On ROB SWIFT’S Hip Hop fun facts 2.0, he drops all types of jewelry about his 20 plus year relationship with Grandmasta MF GRIMM……..

MF Grimm. To put it simply, the name rings bells yo! Like not only in New York. I’m talkin’ WORLDWIDE! Some of y’all reading this might be familiar wit’ the name but don’t really know the half ’bout the inner workings of my relationship wit’ Grimm or the 6 degrees of separation which connect he and I. So wit’ that. I’m dedicating this latest installment of DJ Rob Swift’s Hip Hop Fun Facts to my brother, Mutha Fuckin’ Grimm.

Unbeknownst to me, Grimm would be connected to a second brother from another mother —-> Dr. Butcher. As the Universe would have it, Grimm, for a small period of time, actually lived with Kool G Rap predating 91. Dr. Butcher DJed for Kool G Rap. So that right there is the genesis of the relationship between Drew Daddy and Build and Destroy (Grimm’s original name)

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PETE ROCK gives Roy Ayers the “tribute mix treatment” for black history month…Sample source material, blends, and all types of high powered frequencies on deck…

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Prodigy & Alchemist just dropped the “Albert Einstein” deluxe EP….Haven’t had the chance to fully listen yet, I will give you my two cents after some decent burn….

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Here is the text version of the interview MF GRIMM & I rocked with CLAAA7 from the Lost Tapes site out in Sweden…..He asked some well thought out questions, instead of your average run of the mill shit that you have heard a million times…

CLAAA also gets props for taking the time to fully analyze the album in a thorough fashion (seems like a lost art these days unfortunately)…

SWEDEN STAND UP !!!!!

c7: Your music on the “GMV” series reminded me of in spirit is the original free jazz movement, by being chaotic and wild and free while still keeping a well balanced structure. It gives me the same feeling as when I listen to someone like Ornette Coleman.

DRASAR: Exactly, that’s all by design, it’s to try to make the samples move. I don’t claim to be an originator of any kind of styles, or a pioneer, nothing like that, I just try to bring a certain uniqueness and let there be a free flowing thing like you were talking about, you know, but also have a foundation in there, and the foundation would be breaks. The foundation would be dope drum programming, you know what I’m saying, heavy percussion! So even within that free form there’s still something deeply rooted, there’s still a nucleus to it… And I think that’s what’s missing a lot these days with production these days is that people try to be too experimental without a center, like there has to be some kind of foundation…

Yeah, that’s basically how I feel and you’re gonna hear more of that on “Good Morning Vietnam Part 3” – unpredictability! You’re talking about Ornette Coleman and how they would improvise and things like that and I want the beats to be like that too, cus’ you can’t tell what’s Grimm gonna say after every line, after every bar, you can’t predict it. And I want the beats to be like that too. There’s gotta be a synchronizity or marriage with that type of belief system right there, you shouldn’t know exactly how I’m gonna change things around, you shouldn’t know how things are gonna fall on a regular basis, you know what I mean.

But I also have to say that I’m still a student, you know, even though I’ve been making beats and been involved with deejaying for the majority of my my life, i’m still learning every single day. You know I’m far from a master, you know I’m just a hip-hop student, I don’t want any other titles anymore, there’s no need for any titles but if there was gonna be one, that title would be dedicated hip-hop student! You know, that’s my whole perspective, you never stop learning, you have to keep your ears and your mind open for different possibilites in hip-hop.

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I’m going to take you back to 1992 for a fresh dose of SAAFIR demo action (pre-Boxcar Sessions)….This is that raw, straight out the fucking four track type shit…

I have heard several SAAFIR demos throughout the years, but I have never stumbled across this until now……

You know the drill…

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Those dudes over at KING OF THE BEATS recently unveiled some fresh designs that caught my attention…If your on the hunt for extra wardrobe morale, do the right thing cuzzo…

Burgundy Plain Varsity Jacket bearing the KING OF THE BEATS logo.

For all the those avid vinyl record collectors and lovers of music. King of the beats represents the art, pass time of making authentic hip hop music. Digging, searching for samples, looking for that perfect beat.

For almost 20 years King of the beats has been pushing vinyl culture, through events, films and workshops.

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TEK 9 MOVEMENT brings the dubplate pressure with this strictly BOUNTY KILLER session that is flooded with plenty gun talk, death threats, and all types of rudeboy momentum….

Turn the volume up and catch a zone….

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It looks like former NONCE member Sach / (or Nouka BassType for those that know what time it is) has another release for 2014…..He recently dropped a self produced project “Ignorance My Enemy” on his Bandcamp page….

Glad to hear him still rocking his brand of extra lo-fi, dusted out Hip Hop..

TRACKLIST-

1.SJJ 00:29
2.Scholar Section 03:36
3.Richness 02:54
4.Queendom 02:48
5.Ode Serenade 01:55
6.Love Today 02:27
7.Life of A Rhymer 03:00
8.Humble!! 02:42
9.Go Sach Mo 02:36
10.Birthday Jump 04:13
11.Arms Fold 02:55

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*Originally posted 10/11/13

My cuzzo PLANET ROCKS / PEZO was at the crib (WAX MUSEUM) a few weeks ago laying down this VENDETTA VINYL powered mix to honor the Oakland graff crew “GFC” (If you don’t know, GFC is a massive crew that carry on the tradition of skills over lip service, each one teach one, knowledge of self, and staying productive and active)..

“P” was about to call it a day at the hour mark, but the mix was sounding so monstrous I told him he should add on another hour to take “motherfuckers over the edge”…
So to add more fuel to the fire he stacked on ANOTHER 60 minutes of straight heat for ya’ll…Also you should keep in mind this is a off the top of the dome, strictly live, all vinyl mix from front to back..Salute to the entire GFC, everyone at Vendetta Vinyl, NORTH STAR ZULU’S, and my brother PEZO for keeping those flames burning !!

If your looking for some high-powered Hip Hop frequencies, you just found it troopers.Big up to all the independent labels putting out that fly shit.

*ARTWORK BY KUFU ONERZ.

Tracklist:
1) Fat Joe – “The Shit Is Real” DJ Premier Remix
2) J-Twice – “It’s Going Down Sucka”
3) Scum – “Scum Live”
4) MF Grimm & Drasar Monumental – “If You Don’t Know”
5) Roc Marciano – “By The Book”
6) DJ Spinna – “Dillagence”
7) Pretty Tone Capone – “Marked For Death”
8) Lord Finesse – “Isn’t He Something”
9) Rock La Flow – “Wreckamic”
10) Magnificent Shakeem – “You Better Be Treacherous”
11) The Wizard Of Rap – “Escape From East New York”
12) T.D.S. MOB – “What’s This World Coming To”
13) Hitman – “Mental Pressure”
14) Geo & Ricochet – “This Is How It’s Done”
15) T.D.S. MOB – “The Rhyme You’re About To Hear Is True”
16) The P. Brothers Feat. Boss Money – “Blam Blam For Nottingham”
17) Constant Deviants – “Fulton Street”
18) Fla Fla – “Master Movement”
19) Madlib – “Young Blood”
20) Constant Deviants – “Problem Child”
21) Brothers Of The Mind – “Stop Schemin”
22) Finsta Bundy – “WTF”
23) All Natural – “50 Years”
24) Father Don – “Piece Of The Action”
25) P. Brothers Feat. Milano – “Got It On Me”
26) Big L. – ” Give It To Em L.”
27) Blvd Mosse – “Can’t Eecape The Hypeness”
28) Nardo Ranks – “Gun Pon Cock”
29) Asher D. & Daddy Freddy – “Ragga Muffin Hip-Hop”
30) Stezo feat. Dooley O. – “Piece Of The Pie”
31) Psycho Les – “Psychodelic Shit” Mobb Deep Remix *Planet Rocker Blend*
32) ORF Big Band – “La Serena”
33) Kashmere Stage Band – “I Wish -Pt. 1.”
34) Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band – Scorpio
35) Frankie Gee – “Date With The Rain”
35) Voices Of East Harlem – “Take A Stand”

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Philly Lo-Life reppers, BOOZE BROTHERS (Him Lo & Clever One) are back for more vinyl treatment on Chopped Herring with the release of the Uninvited Guest EP….

Do the right thing and go cop doubles troops..

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Since my last post dealt with tapes, it’s only right that I post up the trailer for “Search For The Boombox Creators”….This film looks promising…

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Since starting this “docu-manhunt” last year, we’ve been fortunate to locate a few creators, meet some truly amazing and creative people that have become friends and collaborators, and to begin crafting a documentary that will tell the stories of the people, places, and times behind the iconic boomboxes.

After a couple months of filming and editing, the Boomboxラジカセ Creators team is proud to present a preview of the upcoming documentary film.

Since everyone wants to start rocking cassettes again, you might as well bang out in style homeboy….Damn, I never knew RL got busy in the walkman department……

FRESH IS THE WORD !!!

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The first time I heard PHOREYZ was on a John Doe live “GET BACK” mixtape alongside MELLO-D….What caught my ear was his selections, composition, and well thought out blends…

His site is flooded with mixes that touch on all types frequencies….

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Being a die hard Hip Hop trooper trying to raise a three year old son has been a trip thus far….One thing that has really bugged me out is watching him naturally catch the “HOLY GHOST” when he hears certain breakbeats rocking…

As long as I can remember his spirit seems to go into “HYPERSPACE” as soon as those thunder drums catch momentum…So I enrolled him in a B-Boy class to make sure he gets the opportunity to rejoice and dance with other kids, learn the fundamentals, and add on to the magnificent legacy of this influential artform…….

I remember when my elders used to clown B-Boying and constantly told me it was a passing fad…FFWD to 2014 and my youth is carrying the torch for the cause…

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Anyway, the weekend is right around the corner – here is some theme music to bang out with…..

Compared to the big players like KPM, Bruton and De Wolfe you can hardly find any albums from the Bosworth library on the internet (one notable exception being the fantastic “Super Sounds Of Bosworth” comp). This is a shame because the music contained within this collection is top shelf. Most of the tracks find a perfect meeting point between funk, jazz and rare groove with some excellent breakbeats adding further spice to the mix. There is some crossover with other library compilations but who really cares when the quality is so consistently high? The tracks by Paolo Zavallone And His Orchestra are superb, familiar names like Teupen, Bastow and Snell all shine and “Hula Rock” with its subterranean bassline is always an enjoyable listen. The key to the Music For Dancefloors series is that the compilers took a disparate range of music and put it together in a way that sounds organic and compelling. It’s truly a must have.

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Track 1 – Yellow Fever / Paolo Zavallone And His Orchestra
Track 2 – Papillon Rouge / Paolo Zavallone And His Orchestra
Track 3 – Two Wat Stretch / Toni Campo
Track 4 – Tropical Scene / Johnny Teupen
Track 5 – Big John / Paolo Zavallone And His Orchestra
Track 6 – Sparkling Music (Speedometer Mix) / Paolo Zavallone And His Orchestra
Track 7 – Mr. Buzz / Piet VanMeren & The Flying Dutchmen
Track 8 – High Spirits / Alberto Mayer
Track 9 – Percussion Monoton / Bob Downes
Track 10 – Crab Apple Jam / David Snell
Track 11 – Cat And Mouse / Summer Style
Track 12 – Chez Vous / Paolo Zavallone And His Orchestra
Track 13 – Fillet Of Soul / Geoff Bastow
Track 14 – No Exit / Daniele Prencipe & John G. Tyssen
Track 15 – Knitting / Wolfram Brunke & Gary Pacific Group
Track 16 – Modern Times / Midas Touch
Track 17 – Hula Rock / Lewis Howard
Track 18 – Indian Dream / Brian Green & Saul Nathan

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Scratch ambassador Q-BERT recently popped up on the SHOTS FIRED podcast for some heavy Q&A action with Jeff Weiss…

San Francisco turntablist legend, DJ Qbert steps into the Cosmic Zoo to discuss aliens, the Illuminati, trips to the porn store with a young Kool Keith, and the evolution of his career. Tune in for stories about his early years working with Mixmaster Mike, the formation of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and his classic “Wave Twisters” movie/album.

In addition, Nocando and Jeff talk about attending an Action Bronson show, pogs, and why DMX should not have fought George Zimmerman.

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