Maestro Fresh Wes is ill…….As a Hip Hop artist from Canada it is hard to break into the U.S. market…..Few have done it A-Trak, Obscure Disorder, Raskalz, Checkmate, Kardinall Official, etc……..But Wes was the first to breakthrough in 1988…….He was even an extended member of DITC, and was blessed with some dope beats from Showbiz……….Salute to you Wes, for being the first M.C. I have ever seen wreck a mic wearing a tuxedo……….

Kankick was an original member of the “Loot Pack”…But before they got signed he left and formed his own crew ” Funk Farm”, with D.J. Babu and God’s Gift……This song, “Daddy Long Loops” is from his Acid Massive Musical album released on Up Above records………..Funky……

Tired of cornball rap mags that are as entertaining as a Bone Thugs N Harmony reunion? Getting bored of “Hip Hop sites” that are more concerned with advertising than interesting content?………Sick of lame blogs that rarely update, but when they do the music they upload is usually some ol’e bullshit……Ahhhhh……….Go grab a book to read stupid………This book ” Check The Technique” { Brian Coleman } should hold your attention…….It’s an expanded version of his other book ” Rakim Told Me”……He interviews 2 Live Crew, M.O.P., De La, Mobb Deep, UltraMag, Ice-T, and many others…..But what’s so fly about it, is that it’s all based around album studio sessions…….Kool Keith talks about Ultra’s mind frame during “Critical Beatdown’s”recording….Fredro Star reminisces about the first time he played demos for J.M.J……….Poor Righteous Teachers reveal why they beat up on Tony D……….There are a lot of interesting stories captured in this book…Check for it….

Big Hutch from ” Above The Law “, was released from prison recently after serving a 2 year stint for conspiracy to traffic 1000 pounds of marijuana…………….I am looking forward to hearing new music from him…..Above The Law were true west coast originals………The first 2 albums they put out are bonafied classics in my opinion….They changed the way people made records, {point blank}….Producers started using more live instrumentation, everyone started saying “balling”, etc……….Big Hutch’s uncle “Willie Hutch”, did the soundtrack for the “Mack”, and even recorded for Motown for a period……….So Big Huch has the funk in his genes………………If you look closely at the clip below, you can spot “D.J. Train” R.I.P. in the beginning of the video…..

9th Prince used to be in a group called “KillArmy”. Since the group has disbanded he has released 2 albums, ” Grandaddy Flow ” {2003} and “Prince Of N.Y.” {2008}…….9th is currently incarcerated and is due out sometime soon……The song I am posting up is called ” Sniper Challengers “, released March 4 of this year……….It’s produced by a cat named Monster…….Peep..

I have a soft spot for Philly Hip Hop…….Schoolly D, 3XDope, Tuff Crew, Freshco and Miz, Steady B, Cash Money and Marvelous Marv, and so many others put the smash down……Tuff Crew is one of my favorites, that rarely get talked about…….L.A. Kid, Ice Dog, Tone Love, Monty G, D.J. 2 Tuff put out 4 albums…………The song I posted is called “Let it Rip” it came out in 1988, and it is a accurate recording of my favorite era in Hip Hop……”The Hardrock Era”……Loud drums, heavy scratching, yelling on the mic, synchronized crew chants, and plenty of bass…..Those were the days………..Tuff Crew had a reunion in Philly last year, and I would love to hear what they sound like now……..

Instead of dissing motherfuckers all the time, I like to big up the music I do like and appreciate……Anyone can gossip and talk reckless about people……..Anyone…….That’s why only once a week do I call someone out and pop blogshots at them……This week is a easy target for sure……Drumroll please……..Mr. Butterfly Tatoo, Sir Change of Heart, M.C. Name Dropper, I’m talking about Game folks…..Oh, I mean The Game…..HaHa…….What a fuckin cry baby…..Wimpering about how he is a misplaced Hip Hoppper born in the wrong era……Get the fuck outta here……Crocodile tears, falling from someone who is helping fuck shit up……I don’t buy it……..Check 4 yourself below, and get your tissues ready…………

Boston’s Insight, has slowly built up a quality catalogue of fresh material…….He has produced for Mr Lif, Opio, Damu, Dagha, T Rukus, and many more…..The first time I heard his music was the ‘Scum Live’ 12 inch { above pic }…..If you do not have that record, I suggest you find it fast…….Anyway, in the beginning of 08 he released a new album with Damu entitled “Y Society’……….The song I posted up is called “Off and On”……… I forgot to mention he makes his own beats, rhymes, mixes, and engineers all of his own shit?………..Peep

Something about this record “Ruthless Villain”, makes me want to drop kick somebody…….The energy off this record is out of control…….Even though this is Eazy E’s record, M.C Ren handles the bulk of the rhymes………Handle isn’t a accurate description, how about dismantles the rhymes……..Few mc’s can sound this menacing, funky, and flavorful at the same time………….The production by Dr.Dre has managed to age very well……..Angry breaks, give way to interesting changes and turns…….Intricate drum composition, punctuated with heavy bass stabs…….Dope……….Rest In Peace, Eric {Eazy E} Wright……..Your sense of humor, changed my life………..

When it comes to Hip Hop journalism, the majority of fools approach it like the associated press…Who, what, when, why, how?………That format is very corny, and sterile when it comes to getting critical, investigative information……….Hip Hop journalism {in my opinion} is at it’s best when the actual participants {artist} give their point of view……….That’s why this book “Making Beats”, is a keeper…….The writer { Joseph Schloss} hits up various producers Vitamin D, Jake One, Supreme, Soulman, Specs, Kool Akiem, etc, with descent questions and allows them to speak their minds freely…………..The only problem I have with the book is that he focuses mainly on Pacific north western producers………..If he would have interviewed a wider spectrum of producers, the book would have a better balance………………..Check 4 it……5000

Black Dot is no joke……I appreciate how he expresses his views….He doesn’t speak over your head with a bunch of unneccesary big words, but he doesn’t dumb down his word play either………In the Hip Hop world today he is a minority, someone who speaks the truth with no apologies……..Cop his book “Hip Hop Decoded”, or one of his many d.v.d. lectures………You Tube clip below…..Out…..

Wax Weapons 3 is a little different this week..Every single beat is a “D.J. Premier” production…..Damn, Preemo has released some bombs over the years……I could of easily made this longer, but this is Wax Weapons…..30 min sessions…….Download A.S.A.P…………….Mixed by yours truly….100

In 1999″ L.P.” {Not Co-Flow L.P.} released a diss record called the “Truth”……He calls out everyone who was popular at the time Snoop, Foxy Brown. DMX, Coolio, Onyx, Camron, etc……The original was produced by “King Shameek”, of “Hollywood Impact/Twin Hype” fame………I decided to remix it and give it my own dusty twist…………I wonder whatever happened to this dude?

When it comes to west coast Hip Hop , you can’t mention Compton without saying King T…….His work with legendary D.J. Pooh, set a new standard on the west…..From ‘Act A Fool” , to “At Your Own Risk”, to “The Triflin Album”, to his work with the “Liks”, T always showed versatility over dope, sample heavy beats……He helped start the careers of the Liks, Xzibit, Madlib, Defari and even signed to “Aftermath’ for a brief period…..I am still waiting for a ‘Likwit Crew” album……….Below is a Marley Marl remix of “At your own risk”…..Rap City used this as their intro piece back in the day…….Enjoy………..P.S. He also had a album entitled “Kingdom Come’, before Mr. Sean Carter……..

Showbiz is one of my favorite producers…..He was no slouch on the mic mechanism either…..Their new E.P. is full of fly joints..My favorite off of this E.P. is “Business As Usual”…….D.J. Premier is on the cuts……Download below………