If your real nice with your pen game you should be able to stick to a topic throughout the duration of a song….Some dudes are so “scatterbrained out” that they are unable to pull it off..

When people mention KOOL G.RAP as the greatest to ever do it (Which I agree with) they usually refer to his influence on MC’s as far as the gangsterism aspect, but what’s not mentioned enough is that “G” was/is a great storyteller and has the uncanny ability to stick to a concept – line for line, bar for bar, from the beginning to the ending of a song (Erase Racism, Train Robbery, She Loves Me Not, Cars, Road To The Riches, On The Run, and many other songs in his impressive catalogue back up my claims)…..

I’m not implying that you have to approach every song like a lawyer in court, but I appreciate the value of concepts, it enables the material to have more shelf life and demonstrates that you actually put time into crafting your bars…

For example on “Unsolved Hip Hop Mysteries” SKANKS keeps it thorough…Produced by KYO ITACHI cuts by DJ DUKE.

PEEP…

I’m going to take you all the way to Cologne, Germany for this strictly 45 session by the Roughtone Sound Crew…”Heavy, Heavy, Heavy” should help you get your day started on the right foot troopers, over an hour of killer tunes on deck…BLAM,BLAM, BLAM…

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PACE WON & TONE LIV connect to rep 2014 New Jerz to the fullest with “In One Ear”….If it was up to me the duo would hit the studio for some full length action…

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* Originally posted 1/6/09

This podcast from the ” Heavy Listening Crew ” is just out of control…I put this up a couple months back, but heads keep asking me about it; so it’s only right that I hit you off with it again…

When it comes to that good old fashioned ski-mask rap, ” Money Boss Players ” are in a hardcore league of their own…I could listen to this type of shit on repeat all day…

Big shout to my manz ” Hektek ” in the South Bronx…

Tracklist:
EDDIE CHEEBA & BAG-O (BOSS MONEY) Intro
MBP : Bronx Niggas
MBP : Games
MBP : Players Pinnacle
MBP : Area Code 212
P BROTHERS, SADAT X, EDDIE CHEEBA & G.S. : Come On Down
BOSS MONEY, SADAT X & BIG MEGA : If You Thuging
MINNESOTA, BOSS MONEY & JUNIOR M.A.F.I.A. : Guap
P BROTHERS & BOSS MONEY : Blam Blam For Nottingham
MBP : Crap Game
MBP : Gunplay
BOSS MONEY & MINNESOTA : Dat Shit
MBP : Walk With A Limp
SADAT X, MBP & SHA SHA : Games’s Sober
MBP : Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
P BROTHERS & BOSS MONEY : Boss Money Gangsters
SADAT X, BOSS MONEY & GS : Shine
BAG-O Outro

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*FFWD TO 2014 – Since I already posted up that new MBP mixtape – here is the visuals for my top choice cut off that project, “Smoke Something” with production from BUSTA (No, not Busta Rhymes famz)….

Since it’s GRIMM’S birthday, I’m going to hit the HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD readers with an exclusive that you wont find anywhere else except here at this current time…

Here is the visuals for the “Bear” – it’s the second attack from the album we recorded (GMV-2 The Golden Triangle)….Big shout out to BOOGZ for assembling the chaos in a way that will melt your brain cells…

So do the right thing, hit the play button and catch a motherfucking zone, but make sure to spread the word….Also I want to send another Bornday shout out to INFINTE EVIL & SHYEER ALLAH…

SALUTE to my brother MF GRIMM…It’s his Bornday today so make sure you hit up the general on his Twitter page to send your best regards…

Despite all types of turbulence he has stayed faithful to his brand of Hip Hop for over 20 years, while others completely sold out at the first opportunity that they could….I highly suggest peeping out his entire discography – you might learn a thing or two about staying dedicated to your craft, creativity, and the fine art of wrecking mic’s on a consistent basis…

TWITTER HANDLE @PERCY CAREY…

Are you on the hunt for some groove morale in your life ? You just found it troopers..

“British/Trinidadian poet/musician Anthony Joseph already offered us with 3 exclusive mixes: ‘Roots & Influences’ (dec. 2008), ‘The Rubber Orchestra Paris DJs Mix Part 1’ (sept. 2011) and ‘Part 2’ (dec. 2011). Hot on the heels of his summer tour dates and live album release (‘Live In Bremen’), Anthony’s back with a superb mix of Voodoo Jazz, the third in the series of ‘West Indies Funk’ selections after Loik and Djouls’ ones (still available here and there)… Expect a lot of cool songs and grooves from Trinidad and more Caribbean islands music”

Tracklisting :

01. Ella Andall – Hello Africa (part 1)
(from ‘Hello Africa’ 12 inch, 1976 / Shorty) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
02. Art De Coteau – Kereika Woman
(from ‘Inaugural’ LP, 1978 / Abraham) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
03. Lord Nelson – Shango
(from ‘Black Gold’ album, 1978 / Richie’s Music Productions) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
04. King Wellington – Shango
(from ‘Sooner Or Later’ album, 1977 / Kalinda) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
05. Bro. Resistance – Crucial Decision (Rapso)
(from ‘Crucial Decision’ 12 inch, 1980s / Network) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
06. Wild Fire – Do Not Climb Picker Tree
(from ‘Wild Fire’ LP, 1975 / Kala Loo) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
07. Theophilus Homer – So Ungrateful
(from ‘Why Can’t We Love Each Other’ 7 inch, 1978 / Semp)
08. Exile One – Which One Is Me Home?
(from ‘Exile One’ album, 1974 / Disque Debs) DOMINICA info
09. Claude “Fats” Green Featuring Pritchard – Carib Soul
(from ‘Fats Shake ‘Em Up’ album, 1973 / Camille) PANAMA info
10. Gemini Brass – The Time Is Right Now
(from ‘The Time Is Right!’ album, 1977 / Gemini) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
11. Kalyan – Trini-Vibes
(from ‘Trini-Vibes’ album, 1977 / MCA) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
12. Michael Boothman Touch Featuring Charmaine Forde – Waiting For Your Love
(from ‘Waiting For Your Love’ 12 inch, 1980 / Touch Production) BARBADOS info
13. John John – Soul
(from ‘Citagrandson’ album, 2013 / Highway) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
14. Beckett – Coming Higher
(from ‘Coming Higher’ album, 1978 / First River) GRENADINES info
15. Kalyan – Down on Frederick Street
(from ‘Volume One – What We Gonna Do Next?’ compilation, late 1970s / Village)
16. Lord Superior – White Man Wife
(from ‘Calypso @ Dirty Jim’s’ soundtrack, 2005 / Caribbean Music Group) info
17. Bomber – United States of the West Indies
(from ‘Calypso @ Dirty Jim’s’ soundtrack, 2005 / Caribbean Music Group) info
18. Lord Kitchener – Africa My Home
(from ‘Africa My Home’ 78, 1952 / Melodisc) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
19. Ella Andall – Elegbara Mo Feran O (fe Ro)
(from ‘Moforibale Esu’ compilation, 2007 / Ella Andall) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO info
Total time : 66mn 46s

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All the way from France comes this collection of goodies from the BUILT TO LAST CREW….After one look at this playlist I’m quite sure you will do the right thing and scoop this one up!!

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Awww man, it’s a beautiful day here in Vietnam, California….The sun is in full effect, girls are starting to strut around in tropical gear, the vibes are explosive and I just put a full tank of gas in the ride…It’s times like these that I throw on something extra flavorful….

The ALOHA GOT SOUL crew assembled a session of Summer soundtrack shit that will have you in groove mode……

“You know the story: 1 store. 10 dollars. 100 records.

But one mixtape just wasn’t enough. That’s why I made another, it’s called Paradise:1x10x100 Revisited.

Curated from vinyl bought at Harry’s Music Store in Hawaii, Paradise: 1x10x100 will take you to the paradise within your soul”.

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With a name like “FARRAKHAN RAP” for a song title how could you go wrong right?…True Masterz continue on their streak of dropping consistent material, I wonder what else they have planned for 2014..

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Your probably wondering why and the fuck is FUNKMASTER FLEX on the BATTLEFIELD (Which is understandable to the utmost)….

The reason why he is on here is because yesterday he totally blacked on Dame Dash in a way that is reminiscent of a “juiced up” WWF wrester from the 80’s…..Yeah, I know FUNK FLEX is a two-bit sellout himself, but please listen to this clip if your in the mood for wild uncontrollable fits of laughter…

*1 Funniest moments – was when he called dude a “sore winner”…HAHA..

*2 Funniest moments – “The culture vultures allowed you to call yourself a cakeaholic”….CLASSIC.

*3 Funniest moments – Truth be told this WHOLE shit is crazy funny to me……

BIG REC is one of the luckiest MC’s on the planet…Somehow he was able to secure a WHOLE album’s worth of beats from DIAMOND D (To my knowledge he has never done this before for anyone)…On the strength of that fact alone I decided to give his newest offering a full listen in the headphones for maximum effect (DOOMSDAY)…

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS – THE DAWNING, N.O. TO N.C.( I have heard this sample source a million times but I still love it to this day), I CRIED, NOWHERE TO RUN TO, and THE DUMB OUT…

N.O. TO N.C . FEATURING SHRED TVT DOWNLOAD..

I’m not quite sure what happened to the collabo project between the BEAT NUTS & THE LIKS (LIKNUTS), but I hope it actually comes out eventually..Until then, peep this two hour interview with Mr. Psycho Les on the BODEGA COLD CUTS SHOW to find out a few things about the elusive producer/MC that you might not be aware of…

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45 King goes for broke on this nine minute clip of goodness….Secret society beats, doubles, and all types of fly shit on deck troopers..

My cuzzo MF GRIMM recently received the interview treatment by the creative folks over at THE KITCHEN MIX….

What’s interesting about these cats is that they combine their love of music with their love for cuisine….

*GRIMM even pays homage to one of my wife’s recipes…HAHA..

What are you trying to gravitate towards or stay away from, in terms of food?

“I eat a lot of seafood. I prefer seafood but being around certain people, I’m eating more and more vegetables. Lots of greens. I’m a meat eater but I don’t eat pork. I eat beef but not as much, occasionally. I think I’m pretty good, well-balanced. I kinda like to stay with the same thing so I’m kinda boring in that sense. I like to stay in my little comfort zone. There’s more things I like than what I stay away from. The list of what I stay away from is so little. I just try to eat as healthy as possible for whatever circumstance it may be. I drink a lot of juice; a lot of water and a lot of juice. I’m really about the juice and seafood.

“Music, you can feel it. Television, you can see it. Film, you can see it. Art, you can see it. But food, you taste the love – you taste the dedication.”

What about with projects? What are you trying to gravitate towards or stay away from in terms of projects that you’re approached with?

Actually, I’m really focused on Drasar Monumental and myself as a group. And of course Vendetta Vinyl. I’m not looking to do any appearances. It’s cool and I appreciate it but I don’t go looking for appearances. I’m kinda set with what I’m doing. I’m just focused on making music that makes me happy, first. Instead of being a commercial product. I’m staying away from anything that stops me from film and television. That’s where my focus is. As a musician, I can’t get away from it. I’m always gonna do it. I think I need to complete some individual accomplishments before I go search to be in a collective group of people. Especially the way music is now. It’s so saturated. It’s unfortunate that sometimes you can oversaturate yourself by just trying to please everyone and do everything. It’s not about how much you can pay me – it’s also about being happy with what you’re doing, being pleased with what you’re on and not just jumping on projects because you need cash. I’m attracted to things that are historical, that will be here 200 years from now. I’m not thinking about just today or tomorrow but tomorrow’s tomorrow. I’m picking wisely what I do from this point”.

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