Be on the lookout for Ayatollah’s newest release, “Cocoon” on July 20th via Nature Sounds….WOW, he just put out the impressive Quixotic album a couple months back (Talk about getting it in)……

Here is what he had to say regarding this project..

“I’m going through a musical transformation,” he describes. “It’s a musical growth process, like a larvae going to a butterfly. I’ve gotten more creative, and my beats are getting better and better.”

SAY WORD !!!!!!!!!

Cocoon Tracklisting
1. Gordon’s War
2. Casino
3. Getting To Know Me
4. Dig This
5. The Writers Bench
6. Bubble
7. Soul Power
8. WOW
9. Heaven Can’t Wait
10. Reefer
11. Lonely Girl
12. Rhyme Amazing
13. Growth
14. It
15. Black Ivory
16. You And I
17. When Tomorrow Comes
18. How Ya’ll Feel Out There

I’m right in the middle of having my first real studio built (no more bedroom/ lab shit for the kid), so I won’t have the opportunity to join my brothers in this weekends festivities (but I will be there in spirit)…

Big up to all the famz down in S.D. and all Z’s worldwide of course….If your in the Southern California area- you better do the right thing homeboy…

Are you getting tired of wasting your precious time on wack mixtapes?

“D.J. Devastate” has just provided the remedy for all of you sleepy cats out there…”On The Floor: Chapter 3″ is a straight-up breakbeat extravaganza that is guaranteed to raise your blood pressure levels a notch….

Peace to P.M.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL..

Any rapper that ever rocked a mask (M.F.Doom), rapped in a high pitched nasal voice (B-Real, Kool Keith), or approached Hip Hop from a off-kilter, bugged out standpoint, owes a tremendous debt to the man known as, “Rammellzee”…

After Guru passed away I told myself that I was done with R.I.P. post, but I would be a fool to not take time out to salute someone who was involved in my favorite Hip Hop movie of all time, “Wild Style”…

Gone but not forgotten….R.I.P. Rammellzee 1960-2010..

And for those unfamiliar with his work- You seriously need to check out this fifty minute interview with Rammellzee on “Uncommon Radio”…WOW…….Props to Fresh Paint for the link…

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Chicago is most definitely in the house….

Peep this new heat from Capitol D, Rhymefest, and Cuttness Tone (Destiny)……Produced by Tone B Nimble……

What up HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD POSSE ?

Here are a few cuts that will force you to hit the rewind button…..Put on your seat belts, fasten your combat helmets, and tighten up that bulletproof vest……BLAM,BLAM, BLAMZ………

1…”Real Money”—-Vitamin D..

I posted this burner up a couple months back, but it is so fresh that I had to bring it back for all of those that slept….Vitamin D rocks the mic and rocks the boards this time around with true finesse…

Big up to all my peoples in Sea-Town !!!!

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2…”Flip Shit”—-Ghetto Dwellers..

D-Flow, A.G., & Party Arty made some filthy Hip Hop over the years…On this cut right here they definitely get down for their crown…

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3…”Play It Close”—-Horror City..

Thank goodness Prince Paul decided to take matters into his own hands and make sure that this album saw the light of day…Long Island stand up…

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4… “Inna Cipher”—-Down And Dirty Tribe…

I’m almost positive that this is the only release from Jersey crew (Down And Dirty Tribe)….When I first heard this on a Tony Touch tape back in the day, it sent me on a mission to find out who and the fuck these kids were…

It’s well over ten years later and this song still makes me want to push someone off a cliff.. (Especially the dude on the second verse)……..Two thumbs up….

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5…”Alphabet Soup”—-Raekwon…

Even though the alphabet theme has been rocked before (Gift Of Gab, Saigon, etc), the Chef goes in over such a raw beat that I had to give it the seal of approval…..This is my favorite joint off of the “Cocainism”, Brinks Boys mixtape…..

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The BBC take us on a 30 minute journey detailing the impact of pioneering group Public Enemy….Soul To Soul frontman, “Jazzie B” plays host …..

WOW- you don’t want to miss this piece of action !!!!

CHECK IN…

“Here’s last Sunday’s “RIOC” show with guests Stupit Amerikinz. That’s J-Ro from Tha Liks new crew along with Maylay Sparks & K-Skills. Their new album will be coming out soon on Soul Spazm Records. I’ll be filling in for Premier again tonight and then he’s back next week to regain control of his own show. Every Friday & Sunday night on Hip Hop Nation Sirius XM from 10-12 you can here these shows live”.

Tracklisting-

1. The Roots feat. John Legend “The Fire” prod. by ?uestlove, Dice Raw & Richard Nichols
2. Dumhi feat. Reef The Lost Cauze “Philly Cousins” prod. by Haj
3. Blacastan feat. Bad Newz “The Way It’s Done” prod. by ColomBeyond
4. Diamond D “Superman” prod. by DJ Scratch
5. Koolade feat. Maylay Sparks “Philly Morning” prod. by Koolade
6. Eternia & MoSS feat. Tiye Phoenix & Jean Grae “The BBQ (Remix)” prod. by MoSS
7. Branespark feat. Nutso “It’s A Shame” prod. by Branespark
8. Vinnie Paz feat. Block McCloud “End Of Days” prod. by Sicknature
9. RZA feat. Kinetic 9 “You Must Be Dreaming”
10. J-Live “Poetry In Motion” prod. by Floyd The Locsmif
11. Stupit Amerikinz “Spell It”
12. Mario Dones “Ring To It” prod. by Keelay & Zaire
13. Illa Ghee feat. Big Noyd “Hardbody (Remix)” prod. & cuts by DJ Skizz
14. Reef The Lost Cauze feat. Akir & K-Beta “Bosses” prod. by Guns-N-Butter
15. Heather B “Flyin’ Higher” prod. by B-Money
16. K Skills & Maylay Sparks “Bank” prod. by LG
17. The Roots feat. Truck North, P.O.R.N. & Dice Raw “Walk Alone” prod. by ?uestlove, Jeremy Grenhart & Dice Raw
18. Apollo Brown feat. Buff 1 & Magestik Legend “Brag Language” prod. by Apollo Brown
19. PackFM “I Fucking Hate Rappers” prod. by Tonedeff
20. 1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) feat. Chace Infinite “The Darkest Cloud” prod. by Statik Selektah
21. Hell Razah “Kids In The Street” prod. by Ayatollah
22. KRS-One “Who Da Best prod. & cuts by DJ JS-1
23. Big Shug “Spit Six” prod. & cuts by DJ Premier
24. Roc Marciano “Panic” prod. by Roc Marciano
25. Stupit Amerikinz “Drunk N High”
26. Stupit Amerikinz Freestyle

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Since I was away from the BATTLEFIELD for a couple days, I feel that it is only right that I pull out some heavy flames to scorch your ear drums…

Gerald & Malcolm Catto bless us with some feel good music on this Sunday morning……C’mon, you know what feel good music is famz….The type of joints that make you want to hop on the floor and do a little two-step…

Here is your chance to get your mind right..

Tracklist-

GERALD PART
Louis Carpenter Yeah! tittyshaker
Mickey Baker Steamroller tittyshaker
Hugh & the Madmen I’m the Fat Boy R&B
The Experts My Love is Real Northern
Belita Woods My Love is Real Soul
Lightmen Plus One All Praises due to Allah spiritual jazz

MALCOLM CATTO PART
Nilo Sergio Afro Brasilianos batucada
The Action More Bread to the People Afro funk
Morte di Jonas De Luca Italian library
Ocura Madagascar Danse pour un Vuurumbee ethnic
Unknown
Sun Ra Somewhere in Space Sun Ra
Trinidad Steel Band Calypso Jazz Improvisation ethnic jazz
Felo Bergaza Descarga en do Menor latin
Puchito Otre Descarga latin
Felix del Rosario Carmen latin jazz
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown dub
Banda Polyphony Initiation Song ethnic
Friendsong Joyride psych jazz
UFO Gotta Nice Buzz
Psychedelic Aliens We’re Laughing Afro funk
Improvisational Arts Quartet Ettenro Occlam jazz

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All the way from France comes this impressive Quasimoto concept mix from “D.J. Trouble”…He goes all out with a barrage of blends, cuts, remixes, and all types of turntable abuse…

If your a Madlib fan, or just a cat that appreciates thorough mixes: you better swoop this up with a quickness……Hip Hop Battlefield gives this project the two thumbs up..

I have the playlist but it exposes all the original samples- so I decided to do the ethical thing and leave it out……(Sample snitches end up in ditches HAHAHA)….

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Even though A.G.’s new album has it’s moments, I still believe he sounds best over Showbiz’s production (Maybe I am biased because I am a die-hard Show & A.G. supporter)…

But don’t sleep- there are a couple bangers on here produced by up and comer “Ray Berri” that deserve your undivided attention…

“Party Hard, Hustle Hard” featuring Party Arty……R.I.P.

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“Marcberri” featuring Roc Marciano…

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Here is a little extra bonus interview with Ray & A.G…….Peep.

A.G & RAY BERRI (interview) / INFECTED (visual audio) from andre m berri on Vimeo.

Damn, those conspiracy radio dudes are on a rampage with the fresh interviews…This time around they bring the abbot of the Wu-Tang to drop some heavy jewels…

Also Bumpy Knuckles, Sandman, Dogg Pound, Tech Nine, etc….So do the right thing and “CHECK IN” duke !!

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Peace all you Battlefield junkies.. This is your boy “P” from FWYH I just wanted to check you all in right quick on this Monday afternoon. Normally my mans Drasar Monumental holds down the controls, but due to a last minute gig my man had to fly down to Southern California and won’t be returning till Thursday. So till then he asked me to hold it down till he returns..So that is exactly what im going to do..

So with that being said, here is last weeks Battlefield Funk Radio show.. Like always we dropping all that new Hip-Hop and then some. This weeks trivia question is still unanswered so if you know it hit us up and the Hip-Hop package is yours..
One Love,
-P

Wild Cowboys part 2, Cuban Linx part 2, and now Dough Or Die part 2…..If this song by A.Z. is any indication of what that project will sound like, Anthony Cruz will definitely WIN in 2010…

Not many M.C.’s out there can biz like this…”Feel My Pain”- produced by Frank Dukes…

Peep..

And here is the MP3…..

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BLAM, BLAM, BLAMZ…..

Tonight at 9’oclock sharp (Cali-time), we will be blasting cyberspace with that raw heat…..Mr.Funk What Ya Heard and I plan on going all out this time around so you don’t want to get caught snoozing…

Big shout out to all of the cats that have showed support from the gate….

You know how we do: Blends, doubles, newness, under the radar rockets, remixes, etc….

NINE O’CLOCK…….