In this interview with ” L.A. Smoke Signals “, Babu takes time to chop it up about various topics such as Serato, touring, production equipment, his new project with Blame One, etc…
Interesting stuff…
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" Gangster Shit "
STREETS OF NEW YORK – Directed by Al Profit
Stories From The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Harlem
New York City is the head of the American social body. From Gotham the signals flow; what is important, what is cool, how to live. In the late 1960’s, New York embraced crime and drug addiction and abandoned its social spaces to crime and criminals; America did the same. The South Bronx burned, Harlem overdosed, and Brooklyn was ruled by the knives and bicycle chains of feral gangs. Then it got worse. The Mafia poured tons of China White onto the street and 13 year old warlords peddled vials of cocaine to passing cars.
The media, and our own memories, present us only with a photo album of these times; an incident here, and incident there; the ’77 Blackout, Bernie Goetz, crack heads, John Gotti. “Streets of New York” brings the fragments of New York’s social unraveling circa 1970-1990 into a contiguous form, so that we may inspect it for clues about how we may more precisely control the social order in all of our cities. The documentary subtly explores issues of race, and the media prism that separates criminal events into levels of importance by geography and social standing of criminals and victims.
A treasure of archival television footage was unearthed to catalogue such phenomena as the Devil’s Rebels gang terrorizing Bushwick Brooklyn in 1976, police involvement in Harlem’s heroin trade, crack users getting high on camera, the worst mass murder in recent New York history, and the implementation of Rudy Giuliani’s Compstat program in the War on Crime. Eleven New Yorkers talk about their own experiences from the streets to Riker’s Island. We follow NoNo, a former gang member from 70’s era Sunset Park, Brooklyn, from being stabbed in a pizzeria at age 11 to crossing paths with the Son of Sam in prison; noted rapper Thirstin Howl III (former partner of Eminem) from his days robbing people for their coats in Times Square to starring on MTV’s “Lyricist Lounge” television show in the late 90’s; and the best friend of the infamous “Pistol” Pete Rollack tells us how the Soundview section of the Bronx still has the cloud of death and prison hanging over it to this day.
" All The Way From The U.K. "
Daily Diggers recently posted up this mix by ” Palma ” of the Sound Dominion Crew…..Yeah, this is more like it homeboy…Nothing but pure B-Boy, hardrock shit…
I’m only half-way through the mix and I’m already losing my marbles….Palma rocks a couple beat juggle routines, along with swift scratches to help keep things moving..
Major shout out to the Daily Digger kids for keeping it fresh over there…
Check the playlist…
INTRO JEWEL T
DIVINE STYLER Get On Up
BIG DADDY KANE Get Into It
BUSY BOYS That’s The Flavor
KAY D & DJ STASH My Rhythm Is Kept
HOT DAY aka DANTE ft MYSTIQUE Get Nifty
ANTOINETTE A Is For Antoinette
STEADY B Turn It Loose
D MOET & XCALIBUR Goodfoot
THREE TIMES DOPE Giddy Up
THE AMAZING JEWEL T School Of Hardknocks
KING SUN Cold New Yorkin’
DOUBLE XX POSSE This Is Something Funky To Step To
THE JAZ Hypocritters
KOOL D & TECHNOLO G Go To Work
RAW CORP ft DJ LEN Trooper On The Mike
DR LUV & KEV-SKI Ain’t Going Out Like That
PRIORITY ONE You Know The Outcome
DJ SCOTT LA ROCK & D NICE D Nice Rocks The House
TRAGEDY the INTELLIGENT HOODLUM Trag Invasion
OUTRO
" Monday Morning Mayhem "
Just got back from Sacramento for a celebration in honor of my dude ” Mic Dot “, who recently passed away….Big up to all the acts that performed: I-N-E, Addict Merchants, Wonway, etc (I will post up pictures from that jam later on in the week) ….
I had a good time despite the unfortunate circumstances…Rest In Peace my brother, you will not be forgotten…
So it’s Monday morning and I am officially charged up to start this week off..It’s going to be a busy week on Hip Hop Battlefield, so try your best to keep up…
To kick things off, here is the newest D.J. Premier ” Live From Headquarters ” radio show….This is what Preem had to ay about last Friday’s broadcast duke…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORD FINESSE (40TH) CELEBRATION @ S.O.B.’s with RAKIM
SHOUT TO HIS 4 PIECE BAND–”THE CONGREGATION”
SHOUTS TO ALL THE PEOPLE I SAW IN THE PLACE : DJ ECLIPSE, D-STROY, GRANDMASTER CAZ, BIG DON, SHOWBIZ, A.G., BOOGIE BLIND, O.C., AWESOME TWO, LORD SEAR, DJ AVEE, BOOBIE SMOOTH, BEATMINERZ, JEAN GRAE, DJ SCRATCH, KOOL HERC, HEATHER B, BIG HORSE, OGEE, GREG NICE, FAT JOE, GRAND PUBA, MR. CHEEKS, YUJI, DJ MIKE SMOOTH, DOITALL(L.O.T.U.G.), BIG JEFF, EDUCATED RAPPER(U.T.F.O.), G-DEP, KENNY DOPE, LOVEBUG STARSKI to name a few……….
THANX TO THE WINNERS OF THE HIP HOP TRIVIA…..THEY WON THE NEW FREEWAY AND JAKE ONE LP-”STIMULUS PACKAGE”(THE DELUXE EDITION) AND THE DJ PREMIER MIX CD (“ON THE ROAD AGAIN”)
HOUR 1–http://www.sendspace.com/file/vqeeyh
HOUR 2–http://www.sendspace.com/file/uytdcs
1. Statik Selektah (f. Lil Fame, Havoc, Kool G. Rap)–Do It To Death
2. Team Get Em(Oh No, Roc C)–Rawwwww
3. Evidence (f. DJ Revolution)–Hard Hit
4. Sean Price–Shut The Fuc Up
5. Khaleel (f. Panchi of NYG’z)–Rappin’ Exercise
6. Chuck D–This Bit Of Earth
7. Nick Javas–Not A Game
8. Freeway & Jake One–One Foot In
9. Kid Capri–I Turn It Out
10. Brown Bag All Stars–The Agenda
11. Maja 7th (f. Freddie Gibbs, Mikki Halsted)–On My Own
12. Nutso (f. Royal Flush, Mic Geronimo)–My Hood
13. Ol’ Dirty Bastard (f. Free Murder, RZA, Shacrone)–Fort Green Projects
14. Nick Javas (f. 78 West)–Adrenaline Rush
15. Nick Javas–Warning Track
16. Raekwon(f. Ghostface Killah)–Badlands
Friday Night Special Show…
You know what it is, you know how we get down.. Show starts tonight live @ 10pm..
Make sure you tune in duke, we have some guest D.J.’s on deck….This will be a night to remember !!
" Style Warz, Part 7 "
Former graffiti writer and founding member of the Montana Writer Team, Ruedione retired the spraycan some years back, picking up a camera in its place. For Backflashes — Graffiti Tales, he’s captured covert graffiti missions in his signature black and white style from Hamburg, Frankfurt, Heidelberg, Manheim and Dortmund Germany; New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in the USA; Amsterdam and Zwolle in the Netherlands; Naples and Salermo Italy; Sao Paulo, Brazil and Santiago de Chile.
These pictures portray not only the forms, letters and characters, but also of the moments, emotions and impressions that are integral to the act of writing graffiti. The raw inspiration, the adrenaline and the emotional weight of these artful, yet illegal acts are captured faithfully by a member of the cognoscenti.
You can get your copy HERE
" D.J. Premier & Tony Touch On Shade 45 "
Premier recently invaded Tony Toca’s radio show to help celebrate the life of the late, great ” Big L “….Here is what Preem had to say regarding the broadcast…
” SHOUT TO THE FULL HOUSE THAT WE HAD ON TOCA TUESDAYS WHILE I SPUN BIG L CLASSICS AND TONY TOUCH HOSTED THE SHOW…..
BOBITTO WAS THERE WITH THE SUPER ILL MEMORIES OF BIG L AND SO MANY OTHER UPSTARTS BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS….U GOTTA CATCH IT
ALSO BIG L’s BROTHER BIG DON, PANCHI OF NYGz, JEWLZ DA DIRECTOR WHO IS DIRECTING THE BIG L DOCUMENTARY, RONDELL(AKA-RON BROWZ), AL LINDSTROM, AND ALL THE CALL-INS FROM A.G., DIAMOND D, KID CAPRI, BUCKWILD………WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SHOW AND ALL OF THE CRAZY MEMORIES OF LAMONT (BIG L) COLEMAN
FLAMBOYANT FOR LIFE “…….dj premier
Hour 3
http://www.sendspace.com/file/039pgj
Hour 4
" Blog Shots 35 "
J-Rock of ” Street Wize ” fame, (Not the Beat Junkie turntable wrecker) has a web site that you should check when you get the opportunity…
Exclusives, rare interviews, videos, and all that other fly shit…When you head over there,make sure you tell him that grimy kid from Hip Hop Battlefield sent ya JACK !!!!!!
" D.J. Babu Beat Tape 2 "
Babu’s beat tape hit the internet last night like a Tsunami (Early)……After listening to it in it’s entirety last night, I’m still not quite sure what to make of it…I will listen to it for a couple more days before I truly form an opinion…
I could just post up the whole project, but something doesn’t feel quite right about doing that type of shit…So here is that ” Lil Juanito ” joint if you missed it the first time…
" Phil Most Chill On The Mix "
God damn, ” Phil ” is doing his numbers….This mix ( Beautiful Pt.2 ) already has over 400 downloads in less that 24 hours….I’m glad to see that people are still checking for quality music…
Salute to the big homie for staying on his grizzly….
" D.J. Shimokita: Underground Railroad 2 Mix "
Shimokita definitely does his thing on this ” Underground Railroad 2 ” mix…..He managed to sneak in a gang of under the radar 90’s joints that I have never heard ( Doesn’t happen very often )….I also have to give him credit for taking the time to blend every song ( Seems like a lost art these days )…
Enjoy-
Here is the playlist cousin…
01. Born Talent / For All The Heads
02. Handz / Handz Of Def
03. Godfather Don / Properties Of Steel
04. Donny Hoffa / No Escape
05. Mass Kunfusion / I Do My Dirt
06. J-Force / For All Thoze
07. Big Dubez & Ed.Og / Act Like What U Say
08. Born Suspicious / 44 Maggin’ (Inst)
09. Khromozomes / Say Word
10. Brainsick / Mix Master
11. The Professionals / Sit Back Relax
12. Tragic Technicians / A&R Killers
13. Buddah Nation / Buddah Nation
14. Skemen / Under Pressure
15. Showbiz & Ag / Under Pressure
16. Mellow T / Pressure
17. Q.Ball & Curt Cazal / Hedz To Bed
18. T.D.K. / Street Life (A World Of Crime)
19. Mood / Info For The Streets
20. Shabaam Sahdeeq / It Could Happen
21. Demastas & Nine / Feel No Guilt
22. Strong Peoples / It Ain’T Safe
23. Tru-Form / King Of Yes Yall
24. Nomad / Blessed 2 Mic Check
25. J.U.I.C.E. / Unrational
26. Bored Stiff / Nine-Six
27. Dereliks / I Am A Record
" Drasar’s Remix Revenge "
I promise this will be the last set of re-up’s that you will see for quite some time…HAHA..
Here are a couple remixes that I did three/four years ago..The first one is a Nas – ” It Ain’t Hard To Tell ” remix that should help jump start your Tuesday morning…
And the second is a Guru flip ( Where’s Our Money ) that demonstrates my uncanny ability to chop shit the fuck up…I don’t mean to pat myself on the back, but this one is just nasty kid………Tell a friend…POW.POW…
" Wax Weaponz 16, Re-Up "
Back when I first started this blog I was hitting ya’ll with mixes every week ( Wax Weapons )….I got some good feedback, plus hundreds of downloads…But as the radio show started to pop off ( Battlefield funk Radio ) I felt like putting (WW) on the shelf for a little while…
So just in case you missed it the first time around here is Wax Weaponz 16…..You will hear everything from ” Willie Littles ” to
ex- Nonce member ” Sach “……All wax, all off the dome, all blends, all freaked by Mr.Battlefield himself, that’s me just in case your not knowing…
If you dig this, make sure you search in the files and download ” WW ” 1 thru 29…..Almost 30 free mixes homeboy….DONT SLEEP.
" The Dirty Minded Documentary "
This has to be some of the wildest shit I have ever seen in my life….
We miss you Ason Unique…
TUNE IN..
Ol Dirty Bastard – Dirty Minded Documentary from bums crew on Vimeo.
" Beat Tape Shit- Specs One Edition "
I haven’t put up a “beat tape” type of thing in a minute, so without further delay, here comes some beat rockets from 206 Zulu brethren “Specs One”…
Specs is a triple threat when it comes to this Hip Hop shit: he paints, rhymes and makes his own fuckin beats….On this instrumental project ( Green Flowers ), ” S.O. ” rocks dusted soul loops, keeps it lo-fi, and brings his own unique flare to a minimalist production ethic…..
Peace to the posse in the 206…
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