Queens rhyme slinger, “Kool Sphere” dropped a solid album earlier this year entitled “Integritty”….If you haven’t heard that yet, I recommend that you give it a listen and get up to speed…HAHAHA…
Here is brand new cut for you to snatch up, Craft Work Kings (Verbal Threat)……Damn, this is extra buttery…
My brother Refa One, is bringing the “Urban Hieroglyphics” to the Bay area (Oakland) early next year…….The line-up is so gully that it’s definitely going to make 2011 a year to remember…….
You can catch Mr. Funk What Ya Heard and myself wrecking the turntables……
Peep this clip and get familiar troop…….
Urban Hieroglyphics 3 from Idris Hassan on Vimeo.
Pull out your best piece of linoleum, lace up those kicks nice and tight, and get ready for a heavy round of beat breaks by D.J. Jaffa…
Over an hour of explosive material folks…..
CHECK IN….
When I first started this blog my plan was to conduct an interview every week…….So I went on a mission and ended up rocking interviews with “Uncut Raw” M.C. Selfish, international Zulu Nation spokesperson Kamonzi, King Shameek, and Philly crate digger Phil Most Chill…..
I fell back on the interviews somewhat, but I still haven’t lost sight of my original plan….So expect to see more interviews and things of that nature in 2011…..
Yesterday I linked up with D.J. Cutt & M.I. of “Constant Deviants” fame…. Instead of asking them a bunch of cornball questions and wasting their time, I decided to just be myself and approach the interview in more of a Hip Hop discussion type of steez…
They both opened up about their history, plans, and what they have in store for their label, ” SIX TWO SIX SHIFT “, and a gang of other topics that will hold your attention……So go grab some popcorn, cock your chair back a little bit, and brace yourself for over an hour of “Constant Deviants” goodness…..
Big shout out to my Baltimore comrade, “Set Rule” for keeping it official……..And if you haven’t copped that Concrete Utopia album- do yourself a favor and scoop that up with a quickness….
And while your getting your mind right- peep my favorite cuts from the Concrete Utopia album….LISTEN UP…..
“Fools Rush”
“Give Me Respect”
Friday is here already ?
If your looking for some Hip Hop to jump start your weekend, check out this podcast of D.J. Toshi’s “Classic Storm Radio” with special guest Timbo King…..
Tracklist-
Boney Starks hits us off with a ninety minute podcast of all M.F. Doom material……Some of these cuts you have heard before, but I seriously doubt that you have heard ALL of these joints…
So quit stalling duke and scoop this up with a quickness….On another note- whatever happened to the M.F. Doom / Ghostface Killah collaboration album ?
The Wu-Tang Manual was a decent read, but RZA stepped his game up ten-fold when he put together “The Tao Of Wu”…….He reveals why he changed his sound after 1997, Chess strategies, his regrets over the untimely demise of his cousin ODB, dealing with depression, 5 % Nation teachings, and all types of other topics….
It’s a quick read that will bless you with some life jewels……A must read for any true Wu-head..
Damn this book is looking extra fresh……Published by Sweden’s Dokument Press, it features over two hundred pages of glossy goodness…..
Do the right thing and order yourself a copy troop..
Raekwon is back on the set with some brand new flames for 2010…..”Butter Knives” is the first leak from the upcoming Shaolin v.s. Wu- Tang album and it’s produced by long time Wu-Affiliate Bronze Nazareth…..
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD gives this one the two thumbs up…..
Back in 1988 I was a twelve year old kid obsessed with Hip Hop………
I already had my own pair of turntables and a crummy radio shack Realistic mixer that I would abuse on the regular…..The needles would skip around crazy, so I would put a nickel on top of the needles to try to prevent them from jumping around while I tried to copy the latest Joe Cooley scratch….
It seemed like everything popped off crazy in 1988……N.W.A., T-La Rock, Mantronix was still crushing shit, Fat Boys were still trying to hang on, Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud, G Rap, Steady B, Stetsasonic, and many others made 1988 a year that is forever embedded in my Hip Hop rolodex….
Twenty two years later I am still obsessed with Hip Hop, while many of my comrades from those days completely fell the fuck off….SAD……Anyway those cats from Global Funk Radio (UK) rocked a radio show featuring all 88 cuts…Over an hour of crazy drum programming, yelling on the mic, abrasive scratches, and all that other 88 shit…….
Do yourself a favor and hop into this classic Hip Hop time machine homeboy……..
1 Style Posse – Something Else
02 Rodney O & Joe Cooley – Give Me The Mic
03 Cradle & Crime – Can You Dig It
04 1 Take Jake – The Kid Can Rock
05 Fascinating Force – We Are The Ones
06 Zerox – Blurs And Slurs
07 Mikey D & The L.A. Posse – Comin’ In The House
08 M.V.P. – The Kings Men Are Out To Get Yah
09 N.W.A. – Compton’s N Tha House (Remix Clean)
10 Royal Tee – Rollin’
11 Get Large Posse – No Slippin’ Allowed
12 Beastie Boys – Johnny Ryall (Demo #2)
13 1 Take Jake – Get Loose
14 Dangerous D – One Man Band
15 Cochise – Tellin’ It All
16 Kev E. Kev & AK-B – Listen To The Man (Club Mix)
17 Mack Master O.V. – Penetentiary Blues
18 Style Posse – No Rhyme Or Reason
19 Steady B – I Got Cha (Philly Extended Remix)
20 Get Loose Crew – Get Loose Crew
21 Dread & The Rhymesters – Hoes
22 D.J. Sal & Fransuave – Jamology
23 D.J. Duquan & The Wonderlove Dan – I Ain’t Nu To This
24 Stetsasonic – Miami Bass (Vocal Remix)
25 Get Loose Crew – Wannabe
26 Kool G Rap & D.J. Polo – Poison (Hip Hop Version)
27 Tony Scott & D.J. Fix – Pick Up The Pieces
* The link is now fixed……
This is an MP3 of our last Battlefield Funk Radio broadcast 11/11/10 for all of you out there that know what time it is………The show was wild and crazy (Like usual)……Remixes, doubles, turntable chaos, blends, cuts, and a couple secret spices…..
We even had a special guest, my manz Fooders who is also down with Q-Bert’s Scratch University (Go check it out for yourself)….
Some of you get tired of watching us parade around and all that other shit, now you can bang this in your jeep without the extra visuals…
Salute to everyone that peeps the shows- WE SEE YOU !!!!!
If you like what you hear tell a friend or two…..
Peace-
D
Sure the Run DMC logo has been flipped a million ways, but this one by Dolo Clothing has my name written all over it……Simple, funny, and effective all at the same time….
If you are interested in copping one yourself-CHECK IN..
Awwwww yeah….
The D.J. Premier “Get Used To Us” compilation is dropping today……And for all of you still freaking the wax like myself, the double vinyl is popping off on January 2011 (FRESH)…
Here is a little album preview action……
I usually do not post anything up without giving it a proper listen, but since I am such a huge D.I.T.C. head I will give A.G. a pass and give his new mixtape some shines….
By the looks of the cover and the title- we should be in for a nice batch of hardcore shit (Hopefully)……Give it a listen and I will do the same…….Big shout out to my dude “Hektek” out there in the Boogie Down Bronx…
VIA- HHS.
You wouldn’t believe how many beat tapes I had to go through before I found one that was worthy of HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD status…..Some of these so-called beat tapes are just good sleep aids…..
For real, I caught myself snoring while attempting to decipher why and the fuck someone would put out such lackluster, boring production ?….I don’t ask for much: Decent drums, a sense of composition, and a couple fresh samples…It’s not rocket science, I will even settle for an explosive two-bar loop…..
This beat tape by Jaekim (Green Grits) rocks all Al Green chops…..Not a new concept since A.Z. came out with a remix album heavy on the Al Green samples a couple years back, (Memphis Tapes)….
Anyway, Jaekim definitely does his thing on this……Everyone needs more Reverend Al Green in their life, don’t you agree ?
DO NOT SLEEP……..
* The above pic is hilarious…HAHAHAHA.
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