" Burn Your Face Off "
All you toys out there better run for cover…2 Rude (Keo) and Enue are not playing games in 2010 so I highly suggest you get your hand styles up…….FAST…
*Click the photo for further analysis.
Now that I have your attention: Ironlak is having a competition to see who is ready to face off for a healthy stash of paint..If you think you have the right stuff-CHECK IN!!!!!
” We’re searching for the freshest pieces and craziest productions in Australia/New Zealand and the Americas.
Select a category:
Category 1: Best production.
Paint a production wall with your crew/ homies (2-6 people per entry).
Entries will be judged on overall theme and composition, background elements, characters and pieces/ letter styles. Aim to impress!
Prizes:
Three winners will be chosen from Australia/ New Zealand and three winners chosen from North/ South America; Judged by the Ironlak Family.
First PRIZE: 500 cans of Ironlak.
Second PRIZE: 240 cans of Ironlak.
Third PRIZE: 120 cans of Ironlak.
Encouragement award: 48 cans of Ironlak.
Category 2: Best piece.
Rock a solo piece (One person per entry only).
Entries will be judged on style, letter structure, originality, connections, colour scheme and fill effects. Make it burn!
Prizes:
Three winners will be chosen from Australia/ New Zealand and three winners chosen from North/ South America; Judged by the Ironlak Family.
First PRIZE: 240 cans of Ironlak.
Second PRIZE: 120 cans of Ironlak.
Third PRIZE: 60 cans of Ironlak.
Encouragement award: 36 cans of Ironlak.
How to enter:
Select your category above. Email a large photograph of your finished wall AND photographs of your used cans in front of the wall to: competition@ironlak.com
Pieces must be painted with 100% Ironlak paint (roll/ buff paint is allowed as a base). Enter as many times as you like. Competition closes 31 August 2010, so don’t sleep “
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: ALL ARTWORK MUST BE PAINTED WITH PERMISSION. OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, USA, CANADA, HAWAII, MEXICO, COLOMBIA, ARGENTINA, CHILE, PERU, GUATEMALA & PUERTO RICO. SHOULD THE WINNER BE FROM A CITY THAT RESTRICTS THE SALE OF SPRAYPAINT TO MINORS, THE RECIPIENT OF THE PRIZE MUST BE OF LEGAL AGE. ENTRANTS GRANT IRONLAK PERMISSION TO USE ALL IMAGES FOR MARKETING PURPOSES.
" In The Sucker Free "
Oh shit, this is looking kinda crazy right here…..If your in the bay area-you know what time it is homeboy !!!!!
And while your at it, you might as well scoop up this new heater by Cannibus with Preemo on the boards…I am a little late on this, you gotta give me a pass I was in Chicago for a couple weeks…
Peace-
D
“Golden Terror Of Rap”
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" Scratch Overdose: Part 7-Repost "
I rarely do the “repost” thing, but this batch of hardcore scratch cuts by “D.J. Tenshun” still gives me the goose bumps…It’s the perfect combination of eerie beats, well thought out scratch sentences, and true drama…
Peace to all the fam in S.D. Nick Nayme, Daze, W.S.T., Rock , Mane -One, Z’s, etc…
" Black Merda Madness "
Pioneering funk/rock outfit “Black Merda” were ahead of their time …Hailing from the city of Detroit, they dropped two critical albums in the early 70’s “Black Merda”, and “Long Burn The Fire” that have managed to age very well….
One of their biggest hits was a collaboration effort with soul-slinger Ellington “Fuji” Jordan- “Mary Don’t Take Me On No Bad Trip”……Due to poor promotion, and label politricks the group remained under the radar until a reunion show in 2005…
Here are a couple cuts that will make you snap your fingers…
Why is it that the best bands usually have the freshest names ?
“Windsong”
“Reality”
" Rare Frequencies Radio "
This compilation of goodness was put together by Rare Dave (Diggers With Gratitude)….He went through 100 old radio tapes from 90-96 and pulled out all the exclusives that you will rarely ever hear…
Unreleased Big Daddy Kane (Sing My Song), a rough as hell Zulu Nation Gestapo rhyme-fest, under the radar Tragedy cuts, and a few surprise versions of songs that will force you to hit the rewind button…
No tracklist this time around, but don’t sleep….
" Beat Battle Shit "
Major props go out to the homie, “Monsrock” for taking the crown at last week’s bay area beat battle….The crazy thing is that he didn’t even plan on entering..My dude hopped in their on some last minute shit and still housed everybody…
This is a big deal for home team……
Be on the lookout for Monsrock’s group (CashDreed) to be dropping some heat this summer….
" Hip Hop Battlefield Remix Series "
Alright folks, it’s time for me to pull out the crazy flame thrower remix shit to melt your ear drums off !!!!!!
Since I was away from my sampler for a couple weeks- I decided that today I had to go in the lab and construct some aggressive, UFC, type heat…And who sounds more aggressive than the MASH OUT POSSE ?
You know how I do on the remix tip….NO corny synths, NO hollow sounding drums, and definitely NO half-stepping….If your looking for some angry frequencies to boost your Hip Hop morale, you just found your theme music…
” Boom, Boom Boom, there you go bastard / murder international, custom made caskets “…….
“Pounds Up Remix”
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" Hardcore Hip Hop Will Never Die, Part 4 "
I like my Hip Hop a little rough around the edges (If you haven’t noticed by now)…Matter of fact some of my favorite tracks were probably recorded in someone’s stank dungeon/bedroom with blunt ashes spilled everywhere, crates thrown about, and Hip Hop idols splattered all over the walls (Reminds me of my lab actually)….
Whenever I have done any work in a heavy-duty studio, I felt uneasy….In my opinion-dope Hip Hop can be made on a 4-track set up…Some dudes have things all twisted: They think the more money that they spend on equipment, the better their music will be…
You don’t need all that space-age equipment to come up with fly shit, all you need is a creative mind with a little knowledge of what this shit is REALLY about (YA HEARD ME)….
Anyway, hardcore Hip Hop will never die my man…..When it comes to grimy, no nonsense, street bully rap-“Minnesota” is one of the last true kings….He rhymes, produces (Made the beat for “Not A Player” for Big Pun- just in case you forgot), and engineers his own stuff….POW,POW,POW..
This joint came out a couple years back, but it still bangs !!!!!!
“Modus Operendi”
Peace to my manz, “Hektek” in the B.X.
" Mayhem Lauren: Queens Outdoor Lo-Life "
Queens kid “Mayhem Lauren” has been on the come-up for sometime now…I first caught wind of his material on some older J-Love mixtapes..
With every release, his rhymes and concepts have gotten sharper and more on point…..Here is a compilation of joints that should help jumpstart your Sunday morning..
Tracklisting-
01. Bout 2 Win Again
02. Glorious
03. Heavy Cream
04. 7000 Thoughts
05. Sound Boy Burial Freestyle
06. Queens
07. Swiss Alps (Ft. Action Bronson)
08. Got The Fever
09. Timeless Greatness (Ft. J-Love & Timeless Truth)
10. Lost Souls
11. Just Cant Win
12. Where Do You Come From (Ft. J-Love & The Large Professor)
13. (2)Dope Radio Freestyle
14. The Bigger Picture
15. True Confessions Freestyle
Hip Hop Battlefield top picks- “Bout To Win”, “Heavy Cream”, “7000 Thoughts”, “Swiss Alps”, “Got The Fever”, “Where Do You Come From ? ” featuring J-Love & Large Pro….
" Chicago Style Warz "
Oh man, this piece by Phase-(Lab Rats) is on some whole other shit!!!!!!!!
GET YOUR HAND STYLES UP….Click the photo for further analysis.
Peace-
D
" Fresh For 2010 "
GGRP sound are killing the game with these joints….I need to cop one of these pronto !!!!!!
HAHAHAHA..
" Back On The Battlefield "
Now I am back on the battlefield so you better strap on your combat helmets, focus your binoculars, and lace up those boots homeboy !!!!!
In 1970 the U.K. band “Demon Fuzz” put out their sole album, Afreaka on Pye Records….WOW….This is the kind of music you play when you are looking for inspiration…Funky, unpredictable, soulful- afro-rock vibes…
It’s a damn shame these cats never recorded as a unit again because this is some powerful stuff…..Big up to my dude Selfish for looking out……Turn the volume to ten if you know what’s best for you….
“Message To Mankind”
“Another Country”
" Live From The Windy City "
Yeah…… As you could have guessed, I’m still cold chilling in Chicago (that explains the lack of updates )….While in search for the perfect beat in the “city of wind” I ran into my beat digging evil twin Big Mattlock…..
Years ago (while on another vinyl mission) I met him while he worked at a fully explosive record store in Seattle (Underdog)…We struck up a heavy conversation about breaks that would bore most people, but beat fiends like myself get hype in situations like this !!!!!
We have been friends ever since….We exchange breaks, secret society Hip Hop info, and all types of other shit….His knowledge of Chicago Hip Hop is staggering…He also ran a studio in Chicago 1995-2002 (EV Productions) that blessed artist like K.R.S.ONE, Planet Asia, Akbar, Diverse, Longshot, etc…..
Before a night out on the town, I decided to ask him a few questions about whatever the fuck I felt like……Pay attention you might just learn something….HAHAHAHA..
1…HHBF-…..Damn Matt, where is all the graff ?….For a city this size, I was expecting to see more roof-shots, freeway hits, and all that other shit….What’s the deal kid ?
1…Mattlock…..It’s out there man, you just gotta keep your eyes open. It’s nowhere near like it used to be at all though. Mayor Daley made it his mission to wipe out Graf and he’s done a great job. I worked on a documentary called “I Write On Stuff” that details a lot of the reasons why graf got shut down in the Chi(search for it online, you may find it).
It’s def starting to come back cause the recession has affected Daleys abilty to pay his fools to wipe it out with the buff trucks. A few years ago you would do a piece at midnight and it would be gone by 4AM. Now pieces are running a lot longer.
Also you gotta check out the hood and not just the train lines. There are tons of pieces running on the South and West sides.
Another thing is you will get a felony and go to Cook County Jail for doing graf. Cook County is no picnic, I know from experience lol. The police are very hard on graf out here so only serious cats will get it in out here. I was in there with murderers and they were laughing at me once I told them why I was there haha!
I gotta give props to TAS Crew, XMEN, PUMA Crew, UAC and all the other crews I came up around in Chicago.
RIP to my brothers KEP XMEN,and TEWEL CAB Crew and all the other fallen graf soldiers.
2…HHBF…O.K. O.K. That’s what the fuck is up !!!! I have heard some of your beats over the years, and you have your own type-of sound going on…Who have you produced for and what type of equipment do/did you rock ?
2…Mattlock…I’ve produced mostly Hip Hop artists like Diverse(Chocolate Industries), Longshot, Juice, Ang 13, Akbar, Crucial Conflict etc…
I’ve also worked with Blues legend Harmonica Hinds and Rob Mazurek from Chicago Underground and Stereolab. I’ve also had the pleasure of working with Jazz greats Jeff Parker and Ted Sirota.
As far as equipment recently I’ve been messin with different software but I’m not feelin it too much.
In the past I’ve had a MPC 3000 midied up to a S950. I also had an Ensoniq EPS 16+ for basslines. I’ve owned SP 1200’s and SP 12’s.
The best thing was my high school had a MPC 60 so I got my start on making beats in 1989. I started DJing in 1987 with my shitty pawn store Gemini turntables so once I got Techniques it was like heaven!
Longshot “I” – Produced by Mattlock…2002
" Hip Hop Battlefield Goes To Soldier Field, Part 6 "
I’m off to the wonderful city of Chicago for about a week or so, but don’t trip…I’m still going to bless ya’ll with post from time to time….Antibalas, Premier, and D.J. Spinna will be in town while I am there- so it looks like it is going to be a jam packed week..
Peace to everyone that checks out the BATTLEFIELD on the regular….Time for me to fly out of sunny Vietnam California, and start my journey..
Chicago is known for heavy digging spots, so you know I’m coming back with those flames….
Peace-
D
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