" Revenge Of The Killer Demos, Part 7 "

Alright folks it's been awhile since the "ROTK" segment has been on the set......This time around I'm going to take you back to 1995 for some Constant Deviants goodness.....

Six Two Six Records brings the heat once again.....Big up to my man "Set Rule" out there in Baltimore...

*Produced by D.J. Cutt..



A1 CITIES UNDER SIEGE*
A2 WHO I BE (M.I.C)*
A3 CITIES UNDER SIEGE (INST)
B1 COMPETITION CATCH SPEED KNOTS
B2 COMPETITION CATCH SPEED KNOTS (INST)
B3 PROBLEM CHILD REMIX (INST)*

" Planet Of The Breaks, Part 4 "

If I was one of those thirsty blog dudes I could easily post up an insane amount of shit on the daily........Instead I choose to sift through all the fluff in order to find the jewels or at least something half-way captivating....HAHA....

Let's be honest......Any ten year old could put a blog together, it's not rocket science.....But what separates one blog from another blog is simply the CONTENT......

That's why next week I'm going to post up material strictly from my stacks of crates.....Instead of scouring all over the net to find out what's popping, I'm going to take it back to ground zero and tap into the content of my massive collection......Make sure you tune in next week it's going to be a doozy......I can promise you that my friend...

Anyway, this week is still in effect so let me pull out that under the radar body rock shit.......

" Eccentric Breaks And Beats " by Parallel Thought is perfect for all you cats out there checking for heavy grooves.....Turn the volume to ten, and let's get into this.......BLAM, BLAM.....

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" Thursday Shots "

Check out this new video from B.A.M. "The Boulevard" produced by Lil Fame.......

FRESH, even has scratching on the hook.......Be on the lookout for the Overload EP dropping March 22nd......

" Black Frank White "

I'm not really into celebrating someone's death anniversary...Shouldn't we celebrate Biggie's birthday instead ?...

HMMMMMMMM.

Regardless, it's a damn shame that a twenty four year old man can get gunned down in a crowded area, and fourteen years later the murder remains unsolved....

TWENTY FOUR.....Most people have only just begun to live their lives at that age......

Hip Hop Battlefield's Biggie top three...

1..."Party & Bullshit"- ...........Do you know how hard it is to be witty, hardcore, appealing, hilarious, gully, and creative all at the same time ? Somehow Biggie pulled it off with the greatest of ease..........My all-time B.I.G. favorite cut....

2..."Who Shot Ya?"..............This is one of the most haunting Hip Hop tracks ever recorded....FUCK WHAT YOU HEARD.........I can remember putting this on repeat for days......Hardcore at it's finest..

3..."Machine Gun Funk"........." So you wanna be hardcore, with your hat to the back / talking about the gats in your raps....But I can't feel that hardcore appeal that your screaming" ........You know the rest famo...

Speaking of Machine Gun Funk- here is a unreleased D.J. Premier version that should get your attention.....

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Christopher Wallace (May 21 1972- March 9 1997)

" Straight Out Of Sweden "

My Z comrade from Sweden, "B Boy Life" stopped by the Super B Beat show for one of the most hilarious interviews I have ever heard in my life (No pun intended).......

At first listen you might say to yourself, "Damn this kid is mad opinionated"......Yeah, he is, but he has the motherfuckin skills to back it up....HAHAHA....

Also, Son Of Jerel & Mane One supply massive amounts of breaks to perk you ears up.....

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" Milk Dee Madness "

If you picked up the C.D. of Milk Dee's Never Dated album, it didn't include the stellar remix of "Get Off My Log" by bay area pioneer, Joe Quixx (It was a vinyl only release)......

I can remember the first time I heard this on KCSB and I flipped out when Milk kicked rhymes like, " Get off that smoke, get off my joint, get off my jewels, get off my back / get off my jim, get off my bozack ".......HAHAHA....

There were talks of First Priority Music re-launching with plans to release the shelved Audio 2, "The Last Dead Indian" album a couple years back......Hopefully that will eventually happen......

Until then, this "Get Off My Log" Jazzy Fat Woody remix will hold me down.......Def American Records 1995...

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" Motherland Funk Mode, Part 2 "

I'm going to take you all the way back to the motherland for a round of heavy grooves, afro funk, and of course massive amounts of raw soul power.......Turn the volume to ten and prepare for some of that African steam.....

Via- Voodoo Funk...

Tracklist-

00:00 Uppers Chapter Two - Samari Bolga
02:53 The Walking Shadows - If You Do Me - I Do You
06:10 Joe Mensah - Right On Bosue
09:48 Nyame Bekyere - Broken Heart
22:22 Uppers International - Aja Wondo
26:16 The Walking Shadows - Kun Adele
29:37 Rev. Jerry Boifraind (The Handsome Rebel) - Apartheid
38:10 Kelenkye Band - Jungle Music
43:48 Foundars 15 - Finger Fun
48:08 The Future Hope International - Onye Ma Echi
53:23 Sir Victor Uwaifo - Ohue
61:39 Jimi Solanke - Owo Orisa

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" Remix Weaponry: Re-Ups "

Since Prodigy was released from the bing today, it's only right that I bring back that Remix Weaponry shit (Drasar Monumental Vs. Mobb Deep).....

Big up to everyone that left a comment, posted it up, supported, downloaded it, or passed it along.........I'm literally sitting on piles of beats so expect to hear more wreck in the near future.....Part three in the weapons trilogy will be entitled, "Strictly Weapons"....And believe me when I tell you, it's extra UGLY.......Keep your eyes peeled....

And again, respect goes out to "P" for holding it down and making it back to the other side of things......

Tracklist-

1..DRAMA INTRO..

2..KEEP IT THOROUGH REMIX..

3..G.O.D. PART 3 REMIX

4..GANGSTA'S ROLL REMIX..

5..CLAP THOSE THANGS REMIX..

6..ANGEL DUST REMIX....YEAH, I KNOW CORMEGA IS NOT IN MOBB DEEP BUT HE MIGHT AS WELL BE THE UNOFFICIAL 3RD MEMBER..

7..HOODLUM REMIX..

8..RARE SPECIES REMIX..

9.. PUT EM THEIR PLACE REMIX..

10..SUSPECT -REMIX "BIG NOYD".....OBVIOUSLY NOYD HAD TO BE ADDED TO THIS PROJECT...

1..PARTY'S OVER DRAMA....

12...KILLERZ THEME REMIX....

13..HECTIC DRAMA.....

14....WIN OR LOSE REMIX....(CO-PRODUCED BY MONZ ROCK).....If these drums sound familiar it's because J-Dilla rocked the same drums on "24KT Rap".....I made this beat in 2005 -years before I heard his joint with the same drums....Great minds think alike......So don't even try to run up on me calling me a biter or any of that other shit...

" Happy Born Day "

* In the above pic Bron, Riff, Fooderz, Planet and myself buck wildin at a Egyptian Lover pop off 2006 S.F.

I gotta send a big birthday shout out to my dude Fooderz Oner.........When it comes to this Hip Hop shit he holds down the fort with the decks, on the beats, on the engineering, graff, and he also grabs mic's on the low HAHAHA.....

You can catch him on Q-Bert's "Scratch University" or on one of our past U-Stream shows (BATTLEFIELD FUNK RADIO)....

Salute to you famo- the crew is going to ride heavy tonight..........

" Breaks For Days Radio "

My homeboy from London Kid Dyno is no slouch when it comes to supplying that official dope....On his Daily Diggers blog he comes equipped with critical information, secret society breakbeats, interviews, and all types of Hip Hop grenades....

Instead of blessing us with redundant beats, he stays on his digging grizzly and manages to bring different spices to the table....

Lately he has been under the weather so he decided to re-post the first episode of "Breaks For Days Radio".......If your looking for some under the radar ammo to help jump start your Monday- you just found it trooper......

Do the right thing....

" Singapore Kane Newness "

Boston rhyme slinger, Singapore Kane is on deck with some 2011 shit with the release of his newest mixtape, "Wrath Of Kane".....It runs twenty songs deep with all types of flavors popping off.....

This is HIP HOP BATTLEFIELD'S top pick from the project.......Take a listen...

"Dividens" -----Produced by Lee Bannon.

" Hand Style Supremacy "

This book looks absolutely explosive (Black Book Masters 2) .....Do yourself a favor and scoop up a copy if you know what time it is...

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" Under The Radar P.R. "

Here is a Raekwon joint that you might have missed......"Kids That's Rich" produced by the one and only soul brother, Pete Rock.

Off of the Vatican Volume 1 mixtape...........FRESH..





And since the weekend is here it's only right that I give you another flavor packet : Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (Rarities, Remixes, B-Sides & Post Break Up Collabos) compiled by the good folks over at HHIR.....

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" Thursday Firepower "

Some reggae/dancehall D.J.'s are too lazy for my taste........I don't give a fuck if you can run a rhythm for 45 minutes straight.....And I could care less if you greased someone's pockets in order to get dubplates from artist that don't truly respect your so-called sound system....

Shortcut, Nicky Bonds, and plenty others approach reggae mixes from a Hip Hop standpoint which keeps the flavors interesting...

D.J. Kikkoman brings the pressure with this explosive dose of rudeboy smashers (The Kingston-Brooklyn Bridge).....BOOYAAAKAAA SHOT.........Here is what Kikkoman had to say regarding this particular session....

"Not everyone's cup of tea, but when I try to make a mix, I try real hard to stay with the theme I'm goin with......Back in the early 90's, I used to record Jason D's "Wise Up" show 88.1 KZSC and started to notice he put these occasional dancehall-hip hop version songs here and there on his 3 hour show......Back then, an artist named *Supercat* (90's version of Sean Paul) was f*ckin kill-ing IT!!!!! he couldn't be touched, his flow was incredible, and this mix is essentially a tribute to his influence on hip-hop culture.....Sean Paul did the same thing at the beginning of this century, but I haven't kept up with him for a bit, what's he up to"??



The Kingston-Brooklyn Bridge by ***DJ Kikkoman***

"Milkcrate Jewels # 29 "

Oh yeah, the motherfuckin Alliance......King Of Chill (These days he man's the boards for Premier's Live From HQ Radio show), K-Swift, & D.J. Skill.....

Earlier members of the "Alliance Of M.C.'s" crew included D.J. Master Mike, D.J. Dice, & Kool C....

In 1988 they put out their one and only full length album, "We Could Get Used To This"........Classic material indeed......After the crew disbanded King Of Chill went on to write & produce for M.C. Lyte, Audio 2, etc ......



I hear that a documentary is in the works for 2011....Keep your eyes open, also keep your eyes peeled for the Audio 2 & Alliance mini album entitled Flip- Flop (1986) and the Alliance- "Bustin Loose" E.P (1987).........

Here are a couple of my all time favorite joints from We Could Get Used To This....

"Leeches"



"Still You Sleep"



"We Could Get Used To This"

" Welcome Home Prodigy-Hosted By Havoc "

It looks like Prodigy will be exiting the belly of the beast on March 7th of this month.....Even though he has been incarcerated for the last three years, I'm quite sure it won't put a damper on his shines....Matter of fact he has a autobiography type book dropping soon that you should be on the lookout for....

Until then, here is little session hosted by Havoc that will perk your ears up.....Tune in....

Tracklist-

01.Drink Away the Pain – Mobb Deep
02. Give Up the Goods – Mobb Deep
03. Crime Connection – Mobb Deep *Unreleased
04. Eyes May Shine (RMX) – Xzibit feat. Mobb Deep
05. Hell on Earth – Mobb Deep
06. It’s Mine – Mobb Deep feat. Nas
07. I Shot Ya (RMX) – LL Cool J
08. Extortion – Mobb Deep
09. Legal Money – Shaq feat. Mobb Deep
10. Recognize & Realize – Big Noyd feat. Mobb Deep
11. Right Back at You – Mobb Deep
12. Eye for an Eye – Mobb Deep
13. It’s the Pee ‘97 – PMD feat. Prodigy
14. Tres Leches – Big Pun
15. Gun Love – Prodigy *Unreleased
16. Rare Species – Mobb Deep
17. Microphone Masters (RMX) – Das Efx feat. Mobb Deep
18. Drop a Gem On Em – Mobb Deep
19. Quiet Storm (Original Demo Mix) – Prodigy *Unreleased
20. G.O.D. Part III – Mobb Deep
21. G.O.D. Part III (Night Time After Hours Mix) – Mobb Deep
22. Still Shinin – Mobb Deep
23. Bloodshed & War – Da Youngstas feat. Mobb Deep
24. Temperature’s Rising (Original Mix) – Mobb Deep
25. Burn – Mobb Deep
26. Keep It Thoro – Prodigy
27. H.N.I.C. – Prodigy
28. Clap Those Thangs – Mobb Deep
29. Stuck on You – Prodigy
30. Mac 10 Handle – Prodigy
31. Tha Game – Pete Rock feat. Prodigy
32. Return of the Mac – Prodigy
33. When I See You – Prodigy
34. Veteran’s Memorial Pt. 2 – Prodigy
35. Phone Tap – Prodigy

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" Let The Beats Rock "

Are you growing tired of hearing sub-par lyrics ?...........God damn, it seems as if the bar has sunk so low when it comes to rhymes that I'm not even shocked anymore when I hear someone yelling that nonsense....

And nowadays you have these fools spitting these incomplete metaphors...For example, " I will make it rain on you niggas, Seattle"......HAHAHAHA.......Nah, that incomplete metaphor shit is crazy wack....

M.C.'s like T La Rock, KRS, Chill Rob G, Kool Moe, Dee (Before all that Wild, Wild, West bullshit), Chuck D and many others inspired me to read more books in order to step my vocab level up a notch......Some of these new jack rap dudes only inspire me to listen to more instrumental projects.....

If your feeling the same way-scoop up this mixtape by Atlanta's D.J. Fudge ( A name isn't everything I guess).......A nice collection of blended grooves for a chilly Tuesday evening.....

ENJOY....

" New Shit On Deck "

Here is my favorite cut off the new "Bugsy The God" album that just dropped last week (My Point Of View) produced by Pikk....

Give it a listen troop.....

" Act Like You Know "

If your in the Northern California area make sure you come and check out the "Nothing But Style" art exhibit on March 12th....Sha-One, Riff Raff, Planet, and myself will be holding down the turntables with an arsenal of sure-shot dancefloor scorchers.....

Peace-
D

" The Art Of Rap "

Even though Ice-T made a few ill advised moves during his illustrious career (Playing a cop, his horrendous reality show "Rap School", a few god-awful movie cameos, etc).....I still give him his proper respect for his influential contributions to this Hip Hop art form.....

Matter of fact, I would still put "T" on my all time top ten list of M.C.'s......SERIOUSLY......

Check out this trailer from the Ice-T documentary "The Art Of Rap"..........Appearances from Kool Keith, Immortal Technique, Grandmaster Caz, Chuck D, Big Daddy Kane, Raekwon, Lord Finesse, D.J. Premier, etc....

" Under The Radar Rockets, Part 7 "

Usually when I post up something for the "Under The Radar" segment the material usually falls in between 1985-2000, but this time I'm going to bless ya'll with a joint that dropped in 2011...

Earlier this year Ice Water repper "Polite" released a mixtape entitled, Staten Island........Here is one of the standout cuts that you might not have heard before, "Get Your Shit Beat In"- featuring Raekwon, Chip Banks (R.I.P.), Trife, and Ghostface....

" Grand Daddy I.U. Speaks "

Jesse Serwer recently conducted a in-depth interview with one of Long Island's finest, "Grand Daddy I.U.".....The smooth assassin discusses Biz Markie, collaborations with Roc Marciano, Hempstead, and even his affinity for early dancehall tracks.....


" JS: You always had dancehall tracks on your albums. Were you a big dancehall head?

I.U.: Yeah, but I hate that shit now. The Jamaican artists now is wack to me. They fucked the game up with all this fast shit. I like slow, hard bass lines and all that. It’s all fast and stupid. Elephant Man and shit like that.

JS: What dancehall did you like?
I.U.: Ninja Man is my all time favorite. Supercat, Josey Wales, Admiral Bailey, Nicodemus, Tenor Saw".

Read the rest here homeboy....

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" Apollo Brown- Clouds "

Earlier today I decided to give Apollo Brown's newest offering a thorough listen (Clouds).......Nice down-tempo, mellow grooves popping off on this joint.....

Give this a listen during late night hours for maximum effect.....

"Bridge Through Time"



"Shadows Of Grief"

" Saturday Night Shots "

It's about that time to hit ya'll off with some original "Pretty Tony" shit, and I'm not talking about that dude from the Wu who used to rock a stocking cap over his face....

Pretty Tone Capone (Mobstyle) easily makes my top 20 list when it comes to that hardcore shit......He sounded like a Harlem Willie Dee with a splash of Just- Ice......

He was once signed to Rick Rubin's "Ill Labels", but a solo full length album never materialized......However he did release a batch of singles in the early 90's that have managed to age very well......

Salute to you "Pretty Tone Capone" for lyrics like this......."Fuck the ransom, bullets start dancing / seen your nigga dead they had him looking handsome".........(OUCH).

"Can't Talk Too Long On The Phone"......From the Def American 1992 promo tape....(You can thank me later, HAHA)....



And while your at it- you might as well peep the video for "Case Dismissed" and get your mind right.....POW,POW....

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" Thursday Flavors "

I'm going to take you back to 2004 with this radio broadcast on WPS1 with special guest Madlib & Peanut Butter Wolf...This is perfect for a nice drive on the town or a lengthy flight...

Turn the volume to ten, and prepare for another round of goodness...

PART 1...

PART 2..

" Kankick On The Beats, Part 3 "

What's going on out there Hip Hop Battlefield posse ?

Are you in the mood for some beats that aren't plastered everywhere else in the blog world....HAHAHA.....

Well you came to the right place- I have exactly what you need if your looking for a little morale boost........Straight from the left coast comes this beat bonanza courtesy of "Kan-Kick"....

Over an hour of crazy chops, loops, crisp drum breaks, and all that other fly shit...

DON'T SLEEP....

" Aero Soul 2 Flashback "

Just in case you couldn't make it out to Oakland for the historic "Aero Soul 2 " event- here are some more pictures for you to scope out....

Once again. thank you Refa Onerz & Kufu for making it happen.....Z's up !!!!

* If you look real closely you will spot Mr. Hip Hop Battlefield on the turntables......BLAM...

PEEP...

" Violent Times 2 "

Smooth The Hustler is back with some more violence for your eardrums with the sequel to his "Violent Times Day" series......You already know how he gets down for his, so act like you know JACK....

This goes out to my man Sen out there in the trenches in BK....

TRACKLIST-

ALL ABOUT MY PAPER
COOK IT UP
DANGER
DIE 2NITE
IT'S A WRAP
KING HUSTLER
LEMME TALK 2 U
PARTY N BREAK DAY
SNITCH
STRAIGHT OUTA BVILLE
STREETS GETN MONEY
THAT'S HOW I GET DOWN
WHERE YOU FROM
YOU WILL RESPECT ME

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" Blog Shots 46 "

Dontay / TC5 has a blog that hasn't been updated in years, but the stuff that he has on there still crushes most toys in 2011....

If you think I am bullshitting, find out for yourself trooper....

YOU KNOW THE DRILL...

" Roddy Rod- Voodoo For You "

To be honest I was never that neo-soul, D' Angelo type dude......I would rather listen to some abrasive hardcore punk rock than listen to a whiny-ass dude screaming and yelling about how he misses his boo-boo..

Most modern R-N-B fails to catch my ear because of the corny approach to song writing.......And that wierdo R. Kelly pretty much put the nail in the coffin when he started making songs like the awkwardly titled, "Booty" and all that....

Whenever I spot a dude driving down the street with his windows down, blasting the newest Usher joint with a screw face on, I just bust out laughing.......HAHAHA....

Anyway, Roddy Rod just put together a chopfest of some D' Angelo material....Sure I'm not into all that neo-soul shit, but if Roddy's name is attached to this project than I will give it a listen.....You should too...

" Ed Lover- C'mon Son 21 "

On this hilarious episode of "C'mon Son 21", Ed Lover throws Gucci Mane, Justin Bieber, Diddy, Snooky, Bruno Mars, Lady Ga Ga, Lil Kim, and a couple other worthy suspects completely under the bus......

I can't believe people actually watch the Grammy's......

Peep....

" Milkcrate Jewelz 28 "

At this point in my life I hit the record stores at least once a week to see what I can catch out there.....With the invention of Serato dudes are unloading their records at an alarming rate, which is a good thing for me troop....

Sometimes I might treat myself and spend a nice amount of paper on some joints, but I actually enjoy taking the time to find impressive records without the hefty price tag attached to them...

This past weekend I caught a batch of one dollar records that surprised me.....



1..Kool G. Rap....."Foul Cats".............A bugged out Marvin Gaye chop is a perfect backdrop for another session of G Rap mic shredding......This record didn't get much burn when it initially came out for some reason.......

It also came with the instrumental and accapella (Yeah, I'm going to remix this shit eventually-stay tuned).....



2..Money Boss Players......"Bronx Niggas"..............This is such a banging single it's a damn shame that I found it for only a dollar.......I'm not complaining though-HAHAHAHA.....


3..Milano............"Are You Listening?"...............Beat Down Records (T-Ray) put out some decent material in the early 2000's.....Showbiz blesses Milano with some stripped down drama....DOPE...



4...Mad Lion........."Brooklyn Massacre"........Wow, I never even heard this cut......Of course I'm familiar with "Box Of Blunts", "Take It Easy", "Shoot To Kill", "Double Trouble", etc........But somehow this slipped past my radar......

1997-Weeded Records...Produced by Buddah Monk.......





5..Shake Sauvage........"Kidnapping"......

Ill French Soundtrack drama from 1970 composed by Karl Heinz Schafer.......This is amazing music.

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