Via my big homey Gudtyme SoundCloud page…
“In the summer of 1991, I was chilling at my boy DJ Johnny Wishbone’s crib. He was making a mixtape. This was a gem from that day. Akinyele and Nas doing their”Live at the BBQ” routine. Luckily I still have this copy. Finding it inspired me to create a mix called LUNCHROOM BATTLES. This is a collection of old school hip hop battles and freestyles that I have on my old dusty cassette tapes. Enjoy…”
Respect to Joe Conzo for the flicks…
I got to the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Fest in time to watch Busta Rhymes do what he does alongside Spliff Star and a host of rap dignitaries from Slick Rick, to Lil’ Fame, to Buckshot, Smif-n-Wessun, A Tribe Called Quest and Busta’s original cohorts The Leaders of the New School.
Busta also ran thru all of his hits with at least a verse of rhymes and gyrations. Spliff Star might not be the GOAT weedcarrier that Consequence is, but he sure helps Busta carry thru his catalog with high energy and verve.
Salutes to Brooklyn Bodega for another successful afternoon of beats, rhymes and life.
TWitter is amazing to me especially when I’m looking to get away from the work I SHOULD be doing. You know, the shit that will actually pay me. LOL. I got a TWit from this rapper Mikey Mo where he called me a ‘slang thesaurus’.
I’m partial to anyone who respects the thesaurus as the baddest boom bap dinosaur who ever lived so I checked the homey’s profile and I see he is a rapper (ugggh), but the lead song which plays on his Tumblr is this funky joint right here. I hope y’all fux with this song because I do.
I just saw El-P and Killer Mike in what was prA’Li the best Hip-Hop show I have seen since I hosted the OnSmash showcase at the HighLine Ballroom back in 2010.
You remember that right?
The energy at the El-P show was palpable even tho’ it wasn’t as manic. At least not from where MattRaz and I were posted up. We couldn’t enterprise our way back into the VIP area so we chilled in the center of the performance space and just let the light and sound deafen our senses.
There’s somewhat of a disconnect in rap circles which says that Hip-Hop dance music can’t be lyrical. And conversely, dense rhyme songs aren’t danceable. El-P’s Cancer 4 Cure is the exception that I believe should be the norm.
Killer Mike’s ‘R.A.P. Music’ and El-P’s ‘Cancer 4 Cure’ aren’t albums I suggest you listen to from headphones. If you have to listen from your laptop I won’t judge you but both albums require that you be hip as well as do the hop. This means that you need to smarten up and see El-P and friends live and direct.
Here’s the handful of North American dates left…
Thursday 23 August 2012 – Grand Central – Miami
Friday 24 August 2012 – Beachem Theatre – Orlando
GO FULL RETARD!
Beats For Brothels Volume 2 keeps rolling and the Dopp keep making videos which push their music and their mindset farther.
The Dopp Gang doffs the cloaks and steps up to Versacy for a day at the beach. These dudes are nuts and I love them [ll]. All I want now is my Dopp Gang video cameo.