As a member of ” X- Men / X-ecutioners “, Rob Swift has proven for over 10 years why he should be mentioned as one of the best to ever do it.Let’s be dead honest for a second, how many crews have repped as hard as the ” X “..Not many that’s for sure..And with the addition of ” Boogie Blind ” and ” Precision ” it appears as if the crew will be making much noise for a long time…

In my opinion ” Rob ” doesn’t get a enough props for his scratching..The way he does his flares is crazy..He has so much control and musicality with his shit..It’s not the most technical scratching style out there, but it’s very original and fluid…Peep one of his older styles..

But wait it gets even iller than that homeboy…Make sure you download his ” Who Sampled This ” mixtape, which is full of that original sample source material…( Very fresh indeed )

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Eclipse filled in for Premier last friday on the ” Live From Headquarters ” show..You know how they do it every Friday, doubles, exclusives and nothing but new joints..Here is the playlist folks..( Props to WYDU }

DJ JS-1 feat. Large Professor “Like This” prod. and cuts by JS-1
Big Tone “Squo” prod. by Big Tone
Pacewon “Turn It Up” prod. by Dragon Balti
Fashawn feat. Evidence “Our Way” prod. by Exile
Bishop Lamont “Friends” prod. by Hi-Tek
Finale “What You Mean To Me” prod. by M-Phazes
Jon Hope feat. Khalil “Starbucks” prod. by SFMG
DJ Honda & Problemz “P Rated R” prod. by Honda
Phil The Agony feat. Talib Kweli “Think Green” prod. by Phonix
Blaq Poet feat. N.O.R.E. “Hate” prod. & cuts by DJ Premier
Torae & Marco Polo “Party Crashers” prod. by Marco Polo, cuts by Linx
Finale “Heat” prod. by J Dilla, cuts by DJ Sicari
Skyzoo “Alphabet Soup” prod. by J Dilla
Relik “It Ain’t Safe” prod. by Undefined, cuts by DJ Kwestion
Raekwon feat. The Game “Flashback Memories” prod. by BT
Q-Unique “Connivers” prod. by Q-Unique
Evidence & Alchemist (Step Brothers) “It’s Coming Down” prod. by Exile
Defari “Show Some Luv” prod. by Khalil
Verbal Kent & Kaz One “Big Bang” prod. by Kaz One
Big Tone feat. Blu “A Song Called Triumph” prod. by Big Tone
The Three Amigos feat. Sadat X “You Don’t Own Me” prod. by Naive
Theo3 “Make It Big” prod. by DJ Alibi
Theo3 “Make It Big” (remix) prod. by Muneshine
Statik Selektah feat. Styles P & Talib Kweli “The Thrill Is Gone” prod. & cuts by Statik
DJ Muggs feat. La Coka Nostra “Do It” prod. by Muggs

PART ONE PART 2

This year Poland will be hosting the international Graffest festival.

Artist included:

Point (Czech Republic), ViaGrafik (Germany), Finsta & Leo (Sweden), Os Gemeos (Brazil), Nunca (Brazil), Blu (Italy), Zedz (Netherlands), Esher (Germany), Zaciem (Russia), Interesni Kazki (Ukraine) and Van Laak (Germany).

Event Date:
May 15-17, 2009

Location:
Gadansk, Poland

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This mixtape is a perfect backdrop for a Cinco De Mayo backyard boogie session…I’m not going to hit you off with a long drawn out description of this ” Paul Nice ” mix, just trust me when I tell you, THIS IS THAT SHIT and you need to download this immediately…Here is the playlist..

1. Unknown Artist: A Message From Iris (0:58)
2. S.S.O.:Faded Lady (3:23)
3. Esther Phillips: Home Is Where The Hatred Is (2:53)
4. Raw Soul Express: The Way We Live (3:23)
5. Ernie Hines: Our Generation (2:28)
6. Love Unlimited Orchestra: Strange Games & Things (2:48)
7. Barry White: Just A Little Bit More (2:04)
8. L.A. Boppers: You Did It Good (1:05)
9. Al Green: I’m Glad You’re Mine (1:34)
10. Main Ingredient:Summer Breeze (3:29)
11. Stylistics: People Make The World Go Round (3:40)
12. Ramsey Lewis: Sun Goddess (4:36)
13. Eddie Kendricks: If You Let me (2:31)
14. Dynasty: Adventures In The Land Of Music (2:10)
15. Meters, The: Just Kissed My Baby (2:01)
16. Pleasure: Bouncy Lady (1:37)
17. Sylvia Striplin: You Can’t Turn Me Away (2:17)
18. Curtis Mayfield: Trippin’ Out (3:29)
19. Fatback Band, The: Got To Learn How To Dance (1:11)
20. Roy Ayers: Life Is Just A Moment (1:19)
21. Kool & The Gang: N.T. (3:17)
22. Chambers Brothers, The: Funky (1:40)
23. Brass Construction: What’s On Your Mind (0:57)
24. Soul Searchers, The: Ashley’s Roach Clip (3:50)
25. Faze-O: Riding High (2:57)
26. Average White Band: School Boy Crush (1:11)
27. Johnny Guitar Watson: Superman Lover (3:26)
28. Cymande: The Message (2:45)
29. Cat Stevens: Was Dog A Doughnut (4:34)

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One time Gang Star Foundation affiliate, ” Krumbsnatcha ” just dropped a new album ( Hidden Scriptures ) . Even though ” Preemo ” is absent from the project, ” Large Pro “, ” Pete Rock “, ” Beat Minerz ” etc, bless Krum with a couple rockets….

” Yesterday ” is produced by Soul Brother Number 1 ” Pete Rock ” ..Damn, this beat is ridiculous and the rhymes are on point as well…Don’t snooze.

” Still Be Me ” features Lex Boogie and ” Blacastan ” with ” D.J. Stress ” on production..Nice joint with some jewels sprinkled throughout..Two thumbs up.

My father and his side of the family are from the Cayman Islands ( GEORGETOWN STAND UP ) , so growing up I heard all types of Caribbean music played in the household…Roots and culture, soca, calypso, ska, lovers rock, dub, and even a little bit of slackness ( My dad loved Yellowman )..

And to this day I keep some reggae in heavy rotation..Burro Banton, Ninjaman, Cutty Ranks, Tenor Saw, Merciless, Prince Far I, Louie Rankin….WHAT WHAT….My crates are full of heavy top rankin cuts…

So for this week’s ” Wax Weapons ” I decided to bring some rudebwoy flavors into the mix..You will hear some ” Just- Ice “, ” Jr. Demus “, ” Red Foxx ” and all types of SHOTTA tunes with a Hip Hop twist..

You know the drill , 30 minutes of live blends by DRASAR MONUMENTAL….Just sit back and relax, turn the volume to ten, go cop a Red Stripe, and prepare for another episode…( And to all my family in Cayman, see you in a couple months..)

One thing you will never see on Hip Hop Battlefield is entire albums up for download, unless it’s a mixtape or an album authorized for free downloads…Something about posting up someone’s whole album feel’s wrong to me…I don’t expect everyone to feel this way, and I am not throwing stones at sites that do what they do…It’s just a personal Hip Hop ethics thing for me…

With that being said here are a couple choice cuts from one of my favorite groups, ” Audio Two “….Milk And Giz were on some off kilter shit..You never knew what they were going to say next or what type of crazy concept they would bring to the table..
Salute…

” Worse Than A Gremlin ” is a ” Gizmo ” solo cut that is funny as hell..

” I Get The Papers ” straight classic…

Frequent Hip Hop Battlefield commenter, ” Big D.O. ” just dropped a remix project for all you beat kids out there…Good to hear some music from up and coming producers..You can download the whole album at his spot…( Keep those beats coming )

” BIG D.O’S BLOG “

In the Hip Hop world, many throw around the word legend or king to undeserving cats without a second thought….” Prince Paul ” is a true legend in my book…Besides being a well rounded producer, engineer, etc…His skills on the turntables are no joke as well homeboy….

” Confession Of A Beat Junkie ” showcases Paul’s production chops and his blending talents…I was very suprised when I heard this….

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My Zulu brother straight from Bucktown , ” Sen One ” has a blog that you should peep when you get the chance….He is a real creative cat that stay’s on top of his Hip Hop…I see you ” Sen “, thanks for checking the Battlefield on the regular my dude…Peace akhi, see you in San Diego…( Photo courtesy of Joe Conzo : YA HEARD ME )

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When I interviewed ” Paris ” on my radio show back in 2001, it wasn’t hard to tell that he is a brother that keep’s it moving…While I was stuck on talking to him about his past accomplishments, it appeared that he was focused on the future, new technologies,
stocks and bonds, economics, and his website GUERILLA FUNK..( Which is very thorough by the way )

When it comes to west coast hardcore Hip Hop, ” Paris ” deserves his daps..And to this day he still represents that anti -establishment, intelligent, thought provoking, independent, protest theme music type shit…

This tour looks like it is going to kick up some dust….If they roll through your city you know what to do..

This clip is dedicated to all my conspiracy brothers out there…..I have been yelling this same exact shit for the longest, but nobody fuckin cares…Hip Hop Battlefield put’s the stamp of approval on this one..Funny, sad, but ultimately TRUE..( You have to watch this )…

After listening to this project I just had to shake my head in disbelief…This shit is just straight up and down crazy…Lo- Fi gutter beats, Jim Henson themes, distorted, bugged out illness..I slept on this when it first came out because the album cover didn’t really catch my attention….

One of the songs that blew my head off was # 12, ” Llamas “…” Selfish “, ” Tone Liv “, and ” Decay ” slaughter this track…If your one of those cats really checkin for that next shit, look no further, this song is wild…

You don’t want to snooze on this one homeboy…This is one of the strangest albums I have heard in quite sometime…..{ Shout out to my Chicago connection , ” Selfish ” for looking out }

1. AAAHH 1:24
2. Breathe 1:06
3. Crayonz 2:02
4. Danger 1:03
5. Eye 1:02
6. Falling 1:02
7. Gimme5 1:40
8. High 0:53
9. InOut-Here2Do 3:16
10. Junk 3:24
11. KO-GlassCutter 1:58
12. Llamas 2:06
13. Magic 2:42
14. Nice 0:57
15. OK 1:07
16. Peace 2:00
17. Quack_thegonzo 1:45
18. Rap 1:00
19. Subway 1:39
20. Trash 2:07
21. Understand 4:07
22. Vibrate 1:03
23. Wet 1:02
24. Xxercise 0:59
25. YoYo 2:11
26. Zowie 2:01

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This cut by ” M Dot ” ( Featuring Singapore Kane and Trademark ) should make your ears perk up a little bit..” You Won’t Get It ” was produced by up and comer ” Explizit One “…..Yeah, I’m feeling this joint…Two Thumbs up..

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You know the phrase, once again ” IT’S ON “….This week I’m going to bless ya’ll with two remix versions…One version is more on the ” SLAP EM UP ” tip..And the other is a unorthodox, strange time signature, sunplash type of joint..You know what it is and you know how I do it….All samples, all gritty, no bullshit, no additives or preservatives…

The acapella I flipped for the remix is from ” Inspector Deck ” ( Rec Room )..When it comes to ill lyrics, natural flow, and mic control, ” Deck ” always comes through in the clutch…The best pound for pound lyricist in the ” Clan ” in my opinion….He has dropped some of the flyest rhymes in Hip Hop history…PERIOD…

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