Every once in a while I will stumble across a blog that absolutely blows me away…http://apyrexscholar.blogspot.com/ is one of the biggest heavy hitters in cyber- space……
I pride myself on my knowledge of records, breaks, labels, players, etc ( just like everybody else ) …But it is impossible to be up on everything, so do yourself a favor and head over there….100
Vitamin D has been putting it down in the 206 ( Seattle ) for over ten years…As a producer, emcee, D.J. and engineer, ” D ” definitely GETS IT IN….
In 1999 he dropped ” Table Manners 2 “, a 45 minute mix featuring all types of different flavors…..VIA * RDH..
Back in August of 2008, I conducted a interview with the New Jersey legend, ” King Shameek “…It has made my whole blog experience worthwhile….
Respect goes out to you ” Shameek ” for checking into the BATTLEFIELD….
And while your at it, check the ” Phil Most Chill “, ” Selfish “, ” King Kamonzi ” interviews as well….Be on the look out for more in the near future…100..
I decided to dead the ” Sucka Of The Week ” column because it was getting a little corny, so instead here is the first installment in the ” Few Good Laughs ” series…. ( courtesy of the Murphy Brothers )
Charlie Murphy is one funny ass cat..I actually thought he was funnier than that Dave Chapelle kid….
And who can forget the other Murphy brother ( Vernon ) and his military minded rap outfit the “K-9 Posse “…Even though I liked some of their music, I couldn’t help but laugh at this shit ( then and now )..
In 1999 ” Bobbito ” did a hour long set of nothing but ” G.Rap ” joints…Unreleased gems, live freestyles, and all types of other shit are thrown into the mix….Major shout out to ” DW ” for keeping it funky…Peace..
The weekend is over G, it’s time to get live motherfuckers….If this joint doesn’t get you in the right zone, you might need to get your pulse checked homeboy……Check the playlist.. ( please don’t sleep on this )
1. Intro
2. Doug E. Fresh/Slick Rick – Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh at the Lincoln Project, NY 1984
3. Zulu Nation – Zulu Nation Anniversary at the Roxy, Bronx, NY 1984
4. Force MC’s – Force MC’s at the Harlem World, Manhattan, NY 1981
5. Busy Bee/Kool Moe Dee – Kool Moe Dee vs Busy Bee at the Harlem World, Manhattan, NY 1981
6. Fu Kwan/The Real Roxanne – Fu Kwan vs Roxanne
7. Big Daddy Kane/Biz Markie – Biz Markie & Big Daddy Kane at the Mansonic Temple, NY 1986
8. Kool Moe Dee/TLA Rock – Kool Moe Dee & TLA Rock at LL Cool J’s BDay 1987
9. LL Cool J – LL Cool J at LL Cool J’s B’day Lan, Philly 1987
10. Master Don – Master Don at the Y.M.C.A., Manhattan, NY 1983
11. Run-DMC – Run-DMC at Madison Square Garden, NY 1986
12. DJ Cheese – DJ Cheese Live at UK Fresh, Wembley, London, England 1986
13. Boogie Down Productions – Boogie Down Productions at the Masonic Temple, NY 1986
14. The Message
Camp Lo is back on the set with a new album ( Stone And Rob: Caught On Tape )….Sounds like the ” BX ” crew still got it…Here are a couple of my favorite cuts…” 2 Dope Boys ” and ” After The Marv “…..Peace..
Mixes that expose producers samples is a bit cliche in 2009…..Face it, he beat you to the record…He hooked it up and flipped it before you even had a fuckin clue the record existed….Just because you stumbled upon it ( years later ) doesn’t mean you deserve a pat on the back JACK….
Who am I kidding ?…I still check for these mixes because you never know what you might here….This ” DJ Ameldabee ” mix has a couple surprises for all you BEAT NERDS out there in cyberspace….Enjoy…..( Shout out to P.M. )….
1. Part I: Travelling At The Speed Of Sample: –
2. Samploduction: A great journey over samples from the past with the likes of Beastie Boys, Biz Markie, Main Source, Cypress Hill, Stetsasnoic, Run DMC, Primo, etc. –
3. Part II: What Couldn’t Make Vol. 1: –
4. Reminisce w/ Pete Rock (and his SP’s problems) –
5. CL Smooth – ‘Down With The King (Live)’ –
6. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – ‘One In A Million (Live)’ –
7. Diamond D – ‘Pass Dat Shit’ –
8. Diamond D – ‘Step To Me’ –
9. Show & AG feat. Big L, Lord Finesse – ‘Represent’ –
10. Show & AG – ‘Spit’ –
11. Big L – ‘MVP’ –
12. DITC – ‘Where Ya At’ –
13. Lord Finesse feat. Akinyele – ‘Words From Da Ak’ –
14. Lord Finesse feat. Grand Puba, Large Professor, Sadat X – ‘Actual Facts’ –
15. Lord Finesse feat. O.C., KRS-One – ‘Brainstorm/ P.S.K.’ –
16. O.C. – ‘Hypocrite’ –
17. Diamond D – ‘No Wonduh… (The Projects)’ –
18. Diamond D – ‘MC Iz My Ambition’ –
19. Part III: Gang Starr Foundation Brooklyn’s The Borough: –
20. Gang Starr – ‘No Shame In My Game’ –
21. Gang Starr – ‘Soliloquy Of Chaos’ –
22. (Primo About Gang Starr And Artist’s Collabz’) –
23. Gang Starr feat. Melachi The Nutcracker – ‘Words From The Nutcracker’ –
24. Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth – ‘DWYCK’ –
25. Gang Starr – ‘Code Of The Streets (Primo’s Liv eFlavor + Original Version)’ –
26. Gang Starr feat. Lady Of Rage, Kurupt – ‘You Know My Steez’ –
27. Guru About How Gang Starr Started –
28. Gang Starr – ‘Moment Of Truth’ –
29. Gang Starr feat. K-Ci & JoJo – ‘Royalty’ –
30. Gang Starr – ‘Work’ –
31. Gang Starr feat. Hannibal – ‘Itz A Set Up’ –
32. Gang Starr – ‘What I’m Here 4’ –
33. Gang Starr – ‘She Knowz What She Wantz’ –
34. Gang Starr – ‘Betrayal’ –
35. Jeru The Damaja – ‘Da Bichez’ –
36. Jeru The Damaja – ‘Jungle Music’ –
37. Jeru The Damaja – ‘You Can’t Stop The Prophet’ –
38. Jeru The Damaja – ‘Ya Playin’ Yaself’ –
39. Jeru The Damaja – ‘Me Or The Papes’ –
40. Jeru The Damaja – ‘One Day’ –
41. Samploutro Group Home
If you haven’t copped that ” Y Society ” joint yet ? , you need to go grab that too cousin….
Peep the playlist and download….
1. Last Ole – 2005
2. Rather Unique 2 – Instro 2005
3. Colorful Storms – Ruff Instro 2005
4. Damu – Leo The…Part 1 – 2006
5. Coffee Table – 2005
6. Ego Trooping – 2005
7. What’s Next – Damu Remix 1
8. 2004 Beat Original
9. Randi – 2006
10. Work In Progress – Instro 2005
11. Pulse – Fudgemunk Instro 2006
12. To RBI – 2004
13. L.B. – 2005
14. Leo the… Part 2 – 2006
15. Colorful Storms – Final Mix 2005
16. Pulse – Fudgemunk Remix 2006
17. Rather Unique 2 – 2005
18. Work In Progress – Damu Remix 2005
19. Paranoid – Japanese LP Bonus Track
As a member of ” Masta Ace Incorporated “, Lord Digga blessed us with some descent rhymes, but his production skills deserve some recognition also..As one half of the ” Blues Brothers ” production team, ” LD ” has worked with ” Biggie Smalls “, ” ODB “, ” Cella Dwellas “, ” Dreadknots “, ” Mystidious Misfits “, etc…His trademark sound is heavy drums, crazy filters, and a huge dose of jazz chops ….
Awhile back ” One Leg Up ” records released the highly sought after ” High Plains Drifter E.P. “, which features some funky beats by ” LD “… Now is the time to find out for yourself…
” Brand New Day “, and ” Enemy Lines ” featuring Logik…( I know the pic is from ” Flows Are Tight ” not High Plains Drifter, but I always loved this cover, so fuck it )….
And here is the illest interview I have ever seen on ” LD ” …Props to One Leg Up for constantly keeping it fresh…PEEP
It’s a shame how certain mc’s get overlooked….Even with the help of the internet, it is hard sifting through the abyss of Hip Hop releases to find those true precious jewels…..One of the reasons ” Black I ” didn’t recieve the acclaim he should have, is because many people in the states didn’t have access to his music. { Toronto was his homebase } ..
In 1996 I was lucky enough to catch ” No Laws ” on a KCSB mix show….I couldn’t believe what the fuck I was hearing….This was that official next level dope….That song was on heavy rotation in my walkman for the next few months, and I refused to give dubs of it to my crew who loved the track as well ( This was before the internet was really poppin HAHA )…
Somehow my tape got all fucked up, and when I tried to splice it back together the ” Black I ” joint was all out of wack…I tried to track down this record on vinyl, but the radio show never announced who made the song…But the phrase ” no laws ” kept poppin up , so I tried to hunt down the title…..
It’s 13 years later and I am listening to a interview with ” Maestro Fresh Wes ” ( Real Frequency ) and he is talking about a fallen Hip Hop soldier named ” Black I “…..In the interview he discussed how ” Black ” used to be a dancer back in the day, but was a dope m.c. as well…
I still didn’t make the connection until I heard a best of Canadian Hip Hop mixtape, where Black had a song called ” Where I’m From “….Yeah I thought to myself, ” That’s the same voice from ” No Laws “….That’s him, that’s the guy….
And now the 13 year ” HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD ” mystery has been solved…I finally know the title of the artist and what compilation ” No Laws ” was released on ( Beat Factory : Rap Essentials )…..R.I.P. Black I….This is one of my favorite joints ( PERIOD )….Now I am on a quest to find every release you ever put out on vinyl…..And if you are not up on ” Black I “, prepare for the shock of the hour….YOU BETTER CHECK IN…..TORONTO STAND THE FUCK UP…
Marq Spekt ( the cat in the above pic that’s on some Champion hoody ninja shit ) has a blog that is worthy of your attention….He doesn’t stay stuck in a Hip Hop zone, he hops all over the place and covers various topics…When you head over there, make sure you tell him that grimy kid from ” HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD ” sent you JACK….
After listening to this tonight, ( finally ) I felt like a sap for not peeping this when I first got it …Let me set the record straight from the gate…Chicago’s ” Rashid Hadee “, is a problem…His production game is fresh ( He produced every joint on this mix ) , and his wordplay game is kinda savvy….This is a very thorough project that deserves a lot more attention….If you are not up on this kid, you will be pleasantly suprised after you CHECK IN…( Mixed by Cosm Roks and hosted by Big Rapper Pooh )….Here is the playlist…
Big Pooh Intro
“A Change Gon’ Come”
“Pushers”
“You Can’t Hide”
“High Wednesday” Feat. Primeridian
“Heart Beat (Freestyle)”
“Back to Business” Feat. Melatone of Chapter 13 (Prod. By J-Dilla)
“What is it” Feat. Astonish & Jay Vega
“Fresh” Feat. Visual
“Explode” (Prod. By Analogic)
“Dreams (Interlude)”
“Dreams” Feat. Little Brother
“Feels Good” (Prod. By Dj PHD)
“When We Rock” Feat. Abstract Mindstate & Iomos Marad
“We Roll (Freestyle)”
“Watchin’ My Moves”
“Standing for Something” Feat. Thaione Davis (Prod. By Madlib)
“Duck, Duck, Duck’ Feat. Young Valentine
“You Never Know” Feat. Furlee of The Landlords
“Getting’ It In” Feat. Donwill of Tanya Morgan
“Black Sunday” Feat. Augustine & KING
“Fallin” Feat. Abstract Mindstate & O-Type Star
“Surrender”
“Surrender (Brand New Remix)” Feat. Rita J.
“Focused” Feat. F.O.O.D. (Decay & Selfish)
“Flyin’ High” Feat. Abstract Mindstate
“Oxygen” Feat. Pugs Atomz (Prod. By Pete Rock)
“All Day” Feat. Skinny Kenny
“Glam, Glitter” Feat. Cap D of All Natural
“How Long” Feat. KING
Outro
“My Life Story”
What up folks, what’s shakin ?….I’m about to ( GO IN ) kinda heavy on this one famz…..” JFK to Narita ” is the name of this mix and it features two different sections, by two top ranking D.J.’s ( Muro and Paul Nice )…You know what time it is…
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