” Saturday Night Live “
DOPE FOLKS returns with sampler number 3…Be prepared for a showcase of under the radar material that they have dropped in recent years…
TRACKLIST-
01. Young Zee – Nerve Plucker
02. Divine Beings – Raisin’ Eyebrows
03. M.A.C.-10 – Mac Thang
04. Poetic Menace – Takin’ No Shorts
05. Black A.G. – There It Is
06. MC E-Rock – One The Hard Way
07. Disco Beave feat. B Get Busy – Hall Of Fame
08. Parts Unknown – 911 Funk
09. Rampage – Living Foul
10. Trauma Center – Rhymes Overflowin’
11. Cage 1 – Nightstalker
12. Ebony Broadcast System – Broadcastin’
13. Darc Mind – This Is Kev Roc
14. MF Doom – Doomsday Remix
15. Bolaji – Homage
16. Reggie Capers – Suspect
17. Omniscence – When I Make Parole
18. Big Squig – Keep It Going
19. Lord VI – Not Tonight
20. Black Sheep – Sleep (Intro)
” More Flick Action “
My cuzzo CULPA (PFE / AYAK / LO-LIFES) is a no-frills, no shorts taking, LO-rocking, graff monster…He is the kind of guy you want on your side when the drama is about to set off, plus he is the man responsible for the VENDETTA VINYL logo….
*CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS…
” Flick Action “
This flick brings back some good and bad memories…
1..”The Bad” …GURU had just died when this picture was taken, so brothers were still in a sullen, introspective mood…..
2..”The Good”….My dude KHUFU ONERZ – TNS/NS/GFC (The man responsible for the GMV artwork) had just finished the above GURU tribute piece for our comrade, and the day was filled with all types of jokes, artwork, shenanigans, and extremely loud Hip Hop blasting out the speakers…
* CLICK ON THE PHOTOS FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS …
” Showbiz : Rare Breaks 3 “
You know it’s going to be a good day when you get blessed with an hour long avalanche of SHOWBIZ under the radar breaks….
WHEW..
The DITC beatsmith goes for the jugular on “Rare Breaks 3”, so turn the volume up and catch a zone (spotted at O2TN)….
” Looking For The Perfect Beat “
You can now place your pre-orders, if you snooze you lose cuzzo !!!
Eilon Paz’s 416-page coffee-table book illuminates over 130 vinyl collectors and their collections in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms. With a foreword by the RZA, compelling photographic essays are paired with in-depth interviews to illustrate what motivates record collectors to keep digging for more records.
Readers get an up close and personal look at a variety of well-known vinyl champions as well as a glimpse into the collections of known and unknown DJs, producers, record dealers, and everyday enthusiasts. The book is divided into two main parts: the first features 250 full-page photos framed by captions and select quotes, while the second consists of 12 full-length interviews that delve deeper into collectors’ personal histories and vinyl troves.
” Debonair P : Megamix 10 “
DEBONAIR P hits us with 67 tracks from 95-97 on his latest mix “Megamix 10″…Australia stand up…
” South Bronx Bomber “
South Bronx crate monster DANNY DANN THE BEAT MAN has a Bandcamp page that is flooded with heavy mixes that you should peep…
I’m not talking about second rate breaks – I’m talking ultra rare, secret society joints that will have you shaking your head in disbelief…If you think I’m bullshitting, peep for yourself duke !!!
” Akbar : Price Of Freedom “
* Above flick courtesy of Akbar…
AKBAR and the heavily slept on Chicago producer P-LEE are back from hiatus with some substance for your domepiece…On “Price Of Freedom” the duo display that their chemistry is well intact after all these years….Turn the motherfucking volume up!!
” Rob Swift : MF Grimm 101 “
On ROB SWIFT’S Hip Hop fun facts 2.0, he drops all types of jewelry about his 20 plus year relationship with Grandmasta MF GRIMM……..
MF Grimm. To put it simply, the name rings bells yo! Like not only in New York. I’m talkin’ WORLDWIDE! Some of y’all reading this might be familiar wit’ the name but don’t really know the half ’bout the inner workings of my relationship wit’ Grimm or the 6 degrees of separation which connect he and I. So wit’ that. I’m dedicating this latest installment of DJ Rob Swift’s Hip Hop Fun Facts to my brother, Mutha Fuckin’ Grimm.
Unbeknownst to me, Grimm would be connected to a second brother from another mother —-> Dr. Butcher. As the Universe would have it, Grimm, for a small period of time, actually lived with Kool G Rap predating 91. Dr. Butcher DJed for Kool G Rap. So that right there is the genesis of the relationship between Drew Daddy and Build and Destroy (Grimm’s original name)
” Roy Ayers Steez “
PETE ROCK gives Roy Ayers the “tribute mix treatment” for black history month…Sample source material, blends, and all types of high powered frequencies on deck…
” Thursday Check In “
Prodigy & Alchemist just dropped the “Albert Einstein” deluxe EP….Haven’t had the chance to fully listen yet, I will give you my two cents after some decent burn….
” Straight Talk “
Here is the text version of the interview MF GRIMM & I rocked with CLAAA7 from the Lost Tapes site out in Sweden…..He asked some well thought out questions, instead of your average run of the mill shit that you have heard a million times…
CLAAA also gets props for taking the time to fully analyze the album in a thorough fashion (seems like a lost art these days unfortunately)…
SWEDEN STAND UP !!!!!
c7: Your music on the “GMV” series reminded me of in spirit is the original free jazz movement, by being chaotic and wild and free while still keeping a well balanced structure. It gives me the same feeling as when I listen to someone like Ornette Coleman.
DRASAR: Exactly, that’s all by design, it’s to try to make the samples move. I don’t claim to be an originator of any kind of styles, or a pioneer, nothing like that, I just try to bring a certain uniqueness and let there be a free flowing thing like you were talking about, you know, but also have a foundation in there, and the foundation would be breaks. The foundation would be dope drum programming, you know what I’m saying, heavy percussion! So even within that free form there’s still something deeply rooted, there’s still a nucleus to it… And I think that’s what’s missing a lot these days with production these days is that people try to be too experimental without a center, like there has to be some kind of foundation…
Yeah, that’s basically how I feel and you’re gonna hear more of that on “Good Morning Vietnam Part 3” – unpredictability! You’re talking about Ornette Coleman and how they would improvise and things like that and I want the beats to be like that too, cus’ you can’t tell what’s Grimm gonna say after every line, after every bar, you can’t predict it. And I want the beats to be like that too. There’s gotta be a synchronizity or marriage with that type of belief system right there, you shouldn’t know exactly how I’m gonna change things around, you shouldn’t know how things are gonna fall on a regular basis, you know what I mean.
But I also have to say that I’m still a student, you know, even though I’ve been making beats and been involved with deejaying for the majority of my my life, i’m still learning every single day. You know I’m far from a master, you know I’m just a hip-hop student, I don’t want any other titles anymore, there’s no need for any titles but if there was gonna be one, that title would be dedicated hip-hop student! You know, that’s my whole perspective, you never stop learning, you have to keep your ears and your mind open for different possibilites in hip-hop.
” Attack Of The Killer Demos, 23 “
I’m going to take you back to 1992 for a fresh dose of SAAFIR demo action (pre-Boxcar Sessions)….This is that raw, straight out the fucking four track type shit…
I have heard several SAAFIR demos throughout the years, but I have never stumbled across this until now……
You know the drill…
” Hip Hop Treats “
Those dudes over at KING OF THE BEATS recently unveiled some fresh designs that caught my attention…If your on the hunt for extra wardrobe morale, do the right thing cuzzo…
Burgundy Plain Varsity Jacket bearing the KING OF THE BEATS logo.
For all the those avid vinyl record collectors and lovers of music. King of the beats represents the art, pass time of making authentic hip hop music. Digging, searching for samples, looking for that perfect beat.
For almost 20 years King of the beats has been pushing vinyl culture, through events, films and workshops.
” Friday Firepower “
TEK 9 MOVEMENT brings the dubplate pressure with this strictly BOUNTY KILLER session that is flooded with plenty gun talk, death threats, and all types of rudeboy momentum….
Turn the volume up and catch a zone….
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