MF GRIMM & I were the special guest on the “Different Drum” show with Matt Hooke out in Cleveland last week (WRUW)…We go into detail about the GMV trilogy, our recording process, production , history, and our latest release “American Hunger Rebirth” with ARCHITECT & FDRZ…Starts at the 4:50 mark –
CLEVELAND STAND THE FUCK UP….
You gotta give daps to that kid DANIEL SON for constantly hitting us with a onslaught of solid material….It’s not the illest shit I have heard by any means, but I respect the work ethics involved and I also recognize that he does flip some colorful wordplay (He is like a hybrid of WSG / Bronson / Roc / Hus / with a Toronto accent twist)….
Here is his latest release “Remo Gaggi”….Give it a listen troopers..
My cuzzo ARCHITECT has been on a straight killing spree with the beats the last couple years…Even though his first commercial release was in the early 90’s, he has steadily progressed and updated his approach to production in a very original, explosive fashion….Truth be told, he is a motherfucking problem !!!
Here is a recent interview he did with the good folks at HECKLER (Salute Riff, I see you Captain)…..
H: You’re on the MF Grimm’s American Hunger remix album. How does doing remixes differ than working with the artists.
A: Well the crazy thing about American Hunger was I did a lot of American Hunger itself in the original version. I think maybe three or four songs on there so I had the vibe that I was already familiar with Grimm. It wasn’t very hard to remix it. You know. I got to do the remix of the songs that didn’t do in the first place and I know Grimm personally so knew the vibe. I knew Grimm from years back from the early 2000’s working with him on music and he did the “Good Morning Vietnam” project with Drasar Monumental and he was like “Yo, you got to holler at my man.” So when I hollered at Drasar, It was just a no brainer. We were both on the same vibe, same ill style of beats, and same outlook on the game. So it was like a no brainer. We just got together and I had “[Hot] Butter Soul” I was working on. Butter Soul comes out of my beat set. It’s basically a version of my beat set live. I just basically did it live on the fly. I put beats on there that I come through on my beat sets. So it’s like all new beats that people have never heard. I just went in with the drum machine and the Kaos pad.
*And while your at it, take a listen to the brand spanking new SP404 project…
Even though this mix by DOOLEY-O has some magical moments, I can’t help but cringe when I hear a couple of the sappy RNB flips in the session (A personal pet peeve of mine, I can’t even front I never rocked with those Ron G tapes either)…Other than that he does his motherfucking thing with some choice remixes, well placed blends, and secret society selections…
Salute to DOOLEY for being able to spin, rhyme, draw, and make beats at a high level…
SHOW & A.G. are back on the set for more wreck with the release of the “Take It Back” EP…I’m halfway in and I’m digging the overall feel of this joint so far..It’s a free download – quit stalling duke !!
I vividly remember checking out the ESTRIA Graff battle back in 2009 in the city of Oakland…The competition was stacked to the rim with super heavyweight contenders from all over the globe with noteworthy names like VOGUE, KUFU, BAZ, LOST, DIME, FURY, REFA and NYC powerhouse DOVES (TCK / FC)….Everyone came to the table with their “A” game but in the end DOVES came out the victor…The win was somewhat debatable, yet it was impossible to front on his talent.
Check out a couple flicks of DOVES getting biz…FRESH IS THE WORD.
Thankfully for us the long awaited project between MOLECULES & SHOWBIZ “Bronx Tale” is finally seeing the light of the day…..Here is the first leak “Bad Guy”..
PEEP-
Now with the aid of YOU TUBE any ten year old can watch videos that were once banned on MTV, BET, etc…..I recently stumbled onto a video by the GRAVEDIGGAZ (Diary Off A Madman) that I would have done almost anything to see back when it initially dropped in 94….RIP POETIC.
PEEP…
AYATOLLAH & myself were the recent guest on the SOUTHERN VANGARD radio show out in ATL….It was truly a honor to be alongside guest such as SEAN PRICE, OC, LORD FINESSE, BABY PAUL, RAS KASS, etc…..Almost a hour of jewelry on deck!!
BANG! @southernvangard #radio presents the Box Cutter Brothers AKA Ayatollah & Drasar Monumental interview session! While both of these two outstanding gentlemen have extensive resumes on their own – they came together a few years ago as the Box Cutter Brothers, and have been dropping a a slew of instrumental hip-hop releases ever since. They just released Vol. 4 of their Box Cutter Brothers series, which finds them flipping the script a bit as they’re RHYMING over their own production! We talk about how they connected, why they decided to get out the pen and pad on Vol 4 and the origins of the group name. Individually, Ayatollah gets into a little bit of history while growing up in Queens and making a name for himself in the NY and worldwide hip-hop scene. Drasar breaks down his history with MF Grimm and their work to date, the approach with the Vendetta Vinyl imprint and the recently released “American Hunger” remix project from Grimm – a face melting package that includes three 45s, lunchbox, comic book and all kinds of other goodies. Meeks even gets into a little production nerd talk before Doe had the chance to ask! If you’d didn’t know, we can tell you everything here – so push play, cruise over to vendettavinyl.com and cop something…….
Here is some more 2017 Hip Hop morale for you to rock out with…ABSOULJAH “Deadly Profession” produced by B-SUN….Truth be told, dude sounds like NAS with his patterns but still has his own flair so I’m going to let it bang…
CHECK IN DUKE !!!
It’s always refreshing to hear brand new hardcore frequencies instead of the typical, watered down nonsense a lot of dudes pass off as Hip Hop these days…Never heard of this cat NOWAAH THE FLOOD before but after peeping “Daily Newz” I’m going to start checking for his material….
Produced by Chapter 19..
Damn, it’s been a long time since I have heard anything from Philly rhyme slinger LAST EMPEROR..Lucky for us those DROP A GEM dudes brought him out of the dungeons of rap for a nice, lengthy Q & A session….He goes into detail about the Rawkus era, working with Ayatollah, Philly history, current projects, what he has been up to during his hiatus, etc…..
DJ BAD COP has a Soundcloud that is literally flooded with all types of heavy explosives….Under the radar joints, demos, remixes on deck…When you head over there make sure to tell him the grimy dude from HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD sent you jack !!!!!!
Are you tired of hearing the same played out breaks over and over again ? Do you need a little pick me up this Monday morning after your weekend shenanigans?
I highly suggest giving this mix by DJ FORREST GETEMGUMP a thorough listen trooper, massive heat on deck….
ABOVE PHOTO L-R – PEZO, PRIZE (RIP), ME, AND MFGRIMM….
When PEZO & KUFU (Pream) assembled this MT. CRUSHMORE burner fest it made me extremely proud they would take the time to include me in the mix…I seriously doubt I will spot another piece today that will have this type of impression on me for obvious reasons…
RIP PRIZE – You are still here with us….
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