Today I stumbled on a blog by General Steele of “Smith And Wesson”………It’s broken down into ten parts: Business, Cooking, Health, Hip Hop, News, New Music, Conspiracies, Film, Entertainment, and Comedy…
When you head over there, tell him that grimy kid from HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD sent you homeboy….
2011 is almost here people…..Another year has come and gone in a blink of an eye….I’m not the type of dude that is into New Year’s Resolutions or any of that bullshit…
I’m also not into end of the year wrap up’s either …….So you will not see any best of 2010 hoopla popping off over here….Instead, what you will see is me doing the exact same thing that I have done on HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD for the last three years….
Mixes, under the radar action, my own remixes, turntable abuse, breaks, grimy Hip Hop , Battlefield Funk Radio, comedy, insight, graff, podcast, and all that other fly shit…….
Speaking of fly shit: check out this interview with one-half of the infamous Nubian Crackers crew, “Undercover Brother” that was conducted by 7L on the fresh Bladerunners Blog…..
If you don’t have any Nubian Crackers in your crates,SHAME ON YOU !!
” I am still making beats, looking for beats.. I got like records everywhere. I haven’t used my stove in years! If a chick comes over she’s like “where am I supposed to sit” I am like “I don’t care just don’t touch my records”(laughs)… I used to buy 4 copies of everything… 2 to DJ with, 2 to keep sealed. I got boxes and boxes of sealed rap shit. I am big Dre Fan, so like the first Chronic and Snoop album, I got like 30 of each, first pressing…Kid Dynamite album…. at least 50… I remember when me and Kenny were in Portland and I saw that First Base lp by Babe Ruth (with “The Mexican”) for $1… I was “like yo Kenny they got Babe Ruth for a dollar” and He was like “yeah but u already got like 10 of those”… I ended up buying every copy they had that day…. I mean I got 4, 5 thousand records I haven’t even listened to yet! I edit records all the time, I had done this big Bob James project, but it never got released. I am always busy doing something with music and don’t see it slowing down! ”
Every time I check out Groove Merchant (S.F.) I can’t believe how many gems they have in such a small store…..Under the radar Hip Hop, heavy breaks, soundtracks, reggae, international grooves, it’s amazing how much fire power they are holding….
With record stores closing all over the country, it’s beautiful to see this bay area institution still holding down the fort……
To celebrate it’s twentieth anniversary, they released a compilation with the “Luv N Haight” label to showcase some flavorful tunes….
FRESH……..And for all you beat nerds out there, you better pay close attention…..HAHA.
:: TRACKLIST ::
01. The McCrary – Emerge (03:33)
02. Ron Forella – Crystals (06:43)
03. Twilight – Straight To My Heart (03:16)
04. Numonics – You Lied (03:59)
05. Jodesha and Strar Ride – The Answer (03:37)
06. April Fulladosa – Sunlit Horizon (03:45)
07. Rod Abernethy – Ron And Eddie Blues (04:52)
08. September – Stump (03:26)
09. Lois Johnson – Be Mine (03:10)
10. Frankie Gee – Date With The Rain (02:45)
11. Round Robin – Our Love Is So True (09:41)
12. Arthur Foy – Get Up And Dance (03:09)
13. Soul Liberation – Who Is Your Friend (03:58)
14. Pataphysics – Nick Danger (04:31)
At one point in time I seriously thought about getting Serius/ XM just to hear Preemo’s show every week….Eventually links started floating around, so now there is absolutely no incentive to go out and get a membership, except to hear Bambaataa’s show on there….I could care less about Howard Stern’s show and all that other shit….
This is the latest broadcast of Live From HQ……You already know how “P” does his thing, so there is absolutely no need to try and describe it for you homeboy…….
Playlist-
1. Ghostface Killah–Together Baby
2. Hard White–How We Do It
3. MC Eiht–Fine By Me
4. Malcolm & Martin–Poetry
5. NYGz–Policy
6. D-Sisive–If
7. Freddie Foxxx–The Gang Starr Bus
8. Soul Khan–6:30
10. B.A.M. (f. N.O.R.E., Royal Flush)–Hoodness
11. Maffew Ragazino–Pale Moonlight
12. Wais P–You See It
13. Jon Connor–The Message
14. Nick Javas–Opportunity Knoccs
15. Joell Ortiz–One Two
16. Jay Electronica (f. Jay-Z)–The Shiny Suit Theory
17. Agallah–Rap Bobby Fisher
18. Lloyd Banks (f. Raekwon)–Sooner Or Later
19. Reks–Pray For Me (The Homicide Note)
20. Ice Cube (f. WC, Young Maylay)–Too West Coast
21. Gensu Dean (f. Large Professor)–Forever
With so many blogs out there, sometimes it is difficult to find ones that have any type of quality control whatsoever……”Cold Rock The Spot” has been around since 2007 and you won’t find average, run of the mill, thirsty posting on his site…….
Instead what you will find is- obscure joints, fresh compilations, and in depth critical analysis….It’s run by a dude named Jaz and he hails from the land of New Zealand (What up Jaz)…..
He recently posted a compilation of material that will perk your ears up…..CHECK IN DUKE….
Tracklist-
1-Cap-D-Who, What, Where, Who, Why? (prod by Proh Mic)
2-Epsilon Project-Inspiration (Produced by Kev Brown)
3-Blueprint ft Illogic-Pain (Produced by Blueprint)
4-Celph Titled ft Sadat-X, O.C. Grand Puba & Diamond D-There Will Be Blood (Produced by Buckwild)
5-Meyhem Lauren-New York Where Ya At? (Produced by PF Cuttin)
6-Black Milk-Welcome (Gotta Go) Produced by Black Milk)
7-Bun-B-Let ‘Em Know (Produced by DJ Premier)
8-Roc Marciano-Snow (Produced by Roc Marciano)
9-Hell Razah-Cinematic (Produced by 4th Disciple)
10-Rock-Seriously (Produced by Shuko)
11-Damu The Fudgemunk-DC Joint (Guru Dedication) Produced by Damu The Fudgemunk)
12-Whitfield Brothers fr Edan & Mr Lif-The Gift (Oh No Remix)
13-Gangrene ft Evidence and Fashawn-Wassup Wassup
14-Guilty Simpson-Friends Only (Produced by Madlib)
15-Shinsight Trio-Where There’s A Moon That Is Mine
And while your at it- I recommend you scope out his blog while your floating around in cyber-space……
The man behind those infamous words, “Cutty Ranks” is headed to the west coast this weekend……..Ahhhh yes, I’m definitely going to check in without a fraction of a doubt….
D.J. Smoke One put together a nice little mix to accommodate his arrival…..Over 45 minutes of nonstop Cutty Ranks madness…
FIRE !!!!!!
And just to keep it 100- peep this video of Cutty straight killing the sound in 1986 alongside Bammy Man……Classic shit…
If your growing tired of listening to sensitive busters on the mic, let me take you back to 1997 for a healthy dose of hardcore that will make you clench up your fist……
Salaam Remi had a short-lived record label called Norfside…..Out of all the groups he put out, “Major Stress” showed the most potential……They released a couple singles, and eventually put out a poorly distributed album in 1997 called “Up Against The Wall”……
Good stuff…….Plenty death threats, boulevard bully rhymes, stick up kid narratives, and very dangerous production supplied by Salaam Remi……
Here are a couple highlights…..
“Snakes To Burn”……………Wow, if this doesn’t get your blood pumping something is fucking wrong with you…….HAHA….
“Tell Your Crew”………….Even with the off-kilter hook, this song still cooks……..
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Since I am a M.C. myself, when I check for other M.C.’s there are several things that I am listening for……..Wordplay, cadence, confidence, originality, poetic value, concepts, voice, and if their beat picking skills are up to par….
It may seem as if my criteria for freshness is extensive, but it’s actually quite simple………If you can convince me that you are thorough with your penmanship- I’m going to give you the two thumbs up…..
Straight from the U.K. comes this cat named “M9″………..When I listened to his newest mixtape “Orion’s Stencil”, I was pleasantly surprised to hear him getting very busy over sinister tracks……….I’m curious to hear what else “M” has up his sleeves….
LISTEN UP TROOPER…..
” Mont Blanc “- Produced by Anatomy……
” Straight Live “- Produced by Anatomy….
I posted up this all instrumental joint by 9th Wonder a couple years ago, but after stumbling on it again today-I though it would be wise to bring it back for all of those who didn’t catch it the first time…..
D.J. Cousin B blesses us with over fifty 9th beats nicely blended together…
Just caught that new record by “Gangrene” last weekend……Four joints plus instrumentals for the whopping price of sixteen bucks….It doesn’t hurt that every song on here is a banger, but I was expecting more music for that price….
* I’m digging the saw blade steez….
Looking forward to hearing the full-length (Gutter Water) when I can get my hands on it…….Anyway, these are my favorite cuts that I have heard so far…..CHECK IN…
“Freshest Rhymes”
“Overdose”
Here are a couple “Above The Law” facts that you might not be aware of……..
1..Big Hutch’s uncle is acclaimed Motown artist, Willie Hutch….
2..Above The Law were the first crew that I ever heard used the term “Balling”……..
3..Hutch is the inventor of the term “G-Funk”, not Dr.Dre or his younger brother Warren G……..I commented about this on a previous post…..
Hip Hop Dx recently sat down with Hutch to discuss his production style, new schoolers, and upcoming projects….
” DX: What was the inspiration for that record, or why that direction for that song?
Big Hutch: Well see, one thing you gotta realize is this, there’s not a direction when I make a record. If I wake up in the morning and say I wanna rap to a Rock track, I rap to it. I’m not in a box. You gotta understand this, I’m the architect of G-Funk. You can’t tell me what G-Funk is. If I want G-Funk to be blowing on a whistle and beating on a box, that’s G-Funk, because I invented it. I am the architect.
DX: I thought Warren Griffin, [Warren G], was the architect?
Big Hutch: I am the architect of that. Warren Griffin used to sleep on my floor. I am the architect of G-Funk. So when people tell me what I should do and what I should not do, I tell ‘em shut up. I go to the studio and I make records based upon how I feel… And one thing that Eazy taught me while I was at Ruthless [Records], he said, “Look at it like this, Hutch: one day you walked in here and you didn’t have one fan. What did you come in here to do it for? Because of what you felt like doing. Keep doing that and you’ll always be good with yourself.” …I’ll keep it real with you, homie. I went in and cut “Electric Lady” from my heart, not to trick nobody, not because people is on my shit, but because I heard the beat – I heard it in my head, wanted to cut it, and did it and put it out there to the world. I feel comfortable with you saying I don’t like it, Hutch, because I did what I wanna do from my heart”.
Read the rest of the interview HERE…
Jamaican toasters I Roy, U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone, and many others laid down the foundation for modern day M.C.ing……If you listen closely to the cadence and patterns that these guys were using back then- it is obvious that they were true masters of ceremony years before Hip Hop was conceived….
Unfortunately their major contributions to the art form are still overlooked by the masses …..
In this book (Small Axe Deejays) by Ray Hurtford & Joakim Kalcidis they go into detail how influential certain dancehall artist were in regards to Hip Hop……It’s a interesting read that will hold your attention and provide you with critical information…..
You can cop it HERE…..
And while your at it, you might as well scoop up this mix that accompanies the book by Jayman………..Dope shit that will give your Tuesday morning a lift…..
Tracklist-
Small Axe – The Deejays mix part 1
In the city – King Stitt
Fever teaser – Dennis Alcapone
Jim screechy – Big Youth
Double warning – I Roy
This is my music – Shorty the President
No dread cant dead – Jah Stitch
Plantation heights – Dillinger
Life is gonna easy – Prince Jazzbo
Kingston two rock – Trinity
Westbound thing – U Black
Lick him with the dustbin – Jah Woosh
African princess – Big Joe
Jah son of Africa – U Roy
Kunta Kinte – Ray I
Dread beat & blood – Linton Kwesi Johnson
Weakheart fade away – Ranking Joe
Rainy night in London – Ranking Dread
Peace in the city – Tapper Zukie
Weather balloon – U Brown
Mr Nkrumah – Jah Thomas
Roach in the corner – Errol Scorcher
Natty and the roots man – Ranking Trevor
My best girl – Joseph Cotton
DJ jamboree – Clint Eastwood
Barnabas Collins – Lone Ranger
Drifter inna 79 style – Brigadier Jerry
Do the thing – General Echo
Bunny Lion at the control – Bunny Lion
Mutual inspiration – Massive Dread
No blame – Militant Barry
Black skin – Kojak & Liza
Sheep skin gone clear – Clive Field Marshall
Tribute to Bob Marley – Prince Far I
Sounds of reality – Zimbabwe Dread
Dreadlocks are the conqueror – Prince Hammer
Children children – Ranking Toyan
Fist to fist – Lone Ranger
Sharron – Lui Lepke
Country John – Lee Van Cleef
Gun shot – Ringo
Bam salute – Captain Sinbad
We no need fe mass – Raymond Napthali
Skid dip – Nicodemus
I am a geddion – Sister Nancy
Jah are we guiding star – Yellowman & Fathead
Better than the rest – Buro
Jah standing over me – Peter Ranking & General Lucky
Army life – Welton Irie
Horseman connection – Lord Sassafrass
Hands of the Bonanza – Papa Keeble
Automatic boom – Roy Ranking & Raymond Napthali
What a life – Papa Michigan & General Smiley
Two the hard way – Papa Finnegan & Junior Ranking
I me deep – John Wayne
Zim Zim – Billy Boyo
Oh lord – Peter Metro
Youth man time – Jah Batta
Informer – Lady Ann
Down in the ghetto – Sister Carol
Let go mi hand – Josey Wales
Check out this remix of Planet Rock that just dropped……The original beat by Roc Marciano was fly enough for me, but this one adds a little more spice to the track in my opinion….
LISTEN UP !!!!
* In the above pic…..(Mannie Rocker, Zulu Goblin, Big Kufi, Red Dragon, Bambaataa, B Boy Foots, Sha-Onerz, Me, Hektek, and Mad Planet)
Since Hip Hop history month is coming to a close, the crew and I decided to troop out to Yoshi’s (SF) to catch up with Afrika Bambaataa…..
How can Hip Hop be dead if one of the true pioneers still gets busy all over the world on a constant basis ?
I want to thank everyone that came out for a night of hi-jinx, the perfect beats, sweat, celebration, and of course much fun…..Peace to all Zulu chapters worldwide, past and present…..
Seattle’s “Vitamin D” is a triple threat when it comes to this Hip Hop shit…..He can rhyme, produce, and get busy on the wheels of steel….
On this hour long all-funk mix he provides the perfect backdrop for some backyard party antics (Who cares if Winter is in full effect)……I’m only half-way through the mix and I am already impressed by his selections, momentum, and well placed transitions….Here is what he had to say regarding this project (Funk On Sight)…..
“A blend of funk classic and not so classic selections blended the way i do it! this is a REAL mixtape (no funny rapper shenanigans) for lovers of good music. done from vinyl with a touch of serato i promise that you cant front”.
Seattle stand the fuck up….
Via-RDH.
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