Last year I didn’t go to this concert, I wasn’t really tripping off it………But this year my Zulu Nation connections blessed me with a backstage ticket…….So it’s on……….I still have a couple problems with this concert……Number one…..How and the hell can you put Afrika Bambaataa on the small stage? That’s some straight up sucker shit………Number two…..How can you call your shit “Rock The Bells without L.L. Cool J {He used to be the illest} ?…….That is backwards…..That’s like calling your tour the ‘Criminal Minded” tour without K.R.S…………Fuck all the complaining, no one cares anyway…………Posting will be delayed until Sunday when I get back………..But when I get back I will have interviews, music, and exclusive video footage to bless ya’ll with…….Until then, check this Rakim Rock The Bells footage………….

In 1995 Elektra put out a live compilation called, “Ill Style Live”…………..Featuring Lin Que, 8-Off, Das EfX, Supernatural, Deda Baby Paw, etc……..The standout {in my opinion} is when Brooklyn Zoo and Old Dirty Bastard started to wild out………This has to be one of the illest live performances I have ever heard in my life……..Dirty screams on the D.J. {who happens to be Pete Rock}, claims he has 3 babies on the way, and even calls out the “Man”…………..Hilarious…….We miss you Dirty…….

Police brutality is on the rise people…..From coast to coast, the coppers will go upside your head over simple shit…..Usually the sucker of the week is some Hip Hop bafoon, but those are easy targets……….The real suckers rock a badge and do whatever they want, whenever they want……….Check this footage of Florida police acting like barbarians………..Shameful………{R.I.P. Sean Bell}

Remix time folks……….Prodigy did a joint with Planet Asia that was called “Stick N Move”, the original was produced by Evidence…….I decided to flip the acapella over one of my more minimal type of beats…….The results are grimey and creepy……..Check out the chops on this bugged remix……Free P….

Hailing from Detroit is D.J. Dez “A.K.A ” Andreas………..He released an album of instrumentals a while back called “Natural” and it is pretty fresh……Dez has worked with JayDee, PhatKat, Eryka Badu, J5, and countless others……..Hip Hop production isn’t his only forte’, he also dabbles in house, downtempo, etc………..

This album {Big Time} isn’t one of Kool Keith’s greatest, but this song “The Industry Is Wack” is dope enough for me to overlook some of the album’s mishaps…….. Tim Dog does his best to steal the show, but Keith’s sense of comedy get’s the loudest laugh…..Produced by Kut Master Kurt….

The original Cold Crush consisted of Tony Tone, Easy A.D., Charlie Chase, Whipper Whip, and Dot A Rock……….GrandMaster Caz, Almighty K.G., and J.D.L. didn’t join the crew until later on…………..Today I am posting up a live performance of Cold Crush in 1981, at a Christmas battle……..Ten minutes of synchronized routines, funky rhyme patterns, and classic old school enthusiasm………..For all you so-called mc’s out there, take notes on how to rock a fuckin party……..

I have heard a couple mc’s name drop “Josie Wales” lately {Guru and Little Brothers, Phonte}……….Josie joined the “Roots Unlimited Sound System” in 1977, and later recorded for “King Jammy”, and “Junjo Lawes”…….The audio I am about to bless ya’ll with is classic shit……45 minutes of Josie wilding on the mic for ” A1 Sound System” in 1984……..This is mad rare and live as it gets…..You can actually hear mad gun shots going off during the whole set……………..Booyaaakaaaa..

It’s a damn shame what happened to Big L……..He was right on the verge of something really big………..He was the mc’s, m.c…..Clever word play, a ill sense of humor, and dangerous punchlines……Yeah, L was one of the greats…….This is a remix I just did, and it has a Isaac Hayes sample in it…{R.I.P}……..{R.I.P] Bernie Mac…..{R.I.P.} Big L….

Ricci Rucker is a turntable wrecking ball….His cuts are so technical, that he makes most Dj’s look like lazy suckas……..When he first stepped on the scene he made a immediate splash, and hasn’t stopped progressing since……..Check him out at asisphonics.com………… This footage is from a show I attended a while back…….It was at Joe’s Style Shop {which is no longer there}..
Ricci is alongside Mello D {Beat Junkies}, and D-Styles, and they absolutely wreck shit………..Check it out below…

Agallah The Don Bishop, Brad Piff, 8-OFF, etc……..Has been putting in work for years…..From his days with Elektra, to his work on Game Records, and his recent output on the production tip, Agallah has been very busy……….His “F.A.M.E.” {Fuck All My Enemies} mixtape came out earlier this year………………On this mixtape Agallah disses Jay Z, Nas, Russell Simmons, etc……..The song I posted is called “Fame”…….Peep..

Third Sight consist of D Styles, Du-Funk, and Jihad……..They have released 2 albums and one E.P…………Everyone knows D is nasty on the cuts…..But for some reason people sleep on Jihad’s rhymes……Maybe he is too complex, perhaps a little to heavy on the wordplay for some…….In my opinion, he is one of the illest to ever do it…..He has created his own style, his flows are unpredictable and agile, and his storytelling ability is ridiculous………Go buy all their shit………..Here is a clip of him freestyling, over D Styles drumming……….Swayzeeeeee

Remember that wack line Kanye West said about “Ralph Lauren being boring before he wore em’………..That’s a motherfuckin lie…….The Lo-Life’s are to Polo, what Run D.M.C. is to Adidas…{As far as Hip Hop is concerned]……..Check out this footage of Fi-Lo dissing the fuck outta Kanye……..Funny

J Live’s new album is his best to date…..Don’t get me wrong, his other albums are pretty solid as well….But this time he has Evil Dee, Dj Spinna, Prince Paul, DJ Nu-Mark, etc to handle the bulk of the production………This joint is called “It Don’t Stop”…..It’s off his new album on BBE records…………Download below..

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