DJ IQ - Flashing Lights

No long ting. Here's a taster for DJ IQ's Flashing Lights mixtape, dropping on November 30th. Bere exclusives, heavy cuts, the sickest beats and so on, and so forth. This is gonna be ridiculous...

Dil Jackson

Another bump for this Saturday's SCRATCH night at Big Chill House, with original Beat Junkie, J ROCC, who is also responsible for this absolute beast of a blend, from his forthcoming 'Share My Bed' mixtape, via those good people at Stones Throw Records.

Dilla meets Michael Jackson...

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Heavy Rhyme Experience

Released at the height of the Acid Jazz explosion back in 1992 (OK, so the actual 'scene' was probably way over by then), I seem to remember this album getting a bit slated at the time. A jazz/funk meets hip hop project seemed a fresh idea back then, but it no doubt fell between the gap and appealed to fans of neither (although Guru's Jazzmatazz album a year later seemed to be better received).

It's obviously dated somewhat, but the cuts featuring Main Source, Big Daddy Kane and The Pharcyde still hold their own and take me back to bumping this on my cassette walkman on the way to school. Now where's my turtle neck sweater...

01. Bonafied Funk (Feat. Main Source)
02. It's Gettin Hectic (Feat. Gang Starr)
03. Who Makes The Loot? (Feat. Grand Puba)
04. Wake Me When I'm Dead (Feat. Masta Ace)
05. Jump N' Move (Feat. Jamalski)
06. Death Threat (Feat. Kool G. Rap)
07. State of Yo (Feat. Black Sheep)
08. Do Whatta I Gotta Do (Feat. Ed O.G.)
09. Whatgabouthat (Feat. Tiger)
10. Soul Flower (Feat. The Pharcyde)

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Shouts to the guys over at HQ Hip Hop for putting this up.

Major Lazer - Keep It Going Louder

Major Lazer "Keep it Going Louder" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

This is my least favourite track off the Major Lazer "Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do" album, by far.. (Aaiite, it's wack as kcuf..)

This of course inevitably means, that it gets released as a single.

That said, this video is off the heezy, as have been all the clips from the album so far.

Featuring Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze on vocals, this video is directed by Eric Wareheim and is like a cross between Progressive Psychodelia, Bubblegum Pop, Aphex Twin & Lazytown. It's frickin' mental. 'Ave a looksie...

Just Vibes Again - Mixed by Pete B

The Original Badman, Mista Pete, is back with another hour mix of the dopest Hip Hop, Nu Skool to Old Skool, US to the UK, with some Soulful Funky Breaks for your dome thrown in as well. Needless to say, it's some heavyweight sheeeeit. Check the technique, see if you can follow it...





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Masta Ace - Born To Roll
Kidz In The Hall - Driving Down The Block
Fatlip - What's Up
Handsome Boy Modeling School - Holy Calamity
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
Giant Panda - 90's On My Mind
Rola & Gee Swift - Live At The Hard Drive
Evil Ed - Body Talk
Evil Ed - Great Expectations
Tres - Target
X Ecutioners - You Can't Scratch (Skit)
X Ecutioners - Premier's X Ecution
Fred Wesley - Four Play
Phife Dawg - What Da Deal
Five Stairsteps - Don't Change Your Love
A Tribe Called Quest - Jazz
Rola / Turoe / Monk - Rock Non Stop
Numskullz - I'm Alive

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The Heavy - Live In London

This Thursday 26th November brings Noid's original big bad wolves, The Heavy, back for another show in London, this time for the Soundcrash crew, at the Relentless Garage in Highbury.

If you don't know about The Heavy yet, you need to get to know.

Two albums deep on Ninja Tunes sister label, Counter Records, these boys have been steadily smashing up live venues & festivals across the States & Europe, and had numerous TV & Radio appearances, gaining nuff loyal fans daily.

Support on the night comes from bands Polsky, Rough Science, In The Black and the man like DJ BobaFatt.

The Heavy's 2nd album "The House That Dirt Built" is out now.

Scratch @ Big Chill House

On November 28th, Scratch are celebrating their 13 1/3 year birthday party at The Big Chill House in Kings Cross, London.

To help celebrate, they have a very special guest flying in from LA via Stones Throw Records, one of the worlds most renowned DJ's, the one and only J Rocc from the Beat Junkies.

One of the original turntablists, J Rocc founded the Beat Junkies in 1992 with Melo-D & Rhettmatic, along the way enlisting Babu, Shortkut & D-Styles.

He began DJing in the mid-'80s with California group PSK, & in addition to numerous mixtapes and his own production for Stones Throw releases, J Rocc has been the DJ for Madlib's live shows since the early 2000's, was the 3rd member of Jaylib (Madlib & J Dilla) during the group's live events and collaborated with Madlib on Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to J Dilla.

J Rocc is currently working on a solo album for Stones Throw.

Joining J Rocc will be residents MC Tukka, Matt Smooth, Lyley, DJ Biznizz, Richy Pitch and Tomski.

Expect to see plenty of heads coming to celebrate with Scratch, B-Boys in action and much more.

If you want a taster of what Scratch is all about, then check this dope video below of footage from the last jam, featuring one of the UK's finest turntablists, DJ Woody.

Stylophone Beatbox

Looking for a suitable Crimbo pressie for your fellow b-boy breadbins? Then look no further.. This is this year's official boombastic stocking filler. The Stylophone Beatbox. Here is a bad bwoy demonstration from Brett Domino & Steven Peavis. Props to the Digga Please! crew for bringing this to our attention. This vid has admittedly been knocking around for about a month now, but if you haven't seen it, you really should. Hip Hop has never sounded so.... so.... erm.........

Booties & The Beats

Jumping on the current flurry of mixes, here's an hour of funky breaks, beats, bootlegs and whatnot from me. Enjoy!

BOOTIES & THE BEATS - DJ SHEPDOG
Intro
One Step Ahead - Featurecast
4 Better or 4 Worse (Nu-mark remix) - The Pharcyde
Spread More Love - DJ Shepdog
Heavenly Break - Eli Escobar
Misdemeanour (Askillz remix) - The CBs
Old Skool - The Breakbeat Junkie & DJP
Eradicate - Bryx
Pass It Round - John Ohm
Sirens Comin - DJ Shepdog
K-Os In Roots - FK001
Run The Roses - Baggy Leggins
Soupy - Maggy Thrett
Watts Breakaway - Johnny Otis Band
Standing In The Way Of Control (Shepdog funk mix) - The Gossip
What Make Ya Dance - Fort Knox Five
Stand By Me - Scissor Cuts
Apache - Incredible Bongo Band
Outro

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Buttercup

You know the floodgates are about to burst wide open with bere previously unreleased Michael Jackson material. However, if this track is anything to go by, this is no bad thing. Taking from the forthcoming 'Want You Back! (Unreleased Masters)' album comes this gem, produced by none other than a Mr. Stevie Wonder back in 1974. If the rest of the material being unleashed from the MJ vaults is anyway near as quality as this, we should have some real treats to look forward to. This, right here, is a groove. Check it...

Mo Diggety Mo Doubt - Mixed by Dj Mo Fingaz

Man Like Mo Fingaz finally got round to recording a mixtape for ya'll. After he got bored of living in the shadow of the mixtape machine known as Bobafatt he decided to turn over the page and get back on the zigga zigga train...
Just under 2 hrs of Old Skool Hip Hop, New Skool Hip Hop, Funk, Reggae, Breaks for your ears, i pods and blogspots. Recorded Live at the infamous underground Rum Bar, Trailer Happiness in Portobello Road, London.

and remember... If ya fuck with big & heavy, i get up in that ass like a wedgie...


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Tracklisting -

Lisa & Brooke - Prince of Ballard Vs Mo Fingaz
Maybe So, Maybe No - Mayer Hawthorne
100 Yard Dash - Raphael Saadiq
Extra Raw - Big Daddy Kane Vs Greedy G
Boondigga - Fat Freddy's Drop
Got the Hunger? (DJ Vadim Remix) - Alice Russell
Hold On - Mr Scruff
Bucky Done Gone (Prince Of Ballard Remix) - M.I.A
You Aint Heard Nuttin yet - Heavy D & Tha Boyz
Give Me The Light - Ladi6
Western Soul - Parker feat Rasco
Lovely Day (DJ Eleven Remix) - Bill Withers
It Aint Hard To Break On Thru (Nextmen remix) - Nas Vs The Doors
I Get Lifted - KC & the Sunshine Band
Do the Right Thing - Redhead Kingpin & the F.B.I
Looking At The Front Door - Main Source
Get Silly - Ben Westbeech
Shake - Dynamite MC & The Emptyheads
How Ya Like Me Now - The Heavy
I Keep Forgettin' - Micheal McDonald
Regulate - Warren G
Bonita Applebum (12" Why Edit) - A Tribe Called Quest
Why - Carly Simon
Tainted (Samiyam Remix) - Slum Village
Cant Stop Now - Major Lazer feat Mr Vegas & Jovi Rockwell
Fed Up A Run Red (Knut Posse Remix) - Richie Spice, Shango & Bounty Killa
Swingin Doctor (Main Squeeze Remix) - Dj Bobafatt
Serious - The Hempolics feat Dandelion
Posed 2 Be - Breakestra feat Chali 2na
No Damn Good - Big Daddy Kane
Poppa Large/SoWhat (Soul Focus Blend) - Ultramagnetic Mc's Vs Ronny Jordan
Hot in 93 - Tony Midget
Heart Of Glass(93' Till Infinity Mix) - Al Fingers
Dont Joke With A Hungry Man - Quantic feat Spanky Wilson
Bop Gun (One Nation) - Ice Cube feat George Clinton
Aint It Funky (Fort Knox Five Remix) - A Skills & Krafty Kuts
They Dont Want Music feat James Brown - Black Eyed Peas
Miss You (Dr Dre Remix) - Rolling Stones
I Cant Go For That ( DJ Apt One Edit) - Hall & Oats

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They Reminisce Over You

Super producer DJ Pete Rock & Carmel City's MC CL Smooth are, without a doubt, one of the greatest Hip Hop double acts, ever. They've only collaborated on a grand total of two albums & one EP (all stone cold classics) & had a notoriously fiery relationship for many years. That said, hearing they were to reunite for a show in London was too tempting an opportunity to miss. Proving the skeptics wrong by actually sticking to their word, the Money Earnin' Mount Vernon duo took to the stage last night (9th Nov '09) at the Relentless Garage in London, and absolutely smashed it. Despite their obviously dubious chemistry, and a few forgotten lyrics, they tore through classic after classic, culminating in easily one of the best Hip Hop tracks of all time ("T.R.O.Y."), pleasing many a Tru Skool / Golden Era Head muchly, including my damn self. Props also to our very own DJ Shepdog for providing a heavyweight warm-up set. Here is a small taste of the show. Feel the Funk, baybeeeeeeeeeeee....

Spread More Love

Something I had the idea for years ago, but somehow never got round to doing it. Anyway, long train journeys can be great for creative impetus when you've got your laptop with you, so I got busy just a few weeks back. Basically a reworking of the classic "Spread Love" by the 45 King, taking the original sample source and spreading it around a bit more whilst retaining elements of the original. Kind of a backwards re-edit if that makes sense?

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