" On The Road Again "

Since I'm heading to the beautiful city of Vancouver, British Columbia next week, it's only fitting that I pull out some material from those dudes up north....

Back in the 80's the first Hip Hop shit I heard from Canada was Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, and Michee Mee.......Over the years groups like "Down To Earth", "Checkmate", "Saukrates", and "Black Eye" have impressed me with their approach to the artform....Matter of fact Black Eye (R.I.P.) had a couple songs from the 90's era that still remain in my rotation to this day....

For some reason most cats in the States are oblivious to what is going on up there.....Believe me, there is more going on than that cornball Drake/ Drizzy or whatever the fuck he calls himself.......When I was there last year I couldn't believe how many record stores, sneaker boutiques, and clubs they had downtown.....So I'm headed back for another round of Hip Hop holiday activities.....

I noticed that I have quite a few Canadian cats peeping the BATTLEFIELD......If you know of some things poppin off between June 22-27th, let me know what's happening....

Anyway, scoop up this mix by Filthy Rich (Norther Touch).......Nice selections, blends, etc....

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS..........Choclair- 'What It Takes".....Elemental-"Living Under Water"...Saukrates-"Hate Runs Deep".....Elemental-"Drama"....Fresh Wes-"Fine Tune The Mic .....Ghetto Concept- "On The Motion"....Citizen Kane- "Black Rain"...Wio K-"Sunshine".....Nasty Howie- "Attic"....Down To Earth-"Learn To Earn"....Concrete Mobb Featuring Mobb Deep- "Boiling Point"....Saukrates- "Father Time Remix".....Redlife- "Weight"......Dan Eo- "Dear Hip Hop".....Mathmatik- "Formation"...

TRACKLIST-

01. Rascalz, Choclair, Thrust, Kardinal - Northern Touch (Filthy Rich Cross-border ReFix)
02. Infinite - 360
03. Choclair - What It Takes RMX
04. Elemental - Living Underwater
05. Choclair - Jus A Second (Filthy Rich Cross-border ReFix)
06. Infinite ft Jay-Z - Can't Knock The Hustle Cuz I Gotta Get Mine (Filthy Rich Cross-border RMX)
07. Saukrates - Hate Runs Deep
08. Elemental - Drama
09. Maestro Fresh Wes ft Showbiz - Fine Tune Da Mic
10. Ghetto Concept - EZ On The Motion
11. Madlocks - Gusto
12. Citizen Kane - Black Rain
13. Wio-K - Sunlight
14. Nas-T Howie - Attic
15. Down To Erf - Learn To Earn
16. K-OS - Rise Like The Sun (Filthy Rich ReFix)
17. Citizen Kane - Structure, Foundation
18. Sic Sense ft Buckshot - Positional Bypass (Filthy Rich Cross-border ReFix)
19. Concrete Mob ft Mobb Deep - Boiling Point (Filthy Rich Cross-border ReFix)
20. Saukrates - Father Time (Filthy Rich Cross-border ReFix)
21. Rascalz - Really Livin
22. Ghetto Concept - Krazy World
23. Kardinal Offishall - Husslin'
24. Rascalz - Dreaded Fist (Filthy Rich Cross-border ReFix)
25. Kardinal Offishall - Naughty Dread Pt2
26. Redlife - Who's Talkin' Weight (original version)
27. Dan E O - Dear Hip Hop
28. Mathematik - Formation
29. K-OS - Musical Essence
30. Clarence Gruff - Mystery Unsolved

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