" Goretex Wreck "

Earlier this week while doing some heavy digging I ran into "Goretex" formerly of Non Phixion...

There are a lot of rumors surrounding the break up of the group, but I'm not a motherfuckin gossip reporter so I didn't bother asking him any cornball questions...We just chopped it up about Hip Hop, records, and how phony cats are these days...

I'm definitely familiar with the material that the trio put out during NYC's independent boom in the late 90's - but I wasn't really up to speed on Goretex's recent releases, so I did a little investigating to see what the Brooklynite has been up to...In 2004 he dropped "The Art Of Dying", and last year he came with the "Coffin Syrup" project that contained various versus he recorded throughout the years...

Conspiracy theory murder rap is the steez....

"Dedication" featuring Timbo King & Killa Sha (R.I.P.).



"Mother Natures Son"

" Let The Beats Rock "

Last year 86'D put out a rugged beat tape "Skyler - The Reanimator" that had a few joints on it....

My top pick out of the bunch is the awkwardly titled "Peace Based Gods".....It features a bouncy reggae sample that gets shattered into a million pieces under cracking drum hits..

PEEP..

86'D - Piece Based Gawds by beat_tape.coop

" Attack Of The Killer Demos 7 "

It's been awhile since I rocked a "Attack Of the Killer Demos" joint for the HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD posse, so I will do the right thing and slap you cats with a doozy...

Strong Island's "Keefy Keef" also known as Keith Murray comes correct on this demo from the early 90's...I'm quite sure many of you have never heard this before, so quit stalling and give it a listen....BLAM,BLAM...



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" Strong Arm Steady Rockets "

To help celebrate the launch of their new website, "SAS" are offering up a free download of Phil The Agony's "Steady Aromatic" mixtape....It features collabs with King-T, Self Scientific, Defari, Tash, and many others..

You know the motherfucking drill.

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" Baby Paul Speaks "

Former Beat Miner "Baby Paul" recently sat down with those dudes over at Nod Factor for a in-depth interview that will hold your attention....I highly suggest that you take time out to soak up the gems famo...

"Did anyone show you how to use the equipment?

The SP-12 was self taught. The first MPC I invested in was the MPC 2000. I never had a MPC drum machine until the 2000 came out. I never had the MPC 60 or 62. I had the SP-12 Turbo that had the Commodore 64 external hard drive. Then I had the SP-1200 and then a bunch of AKAI racks. That was my starting gear.

Then when the MPC 2000 came out I called Evil Dee for some advice and pointers and then I taught myself (the rest) after he gave me some pointers. A lot of the gear was self taught. I feel blessed that I took initiative, experimented and I learned how to filter my samples myself.

As far as programming the drum machines I did watch Large Pro do a few tricks here and there on the 1200 and then I experimented and taught myself how to sequence, truncate my sounds, as far as my drums. As far as synching the Akai rack sampler with the Sp 12, the drum machine was the master and the Akai was the part I’d synch all my loop samples in and sequence everything in the 1200.

Eventually I started getting into integrating live sounds and midi synching keyboards, keyboard racks to now we’re in the software game".

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" New Ka Steamers "

Grief Pedigree is finally out folks....

After a lengthy wait, and numerous videos now we can finally hear the project in it's entirety....I'm on a straight up mission to get a copy today by any means necessary....If you guys can track it down before me- slide a brother the goods..

Anyway here is his latest visuals...

"Vessel"

"Feast or famine, in the streets with a canon / peace to my man's deceased, I'm still standing ".......SAY WORD.

" The Return Of Actual Facts "

Back when I first started this blog over four years ago (damn, time is literally flying), I rocked a short lived segment entitled, "Actual Facts"...I would hit ya'll off with 10 lesser known Hip Hop facts just to keep things interesting over here..Since I'm in a giving mood today I decided to resurrect "AF" in the 2012 season to help raise your Hip Hop morale levels..So without further delay here it is folks.

Grab your popcorn, ice cold beverages, and stop eating all those god damn sweets for a minute (it is Valentines Day right ?), and prepare for some BATTLEFIELD jewelry..

1. Contrary to popular belief, Q-Bert is not the inventor of the hamster scratch technique....That title would go to DJ Quest from the "Bulletproof Scratch Hamsters", hence the name...

2. I love Fab Five Freddy just like everyone else (He helped the movie Wild Style get created, and he also directed the BDP "My Philosophy" video for christ sake, not to mention hosting MTV raps, etc), but it is a fact that he recently took credit for some artwork that wasn't 100 % his own...READ MORE HERE IF YOU THINK I'M BULLSHITTING...

3..Please let it be known that Money Boss Player "Minnesota" is responsible for the production on Big Pun's classic song, "I'm Not A Player"...R.I.P.

4.That cornball from the Black Eyed Peas "Will. I. Am.", was once signed by the late great Eazy E to Ruthless Records as part of the group Atban Klan..They were a hybrid of the Pharcyde & Arrested Development...IMAGINE THAT..

5.. According to King Sun on the Preserving The Culture podcast, he helped ghostwrite bars for Fat Joe on his debut album "Represent".....For some reason I wasn't surprised by that one in the least...HA.

6.. DRASAR is a acronym for DANGEROUS-RHYMES-ASSASSINATE-SUCKERS-AT-RANDOM.......Yeah I make beats, spin, and rap circles around most of these lames I hear trying to clutch mics.....Get your motherfuckin bars up !!!

7..Funky Four Plus One were the first Hip Hop act on National T.V. (Saturday Night Live)...

8..M.C. Hammers album "Please Hammer Don't Hurt Em" from 1990 is ten times platinum......That goes to show you that it wasn't all good during Hip Hop's golden age people....

9..9th Prince (Killarmy) and the RZA are biological brothers....

10..That's it for now troopers...Be on the lookout for more heat on the BATTLEFIELD this week duke, and that's a motherfuckin fact jack.

" New Shit On Deck "

Never heard of this cat Synopsis from Kooley High before....I decided to give his newest release a listen last night and there were some beats on it that caught my attention...

The Buzzfactory Volume 1 runs ten songs deep which is the perfect length for this project in my opinion....Don't get it twisted though trooper- this is a solid effort that you should peep..

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" Muro - Electric Kingdom "

Now this is more like it....

One of the hardest working DJ's on the planet continues his streak of explosive mixes...DJ Muro pulls out all the stops on the very flavorful "Electric Kingdom" joint.....I'm real particular when it comes to these types of sessions, but Muro keeps the momentum pumping with a barrage of top choice selections, well executed blends, and on-point composition...

Turn on your cruise control and let the beats rock !

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" Power Speaks "

Jeff Weiss caught up with Wu-Tang affiliate Oli "Power" Grant to chop it up about various topics....If your in the mood for a well thought out interview - you know the motherfucking drill cuzzo...

"In a way, did your lack of formal business education, pay any dividends because you didn’t get bogged down in arbitrary rules that you’d learned from a book?

It’s the gift and it’s the curse. There’s no schooling, so the value comes from learning life lessons. Every day you can learn lessons if you tune in, if you tune in for what’s bullshit and what’s not. Everyone doesn’t have a Wu Tang story, there’s lots of dudes from the streets who don’t make it. The reality is that you can be from the streets, but have your eye on the wrong dreams, and certain things never come to light, you don’t have the wherewithal. We was blessed, but at the same token, at the same time, we strived to make a way for ourselves".

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" Sunday Firepower "

Sure you might have heard some of the songs on this mix by Revolution (Series 25), but the way he flips them will keep you on your toes....You will hear loads of doubles, cuts, and nonstop classic shit..

I highly recommend listening to this from front to back for maximum effect.

Salute to Rev for holding it down on the decks for 20 plus years and counting....

" Beatminerz Vs. X-Ecutioners "

Awwwww man, you know shit is real when two of these heavyweights link up to splash up the set.....

Quit stalling and do the right thing...

"Two of the greatest crate-digging, coast-to-coasting, break flipping, scritchy-scratching crew of all time–Da Beatminerz and the X-Ecutioners–will be joining forces this Sunday February 12th (that’s 2/12/12 for the numerologists out there) for a live event at NYC’s Highline Ballroom featuring heaps of special guests (use your imagination). In order to commemorate this historic meeting of the mines, they have put together this unique mixtape cut together out of six short sets from DJ Precision, Total Eclipse, DJ Esquire, Boogie Blind, Evil Dee and Rob Swift".



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" Classic Storm Radio - 1/20/12 "

On this broadcast of "CSR" Toshi plays joints from Raekwon, Saigon, The Funk League, and they even bring in a special guest, Mr. C-Rayz Walz who freestyles for his entire interview...HA.

You already know the motherfuckin drill..

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" Download Material "

Are you motherfuckers prepared for some 2012 head nodders ?

All the way from Brazil comes this collection of grand grooves from DJ Uilson (Selecta Funk 2)...If your searching for a power boost on this frigid Tuesday evening, you just found it...

Big up to all of you that scope out the BATTLEFIELD on the regular..



TRACKLIST-

1 - Super Erotica - Erotic Rhythm (Macumba)
2 - Super Erotica - Jungle Fever
3 - Super Erotica - Le Couple
4 - Waltel Branco - Meu Balanço
5 - João Donato ( A Bad Donato ) - Straight Jacket
6 - Free Sound Orquestra* - Tarcisiu´s Theme
7 - Ed kennedy * - I´ll Never Fall In love Again
8 - Orquestra CBD - Tema da Zorra
9 - Raulzito & Impacto 8 (Raul de Souza) - Cantaloope Island
10 - Azymuth - Melô da Cuíca
11 - Waltel Branco - Luar do Sertão
12 - Claudia - Vai Baby (Peter Gunn)
13 - Bertrami e Conjunto Azimute (Azymuth) - Pela Cidade
14 - Marcio Montarroyos - Makaha
15 - Airto* - Zuei
16 - Azambuja @ Cia* - Tema de Azambuja
17 - Wanderlea - Ginga da Mandinga
18 - Airto fogo* - Black Soul
19 - Helio Matheus - Boi da Cara Branca
20 - Odair José* - Nunca Mais
21 - Claudia - Poeta do Medo
22 - Trio Mocotó - O Xamego de Iná
23 - Tamba 4 - Samba Blim
24 - Super Som T.A - Agora Chega
25 - Tony Bizarro - Não Vai Mudar
26 - Marcos Valle - Mentira
27 - Eumir Deodato - West 42nd Street
29 - Paulinho da Costa - Toledo Bagel

" Tuesday Rockets "

What do you get when you combine Heaven Razah & Grand Puba on the same track ?

Substance over style homeboy...

"Writing On The Wall" is off the Razah Reborn album that is currently available......

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" For Those That Like To Groove, Part 33 "

Trinidad & Freddie Massif (Heavy Listening Crew) are no slouches when it comes to assembling a dope podcast.....I already posted the ones they did with Money Boss Players & The Freestyle Professors, now your going to get the soul power explosion duke..

DONT SLEEP...

"Over 1 hour of real soul music from all eras.
Modern,northern and crossover.
We featured the soon to be released Moments reissue from Wax Poetics along some classic rarities such as the Trinikas,East of Underground and Hot Chocolate.
Guest shout-outs from crate veterans Amir (from Kon & Amir),Wax Poetics editor Dante Carfagna,Bronx legend Danny the Beatman and more."

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" NY - CT Connect "

L.O.N.S. Alumni "Dinco-D" is still blessing microphones in the new millennium...Last year he came out with the NY-CT Connect project with Elvee..All of the production duties were handled by DJ N.E.B......

Glad to hear that "D" is still maintaining and doing his thing....

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS...."Amongst Them", "Text Love", and "Last Days"..

" Samples Vs. Bands "

"I'm tired of rappers with live instruments on the stage / save that shit for parades...And while your at it why don't you dress like a clown / and draw yourself a permanent frown..

Rappers doing this should retire / niggas looking like Earth, Wind, and Fire"...

"Kiss My Black Ass"..MC Ren 1992.

I wouldn't personally word it the way the former NWA rhyme slayer did, but I understand his sentiments whole heartedly......Too many dudes forget that Hip Hop was built on the manipulation of breaks...Sometimes when you actually incorporate a band into the mix the results are lackluster..

For instance, Black Moon chose to rock over a band late last year to perform the entire "Enta The Stage" album.....There are a couple interesting moments, but I will choose rugged Beat Minerz production over the band scenario any day of the week...

*On a side note- I wasn't digging that Onyx & Biohazard collabo "Judgement Night" either...HAHA..

Am I alone on this one ? What do ya'll think ?

VIA-BCC4L.

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" New Shit On Deck "

Planet Asia & Doo Wop are about to release a mixtape entitled "The Arrival" in the very near future...Leather Goose Music is the first leak from the project...

Doo Wop is still one of the nicest DJ's on the mic device..

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" Dust Your Tape Deck "

DJ Calhoun recently dropped a mixtape that should grab your attention...

The Rah-Rah Mix (Dust Your Tape Deck) is loaded with treats....If you think I'm bullshitting - peep the motherfuckin playlist....90% of the time I listen to a project in it's entirety before posting, but for some reason I'm going to let this one fly.....

I will give you a update after I give this a thorough listen...

Just Ice - Keep it Real
Grand Daddy IU - Who got da Gats ?
Horror City - Aah's & Oohh's
Dred Scott - Nutin' Ta Lose (Marley's Mix)
Preacher Earl & The Ministry - Fool I Got Your Back
The Nonce - Hoods Like To Play
Powerful - Murder 1
Red Hot Lover Tone - Give It Up (Diamond D Remix)
Wise Intelligent - Shitty Inna City
Steady B - Bogardin'
Natural Elements - I Got Your Heart
Aceyalone - Feet Upon Da Table
The Lost Boyz - Renee (A Ghetto Fairytale)
Doomsday Project - Bodycatchers At Da Bullet Fest
Kamakazee - Bridge 95
Rampage the Last Boy Scout - Beware of The Rampshack
Poor Righteous Teachers - Lick Shots
Ace C Ducey - Pop Ya Trunks
The Brotha Life & X Man Project - Gotta Have It
Lethal Terrorist :Truth Or Dare
1st Platoon - Damn "U" The Man
Pashun 'N' Da Loonatik - Lyrical High
Tasc4ourse - Sound In Your Ears
Nuff Ruffness - Styles Come At Ya
Van Full of Pakistans - Monkey on my Back
The Dereliks - I am a Record
Izzy Real - Is He Real
Ghetto Concept - Deifitrec
Top Quality - What
Ra Kapone - Neva Under Pressure
Apple and Orange - Givin Ya a Taste
Finsta - Finsta Baby
The Funk League - The Boogie Down Bombers
Black Moon - Make Munne
Souls Of Mischief - Let 'Em Know
Funkdoobiest - Holdin It Down
Lo Down - Mad Fright Nights
Da Henchmen - Basket Case
Civilized Savages - Ill Rhyme Skill
Saukrates - Hate Runs Deep
Controversy - 2 Da Beat Y'all
MF 911 - 900 (Remix)
Brooklyn Zoo - Boo
Madman Shawn - Walk thru Hell
The Muck Men - Pokin Fun
PMD - No Shorts And No Sleep
Myster-Me - Call Me Myster
Diezzle Don & Tha Govener - Ill Funk Flow
Mobb Deep - Take It in Blood
OGC - Dan-jer
Little Shawn - Check It Out Y'All
Street Life The Dy'nasty - No Matter Where
Sham & The Professor - So-Low-Ist (The Kenny "Dope" Remix)
Peach Tha 5TH Trooper - Madflow Yo !

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" 206 On Deck "

KEXP catches up with Seattle's Vitamin D on their introspective documentary series....

"When KEXP Documentaries interviewed 10 acts for this series, every single band pointed back to Vitamin D as the originator of the town’s current sound. Vitamin D’s band The Ghetto Children (freaking fantastic group if you haven’t heard them) and Tribal Music label were a huge influence on acts like Blue Scholars, Jake One, D. Black and more. Vita’s studio, The Pharmacy has had an open-door policy, welcoming anyone from the community who was willing to put in the work. In addition to his talents as a DJ, producer, composer and engineer, Vitamin D also mentors youth in the community, giving kids from hard neighborhoods a chance to make music".

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And if you missed this excellent collection of rare funk grooves the first time around (Funk On Sight), here is your chance to do the right thing homepiss..

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" Grief Pedigree Steez "

Grief Pedigree is on my most anticipated album of the year list..

WHY ?

Dude makes his own beats (which are very original by the way), pens his own rhymes, and even directs his own videos.....

Let me rewind that one real quick....I know plenty dudes that make their own beats and jot down their own rhymes - shit, I even know some cats that own their own studios, but they still suck.......

The difference between them and Ka is that I can actually feel what dude is saying....It comes off in a very natural way, while others have to force the funk...

HA.

Anyway, hopefully we will see the release of this project sooner than later...

" Polo Grounds Mixtape "

The Skillionare Big Vic Lo aka Thirstin Howl the 3rd gets the mixtape treatment by DJ Heavy Hitter & DJ Unexpected.....Prepare yourself to hear over two hours of boostin, skilling, killing, and Puerto Rock attitude...

YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

Tracklist:

1. DJ Unexpected – 1 Million Horsepower Intro
2. The Lowest Of The Lo (Interlude)
3. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Rack-Lo – John, They’re Stealing
4. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Rack-Lo – The Million Man Rush
5. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Rack-Lo, Big Boo & Shillz Da Realz – Stole
6. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – They Boostin’
7. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – I Bust The Shots That Stop The Party
8. Lights, Camera, Action (Interlude)
9. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – My Freestyle (His 1st Song)
10. It’s A Demo (Interlude)
11. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – Live On Forty Deuce/Jail Flicks
12. Can’t Get Away From H.E.R. (Interlude)
13. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – The Polorican
14. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Unique London – Brooklyn Hard Rock
15. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Eminem – Watch Deez
16. Bring The Rawkus / I Miss Fat Beats (Interlude)
17. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Master Fuol – Spit Boxers
18. Northern HoSPITality (Interlude)
19. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – I’m Living
20. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Meyhem Lauren & J-Love – Stay Sharp
21. How Lo Can You Flow (Interlude)
22. Fi-Lo Feat. Rack-Lo & Him-Lo – Lo-Life Rumble
23. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Big Boo – Love & Loyalty Part 2
24. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Rack-Lo – Lo Down & Dirty
25. Fi-Lo Feat. Rack-Lo – Polo Kings
26. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Fi-Lo – Ridiculous
27. Creating The Polo Planet (Interlude)
28. Evolve Or Expire (Interlude)
29. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – Backshots
30. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Unique London – Chilly Chill
31. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Dana Dane – OG Stripes Chapter 2
32. Bi-Lingual Business (Interlude)
33. Charlie Barnett- Puerto Rican Invasion
34. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – Con Calma
35. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. German Regime – Genetic Engineering
36. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Hurricane G – Catch A Body
37. Acknowledge The Takeover (Interlude)
38. Thirstin Howl The 3rd – The Cards Life Dealt Me
39. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. J-Love & Meyhem Lauren – Double Dosage
40. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Professor X – What It Iz Brother Lo
41. The Polo Crown Cannot Be Shared (Interlude)
42. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Unique London – The Crown
43. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Shillz, Rack-Lo, Ski-Lo & Big Boo – Bury Me With The Lo On
44. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Feat. The Incomporable Shakespeare, Rack-Lo & Wi$e – Cookies And Cream
45. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Big Boo – Brooklyn Killers
46. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Rack-Lo – 2 L’s Up
47. Thirstin Howl The 3rd Feat. Lo-Lifes – Together Forever Remix
48. Long Live The Polo Grounds (Outro)

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" Brazilian Body Rockers "

Since it is Friday and I know ya'll are searching for some action - I'm going to lace you with a couple special spices to work with....

The Soul Spectrum show with the Ambassador (KZSU Standford) put together an all Brazilian session to keep your morale up.....Heavy drum breaks, soul power, and all types of goodness are thrown into the rotation.....

Do yourself a favor and listen to this in it's entirety...

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" Blog Shots 61 "

With so many blogs out there sometimes it's difficult to pinpoint who has the goods....The Top Notch Records blog is holding when it comes to explosive vinyl rips...

For instance, this Lord Aaqil joint "What's Your Name" caught me completely off guard.....Take a listen...



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" 92 Rudeness "

I'm going to take you all the way back to 1992 with Bobby Konders on Tim Westwood's Capitol Rap Show.....Regardless of what some people might have to say about the man, you can't change the fact that the "Massive-B" general was/is responsible for breaking mad records here in the States..

Matter of fact, the NYC Badmen project changed my whole perception on what hardcore really means...Anyway, take a listen to this 30 minute dancehall explosion and get your mind right.....BOOOOOYAAAAKKKKKAAAAA.

Via-S1..

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" Rap Is Out Of Control : 1/29/12 "

JS-1 mans the decks on the newest broadcast of RIOOC....

You will hear doubles, cuts, and all brand new material from this RSC repper..

"I went through a lot of the newer hiphop and tried to pick songs that i personally liked or appreciate. Nowadays since EVERYONE makes music, there is tons of demos to listen to, mixed in with actual artist and albums. I only play what i like and don't support some of the nonsense that has infiltrated "underground" hiphop. There is tons of dudes imitating other rappers, tons of producers imitating other producers, etc.. That's not what hiphop is all about. So on this show i did my best to rock what i thought was worthy or notable. There is lots of newer MCees and still several veterans in the game bringing you good music. When doing a "mix" show, i don't like playing whole songs, afterall it is a "mix" show. If you like any of these tracks, you can go buy them on itunes or support by buying the CD from sites like ughh.com and fatbeats.com. I'd like to thank Dj Eclipse for doing a show like this with little reward. It's hard work and you have to deal with several people who complain and harass you, like me. lol. I hope you enjoy this new mix, and hope you support some of these new artists like Soul Khan, Homeboy Sandman, Rasheed Chappell, Blacastan, etc"...

TRACKLIST-


1- RIOC intro w Kool G Rap & AG
2- Rasheed Chappell - Break Loose w Dj Scratch
3- Gee Dubs - I Dont Care
4-Evidence - Late for the Sky
5-Rah BoomBap- Gem Star
6-Rasheed Chappell - I Know
7-Maffew Ragazino - Short Yellow Bus Theory
8--Punchline & Fokis - Enemy of the State
9-Torae - You Ready?
10-Showbiz & AG - Show & A
11-Blacastan - Blac Magic
12-Common - Raw (How U Like It)
13-Timbo King - Tombstone
14-PH - King Latifah
15-Torae - That Raw
16-Nas & Dj Premier - Re_Generation
17-DJ JS-1 & KRS - Despair
18-Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown - Volume
19-Meyhem Lauren - Queens
20-Homeboy Sandman - Canned Goods
21-Cunninlynguists - Stars Shine Bright
22-Evidence - Fame
23-Showbiz & AG - Bronx Shit
24-BDP (KRS) - Tote Gunz
25-Fashawn - Generation F
26-Bumpy Knuckles & Premier - We are at War
27-Grand Puba & Hell Razah - Writings on the Wall
28-JoJo Pellegrino - Only One
29-Natural Elements - Done
30-Neek the Exotic & Large Pro - Still on the Hustle
31-Reef the Lost Cauze & Snowgoons - Big Shots
32-Soul Khan - Ra's Al Ghul
33-Styles P - Children
34-Dj Doom feat Blacastan - U Just Mad
35-Dj Skizz feat Timeless Truth & Nutso - Santo Remedio
36-The Funk League feat Diamond D - The Boogie Down Bombers
37-DJ JS-1 feat Blacastan - Hold Ya Breath
38-Koncept - Watch the Sky Fall
39-Dj Doom feat KrumbSnatcha - Rookies
40-Edo G - Fast Lane
41-The Regiment & Bodega Brovas - The Show Must Go On
42-La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market
43-Truth feat JS-1 - The Greatest Force
45-Erick Sermon - Way Out
46-MOP & Snowgoons - Anyone Can Get It
47-Royce Da 5'9" - Second Place
48-Rah BoomBap feat Kool Sphere - NYC Agenda
49-Truth feat Sean P - New Type Sumthin'
50-J-Live - Authentic
51-Punchline & Dj SoulClap - I Go On

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" Digging With Drasar - 45 Edition "

When I'm out on the field looking for records I search for all types of shit.....Punk rock, Hip Hop (past & present), Jazz, Psych, reggae, OST's, and all types of genres are on my mind as I flip through the stacks....

This past weekend I came across this Spox-PHD "Brilliance/Four Times Raw featuring Diamond D, Sadat X, Kurious" 45 on Correct Technique Records......The group consist of DJ Spinna on the beats and Oxygen on the vocals...In my opinion "Brilliance" gets the win out of the two, but don't sleep on the B-Side troop...

Big up to my dude Kid Dyno for initially putting Oxygen on my Hip Hop radar..

"Brilliance" produced by DJ Spinna....I also included the instrumental for all of you out there that like to let the beats rock..

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" Del : West Coast Avengers "

Here is a new project by Del just like he promised a few weeks ago, "The West Coast Avengers" features all funk samples this time around.....WCA runs 14 songs deep with Del handling all of the production duties...

Be on the lookout for Deltron 2 with Automator on the boards dropping sometime in 2012...

* Whoever rocked the cover art deserves a salute.

TRACKLIST-

1.BODY CATCHIN
2.DECISIONS DECISIONS
3.DESERTED ISLE
4.GONE
5.IDLE THREAT
6.MAZE WORLD
7.MESSAGE TO THA HIPHOP SNOB
8.RUBIX'S CUBE
9.SLOW LANE
10.SUDDEN IMPACT
11.SWAT
12.THA BIG HURT
13.THA HORSE ON THA TRACK
14.WILLY-WONKA WANKSTAS

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" Jimmy Castor Lives "

The good folks over at the Super B-Beat Show conducted a outstanding interview with Jimmy before his untimely passing earlier this month...

And for those that are only familiar with "It's Just Begun"- you will hear many other funky tunes on this particular episode that are worthy of praise as well...

Rest In peace brother..

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" Monday Morale "

Ahhhh yeah, I'm finally back in Vietnam, California after spending 5 days in the wonderful city of Los Angeles.....

I had to take care of some family matters, go digging, and I also met up with my dude MF GRIMM (more on that in the very near future)....Anyway, I'm back in effect mode so prepare yourself for another wild week of battlefield goodness ya'll...

First up to bat is this collection of head nodders from the heavily slept-on producer Kan Kick (Belt Drive & Beats Band)....Almost an hour of interesting listening material....

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" HHP : 1/14/12 "

Here is the latest broadcast from those Hip Hop Project cats out in the Windy City....

Over four hours of nonstop Hip Hop joints past and present....

TRACKLIST-

Cru - Just Another Case
Nas - Made You Look (9th Wonder Remix)
Diamond District - In The Ruff
Apollo Brown - What You Need
Damu the Fudgemunk - Last Ole
Jurrasic 5- Quality Control
Dudley Perkins - Flowers
The Throne - New Day
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick
Daddy Kev - Rhythm
Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park
Kos Electrik heat The seekwill.
MelloHype- Polyurathane
The Coup- Santa Rita Weekend
Glc- Chi State of Mind
Hen -Dont Get Comfortable
Davinchi- Clean Ass Whip
Hen- Get Comfortable
Skooda Chose- Shame
D will- Bachelor Pad
Defcee- Fantastico
Spinnerty ft. EP/Czar Absolute- Feels like rain.
Chance the Rapper- 22 offs
Dstyles- Felonius Funk
Skooda Chose- Top 5 mc's
Planet Asia- Street Clothes
Glc- Empty Town
Brand new Heavies- Sometimes Inst.
Brand New Heavies- Sometimes- (Jay Dee Remix)
Big L- Mvp
Little Brother ft. Joe Scudda- Lovin it
J- Zone- U Dont Understand
Bassment Khemists- Vibrate
Binary star- Evolution of Man
Krs One - Reality
Raj Mahal- Loveeeee
P.U.D.G.E- Smoke it Over.
Cannabal Ox Vein - Cold Cryptic remix
Apollo Brown- Know the time
Dreaded fist (Sev Seveer remix).
Kazi- Average
Clew Rock- No Clew
Lootpack- Break Dat Party
Mf Doom- Hoe Cakes (Jake One Remix)
Chrome Children- Them
Common- Bitch in Yoo
Akbar- Bigga Dey Come
Kardinall Offishall- Kemotherapy
Sean Price feat. Skyzoo & Torae- "Duck Down"
The Away Team- Drunken Style feat. Add-2
Common- Stolen Moments pt.1
Big Shug- My Boston
Visual- Blessed
Fabid- Proper Damage
Freddie Gibbs- The Ghetto
Add2- Casette Tapes
Blu & Exile- The World Is...
Evidence feat. Roc Marciano & Prodigy- Fame
Vakill feat. Royce Tha 5'9- The King Meets the Sickest
Planet Asia- Boil Makers
Nas- It Aint Hard to Tell
Big Pun- You Aint a Killer
Party Arty- a Lotta Love
Pete Rock-Da Villa
Pharcyde- Runnin
Reks- Stages
Rise n Shine- Rise n Shine
Royce da 5-9"- Boom
A Tribe Called Quest- Award Tour

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" Fly Garments "

Haven't checked for Fila since my teenage era, but for some reason I decided to scope out their web site to see what they have popping off this Winter....

BLAM....This comfy looking Panno jacket looks right up my alley....

If you want to see what Fila is up to these days, CHECK IN....

" B - Boy Pressure "

I'm about half way through this mix by Skillkid and I'm already spazzing out...

Raw drums check, doubles check, under the radar body rocking breaks, CHECK...This is the official promo for the Raw Circles Sessions event in Belgium by the way..

Via- MM.

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" 2012 Shock Treatment "

What part of the game is this ?

It seems as if some file sharing groups are under pressure right now....Blogs are shutting down left and right, dudes are crying foul, cats are getting sued, and motherfuckers are shook..

Guess what fam ?

I could really give a fuck less....Mr. Hip Hop Battlefield has been rocking for over four years now, and a very small number of my links are down, but guess what ?

I really could give two fucks..Why?

Because I'm a Hip Hop dude and I know for a fact that other Hip Hop dudes will find a way to flip the system just like we always have..Sure a straight up mafia move just got pulled on the blog world.....Sure underhanded politics are at play..

Sure it's crazy wack that our hard work could get zapped away without notice (Hopefully you backed up your files)..

But stop your bloodclot crying because no one really cares.....Maybe Hip Hop will go back to the original recipe- cats pressing up records and pumping them independently like they are supposed to.......Thank god I'm a vinyl junkie to the death and all this MP3 shit doesn't make me or break me, but all you straight digital cats that sold off all your records are going to have to get more creative when searching for new material now...HA.

Welcome to 2012 duke - shit is about to hit the motherfucking fan so grab your umbrellas......

Regardless of all the extra fuckery popping, HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD & FUNKWHATYAHEARD ain't going nowhere because real live dudes do real live things....PERIOD..

Now were going to find out how sharp some of these weirdo blog creeps really are......I predict most of these blog opportunist are going to shut down shop because they relied on "blog bottom feeding" and their source of nourishment is drying up faster than you can say NAPSTER....

Big up to everyone that has rocked with me over the years (I SEE YOU)......You know how I get down over here : No dickriding, no ads, no asking motherfuckers for money, no favors, no angles, and no copping pleas.....I do this shit because I am a dedicated Hip Hop student that owes Hip Hop tremendously for helping to mold and shape me into the man that I am today....

A wise man once told me, " It's not about what Hip Hop can do for you, it's about what can you do for Hip Hop ? "...

KEEP VINYL ALIVE MOTHERFUCKERS-
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" Scratch Overdose 5 "

The "Scratch Overdose" segment has been missing in action as of late, so it's only right that I splash ya'll with some serious turntable abuse..

This time around Q-Bert, Shortkut, D-Styles, Varja, Shiftee & my peoples the "SCRATCH SHAMANS" let off some explosive scratch ammo at last year's Fader Fest...WOW....Don't sleep if you know what's best for you trooper.

Get your scratch patterns up !

FADER FEST 2011 - Invisibl Skratch Piklz by DJcityTV

" Gensu Dean : Joints "

It appears as if 2012 will be a big year for SP-1200 wrecker Gensu Dean..Be on the lookout for the release of "Lo-Fi Fingers" on February 28th on Mello Music Group.

Chief One recently assembled a comprehensive mix of GD material that is packed with heat....And while your at it, make sure you seek out the C.L. Smooth & Gensu Dean "American Me" remix project....To be honest, I listen to it more than the original version....Can we get a full blown collaboration album fellas ?

PEEP-

01.Chief-One Intro
02. Gensu Dean – Forever (feat. Large Pro)
03. Edo G – Pay The Price (Remix)
04. Melatone – Memoirs & Melodies (feat. Thaione)
05. Mejest Fatal – U
06. Sadat X – Choosen Few (feat. Lord Jamar & Grand Puba)
07. Edo G – Boston (Remix)
08. Roc Marciano – Scarface N*gga (Remix)
09. Oxygen – Gone Diggin
10. CL Smooth – Unplugged (Remix)
11. Mejest Fatal – Get It
12. Lord Jamar – Study Ya Lessons (feat. Sadat X & Queen Tahera Earth)
13. ill Relatives – Cold Cold World (feat. David Banner)
14. Melatone – Making History (Remix) – feat. Oxygen, Nomad, Rashid Hadee
15. Gensu Dean – On & On (feat. 7even:thirty)
16. Crooked Lettaz – Caught In The Game



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" 1996 In The Mix "

Last year I posted up a few excellent concept mixes from KZSU's DJ Wicked, now I'm going to lace you with a strictly 1996 session that will put you in the right frame of mind...

Don't sleep on his Buckwild or strictly Bay sessions either (you can find those if you do a little digging in the BATTLEFIELD archives).

Tracklist-

01. Intro with Raymundo & Wicked
02. Real Live - Real Live Shit (Remix Instrumental)
03. M.O.P - Anticipation
04. Jeru The Damaja - One Day
05. Royal Flush - Movin' On Your Weak Productions
06. Fat Joe feat. Raekwon, Armageddon & Big Punisher - Firewater
07. Homeliss Derilex - Cash Money
08. Eminem feat. 3 & Denaun Porter - Maxine
09. The Ex Cons - Markd4Death
10. Grav - What
11. Dan-E-O - Dear Hip Hop
12. Doo Wop & Sun Dullah - New York Love (All Eyez On Sun)
13. Mekolicious feat. Rob-O - What You Waiting For
14. Jay-Z feat. Sauce Money & Big Jaz - Bring It On
15. Mobb Deep - Apostle's Warning
16. Bootcamp Click - Wake Up Show Promo
17. O.C. - Flipside
18. Wise Intelligent - Shitty Inna City
19. The Lootpack feat. God's Gift, Declaime & Oh No - Attack Of The Tupperware Puppets
20. Falcon & Sleepy feat. Timbuktu - Lifestress
21. Cella Dwellas - Medina Style
22. InI feat. Pete Rock & Mekolicious - Fakin' Jax (Rude Youth Remix)
23. DJ Honda feat. Sadat X, Wakeem & Grand Puba - Straight Talk From NY
24. M.F. Grimm feat. B-1 - Emotions [Prod. by Sugarless & Erick Sermon - 1996] Jive ENIGMA (LP) 12"
26. Constant Deviants - Competition Catch Speed Knots
27. Ranjahz - Street Life (Daily Basis Remix Instrumental)
28. Talk Break with The Friendly Traveler & Raymundo
29. Bahamadia - Rugged Ruff
30. Shadez Of Brooklyn - Everyday Livin'
31. Ultra feat. Noggin Nodders - Ain't Nobody Happenin'
32. Citizen Kane - Structure/Foundation (What's The Plan)
33. Just Ro feat. Common Sense - Confusion
34. Trigger Tha Gambler feat. D.V. Alias Khrist - Make A Move
35. Chuck D of Public Enemy feat. Kendo of Hyenas In The Desert, Son Slawta Melquan, Dow Jonz, N-Tense, Charlie Brown, Flip & Sharp of Backstabbers, B-Wyze, Outloud of Blahzay Blahzay & Kyle Johnson - No! (The Wreck League Massive Remake)
36. Siah & Yeshua dapoED feat. D.J. Bless - Gravity
37. Funky DL feat. Versatile E & DJ Stixx - 20-20-8-8
38. DNA - Paper Chase
39. Ras Kass - Anything Goes (Remix)
40. Kidd X feat. DJ Rhythm - Worst Thing In This World
41. Brainwash 2000 - Break It Down
42. Slum Brothers - Regular Niggers
43. Mannish - Tasha's Room
44. Busta Rhymes feat. Q-Tip - Ill Vibe (The Ummah Remix)
45. Da Bush Babees feat. Q-Tip - 3 MC's
46. The WhoRidas - Taxin'
47. Tha Mexakinz - Burnin' Hot
48. Originoo Gunn Clappaz - Gunn Clapp
49. Innersoul - It's The Right Time
50. Redman - Rock Da Spot
51. Big Jaz feat. Jay-Z, Sauce Money & Tone Hooker - Foundation
52. E.T.'z (Evil Twinz) - Ray Came True
53. The Rhyme Inspector Percee-P - Don't Cum Strapped (Instrumental)
54. Outro with Wicked, Raymundo & The Friendly Traveler (Shout out to DRUMAT!C)

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" Compton Shots On Deck "

Straight out of C.P.T. comes this cut by Columbo Black & Skillz Stillz, "Fruits Of Perseverance"...

I'm digging the feel on this one, especially Colombo's verse...

Tune In jack !!!

" Hiero Shit "

Del recently took time out to chop it up about the loss of his brother, Ice Cube, Deltron 2, health issues, pet peeves, Dub Step (I don't agree with him on this one), etc..