It’s a damn shame that credible MC’s like ERULE do not receive the accolades that they truly deserve, while cornball cats manage to live a life of luxury off of remedial bars that will soon be forgotten…

The scenario is straight up baffling…

I recently heard some new shit from “E” and he hasn’t lost a step..Hopefully he has some plans to drop more material in the near future..Until then, peep this excellent article about one of the west coast finest MC’s over at SWAN LAKE and catch a jewel or two.

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I’m quite sure the majority of the HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD readers out there have already scooped this up, but if you missed this mix by DEBONAIR P that dropped yesterday – here is your chance to do the right thing…

TRACKLIST-

DEBONAIR – BLENDS 12 (1992-1994 HIP HOP MEGAMIX)
01. Black Moon – Reality
02. The Edge – Who’s Dat Chick
03. Homeliss Derilex – Dead Grounds
04. Dredknottz – Concentration
05. Godfather Don – Ill Funk Freaker
06. Black Sheep – Everyday Always
07. 100X – Invisible Strangler
08. McGruff – My Place
09. Bushwackass – Rough Rugged & Raw
10. Ground Floor – Dig On That
11. Kurious – I’m Kurious (Remix)
12. Gutter Snypes – Who Fell (Instrumental)
13. Masta Ace – Way Of The World
14. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Death Becomes You
15. Gangstarr – Doe In Advance
16. L-Swift – Live The Life
17. Figure Uv Speech – Ready To Wreck
18. Indikator – Going Back
19. Q-Ball & Curt Cazal – Breakitdown
20. A.D.O.R. – Ill At Will
21. Sons Of Sam – Move Fakin’
22. Mmomentumm – I Move On
23. O.C. – Would You Believe
24. Ill Brothers – Funky Dope Maneuver
25. Big L – School Days
26. Da King & I – Ignorant Tears
27. D-Stroy – Off The Wall
28. Native Nuttz – 40 Oz Of Funk
29. EC – 2 To Ya Jaw
30. New Testament – The Quickening
31. E-Rule – Synopsis
32. Original Flavor – Keep On (Searching)
33. Page – Mass Hysteria
34. Hoodtop Madness – Who’s Insane (Remix)
35. Omniscience – I’m On Mine
36. Horror City – Aah’s & Oohh’s
37. KMD – It Sounded Like A Roc
38. Madman Shawn – Walk Thru Hell
39. Down South – Tractors, Rakes & Hoes
40. Scientifik – Still An Herb Dealer
41. 3rd Eye – Ease Up
42. Rampage – Beware Of The Rampsack (Remix)
43. Live Wirez – Real Niggaz
44. Hard 2 Obtain – Parkyard Lingo
45. Merdah – Skunk Funk
46. M.O.P. – Drama Lord
47. Kirk – Uptown Style (Laidback Bounce Mix)
48. Trendz Of Culture – Let The Big Boyz Play
49. Strickly Roots – Roots & Culture
50. Ruggedness – Me And My Squad
51. Task4orce – My Home Town
52. LSD – Rowdy At The Party
53. Tha Lowa – Never Give Up
54. Ghetto Concept – Dungeon
55. I-Power – Da Nation’s AMP
56. Snowman – Money (Remix)
57. King Sun – BNS Sex
58. Tragedy – Underground
59. Emskee – On Point
60. Kaotic Style – Represent
61. Da Henchmen – Brooklyn Bastards
62. Prime Suspects – Buck Buck Buck (Remix)
63. The Hoodz – Pull Out Your Gatz (Fip Remix)
64. Ready Ta Roll – Ready Ta Roll
65. Gravediggaz – Pass The Shovel
66. Mad Drauma – Blow Up Da Spot
67. Legion Of Dume – Sons Of Sam
68. Ill Man Riot – The Demon
69. Beatnuts – Fluid
70. N-Tense – Raise The Levels Of The Boom
71. Chris Lowe – Midnight Blue

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I’m going to take you all the way to the 206 (Seattle) for some under the radar shit to rock out with….SILAS BLACK (Silent Lambs Project) brings original, unorthodox bar finessing on “Closet Manifesto” from the early 2000’s….Some of it is a little too abstract for me, but there were a few joints that I had to put in the mental rolodex…

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS – “Perseverance”, “Breathe”, “Model”, and “Rap Miranda”, ”

“Been cranking on the remastered and amended release of “1986”…..the newly compiled “1986 closet manifestos/slowburn” consists of 6 solid cuts from the early 2000’s that you never heard on album but you should have…deep from the ATB vaults these 6 unreleased tracks meld seamlessly with the 6 that we put out in 2006…you probably never saw any of that limited release neither…but if you don’t know about Silas Blak…aka Blak Washington, then you dont know about SEA hip hop… you may have also heard about production by sea legends BeanOne Yuktheworld, Specs Wizard, King Otto, Vitamin D, and a humble submission by yours truely and Matt Chapman as Dropcast…all these songs have been remixed and remastered and sound better then ever…not only do i get the privilege to work with Blak in the studio, but i am truely a fan…please go take a listen to some of the hardest cuts ive had the honor to be a part of”…

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Sometimes I have to repost joints that you might have snoozed on when they initially dropped (Easy to do considering how over saturated things have become)..

*HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS – “Elements”, “The Declaration”, “Helpless”, “Frisky Business”, and “Poison”…

ROME’S CUTTS is …
A powerful pairing of ploymath emcee ROME and DJ Cutt of CONSTANT DEVIANTS.10 hard hitting tracks that are really a unapologetic celebration.The lyrics are a reflection of what inspired this body of work. Without inhibition, the stark honesty of ROME’s most personal LP… DJ Cutt made a conscious effort to blend their styles into a seamless potion,creating a cohesive whole.Completely comfortable in their own unique lane the use of dusted funk, prog rock, soul, and jazz tapestries really speaks to audiences.To sum it up its a deeply introspective ride through HARD BEATS & DOPE RHYMES! ROMES CUTTS

TRACKLIST-

01. Intro
02. The Declaration
03. Nuvah Dai In A Life
04. How We Gon Eat
05. Helpless
06. Stick To The Rules feat. M.I.(Constant Deviants)
07. Lil B!%$H
08. 4 The People feat. BOSCH & M.I.(Constant Deviants)
09. Elements
10. Frisky Business
11. On Ya’ Square!
12. Poison

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Here is a new cut to rock out with…

DANGERFIELD links up with DJ SKIZZ for a round of greasy survivalist talk over dramatic production on “Live From The Ghetto”….

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It’s already Monday morning troopers – so you know what that means…

Time for some theme music to jump start your week, this time around my dude from Londontown is behind the wheels of steel for the latest DIGGERS DOZEN mix…Catch a groove..

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I’m not sure about where you live, but here in Vietnam, California the weather is surprisingly steamy for this time of year…On gorgeous days like this Question’s “FAVELA EP” does wonders for the groove morale..

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Video footage of the Jersey Fresh Jam has finally hit the webs…If you look closely you can spot the legend SKEME going for his.

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The Jersey Fresh Jam ( http://jerseyfreshjam.com ) is New Jersey’s premiere Hip Hop festival. Since 2005, the event has grown from a small, humble event into one the most respected celebrations of Hip Hop culture on the east coast. At the twilight of every summer, graffiti artists from far and wide converge to adorn the walls of Terracycle INC in Trenton with their signature masterpieces, while local and regionally known emcees, bands, and DJs provide the soundtrack for the days festivities.

The very talented Russian outfit Valentin Badiarov Group keep the flavors high powered on this mesmerizing album “Discotheque Music” (1984)….Hearing this type of frequency automatically transports me back to the skating rink, arcade, and backyard boogaloo era (But not in a corny way)…

Perfect for a long flight or a late night cruise…

TRACKLIST-

1. Старт
2. Пробуждение
3. Свет
4. Танцуем
5. Осень
6. Ритмы большого города
7. Облака
8. Диалог
9. Мираж
10. Раздумье

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The wait is over cuzzo and Diamond D’s newest offering the “Diam Piece” just hit the set….I gave this one a few spins and I’m still not quite sure what my verdict is, but I’m going to rock it for a few and let things marinate…

As of now this one is definitely one of my top picks..

JOSE FELICIANO

For the longest time I refrained from setting up a Facebook account or a Twitter spot…

WHY ?

I already have HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD which has been up and running for almost 8 years straight, also I couldn’t help but notice that most “social networks” are just a forum for beef, gossip, negativity, and other various forms of fuckery and self-indulgence…

But now we (MF GRIMM & I) are on the verge of releasing the final installment in the GMV series (The Phoenix Program) so it’s only right that I branch out and connect with the “people” a little bit more….If you want to build on MUSIC, look me up on the “book”, but if you just want to rant and rave and hit me over the head with all types of extras – you probably wont get a response back from me, with all due respect..

HAHAHA….

Please do not get it twisted though – HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD is the main hub for the kid….Matter of fact I plan on posting more shit now that Summer has come to a close so make sure you check in on the daily famo….

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Even though CUT CHEMIST & DJ SHADOW’s musical direction in recent years wasn’t necessarily my cup of tea, I still am looking forward to catching one of their spot dates for the RENEGADES OF RHYTHM tour when they slide through my area…

“Cut Chemist says: Take a peak into the exclusive material from hip-hop pioneer DJ Afrika Bambaataa. Mix By Jimmy features recordings Bambaataa had pressed to acetate for spinning live at shows in the late ’70s and early ’80s. This mix includes entirely unreleased material along with demo versions of hits like “Looking For The Perfect Beat,” “Renegades of Funk” and “Planet Rock.” Listen and take a trip through the deepest part of the most important music collection of our time”.

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Straight from the “D” comes a new collabo project from DJ DEZ & DJ BUTTER “Piece Of The Action”…Go track that down while your floating around in cyber-space…

On this recent RED BULL Q&A session DEZ talks about his pedigree (he is the son of Jazz great Humberto ‘Nengue’ Hernandez), Detroit, House music, etc…Do yourself a favor and check in duke..

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WHEW-

These new STAN SMITH Adidas joints are just straight up ridiculous…It’s been a minute since I added a pair of kicks to the stash, but I might have to come out of hiatus for these..

COP HERE…

I think it’s almost impossible to have a strictly BEAT NUTS mix and miss the mark….

BUMRUSH RADIO blesses us with the goods this time around.

TRACKLIST-

1st HOUR (DJ P-TRIKZ):
The Beatnuts – World famous intro
The Beatnuts – Ya don’t stop
The Beatnuts – No equel
Justice System – Dedication to Bambaataa (The Beatnuts remix)
Kurious – Tear shit up
Mad SKillz – The nod factor (instrumental)
Down South – Lost in Brooklyn
Masta Ace w/The Beatnuts & Rahzel – Oh my god
The Beatnuts – Se Acabo
The Beatnuts w/Method Man – Se Acabo (remix)
The Beatnuts – Puffin’ on a cloud
The Beatnuts – Supa supreme
The Beatnuts – Reign of the tec
Non-Phixion w/The Beatnuts, Al Tariq, Marly Metal & Moonshine – Suicide bomb
Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich – Ho
Al Tariq – Nikki
The Beatnuts – Watch out now (instrumental)
Bas Blasta w/Godfather Don, JuJu, Lord Finesse & Fat Joe – The rhythm
The Beatnuts – Hit me with that
The Beatnuts w/Large Professor – Originate

2nd HOUR (DJ MIDNIGHT):
Shazzy – Giggahoe (extremix)
Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich – Rat bastard
The Beatnuts w/Grand Puba – Are you ready
MC Lyte – Ruffneck (The Beatnuts remix)
The Beatnuts – Fried chicken
Da Youngstas – Wild child (The Beatnuts remix)
Al Tariq – Foxxy Brown
Kurious – Uptown shit
Supreme NTM – Qui paiera les degats?
Fat Joe – The shit is real
Chi-Ali – Roadrunner
Al Tariq – Do yo thang
DJ Honda w/Al Tariq, The Beatnuts, Fat Joe & Problemz – Out for the cash
The Beatnuts – Simple murder
The Beatnuts w/Willie Stubz – Who’s comin wit da shit na
The Beatnuts – Original (Hydra Beats)
Common Sense – Breaker 1,9 (The Beatnuts remix)
The Beatnuts – Off the books

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