The Don Dada, The Wild Apache, Mr. Supercat had the dancehall on smash in the early to mid 90’s…He had a nice string of hits with “Ghetto Red Hot”, “Dolly My Baby”, “Boops”, “Cabin Stabbing, “Scalp Dem”, “Don Dada”, “Dem No Worry We” and many others..

Here are a couple facts about the “DON” that you might not be aware of..

1..Supercat was the chief suspect in the shooting death of rival toaster, “Nitty Gritty”….He was eventually cleared of all charges after a jury ruled that he acted in self defense…

2..He was once signed to Colombia Records..

3..On Nas’s newest release “The Don”, they rocked a Supercat vocal sample for the chorus….

Anyway, Innovative Sounds gives us a comprehensive Supercat mix that is loaded with head nodders…YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

Tracklist:

01.DANCE INNA NEW YORK CITY
02.A CLASS RUB-A-DUB
03.CRAZY LOVE
04.BIG & READY
05.PERMIT FI GUN
06.TELL ME HOW
07.TOO GREEDY
08.WALKATON
09.HISTORY
10.BOOPS
11.PEROGATIVE
12.POPS
13.A.B.C
14.BUBBLE & WINE
15.DON DADA
16.MUD UP
17.NUFF MAN AH DEAD
18.WE NUH STOP CRY
19.GHETTO RED HOT
20.AWA DO THEM
21.OLD VETERAN
22.CHALICE A LICK
23.SANDOKAN
24.READY BACK
25.SETTLEMENT

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Masai Bey lets loose on this ode to beat making (Beat Root)…

“Sampling is an art not a crime / when I manipulate a sound, the sound becomes mine”…

SAY WORD!

While most most M.C’s these days flock to the latest trend, Bey rocks a unorthodox style that is all his own..Matter of fact, I can’t even name anyone that sounds remotely familiar..

* Taken from the “Vitamin” EP.

Three questions came to mind after listening to Will C’s latest instrumental project (Adieu or Die)…

1..What type of equipment did he use making this ?..

2..How long did it take him to make it ?..

3..Who mixed this down for him, or did he do it himself ?

Will took the time to put this all together rocking strictly “Beach Boys” samples….I usually bypass this type of shit, but for some reason I decided to give it a chance…

There were a couple joints that definitely caught my attention.

Here are HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD’S top picks..

“In A Ocean”…..This is a straight up B-Boy explosion right here…Heavy layers and unpredictable sequences, I wish he would of made the whole project like this..

“Dilation”…..The drums are real nice, floating chord changes, well thought out arrangements…..Some cats might consider this corny, but this reminds me of some fresh Yo Gabba Gabba type shit…HAHA.

If your built like Mr. HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD you go to bed with your headphones on every night, blasting loud, angry ass music before you go to sleep (my son and my girl must think I’m crazy, HAHA)…

With the recent addition of this flavorful MPC pillow by Acrylick, my nights just got a little more grizzly…

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One of the west coast most dangerous M.C.’s has to be “E-Rule”….It’s downright criminal that his name doesn’t get brought up more often when cats are yelling about who is ill on the west side of things..

He keeps the flames burning with this new scorcher entitled, “2012 Occupy L.A.”…

Your boy hasn’t lost a step, this joint is flooded with nonstop venomous lines..

FRESH IS THE WORD.

The trailer for the “Art of Rap” documentary looks very promising….It appears as if Ice-T has given back to the Hip Hop community in a major way with this one…

“T” deserves his proper due, regardless of all the contradictions and shenanigans..

If someone out there has a copy, shoot a brother a link (HA-HA)..

Just gave the official title song for the project a listen…”The Art of Rap” by Smooth The Hustler covers a lot of ground- 109 M.C.’s to be exact….

PEEP.

If this Connection + Roc Marciano project on Digi Crates slipped past your radar, here is your chance to give it a thorough listen homepiss…

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS – “Strive” and “For Thought”…

In case you didn’t know – I’m going to be splashing strictly 2012 joints this week…

WHY ?

Cats are always running up on me complaining about the current state of Hip Hop…I understand where dudes are coming from wholeheartedly , but you can’t expect fly material to just fall in your fucking lap in this era – you have to actively seek it out..

On that note, “Wildelux” has been getting it in for awhile now….He is currently in the lab working on a full length with Lord Ron (keep your eyes peeled)..Until then take a listen to a couple cuts that should hold your attention..

Queens rhyme slayer “Royal Flush” is the special guest on DJ Toshi’s Classic Storm Radio broadcast…

You will also hear tons of new material from Jaz-O, Nutso, O.C., Roc Marciano, Kool Kieth, Doo Wop, etc…

CHECK IN JACK !!!

I don’t want ya’ll to get it twisted and try to put me in the “THROWBACK BROTHER” category, so next week I will be highlighting nothing but brand new music on the BATTLEFIELD…

Keep your motherfuckin eyes peeled because I’m going to post up some cetified 2012 steamers..

So before I head into that zone I want to share this interview with west coast pioneer General Jeff (Rodney-o & Joe Cooley)…He has some jewels for ya’ll to soak up so tune in and pay attention homeboy…

VIA – 5TH ELEMENT.

Ever since my son was born twenty months ago my impulsive sneaker buying has been put on the back burner somewhat..I would rather cop kicks for him so he can shine on these other little rascals roaming around (YA HEARD ME)…

These ill Obyo Kazuki/Ian Brown Adidas joints might force big poppa to come out of semi-retirement….

I’m not a fan of the Stone Roses, but I might have to add these to the stash..

FRESH IS THE WORD..

“Adidas ObyO has collaborated with Ian Brown, front man of the classic English rock band, The Stone Roses for their latest ZX runner release. Manchester’s King Monkey joins the ObyO crew, co-creating these mostly black adidas ObyO ZX IAN’s. The trainer has IAN’s name displayed right next to the 3 side stripes, where you would traditionally find Adidas branding. IAN’s name and face is also posted on the tongue of the shoe”.

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Awww shit….

The weather is gorgeous, fly girls are out in abundance, Summer is right around the corner, and now my peoples are throwing a B-Boy battle in a few weeks….

If your in the area on May 26th come celebrate with us as we get shit popping off something lovely…

Salute to the War Party Z’s, N.S.Z’s, Waset Z’s, etc….

There is something about the SP-1200 that just grabs your attention..Maybe it’s the weird ringing sound it attaches to your samples, maybe it’s the insane punch it gives to the drums, or maybe it’s the creativity it forces you to adopt due to it’s limited sample time?

Beat Junkie “Rhettmatic” opens up the vaults and hits us with some good old fashioned “SP” business…This is what he had to say regarding the project..

“So now, what you hear right now is some of old stash of SP1200 Beats that were made from 1994-1998. I actually recorded the beats straight from the SP1200, without any additional mixing…..just straight arrangement, & added scratches & sound effects to keep a little things interesting. What you hear is straight, raw, gritty, 12-bit texture, mono SP1200 beats with the ringy tone samples & smacking drum sounds. I hope you enjoy listening to them (& hopefully you’re not making fun of them) while walking down memory lane with me. Who knows, if the response is positive, i might put out more beats to listen….& maybe actually make some new ones too”.

Credits
released 10 May 2012
Produced by Dj Rhettmatic for Beat Junkie Sound
Recorded at The Sound-O-Matic Lab – Cerritos, Ca.
Beats are from 1994-1998

Recently I got my hands on some demos from those cats from DIRTY JERZ, “The Artifacts”…

Out of this batch I would have to say that the demo version of “Wrong Side Of The Tracks” is the winner….I’m not going to front though – the version that eventually made it to the full length was an obvious choice between the two..

PEEP.

Just got done listening to that new Khrysis beat tape “Funk What Ya Heard” (salute to my brother P-Rocker who is the OG when it comes to that FunkWhatYaHeard shit, HAHA)…

Anyway, Khrysis released a solid project full of cracking drums, heavy layers, and a choice ear for composition..

TAKE A LISTEN…..

And while your at it, you might as well swoop up this collection of Khrysis productions to jump start your Friday morning..

TRACKLIST-

01 – Cesar Comanche – All Praises Due
02 – Cesar Comanche feat Supastition – The Grind
03 – Chaundon – Angie
04 – Chaundon – No Excuses Remix
05 – Edgar Allen Floe – Back In Time
06 – Egar Allen Floe – Craftmatic
07 – Joe Scudda – Door To My Life
08 – K-Hill – Heavenly Father
09 – K-Hill – Walk In My Shoes (remix)
10 – L.E.G.A.C.Y feat Phonte – Pure
11 – L.E.G.A.C.Y – I Want To Know
12 – L.E.G.A.C.Y – Mayhem
13 – L.E.G.A.C.Y – Throw Something
14 – L.E.G.A.C.Y – Too Long
15 – L.E.G.A.C.Y feat Chaundon, Median, Joe Scudda – I’m A Star
16 – Little Brother – Watch Me
17 – Little Brother feat Chaundon – Starvation0
18 – Masta Ace feat Apocalypse – Da Grind
19 – Sean Price – Jamaican
20 – Sean Price – King Kong
21 – Sean Price – One
22 – Sean Price – Stop
23 – Sean Price – The Huckabuck
24 – Sean Price feat Buckshot – Bye Bye
25 – Sean Price feat Tek – Onion Head
26 – Skyzoo – Bragging Rights
27 – Skyzoo – Turn It Up
28 – Smif N’ Wessun – Gun Rap
29 – Spectac feat Big Daddy Kane & Kofi – One Day
30 – The Away Team – The Competition
31 – The Away Team – The Odds
32 – The Away Team & Chaudon – Do It Again
33 – The Away Team feat Joe Scudda, Chaundon, Big Pooh – On The Line
34 – The Away Team feat Nervous Reck – Look At Me
35 – The Thyrday – px2 Intro
36 – The Thyrday – Rutherford Affair
37 – Torae feat Stimuli & Kel Spencer – Save The Day

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