On this ” Rooftops E.P. ” you will hear a heavy dose of down-tempo grooves laced with booming, crunchy drums…Nothing too groundbreaking, but right in the pocket ( Sometimes less is more, take note all you 10 million sequence dudes )…
This is perfect theme music for Sunday night lamping sessions or 3 A.M. city cruising….The cat that produced this project’s name is ” Skipless “….I think he is on to something, so peep for yourself cousin…
The production duo known as ” Sid Roams ” are on their GRIZZLY as of late…They have supplied beats to ” Prodigy “, Hardwhite “, ” A- Alikes “, ” Big Twinz “, ” Vordul Mega “, ” Evidence “, etc..Most of their joints fall in the ” Cold Hearted, Gangster Shoot Em Up ” category ( which isn’t a bad thing, if it’s done the right way HAHAH )…
In 2007 they put out a instrumental project that has it’s moments…These are my favorite cuts, ” Bringing That Heat ” and ” Sound Mission ” ..
For over 20 years ” Sade ” has churned out nothing but beautiful music….Instead of sacraficing her integrity and cashing out, she has opted to take the road less- travelled and dealt with the music industry on her own terms..( You gotta admire that )..
She has the uncanny ability to make even the hardest hardrocks melt underneath the weight of her voice..I have seen the grimiest of cats, start snapping their fingers and put on a happy face when one of her songs popped up on the jukebox…” Sade ” is in a zone all by herself, you can’t compare her to anyone before and after her…..Another crazy thing is that her core band has remained together for over two decades..( Almost unheard of in this day and age )
Salute to you ” Sade ” for being such a fucking beautiful enigma….A true class act ..
Once again ” Paul Nice ” graces the BATTLEFIELD with that old goodness….Quit wasting time and CHECK IN …..
Pose and Ewok x Ironlak x SuperVision. from Ironlak on Vimeo.
The music in the background is almost unbearable to listen to, but if you can get passed that and check out the hand styles, you will notice that ” Pose ” and ” Ewok ” aren’t playing fucking games….DAMN
This is best cut off of the ” Safe Is Cracked ” album….( The beat is straight gutter )…Free – P
Check out what ” Lord Finesse “,” O. C “, ” Diamond “, and ” Ogee ” had to say about sampling vs. keyboards, digging, and D.I.T.C.’s upcoming projects….
” King T ” is in a class by himself…With the help of the underrated ” D.J. Pooh ” he crafted some very funky bangers…His first 3 albums are bonafied classic joints when it comes to this west coast Hip Hop shit…If the ” Likwit Crew ” ever decide to clique up and drop a album, I have a feeling it will cause much damage out there….
B.C’s ” J -Swing ” put together this mix of all ” King T ” cuts…30 minutes of flavor….CHECK IN..
If you thought the version of ” Hard To Kill ” on Show Biz And A.G. ‘s first album was raw, you should check out the demo version…Scratch sentences, numerous break changes, and a unheard A.G. verse makes this one a winner…
Since I am on the Vancouver tip this week, it’s only right that I post up one of B.C.’s finest, ” Checkmate “….I took a gamble on buying a couple of his records in 1999, and when I finally got a chance to check them out I was suprised to hear how ill ” Check ” was…..
He is still doing his thing in Canada, I actually saw a flyer with his name on it for a upcoming show…..( Too bad I couldn’t peep that out )…Anyway, salute to you ” Check ” for holding it down for quite sometime…Looking forward to hearing some 2009 tracks from you…100
” ISP ” changed the game forever…Q Bert, Mike, Disk, Shortkut, Disk, D, Apollo, raised the bar so high on the west coast, D.J.’s are still playing catch up to what they accomplished in the 90’s…And who could ever forget the infamous ” ISP ” ” X- Men ” battle ?….That was some classic shit right there…Speaking of classics, this ” MMM ” mix is not to be slept on….Here is the playlist JACK…
It’s The Mixmaster Big Boss Intro 1
Planetary Deterioration D-Styles 2
Southern Hospitality (Instrume Ludacris 3
Alive (A Cappella) Beastie Boys 4
Sardines (Remix Part I) Junkyard Band 5
Sardines (Remix Part II) Junkyard Band 6
Rep For The Slums (Instrumenta Milano 7
People Of The Sun Rage Against The Machine 8
Bashtun (Instrumental) Adrocker 9
Bangra Rump Latch Bros 10
Megamorph Beat Part I Mix Master Mike 11
Megamorph Beat Part II Mix Master Mike 12
Megamorph Beat Part III Mixmaster Mike 13
Organ Donor DJ Shadow 14
Monkey Bars Jurassic 5 15
Limerick Files Beastie Boys 16
Intro Jungle Brothers 17
J Beez Comin’ Through Jungle Brothers 18
Party Groove Showbiz and Ag 19
Puerto Rico Frankie Cutlass 20
Tear The Roof Off Busta Rhymes 21
Flight to Iraq Latch Bros 22
My manz straight from the SOUTH BRONX ( D.J. HEKTEK ) is conducting a interview with me and Mr. Funk What Ya Heard tonight at 8:30 pacific time….It’s a Zulu Nation affair, so make sure you CHECK IN and see how we do it over here cousin…BX STAND UP..
My trip to Vancouver, Canada charged up my batteries….I now have a fresh perspective for the 2009 season….If you have never been to ” Vansterdam ‘ let me give you a brief rundown on how they get it poppin out there…
When it comes to record shops ‘ Van City ” is holding….Zulu Records, Beat Street, and several others had huge vinyl selections…Everything from Hip Hop, Jazz, Breaks, etc….But my personal favorite was ” Vinyl Records “…..Believe me when I tell you, this record store is fucking out of control….When I hit up the owner, ” DJ Dave Jones ” for obscure drum breaks, he proceeded to pull out stack after stack of some grimy ass drums….Shit I have never heard before…I’m not talking average breaks that have been flipped a million times, I’m talking open, under the radar, heavy, loud ass drums that would make any B Boy lose his mind…Big up to you ” Dave “, for keeping it thorough kid…See you again in the near future HAHAHAH….
When it comes to ill kicks, ” Vancouver ” is no fuckin joke…..Freshman, Good Foot, FL, Stussy Kicks, Adidas BC, etc….All had a healthy stash of fresh joints….But ” DIPT ” had me losing my marbles….Air Max’s, SB’s, Jordan flips, and all types of other shit..Cool store with a helpful staff….Thumbs up…
Unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to check out ” Maestro Fresh Wes ” while I was out there…He was having a birthday jam at the same time a Q Bert, Rahzel, Muggs, Supernat show was poppin off….But I did catch the Q- Bert show, and I was very impressed with everyone on the bill…..Muggs fuckin killed it….Supernat and Rahzel actually stunned me…” Nat ” is a beast live with all that off the top of the dome shit he does..And you know how ” Q ” get’s down….
And when it comes to that ” Dancehall flavor ” the d.j’s up there know how to keep a party live…At this one club I saw a couple selectors really GO IN….It got so wild up in there that a extremely thick super freak slapped my ass….But since I was up there with my girl on our 5 year anniversary, I had to keep my composure son ( flattering nevertheless HAHAHA )…
All in all ” V- Town ” is a progressive city with plenty of youth outreach programs. ….They have a Hip Hop camp with a studio for all the disenfranchised kids….Universal health care for anyone that needs medical attention…And if you are a homeless teenager, you can find apartments where you can live for free for up to a year….CRAZY….In America no one gives a fuck about you…If your broke or homeless, the motto is ” GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY FACE SCUMBAG “…In Canada, it seems as if the people actually have a sense of community and responsibility…
I am not trying to paint Vancouver as some kind of utopia though…..People get clapped up everyday, just like any other city….Matter of fact, a dude got blasted right down the street from where I was staying…But for the most part crime is relatively low for such a huge population ( over 3 million )….Gun laws are extremely strict, if you get caught with a burner you will be facing a year in prison….Ouch…
So don’t believe Canada is all about Whiskey, Hockey, and snowstorms….If you get a chance, check it out for yourself, you will be pleasantly suprised…And when you head to the ” New Amsterdam Cafe ” tell em that grimy kid from HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD sent you JACK…Peace goes out to those Russian Mafia kids, Klimson, Evo, Dave, BS, Riddim And Spice, Kenya Kids, my girl ” Elizabeth ” for trooping with me for 5 years: love is love, and the entire city of Vancouver for keeping it live….
Steele From ” Smif N Wesson ” is back with a new burner to put you back in the right frame of mind…This new cut ( Toast To Brooklyn ) features Buckshot and Jo Chris…It is produced by newcomer ” Che Triumph ” – with drums programmed by ” Evil Dee “…This song grew on me after I listened to it for awhile…Good to see the BCC kids still shining…..BK Stand The Fuck Up….
I have been in Vancouver, Canada for the last 5 days….There will be no more post until Wednesday….Canada has a lot of fly record stores, kick shops, clubs ( on the first night here caught a show with Muggs, Q-Bert, Supernat, and Rahzel )…..People are on some ultra- laid back shit up here….They don’t call Vancouver ” Vansterdam ” for nothing kid…..
Check for me on Wed…..
This is the only ” Wax Weapons ” that will ever be made without blends…I decided to just throw on some records that fall in the ” good music category “…..Come on you got to give the kid a break, every other ” WW ” features live blends, doubles, and all that other shit….But don’t get the wrong impression holmes, you will hear some wild grooves to get loose to…( straight from my crates )
And by the way, my little blog experiment turns 500 today….Thanks to all the cats that CHECK IN on the regular…Some of my mixes have been dowloaded by the hundreds, so I want to say big up and all that other shit…I am just getting started on the BATTLEFIELD, so believe me when I tell you ” I AIN’T GOING NOWHERE “…..Don’t sleep on me baby, a lot more mixes, remixes, exclusives, interviews ( Brother J, Paris, etc are already in the stashbox ) , videos, rarities, are on the way….HOLD TIGHT..
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