Here is a little ammo to help you get your motherfuckin mind right : J-Love hits the Sean Price vaults with the release of "Grown Man Rap".....
29 songs of Brownsville, Brooklyn Hip Hop chaos........YOU KNOW THE DRILL !!!
TRACKLIST-
01 Gang Leader
02 Top Rank
03 Figure Four
04 Shut The Fuck Up
05 Sean Legend
06 Ruben Blades
07 Mega Sean
08 Boostin’ Mobiles
09 Sabado Gigante
10 Fuck That Man Up ft Willie The Kid & La The Darkman
11 Laced Cheeba ft Ghostface Killah & Trife Diesel
12 Snow Remix ft Roc Marciano
13 Radiant Jewels ft Chef Raekwon & Cormega
14 That’s Hard ft Smif N Wessun, Pete Rock & Styles P
15 Everyday On The Street ft El Da Sensi & Douljah Raze
16 Why You Wanna Do That ft Cold Heat, Large Professor & Craig G
17 Broken Safety Pt 2
18 Hold Up ft Masta Ace & Marco Polo
19 Trouble Shooters ft Ill Bill, O.C., DJ Muggs & Sick Jacken
20 Triple Homocide ft Inspectah Deck & Jo Jo Pellegrino
21 That Feeling ft Buckshot
22 How The Gods Chill ft Meyhem Lauren & Roc Marciano
23 Priceless ft Timeless Truth
24 Angel Dust ft Joell Ortiz
25 Heartburn
26 It’s Nothin’
27 Crazy
28 Peep My Words
29 Voice Box ft Styles P & Rahzel
This new burner by Far Rockaway's "Hard White", is the type of music you play right before you toss someone off a cliff.....Turn the volume up past ten troopers....
One of the accomplishments that many people overlook when talking about the RZA, is that not only did the abbot help "PUT ON" his fellow clansmen, he also had a hand in assisting the launch of a million splinter groups....
Sunz of Man, Grave Diggaz, Killarmy, Black Knights, Royal Fam, Brooklyn Zoo, GP Wu, Shyheim, and I'm quite sure it would take hours to include the rest...
The Wu- Syndicate (Myalansky, Joe Mafia, Napoleon, etc) hail from Virginia and released their self titled debut in 1999....One of the stand out cuts from that album is "Where Was Heaven" an autobiographical, heartfelt snapshot of the struggle.....
LISTEN UP...
I'm not sure what the current status is of the group, but they came out with a second album "Gremlenz" 2009, Myalansky dropped "Drastic Measures" in 2008, Joe Mafia released "This One" in 2002, and Napoleon just released a new mixtape (Best of Napoleon)....
Out of all the joints on that project, "Money, Cars, Clothes" caught my attention the most...
If you send me an e-mail you better believe I read that shit....It might take me a couple days to finally get around to it, but I try to take the time to sift through my endless amounts of e-mails when time permits.....
ZJUDAH @ YAHOO.COM is the address if you want to send me demos, half-way interesting articles, secret society breaks, and all that other shit.....One of HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD'S regular readers (Donalski) hipped me to this cat from Virginia that goes by the name, "Steady Fam".....
Give it a listen ya'll and tell me what you think ?
I'm going to speed up the tempo a little bit and send you guys into a trance.......DJ Wicked ( Wicked Takeover, Stanford KZSU ) put together the excellent Buckwild and SF comprehensive mixes, and now he is going to stick to a theme once again and blend joints that clock in at the 100 BPM range....
Take a look at the playlist homeboy, yeah this is fully packed with heat.....
CHECK IN....
De'1 - Uneke [Prod. by K-Def - 1994] Reprise 12"
MC Shan feat. Neek The Exotic, Diesel, Kool G Rap & Snow - Pee-nile Reunion [Prod. by Kool G Rap & The Large Professor - 1993] Livin' Large 12"
Bootfunk - Huffin' & Puffin' [Prod. by YB & Ezi Cut - 1993] Tommy Boy PLANET RAP (LP) (Denmark)
Naughty By Nature - The Hood Comes First [Prod. by Naughty By Nature - 1993] Tommy Boy 19NAUGHTYIII (LP)
Black Maddness - Wild Brooklyn Bandits (Funkin' Jazz Mix) [Prod. by Silver D - 1993] Select Street 12"
Capital Tax - Mista Wonka (Mista Won'ka) [Prod. by DJ Smooth G - 1993] MCA THE SWOLL PACKAGE (LP)
Apache - Get Ya Weight Up [Prod. by Diamond D. - 1993] Tommy Boy APACHE AIN'T SHIT (LP)
ADL - Daddy [Prod. by Falcon - 1993] Tommy Boy PLANET RAP (LP) (Sweden)
The Flavor Unit MCs feat. Treach of Naughty By Nature, Chip Fu of Fu-Schnickens, Freddie Foxxx, Kid Capri, Queen Latifah,
Heavy D, D-Nice & Dres of Black Sheep - Roll Wit Da Flava (Kid Capri Bounce Track) [Prod. by Kid Capri - 1993] Epic 12"
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth - Act Like You Know [Prod. by Pete Rock & The Large Professor - 1992] Elektra MECCA AND THE SOUL BROTHER (LP)
Chi-Ali - Roadrunner (Puberty Mix) [Prod. by A Tribe Called Quest - 1992] Relativity 12"
Del the funkyhomosapian feat. A+ of Souls Of Mischief, Casual & Snupe - No More Worries [Prod. by Domino - 1993] Elektra (LP)
The Pharcyde - Ya Mama (Kenny Dope Remix) [Prod. by Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez - 1993] Delicious Vinyl 12"
Crusaders For Real Hip-Hop - La Cosa Nostra [Prod. by Tony D. - 1993] Profile 12"
Jaz B. Lat'n feat. DJ Ed-Ski - The Spliff [Prod. by Winston "Rice & Beenz" Rosa & Dose - 1994] PolyGram STREET GAMINS (EP)
Mysterme & DJ 20/20 - Couldn't Get It Right [Prod. by Mysterme - 1993] Gee Street LET ME EXPLAIN (LP)
Funkdoobiest - Who's The Doobiest [Prod. by T-Ray - 1993] Sony WHICH DOOBIE U BE? (LP)
Mad Flava - From Tha Ground Unda [Prod. by Tracy Kendrick, Courtney "Tha Commander" Branch & Mad Flava - 1994] Priority
FROM THA GROUND UNDA (LP)
Apache feat. Latee, Cee of Brothers Uv Da Blak Market, Doluble J & Naughty By Nature - Woodchuck [Prod. by Apache - 1993]
Tommy Boy APACHE AIN'T SHIT (LP)
Double XX Posse - Somethin' Funky Ta Step To [Prod. by T-Ray - 1992] Big Beat PUT YA BOOTS ON (LP)
Lord Finesse feat. Percy P & Andre The Giant - Yes You May [Prod. by Showbiz - 1991] Giant RETURN OF THE FUNKYMAN (LP)
DJ Bizkid (Yeah, I know that name sounds familiar HAHA) hits us off with an all graff theme mixtape.....Of course your going to hear Artifacts and a couple other well known writers anthems, but he also throws some surprises into the stew....
I do not co-sign every song on here, but he gets credit for sticking to the format from beginning to end.....
It's no secret that the music industry is full of shady characters....
On this clip with Wax Poetics T.V. the knotty headed terror "Tame-One" speaks candidly about his gripes with the machine, the Artifacts reforming, and other topics that will grab your attention........
If those Mobb Deep dudes roll through your city, make sure you do the right thing and check them out.....I had the opportunity to catch one of their performances recently and I have to give them the two thumbs up...
Their catalogue is massive, Big Noyd made a surprising guest cameo, and motherfuckin Dave Chapelle was in attendance (Heavily guarded in VIP of course HAHA)....
PEEP......
SATURDAY, AUG.27, 2011- (ROCK THE BELLS) SHORELINE AMPITHEATER MOUNTAIN VIEW,CA.
One third of the "Perceptionist Crew" is back on the set with some chop action for all you beat heads out there.....I'm only half-way through and I must say that this Boston dude has got some fly shit popping off...
Haven't heard much from Fakts in recent years, he must have been in the lab all this time concocting flavorful beats such as these...
Perfect listening on this beautiful Sunday afternoon...
TRACKLIST-
01. Breaking News
02. Lately
03. Westbound
04. Still Gettin Mines
05. The Grimey Way
06. Program
07. I Got
08. One Time For Des
09. Come Widdit
10. Lost & Found
11. Stand Up
12. Pianolude
13. East Mode
14. Some People..
15. Put It On The Line
All right folks, are you ready for some uncut soul power ?
You came to the right place because this compilation of burners will help you get your mind right..All songs recorded between 1969-1972 (Vampisoul Records).........Catch a groove...
Here is the latest "RIOOC" radio show with Eclipse....
I'm quite sure you know the drill by now : Doubles, comedy, and all brand new joints.......Lookout weekend here I come....
TRACKLIST-
1. Kool G Rap & A.G. “Rap Is Outta Control Intro” prod. by Marco Polo, cuts by DJ Eclipse
2. Slaine feat. Blacastan, Sean Price & ILL BILL “The Boulevard” prod. by Lu Balz
3. JoJo Pellegrino “Chill” prod. by J Force
4. Median “Open My Thoughts” prod. by 9th Wonder
5. Consequence “Mr.RapFix (Hot Water)” prod. & cuts by Audible Doctor
6. Zilla “2 Lifetimes” prod. by Beatnicks
7. Outerspace feat. Sick Jacken “Lost Angels” prod. by Cynic
8. Timbo King “Bar Exam” prod. by BP
9. Rasheed Chappell “Ghetto Children” prod. by Kenny Dope
10. Ras Beats feat. Masta Ace “Let It Be” prod. by Ras Beats
11. STS “STSisGOLD” prod. by Bear One
12. Nutso feat. Panchi, Torae & Punchline “Street Corner (Remix)” prod. & cuts by Bunty Beats
13. NYGz “Last Night” prod. & cuts by DJ Premier
14. Slaine & Statik Selektah feat. Reks “Hold Up” prod. & cuts by Statik Selektah
15. Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown “The Note” prod. by Apollo Brown
16. Rich Kidd & DJ Grouch “R.N.T. (Real Ni**a Tears)” prod. by Burd & Keyz, cuts by DJ Grouch
17. Royce Da 5’9″ “I Ain’t Coming Down” prod. by Alchemist
18. Tragedy Khadafi “Narcotic Lines” prod. by AraabMuzik
19. Bronze Nazareth feat. RZA “Fresh From The Morgue” prod. by Bronze Nazareth
20. Median “Hi Five” prod. by Amp
21. The Black Opera “Legendary Scrolls”
22. Outerspace feat. Apathy “Get Ridiculous” prod. by MTK
23. Slaine & Statik Selektah feat. D-Stroy “Molly” prod. by Statik Selektah
24. Sadat X “She Loves Me” prod. by Will Tell
25. Random Axe “4 In The Box” prod. by Black Milk
26. Timbo King “The Autobiography Of Timothy Drayton” prod. by Lil’ Fame
27. Nas “The World Is Yours” prod. & cuts by Pete Rock
I'm definitely feeling this song (God Is Force) more than the last leak from Mugshot Music, "Suspended Animation".......The motherfuckin DITC bronx bombers are back motherfucker....
After checking out DJ Bles's set up in Seattle for Might 4 a couple year back, I knew he was a forced to be reckoned with....Instead of wasting time behind the decks he set it off with a barrage of intense drums, nice composition, and well placed quick scratches...
On this breaks mix from 2010 (Soulwalking) he keeps it extra fresh...Seriously..
" I walk with a bop give a fuck about a cop / want hundreds in my knot, smoke chocolate pot, live on a rotten metropolis block/ with the same old monotonous plot, to get money "...
Try saying that shit fast ten times in a row if you can......HAHAHA....
While diggin through the stacks I came across a record that I haven't listened to in mad long.......Baby J featuring the A-Alikes "Walk With A Bop".....This song brings back memories for me because I used to rock it nonstop....
Ill keys chopped up, a haunting voice floating over the track, and aggressive bars = WIN........
The A-Alikes are still doing their thing these days with the Dead Prez (RBG) camp, but they decided to switch up the production which hasn't suited them well in my opinion.....
I wish they would go back to rhyming over beats like this.......1998 Bomb Hip Hop Records..
This is DJ Expo's set (December 2009) from the infamous funk party in Las Vegas (The Get Back).......Instead of playing random joints, Expo actually took the time to blend most of the tracks which automatically caught my attention....
Monday is here already, so look alive and catch a motherfuckin groove if you know what's best for you....
Here is a fresh joint from Detroit rhyme slayer Guilty Simpson that you might have missed, "Acquired Taste" produced by Metro with DJ Twister on the scratches......
Simple, effective, and all that other fly shit....
It's puzzling that so many artist can flourish within this art form without any real knowledge of Hip Hop history....Matter of fact, it's downright disrespectful that dudes can parade around, make money, talk mad shit, and not have any idea who laid down the proper foundation for them to eat off of years later....
That's why this clip with "Coke La Rock" is essential viewing for any dedicated student.....
Killa Ben has a new mixtape out on the set (The Mechanic) that had a couple heaters on it........If you are looking for some hardcore ammo for your weekend festivities, CHECK IN TROOPER......
In my opinion the "Memphis Sessions Re-mixed" is the best comprehensive showcase of AZ's skills....I can listen to it from start to finish without hitting the fast forward button....
When this first came out a few years back it didn't make the noise that it truly deserved unfortunately......
AZ has one of the best flows in the game, but his beat selection skills are somewhat questionable, so it made perfect sense for Drew Kelly (DJ Unknown) to remix some of his songs and take it to another level......
It's crazy to think that Sam Sever's group "Downtown Science" were briefly signed to Def Jam (Damn, things have changed over there for the worse)....
Anyway, Sam has carved out a nice place for himself in the Hip Hop history books : Not only was he the DJ for the Beastie Boys in the classic "Tougher Than Leather" movie, he also produced for Ms. Melody, 3rd Bass, Run-DMC, etc.......
He recently popped up EVR for a session packed with classic joints, breaks, and all that other good shit.....
Pete Rocks brother Grap Luva has a couple tricks up his sleeve for 2011......
NICE.....
" Slice-of-Spice proudly presents Grap Luva ft. Damu The Fudgemunk on the soon to be released SSR-006 'Neva Done EP'. Subscribe at www.slice-of-spice.com for more details on how to pre-order the limited edition 12" vinyl.
This release includes two vocal tracks with instrumentals on the a-side, and six previously unheard and remastered beats lifted from Grap's SP1200, on the flip. Damu The Fudgemunk features here, either on the cuts or boards, giving this release an incredibly dope sound.
And while your at it, peep this compilation of Grap Luva joints assembled by Matik Media.....
Tracklist-
1. Beats & Rhymes
2. Break The Mold (Remix)
3. Untitled
4. Power Bars w/ Kev Brown, Produced by Kev Brown
5. Real Definition
6. Trackrunners
7. Thinking Man's Session
8. Concrete Steps
9. Vibe w/ Phonte
10. Who Am I
11. Power Bars (Remix)
12. Make Moves
13. What Ruling Means
14. Won't Stop (Remix)
15. Take A Look
16. Word of Life
17. Keep On
18. Can't Stay Away w/ Phonte (Same song as Vibe, not sure why)
19. Touch The Sky
20. Time For A New Horizon
21. Check The Clock
To be honest, I shouldn't even waste my time writing about this shit because I know deep down no one cares....But if I don't speak my mind I would be a fuckin herb....
So here we go folks.........Rolling Stone Magazine (Which is not even half-way credible in the Hip Hop world) recently claimed that Eminem is the "King of Hip Hop".......I'm quite sure the BATTLEFIELD readers know this false claim is purely ridiculous, but the younger generation are easily persuaded to subscribe to this type of thinking if they do not have the proper influences around them (FEEL ME)....
In the early stages of Em's career I thought he sounded like a hybrid of Chino XL, Masta Ace, with a sprinkle of Young Zee or even Pace One......He had a couple clever punchlines, but I was never a fan......His voice was/is crazy annoying, most of the beats he rocked over were/are second rate, and I grew tired of his material instantly.....
Some of you might think I'm bugging......"Aww, Drasar doesn't fuck with Em because he is white"......."That Battlefield dude is playing the race card"......."Eminem is the best MC, Drasar is a hater".....
Nah brother, skills are skills regardless of race, sex, or anything else.......I'm just not feeling his whole steez.....And if you listen to his newer material it is obvious he has ran his course with this rap shit, but what really pisses me off is that NO ONE mentions that bullshit, full of racial epithets demo your boy Marshall put together in the mid-90's.....
NO ONE talks about that shit.....How could the so-called "King of Hip Hop" speak so disrespectfully about black people and get away with it without some real repercussions ?
"Foolish Pride"
He can try to claim that he was a drunk youngster when he wrote that song, but I'm not falling for any of that bullshit homeboy.....Not back then, not now, and I never will....
Recently stumbled onto this new cut with Cash Bilz, Nice, and Mobb Deep's Havoc entitled, "3 The Hard Way".......Havoc steals the show with rhymes like, "I don't give a fuck even in the middle of a nut / let me find out your out here I'm going to get a nigga stuck".....
Nothing too crazy, but perfect for some mixtape/mixshow burn.........Produced by Havoc.....
Now that I have almost 2000 post under my belt, I feel that it is mandatory to pull out some of my earlier work that some of you may have missed on the first go-round....Back in 2009 I conducted an interview with New Jersey legend, King Shameek......
It was definitely an honor....You would be hard-pressed to find many interviews with him on the net (Unfortunately)......
Thank you Shameek for taking time to chop it up with the kid and opening up about various topics......
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King Shameek has always intrigued me........The way he put together beats was unlike anyone I had heard before......Monkey's sampled intro's, House music infused with Hip Hop, spontaneous breakdowns complementing heavy doses of scratching, and funky as fuck drum patterns.........His productions have managed to age very well.......He has worked with Naughty By Nature, Artifacts, King Sun, Twin Hype, L.P., PaceWon, El Gant, Style, Tony Terry, and even Peanut Butter Wolf {back in the day}
Hip Hop Battlefield salutes you "King Shameek", for being original, versatile, and most of all soulful......Check out this interview I rocked with Mr. Jose Matos {King Shameek}.......
{HHBF].....The first time I heard of you Shameek was the "In The House" 12 inch with the "Shameek's Groove" on the flip...Was this your first commercial release?
{King Shameek}....My first self produced release was "Make It Funky"...Seville featuring Jazzy J and Shameek on NVS/Cutting Records...Which was recorded on a 4 track recorder that my mom bought me in High School...Thanks Ma.....Before that I was just editing and scratching on freestyle records like Sweet Sensation ,Deniz, Tony Terry, etc...That work prepared me for larger studios.....
{HHBF}.....In 2006 there were talks of you and "Twin Hype" recording again, what's the update on that situation?
{King Shameek]....Most people know of the twins getting locked up from the" Source" article back in the day....So after they got released after 4-5 years we linked up 2 see if we could pick up where we left off..Things didn't really work out, I guess we didn't see things eye to eye..So another 4 years pass by, this time they recorded some demos and said they were ready to rock with me again....We recorded 4 hot joints..I was psyched about the joints we did....So I sent out a press release and set up meetings with labels...We then had another fallout, so I bounced before we heard any news about a deal...I have a lot of joints i did that never came out...I'm thinking about putting out a King Shameek lost tapes album with joints I did with King Sun, T La Rock, Twin Hype....For the most part I'm done with the twins though....I'd rather preserve my Hip Hop memories of us on tour and video shots and whatnot.....Nah mean?
{HHBF}.....Your recordings are always mixed down very well, are you more into analog recording devices or digital these days?
{King Shameek}....I had to make the change from analog to digital or get left in the dust...As a d.j. I made the change from vinyl to c.d. then serato.....I still love my vinyl, but I don't have to carry around a heavy ass crate...Unless I sell my house and move...As a producer I prefer to have a fatter and dirty sound on my beats that I got from analog, but recording and editing in protools is a lot faster...I found several ways to make my drums dirty in protools so I rock with that...When it comes to buttons and faders, I was always a hands on type of dude...It took me awhile to get used to rocking with a mouse, but for the most part I like to keep a tight mix and pan sounds so it bugs out the listener....I remember hearing "Buffalo Gals" for the first time and how they had all the scratching, vocals and sound effects paned to one side....And all the music and drums paned to the other side...I always took those kind of ideas in the studio with me.......
{HHBF} ....Upcoming projects?
{King Shameek}...Working on a line of scratch tones {ring tones}...I'm also V.P. of a production company called Newark Illustrated that houses artist Miss Nana and Angel Inez coming real soon..I'm also working on hosting my own online radio show real soon..Get at me Myspace.com/KingShameek
{HHBF}...I am curious to know how you found Hip Hop Battlefield?
{King Shameek}...I found your site from my google alerts..So when I checked your site from my sidekick I thought it was dope..I was like this cat knows his music.....
{HHBF]...You mixed Hip Hop and House in a way that hasn't been matched since.....What was the Newark club scene like back in the day?
{King Shameek}...My cousin was a D.J {Mumbles} at Club Zanzibar during the disco era..I think they opened in the late 70's..Zanzibar has always been a landmark in Newark...Jokers would come from all over the tri state area to party there...Sad thing is I just drove by there last week and it's leveled to the ground....When my cousin stopped dj'ing in the mid 80's he gave me some of his records...You could say I was studying those records...
{HHBF}..."The Truth" , by L.P. caught me by suprise...Especially when I found out you did the beat...How did you meet up with L.P. and what's his current status?
{King Shameek}..I was introduced to L.P. by his mom....I won't say who, but he has family in the D.I.T.C. crew...We keep L.P's profile under wraps because the nature of that song...It's like when 50 got all that feedback from "How To Rob"......Funny thing is we put out "Truth", before "How To Rob"...Hmmmm...I wonder if they got the idea when we were playing the demo to D.Dot?....Hmmmm, could that be why he wanted to hear it over and over again? Shout out to Sway and King Tech for playing it first....L.P. is flying back and forth from China to Atlanta, running some type of clothing distrubution business now........
{HHBF}...Whatever happened to 'Nefatini" ?
{King Shameek]...That's a good question..I was just put on that project..Her and Romeo Black were really down with D.J. Cheese.....
{HHBF}..Why didn't you release more material in the mid 90's?
{King Shameek]....I was working more on T.V. jingles and dj'ing because of deals gone bad..Before that I was developing and shopping a group called "Zero Tolerance", that I got signed to Loud Records..That project never came out, and we asked to be released from the label when we seen 'Mobb Deep" who were signed after us, come out before we did...So things got me discouraged from the music biz a little bit at that time....But I'm back {LoL]....
{HHBF}...Who exactly were 'Hollywood Impact", and what recording equipment were you using at that time?
{King Shameek].....Hollywood Impact was a crew of artist, producers, dj's under producer Hollywood's guidance...He was a d.j. from Newark that felt he could impact the game with a fresh, new sound, and we did just that...King Sun, Tony Tone and Mick Nice of Style..Kid Seville, Romeo Black and Nefatini, made some of the Hollywood Impact.....We recorded at a studio that was fully equipped, but we prefered the SP1200..Hell there were times when we just looped up a drum beat on a Numark mixer with no sequencer and lay more samples on top of it...The same thing Rick Rubin is famous for with the 'Beastie Boys"..It gave it that live feel...
{HHBF}...Can you drop some jewels on us about your mind frame when you recorded 'Twin Hype's" first album?
{King Shameek}...1988 and I am fresh out of High School and I was back in Jersey...Madukes wanted me to go to college, but I wanted to test out the N.Y. music scene for a year or two...While in Jersey I met Hollywood, he played a demo from 2 brothers, we thought they were clever with the rhymes.....So we started recording at a N.Y. production studio called "Centerfield'....Hollywood was a d.j too, he had a lot of that house music we sampled from....Jersey has always been big on House and club music....So we recorded 'Do It To The Crowd", and that was the first single...There was a lot of smoking weed and drinking beer during the recording of the first album......
{HHBF]....Who were some of your musical influences growing up?
{King Shameek]...I was born in Newark, but moved to Cali in the late 70's...So it was Cali where I was first introduced to Hip Hop...Before that I had a thing for funk and RNB music like George Clinton, Marvin Gaye, and James Brown.....I was up on N.Y. when I would take trips back to see my family...I got tapes early of Supreme Team, Red Alert, Chuck Chillout....I remember most of the Cali Hip Hop like "Egyptian Lover'," Bobby Jimmy", 'World Class Wrecking Crew"....I would only get to play true school Hip Hop when I would spin on the "Drum" with "Kevvy Kev' on KZSU [Stanford} or with "KutMaster Kurt" in Santa Cruz....
{HHBF]...Favorite "King Sun" moment........
{King Shameek}......The time where he went into the d.j. booth where 'Funk Master Flex" was playing during a Ice Cube performance...Sun got on the house mic and called out Cube ....He claimed Cube stole a song called "Wicked" from him...Sun was like "Cube you are a biter"... Everyone was looking around, because they didn't know what was going on....So Cube stopped his show, and was like "so what I stole 'Wicked"....So Sun asked to battle, and Cube agreed....By the time Sun got to the stage security was called to stop him so nothing happened at all..........
*Word up my peoples...Thanks for checking out this piece....I also have a interview with a mysterious Chicago producer on the way so stay tuned JACK!!!!!!!
Tired of hearing all that nonsense that these wierdo bloggers are posting up ?.........One day they are yelling keep it real dunny, the next day they are posting up Wiz Khalifa tracks and all that other bullshit.....
HHHAAAA......Sometimes I have to chuckle to myself, but ain't a god damn thing funny (YA HEARD ME).......
A couple weeks ago Fake Blood hit us off with part one in his excellent "Used" series.......Now part two is here folks...Do not sleep.....
In the movie Style Warz, Kase 2 represented the true to life hardrock Hip Hop aspect to the fullest.....You could tell by his demeanor that he was thorough with his in that flick alone......
After losing so many people in 2010 I told myself that I wouldn't turn Hip Hop Battlefield into a memoriam forum, but after hearing about Kase 2 passing away yesterday I have to do the right thing and pay my respects...
Rest In Power trooper......You laid down a proper foundation, now it's time to keep your spirit alive and keep the fire burning....
"Shirt King Phade" was one of Kase's students.......This is what he had to say regarding our fallen comrade.....
"As one of Kase 2's first born when it comes to what the kids call today 'Swag,' I respectfully send out my condolences out to the Jeffrey Brown family. Me and Kase met in 1978; We quickly became friends and he began to mentor me as his protege. We fought side by side in the street, Kase respected me not as an underling but almost as an equal. He helped shape and groom my aerosol art career in its early stages. He always had perception as to what was next.
He is truly the 'King of Style.' Kase gave me an outline in 1978 in the form of my name 'Phade.' He was impressed that I was able to scale his art professionally, and proportionately so we became piecing partners. Whether it was one of his many monikers or our names, we painted hard. Kase took me to clubs like Celebrity club, Harlem World, Renaissance Ballroom and Audubon Ballroom. He enabled me to meet the heroes of the day such as Busy Bee and Kool DJ AJ. We called ourselves "The Moore House Crew." That was Kase's family he always mentioned Dee, Glenn, Crusader Rob, Al Boogie,Tray-Bag, Gill Seville and others.
We became his extended family. He taught me how to stand up as a man and protect my artistic ability by any means. So many words can describe Jeff aka Kase 2 of The Fantastic Partners. When Butch came home he embraced me also. They together embraced my team Lil Seen, Doze, Daze, Lady Pink, Harold, LC, EC3, CUE, he showed us all how to be and conduct ourselves as "Kings." There were collaborations that only pictures can bring back the memories of those nights at Gunhill Road lay-up and bussin' 6 whole cars.
Kase/Butch, Phade/Agent, kel139/Cos, Mare/shy 147,piecing with Skeme/Dez, Lil Karado/SO, Jap 115, Moet, Gnome etc. Kase was unselfish, willing to teach and always opened his heart and doors for others. I have been so blessed to meet and be a pivotal part of this man's life that meant so much to others. 33 Years of knowing a true "King of Style." I can brag about that but missing Kase is gonna be hard. I wear my crown proudly and do daily watch the throne; that was Kase's life....letting you know who the true "Kings of Style" are and whose crowns are on tight.
Thanks to a mentor, brother, historian, fighter, artist supreme, To the "King Of Style," thanks for the memories and the love of the life game we are in...Hip Hop."
Awww yeah, it's about that motherfucking time again ya'll.....
I have been in the lab extra heavy these days putting the final touches on my newest assault project, "Every Posse Get Flat"....Nothing but extremely brutal reggae/dancehall joints that will make all the perpetrators run for cover.....
It's a beat tape / remix project/ mixtape / and all that other wild and crazy BATTLEFIELD shit......If you enjoyed "Wax Weapons 31", "Remix Weaponry", and "Strictly Weapons", than this will send god damn chills up your spine......
Big up to everyone that still supports that raw and undiluted hardcore.....
Here is a quick 10 minute snippet........Be on the lookout for the full unveiling of "Every Posse Get Flat" later on this month....
It can get a little hectic on the BATTLEFIELD sometimes in Vietnam, California.....It's moments like these that I unwind to calmer frequencies and get my meditations in order (YA DIG).....
If you can relate to where I'm coming from- take a listen to this compilation of tracks by the splendid Menahan Street Band and catch a groove folks....
GBK/NS/HR/SOA
