Look out weekend here I come……Tonight I am going out to see legendary pioneers “Fishbone”….I have seen these cats a million times, but truth be told, not many bands can compete with these dudes live…….They just come with too much fire power, musical chops, and all out craziness………So it’s friday, and it’s time to get flavorful……And to show appreciation to the “Hip Hop Battlefield” faithful…….Here is a “Elevation West” podcast {Featuring D.J. House Shoes, Elzhi, and Shawn Jackson live } shout out to {A Sides}…………

On this song “Diesel”, Old Dirty drops one of his best verses ……Disregard my following post {regarding ODB’s biography}…ODB’s family want the public to actually boycott the release of this book….And I think it is only right that us {Fans} respect his families wishes…..

It’s been almost 4 years since his untimely passing on Nov 13th 2004……Crazy how time flies in this fast paced world we are living in…….Old Dirty was only 35 years old, and day’s away from his 36th birthday……Sad…..This book appears to be very promising, it includes interviews with the clan, family, and collaborators…..Check for it when it hit’s the shelves……R.I.P., O.D.B. you left behind a void that is impossible to fill, I guess that’s why they called you “Ason Unique”….

The name of this mysterious cut is ” I Thought I Told You”……..It features an all-star cast of all-Queens mc’s….Check in…

I bet you didn’t know your peoples {Ed Lover} got a nose job…HaHa…….Anyway, M.T.V. needs to bring him and Dre back…

One of the last magazines out there holding it down…….I remember back in the day checking “Source”, “Word Up”, “Right On”, Billboard, etc, for cutting edge Hip Hop info {Things have changed for sure}……….Anyway, you should cop this issue, the M.F. Doom piece on beats is worth your money within itself…

The Chief Kamachi and Apathy beef has reached new heights with the release of this Apathy diss record..[First Warning}….It’s crazy because both dudes were in the same crew {Army Of The Pharaohs}…..I have a feeling you will be hearing a rebuttal from Apathy sooner than later……HaHaHee…

Authorized Fam is a group from Staten Island that I don’t know to much about…..I caught this record a couple year’s back while digging in Seattle…..You can hear the Wu-Tang influence in their shit, the beat sounds like something RZA would have done in 96-97…..The one thing that I know for sure about this record {white label} is that it came out on Vortex Records…….If anyone has info on “Authorized Fam” get at me……Enjoy

If you have been following “Hip Hop Battlefield”, you already know “The Nonce” is a group I speak very highly of…….On this song {Thing’s Fall Apart}, you can feel the melancholy mood pouring out of the speakers….It’s a somber sounding tune that addresses the up’s and downs of the music industry………Peep… R.I.P Yusef Afloat….

Time to check in folks…..Q-Tip looks happier than a motherfucker doesn’t he…Ha-Ha….

It doesn’t get much more wilder than this……Good Lifers/ Project Blowedians, stand up……

I can’t even front, the first time I heard of that kid “Exile”, was for his production work on “Mobb Deep’s” last album {Pearly Gates}….But he has been around for quite some time, honing his chops in the L.A. scene……….His recent work with “Blu” is garnering a lot of attention for good reason……They simply put out good music…….Here is an example of Exile doing what he does best, chopping beats the fuck up…

Evil Dee has a gang of podcast posted up at podomatic.com……When you touchdown over there, make sure you tell em that kid from Hip Hop Battlefield sent ya…….100
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The Zulu Nation has been around longer than I have been alive….It’s unfortunate that I couldn’t be there to pay homage and celebrate it’s 35 anniversary…….But I was absolutely there in spirit….Here is some footage from last weekend….

Lil Fame released a track recently from his upcoming album {Fame And The Glory} called, “Security”……This is the kind of joint you play before you go out on the strip this weekend……HaHa….2 Thumbs up