Contrary to popular belief, 2012 has been a good year for Hip Hop….
Ka, Bumpy Knuckles, Large Pro, Showbiz & AG, Gensu Dean, and plenty others have put out solid projects…..This “Axel F” joint with MED & J-Rocc (that seemingly dropped out of nowhere) also has a few moments that deserve attention….
The Caltone label digs in the 45 vaults for a nice musical excursion from 1966- 1969….These scorching hot pieces of rare wax have not been re-issued since the original pressings until now…
You will hear Rocksteady, early Reggae, and a splash of Ska…..Do the right thing and check in with a quickness….
DJ Suko (The Left) hits us with a 23 track, 58 minute mix…..Mostly new music on deck – Gang Green, Roc Marciano, Showbiz & AG, and plenty others get thrown into the stew…
PEEP…
On September 3rd, “HIERO” take over the city of Oakland for a full fledged Hip Hop holiday…Block parties, Street art, Food trucks, local vendors, etc….
If your in the bay area you know the motherfucking drill….
” Hear The Call ” is one of the first warning shots from Bumpy Knuckles & Statik Selektah’s upcoming album on Gracie Records….
Turn the volume up a few notches…..
Before I even get started I want all of you to know that I have been following Doom’s career from back in the KMD days, but this new album just didn’t do it for me…
Maybe it’s the production, or the poorly thrown together segues, or the overall energy of the album… I’m not really sure…..
One thing is for certain – I can barely listen to this project without hitting the fast forward button…..
One cut did catch my attention though….
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICK- “Retarded Fren”
If you are still sleeping on KA’s “Grief Pedigree” album, I highly suggest that you track it down with a quickness….
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS – “Every”, “Vessel”, and “Cold Facts”…
KA recently caught up with “Quality Out The Box” for a in-depth 21 minute long question and answer session….
TUNE IN…
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If you picked up the C.D. of Milk Dee's Never Dated album, it didn't include the stellar remix of "Get Off My Log" by bay area pioneer, Joe Quixx (It was a vinyl only release)……
I can remember the first time I heard this on KCSB and I flipped out when Milk kicked rhymes like, " Get off that smoke, get off my joint, get off my jewels, get off my back / get off my jim, get off my bozack "…….HAHAHA….
There were talks of First Priority Music re-launching with plans to release the shelved Audio 2, "The Last Dead Indian" album a couple years back……Hopefully that will eventually happen……
Until then, this "Get Off My Log" Jazzy Fat Woody remix will hold me down…….Def American Records 1995…
For all you cats that think that B-Boying SHOULDN’T be in the olympics, I double dare you to watch this IBE 2011 trailer….Just when you think you have seen it all – the next generation take it to other heights that we could have never imagined back in the 80’s…
I’m dead serious….Footwork, combos, bone shattering freezes, power moves, air moves, and all that other fly shit…It’s a crying shame that this element of Hip Hop still does not get the true respect that it deserves…I have even heard so – called heads try to clown and downplay B-Boying like it’s some type of joke…….Nah, jokes on you bozo…
If this doesn’t inspire you to get your stanking ass off the couch and get your physical game together – NOTHING will….
*Please hit the mute button before watching…HAHA
Every once in awhile I will shoot you in the direction of other blogs / sites that are holding the goods..DEFY NEW YORK is a spot you should peep while your floating around in cyber space….
Vintage pieces, heavy sneaker obsession, excellent write ups, etc….When I scoped out this pic of a very fresh Sergio Tacchini track suit – I felt it was my duty to spread the word….
A couple weeks ago I posted up a fresh new cut by AKBAR, “Tommy Sheppard”…So it’s only right that I splash ya’ll with a few more 2012 AKBAR shots….
Dude hasn’t lost a step if you ask me….Listen up.
“Seven” produced by Parker Lee..
“Teacha Will Appear” produced by Parker Lee..
“Good Food”
B-Boy Machine (KILLAFORNIA / ZULU KINGZ) is far from a slouch when it comes to getting busy on the floor…Matter of fact, his aggressive style intimidates sensitive B Boy’s all across the globe…
If you think I’m bullshitting, peep the trailer for his DVD and get your motherfucking mind right !!!
* Hit the mute button before watching….HAHA.
I’m going to take you all the way to Italy this time around…
Heroin In Tahiti (yeah, that’s a bugged out name) assembled a collection of Italian cinematic drama on “Musica Per Sonorizzazioni” from 1969-1976….
If your in the mood to hear some excellent sample source material, or if you just want to hear some grooves to trance out to – you just found it trooper…
TRACKLIST-
Track 1 – Amedeo Tommasi / Radiazioni
Track 2 – Bruno Nicolai / Diffidenza
Track 3 – Daniele Patucchi / La Dimostrazione
Track 4 – Giuliano Sorgini / Fabbrica Spaziale
Track 5 – Piero Umiliani / Danza Magica
Track 6 – Silvano Chimenti [Awake] / Colori
Track 7 – Mario Nascimbene / Rito Pagano
Track 8 – Gerardo Iacoucci / Alchemie & Alambics
Track 9 – Amedeo Tommasi [Di Jarrell] / Mondo Industriale
Track 10 – Amedeo Tommasi / Bollicine
Track 11 – Alessandro Alessandroni & Romolo Grano / Per Un Eroe Caduto
Track 12 – Ennio Morricone / Alternance
Track 13 – Armando Sciascia / Calm Sea
Track 14 – Floriana Bozzalla / Vento Cosmico
Track 15 – Giorgio Carnini [Zanagoria] / Diorama e Recitativo
Track 16 – Piero Umiliani / Arabian Synthesizer
Track 17 – Nico Fidenco [Donimak] / Industrial Feeling
Track 18 – Bruno Nicolai / Giano
Track 19 – Fabio Fabor / Caronte
Track 20 – Amedeo Tommasi & Stefano Torossi [Farlocco] / Superpotenza
Track 21 – Romano Rizzati / Azimut
Track 22 – Piero Umiliani / Pellegrinaggio al Totem
Track 23 – Alessandro Alessandroni / SOS Spaziale
Track 24 – Egisto Macchi / Chanson de la Nuit
Track 25 – Guglielmo Papararo & Vittorio Montis / Jonosfera
Just got done listening to the snippets from DJ Crucial’s “Retro Active” EP…..A couple joints made my Hip Hop antennae go off instantly, especially that Large Pro & MF Grimm cut…
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS – “United”, “No Question”, “Essence”, “Struggle”, and “Sweetest Revenge”…
LISTEN TO SNIPPETS & COP THE VINYL HERE…
” I’m not anti-social / I just don’t fuck with you “……
SAY WORD…….The great dot X keeps it popping for 2012 with the release of “The Fan” off of Bazooka Joe’s SLANG PARADE project……
Peep the visuals…
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