" Clip Up This Summer "

My dude Polar/Sonny Wong/ Viben Onerz is a god damn beast when it comes to graphics, graff, and comedy.......When we get together the jokes reach all-time high levels..

He has been the creative force behind the cover art for some of my illest projects (Remix Weaponry, Wax Weapons 31, and Strictly Weapons with Culpa One).....Salute my dude....

Peep these new tees that he cooked up for all the hardrocks walking around the avenue with an ice-grill.....If you want to cop one, you can contact him HERE.............

Polar if your reading this- reserve one of these bangers for the kid..HAHA.

" Mixtape Of The Week- Sample Source Edition "

I'm quite sure you have heard plenty sample source mixes throughout the years......Some are corny and it seems as if their only purpose is to pull producers cards, and violate them by exposing their samples....

Others educate the listener and take them on a journey by paying proper homage to the original compositions....

When I first started hearing these types of mixes in the early 90's, it got me open....Now in 2011 a DJ has to dig a little deeper in his crates to hold my attention (Many sample source projects recycle the same material these days) ....

Fake Blood (Yeah, I know the name is puzzling) goes all out on his latest mix, "Used Volume One".......Sure you might hear a couple songs that you heard before, but for the most part he keeps it fresh and unpredictable......Listen to it front to back and get your mind right....

VIA-FAT LACE.

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" Comedy Relief "

AWWW MAN, Ghostface Killah keeps the laughter rolling with his "10 Softest Rappers In The Game" rant........Somebody had to step up and blow the whistle on these creeps...

9. Big Sean

"Ayo then we got this nigga Big Sean namsayin. Ayo once again it aint like the god feel like he need to smack this nigga or nothin but the nigga whole aura just moist son. The nigga look like a victim and shit. This niggas more Sean than Big if yall hear what a nigga sayin here. Word to Puff son. Ayo the nigga be spittin now and then and he gotta a couple gems and shit but that super duper shit was played the fuck out 5 minutes after this nigga birthed it g. Ayo thanks for that shit nigga."

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" For Those That Like To Groove, Part 20 "

BATTLEFIELD, BATTLEFIELD, MOTHERFUCKIN HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD........

Some dusty suckers from Las Vegas tried to bite the name, but your not fooling me jack..........HAHA...

I'm the father of this BATTLEFIELD shit, so knock it off.....

BUSTERS !!!!!

Anyway, you are probably here because you are bored with all these blogs posting up the new wack shit from the usual suspects (Big Sean, Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, your boy Drizzy, Wiz, and all those other lames)....

Right ?

This mix by Ken 5 should give your night a little power boost (Groovy Situation 2)........Rock on....

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TRACKLIST-

01. Intro
02. In The Hole / The Bar-Kays (1969)
03. Devil Woman / Clarence Carter (1970)
04. I Can't Believe I Ate That Whole Thang / David Camon (1972)
05. The Message / Cymande (1972)
06. Me And The Biz / Master Ace (1990)
07. T.S.R.(Toilet Stool Rap) / Biz Markie (1991)
08. Sad Feeling / Bobby Bland (1967)
09. Tom Cat / Muddy Waters (1968)
10. Buzzsaw / The Turtles (1968)
11. Main Squeeze / Quincy Jones (1970)
12. Praise The Lord / Lord Finesse (1991)
13. Now They Wanna See Me / Percee-p & Ekim (1992)
14. Night Shift / Positive K (1992)
15. Put Your Weight On It / Big Daddy Kane (1990)
16. Apollo / Kid Capri (1991)
17. Hot Pants / James Brown (1971)
18. From The Love Side / Hank Ballard And The Midnight Lighters (1972)
19. In the Middle / Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis (1969)
20. Four Play (Ken5's Edit) / Fred Wesley And The Horny Horns feat. Maceo Parker (1977)
21. Are You Ready / Beatnuts feat. Grand Puba (1994)
22. Step To The Rear / Brand Nubian (1990)
23. Take It Personal / Gang Starr (1992)
24. Who Dem Niggas / Alkaholiks feat. Threat (1993)
25. Scratch Bring It Back (Part2-Mic Doc) / EPMD (1992)
26. Try Counting Sheep (Remix) / Black Sheep (1991)
27. Solar Level / The Johnny Almond Music Machine (1969)
28. Soulful Football / Willie Henderson And The Soul Explosions (1970)
29. Simple Song / Meters (1969)
30. Give It Up / Kool & The Gang (1969)
31. Detroit / Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemist (1969)
32. My Babe / Willie Mitchell (1969)
33. All Because (I'm A Foolish One) / Al Green (1970)
34. Putting Game Down / Luther Ingram (1969)
35. Headbanger's Ball / Dooley O (1988• A2002)
36. I Know You Got Soul (Ken5 Blend) / Eric B. And Rakim (1987)
37. Come On, Let's Move It (Remix) / Special ed (1990)
38. Somethin' Like Dis / CPO (1990)
39. At Your Own Risk (Remix) / King Tee (1990)
40. Different Strokes / Syl Johnson (1967)
41. Shame On A Nigga / Wu-Tang Clan (1994)
42. The Stomp / Ol' Dirty Bastard (1995)
43. Raggedy And Dirty / Luther Allison (1972)
44. I'm Back To Collect / Bill Coday (1972)
45. Shop Around / Flavor (1968)

" B-Boy Mania - Circle Traffic Edition "

Xav from the slept-on crew "Sons Of Sam" is back on the set for 2011 with this breakbeat platter of chaos...."Circle Traffic" will make you want to lace up your kicks and go for yours on the linoleum....

Take a listen trooper...

" Milkcrate Jewels 34 "

It's been awhile since I slapped ya'll with a Milkcrate Jewel, so without further delay here goes another rocket blast straight from the dungeons of my wax laboratory......

Earlier today while flipping through the stacks- I came across a record that I haven't listened to in a minute.....Beat Nuts the "Rarest Nuts" L.P.


I caught this a couple years back and I was surprised it contained unreleased material, B-sides, etc....

One of the commercially unreleased joints that caught my attention was a cut called, "Robbed".....It was probably made during the "Stone Crazy" sessions because it sounds similar to one of my favorite songs from that album "Find That", except with a little more bounce.....

Eerie floating keys, Chuck D vocal sample, explosive drums, and plenty death threats = WIN....

" Down Low Wreckage E .P. "

I'm going to take you all the way to Staten Island for a heavy dose of Hip Hop shock treatment....

Wu-Tang affiliate Dark Skinned Assassin dropped the stellar Down Low Wreckage E.P. in the mid nineties....Ill crime stories,menacing production, and all that other hardcore shit....

After garnering attention for the project he ended up getting incarcerated for three years which slowed down the momentum of his musical efforts.......He now goes by the name Dr. Ama and he released an album entitled "Split Personality" a couple years back.....

Anyway, here is the download for Down Low Wreckage.......Turn the volume up and prepare for rough turbulence..

DONT SLEEP...

TRACKLIST-

01 - Lock Shit Down
02 - Smoke In Ya Face
03 - Gotta Get The Creme
04 - Life Of Shorty
05 - The Horror
06 - Untitled Raw Shit

" DAS EFX 2011 "

"I'm the reason why you niggas rock Timberlands / you cock suckers make me nervous, stop fidgeting".....

Peep out this brand spanking new joint "Boogie Bang" from Skoob of Das EFX fame.......At first I was a little skeptical, but after I heard the scratch sentences on the hook I knew I was dealing with a sure shot single....

VIA- BLACKOUT.

" Let The Beats Rock "

BEATS, BEATS, AND MORE BEATS......

Are you sick of listening to beat tapes that put you straight to sleep ?

Growing weary of instrumentals that lack the soul power you crave ?

With the steady influx of tinkerbell drums, corny as fuck synth lines, and unoriginal chops many are left scratching their heads wondering, "What the fuck happened?"

Don't trip though trooper, that dude from Philly "Small Professor" has some production that will wake you up.....

TUNE IN.....

" Monday Hip Hop Morale "

While scoping out the Crates Of AG blog, I stumbled onto a fresh remix project by a cat that goes by the name, "Debonair P"......His beats match up with the vocals perfectly, he rocks nice arrangements, and "P" even took the time to add some scratches to assist on the momentum factor...

It's not often that a remix project captures my attention these days, but this joint kept me listening from front to back.....If your looking for some Monday Hip Hop morale, do the right thing JACK !!!!

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" New Shit On Deck "

It looks like the DoomStarks project is going to finally see the light of day.....

If this song "Victory Laps" is a indicator of what they have cooking up, they might just have a heater on their hands....

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" Lord Ron Deck Wreck "

Just in time for your weekend Hip Hop fix....


Zulu Nation DJ, "Lord Ron" blesses us with Preserving The Culture Mix #13.......No playlist this time around homeboy, but you already know how he gets down......Doubles, under the radar rockets, classics, blends, etc....

Over an hour of non-stop flavors

Peace goes out to all my AMAZULU'S worldwide......

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" Friday Action "

Damn, Friday already ?

The days are flying by, and the year is more than half-way over....... Contrary to popular belief, 2011 has been a a decent year for Hip Hop for those that continue to actively seek it out...

For example, "Digi Crates Records" put out a interesting compilation earlier this year that contained a few sure shot singles.....

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Hip Hop Battlefield top picks............"Black Christ"...."Funktions"...."Ladies"....."Pulsemuzik"....."Sincere"......"Space Suit"......"Shadow Gravel"...."It Don't Matter"......"One, Two".....

01. Rozewood – Black Christ (prod. by Apollo Brown)
02. Kyo Itachi feat. LMNO – One, Two
03. Taku feat. Cyhi Da Prynce – Hero
04. Spade Bangbino – Pushing (prod. by Fresh Sly)
05. Hus – Shadow Gravel (prod. by Azaia)
06. SmooVth – It Don’t Matter (prod. by Sero)
07. God Sense – Swan
08. Tiff The Gift – Cool, Calm, Chill (prod. by Kameleon Beats)
09. Rozewood – Prelude To A Funeral (prod. by DJ Phantom)
10. AGQ feat. Wildelux – Pulsemuzik
11. Marvelous Mag feat. Asia J – Red Silk (prod. by Dubby Waters)
12. Tha Connection – Sincere (prod. by DJ Kryptonite)
13. Astro Baker – Space Suit
14. Asia J – Drum Fire (prod. by King AL)
15. DJ Kryptonite feat. Sean Price, J-Biz & Critical – Ladies
16. SciFi Stu feat. Tha Connection – Funktions

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" New Shit On Deck "

I was surprised to see that Hiero repper "Phesto Dee" has a new EP available......

"Granite Pedigree" has a few scorchers on it that will perk your ears up....Glad to see this Oakland trooper still putting in work in the 2011 era....

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Keep your third eyes open for the debut solo Lp from Hieroglyphics,Souls of Mischief member Phesto Dee.. "Background Check"!....Coming soooon!

Released 17 July 2011
All Tracks Produced by Architect,Tone Capone,Kev Choice and Phesto Dee
All Songs written by Phesto Dee except RocknShock cowritten by Kurious Joorge
All Cuts by Dj Lex


Hip Hop Battlefield top picks......."The Emblem"...."Ground Running"...."Worm Food"....."Known The Real"...."Nothing's Saving Em"..."Rock N Shock" featuring Kurious Jorge........

" Godfather Part 3 - Infamous Legacy "

Godfather Part 3 from Infamous Mobb just released a double disc of QB street talk with "Infamous Legacy : Queensbridge to Worldwide"....

With over 47 songs on this project I'm quite I will find something that will grab my attention.....

PEEP THE SNIPPETS HERE DUKE....

" Beat Junkie Sound "

D.J. Babu will be hitting the road in August so make sure you go check him out when he rolls through your city......You already know he is far from a slouch on the decks....

FRIDAY 05 AUGUST 2011
At the Metro
Chicago, IL, US
Atmosphere, Evidence, and Blueprint
with DJ Babu and 1 more…


MONDAY 15 AUGUST 2011
Atmosphere
with Evidence, Prof, DJ Babu, and 1 more…
House of Blues
Cleveland, OH, US
Buy tickets


FRIDAY 19 AUGUST 2011
Atmosphere
with Blueprint, DJ Babu, and Evidence
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison, CO, US
Buy tickets


WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2011
DJ Babu
with Prof, Evidence, and Blueprint
MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa
South Lake Tahoe, NV, US
Buy tickets


FRIDAY 26 AUGUST 2011
Atmosphere
with Blueprint, Evidence, and DJ Babu
The Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, CA, US

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 2011
Evidence
with Blueprint, DJ Babu, and Prof
Mesa Amphitheater
Mesa, AZ, US

" It's Murder "

Damn, this is the type of shit you listen to right before you toss someone off a bridge....

DJ 7L let's off a barrage of drama on this conceptual project, "Music To Be Murdered By"......Library records, soundtracks, and all types of sinister sounding textures get tossed into the stew....

Give this a listen if you know what's best for you....BLAM,BLAM.....

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" Diamond D Speaks "

Recently legendary producer Diamond -D sat down with Complex magazine for an in-depth breakdown of some of his illest beats......Salute to you Diamond for showing all these cats what diggin in the crates is all about....


PEEP...

" Fresh Is The Word, Part 5 "

When I copped a boom box Flud watch a couple years back, I had no idea it would garner so much attention from people (Mainly females).....I didn't get it to be hip, I copped it because I actually thought it was fresh...

It's the first watch I have ever owned as a matter of fact....

Now Flud is back with an Akai MPC sampler type watch that I have to pick up with a quickness......If you want to scoop one one yourself,

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" Muro Rocks The Breaks "

It's been awhile since I posted up one of Muro's mixes, so I decided to dig in my bag of goodies and pull out some treats for all of those that check the BATTLEFIELD on the regular....

Muro comes equipped on this break beat explosion ( Super Funky Rock Breaks 1 ).......When it comes to finding raw drum breaks many producers automatically run to the funk/jazz section of the record store....But truth be told I have found plenty open drums on certain rock records that blew my god damn mind.....

If your looking for some Monday beat morale, you just found it trooper....Over an hour of heavy percussion.....DONT SLEEP..

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" Blog Shots 48 "

* Above photo taken from Izze's blog...

The Wild Style Technicians crew ( Izze, DAZE, Zone, Sake, etc ) have been holding it down in Southern California for over a decade..Instead of following trends, these guys keep their designs straight B-Boy without all the extra nonsense....

They also sponsor the Battlefield Funk radio show and keep us laced all year around with explosive garments....

Check out Izze's blog while your floating around in cyber-space if you want to see ill pieces, flicks, and all that other wild style shit...Make sure you tell him that grimy dude from HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD sent you jack !!!!!

TUNE IN.....

" Battlefield Funk Radio - Download "

* In the above pic- Big Mark, Myself, Chef, and P (Funk What Ya Heard)...

What do you get when you combine HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD with FUNK WHAT YA HEARD ?

Motherfuckin chaos on the turntables.....Mad Planet and I started the radio show in 2009 and rocked on U-Stream for over twenty joints......We didn't have a plan or an agenda, all we wanted to do was have fun on the decks and rock joints that we enjoyed...

No formats, no concepts- just off the dome, extra live mixing sessions....A wise man once told me, "Real live dudes, do real live things".........So we took heed to those words and always kept it unpredictable and spontaneous.....

It's been awhile since we splashed cyber-space with a heavy dose of artillery ( We are both extremely busy these days )....

Don't worry though trooper, we have a show planned real soon so keep your eyes peeled......Until then, check out this MP3 from 1/14/10 of two and a half hours of comedy, blends, doubles, accapella flips, trivia, and all that other fly shit....

I remember this show very well....I just had four wisdom teeth pulled out, could barely talk, and I was dealing with an enormous amount of pain at the time....HAHA...

Anyway,big up to everyone that peeped the shows in the past, we see you......

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" New Shit On Deck "

Bush Master Music 1 was my top pic on Blaq Poet's new album, but here is a little bonus to promote the instrumental package they have brewing up....

"Bush Master Music 2" with Roc Marciano, Blaq Poet, and Wais P.....FRIDAY FIREPOWER...

Be on the lookout for more ammo today....

" The Triumphant Return Of Sucker Of The Week "

WHAT PART OF THE GAME IS THIS ?




A couple years ago I had a "Sucker Of The Week" column on the BATTLEFIELD....I would take the time to pop a blog shot at well deserving targets, and put a spotlight on some of their cornball antics...

It could be a wack lyric, or a straight biter situation.....Or even blatant selling out or any other random act of fuckery that made me blow the whistle and cry foul....

Somewhere along the line I grew bored with the idea and I scrapped the whole shit.....I figured why waste time dissing these herbs, when I could be more constructive by bigging up music that deserves more attention ?

YA HEARD....

Every once in awhile though I spot something that puzzles me to the point where I have to resurrect the "Sucker Of The Week" Modus Operandi......

AWWW MAN, this clip right here is wrong for sooooo many reasons...

If you do not get angry after watching this, you are probably a motherfuckin sucker.........HAHA.

" Tuesday Turbulence On Deck "

Yeah this is more like it.....

Teflon was supposed to drop an album on Premier's label a long time ago.... Now with the CDQ release of "For The Love", hopefully we will see the release of that project sometime in the near future...

Via-DJPB





And while your at it - here is the last "Live From Headquarters" radio show with special guest Large Pro & Neek The Exotic..07/08/2011.

FRESH.

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" Download Status "

When I first spotted this remix project a couple years ago, I didn't give it a chance due to the name, "Small Professor"......I never was a fan of the name Young Guru either (Ya Feel Me)....

For some reason I decided to give it a listen this morning and I was impressed....

It has a very consistent energy from beginning to end....Booming drums, well thought out chops, and a couple surprises here and there..

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICK- "What You Waited All Year For".....

Tracklist-

The Entroducing
Moon and Stars
Everyone
Dap
Anytime (party time)
Red Hot
Jeru
What You Waited All Year For
Classic (emergency)
Noyd
Hot, Sizzling and Other Similiar Synonyms
Like This
Sewed Up
From The Meadows

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" Godfather Don Shots "

I read somewhere that Godfather Don is currently in a Jazz band in Brooklyn and that he has no plans on returning to the Hip Hop world....

That's a damn shame...

Can you imagine what he would sound like in 2011 with all the talent he possessed ?

Peep this Godfather Don mix by a cat named S-Rock if your in the mood for a dose of hardcore ammo.....Over 45 minutes of heavy drums, insane rhyme patterns, BK attitude, etc...

A couple transitions are a little rushed, but this still deserves a listen....

Tracklist:

-insane
-lex lugor
-rabbit stew remix (feat raw breed)
-losers
-style by the gram
-seed of hate
-mc assault
-you know the name (feat hostyle)
-diabolique
-hellofasong
-burn
-fondle em fossils
-life ain't the same

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" Crate Damage, Part 4 "

* In the above pic Dave Jones & myself, live on the air, June 24th at the beautiful University Of British Columbia.....

On my recent trip to Vancouver, Canada I picked up a nice amount of explosive vinyl......I'm not going to share the open drum breaks with ya'll, but what I will do is hit you off with a couple fresh cuts that will definitely perk your ears up....



Concise - "Fame" featuring DJ Revolution on the cuts....

Double Up Records, Produced by Concise..

Concise usually teams up with Checkmate (Defenders Of The Faith), but he is also known to get busy on the solo tip....His rhymes are on point and he also excels with menacing production on this slept on joint from the early 2000's.......

Revolution absolutely kills it on the cuts and gives this record an extra boost of seasoning..HAHA..

I also have to add that Concise is from Vancouver.....

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King Sun & D.Moet - "Mythological".....

Zakia Records, Produced by Cutmaster DC 1987..

In Ice T's new book he claims "Mythological" was the inspiration and driving force behind his hit song, "Colors".......If you play close attention to "Mythological", it sounds as if Ice-T straight bit the whole shit....

Not just the cadence and flow, but also the drum programming, arrangements, etc........HAHA......

I'm very surprised I caught this record for a decent price because I heard through the grapevine that it's worth a pretty penny..HAHA.....I guess I was at the right place at the right time, because I copped it for cheap..

Anyway, give it a listen trooper.....



And this last pic is for my homeboy Sha-Onerz......What you know about this shit fam ? HAHA..