" For Those That Like To Groove, Part 36 "

What's going on out there HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD posse ?

Is this work week wearing you the fuck out ?....I feel you, it's times like these that I turn off the cell phone and turn the volume up on the sound system to drown out all the nonsense that the daily grind throws in my direction...

"FTTLTG" is 36 chapters deep at this point....DAMN..

And in case you didn't know my inspiration for this segment came from those New Jersey brothers Twin Hype....On their first album they had a fresh song called "For Those That Like To Groove", so I decided to keep that spirit alive by adding on...

This time around the good folks over at Voodoo Funk splash the set with a Nigerian funk mix....Over an hour of body rockers troop !!!

" Download Status "

Since I already posted up two DJ Calhoun mixes in the last couple months, I might as well slap you with another one...

The "79 MN Zoo Mix" features over an hour of nonstop blazers that will catch your attention....Doubles, cuts, and under the radar selections is the Modus Operandi folks...

YOU KNOW THE DRILL...

" Mid Week Rockets "

Former Def Jukie "Masai Bey" is in a class by himself when it comes to flipping bars....

Seriously.......

I can't think of anyone out there that sounds remotely close to what he is doing...On "Panacea Goldmine" the bugged out frequencies reach an all time high....

PEEP..



Produced and written by Masai Bey for Masai Bey Music (ASCAP). All tracks recorded and mixed by Khem at ABZU, except tracks 11 & 12 which were recorded and mixed by Steve Z. and BMS @ Ecstatica. Additional audio work was done to all tracks by Nasa @ Nasa Labs. Turntables by Khem and Masai Bey.

" Lord Jamar : NY Times "

Lord Jamar & Lord Superb team up for a little 2012 Hip Hop morale on "NY Times".....

Glad to see these two lords connect.....

Produced by Big Throwback.

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" Golden State Warriors, Part 4 "

It's a crying shame that Fishbone haven't received the accolades that they deserve....

After 25 years in the music BUSINESS, countless tours, and major label support in the beginning of their career, the band still remains under the radar somewhat.....So many groups copied their whole steez and reaped huge benefits without paying proper homage...

What does this have to do with Hip Hop you might ask yourself ?

1..Fishbone have maintained their initial anti mainstream stance....

2..Instead of falling victim to current trends, the band still unleashes their form of original music..

3..They truly do not give a fuck (sounds like Hip Hop to me)....

Just peeped their documentary "Everyday Sunshine" and it instantly put me in a heavy trance.......I highly suggest that you track down a copy if you know what's best for you...

" Tuesday Rockets "

Six Two Six are back with more fresh vinyl for you to cop...Big up to my dude "Set Rule" out in BODYMORE!!!!

ALLNIGHTER 12" EP

"From up & coming producer Debonair P and (M.I.) of Constant Deviants teamed together for this ill underground intercontinental project . With 'Deb P' hailing from Australia this marks the second successful limited vinyl release with SIX2SIX Records and his own imprint Gentleman's Relief Records".

Side A:
1) Allnighter
2) Skyscraper
3) Sun, Moon & Stars
4) Allnighter (Instrumental)
5) Skyscraper ... more

" Monday Night Live "

If you want me to check your demos, beats, rhymes, flicks, or hate mail, you can send it to ZJUDAH @YAHOO.COM....

No politicks, or any of that other new age bullshit - if I like it you will get some well deserved burn on the battlefield folks and that's a promise....

Anyway, since it's Monday night and I'm in a groovy mood I might as well hit you with some certified firepower....Chicago Gangsters "Michigan Avenue"...

BLAM, BLAMZ...

" Joint Of The Day "

Cuban Linx 2, War Report 2, and now Doe Or Die 2 ya'll....

Some dudes dismiss sequels on general principle, but I'm not complaining one bit, especially when A.Z. manhandles a Buckwild production like this with the greatest of ease...

"My Niggas" is the first official leak from Doe Or Die 2.....DONT SLEEP.

" Inspector Deck : Are You Listening 2 "

Rebel INS AKA Inspector Deck steps away from the mic for a second and rocks his sampler on his latest beat excursion, "Are You Listening 2"....There were a couple joints on this that caught me by surprise..

HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD TOP PICKS-

"AAAAH", "Hold On", "Lamont Sanford", "R U Serious", and "Wrong Guy"...

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" New Shit On Deck "

Former Rubberoom member Lumba Blackwood is back in the lab churning out new material...Out of the three most recent cuts that he dropped, the Grant Parks produced "Madness" is my personal top pick...

Glad to see that this Chicago ruckus bringer is still keeping those flames burning..Be on the lookout for his upcoming LP "Bangs Basics" on Coalmine Records sometime this spring..

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" Sir Menelik Promo Steez "

Godfather Don & Sir Menelik let loose all types of chaos on this promo joint entitled, "Murder The World".....

Damn, this makes me want to hear some NEW material from the dangerous duo.....

Turn the volume up full blast homeboy.

" KA Speaks "

In my opinion KA's "Grief Pedigree" is one of the best releases in 2012 thus far.....

It has been on constant rotation ever since I got my hands on it awhile back....Crazy rhyme schemes, moody atmospheric production, and a healthy dose of Brooklyn grittiness make this project stand out apart from the rest...

Passion of the Weiss recently caught up with the former Natural Elements member for a in-depth interview that you should peep..

"There is a noticeable growth and progress in your music, from Natural Elements to Nightbreed to Iron Works to now. Do you think it was a matter of aging and learning and experience?

It was aging. It was aging and going through a lot of shit I was going through. Decade difference… that’s real. You grow, become different person in a 5 or 10 year span. I definitely did. That helped me mature vocally, timing wise, my cadence, my voice, knowing what I wanted to say. It takes time for an artist to know what kind of artists he wants to become. And I learned that, I know what I want to be.

My flow, delivery, I feel like it’s a quiet rage now. Everything I’m saying is very passionate, I really feel it. Some of the songs I can’t even perform without getting emotional. It’s hard, some of these songs… just saying it… (Ka pauses, affected for a very brief moment) It’s not just lyrics. When I talk about one of my friends that got murdered I see him and I’m sad he’s not with me right now. ‘Spoken memorial to all my losses’ – when I say that shit it’s real. Saying it right now I’m getting all emotional. I flash and see all my friends that I wish I could share the album with.

So yeah I noticed the style change. The years helped me out. And life experiences made me the artist that I feel like I am today".

TUNE IN...

And while your at it - the "Grief Pedigree" vinyl is now available...

DO THE RIGHT THING....

" Hip Hop Battlefield Goes To Soldier Field, Part 14 "

My girl is from the lovely city of Chicago so we usually end up flying out there at least once a year.....I have a couple Hip Hop comrades there as well, and every time I touch down my dudes will school me on rare Chicago Hip Hop, past and present....

The last time I was out there my dude Mattrock pointed me in the direction of a windy city slept-on gem...Fully - G "There She Goes Again" produced by Diamond Kut released on a white label in 1995...

Only 50 copies were initially pressed up so I'm not surprised that many people outside of the Chicago area have never heard of it....."FG'" finesses the track with the greatest of ease with bars dissing money hungry members of the opposite sex....And the production rocks a sample that "Buckwild" went on to use for the "Celph Titled" show.......

It's a damn shame this joint didn't get the attention that it deserved.....Witty lines, breezy soulful loops, and a well placed "Passin Me By" scratch sentence = WIN..........

The good folks over at Black Pegasus recently re-issued this piece of Chicago Hip Hop history for all of you that appreciate vinyl like myself...

YOU CAN COP HERE....

A1 There She Goes Again (Radio)
A2 There She Goes Again (Street)
A3 There She Goes Again (Andy C Remix)
B1 There She Goes Again (Instrumental)
B2 There She Goes Again (Andy C Remix Instrumental)
B3 There She Goes Again (Grant Parks Remix)

" Hiero Shit "

If Hiero representative Phesto Dee plans on pressing up wax for his newest offering, "Granite Pedigree" - this is the song that I would use for a single...

Phesto actually gets very busy on this cut...DON'T SLEEP.

"Emblem" ..



* First KA came with "Grief Pedigree", now we have "Granite Pedigree".....2012 is going to be the year of the pedigree peoples..HA.

" Ultra Mag Madness "

How could you really go wrong rocking a mixtape with all -Ultra Magnetic M.C.'s joints ?

DJ Grasshopper gives the Bronx Bombers shine on this "Ultra Boys- The Magnetic Tape".....If your a hardcore Ultra fan like myself, you will download this on general principle...

VIA-TD.

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" New Shit On Deck "

Even though I fully I understand why some of my peoples are frustrated with certain aspects of today's Hip Hop landscape, you will never see me waving the " everything sucks after 1996 " flag....

WHY ?

It's because I hear fly shit on a constant basis....Sure you might have to filter out a gang of shit before you get to the jewels, but if your a dedicated Hip Hop student you will eventually stumble upon new material that will hold your attention...

These cats P.I.R. had a couple raw blazers on their debut release, "The Rap Sheet".....

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"No Happy Endings" produced by Ty McFly..



"Glorious" produced by Thug Poet...

" Under The Radar "

Like I said a million times before- I usually scan a project thoroughly before giving it burn on the BATTLEFIELD....Quality over quantity is the Modus Operandi over here, unlike the majority of blogs I see out there these days...

Every once in awhile I will make an exception to the rule....Today I'm going to let a mix fly without even hearing it first, because I know for a fact that it will be flooded with jewelry based off the playlist alone.....

Alkuttraz (Crates Of AG) hits us off with part two of "New & Limited".....

TRACKLIST-


1. tru comers - wicked
2. amp boogie - last word
3. godfather don - do my thing
4. hassaan mackey & apollo brown - volume
5. ill distracxion - psychotic nasty
6. fully g - there she goes again remix
7. are em (100x) - belly of hell
8. the midnight eez - childhood memories
9. da henchmen - basket case
10. o.c. feat. page the hand grenade - weak ideas
11. lewis parker - swimming with sharks
12. sparrow - listen (to the rhyme)
13. alps cru - avalanche
14. roc marciano - drama
15. steve colossal - the city that bleeds [debonair p remix]
16. natural elements - i got your heart
17. doc bec - b.m.f. [grant p remix]
18. hulk hodn - ignut oil
19. d-stroy - i aint real
20. l. - ill vs.
21. i-power - true
22. the doppelgangaz - nexium
23. constant deviants - fulton street

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" 4 All My Fly Kick Rockers "

Maybe it's just me, but I'm definitely feeling a couple of the kicks from La Coq Sportif's new lines.....I rocked a few of their track suits back in the day - never got around to copping the kicks though.....

Remember when Fresh Prince used to rock "LCS" heavy in the mid to late 80's ?

Anyway, take a look at what they have cooking up on their website...

PEEP...

" Muro Rocks The 45's "

The international crate digger extraordinaire DJ Muro comes correct with this dose of dangerous 45's...I'm sure you already know how he gets down for his, so quit stalling and do the right thing famo...

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" Frank Dukes 2012 "

This Red Bull beat champ has released quite a few bangers in a short period of time with a sound palette that consist of heavy drums, moody sound pieces, and well thought out chops...

This time around Mr. Frank Dukes mans the turntables for a interesting journey through sound with Passion Of The Weiss....

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" Sunday Morning Rockets "

Some people enjoy mellow music on their Sunday mornings...

But over here on the BATTLEFIELD I keep that hardcore pumping at loud decibles 24/7.....For instance, I got a heavy boost this morning from the Tuff-Crew affiliated "Danger Zone Mobb Squad"....

On "Flippin Keeloz" Tone Love paints a vivid description of a drug dealers demise.....Explosive material indeed!!



And by the way, Dope Folks will be releasing unearthed "DZMS" vinyl in the near future....You can pre- order HERE..

A1: Flip'n Keeloz (Straight YaYo Mix)
A2: T.L. Back To Yell (Strong Mix)
B1: Flip'n Keeloz (Montana Mix)
B2: T.L. Back To Yell (Come Back Mix)

" Scratch Overdose 10 "

You know it's going to be a good day when we get to hear Florida scratch pioneer Magic Mike, Craze, and Q-Bert on a track together.....Hopefully we will get more collabs like this in the future..

I can remember a time when Mike was one of the fastest DJ's out there....I'm glad that he is still practicing on his scratch patterns in the new millennium......SALUTE.

*My only complaint is that they shouldn't have included those wack keyboard lines underneath....

Magic Mike:

“When I set out to do ‘Journey Into Scratchin’, I wanted to work with 2 DJ’s that I respected the most in the genre where I started. I watched QBert back in the New Music Seminar days when I was at the peak of my career and all I could say was wow. DJ Craze took what I helped start in Florida to a whole different level. Once again I was in amazement. It was only right that I do this song with the 2 guys that keep me practicing to this day. I am thankful and humbled that they chose to work with me…”

QBert:

“I need to work with the legends, Craze and Magic Mike more often! I hope this is just a start!”

Craze:

“When Magic Mike asked me to be on a track with him and Q-Bert, it was a no brainer. Those two are my heros when it comes to djing. Magic Mike has inspired many generations of djs and producers and QBert will forever be the best scratcher in the world… It was truly an honor.”

" The Triumphant Return Of Battlefield Funk Radio "

After a lengthy hiatus we are back on the set tonight 9'oclock sharp (Vietnam, California time)...

Yeah, I know it's been awhile but brothers are extremely busy.....We both have two jobs, girlfriends, obligations, and all that other time consuming shit just like everyone else...But enough of the bloodclot crying, tonight we are going to wreck cyberspace with an avalanche of vinyl flame throwers, doubles, remixes, B-Sides, blends, scratches, etc...

We also have a special guest joining us....."MF GRIMM" will be in attendance to shake things up for all of you who know what time it really is...HA.

CHECK THE SHOW LIVE HERE @ 9P.M.

*UPDATED LINK..

One-

D.

" 4 All My DITC Heads "

While scoping up my mans blog from FUNK WHAT YA HEARD, I noticed a new mix by our brother P-Sol rocking nothing but Lord Finesse cuts....DAMN..

On general principle I have to post this up because dude does his motherfucking thing...

Doubles, cuts, blends, and a couple secret spices to make it all cohesive....Do yourself a favor and download this one with a quickness..

TRACKLIST-

1. INTRO / COLLAGE
2. LORD FINESSE & DJ MIKE SMOOTH- BAD MUTHA
3. JAMES BROWN- THE BOSS
4. LORD FINESSE- CHECK THE METHOD
5. GRAND PUBA- UNTITLED
6. XPERADO- ALL NIGHT
7. D.I.T.C.- DAY ONE
8. OLIVER SAIN- ON THE HILL
9. LA BOPPERS- YOU DID IT GOOD
10. D.I.T.C.- ALL LOVE
11. LORD FINESSE- SHORTIES KAUGHT IN THE SYSTEM REMIX
12. BIG L- DEVIL'S SON
13. SHOW & A.G.- DIGNIFIED SOLDIERS FT. BIG L, LORD FINESSE, O.C. (ORIGINAL & REMIX)
14. MOBB DEEP- G.O.D. PART 3 BLEND
15. BIG L- STREET STRUCK
16. RASCO- RUN THE LINE (LORD FINESSE REMIX)
17. POS NEG- NO DOUBT REMIX INSTRUMENTAL / INTERVIEW
18. AHMAD JAMAL- GHETTO CHILD
19. WALKIN LARGE- DO THAT (LORD FINESSE REMIX)
20. BIG L- MVP
21. DEBARGE- STAY WITH ME
22. DAVID AXELROD- THE SMILE
23. LORD FINESSE FT. GRAND PUBA, SADAT X & LARGE PRO- ACTUAL FACTS
24. LORD FINESSE- KEEP THE CROWD LISTENING (DJ PREMIER REMIX)
25. GROUND FLOOR FT. LORD FINESSE- DIG ON THAT
26. LORD FINESSE FT. KRS-ONE- NO GIMMICKS
27. INTERVIEW / INTERLUDE
28. OSCAR PETERSON- DREAM OF YOU
29. LORD FINESSE- HIP 2 DA GAME
30. LORD FINESSE- HIP 2 DA GAME (BUCKWILD REMIX)
31. MINNIE RIPERTON- HERE WE GO
32. VINYL DOGS INTERLUDE
33. LORD FINESSE- PARTY OVER HERE REMIX
34. NOTORIOUS B.I.G.- PARTY AND BULLSHIT (LORD FINESSE REMIX)
35. LORD FINESSE- STEPPIN' HARD ZULU NATION
36. LORD FINESSE FT. PERCEE P- YES YOU MAY
37. LORD FINESSE SPEAKS
38. LORD FINESSE- THE FUNKY TECHNICIAN (P-SOL BLEND)
39. LORD FINESSE- THE FUNKY TECHNICIAN
40. JAMES BROWN- BLIND MAN CAN SEE IT
41. GANGSTARR- JUST TO GET A REP (P-SOL BLEND)
42. NOTORIOUS B.I.G. FT. SADAT X- COME ON
43. LORD FINESSE FT. O.C.- BRAINSTORM
44. LORD FINESSE- RETURN OF THE FUNKYMAN X ELECTRIC SENSTATION

" Lick A Shot "

DJ 7L recently hooked up with the good folks over at Stussy to release this high powered "Shoot To Kill" mixtape....

Plenty of roughneck rudeboy gun talk popping off on this one - If you think I'm bullshitting, take a look at the playlist homeboy..

24 cuts of hardcore shotta anthems....BOOOYAAAAKAAA SHOT.

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" Breakbeat Action "

This interview with Danny Dan The Beatman on the Super B-Beat show is straight up hilarious..It's also refreshing to hear someone speak their mind with no apologies...

My favorite quote-

" When it comes to this new shit I don't understand it man...I don't play it, I don't listen to it, I don't want to know it.....It's crap and it's not real music to me "

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Mane One also comes correct with a nice set full of heavy breaks..Peace to all my folks out in SD.

" Tuesday Rockets "

Ultra affiliate Fred Beanz lets loose on his latest rocket, "Get To Know Me"...

Sure you might have heard this sample before, but bronx bomber "FB" keeps things interesting by rocking it extremely raw....

Tune in JACK !!!!

" Magnum : Fully Loaded "

Here are a couple reasons why Magnum's only full length album "Fully Loaded" will cost you over 400 bucks...

1..It's crazy rare, consider yourself extremely blessed if you spot this during your digging festivities..

2..This album is flooded with supreme musicianship, ill concepts, and well thought out compositions...

3..Some of your favorite Hip Hop producers flipped samples from this album, which drove the price sky high...

In my opinion NO album in the history of recorded music is worth that amount of cheese (maybe I'm just a cheap skate when it comes to digging HAHA)....Don't get it twisted though famo- these are some golden grooves that will put you in a 1974 state of mind...

"Evolution"



"Composition Seven"

" Del : Quit Playing "

It's damn near impossible for me to front on Del at this point....

He has reached Kool Keith status in my eyes, because no matter what type of rhymes he drops there is always something that makes me laugh uncontrollably....For instance on this new cut "Quit Playing", there are a couple bars that are straight up comedy..

HAHA.....Especially when he tries to emulate the sound of someone falling off a cliff...

" GZA Tour Dates "

The Genius is currently on tour, so if he rolls through your city you know the motherfucking drill duke!

March 10.

GZA
Sunburn! Music Festival 2012
Gogol Bordello, The Thermals, and GZA
Lewis And Clark College
Portland, OR, US

FRI 16 MAR

GZA,Das Racist, Mr. Muthafuckin Exquire, Young L, and A Club Called Rhonda
Thee Satisfaction, Main Attrakionz, Cities Aviv, Davinci, Dark Sister, Johnny Nelson, THEESatisfaction, and Main Attrackionz
Beauty Ballroom
Austin, TX, US.

SAT 24 MAR

GZA
Firehouse 13
Providence, RI, US

THU 29 MAR

Gza of the Wu, DJ Figure,
Of the Trees, and Digital Bonesaw Society
Port City Music Hall
Portland, ME, US

WED 18 APR

Bad Brains
GZA
Music Hall of Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY, US

" Real On The Battlefield "

Remember when I mentioned late last year that I had a few tricks up my sleeve for 2012 ?

1..On Spit Gemz latest mixtape (Welcome To Hell's Gate), they rock over one of my productions for "Sinister Grin" featuring J-Love, Shaz IllYork, and Starker.....

If you look at the cover above- the song is #10....

Needless to say I'm excited about that shit....BLAM.

2..I'm currently in the studio with a real live NYC Hardcore Hip Hop legend working on a full length project.....And to be quite frank, the shit is coming out very explosive....

We will be in the lab for a few more weeks and ya'll will be the first to get a sneak peek when the time is right, so stay tuned to the motherfucking BATTLEFIELD trooper......Don't get twisted though- I will still sprinkle ya'll with daily blog jewelry regardless of how insanely busy my life is right now...

Big up to everyone that checks in the regular (I SEE YOU)...

ONE-
D

" Rap Is Out Of Control : 3/4/12 "

Bumpy Knuckles is the special guest on the latest "R.I.O.O.C" broadcast....

Be on the lookout for that Premier & Bumpy collabo album when it drops in the near future (I have a feeling that it might be one of the best releases in 2012)...

Via-LTBB.

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" Blog Shots 62 "

* Piece by Culpa Onerz..

If your looking for a little aerosol morale, I highly suggest that you head over to the newly constructed PFE website to see how they get down over there...

Burnerz, sketches, Hip Hop, and all that other shit....Also, big up to the PFE crew for holding it down in the recent Ironlak finals..

PEEP..

" Easy Mo Bee's Top Ten "

Those dudes over at Ego Trip continue with their streak of dope features with Easy Mo Bee's top ten sample flips...This is slowly becoming one of my favorite things to check for on the web...

The former "Rhyming Is Fundamental" member goes in heavy by describing production techniques down to the smallest detail...

WU TANG CLAN- "Take It Back"

Sample Source: Bob James – “Nautilus” (CTI, 1974)

Easy Mo Bee: Basically, I wanted those bells to come out. The bell sounds Bob James was achieving on the keyboard. In a way you can kinda say what I did was [Main Source's] “Live at the Barbeque” to the next level. I was like, I want something a little bit more intricate than [the pattern on] “Live at the Barbeque.” So I’m sampling the kick and snare, but they’re like kick and snare pieces with bits of music left on them. I’m sitting there and I’m playing it back and I kinda ended up getting a slightly new drum pattern out of it too. I added some light guitar sounds on top. Played a bass line that contained some of the original notes from “Nautilus,” but it was slightly different. And it just felt good. And plus, I always wanted to use that, man. Like all of the samples that I wanted to use people done already raped ‘em. So it’s like if you coming behind them you gotta do something great with ‘em or just leave it alone, man.

TUNE IN....

" Download Material "

Mr. Dan Greenpeace lets the pianos rock on his latest offering "Piano Breaks 2"....

" So I should probably put this into some kind of context. Back in 1998 a then fledgling bedroom DJ by the name of Yoda put out a mix tape called ‘Piano Breaks’ (Google it - it’s out there somewhere) using rap records that used piano samples. I was a fan as soon as I heard his early mix tapes and went on to help him release others on my Fat Lace imprint like ‘Jewbonics’ as well as our first collaboration ‘Jews Paid’, the precursor to ‘Unthugged’. So roll on some 14 years and ‘Unthugged 3D’ is about to drop but in an act of total randomness sparked by an idea seeded on a long ass flight, I decided to precede our new collab with a mix tape of my own, an homage to the original Piano Breaks ".

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" Joint Of The Day "

A couple months back I posted up a couple remixes from DJ Skizz (Halftime Show) that were highly explosive, now I'm going to splash you with the first leak from his upcoming mixtape, Kings From Queens....

"The Foulness" features Big Twinz & Killa Sha (R.I.P.)...

Turn the volume up, lace up your Timbs, and put on your best screw face before hitting the play button duke !



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" DJ Vajra On The Decks "

The 2011 DMC World Champion DJ Vajra hits us with a live mix set on this "Live For The Funk" session....

You will hear loads of breaks, cuts, and well executed doubles...

" Put Your X's Up "

Check out this trailer for the "Roc 4 Raida" mixtape that just dropped (I already received a copy and it's no fuckin joke).....Big up to the X-Ecutioners for keeping Roc's name alive...

Do yourself a favor and tune in jack !



Rob Swift has a web site where you can keep up with all the latest X-Ecutioner info as well.....

PEEP...