After hearing so many sample source type mixes over the years, it’s going to take a well thought out attack for me to pay attention in 2013…

Your going to have to dig a little harder, compose your segues a little cleaner, and go the extra mile for my ears to perk up after hearing cats rock this format with stellar results in the past….For instance, back in the late 90’s the CONMEN (Jake One & Supreme) dropped the very fresh “Jealous Toys Die” mix that is still “rockable” today…

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Do yourself a favor and make sure you go out and cop that FLIP THE SCRIPT book if your on the hunt for some handstyle morale..

CHECK IN DUKE….

The good folks over at Six2Six Records are about to drop the long awaited return of the heavily slept-on Sparrow MC, Fla Fla…..This time around he teams up with the consistently dope Australian producer Debonair P..

Pre-orders for the “Timeless” EP are currently available..Don’t snooze because only 150 copies are being pressed up homeboy..

TRACKLIST-

A1: I Am Fla
A2: Timeless
A3: Soul is Ill
A4: Swagger
A5: Manifest ft. Global Platoon

B1: I Am Fla Remix
B2: Timeless Remix
B3: Soul is Ill Remix
B4: Strugglin’
B5: Master Movement ft. Global Platoon

Kev Brown invades Al Green’s stash box on his latest release, “Songs Without Words”…..Sure other producers have flipped this steez before, but Kev’s heavy chop work puts a unique spin on it…

TRACKLIST-

1 – SOLID
2 – GRITZ
3 – AUDIO BACKGROUND
4 – FIREWATER
5 – EYE-Q INTERLUDE
6 – HOOK
7 – RAPPIN’
8 – SONGS
9 – MY APOLOGY
10 – LOW BUDGET 260
11 – ARMY FATIGUE RAP
12 – THE COMBINATION
13 – WE GON’ GO
14 – MORE GRITZ

My brethren Percy Carey (MF GRIMM) was the special guest on the Das Process podcast a few days back…

They talk comics, battling, his Hip Hop pedigree, GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, and all types of other shit that will definitely hold your attention…

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Every once in awhile I go on a hunt to find some beat tape morale….

Unfortunately I end up sifting through shit for ages before I stumble onto something that I can actually rock…

I recently gave this Teddy Pendergrass beat tape a listen that had a FEW head nodders on it..

47 tracks deep..

DJ Muro is known worldwide for his skills behind the wheels of steel, but he also gets busy on the production tip…

Take a listen..

TRACKLIST-

01.The Vinyl Athletes feat AG
02.The Vinyl Athletes (Reprisal Remix)
03.The Vinyl Athletes (Lord Finesse Remix)
04.The Vinyl Athletes (Instrumental)
05.The Vinyl Athletes (Reprisal Remix Instrumental)
06.The Vinyl Athletes (Lord Finesse Remix Instrumental)

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Every once in awhile I have to bring back some heat that you might have missed…..A couple years ago I rocked a remix project (STRICTLY WEAPONS) that received a decent response when it dropped…

It is filled to the brim with heavy duty chop work, sinister production, and a healthy dose of loud war drums…

The other night I decided to go back through the files and I wound up listening to this Lord Finesse “Shorties Caught In The System” remix over and over again…..When I originally made it I knew I caught a little wreck, but after giving it some time to simmer and marinate – I realized I knocked it out of the motherfucking park…

HAHAHA..

When I met up with Mighty Shirt King “PHADE” at the Aerosoul event last year, he informed me that he was on the verge of completing a book that fully details the story of his contribution to the world of Hip Hop fashion…

Now the moment that I have been waiting for has finally arrived….

SALUTE.

“A trip down memory lane to when customization and art reigned supreme in New York City. Jamaica, Queens, New York in the mid 1980s. Rappers and hip hop fans came from all over the city to get their own customized T-shirt by The Mighty Shirt Kings. The style traveled all over the world through record covers, magazines and music videos and the Shirt Kings designs soon became synonymous with Hip Hop and the culture of making something out of nothing. Shirt Kings – Pioneers Of Hip Hop Fashion looks at the early days of urban fashion through the lens of the pioneering group of artists known as the Shirt Kings. By adapting the graffiti skills from the trains and spray cans to shirts and airbrush they created a new look for a new generation”.

COP HERE…

It’s been awhile since I heard anything from those Money Boss Players / Boss Money BX cats….I recently stumbled onto a recent video interview with Eddie Cheeba, Trey Bag, and the extremely dope producer Minnesota..

Kanye West gets called out for stealing beats, Puffy gets thrown under the bus, and all types of other shit pops off that will hold your attention..

DJ Prymetime raids the FINSTA BUNDY treasure chest for some mixtape action on “Neva Say Neva”….

Quit stalling and check in duke !!!

TRACKLIST-

A1. FBoom Intro
A2. Feel The High Pt. 2
A3. Bizm
A4. Sunnyside
A5. Upon A Star
A6. Bomb Shit
A7. War & Position (feat. 5 Ft. Accelerator, EZD, Ty)
A8. Beatminerz Radio Pt. 1
A9. Rock & Comeen (feat. Lady Apache)
A10. What? (feat. 5 Ft. Accelerator)
A11. Itz Uzelezz (feat. Germ, Lin Que)
A12. Where Ya At? (feat. Braindead, D-Rock)
A13. Beatminerz Radio Pt. 2
A14. Who I Be (RMX)
A15. Primetyme Freestyle
A16. FBoom Freestyle
B1. The Essence

B2. Boogie Spirit
B3. Spirit Of The Boogie
B4. Who Wanna Rock?
B5. Supanova
B6. Finsta Bundy
B7. Stretch & Bobbito Show
B8. Neva Say Neva Wednesdays Intro
B9. Worldwide
B10. Love & Hate (feat. Lockness)
B11. Feel The High
B12. Don’t Stress Tomorrow (feat. D-Rock)
B13. Who I Be
B14. Activate
B15. It’s Like That (feat. Amayss, Braindead, D-Rock)

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John Doe (1200 Hobos) is far from a slouch when it comes to composing a well thought out mixtape….He keeps your attention by constantly switching gears with interesting twist and turns, cuts, doubles, and all types of madness…

On the “Last Amateur” it is obvious that he spent an enormous amount of time mapping out the execution…

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Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge are currently on tour to promote “12 Reasons To Die”, so if they roll through your city you know the motherfucking drill…

On a recent stop in LA they brought Beat Junkie prez J-Rocc and Killah Priest into the mix for a night of illness…

Tune in JACK and watch the show in it’s entirety !!

J-Rocc, Adrian Younge, Ghostface, Killah Priest in LA from [espyvisuals] on Vimeo.

Last week I posted up the Kevin Beacham interview with Chicago pioneer Akbar….Now I’m going to hit you with some new visuals from his latest release PLANET X…

On “Teacher Will Appear” we find him linking up with long time collaborator P-Lee…

Peep.

*Artwork by KUFU ONERZ GFC / NS / TNS.

Yes indeed.

Finally got my hands on the test presses for the “Be Noble / Time” 7inch, and I must admit that it sounds extra explosive……Only 250 autographed, hand numbered pieces are being pressed up so if you haven’t placed an order yet CHECK IN…..

Shipping begins in a couple weeks troopers so do not snooze because these are almost sold out….

KEEP VINYL ALIVE-
D