"Sticky Fingers, Jackin 4 Beats"
Let me say this before I even get started…Almost every beat Sticky jacks on this cut I personally hate..But it’s Sticky’s personality and approach {No Homo} that I check for…His performance on this make me laugh as much now, as I did when I first heard it 10 years ago…Not to many mc’s sound this reckless and convincing on the mic…Sticky is truly in a class by himself, then and now…Also go out and buy that “Onyx-Cold Case” shit people…..R.I.P. Big DS, X-1, JMJ….
"Jus Allah and Vinnie Paz Back Together Again"
It seems like as soon as Jus Allah left “JMT”, they blew up…Strange, because with Jus in the fold, the group sounds more well rounded in my opinion..JMT has changed a lot since their first album, but on every album I hear some shit that is fly… And Stoupe’s beats are usually impressive…The new album is called “History Of Violence” due out 10/14/08….This song “Monolith” is the leak from that album…Following that is “Gengis Khan” {Feat. Tragedy}, one of my favorite JMT joints..
"Lil Dap On Production"
Lately I have been listening to a lot of “Group Home” shit….Everyone knows their first joint is a classic, but the second album “Tear From The Ghetto” bangs pretty hard as well….In fact one of the best beats on that album was done by “Lil Dap” himself..Check it out, it’s called “Politic All Night”…
Above pic of Jeru and Lil Dap….Yeah, it’s not Group Home, but a dope pic regardless….Out
"Mighty 4 In Full Effect"
It’s official, “Mighty 4” is Saturday at the Cow Palace, San Francisco…….It’s going to be some wild ass shit…Afterparties, beat battles, rap battles, b boy shit…….Shout out to Cold Chris, Foots, Sha, Fooders, Riff, Mannie, Ground Level, Refa, Kufu, Planet, DazeRock etc..Looking forward to seeing ya’ll cats…Don’t miss this event people.
"Wax Weapons 12, Vocal Version"
It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you/ without a hard blog to step to…HaHa..Anyway brothers and sisters, this is the first “Wax Weapons” to actually have vocals…..Usually I just let the instrumentals rock, but for this edition I will bless you with some lyrics homeslice…All wax, all one track, all freestyle, all blended by Mr. Drasar Monumental….Thank you, thank you….P.S. After this one, there will be no more lyrics on “Wax Weapons” for a long time….P.P.S. All of these songs range from 1994-2008…
Get your god damn mind right, and prepare for your flight….
"Remix Uppercuts"
Kool. G Rap’s “On The Run Untouchable Remix”, is one of the best remixes I have ever heard……Even though the sample isn’t flipped that much, it doesn’t matter because it is perfect already….But the strangest thing about this remix is that the “Trackmasters” did it…This is no diss to them, I am just really suprised they could get this filthy…..I did my own little remix, peep it out….And the following flip is a “Firewater” remix I added for the hell of it……..100
"Live As It Gets"
The Opus consist of “Mr Echoes” and “The Isle Of Weight”….Many heads are aware of them due to their steller production for “Rubberroom”….As a unit they released four 12 inch singles, an e.p., an a album “Archtechnology”….One of my personal favorites when it comes to Windy City Hip Hop……It had a hard metallic, grimey sound that was truly original……
On this joint right here “Live”, {Feat.Lumba} you can tell these brothers are not playing any games……Download now..
"The Most Chill"
“Phil The Soulman”, has been putting in crazy work since the 80’s….He is a worldwide respected producer, record collector, d.j. and Hip Hop aficionado…..You can check for him on the “Deep Crates” D.V.D., on his blog that real schitt.blogspot.com, or on this blog…..That’s right folks, he has agreed to a interview with your’s truly so look for that soon….In the meantime check out this mixtape he put together a while back….Classic material people……
"Criminal Scientifik Tribute"
It has been 10 long years since Criminal Scientifik passed away…His death remains a mystery to this day..I have heard several different stories, but since I wasn’t there I refuse to speculate and front like I know what truly happened to this gifted lyricist…..His music has been re released in the last couple years, and it is obvious that he was headed for big things….R.I.P. Scientifik…..This is a remix I did {I Don’t Need Ya} flipping his vocals………Peace
" The Windy City"
My trip to Chicago was lovely to say the least……Hooked up with the original “Mattlock” and my dude “Selfish”, and hit up a crazy amount of record shops………..1. “Grammaphone Records”….Had a lot of joints from many genres….2…”Reckless Records” {Wicker Park}…Located in a interesting area, reminded me of Berkley, Cali…Mad punk rock records, and rare groove type shit…..3..”Dusty Groove”…..Now this is more like it…Beat diggers delight….Everything organized really well, helpful staff….Thumbs up……4…”Secret Record” store deep in the west side…….I can’t tell you the name of this spot, they are holding too much ill shit..Alchemist was their earlier this year, and word is he paid the owners to shut down the store for the evening when he came through…….The illest record store I have been to in a while…..More like a warehouse….Helpful staff, knowledgable staff, my kinda spot……..I hit a couple other spots and did a crazy amount of shit in a short period of time……Shout out to my girl’s fam out there, Mattlock and his peoples, Chachi {Humboldt Park stand up}, Selfish, Big Neal, Cashis D, and everybody else………
This scorcher was produced by Chicago’s “P Lee”, and blessed by the legendary “Jamalski”…..Dope..
"Chi-Town’s Finest, Akbar"
When I first heard Akbar’s verse on Jamalski’s album “Roughneck Reality”, it blew my head off…Akbar sounded like a b boy maniac on a mission..Over a ill beat by “D.J. P. Lee, {Rasco and Artifacts flipped the same break later} he persisted to drop angry punchlines, unpredictable flows, and a massive persona….This song sounds just as good today as it did back then…..Currently P.Lee is working with “Grand Master Caz”, and Akbar is still doing his thing as well…..Salute to the “Mental Giants”, for providing that raw shit…..
"Over Looked Producer Edition, Fat Jon"
In today’s Hip Hop climate it is hard as fuck to get props for your beats……..1. Everybody and their mother think they can make Hip Hop beats…..2.The music industry is so corrupt, dudes cant get paid a descent buck for their productions….3..The audience these days don’t have a clue about what true funky shit is……4..Most people are like lost sheep, that gravitate towards music that they are programmed to appreciate……………But Fat Jon has consistently put out quality material……His work with 5Deez is amazing, along with his many other side projects………..This joint is from his collabo album with “J Rawls”……..3652…Enjoy
"45 King Shit"
Anytime a D.J. throws on “900 Number”, the crowd goes crazy……………There is something about the way 45 King flips beats that makes him standout……..Even though he is a well respected producer, he never played himself in order to gain mass appeal………This cut is from the “Universal Beat Generation” series……..White label shit fool…….
"Hip Hop Battlefield Goes To Soldier Field"
Yeah mayne, I’m off to Chicago for a week……..The illest pizza, dope record shops, the super bowl shuffle…….I’m looking forward to a great time……..I will be checkin in with a couple cool cats…Shout out to my Chicago diggin twin,”Mattlock”.Respect to “Lord Cashis D”, and “Selfish”……See ya’ll in a minute…………In the meantime, check in at funkwhatyaheard.blogspot.com My mayne is seriously holdin it down over there……..Also, big up to my dude “Big Danz” in Chico…….You always check in….Thank you fam…………………..Here is a mix tape by 1st Class…………See u in a week, prepare for the avalanche when I get back…..
"Trunks And M.F. Doom, Are Unicron"
Trunks first appeared on the “King Gheodrah” album………This is from his new E.P. produced entirely by M.F. Doom himself.. Check in and peep the flavor….
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