Chicago scratch monster TOADSTYLE is known all over the globe for his cutting skills, but he also has a fierce production game….

Check this AZ “Come Up” remix for further analysis homeboy..

And while your at it I suggest that you scoop up the “NON CLASSICAL” instrumental project he put out last year (I don’t co-sign every beat on here, but there are a few moments that caught my ear)..

PEEP..

“Beloved turntable maven and music maker Toadstyle (of Ned Hoddings and Rock Hard Bastards fellowship) has come out of reclusion with a brand new slice of sound for 2012 in the form of the instrumental album “Non Classical.”

“Non Classical” sees Toadstyle’s raw production on display beyond the borders of the breakbeat records (primarily for scratch DJ’s) that he’s known for.
Keeping your ears guessing with each track, Toadstyle’s versatility at full disclosure whilst maintaining all the sensibilities of his renowned beat making”.

TRACKLIST-

1. Ugandan Sunshower
2. Druids
3. Flat Top’s Suit
4. Record Store Smell
5. Shopping
6. Entranced By The Alien Succubi
7. Fun Times
8. Psychadelic Gangsta Walk
9. Stage 3-1 BGM
10. Whip

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IKEBE SHAKEDOWN will be releasing their sophomore full length effort this Summer on Ubiquity Records…Until then, grab their new “The Beast / Radio Song” single and prepare yourself for some Friday groove morale…

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DJ Wicked (KZSU) takes on a journey with strictly Beat Minerz material from 1994-1999 on this 79 minute mix…If you heard his comprehensive BUCKWILD tribute or his Bay Area mix – than you already know this deserves some decent burn..

Tracklist-

01. Smif-N-Wessun feat. Heltah Skeltah, O.G.C. & Buckshot – Cession At Da Doghillee [Prod. by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz – 1994] Wreck/Nervous DAH SHININ’ (LP) 02. Mic Geronimo feat. O.C., Royal Flush & Selow – Men V. Many [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1995] Blunt THE NATURAL (LP) 12″ 03. Sadat X – The Interview [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1996] Loud WILD COWBOYS (LP) 04. De La Soul & Da Beatminerz – The Hustle [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1996] EastWest AMERICA IS DYING SLOWLY (LP) 05. Cocoa Brovaz feat. Tony Touch & Hurricane G – Spanish Harlem [Prod. by Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz – 1997] Priority THE RUDE AWAKENING (LP) 12″ 06. Bahamadia – Spontaneity [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1996] Chrysalis KOLLAGE (LP) 07. Heather B. feat. Tone 2000 & Thorough Ass Bo of The 54th Regiment – Real Niggaz Up [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1996] Pendulum TAKIN MINE (LP) 08. Black Moon & Smif-N-Wessun feat. O.G.C. & Heltah Skeltah – Headz Ain’t Redee (Beatminerz Remix) [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1995] Wreck/Nervous 12″ 09. Shadez Of Brooklyn – Pandemonium [Prod. by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz – 1996] Chopped Herring PANDEMONIUM EP (12″) 10. Originoo Gunn Clappaz – X-unknown [Prod. by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz – 1996] Priority DA STORM (LP) 11. Smif-N-Wessun – Nothing Move But The Money [Prod. by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz – 1995] White Label Promo 12″ 12. The Roots – Proceed V (Beatminerz Remix) [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1995] GRP 12″ 13. Artifacts feat. DJ Kaos – It’s Gettin’ Hot [Prod. by Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz – 1997] Big Beat/Atlantic THAT’S THEM (LP) 14. M.O.P feat. Heather B. – My Kinda Nigga Part II [Prod. by Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz – 1998] Relativity FIRST FAMILY 4 LIFE (LP) 15. O.C. – It’s Only Right [Prod. by Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz – 1997] Payday JEWELZ (LP) 16. Black Moon feat. Rock of Heltah Skeltah – War Zone [Prod. by Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz – 1998] Duck Down WAR ZONE (LP) 12″ 17. Black Star – Astronomy (8th Light) [Prod. by Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz – 1998] Rawkus MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI ARE BLACK STAR (LP) 18. Bumpy Knuckles – Devious Minds [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1999] Kjac/Magnum 12″ 19. EZD feat. Evil D – Time Bomb (10 Years Later) [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1997] White Label 12″ 20. Funkdoobiest feat. Lorenzo Hightower, Krumb Snatcha, Tony Touch & EZD – Holdin’ It Down [Prod. by Da Beatminerz – 1997] RCA THE TROUBLESHOOTERS (LP) 21. Eightball & MJG – Break ‘Em Off! (Beatminer Remix) [Prod. by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz – 1995] Suave House/Relativity 12″ 22. Black Moon – Buck ‘Em Down (Da Beatminerz Remix) [Prod. by DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz – 1994] Wreck/Nervous 12″

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The heavily slept-on Queens beatsmith AYATOLLAH linked up with HHSE late last year for a round of in – depth Q and A…

PEEP…

Q: Yeah, wow, that’s crazy! So when you’re looking for a sample, what do you usually listen for? Is it a certain genre, a certain mood? What is it that grabs your attention when you pick a sample?

A: “I listen to a lot of different genres, I like a lot of obscure music myself. I listen for a lot of emotion, I listen for music that has emotion. It has to be emotional, it can’t just be something [that] when I listen to it, I don’t feel anything, I have to feel a certain way when I hear music. It has to bring on emotion, you know? Something powerful has to be on the record before I even want to sample it. Other than that, I won’t even waste my time sampling it, I’ll just listen to something else that I find powerful enough to sample. So it’s got to be emotional, basically, the music has to have emotion to it.”

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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”.

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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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