Look out weekend, here I come……

A couple weeks ago the crew and I decided to venture out from the headquarters here in Vietnam, California and head up to Portland, Oregon for a little digging mission……To my surprise I ended up at a few quality spots and found some heat….

For instance, “Brazil Bossa Beat” will bring some sunshine into your life….Turn the volume to ten, grab an ice cold beverage, turn on your oscillating fan, and brace yourself for more steam….

Big up to Grim Rock, DJ Void, 45th Parallel Zulu’s, Motown Ray, Einstein, Zelly Rocker, Nam, and the Back Em Down Boyz for a memorable trip…

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When most cats think of All Natural, their classic song “50 Years” usually comes to mind…..But they have consistently dropped impressive cuts for the last 15 years that deserve your attention as well…..

Tomorrow night you can catch the debut of their documentary “50 Years” (directed by Konee Rok) if you live in the Chi-Town area……

Peep the trailer cousin………

Big up to All Natural INC for keeping me in the know….

Double K (People Under The Stairs) hops behind the turntables for a round of head nodders on this interesting mix, “I Hope Ya’ll Got Your Sunglasses On”….If your in the mood for a Hip Hop morale boost- do the right thing trooper…

“Dug out of the crates and newly remastered, Double K’s classic mixtape of rap music and whatnot, all spun off of original vinyl for your pleasure”.

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It’s somewhat funny when one of my peeps spot me on the avenue and ask, “What are you listening to these days?” or one of my personal favorites, “I can’t find any fresh Hip Hop to listen to, where do you find the gems?”….HAHA…

My reply to both of those wobble-headed questions is- “Check out Hip Hop Battlefield or Funk What Ya Heard or any other ill blog out there like BLAH BLAH, BLAH “…..

During the pre-internet era I was real secretive about where I was getting the goods……I would even remove the labels of certain records so fools couldn’t spy on my shit…..SERIOUSLY….Now I’m less ninja about it and I have no problem sharing information, music, history with anyone that truly cares to listen…..

Anyway, I’m quite sure the HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD POSSE will enjoy this episode of the Super B-Beat Show (Mane One-Son Of Jarel)..Over an hour of heavy breaks, jokes, and the hilarious “Ten Things We Hate” segment…….

Take A listen………..Big up to all my W.S.T fam and all the San Diego Zulu’s getting it in………

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Dj Lord Ron (Zulu Nation) steps up to the plate with a new mix for the Preserving The Culture podcast…..You will hear blazers from the Ghetto Dwellas, Blaq Poet, Monch, CNN, etc…..

And while your at it, do yourself a favor and snatch up some of the ill podcast from the “PTC” crew…….Past interviews with Baby Bam, King Sun, Mark Luv, Poetess, and others….

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When it comes to rocking crunchy drums the SP1200 is king…..I currently man handle an MPC, but I would love to add an SP to the arsenal one day just for its drum possibilities…

It just has a certain metallic sound that I can identify as soon as I hear it….

Anyway P-Body (Kick Drum Products) went the extra mile and assembled a book based solely on this classic piece of Hip Hop machinery……FRESH….

I’m in the process of ordering my copy right now……..If you want to cop one yourself..

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS
BUCKWILD, DELA, DJ I-CUE, DJ JAZZY JEFF,
DJ JOC MAX, DJ RODDY ROD,
DJ SPINNA, E-SWIFT, EASY MO BEE, GENSU DEAN,
GRAP LUVA (PeteRock’s brother),
IMHOTEP, INSIGHT, J.FORCE, J-ZONE,
JAMEY STAUB (Pete Rock’s sound engineer),
JEL, J-RO, KDEF, KENNY PARKER,
LEWIS PARKER, LORD FINESSE,
MAC McCRAW, NEEDLE DRIFTERZ,
NICK WIZ, SHOWBIZ, SKI BEATZ, TODD TERRY, …

“SP1200, The Art And The Science”, Greats Of Hip Hop Production De-Mystify Their Tool

Those dudes over at Complex caught up with the legendary producer, “Buckwild” for a thorough breakdown of classic studio sessions with Big L, O.C., Big Pun, Lord Finesse, and plenty others….

You do not want to miss this…

YOU KNOW THE DRILL…

To be honest, most of the beat tapes I hear are only good for sleeping aids…..YAWN….Let me hear some drums, bless me with some decent chops….Give us those secret society breaks….

There are no excuses- all of the blueprints have been laid out by phenomenal producers over the years….

I recently peeped this beat tape by a cat by named, 86’D (The Out Of Here Beat Tape)……..Heard a couple things that caught my attention….

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“PI”

“Dumb High”

Damn, it’s Monday already ?

So you know what that means: more Hip Hop firepower on the battlefield cousin….

Check out the latest episode of D.J. Toshi’s Classic Storm Radio #90 with special guest Sean Price….Turn the volume to ten and prepare for heavy comedy….

Playlist-

1. Black Rob – Nothin’
2. Illa Ghee ft. Sean Price – Price to be Illa
3. Maffew Ragazino – Street Life Freestyle
4. Killarmy – One Shot
5. Sean Price ft. Roc Marciano & Meyhem Lauren – How The Gods Chill (remix)
6. Sean Price Interview 1
7. Sean Price ft. Smoken Sextion – Hot (unreleased mix)
8. Smoothe The Hustler ft. Kool G Rap – It’s A Wrap (remix)
9. Rock of Heltah Skeltah ft. Steele, Top Dog, Louieville Sluggah, Doc Holiday – Multiply
10. Venom – Vigilante (DJ Premier VHS Remix)
11. Sean Price interview 2
12. Freestyle Cypher

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Ed O.G. is scheduled to drop his new album “Face In The Crowd” on May 7th…Talk about longevity….Here is a little sampler action homeboy….

Tracklist:

Fastlane (Prod. by DJ Premier)
Life (Interlude)
I Was There
Stop It
Rappers (Interlude)
Dummies (Feat. Bishop Lamont & Def Jeff)
Black Power (Interlude)
Righteous Way
Like That (Feat. Slaine & Jaysaun)
Beat (Interlude)
Only You (Feat. Amandi)
Ain’t Gonna Wait
Drink Up
One Two (Feat. JTronious)
Life (Feat. Chali 2na)
Speak Ur Mind (Feat. M1)
World on My Shoulders (Feat. Made Men)
Time Bomb (Outro)

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Dr.Dre, Tony G, Joe Cooley, Alladin, M-Walk, Hen- G, Julio G and motherfuckin Tony A…….Yeah, the D.J.’s for KDAY’s classic mixmaster era…….I remember vividly holding a metal clothes hanger where my antennae used to be on my boom box- and trying desperately to get a signal so I could record these insane four-track mixes they used to rock…

And just for all the HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD faithful, I’m going to share a portion of my youth with you by hitting ya’ll with this 1988 “Tony A” Rodium mega mix explosion….

AWWWW shit……..Even with minimal tools, dudes were truly ahead of their time…….Take a listen to this mix and I’m sure you will agree…..

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Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician is somewhat of an enigma to me……He has released plenty solo instrumental albums, dropped heat with his group “5 Deez”, but I haven’t seen too many interviews with him floating around, so I don’t have any idea of what makes him tick….

Sometimes you just have to let the music speak for itself I guess…

Back in 2009 he collaborated with fellow 5 Deez repper, “Sonic Brown” for the instrumental project “Beautiful Killing Machine”…..Nice stuff…..Down tempo vibes over rugged, cracking drum programming……

“Live & Let Lie”

K-Def mans the turntables on this mix showcasing some of his finest production moments (K-Def Anthology Mix)…….If your looking for a little firepower for your Saturday night pop off- you just found it JACK.

Over an hour of that real live goodness….

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Sometimes I think motherfuckers are stuck in a bad Twilight Zone episode…..SERIOUSLY…..Earlier today I was maxing in the yard minding my own business, and out of nowhere I end up running into one of those “walking resume” rap dudes…..You know what I’m talking about…….The type of dude that spends the majority of their time steady yelling in peoples faces about how they are really getting it in…..

YAWN……..You remember that song on L.L. Cool J’s first album “That’s A Lie” ?….Yeah fam it was like that, but ten times worse….”I’m The CEO of Blah, Blah”……”I own the publishing on all of my artist”………” I came out to Cali from the east coast to cop these good trees”…….

I usually avoid these types like the plague, but I was watching my dude from FUNKWHATYAHEARD finish his piece and this motor mouth kept buzzing around…Next thing you know he starts rhyming…..

This is where the real trouble begins……

1. He attempts to rhyme, but in the background my dude is blasting some KRS One shit- so I tell dude to knock it off….”Why are you trying to rhyme over KRS’s vocals”?…….

2..He eagerly waits for the song to finish so he can start his talent show routine, accapella…..Dude starts rhyming all that crazy crime boss, fraud shit……..You know what I’m talking about……..A whole little tirade about his brand new Range, excessive gun play, and all that other A- Team shit………(I don’t mind hearing about all the drama, but his aura didn’t match up with what he was yelling…FEEL ME)…..

3..While he is rhyming he keeps staring me in the face like I’m some judge at a battle or something…..I actually pivot in a different direction and start daydreaming about wrapping my fingers around his neck just to stop all the noise pollution….,SERIOUSLY……

4..After he notices that I’m not having it, he keeps rhyming……Yeah, one of those weird new age cats that are long winded like a motherfucker…….

AHHHHHHHHH……..Please don’t get it twisted though….I’m not one of those bitter brothers that disses anyone and everyone just for the sake of hatred……If someone is nice at what they do-I’m the first one to give you a dap or a salute…….I actually really enjoy to see people master their craft and radiate creativity…..

But some of these clowns are just opportunist cornballs that need to stop all the fuckery………..CLOWNS….

The morale of the story kids : GET YOUR GOD DAMN BARS UP AND QUIT BEING THIRSTY !!!!!!!!

Everyone’s favorite chef has been hitting the road extra hard lately…..If he happens to be in your neck of the woods I highly recommend that you check in….

I caught one of his shows a few months back, and he definitely got busy……

PEEP…

SATURDAY 09 APRIL 2011
Raekwon
La Bellevilloise
Paris, France

SUNDAY 10 APRIL 2011
Dirty Fonzy, Triggerfinger, and Raekwon
Garorock
Marmande, France

WEDNESDAY 13 APRIL 2011
The Lox
with Brand Nubian, EPMD, and Raekwon
Best Buy Theater
New York, NY, US

THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2011
Shaolin Vs Wu
with !tang and Raekwon
Ritual Nightclub
Ottawa, ON, Canada

FRIDAY 15 APRIL 2011
Raekwon
The Opera House
Toronto, ON, Canada

SATURDAY 16 APRIL 2011
Raekwon
Tommys Lounge
Pawtucket, RI, US

SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2011
Raekwon
with Shurik’n
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
New York, NY, US

MONDAY 18 APRIL 2011
Raekwon the Chef of Wu Tang Clan and Raekwon
with Shaolin Vs Wu Tang, Special Invited, and 2 more…
The Middle East
Cambridge, MA, US

TUESDAY 19 APRIL 2011
Raekwon
Hangar 09
Virginia Beach, VA, US

THURSDAY 21 APRIL 2011
Raekwon
The Quad
Atlanta, GA, US