Japanese label SOUTHPAW CHOP follow up the very fresh LARGE PRO “Here We Go” remix 7inch, with a surprise shot from DIAMOND D on “No Love Lost”…

Peep the snippet action cuzzo…

KID WHO brings a heavy assortment of instrumental flames on the “Fantastic Reggae Adventure” mix….He even takes the time to blend some of the selections which is always appreciated on HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD….Highly recommended..

TRACKLIST-

1. Ansell Collins – Nuclear Weapon
2. Clancy Eccles All Stars – CN Express
3. Eternals Pity the Children
4. The Blenders – Decimal Currency
5. Karl Bryan – Red Ash
6. Tommy McCook – Tunnel One
7. Gladdy Anderson and Lyn Taitt – Love Me Forever
8. Sharon Jones – How Long do I have to wait for You (Ticklah remix)
9. Herman Marquis – Tom’s Version
10. Carlton Alphonso – Belittle Me
11. Jackie Mitoo – Reggae Rock
12. The Crystalites – Slippery
13. Alton Ellis – It’s a Shame
14. Simplicity People – Nowhere
15. Aggrovators – Doctor Seaton
16. Althea and Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
17. Sound Dimension – Real Rock
18. Willie Williams – Armagedeon Time (version)
19. Michigan and Smiley – Nice up the Dance
20. Junior Murvin, Welton Irie and Prince Weedey – Cool Out Son
21. Cornell Campbell – Rope In
22. Xterminator – Real Rock Riddim (version)
23. Andy Capp – Poppy Show (pt 2)
24. Keith Blake – Musically
25. Boris Gardiner – Scarface
26. The Heptones – Sea of Love
27. Jackie Mitoo – 030e
28. John Holt – For the Love of You
29. Bob Marley – Trenchtown Rock
30. The Kingstonians – Sufferer
31. Harry J Allstars – Liquidator
32. Horace Andy – Skylarking
33. Hortense Ellis – People Make the World go Round
34. Jackie Mitoo – Summer Breeze
35. Jimmy London – I’m Your Puppet
36. GG All Stars – Rocking on the GG Beat
37. Soul Syndicate – Riot
38. Upsetter – Rally Dub
39. Michael Rose – Born Free (discomix)
40. Typhoon Allstars – Rack-A-Tack
41. Scientist – Ghost of Frankenstein
42. Vivian Jackson and the Prophets – The Man who does the Work
43. The Upsetters – Groovy Dub
44. Bob Marley – Sun is Shining
45. Scientist and Prince Jammy – The Princess takes her Revenge
46. Tommy McCook – Hornsman Chant
47. Vivian Jackson and the Prophets – Deliver me from my Enemies
48. In Crowd – Mango Walk
49. The Upsetters – Life is Not Easy (dub)
50. Butch Cassidy Soundsystem – The Putney
51. Tommy McCook – Revenge
52. Harry Mudie meets King Tubby – Strings Dub in Rema
53. Leroy Smart – Life is a funny thing
54. Keith Hudson – Black Right
55. Sylford Walker – Burn Babylon
56. Mikey Dread – Voice of Jah
57. Hugh Mundell – Africa Must be Free by 1983
58. Hugh Mundell – Africa Dub
59. Lizzard – Milk and Honey
60. King Tubby and Soul Syndicate – Isrealite Children Dub
61. J.D. and the Rock – Superbad
62. Scotty and Lorna Bennett – Breakfast in Bed (DJ version)
63. Lorna Bennett – Breakfast in Bed
64. Brent Dowe – Reggae Makossa
65. Brother Culture – Darker Side of Town
66. Manesseh – Darker Dub

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Regardless of how you feel about GROUP HOME lyrically, their is no denying the duo dropped some note worthy material over the years…Matter of fact an argument can be made that their debut album is a certified classic in many ways…..

The BUILT TO LAST CREW from France add on to their catalogue of themed mixes (Conway, Smith & Wesson, Company Flow, etc..)….

PEEP…

DJ WAYNE SKI hits us off with a 50 minute session of strictly BUMPY KNUCKLES material…Do yourself a favor and check in…

If your on the hunt for more scratch morale in your life, I suggest copping this new 7inch battle scratch wax from my man KODAK VISUALZ from the Ashma Funk outfit…

Limited steez of 500 pieces-

COP HERE….

This time last year I was in Georgetown, Cayman Islands visiting my family, attending the highly charged festivals that were taking place, wilding out with my cousins while drinking copious amounts of white overproof rum, sweating profusely, and all types of other Caribbean shenanigans…

I was asked to come down to CAYMAN 27 for a series of interviews (Which caught me completely off-guard)……The links have been deceased for a minute, but they just reposted the interviews on You Tube today so it’s only right that I give these more burn……

Peep….

*Props to whoever flipped the MF GRIMM “So What You Want Nigga” logo (I See You)…

This under the radar type mix by DJ SHIGE should put a little pep in your step..After one look at the playlist-I’m quite sure you will be scooping this one up with a quickness…

*Props to LTBB..

TRACKLIST-

Lethahedz / Act 1. Hip Hop Rally
Show And The Celebrity / Things That I Remember (Live)
Showbiz & A.G. / Still Diggin’
Razorblayd Feat Shawn ‘rizky Biz’ T / Get Ya 411 Straight
Flavor Rap Productions / Act Like You Know (Funk Mix)
Dalush And The Click / I’m A Bad, Bad Ni_ _Ar
The Henchmen / Blame It (Evil Twin Brothers)
Show And The Celebrity / Mama Tought Me Better
Show And The Celebrity / Mama Tought Me Better (Mama Made … Version)
Showbiz & A.G. / Fat Pockets (Radio Remix)
Showbiz & A.G. / Fat Pockets (LP Street Version)
Show And The Celebrity / Mama Tought Me Better (The Third Verse)
Asphalt Poetry Feat Rock Man / Lyrical Decay
Diamond D And The Psychotic Neurotics / Step To Me
Lord Aaquil / Check It Out
Lex Street Academy / Cheat’n
Oxtail / Styles
Oxtail / Styles (Mr, Magoo Cartoon Mix)
Da Bandit / Neck Snapper (P.S. Raw Mix)
Lord Finesse / Set It Off Troop
Lord Finesse / Hand In The Air, Mouth Shout
The Beatnuts Feat Gab / 2-3 Break
Shorty Long / Say My Name
Chino XL / Dark Night Of The Bloodspiller (Edit Mix)
Get’m Up (Skit)
Mysyenceprojek / Step Off
Tasc4ourse / Talkin’ No Shorts No More
Tasc4ourse / Sound In Your Ears
Ba Ba Kidz / Bad Boyz
Artifacts / Attack Of New Jeruzalum
Double X Posse / Addicted To The Game
Mysyenceprojek / Invisible Man
Breaking The Illusion / What Is BTI ?
Lethahedz / Mama Said. …
Propo’88 & Blabbermouf Feat Ellmatic / Pass It Ova Here !
Lord Finesse Vs. The 45 King / You Know What I’m About (DJ Shige Remix)
Lord Finesse Vs. DJ Shige / You Know What I’m About (Raw Beats Remix)
Kurious / Spell It Wit A J (Yes, Yes Jorge)
Shaleek & The 2nd Family Vs. Maestro / Competition Iz None (Remix)
Show And The Celebrity / Radio Active
A.D.O.R. / From The Concrete

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On a recent trip to the City Of Angels I heard a couple ROGER RIVAS cuts on the radio…Never heard of this cat before, but what I heard blew my mind instantly…He is a member of the Southern California Rock Steady outfit, The AGGROLITES and his overall approach to the genre is explosive to say the least…

On the “Brothers Of Reggae” album he goes for broke with critical compositions, breezy LA backyard boogie selections, and all types of flavorful tunes that will force you to add this to your rotation….This goes out to my cuzzo MAD MIGUEL..

Highly Recommended…

When it comes to vocabulary, scientific murder spree’s, complex rhyme patterns, and straight up originality – JIHAD THE ROUGHNECK MC should be right up your alley….He is a member of the trio THIRD SIGHT along with legendary scratch maniac D-STYLES & producer DU-FUNK and they have managed to drop some note worth off-kilter, dusted out material over the years……On their latest release “IV” they bless us with more of their brand of wildness…

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After listening to the hilarious KOOL KEITH “Your Mom Is My Wife” EP, I stumbled onto this recent interview with one of the west coast most slept on beatsmith’s- KUTMASTER KURT….

“When did you meet Keith?

I met him in ’87.

What do you remember about that?

I was at this thing called the New Music Seminar in New York… They used to have an MC battle, and Keith was in the MC battle. I remember approaching him and talking to him. He was not that interested in talking to me… Later on, I saw him hanging out with MC Hammer. In 94, after Hammer got really large, Keith and I were invited to a party at MC Hammer’s house, when he had that crazy house up in Freemont. At the party, Keith went up to Hammer and said, “Hey man, remember me?” Hammer looked at him like he didn’t remember who he was. Keith was like, “Man, I was one of the only guys in New York who hung out with him and gave him respect back then. Everybody else was laughing at him!”

When did you and Keith start to record demos together?

We started recording right around Fall of ’93. I had a relationship with Loud Records… They did a demo deal with me for a group called Zero Tolerance… I was in New York, and I was like, ‘Hey Keith, I’m out here working with this group.’ Dan the Automator was out there with me, helping me record, and doing something else of his own. Keith came over to where we were set up… in ’94 we did an official demo. We did like seven songs that got us a deal in LA, and we moved to LA.”

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I have been on the road all week, and I will not be back to regular scheduled programming on the battlefield until next Monday (the 28th)….Currently I am in Venice Beach, California visiting family and friends and taking a much needed break…Please remember that if you are in the Sacramento or bay area – I will be at the GFC / VENDETTA / NS celebration catching major wreckage this Friday (the 25th)…

Big up to everyone that checks in on the daily….
Respect-
D

When I first started HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD many moons ago (8 and a half years at this point), my plan was to include politics in the mix…But after awhile I figured it would probably be best to keep certain opinions to myself…WHY?

1..You come here for music, most of you could care less what my personal views or outlooks are…

2…You never know who is reading this shit…

3..I would rather share that type of information with COMPLETE STRANGERS only if I’m asked, to many people are quick to shove their agendas down peoples throats…

4..The internet is no place for political activism…Education and studies yes, but definitely not activism…

Anyway, I’m very thankful that I spent a huge part of my youth decoding racism, bigotry, and injustice or these recent elections would have me puzzled and confused about the reality of my surroundings as a man…I guess for some people – they truly believed we lived in a post-racial America so they are apparently falling apart at the seams…

Here is a little piece of advice to anyone reading this – stay focused, stay true to yourself, and most importantly stay human…..And if you live anywhere near the bay area make sure you come to this GFC / VENDETTA VINYL / NS event that I’m spinning at Saturday, Nov25th for a boost of B Boy morale…*Click on the photo for further analysis…

**Superb artwork by my brother KUFU ONERZ….

If you need a little pep in your step for your weekend shenanigans, give this DERRICK HARRIOT “Reggae, Funk & Soul” album a thorough listen…..Renditions, nonstop flavors, and heavy tunes on deck….

TRACKLIST-

1.Preacher – Black Moses 03:43
2.Chosen Few – People Makes The World Go Round 03:20
3.Derrick Harriott – Psychedelic Train 02:59
4.Crystalites – Stranger In Town 02:52
5.Karl Bryan & Crystalites – Slippery 02:53
6.Derrick Harriott – Message From A Black Man 04:13
7.Chosen Few – Am I Black Enough 03:14
8.Bongo Herman & Les – Home Sweet Home 02:34
9.Bongo Herman & Les – Hail I 03:50
10.Pat Satchmo – A Handful Of Friends 03:16
11.I Roy – Tougher Than Tough 03:11
12.Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby 04:05
13.Crystal Generation – Hell Below 02:23
14.Ramon & Crystalites – Golden Chickens 02:44
15.Chosen Few – Going Back Home 03:08
16.Noel Brown – Phoenix 02:14
17.Kingstonians – Right From Wrong 03:23
18.Chosen Few – I’m Sorry 02:27
19.Kim Harriott – Just Want To Be Your Joy 02:40
20.Junior Murvin – Rescue The Children 03:45

The winner of the IDA (International DJ Association) scratch battle is DJ PROLIFIX…Please check out this clip of him going for broke with an avalanche of nasty patterns, hand styles, funk, and all that other wild shit!!!!

If this doesn’t inspire you to get your cut game together, I don’t know what will..

The 2016 Scratch Category Champion: DJ Prolifix
2nd Place: Kurteek
3rd Place: FlipFlop

Judges: Excess, Toadstyle, DStyles
Prize Sponsored By:
Mixars
The Beat Junkies
Kutter
Battle Avenue

Many thanks to everyone who supported our return to the United States! 2017 is around the corner which means..IDA USA is comin’ to your city.

I noticed that I have been posting a gang of podcast lately, so this will be my only one this week…This is a motherfucking doozy – the legend from TC5 Doc (Arab) popped up on the LEGENDS THURSDAY GRAFF podcast for a insane amount of jewel dropping….Highly recommended…

“Episode 106 is with Doc TC5. This is the first of two episodes with him. We recorded this one in Manhattan the second one near Brooklyn. He’s got so many good stories and really shows you how dope he is. The history you’ll hear from him is awe striking. Stories from the perspective of a writer who was there. From the start of this project I’ve said “the person who will be able to tell their story the best will obviously be them.” Doc brought up a really good point in this episode. It’s strange how some documentarians get more attention than the actual artists who did the work. It’s a fine line to dance when you think about who deserves the respect and spotlight. Thanks again to Doc. The song he picked was The Roots – What They Do (Instrumental) and don’t forget to check out the flicks he sent that are on the website. He’s also got a lot of historical graffiti pictures on his IG so check that out too. (On this particular day I was really under the weather, so bear with me on that.) Cycle was nice enough to hook this up.”

PEEP…