T La Rock is in my top 10 of most influential mc’s……………Kool G.Rap, L.L. Cool. J, and countless others borrowed aspects of T La’s style……He was using big words and intricate rhyme patterns, when a lot of mc’s were stuck on elementary school poetry……Salute to you T. La. Rock for making me step up my vocabulary….

Dutchmassive is a cat that is down with the ‘Rawkus 50″……This is his new mixtape offering called “Drum Love”…..His beats border on the downtempo/late night type of vibe……Check in and peep for yourself…

You want the beats….You motherfuckers can’t handle the beats…….HaHaHa……..The first beat is a Big Noyd ,featuring Mobb Deep joint I remixed {suprise}………The beat following that is wild concoction I put together awhile back…………Enjoy these, and tell your people Drasar Monumental is out for blood…………..Download below…….

Just got back from Seattle, that’s why I haven’t posted in a couple days……Checked in with Bambattaa and the 206 Zulus…..Peace to King Khazm, Toxic, Gumbo, Greg, Kitty-Wu, Kamonzi, Hek, Jaz, Stray, Fro, Specs, Asun, and the rest of ya’ll cats…………Seattle is a interesting city, with a lot of different things poppin off……….So it’s only right I post up a clip of one of Seatown’s finest………………………….Prepare for an avalache of post this week….

Sucker of the week is back to burn……………Do you really want someone like T.I. telling you to go out and vote? He is a convicted felon that can’t even vote himself {didn’t he just get caught with a trailor load of biscuits}…………What kind of fools do you think we are? Is T.I. running for president?, Is he campaigning for less time in prison?…….This whole situation is starting to really stink to me………”Respect My Vote”……Brother please, have you ever heard of the “electoral college”?

My homeboy “State”, has been putting in crazy work on the decks for over a decade…….This is a mixtape he put out a while back, and I have been bothering him heavy for a copy to blog up………Check out the ill intro and how he flips “Ninjaman/”Method Man” and get’s shit started lovely…………..Salute to you “State”, for wrecking many parties, taking out sucker D.J’s, and keeping vinyl alive kid…….G.B.K.. 4 life………..Download this mix immediately, or get chopped in your neck…….

The Hobo Junction consisted of Saafir, JZ, Whoridas, Eyecue, Big Nose, Daarina, Rashinel, Mahasin, Poke Martian, and the 3rd Rail Vic……..And I wish they would release more music, but I am not quite sure if they are a recording collective at this time………When it comes to Oakland’s Hip Hop history, you are a fool if you forget to mention “Hobo Junction”……The name of this track is “Eternal Champs”, off the Black Label album………

If any other dude came out with this type of joint, I would most likely diss it……But somehow Prodigy makes me enjoy this track…..His one liners always make me laugh {Even if he is dead serious}……This wasn’t on H.N.I.C. 2, and it’s not on his new album “Product Of The 80’s……That’s why it’s this week’s mystery track………..Baby, baby……

At this year’s “Rock The Bells”, I got the opportunity to build heavy with my Zulu brothers…..Peace to Mad Planet, Cashis D, Refa One, King Sha, King Kamonzi, Mannie, Ground Level, Cold Chris, Fooders, Kufu, Riff, Swift, and Bambaataa of course………….This is a interview I conducted with the international spokesman of the Zulu Nation, King Kamonzi………….He is a insightful brother, with a lot of jewels to share…..And I must also mention he is an m.c., that knows how to get the party started {Kamonzi,Cashis D, Swift, and Bam killed it at “Rock The Bells” }…………Peep the interview…..

1.{HHBF}…….Iv’e seen you a couple times on the lecture circuit, so when I found out you were a m.c. I wasn’t suprised. What are you bringing to the table lyrically, and what projects are you working on currently?

{Kamonzi}……Yeah, I don’t just drop lyrics, I drop knowledge, wisdom and overstanding…The chidren today don’t need to hear the same tired rappers with the same basic stories that all sound the same..Right now I am working on a album with a high power, uptempo, hyper-kinetic energy that will be released in Japan next year. I also will be putting together a Zulu Nation compilation album that will feature Zulu’s from all over the U.S. as well as internationally……

2..{HHBF}…..What exactly is your title within the Zulu Nation, and how long have you been affiliated with the nation?

{Kamonzi}….I am the international spokesman for the Zulu Nation. I have been with the nation 10 years strong…..

3..{HHBF}……Biggest misconception about the Zulu Nation…..

{Kamonzi}….The biggest misconceptions I have encountered are those falsehoods about Zulu being some type of street gang organization..To set the record straight, Zulu Nation is a global Hip Hop awareness organization that stands for overcoming the negative through the positive and peace, unity, love and having fun…

4…{HHBF}….Where do you currently reside, and what countries have you travelled to?

{Kamonzi}…I reside in Milwaukee Wisconsin…I have travelled to Brazil, Belgium, England, Japan, Italy, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, England, Serbia, Canada, South Korea,Spain, Norway, Germany, Holland, and Switzerland.

5..{HHBF}…What is the current Hip Hop scene like in Milwaukee?

{Kamonzi}..I love my city and it is full of talented artist, but as a whole the Hip Hop scene in Milwaukee is making a resurgence after a long period of stagnation due to the lack of opportunities and outlets…

6..{HHBF}…Can you share some of your earliest Hip Hop memories?

{Kamonzi}…..Some of my earliest recollections of Hip Hop was first hearing the Sugar Hill Gang..The first song I heard was “Rappers Delight”..Back then we were dubbing everything on tapes, so when I finally saved up enough money, I bought the “8th Wonder”….The first major Hip Hop concert I went to was ‘Fresh Fest” in Milwaukee 1984……..

7..{HHBF}….Out of all the countries you have visited, which one had the greatest Hip Hop appreciation?

{Kamonzi}…A lot of countries appreciate Hip Hop, some even more than the U.S……But the ones that appreciate the most {In my opinion} are Germany and Japan…

8..{HHBF}..Ill stories……

{Kamonzi}….I have witnessed a lot of ill things on my travels throughout the world…Back in 2005 we were in a bullet train in Tokyo and we experienced a earthquake, all praise due that no one was hurt……..

9…{HHBF}…..Shout outs….

{Kamonzi}…..If I gave shout outs it would take a whole notebook, so I will shout out the universe, Peace

Check for Kamonzi on myspace……..A major big up to all the Zulu chapters all over the globe……..UZN/NS/GBK

It seems just like yesterday when ‘Coolin In Cali” {7A3}, was blasting out out of my boom box……This was the first production I had ever heard from ‘GrandMixer Muggs”…..When I copped the 12 inch, the flip had a song entitled “That’s How I’m Living”…..Damn, ‘This Muggs dude has some beats”, I thought to myself………….For whatever reason “7A3” folded and Muggs popped up with another crew “Cypress Hill”, and the rest is history……………………Muggs should be mentioned whenever you are talking about cream of the crop Hip Hop producers………His catalogue reflects diversity, creativity, and a certain grittiness that is lacking in mainstream music nowadays…………Recently he has teamed up with ‘Planet Asia”, and released ‘Pain Language”…..The name of this joint is “Shadows Of Hell”………..Take That……………Peep Muggs at http://www.soulassasins.com and cop a fitted….

Yesterday I picked up my cousin from the “Cayman Islands”……After we cracked a couple jokes and updated each other on the latest happenings, she informed that a major hurricane is about to hit the carribean………….Tonight at midnight the eye of the storm will be hovering right over the main city in Cayman {Georgetown}………..Hopefully my family will be safe, hurricane “Ivan”, already took it’s toll on the island a few years back………….It’s only right I post up some reggae shit………..”Burro Banton”, “Tenor Saw”,” Cutty Ranks “, and “Supercat”…….Live 1985, Shockout….

When it comes to beats I’m sitting on a healthy stack
of joints……..I might as well share some with ya’ll motherfuckers…….These are kinda old, but they still sound official {To my ears anyway}…….The reason why I usually put accapellas over my shit, is because I am afraid fools will just rob me…………To all you beat nerd bandits……Bite this

This is from the ‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water” D.V.D.

G.Z.A’s new album sounds like he is on the right track…….This time around he has better production……The name of this joint is called “My Life Is A Movie”….{Featuring R.Z.A. and Khan}…..

When Cannibal Ox first came out they had such a huge buzz behind them……..I was skeptical because people were all wound up about it before the first album even dropped…….And then I heard “Iron Galaxy”……..That was some fresh shit……Grimy,metallic, different, natural, etc…………….Fast forward to 2008 and “Can-Ox” is still dropping joints……..This is from Mega’s new solo album ‘Megagraphitti”, its called “Learn” {Produced by Ravage}……….My personal favorite off the album.