” Lex : How About Some Hardcore “
Just got around to peeping LEX’S newest offering “H.A.S.H. – How About Some Hardcore” and it had a few joints on it….Can’t front though, I feel some type of way about him rocking the “How about Some Hardcore” title…
HAHA…
H.A.S.H?!: How About Some Hardcore?! is Queens-based MC LEX’s 6th studio album. It explores an element of Hip Hop that is often pigeonholed and misrepresented. This is LEX’s take on what he considers to be an underrepresented form of Hip Hop music in today’s climate.
credits
released 04 February 2014
All tracks recorded by Realyz at Headzup Studios in Whitestone, NY except tracks 14 & 15 Recorded by E-Noids at Ultra Soundlabs in Woodside, NY. Additional Recording on track 6 by Count Bluntas in Brooklyn, NY. All Songs Mixed by E-Noids and Mastered by David Laney at Channel Fuse Media. Photography by Johnny McCoy. Cover Artwork by LEX.
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICK “ROCK & ROLL”….
” Graff Morale On Deck “
* In the above photo – Orko, Slang, and Trixter, 1988.
I recently met up with my dude from Chiraq, MATTROCKS to catch up on some things, crack jokes, and go in-depth about the glorious history of Chicago graff….
A few years back he helped put together a strictly Chicago graff documentary called “I Write On Stuff” that will give your graff morale a healthy boost….Over an hour of nonstop jewels….
“From within the vast depths of Chicago’s graffiti culture, the artists who took part in this massive movement give a unique perspective in telling the story of a now silenced voice.
At one time, Chicago had a huge graffiti culture whose presence was felt all over the city. Graffiti was everywhere. In an attempt to stop this movement, the city launched a series of counter-attacks. When imprisoning these people didn’t stop them, the Graffiti Blasters were introduced. A fast acting clean-up force that quickly wiped out almost all the graffiti in Chicago. From a citywide art gallery, to being covered by coat after coat of brown paint.But the battle still rages on”.
Peep in its entirety….
” Strictly 45 Action “
JJ Whitefield (POETS OF RHYTHM) splashes up the set with a nice selection of under the radar funk joints…RUNNING TIME :40 minutes…
Catch a groove….
TRACKLIST-
01. The Interpretations – Blow Your Mind
(from ‘Trippin’ 7 inch, 1970 / Jubilee) info
02. Georgeous George – Fon-Kin (Instrumental)
(from ‘Fon-Kin’ 7 inch, 1976 / HoMark) info
03. Moody Scott – I Don’t Dig No Phoney Part II
(from ‘I Don’t Dig No Phoney’ 7 inch, 1972 / Seventy Seven) info
04. The Herculoids – Get Back
(from ‘When Something Is Wrong With My Baby’ 7 inch, 1967 / Herculoids) info
05. Shelley Fisher – I’ll Leave You (Girl)
(from ‘I’ll Leave You (Girl)’ 7 inch, 1970 / April) info
06. Harvey & The Phenomenals – Soul & Sunshine
(from ‘Soul & Sunshine’ 7 inch, 1966 / Da-Wood) info
07. Tommy Bush – Skin It Back
(from ‘Skin It Back’ 7 inch, 1973 / Cal State) info
08. Smokey Brooks – Spin-It Jig
(from ‘Eternal’ 7 inch, 1971 / Now) info
09. Wee Willie & The Winners – I Don’t Know What You Got But I Know What You Need (Part II)
(from ‘I Don’t Know What You Got But I Know What You Need ‘ 7 inch, 1974 / Shotgun) info
10. Johnnie Morisette with Jennell Hawkins Sextette – I’m Hungry
(from ‘Treat Me Right’ 7 inch, 1960s / J. & J.) info
11. Living Color – Plastic People
(from ‘Plastic People’ 7 inch, 1974 / Sophisticated Funk) info
12. Oceanliners – Funky Pants
(from ‘Funky Pants’ 7 inch, 1972 / Blue Candle) info
13. Ben Collier B. B. S. S. – Walk Proud
(from Jay Jay Bailey ‘Salute To Black Women’ 7 inch, 1970 / Atlantic) info
14. Pleasure Web – Music Man Part II
(from ‘Music Man’ 7 inch, 1973 / Eastbound) info
15. Darondo – Let My People Go
(from ‘Legs’ 7 inch, 1974 / Af-Fa World) info
16. Michael Liggins & The Super Souls – Loaded Back
(from ‘Loaded Back’ 7 inch, 1968 / Mighty) info
17. Human Race – Grey Boy
(from ‘Human Race’ 7 inch, 1971 / Gem) info
” Hip Hop Treats “
Since Valentines Day is right around the corner, grab one of these UBB toy figures for the B-Girl in your life…..Trust me, if she is a thoroughbred she will appreciate a gift like this…
” Saturday Freak Mode “
In the 80’s Nigeria had a flourishing boogie scene that produced some heavy tunes….On this “Nigerian Boogie Back” comp from SUPERFLY RECORDS you will hear all types of grooves that will help jump start your weekend festivities..
” Prince Po : Machine Rages “
YES SIR…
Prince Po comes to the table with some socio-political heat for your ear drums on “Machine Rages”….This is a breath of fresh air in a era where many artist are stuck on hyper materialism mode….
Be on the lookout for the PRINCE PO- OH NO collab album “Animal Serum” dropping in Feb 4th…
Peep the visuals duke …
” New Shit On Deck “
Tommy Whispers (TMF) has been mentioned by Ghostface and Trife Diesel in the past so I decided to give his newest mixtape a listen (Subway Series 2)…..
I definitely heard a few joints that perked my ears up…
TRACKLIST-
01 – Intro
02 – White Hall St./South Ferry Ft. Trife Diesel
03 – Hungry
04 – Platform
05 – Rapid Xpress
06 – What It Look Like Ft. TMF
07 – Ironhorse
08 – Tunnelz
09 – Unseen
10 – Blast 4 Me
11 – Hots Theme
12 – Pissy Stair Cases
13 – Next Stop: Stapleton
14 – Rush Hour
15 – Conductor
16 – Graffiti
” Kurious : Delusional “
7 days ago KURIOUS dropped a brand new joint for 2014 entitled ” Delusional “…It’s nice to hear the CM Mob trooper still hasn’t lost a step…
Speaking of CM Mob, check out this interview by FRANK 151 that goes in-depth about the crews beginnings, key players, etc….
There’s a natural weakness to the memory of hip-hop. For a movement that transcends so many media most of its history is still firmly defined by its musical output. What’s said on a record tends to become the permanent record.
This is the slightly unfortunate case of the CM Crew (or Mob or Famalam). Immortalized on Kurious’ Constipated Monkey LP and the KMD song of the same name, the present day hip-hop listener might easily mistake the collective for a mere rap crew. It’s not that and it never was, exactly. While their ranks certainly boasted some serious musical talents—Kurious Jorge, KMD, MF Grimm, Powerule—CM was, in fact, a much looser affiliation with roots that can be traced back into the graffiti underground of the early ’80s and branches that have since grown into all pockets of the entertainment industry and beyond.
“It started as a graffiti crew before we were rapping,” says CM founder Kadi Agueros, who then wrote under the name EROTIC. “Criminal Minded was one of the names, Cash Money was another.”
” Blog Shots “
Every once in awhile I will shoot you in the direction of a blog that is holding the goods…UNIK ONE over at the Golden Era Blog is flooded with under the radar vinyl rips, mixes, nostalgia and all types of other shit…
While recently scoping out his spot I noticed a post rocking SACH’S newest record (Grand Daddy Sach) which I didn’t even know was out….
” Golden Triangle On The Set “
VENDETTA VINYL is known for pressing up rugged slabs of wax, but they also pressed up a limited batch of CD’s for the “GMV-2 GOLDEN TRIANGLE” project that MF GRIMM & I put together……So if you do not own a turntable you can still get a copy of this critically acclaimed release to rock out with…COP HERE…
GRIMM & I recently took a break from recording “GMV-3” for some interview action with CLAAA7 from LOST TAPES out in Sweden….He asked some well thought questions regarding our recording process, history, plans, outlooks on Hip Hop and all types of wild shit that will hold your attention….
” Melanin 9 : Amulets “
London rhyme slinger MELANIN 9 gets the wax treatment on Blunted Astronaut Records….Limited to 500 copies, shipping March 20th…
MELANIN 9
Founding member of Triple Darkness. Keeper and teacher of higher knowledge, M9 graces Blunted Astronaut Records with two written scripts. Title track “Amulets” is a metaphorical odyssey depicting the daily struggle over a nostalgic beat conceived by The Summit. The order of the day is smacking snares and 12-bit aliased horns from the North London production outfit.
“Cloudsteppa” continues the journey into the world of suspense and provides a vivid imagery over a tense, library constructed arrangement by DJ Drinks.
UK Hip Hop legend Lewis Parker adds his verse and deconstructs the status quo with his trademark chops on a remix uniting the two most influential artists on the scene today.
Tracklist:
Side A:
1. Amulets
2. Cloudsteppa feat. Lewis Parker
3. Cloudsteppa feat. Lewis Parker (Remix)
Side B:
1. Amulets (Instrumental)
2. Cloudsteppa (Instrumental)
3. Cloudsteppa (Remix Instrumental)
” Friday Action “
I Joe & Corrado hit us with their newest broadcast on the BUILT TO LAST radio show…..Check in duke….
I-Joe’ Playlist :
01.DA NEIGHBORHOOD KIDZ – « There Goes The Neighborhood »
02.TROS (DESOBEDIENTES) – « Canal Stereo »
03.SKANKS – RAF ALMIGHTY – « The Huntsmen »
04.MELANIN 9 aka M9 – « Amulets »
05.FRANKENSTEIN – « All Hands » (Toki Remix)
06.STRING THEORY – « Currents »
07.JIGMASTAS – « Resurge »
08.KING RA – « I Gotta Get Paid » (M.W.P. Beats)
09.DXA – « Rise Up » (Prod Captain Crook)
10.MACAPELLA – D STRONG – CHINCH 33 – « ChequeBooks »
Corrado’ playlist :
01.J FORCE – Pink Chicken
02.OC – ORGANIZED KONFUSION – You won’t go far
03.UMANG – Stay focused
04.BRAINSICK MOB – Rock a show
05.LASTER – EDO G – Off balance
06.QUASIMOTO – Basic instinct
07.FOUNDATION AND REZIDUE – Don’t get it twisted
08.BLACK ATTACK – Holdin it down
09.MIILKBONE – How ya like it
” Buckshot Vs. Ebro “
EBRO comes to the table with his usual “smoke and mirrors agenda”, but I’m quite sure any self respecting Hip Hop head can see through the fog…BUCKHOT makes some valid points and holds it down somewhat (he let EBRO off the hook instead of completely destroying his argument)…..
*BUCKSHOT should dead that sneaker line……HAHAHA.
” Sun God Steez “
When it comes to who is the nicest among legendary Hip Hop figures offspring, SUN GOD (son of GHOSTFACE KILLAH) might just get the championship belt (prove me wrong if you believe otherwise)…
Instead of rocking with current trends within his age bracket, he has opted to stick to the script of crafting boulevard bully bars….On my personal favorite from J-Love’s newest mixtape (FLOOD GATES), SUN GOD let’s loose over heavy, sinister sounding vocal chops…..
” Hip Hop Treats “
If you need more coffee table ammo in your life – FREDDIE FRESH supplies the goods once again troopers !!
The RE-SAMPLING DICTIONARY (Black) Find out who sampled Parliament, Chic etc… A great counterpart to the Sampling Dictionary – one that offers up most of the same material, but in reverse! Like that volume, this one offers up a huge list of tracks that have been sampled by hip hop songs and shows exactly who used these samples! – over 17,000 listings of different samples from the past few decades. 252 Pages of critical information for DJs, Beatdiggers, Producers and music fans These are the only remaining copies worldwide they were made in Tokyo once the are gone they are gone forever…
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