While going through an old stack of tapes yesterday (YES, CASSETTES!!!!), I stumbled across this freestyle session I totally forgot about from WAAAAAY BACK!

In 1997, when Kiss FM was still on Holloway Road, Busta Rhymes, Common & Rampage The Last Boy Scout were in London on a promo run for Common’s 3rd album, One Day It’ll All Make Sense, Busta’s 2nd solo album, When Disaster Strikes & Rampage’s debut album, Scouts Honour…By Way of Blood.

So on that Wednesday night, Max, Dave, Busta, Common & Rampage plus entourage was in studio 1, vibin…
…while I was in studio 3 spinning the beats for them to spit to…weird experience, but that was the setup…so I didn’t really feel too much a part of it….

The highlight of that day tho, was after the show finished, a former friend, who happened to be the BIGGEST Busta fan, brought EVERY piece of vinyl Busta EVER rhymed on (collabo’s too!!! yes, Busta is STILL the cameo King) to the station for him to sign.

As soon as he saw the stack of Vinyl, he sat down with us and told us everything from what went on when recording particular joints to the fist fights with the other members of Leaders before going in the booth together to record seconds later.
Busta kicked it with us for like 3 hours after the show….special moment.

These are the times I REALLY LOVE my job.

Enjoy

Salute!!!

This Friday, Illadelphia’s Mighty Roots Crew will be invading our shores once again for a spectacular show with ill music.

If you want a chance of winning the pair of tickets I have to give away for THIS FRIDAY 19th August at Hammersmith Apollo, answer this easy question..

The Roots are from Philly, Name 5 more Hip Hop artists, old or new that come from the same city.

Answers in the comments section please, and leave an email address so I can let the winners know.
Easy Right??

hopefully, they’ll perform this!!!
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Got this in my inbox a little after 4am this morning.
Rest In Power & Happy Bornday Gu-Rizzy!!

We Miss You By Big Shug, Produced by DJ PREMIER!!!!!
Same Team, No Games…

Get It HERE!!!!

GANGSTARR FOREVER!!!

We finally get a visual for this BANGER!!!
Monumental out in stores right now!!!!

Beantown’s REKS, unleashes another standout joint from his self titled album which is out NOW!

Man vs Machine!!!

Following the success of his Starman EP and the original version of I Just Want The Paper, Mr Cor Blimey wastes no time with the visuals to the IJWTP remix featuring Chipmunk, S.A.S., Sincere, Smiler & G Frsh.

Grab the Quantum Leap mixtape HERE

Heard this late last night!!!
I played it like 20 times before I went to sleep…always good to hear a focussed NaS….woke and the tagless version was in my inbox…happy days!!!!

Forgive the goofy look on my face, BIG TED snapped it while I was talking….

NaS Nasty produced by Salaam Remi
GET IT
1st Spotted: NAH RIGHT?

The Heist/Hustlin Is Always A Option from Jon Connor on Vimeo.

I’m telling you now, look out for this dude…bars are too much!!!!

Salute: Young Sav

Focus… has been in the game for a minute, actually, you could say he was born into the game.
Being that his dad is Bernard Edwards, legendary bass player/producer/song writer from the legendary group Chic.
You know he got music in his DNA.
After a short stint as part of Dr. Dre’s Aftermath production team, it’s time to go for dolo (do people still say dolo???)
About a Month ago, I heard this joint Uh! featuring Phonte and worked out that Focus… spits too, and nice widdit as a bonus.

As I did a bit more e-diggin, I found out he has an album via his BANDCAMP page

Featuring Phonte’, Sha Stimuli, Raheem DeVaughn, Rapper Big Pooh, Matt Fingaz plus more, this is a tidy album plus its FREE bitches…

Focus…feat Phonte ‘UH!’

Haven’t had time to really be on the bloggin…but there’s NUFF good shit out there…LOOK!

BAD MEETS EVIL: FAST LANE

KYZA: COLD STEEL

AMPLIFY DOT FT KANO: SEMANTICS

DJ Scratch & Tony Touch Live Scratch Session @ Sutra NYC
NYCLOUT

SALUTE: NYCLOUT

The High Plains Drifter, Billy Brimstone, The Alcoholic Author, or Jehst with ‘…fingers deep in the weedsack…’

Came thru the Kiss building last week to promote his brand new album THE DRAGON OF AN ORDINARY FAMILY which hits stores 27th June.

He blessed us with a freestyle…have a butchers!

One of the standout tracks from the stellar We Are Renegades album, which is in stores/on iTunes now!!!

Jacked from: REDBULL

WELCOME TO THE DARKSIDE VOL 2 COMING SOON…

Very big look!!!

Video: Lil Wayne & Drake Appear In The FIFA 12 Game Teaser from Daniel Mousdell on Vimeo.

LOL @ the subtitles for the Man City Academy rep…cheeky bastards!!!!

Jacked from RAP RADAR

OUT NEXT TUESDAY ON DUCK DOWN RECORDS!!!

Random Axe “Chewbacca” feat. Roc Marciano by duckdown

LIBERATED FROM: BLACK MILK

The newest video from Elzhi’s Elmatic project.

1/4th of Slaughterhouse, 1/2 of Bad Meets Evil and lyrical BEAST Nickel Nine, returns with some heat!
Produced by D.J. Premier…NUFF SAID!!!!

Get It HERE

I’m very late on posting this…
Just go HERE and download The Quiet Life album free download…IT’S DOPE!!!!

The 8th annual Rock The Bells festival returns already!!!!!
I WILL be there at the NYC show…The last 2 times I’ve been have been some of the best shows I’ve been to…Illmatic, The Infamous, Enta Da Stage, Only Built For Cuban Linx Niggas, 93 Til Infinity & Blackstar!! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should go to hear some classic no bullshit Hip Hop.
Get ya tickets HERE!

I HOPE they heed my wishlist and put the full sets of Long Live The Kane, Blueprint, 21 & Over, Amerikkkas Most Wanted, Internal Affairs & It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back on the next one at least…

Here’s the actual visual for what I posted a couple days ago…
you want bars? listen….

BONUS

Any excuse to play some Nasty Nas…

Elmatic available May 10th on Elzhi.com

ONE OF THE ILLEST ON THE PLANET….JUST LISTEN!
Elzhi’s Elmatic finally sees a release 10/5/11

A couple months ago, I was asked by the good folks at Nova Music Group and Music Connex to put together a mixtape to showcase what’s poppin on the Canadian Hip Hop scene as of right now.
I’ve been a fan of the Canadian scene since Maestro Fresh Wes’ Fine Tune Da Mic
and by the 1st time I heard Saukrates’ Father Time and The Rascalz’ Dreaded Fist I was hooked.
With Drake being the superstar he is, it’s high time for the rest of us to see what North America has to offer…
See what you think…

Shortee Blitz Presents ” Blitz Power Mix ” – Canadian Blast Edition – MusicConnex by Canadian Blast

Related: Rich Kidd, Page, Famous, J Diggz & The Art of Fresh are in the UK RIGHT NOW!!!
They are performing live:
When: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Where: Kings Place (90 York Way, London, N1)
London, United Kingdom
FREE ENTRY!!!!!!!!!

For interviews, drops, collabs or whatever, get at them thru musicconnex.com

File under: BANGER!!!!

Those W.A.R. Media cats are getting BUSY!!!
W.A.R. album out March 14th (UK) 22nd (US)

‘…in other words the police…say it like ‘Pac “THE PO-LICE, fuck em!!’

From the stellar and soon to be classic W.A.R. album on Duck Down/W.A.R. Media
Consider yourselves warned….

Does what it says on the tin..

File Under: ABSOLUTE BANGER!!

shout to PREEM

BONUS

Been waiting on this Nick Javas vid for a while!!!!

North London’s Wretch 32 came thru the radio show in Jan on the week he entered the Top 5 of the the UK chart & the iTunes chart!!!

This dude deserves all the shine he gets! He’s a good guy too…
WRETCH ON KISS

EVERY SUNDAY NITE AT 10 ON TOTALKISS.COM

LAST NIGHT WAS LIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!!

MA DUKES WAS IN ATTENDANCE, PARTYING TIL THE VERY END!!!

LOVE TO MY DUDE DREADYBEATS ON THE FOOTAGE!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES DEWITT YANCEY….

High Water music artist Willie Evans Jr and Paten Locke together as Dumbtron perform a live version of “Stay Classy”, their song off Sucio Smash presents: High Water Music compilation coming out soon. On Feb 6 , Willie Evans Jr and Paten Locke will be performing together as Dumbtron, the performance will be streamed live via www.TheNerdySouth.com

File under: CRACK!!!

File Under: HARDBODY
Produced by Preemo!!!!!
Rhythmatic Eternal King Supreme album in stores March 8th

BUY THE SINGLE ON ITUNES AVAILABLE NOW!!!

East Londoner Skillit is back with another one!!!

It’s one of my favourite times of the year (NOT because of his, Big L and Big Pun’s untimely passings).
Because the masses come out to celebrate all things Dilla.
This year is even more special as we are taking it to Brighton and Manchester to spread more love.
Nothing but Great Vibes, Great DJ’s, Great Crowd and Great Music.
All proceeds go to charity.

Deets below.

The Doctor’s Orders & Juicy present
J-DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE
MANCHESTER

10pm-4am Friday 4th February 2011
@ The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor St, Manchester M1 7HE

Minimum donation £5 in advance or on the door.
Advance tickets from
www.ticketweb.co.uk / 08444771000.

Room 1- Dedicated to the work of J-Dilla
Mr Scruff (Early Dilla Breaks Set) / Mr Thing (BBE / Extended Players)
Spin Doctor (The Doctor’s Orders) & Harry Love (Extended Players)

Room 2- Spinning every fashion of Hip-Hop & Soul
Illum Sphere (Hoya Hoya) / Jonny Dub (Hoya Hoya) / DJ A-UP (C’mon Feet)
Oscar Wildstyle (Juicy) / Wiggie Smalls (Juicy) / Agent J (Groovement)
& MC Noel Edge (Taste The Diff’rence)

——————————————–

The Doctor’s Orders Present
J-DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE
LONDON

7pm-Midnight Sunday 6th February 2011
@ Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, London N1 9NL

Minimum donation £5 in advance or on the door.
£30 VIP Tickets grant exclusive access to VIP bar & include an exclusive J-Dilla T-Shirt & CD.

Advance tickets from
www.ticketweb.co.uk / 08444771000.

Room 1- Dedicated to the work of J-Dilla
Shortee Blitz (Kiss FM / Extended Players) / Mr Thing (BBE / Extended Players)
Spin Doctor (The Doctor’s Orders) / Harry Love (Extended Players) / Morgan Spacek / Kidkanevil
DJ LoK (Dilla breaks set) / Bruce Wayne (Unreleased beats set)

Room 2 hosted by Livin’ Proof:
DJ Snips / DJ Rags / Khalil / Budgie

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The Doctor’s Orders Brighton present
J-DILLA CHANGED MY LIFE
BRIGHTON

1030pm-4am Saturday 12th February 2011
@ Jam 9- 12 Middle St, The Lanes, Brighton BN11AL

Minimum donation £5 in advance (150 tickets only) / £7 on the door
/ www.ticketweb.co.uk / 08444771000.

Residents Spin Doctor & Rusty Ryan & special guest
Mr Thing (Extended Players) / Sarah Love (1xtra / MTV)
Ruff Snippets & special guests

Stay Sailing from hazel chandler on Vimeo.

Shout out to The Furious who directed this project.
To download this doc, go HERE

Pissed I missed the show last night in London, even though I’ve seen them at least 6 times throughout the years…

It’s good to see joints like this still get that kind of reaction 18 years later…JEEEEZ!!!

Via DJ EASE’s TWITTER

THIS DUDE GOT BARS!!!
Bless up to SAV

Reggie is in stores NOW!!

Shouts to Sav

Funk Doctor Spot Talks about his latest album Reggie which is released Dec 7th.
Shouts to YOUNG SAV

The legendary Riddim Killa, Rodney P, picks up where New York’s Tanya Morgan left off and is hyping this iPhone app that is a must for all emcees….

EASILY my joint of the year…..
I’m late posting, but FUGGIT!!! YOU WANT BARS????
WATCH….

Calling all B Boys, B Girls, Street Dancers & Free Runners, It goes down next week at the o2!!!!
the flyer has all the deets, if you wanna enter, hit up the site WWW.ENTERTHEBATTLE.CO.UK
If you’re nice at what you do, now is the time to stop talking all that ‘I’m better than them blah blah…’
Time to back your talk!!!!

Also, my fam for YEEEEAAAAAAARRRRRSS Steady and the Flawless fam, have a DVD out too and if you cop that, they’ll do you a deal on the door at the o2…they are definitely looking out!!!!
Get Involved!!!!

Oh..and meet one of the judges….B BOY IVAN (THE URBAN ACTION FIGURE)
Bring that A GAME!!!!!!
See you at the o2…

My homie Sucio Smash recently upped the footage from the 20 year anniversary of the greatest Hip Hop show in the world…Ever!!

Make sure you sign the Squeeze Radio petition…

http://www.petitionvoice.com/save-the-squeeze-radio-show-petition.html

I know I’m late on this post….SO?!?!?

One of my favourite Jay-Z verses from the last few years….
The Green Lantern produced Most Kingz is cool, but I’m too used to hearing him on the Grammy Family beat…fits better IMO…

SEE!!!

SWIPED FROM UNKUT

The Punchline king (go do the history) had an EPK made for his 3rd solo album from 96′s The Awakening…

Some classic HIP HOP shit right here!!!!

Former child Hip Hop star and Native Tongue affiliate, Chi Ali has been in jail for 12 years for the murder of his girlfriend’s brother…over a few hundred dollars and some CD’s….
He has 2 years left of his sentence.
courtesy of hithiphop.

Its insane considering murder in this day and age…its only a matter of time before they catch you! With all the technology, advances in DNA testing etc not to mention CCTV EVERYWHERE…
Like he said, 30 seconds ruined the next 14 years of his life…

this was before his voice broke- it was very annoying

this was much better

and even better still

Fresno emcee FaShawn releases the visual to 2 of my favourite joints from his Boy Meets World project.
The winner for me though, is the 2nd track which features my dude Planet Asia.
Crazy bars and an even iller beat!!! shit is CRACK!!!!
I suggest you go and cop it…NOW!

Don’t know what I’m taking about?

WATCH!!!

I’m really feeling this guys music, new school emcee with attention to lyricism and overall quality.
I haven’t even listened to the mixtape yet, but I can tell it’s gonna be nuts!!!!!

GET IT HERE

JACKED FROM XCLUSIVEZONE

…AT THE JAZZ CAFE
BE THERE!!!!

ENUFF SAID….
REST IN POWER G.U.R.U.
AND THANX FOR THE CLASSICS…

HOUR 1

HOUR 2

TAKEN FROM LIVE FROM HEADQCOURTERZ

The homie Skandal comes thru with a vid from his Hunger Pains CD mixed by my dude MK.
Hunger Pains still in stores right now…

Bonus: Skandal on Kiss as part of our Chosen Ones Section which was aired last Friday.

Bonus Part 2: Jimmy screech from Roots Manuva’s Banana Klan on the same Chosen Ones show…look out for these guys….

Big up DJ Gone handling the footage…

My dude Mr Drastick and his rhyming partner Kinetik have formed the group Grand Central.

They passed thru Kiss last week to spray some bars, let me know what you think…
Salute DJGONE.TV

Ace n Edo’s Arts & Entertainment album is in stores right now!!!

The homie Sucio Smash (Dr Suce) just celebrated 7 years on New York’s WKCR.
(The same station as Stretch Armstrong & Bobbito’s Legendary Hip Hop show) I’ve been lucky enough to be up in that studio on a couple of occasions and anyone from legendary spittas, producers and legendary DJ’s are likely to pass thru…that’s the kind of respect this guy has…
Shout out to the Squeeze radio team… my dude Mazzi and former co-host Timm See.
Here’s to another 7 years (at least!!!!)

EMCEES, STEP YOUR BARS UP IMMEDIATELY!!! OR FORGET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jacked at Shankpoint from Nildoctrine

This cypher is just the tip of the iceberg…remember,the show is 4 hours….

When in NYC in January, i linked up with Talib Kweli the same day he shot this video.
I hadn’t heard it at the time, he also played a few other gems from the album Revolutions Per Minute, which should be out in April.
1st time I heard it, it blew mine and everyone else’s minds in that room…
Cop the album!!!! if you love Hip Hop that is…

I KNEW SHIT WASN’T RIGHT…I WANNA HEAR FROM solar…

I’m glad he’s still doing this vlog….

Nottz “Shine So Brite” from Raw Koncept on Vimeo.

One of my favourite producers in the game!!! (go check the discog)
Nottz Raw aka Virginia’s finest IMO.
look for the album ‘You Need This Music’coming soon

The homie T Wiggy, is about to unleash his 4th studio album, A Special Kind of Fool.
Judging from the lead off single, Emotions, I know this is gonna be crack water.

check the EPK and go get the album 19th April, or we’ll send the boys round….

February marks the month I like to pay homage to some of the illest cats who ever blessed the game with their talents…
No long speech, these 3 dudes are legendary, if you don’t know about them do either 3 things:

1: Google them

2: Download and listen to the show

3: Do BOTH!!!!!!

Get it HERE

I KEEP TELLIN PEOPLE BOUT THIS SPITTA….

THREW SOME BEATS AT HIM, AND HE DELIVERED…AS ALWAYS!

‘…DRIFTING ALONG WHILE SINGIN A SONG, SORTA MIXED BETWEEN ZILLA AND KONG GRIPPIN A BONG…’

FUCK WITH US, SUNDAY NITES 21:00-23:00 TOTALKISS.COM

SHOUT DJGONETV FOR CAPTURING THE MADNESS….

F.D.T. E.P OUT NOW ON ITUNES…GET SOME!!!!

Dame explains to my dude Timmhotep life after the Roc, and various situations in and out of ‘WACK WORLD’interesting shit….

StreetLevel.com Presents: On The Level Ep. 6 with Damon Dash from streetxlevel on Vimeo.

I LOVE a good beat battle…Bink, Rsonist, Illmind, J Cardim & others threw their hats in the ring…
Sounds to me like Illmind won that!!!!!

ROC RAIDA TRIBUTE | DJ CRAZE from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

ROC RAIDA TRIBUTE | BEAT JUNKIES from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

ROC RAIDA TRIBUTE | DJ SCRATCH from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

BUDDEN KILLED IT!

From last night airing of the B.E.T. AwardsOn some real heavy rhyming shit!! The bar for respectable emcees has just been re-established….
Who killed it for you?

R.I.P. SIR JUICE A.K.A. SUPER ROCKIN MR MAGIC

I’M EXTREMELY SAD RIGHT NOW ABOUT THIS…HIP HOP HAS LOST ONE OF THE BEST…I WOULDN’T CALL HIM A FRIEND, BUT WE’VE MET NUMEROUS TIMES AROUND THE WORLD, HE’S BEEN ON MY KISS FM SHOW A COUPLE OF TIMES, WE’VE BEEN ON THE SAME TOUR A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE DUDE WAS 100% GENTLEMAN!!!REST IN [...]

Grandmaster Flash breaks it down further, just in case you need to get your facts straight!!!
If you missed part one, get it HERE

Found this in my inbox, I’m Humbled to be on his Email blast…He’s one of the reasons I get paid right now….
Grandmaster Flash sets the record STRAIGHT!!!

JACKED VIOLENTLY FROM NAHRIGHT

My fam, De La, are still making major moves AND puttin out that good shit 21 years later!!!
not many can say that….big up the Plugs…
SALUTE!!

THIS JAMAICAN BORN MAN IS THE FATHER OF HIP HOP!! RESPONSIBLE (WITH A FEW SIGNIFICANT OTHERS) FOR THE BIRTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CULTURE THAT WE ALL KNOW AND SOME OF US TRULY LOVE.YOU GAVE ME THE MOST ENJOYABLE WAY TO MAKE MONEY AND FEED MY FAMILY….THANK YOU KOOL HERC!