It’s always refreshing to hear breaks that you haven’t heard a million times before…DJ Lean Rock comes equipped with all types of percussion heavy joints that will perk your ears up on the new SRIFE TV MIX…
Crank the volume up a couple notches and let the beats rock out…
Do yourself a favor and watch this somewhat recent 12 minute clip of LAKIM SHABAZZ dropping heavy jewelry….You will be hard pressed to find many interviews with him in cyber-space so do the right thing and check in…
And while your at it, scoop up this batch of “LS” joints compiled by DJ Dee Ville (There Is A God On The Mic)…..
TRACKLIST-
KNOWLEDGE BORN (PART 1)
BLACK IS BACK
THE RED THE BLACK THE GREEN
RAW DOPE RHYME
BLACK & PROUD
PURE RIGHTEOUSNESS
KNOWLEDGE BORN (PART 2)
DON’T TRY US
WHEN A WISEMAN SPEAKS
NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE
LOST TRIBE OF SHABAZZ
KNOWLEDGE BORN (PART 3)
WE GOT THE FUNK (REMIX)
FIRST IN EXSISTANCE
AFRICA LAKIM SHABAZZ
STYLE WARS
KNOWLEDGE BORN (PART 4)
SAMPLE THE DOPE NOISE
THE VOICE OF POWER
ARMS TOO SHORT TO BOX WITH GOD
GETTIN’ FIERCE
MASTER OF THE GAME
WHEN YOU SEE THE DEVIL SMASH HIM
ALL TRUE & LIVING
THE POSSE IS LARGE (ORIGINAL MIX)
KNOWLEDGE BORN (PART 5)
Back in 2011 HEDSPIN (Eh Team DJ’s) dropped a Diamond D tribute mix that still gets burn in my ride in 2013…..I’m quite sure when Diamond heard this he had to feel honored that someone would take the time to keep it so thorough…
If you missed it the first go-round, here is your chance to check in…
Tracklist:
INTRO
DIAMOND D WITH THE DOPE SOUND
DIAMOND D -FLOWIN (INSTRUMENTAL)
DAVID AXELROD – SCHOOLBOY
DIAMOND D – THE HIATUS REMIX
THE JAZZ CRUSADERS – STUDEWODD
DIAMOND D – THE HIATUS
SADAT X – WILD COWBOYS (INSTRUMENTAL)
SCREWBALL – SCREWED UP (INSTRUMENTAL)
LORD FINESSE – FUCK EM
DIAMOND D – BAD / GOOD
PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS – WHO AM I
LEE DORSEY – OCCAPELLA
DIAMOND D – COMMENTS FROM BIG L & SHOWBIZ
OUTKAST – SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICCADILLACMUZIK (REMIX)
ALBERT KING – COLD FEET
ULTIMATE FORCE – IM NOT PLAYIN (DUBAPELLA)
45 KING – DOUBLE DARE
DIAMOND D – GET UP
ADOR – DAY 2 DAY (REMIX)
LORD FINESSE – HERE I COME
BUMPY KNUCKLES – BRING IT HOME
RASS KASS – SOUL ON ICE (INSTRUMENTAL)
BUSTA RHYMES – WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT
PHAROAHE MONCH – THE LIGHT
DIAMOND D – THIS ONE
MOS DEF – HIP HOP
BLOOMFIELD COOPER & STILLS – STOP
DIAMOND D – CHECK ONE TWO
OLIVER SAIN – ON THE HILL
DITC – DAY ONE
LORD FINESSE – PRAISE THE LORD
HOUSE OF PAIN – WORD IS BOND
XZIBIT – BIRDS EYE VIEW
ORGANIZED KONFUSION – QUESTIONS
BIG C – LOOK ALIVE
LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL – CLASSIC MATERIAL (REMIX)
THA ALKAHOLIKS – NEXT LEVEL
ILLEGAL – WE GETZ BUZY (REMIX)
SHOWBIZ & AG – HARD TO KILL
THE PHARCYDE – GROUPIE THERAPY
CYPRESS HILL – WHEN THE SHIP GOES DOWN (REMIX)
THREE DOG NIGHT – I CAN HEAR YOU CALLING
DIAMOND D – BEST KEPT SECRET
DIAMOND D – RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT
SADAT X – YOU CANT DENY
FEEL IT – SADAT X
ED OG AND DA BULLDOGS – LOVE COMES AND GOES
SHOWBIZ & AG – STILL DIGGIN
JUSTICE SYSTEM – DEDICATED TO BAMBAATAA (REMIX)
THE FUGEES – THE SCORE
LORD FINESSE – BAD MUTHA
ULTIMATE FORCE – ANOTHER HIT
FAT JOE – WATCH THE SOUND
GEORGE BENSON – FOOTIN IT
DIAMOND D – FREESTYLE (YO THATS THAT SHIT)
YAGGFU FRONT – SLAPPIN SUCKAS SILLY (REMIX)
BRAND NUBIAN – PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN
DIAMOND D – WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
FATBACK BAND – WICKY WACKY
A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – SHOW BUSINESS
DIAMOND D – FUCK WHAT YOU HEARD
DONNY HATHAWAY – MAGNIFICENT SANCTUARY BAND
APACHE – GET YA WEIGHT UP
DIAMOND D – FEEL THE VIBE
DIAMOND D – STEP TO ME
DIAMOND D – KISS
RAAZ DA RUCKAZ – DA CHRONIC ASTHMATICS
ED OG AND DA BULLDOGS – STREETS OF THE GHETTO
DIAMOND D – SHUT THE FUCK UP
SSO – FADED LADY
DIAMOND D – I WENT FOR MINE
DETROIT EMERALDS – YOURE GETTIN A LITTLE TOO SMART
DIAMOND D – SALLY GOT A ONE TRACK MIND
DIAMOND D – WHAT YOU SEEK
JAMES BROWN – MORE PEAS
SHOWBIZ & AG – SOUL CLAP
DIAMOND D – STUNTS BLUNTS & HIP HOP INTRO
DIAMOND D – STUNTS BLUNTS & HIP HOP
DJ Format & Phill Most Chill recently took over the airwaves on the Solid Steel Radio show…
“Instead of doing yet another promo mix that incorporates a song or two from our new album, I thought it would be fun for me & Phill to each do a 30 minute mix of Hip Hop from our respective areas. I’m from Southampton, and since that’s not a very big place I thought it would be more fitting to play some of my favourite old UK Hip Hop records. Philadelphia always had a healthy Hip Hop scene that boasted famous artists such as DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, Cash Money & Marvelous and Steady B just to name a few. Phill wanted to showcase some of the more obscure/random Rap records from Philly that he loves.”
Tracklist
Phill Most Chill
Hip City Swingers – I’m the Man
DJ Todd 1 – The Jam
IBM Nation – Brainiac
B-Fresh – Watch My DJ Get Busy
Courageous Chief – Verbal Surgery
Phill Most Chill – On The Hype Tip
Plush Bros – Back To The Lab
MC Prelitique – No More Lies
Heavy Action – He’s Treacherous
Robbie B & Jazzy Jay – Boogie Down
Legion Of Doom – Live Bait
Three Times Dope – Improvin’ The Groovin’
Danger Zone Mobb Sqwad – T.L. Back To Yell
AKR – AKR Made It
DJ Format
Demon Boyz – Lyrical Culture
Powercut Crew (feat. Mistri-D) – God Made Me Funky
MC Mell ‘O’ – Talk Dem Way
Gutter Snypes – Flatline
Hijack – I Had To Serve You
Krispy 3 – Back It Up
Unanimous Decision – Simply Dope
Son Of Noise – Ill Justice
Bushkiller – 92 Salute
K.C.F Productions (feat. C-Madd E) – Words ‘N’ Musik
Dominant Force – Criminals
MC’s Logik – We’re On A Mission
Shogun MC – The Struggle Continues
Sunshine Power – It’s Too Late
I finally got around to checking out “Scratch Nerds 2” by Craze & Klever the other night…..Some of the production gets on my nerves at points, but these two keep the cuts on point throughout…
*HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD will return to regular posting regimen on Monday..In honor of the release of “GMV-2” and the Zulu Nation 40th Anniversary, it’s only right that I let this interview rock out for the rest of the week.
Alright folks here we go, here is a interview with MF GRIMM breaking down the science of “GMV-2”..We didn’t include linear notes for the album so this is the next best thing…
Keep in mind that I already know the answer to many of these questions, but I felt it was mandatory to ask him certain things so you could get a better understanding of the thought process behind the recordings….
So walk with us as we drop heavy conversation troopers…
HHB-1…In your opinion what’s the main difference between “GMV 1” compared to “GMV 2” ?
GOOD MORNING VIETNAM Was the introduction to the world of hip hop through a rare perspective from those out on the frontline fighting for what we believe in whether there’s an strategic advantage or not, sometimes you have to fight back and hip hop has been taken hostage by conglomerates who don’t honor it, nor have respect for the POW’s involved; so it puts us in a situation where our existence is on the line. There will be no surrender and losing is not an option for us, so that means we must fight to the death. It doesn’t matter if we’re out numbered, or if our adversaries have fancy technology and special effects. Hip Hop is at war and we’re coming to take you out, and if we can’t win we will force a stalemate. If we don’t win then no one wins.
Goodmorning VIETNAM 2: The Golden Triangle shows you the by product of the first and clarifies that music is a drug and the drug that caused an epidemic during Vietnam War was Heroin so if music is a drug and we make music then ours is pure HEROIN not stepped on plain and simple. GMV1 was the initial war, GMV2 is the effect of the war and GMV3 is about.?? All great sagas are trilogies. beginning, middle and End. ACT I ACT II ACT III all three combine will be historic.
If music is a drug then I claim myself as KHUN SA. In hip hop many claimed the names of dealers and drug lords from movies and reality so I claimed KHUN SA it’s a comparison, he did things in a manner that no matter what one might thought morally or personally, he fed his people and help those who turned around and betrayed him as well. He was loved by many but hated by those who couldn’t control him and they couldn’t stop him and they can’t stop me. I own all of my publishing, and all of my masters. I started in distribution and pressed up cassette tapes, wax, cd comics, I have distro in multiple countries and executive produced legendary albums for myself and for others, and no one still knows who I am… I’m KHUN SA and I love it. Once again music is a drug and the only drug i will sell, and if you use it…It can take the pain away.
It’s a smash and grab and it’s not good when people have no chemistry. The best way to make an album is in the studio together. Now if you can’t because your in two different countries and you can’t get a visa, then hey do what you have to do. But if you’re in America do your best to get together and make a record. You might find out you and the other person have things in common.
Each track is like a movie, and each movie is a different genre you always mix it up.
HHB-5..What’s your favorite song on GMV-2?
“KHUN SA”…
HHB-6..What’s your favorite cut on GMV 1 ?
“How It Should Be”….
Yes but you’re the only one who listened lol.
Yes, I think we should…
That we’re not fucking around, we love hip hop and we are protectors of the purest form of it. We’re not fake revolutionaries wearing camouflage skinny jeans with flip flops on, bullet proof vest with glitter on it with high heel combat boots on. You’re fucking with real warriors remember when it comes to the beginning of this…I WAS THERE!
I don’t want to sound like them, and their bullshit might be contagious so I stay away from it. Yep, only you and those who are close know I never listen to the majority of the shit people talk about. My only competition is Mozart, I’m battling him in compositions and music life expectancy. I am focused on 200-300 years from now, I plan on being embedded and studied in universities around the world for my appreciation of the craft and respect of the craft, not how many chains I had on my neck or what type of liqueur I preferred when I’m in the club. I want my music to be taught at YALE.
It’s stands for a part of California that has adopted me as one of their own and I will not negatively exploit so it means family to me.
I can but I don’t, I wait to hear the beat because the beats speak and I just translate what it wants said and how. I respect the beat.
I can do both but I prefer beats, otherwise I might as well be on Def Poetry Jam waiting for Russell Simmons to say “god bless and good night”.
HHB-14..WORD ASSOCIATION….VIETNAM
Love.
HHB-15..WORD ASSOCIATION..GOLDEN TRIANGLE.
Home..
HHB-16…WORD ASSOCIATION…NO JUGAMOS..
Historic.
HHB-17…WORD ASSOCIATION…BURNING DAYLIGHT.
Time…
HHB-18….Any final words – shout outs, upcoming projects ?
SHOUT OUT TO AFRIKA BAMBAATTAA AND THE MIGHTY ZULU NATION this one is for YOU. Enjoy the anniversary
My brothers and sisters. And to my Arch Enemy Entertainment Family
“GOOD MORNING VIETNAM – 2 – THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE” is out today at VENDETTA VINYL, I-Tunes, Amazon, E-music and all other digital spots….Make sure you go give it a thorough listen, but please strap on your combat helmets before doing so….
SALUTE-
D
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*GMV-2 shipping date November, 7th 2013…
Before I even get started their are a couple things that I should break down….
1..GRIMM & I were in the lab together when we created GMV-1 & 2…This isn’t some “email session type shit”, we spent a tremendous amount of time crafting this project to ensure that no stone was left unturned….
2..Even though I have been a fan of GRIMM for a number of years, I am still in awe at how meticulous he is with his bars….I promise you that this album will further solidify his status as a “DON” in this Hip Hop shit…
3..GMV-2 is straight up raw…..PERIOD…
Alright folks, enough of the extras, here is the sampler for everyone out there that know what time it is….Hardcore Hip Hop is alive and well in 2013, so tell all those suckers out there to run for cover – it’s our turn!!!
* Feel free to post the sampler & spread the word (ORDER THE VINYL HERE) LINK FIXED.
CLICK HERE FOR SAMPLER DOWNLOAD
Do yourself a favor and watch this 54 minute clip of turntable wrecking balls D-STYLES & MELLO-D tearing shit up live on the Mikidz Show…
FRESH IS THE WORD…
Monday’s MikiDz Show will go down as one of the best ever. Legendary DJs D-Styles and Melo D from the Beat Junkies teamed up for a rare 2×4 and showed us again why they’re two of the best turntablists ever. No controllers, synths or other fancy devices: just two mixers, four turntables and a bunch of nasty beats. There’s not many DJs that can throw down like D-Styles and Melo D so we’re happy to share their full set and interview with the world.
Shouts to DJ Babu, Shiftee, Four Color Zack, Rhettmatic, DJ Dynamix, DJ Damage (Revolt TV), Byze One, Mark Kelliher (Serato), WordLyfe and everyone else who attended and watched online!
If your a puzzled by the current commercialization of DJ culture like myself, this article by DJ REVOLUTION should hold your attention (Instant DJ)….
I knew it wouldn’t t be long before something presented itself to me as inspiration to write in this space. A random walk through BestBuy today proved to be a little more than a search for some extra gear we needed for a location shoot. Passing though the endless maze of aisles and endcaps Rod Gee spotted a particular display that blew my mind. Topped by a row of “Beats by Dre” headphones, were three shelves of computer based DJ hardware for the general consumer. Various types of digital turntables and gadgets that came with their own software were stacked upon each other like the board games in the display across the aisle. Prices of these things ranged from $79 to $299. Clever slogans and flashy boxes tried to disguise the fact that they were junk. Basically, this was the instant DJ section.
Obviously having to be on the cutting edge of all things DJ, I’ve known things like this have existed for quite some time. I must say though, seeing them all laid out in one display like this did take me by suprise. It made me think of how hard it was for me to get some of the things that are easily and cheaply available at your local BestBuy. Working ridiculous hours at crap jobs and saving up was how I was able to get my gear after using junk for years. $425 for each Technics SL1200. $200 for my 1st Gemini mixer. Speakers, amps, cables, needles and the most expensive and addictive thing of all…records. The ongoing process of aquiring these things was a struggle and a long journey but it was fun and added to the value of who I was as a DJ. If all of a sudden I got some cheap digital turntables, some software to mix on and a laptop with the capacity to hold tens of thousands of songs I would know absolutely nothing, accept how to run software on my computer. My point is, you can’t be a DJ “out of a box”. Being a DJ is about the love of music and the passion for exposing what you love about it to other people in your own unique way. BestBuy doesn’t sell that on any shelf.
Maybe I can put it in perspective so that you might understand why I am disturbed and borderline insulted by this display. What would you do if you were walking through BestBuy and you came across a big display of Violins and Cello’s? Then, in the next aisle over you could buy paintbrushes and canvases. You would think to yourself “…why are these things on sale here?” wouldn’t you? Why is that? Because when you want to buy or find out about musical instruments you go somewhere known for selling them. A place that has a knowledgeable staff that can offer insight and perhaps even lessons. If you wanted to be painter would you go to BestBuy? No.You would go to an art store that will have what you need, or a bookstore to find out more about the history of art. You wouldn’t buy your 15 year old son or daughter a plastic Saxophone in a box and send them on their way to be a musician without giving them the means of learning to play properly. They would be laughed and taken for a joke. The same logic applies for things that relate to DJ’ing. Turntables are considered instruments.
DJ’ing is without a doubt considered a profession and in fact most who know about it in it’s true form would call it art. By putting items in the pictures I took on the shelves at a store like BestBuy, it makes the general consumer take them a little more seriously than if they saw them on the shelves at “Toys ‘R’ Us”. What I mean by that is these are in fact just expensive toys that shouldnt be taken seriously. If you want to inspire someone to be a DJ please do us all a favor and research the subject. Point yourself or someone else in the right direction. Otherwise the unprepared, inexperienced, know nothing phony that learned to DJ from a box they got at BestBuy might actually do damage to a respected craft instead of contributing to it.
Gave Phill Most Chill & DJ Format latest release (The Foremost) a thorough listen last night….
Uptempo, fast raps with a heavy sprinkling of floor rocker breaks is the modus operandi on this one….
HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS….
“THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME” Phill manages to style all over this with the greatest of ease…Two thumbs up!!
WOW- The intro is just straight up monstrous…If Format would have left out all the quirky stabs that accompany Phill’s verse, this beat would have been a perfect 10…
I suggest you go out and cop the wax while supplies last trooper….
The VINYL REANIMATORS (Sean C, Joe Mansfield, and DJ Shame) were a very active production outfit in the mid – late 90’s…They produced for a slew of artist such as ED O.G., Criminal Scientifik, Virtuoso, 7L & Esoteric, L Da Headtoucha, Tim Dog, and many more…
Many are aware of them because of their heavy duty remixes….Here a couple that might have slipped past your radar when it initially dropped (Mobb Deep – “Drop A Gem On Em”, Jeru The Damaja – “Your Playing Yourself”, & Ghostface Killah – “Daytona 500″…..
Take a listen to this new Calibro 35 project (Traditori Di Tutti) and transport yourself back to a scene from a dramatic 1970’s Italian flick…
CHECK IN…
It’s been awhile since I heard anything from underrated GREEN LLAMA producer “Vincent Price”, so it was a nice surprise to spot this new joint with TONE LIV (Late Nights With The Mayor)….
I’m only four songs in but I’m digging the way it’s going down so far…
*UPDATE – HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICK, “Llama Breath”…
I’m going to transport you back to 1978 with this critical dub session with the heavily slept on unit the “REVOLUTIONARIES”…
On “Earthquake Dub” they keep the tremors popping off….DONT SLEEP..
“Ossie Hibbert is an unsung hero if ever there was, here producing his first dub album with Channel one’s Revolutionaries in deep rockers’ congress, Sly Dunbar’s rightfully celebrated flying sound to the fore. Priceless dub cuts to some bona fide classics too, Dennis brown’s “Whip them jah”, used by Tappa Zukie for ‘Pick up the rockers”, Junior Ross’ “So jah jah say” and “Judgement Time”, Ken Boothe’s “Girl I left behind”, “Rainy Night”, Abyssinians “Declaration of Rights” versioned here across three full pieces, U Brown’s “Heavier Than Lead” and a recut of Mad Lads’ “Ten to one”.
Australian beatsmith DEBONAIR-P is back on the set with a new high powered release..He is offering a free download, but I highly suggest snatching up a copy of the vinyl while supplies last (I definitely put my order in)..
TRACKLIST-
Remixes 2
01. Philly Dot – Straight Like Dat (Debonair P Remix)
02. Street Connect – All Up In The Game (Debonair P Remix)
03. Souljerz Of Fortune – Two Of A Kind (Debonair P Remix)
04. A.O.D. – Finally (Debonair P Remix)
05. No Doe Network – Next Stop (Debonair P Remix)
06. All Knew Program – Respect (Debonair P Remix)
07. Dutchmin – Surrounded (Debonair P Remix)
08. Norm Skola – Half Man (Debonair P Remix)
09. Derelect Camp – Love Or Fame (Debonair P Remix)
10. Cozmic Ray – Danger (Debonair P Remix)
Instrumentals
01. 24/7
02. Finally
03. Time To Shine
04. Surrounded
05. Shmoov Wit Da Ruffness
06. Next Stop
07. All Up In The Game
08. Half Man
09. Keep It Real
10. Love Or Fame
11. Cranium
12. Two Of A Kind
13. R.O.W.Y.C.P.
14. Respect
15. Down Like That
16. Straight Like Dat
17. Danger
18. Money
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