves KRS TWO or YOUNG G.RAP.
HAAAHAHAHA….
Regardless, Small Pro has a few beats on his latest release that made me turn the volume up…
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD’S TOP PICKS..”Bomb Ass Green”, “He Is I & I Am Him”, and “Not Parkay”..
” LFHQ – 06/27/12 “
DJ Eclipse filled in for Premier 06/27/12 on the “Live from Headquarters” radio show (ever since Sirius put the clamps down on the links, catching a download has been difficult so swoop this up with a quickness) ….
You already know the motherfucking drill : doubles, jokes, and brand new cuts..
” Nuff Boom Shots “
Since the weekend is upon us, it’s only right that I pull out the extended banana clip for you motherfuckers….
I’m going to splash you with some dangerous frequencies that you won’t find ANYWHERE else on the internet….
“Silverhawk” on the dubplate tip rocking strictly NINJAMAN & SHABBA RANKS…..This is not that happy go lucky dancehall shit – this is that certified rudeboy flamethrower special flying at your grill…..
Put on your best screwface and prepare for more pressure !!!
” Breakbeat Lou & Rob Swift 2012 “
World class DJ’s, ROB SWIFT & BREAKBEAT LOU team up for a heavy round of jewel dropping..
Don’t sleep !!!
“Rob Swift: Before producers used an SP1200 sampler to loop the drum break from “Impeach The President”, DJs like Grandmaster Flash and GrandWizzard Theodore manually looped those drums with their hands on a Technic 1200 turntable. So would you say DJing influenced Hip Hop production or were Flash and Theodore inspired the production they heard on the records they played?
Break Beat Lou: These two DJs are the blueprint in my opinion on what has developed into the production with break beats has become; look at it this way, without these legend cutting up the records the way they did productions with loop would have never been a thought”.
And while your at it – you might as well swoop up Rob’s “Sketches Of the Architect” project….It is loaded with nice scratch patterns, classical music chops, booming drums,etc….
” Nature : Ashtray Effect “
Nature is a fully capable M.C.
My only gripe with his material has been the beat selections…..On his newest mixtape (Ashtray Effect) the same dynamic is at work : decent rhymes throughout, but once again the sub par productions dilute the potency….
Don’t get it twisted, there are some joints on this that deserve attention…
Hip Hop Battlefield top picks – “Ports & Kools”, “Foreign Affairs”, “Blood Stream”, “One Shot”, “Def Con 3”, “More Than Music”, “It’s Like That”, and “Where You At” ?….
” Thursday Funk Mode “
While I was on vacation in Chicago a couple years back, I happened to catch a free “Antibalas” show downtown at Millennium Park…..
I have heard plenty of their recordings – but to hear them live was an out of control experience to say the least (make sure to catch them if they roll through your town, if you know what’s good for you)…
They recently dropped some new tunes on DAPTONE…
Tracklist-
1. Dirty Money
2. The Rat Catcher
3. Him Belly No Go Sweet
4. Ari Degbe
5. Ìbéjì
6. Sáré Kon Kon
” Joint Of The Day “
The JOINT OF THE DAY is “Tommy Sheppard” by criminally slept on Chicago rhyme slinger, Akbar….2012 battle rhyme monster shit – be on the lookout for a full length at some point this year…
Big up to all my peoples in the “GO”…
” Let The Beats Rock “
Your boy OH NO continues his 2012 onslaught with the release of “Dr.No’s Tornado Funk”….
I’m not really a fan of his bars – so this instrumental project is a nice option..
CHECK IN…
“When cut loose on the Rudy Ray Moore/Dolemite catalog to put together the release that came to be known as OhNoMite, Oh No was like the clichéd kid in a candy store. With so much material to pull from it was inevitable that some cuts couldn’t be squeezed into the final OhNoMite project, some would with different mixes and some were never fully realized. Oh No turned this material over to his alter-ego, Dr. No, for the further finishing touches for this all instrumental outting. The result is contained here on Dr. No’s Kali Tornado Funk. Coming at you with fists flying this full length features instrumentals and alternate mixes from the OhNoMite record, thoroughly funk filled blasts that didn’t find their way into the final OhNoMite project and much more. Kali Tornado Funk is the total experience; the Doctor’s prescription for those whose asses just don’t move enough, a recommended treatment for those whose ailment is a lack of soul. Side effects include having a thoroughly good time and in rare instances a desire to perform karate moves.
As Dolemite would say “Can you dig it?” We’re sure you can”.
” Shadow + Revolution = Freshness “
Even though I have yet to hear anything from DJ Shadow in recent years that has caught my attention, I still don’t fully sleep on him….
I still have SHADOW 4 track mixes from the 90’s that kill a lot of the shit I hear from DJ’s these days….Anyway, make sure you take time out to peep this hour long interview with REVOLUTION if you know what’s best for you…
DJ Shadow Full Episode from The Cut on Vimeo.
” Italian Library Records Steez “
If your looking for a library record session that will hold your attention, than you just found it troopers…..
Heavy drum breaks, drama, cinematic soundscapes, ill compositions, and all that other fly shit on deck!!!
Track 1 – Megattera / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 2 – Omnifarius / Roberto Conrado
Track 3 – Save Up / Piero Montanari
Track 4 – Spleen / Luigi Lopez
Track 5 – Magia / Oronzo De Filippi
Track 6 – Acromatic / Roberto Conrado
Track 7 – Ready Money / Roberto Conrado & Piero Montanari
Track 8 – Lustful / Amedeo Minghi
Track 9 – Pledge / Roberto Conrado
Track 10 – Marsuino / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 11 – Trip / Emma De Angelis
Track 12 – Orca / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 13 – Ticklish / Roberto Conrado
Track 14 – Castello Stregato / Oronzo De Filippi
Track 15 – Lamantino / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 16 – La Via Della Droga / Amedeo Tommasi
Track 17 – Likewise / Roberto Conrado & Piero Montanari
Track 18 – Stenella Dubia / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 19 – Chase / Pasquale Castiglione & Casa Paolo
Track 20 – Balenottera / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 21 – Asincronia / Alessandro Alessandroni
Track 22 – Globicefalo / Sandro Brugnolini
Track 23 – Suspence Magico No.1 / Amedeo Tommasi
Track 24 – Tradimento / Gerardo Iacoucci
Track 25 – Overcraft / Alessandro Alessandroni & Sorgini Giuliano
Track 26 – Lo Strangolatore Di Boston / Franco Bracardi & Giorgio Bracardi
” Marley Marl On The Remix “
The good folks over at HHS recently unearthed this Marley Marl remix of “Momma Said Knock You Out” on white label….In my opinion the original is the winner, but it is interesting to hear a different version after all these years…
” Drum Overdose “
This is the type of shit I can play 24/7 – 365 in the system !!
PVD hit’s us off with an avalanche of rugged, crackling drum chops to rock out with….Turn the motherfuckin volume up troopers..
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