" London's Burning "

WHAT PART OF THE GAME IS THIS ?

It's the same song over and over again.....Police unnecessarily gunning down brothers like fucking dogs in the street...From San Francisco all the way to London, you constantly see stories in the news regarding police brutality and murder....

I know you don't come to this blog to read my rants, but the killing of Mark Duggan has struck a nerve with me and I feel as if I have to vent...A young man at age 29 with three kids is no longer here....

Just a couple weeks ago Kenneth Harding age 19 was fatally shot 5 times in the back by SFPD......And guess what, no one seems to really give a flying fuck...

It's the same song over and over again....."He was a drug dealer"......"He was armed"....."He was a thug, and he brought this on himself"......."He made a sudden move".....

Fuck all that bullshit, we all know what it really is........PURE FUCKERY AND BIGOTRY.....

To all my people out there in London hold it down and stay safe out there in the streets.......Step lively and move with caution...

One-
D

" Tuesday Rockets "

Some people would put this mix in the "Random Rap" bracket, personally I think it belongs in the "Fresh As Fuck" category.......Turn your system up a notch, strap on your combat boots, and prepare for heavy turbulence trooper.....

"Sloppy White" does it again......DO NOT SLEEP.

Tracklist-

1. Intro
2. L-Cee - Ace of S.P.A.D.E.
3. Def IV - Do It E-Z
4. Finnesse & Synquis - Fatal Beauty
5. Monay & DJ Cuthroat - Choke on This
6. Hot Day aka Dante - Going Straight Up
7. Gee & Jay - Got to Get Some
8. Def IV - Get Busy
9. The BTX - This Jam is Black
10. K-Cloud & MC Valentine - We Like it Hyped
11. Kid N Play - Gittin Funky
12. Too Kool Posse - Give em a Sample
13. Grand Daddy I.U. - Soul Touch
14. Blue Eyes with DJ Mink - The Law
15. A.O.K. - Shack it Up
16. 2 Deep - Groovy Thang
17. Too Brown - Jazz Keep the Beat Bumpin
18. Just Ice - Bring em Back Alive
19. DJ Chuck Chill Out & Kool Chip - I
20. Hard Knocks - Thoughts of a Negro
21. Kaos & Mystro - Timeless Insight of Kaos (Remix)

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" Prince Paul Speaks "

I'm quite sure all of the BATTLEFIELD readers are well versed regarding Prince Paul's music accomplishments and contributions, so there is no need to go into a long introduction....

The man is a fuckin Hip Hop genius....STRAIGHT UP....Instead of looping up James Brown breaks like the majority of cats were doing in the late 80's, Paul's sampling palette was diverse and he wasn't afraid to take risk by flipping samples from other genres that many producers of the time were scared to touch...

Not only is he dangerous with the production, he is a riot when it comes to comedy......I honestly think Paul could be a better stand-up comedian than half of these clowns I see on stage these days......SERIOUSLY....

Anyway, Nerdtorious. Com recently caught up with Paul to chop it about numerous topics......

PEEP....

"Speaking of new vs. old, talk about Gil Scott’s recent passing and how his work struck someone of your generation.

It’s crazy because you don’t even have to be in that era to know how great it is. You could put on Michael Jackson for a 1-year-old and they’d be happy. This is the same way. It’s just so good and there’s so much to get out of his music. Besides the obvious ones like “Bottle” and “Whitey Moon” the compositions and everything was so thought out. Today everybody is very carefree with their music unlike the ‘60s and and 70’s where you have so many social issues weighing on you daily so obviously the music reflected that and I think, in a way makes it better. Gil was simply so intelligent, so slick, and so thought out."

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" Milkcrate Jewels 35 : DJ Spinna Version "

It's been awhile since I rocked a "Milkcrate Jewel" for the BATTLEFIELD posse, so without further delay let's take a journey into my lab where I am holding stacks and stacks of chubby crates...

DJ Spinna did a excellent remix for CMW that many people are unaware of......"You Can't See Me" knocks with crisp drums, floating keys, and a simple but effective approach that turns a mediocre cut into a 2 a.m. sure shot...

"You Can't See Me' 1996 Epic Records (promo copy).......



Next up to bat is "Don't Get It Twisted" featuring Sadat X.....It got some decent burn when it initially came out, but I don't think fools realize how insane the beat really is......Heavy duty, innovative stuff if you ask me......

Definitely worthy of repeated listening........

"Don't Get It Twisted" 2001 (Beyond Real- Landspeed) off of the Infectious L.P.....

" Blog Shots 56 "

Last week I hit you with Ghostface's top ten softest rappers in the game.....After discovering that Ghost actually maintains a blog (Big Ghost Chronicles), I stumbled onto part three of "T.T.S.R.I.T.G".....

AWWWW man, I can't believe how funny this shit is.......

For example...

#10 Drake....

"Surprise niggas! Ya boy Young Angel is back like he forgot his lip balms. Ayo yall remember the reactions niggas had when they seen those pictures that the nigga Jay-Z threw up on the Summer Jam screen of Prodigy dressed up like Mike Jackson? Niggas looked at that shit like it was pictures of son doin cartwheels in a bikini yo. Niggas thought that niggas career got dealt a deathblow wit that shit nahmean. N maybe it did kinda shake my nigga up namsayin....I dont know.

But in the meantime this merry little muthafucka right here got pictures of hisself sittin on broads laps n more pictures of hisself embracin other dudes than any nigga known to man... He STILL goin on with life like that shit all good. Cos aint nobody SHOCKED when they see the sus nigga with liquid vagina flowin thru his veins doin that shit namsayin. Niggas practically EXPECT that shit from son namsayin. But when you compare the MJ costume to this Farnsworth Bentley of Middle Earth look....you really cant see nothin that wrong with the Prodigy pictures no more son.

Either way...when it comes to Aubs you are lookin at the most softboiled creature on Gods green earth yo. This niggas music is so light in the ass that if you look real close at ya speakers when you playin his joints you can see tiny little heart bubbles comin outta em son.

HAHAHAHA.......BLAM,BLAM...

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" The Destiny Children "

Available: October 2011

"This true story and retrospective documents the life and times of members of The Destiny Children (TDC) graffiti crew from 1985 to 2000. From Long Island, New York, The Destiny Children/Unlimited Styled Artists commemorate the 25-year history of the crew and their impact on the New York City subway graffiti era. This large collector's book is loaded with 500 color images of original art ranging from burners on hand ball courts to pieces on tractor trailers to works throughout the New York City subway system. Works by many established NYC graffiti artists are featured, including founding members DC3 and SHO. Other original members featured are SHO, ROZ, BEAVER, LAE, LAC2, ROE, DOOJ, SHIM, and ONE2. Works by affiliated writers, ZEUS TDC, CEOS, ROZ One, SHARE 37, POKE IBM, EPIC, RECK, SKETCH, KARL TCM, DEON, BOM 5 MW, SACE RIP, MIRAGE RIP, and others are documented".

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" New Blazers "

Last night I decided to give DJ Doom's latest release a thorough listen (Temple Of Doom)......This cut that features J-Ro, Reks, and the heavily slept on Krumbsnatcha made my Hip Hop antennae activate....

Eerie samples, greasy talk, and a nasty Guru scratch sentence = WIN........Produced by DJ Doom...

"Rookies"

" Prodigy Speaks "

"The Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name given to several groups, both historical and modern, and both real and fictitious. Historically, the name refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776."




For many Hip Hoppers, the first time they heard anyone mention the illuminati was when Prodigy name dropped the secret society on the, "Who Shot Ya Remix"....

You know the line, "Illuminati control my mind soul and my body / secret society trying to keep their eye on me".......POW.

Luckily at a young age I was exposed to all types of conspiracy theory literature, which enabled me to think outside of the box while many of my peers were caught up in the average status quo frequencies. Nowadays everyone and their mother are yelling about who is in the illuminati and who isn't....

"Jay Z is a freemason son, you notice all the dark energy in his videos?"

HAHAHAHAHA.....

I hate to bust your bubble, but it's way deeper than that kid...Do the research for yourself and come to your own conclusions before you decide to start flapping your jibbs....

Prodigy recently popped up on the Alex Jones show for a couple rounds of gem dropping.....To my surprise, "Banana Clip P" held it down in a thorough fashion without succumbing to the "Scatter Brain Syndrome" that so many others fall victim to while discussing certain so-called conspiracy theories...

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Big up to my brother "State" for providing the Mediafire link....

" Sound Killing "

Just when you thought it was safe, "Vanderslice" drops this drama filled compilation of library records, OST's, and other rare cuts that will send a chill up your spine....

Press play and get your motherfuckin mind right.....DO NOT SLEEP...

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" Hip Hop Battlefield Goes To Soldier Field, Part 11 "

Recently the Hip Hop Project (Eves, Cosm Roks, Monky, Roper, etc) caught up with Chicago hardcore ambassadors "Rubberoom" for a discussion about their new music, the reformation of the crew, and all types of other shit....

Peace to all my peoples in the "GO" who know what time it is.....

PEEP

" Constant Deviants On Deck "

Be on the lookout for the upcoming album "Diamond" from those Constant Deviant dudes on Six Two Six Records (What up Set Rule out in Body More).....

Here is a quick little teaser to wet your appetite....

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" Thursday Action "

A couple weeks ago I posted up a Debonair P remix project that was flooded with gems, now I'm going to splash up the set with this mix "P" did awhile back...

"Blends 5" has a crazy playlist that will make you want to start downloading on G.P.

Tracklist-

PMD - Kool Kat
Reyel & Khaliyl - Eye See
Easy Moe Bee - Elements I'm Among (Instrumental)
Lowly Ones - All Night
Artifacts - Collaboration of Mics
Grand Puba - Keep On
Lux - Don't Give a f*ck
Q Ball & Curt Cazall - Anything U Want
Jamal - Beez Like That
Encore - The Essence
Frankenstein - UV
Redman - Bobyahed2dis
Jaz-O - Bring It On
Lo Lifes - Lo Lifes are Low
Royal Flush - Rotten Apple
Lord Digga - Feel It
Masta Ace - Dopes Pushers Addicts
Mad Skillz - Skillz in 95
Adagio - The Obvious Part 2
K-Def - Jam On It
Ak Skills - Nights of Fear
Money Boss - Walk With The Limp
Fat Cat Clique - Da Flow
Sic Sense - Positional Bypass
E-Boogie - Da Muthafuckin Man
Souls of Mischief - Fa Sho Fa Real
Cella Dwellas - I'm Tellin' U
Large Professor - Dancing Girl
Afu Ra - Whirlwind Through Cities (Instrumental)
Ghetto Concept - Livin It Up
All City - Just Live
Massinfluence - Atlanta Ya On
Diamond - This One (instrumental)
Lone Catalysts - Due Process
Union of Opposites - Continuations
Showbiz & AG - Stand Strong
Godfather Don - Do You Know?
Citizen Kane - Blackrain
Nas - One on One
Nick Wiz - Lockness
Bahamadia - Uknowhowwedo RMX
OC - What I Represent
Gauge - Break Through
Saukrates - Play Dis
Big Daddy Kane - Three's Company
Aboriginals - Chemistry
Sound Providers - Jazz at the Cove
Rakim - We'll Never Stop
DJ Shok - Book Of Death (Instrumental)
Reservoir Dogs - The Difference
K Terroribul - Feel It
Nomaads - The Ultimate
Double X - Knock It Off Will Ya
Thrust - Emcee
Pudgee - Stayin Alive
REC Centre - Mind Body & Soul
Hieroglyphics - Miles to the Sun

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" Producer Spotlight : Lewis Parker Edition "

That dude from London, Lewis Parker is a monster when it comes to crafting ill beats on the SP 1200......He has been doing his thing since the 90's.....

After production placements on Ghostface album (Fishscale & More Fish) as well as John Robinson's newest project (International Summers) many people in the States have begun checking for his beats....

Earlier this year he released the solid "Dangerous Adventures E.P." with a roster that includes Sav Kills, Vast Aire, East Coast, Planet Asia, Killa Sha, Tah-Born, on mic duties......

Dope drum programming, intricate sequences, and impressive chops......DO NOT SLEEP TROOPER...

"Murder One" featuring Sav Kills, Vast Aire, T.R.A.C. East Coast, and Baron.........Dope shit, my only gripe is that Del rocked the same sample on his stellar "Future Development" album, (Del's Nightmare)



"Bang" featuring East Coast...



"Great Adventure Instrumental"



And while your at it, peep this interview with L.P. breaking down his production techniques, outlook on Hip Hop, etc....DOPE...

" Sadat X - No Features "

You have to give dap to the great Dot X for constantly dropping new material in the new millennium.....Instead of resting on his laurels and relying on past achievements, he is still in the lab keeping it creative...

And to this day Sadat approaches the artform in a original way with a style that is unbiteable (Yeah, I just made that word up motherfuckers)...

On X's latest release (No features) their were a couple joints that forced me to hit the rewind button....

"Day Of The Jackal" produced by Will Tell..



"Remember That" produced by Will Tell....

" D.J. Toshi On The Wheels "

Peep the latest episode of "Classic Storm Radio" #97 with DJ Toshi & Che Broadway......You know the drill homeboy..

Tracklist-




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" Hip Hop Battlefield Goes To Soldier Field, Part 10 "

Just returned from a Hip Hop morale session in sunny Sacramento, California......Big up to the entire squad for keeping those flames burning (State, Planet, Kufi, Goblin, Sha, GL, Nino, P-Sol, Cantos, Riff, Fooders, Jewelz, Ali, Marks, Mario, etc... ....

Now that I'm back in Vietnam, California it's time to turn up the heat a notch on the BATTLEFIELD.......

Today I'm going to take ya'll all the way to the windy city for a under the radar compilation (Talent Fest - Beat Hole Records 1995).....Don't sleep cuzzo, some of these joints were only released on this project...

VIA-5th Element...

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" 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.....

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" 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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