Now here's a joint that transcends all musical and race boundaries! A classic among break collectors, B-boys, Disco heads and punks! APOLLO APPROVED!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Showbiz - “The Cloth”(Still Diggin Instrumentals Vol. 1)
Showbiz - The Cloth
DJ Clark Kent - Black in the New York Groove
Hennessey Black & The Black Apple Clothing Label have called on legendary NY DJ Clark Kent to get them "Black in a New York Groove"!! This Mix takes you all over NYC with James Brown, The Crooklyn Dodgers, Jigga, Roy Ayers, Frank Sinatra and a whole lot more! Peep the track listing below and a video of Clark Kent speaking on the making of the mix tape and grab you free copy OVA HERE !!!
Wordsworth - Joy and Pain (Prod by Apollo Brown)
Wordsworth jumps back with an Apollo Brown produced joint "Joy & Pain"!
REDMAN - Smokin Cali Bud
Funk Doc has a new Youtube channel to keep you updated on what kind of weed he's smoking and where he is!!! Gotta love technology!!!!!
DJ Food Stamp - “Beatmining: The Best of Da Beatminerz” (mixtape)
DJ Food Stamp's "Best of Da Beatminerz" mix brings us back to the days where beatmakers didn't try to murder every sample they could find..instead you found a break so fat you could loop it, filter it, and let it rock for 4 minutes and not be sick of it..ahhh the good old days!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Friday, March 30, 2012
Gwen McCrae - 90% Of Me Is You
This is in our all time top favorites. The Large Pro sample for Just Hanging Out, Gwen just kills it!!! Great tune . I want that seven inch!!!
Men at Work 2020 ft. KOOL G. RAP, NUTSO, R.I., F.T., RAS KASS, ACTION BRONSON, NECRO, MARLEY MARL (Prod. by DOMINGO)
Return of the Posse cut!!!! Everyone here gets loose over a ton of classic b-boy breaks!! FIRE!!!
Straight from the whosgunnataketheweight beats and breaks crate
Another edition of our WGTTW beats and breaks crate for your sampling pleasure! Click Share to Download!!!
"Kept digging and digging and now we got more crates" - A.G.
Pierre Alain Dahan - Slim Bertha
Don Burrows - The Tasman Connection
Camille Sauvage - Declic
S. Santorio - Nervy Sound
Hugo Montenegro - Mammy Blue
Walt Rockman - Sea Life
Johnny Frigo - Garden of the Moon
Hermann Thieme - Dirty Drugs (Drum Break)
Spooky Tooth - Waitin for the wind (Drum Break)
Large Professor ft. Killa Sha - Maica Livin'(acapella)
Ghettosocks - Invincible (featuring El Da Sensei) [Official Video]
Ghettosocks video for "Invincible" and you know we support anything Artifact related at WGTTW! Very cool video too! Don't Sleep!
DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG - Original All Out King (mixtape snippet)
New Mixtape from the legendary DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG from The 5TH Platoon! Neil is a beast! Going all in with all vinyl on this mix cutting shit up like it's 1999 and rocking original breaks and samples!! Peep a snippet below and cop the whole mix RIGHT HERE !!
NERD ALERT!!! MPC Renaissance Feature Demonstration (Video)
Andy Mac from Akai Professional talks us through the awesome new MPC renaissance!!
K.Sparks - The Return (Prod. by Bugseed)
Queens native K.Sparks returns with producer Bugseed to drop a hot track in your laps!
M-Phazes (feat. Brown Bag AllStars) - "What It's All About" (Video)
New Video from M-Phazes with The Brown Bag AllStars! How can you not like a video shot in a bodega?!?!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
YourManManic - What's Good (Prod. By ManOnWire & Handbook)
Brand New Banger from YourManManic "What's Good" Produced by two of WGTTW's favorite beatmakers ManOnWire & Handbook!!! Enjoy!!
Nerd Alert !!!!! Classic Hip Hop Album Puzzles
For the super nerd in all of us, home with the chicken pox, here is something you can do to pass away the time. Classic Hip Hop Lp cover puzzles. They are 12x12 so when you finish, you can show off your accomplishment by framing your work. You can pick them up right here
Homeboy Sandman - Mine All Mine (Official Video)
Stones Throw Artist Homeboy Sandman's new video "Mine All Mine"! Alotta fun here!!!
Peter Rosenberg Interviews NAS for NOISEMAKERS
A nice drunken interview with Nas from Peter Rosenberg! From SXSW!
Throwback Thursday Clip of the Week : De La Soul on Arsenio!
"Arsenio dissed us but the crowd kept clappin'"
Dela & Blu - WhatUWanna (DJ Spinna Remix)
Spinna stays in classic mode giving you more of what we live for!
FRANKIE P PRESENT: KEYS OPEN DOORS (CLIPSE X DOORS MASHUP ALBUM) [A CHRISTOPHER B CONCEPT]
We fuxx with the Clipse..they kinda remind me of a southern EPMD. Two really cool dudes with cool flows who can flip back and forth easily! Here we have a mash-up concept album with the Clipse classics blended with tracks from the legendary rock group The Doors..Keys Open Doors..Get it?
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Bobbito Garcia Talks Basketball
Masaryk Profile: Bobbito Garcia from MasarykBasketball on Vimeo.
Kool Bob Love speak on basketball memories and donating sneakers to the less fortunate.
Ghostface & Sheek Louch - Batman
You can't stop WU-Block!!! Ghost & Sheek are at it again!! This time ripping over Funky Drummer!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Rashad & Confidence - The City (Shuffle Jack Remix)
Soundcloud Stays Winning Today!! Just found this Shuffle Jack remix of Rashad and Confidence's "The City" which was real hot in its original Confidence produced form (see video below) and is nice to hear again in this new remix!!
Daily Operation Daily Digital Download
Our second Daily Operation today!!! ...its usually hard enough finding one worth posting a day! But when i saw a RAMP "Daylight" re-edit in our inbox i got a little excited and i wasn't disappointed either! Here Sleazy McQueen (great name) gives the classic a BPM boost, a filter treatment and some extensions! Enjoy y'all!
Rich Medina's Vinyl Collection - Crate Diggers
Take a look inside Rich Medina's vaults as he shows you the first record he ever bought, his most valuable record and a whole lot more!!
Props Party Tonight NYC!!!
Props is one of the freshest parties in the NYC area! Its put together by Rich Medina & Akalepse and tonight is a special edition in support of the legendary Breakbeat Lou's 1st mix in over 25 years. This mix will feature the full spectrum of music. In addition, all the proceeds from the sales of this CD will go to the Roc Raida Foundation and The CCA Student Scholarship Fund. The All Star DJ Line-Up with DJ KENNY DOPE - PROPS DJs RICH MEDINA - AKALEPSE, & DJ BOOGIE BLIND. ALL VINYL ALL NIGHT!!!
Needles Drop at 10pm at
The Gallery at LPR
158 Bleecker St., New York, NY 10012
Maffew Ragazino Sr. - "Amaretto Sour"
New Maffew Ragazino "Amaretto Sour" off the upcoming "Lafeyette City Survival Mix Vol.2" from DJ Kenta & Teddy King!!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Children of The Night - Queens...Revisited (mixtape)
You gotta love the Q-Boro! They have a style all their own and Children of the Night are no different. Here we have their latest offering "Queens...Revisited", with production by Black Noize, SKYWLKR, Left Brain, and others. And features from Roc Marciano, Big Baby Gandhi, Gita, T-Shirt, Marz Lovejoy, Worlds Fair, & Meechy Darko (WTF happened to rap names?!?!)
Standout tracks are "Kids from Queens" with its Black Noize produced Anxiety attack inducing beat and "Woman" with its classic Boom-Bap drums and relationship rhymes. Peep the whole tape for yourself! ....and how can you pass up anything that has a song called "86 Mets"!!!
Daily Operation Daily Digital Download Dig
This is a WGTTW All Time Favorite Song....and with spring arriving, this is def the vibe around here, even though we are in New York not Cali. Platurn shares with us an old combo....see if you can follow it.
Loop Diggaz Volume 7 maybe? Not really sure anymore what volume we are on.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Slum Village - Dirty Slums (Mixtape)
Mick Boogie drops the New Slum Village mixtape for the masses! Features include De La Soul, Rapper Big Pooh, Black Milk and more!!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
Tracklisting after the jump
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - The KoleXXXion LP
Today we finally see the much anticipated release of "The KoleXXXion" which is available on iTunes now!! Premier & Bumpy are a classic combination as they both stick to what works for them.. and thats 90's classic boom-bap battle rap type ish. I think most people know exactly whats in store for them when purchasing this album (and please do BUY it), Your gonna get classic Premier beats (and thats never a bad thing) and rough brag-rap rhymes from Bumpy knuckles and your not gonna be disappointed with it!!
I'm sure most of you have heard the released tracks like "Turn up the Mic" ft. Nas and The Stoodiotyme EP. Let me just say that everything else on "The KoleXXXion" is just as good if not better!!
Peep the track listing below and some album snippets!!!
FUNKY DL - The 4th Quarter Instrumentals
UK artist and producer Funky DL hits us off with his new all instrumental production "The 4th Quarter Instrumentals". DL has been doing this hip-hop shit forever and has worked with WGTTW favorites like Show & AG and Sadat X! His latest offering is a lesson in how you can be current and still sound classic! Every track bangs from start to finish with crisp drums and jazzy samples reminiscent of the D.I.T.C. crew but with DL's own originality!
D-Strong - "Nuthin New" (Video) & "Out to Tax" (Audio)
This popped up on our twitter @taketheweight this morning and we are really happy it did! While i don't want to call D-Strong old school, I can't help but to feel like I'm back in the days of 90's random rap and trust me thats a good thing. Peep the video for "Nuthin New" produced by Linus Stubbs and the audio track "Out to Tax" produced by Kyo Itachi.
Monday, March 26, 2012
K-Def - Sparkle (as heard on @DJKDEF's LP: Night Shift)
Re Def drops a track off off the K-def Night Shift LP titled Sparkle. Heavy on the vibes with a Cal Tjader influence K-def comes correct. You can pick up his newest lp right here at Fat Beats. Digital geeks can get it on Itunes or directly from Re Def over here.
Be sure to follow K-Def on Soundcloud as well..His new Soundcloud page is located right ova hear. And here is a goodie off his page. WGTTW Approved!
Be sure to follow K-Def on Soundcloud as well..His new Soundcloud page is located right ova hear. And here is a goodie off his page. WGTTW Approved!
DJ Total Eclipse - The J Tape (J Dilla + Jay-Z + Jay Electronica Mash Up)
Brand New Mixtape from the legendary X-Ecutioner Total Eclipse! Total E goes in on the mix remixing and mashing up Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, and J-Dilla's classic tracks!!! Future Classic for sure!!!
AZ - My Niggas (prod by Buckwild)
AZ back on the scene after kickin' it live with Nas at SXSW this past week! Comin' rough with a Buckwild Produced sure-shot!!! Doe or Die 2 on the way!!!! Definetly peep it!!
PSALM ONE and R.A the RUGGED MAN - Open Relationship (Official Music Video)
Directed by R.A. himself! Psalm One and the Rugged One trade rhymes about relationships. Also features a hilarious cameo by Bumpy Knuckles!!! Don't Sleep!!!
DJ Chong Wizard: You Better Make A Layup (March Madness Mixtape)
March Madness is in full effect! Dj Chong Wizard has laced us with a Soundtrack to go along with it! Peep the track listing below and grab a free DOWNLOAD HERE !!!
New !!!!!! Mr.Dibiase THE DUST DOWN UNDER Mix
Dibiase hits us all off with a nice 13 minute and 30 second mix for his upcoming Austrailia, New Zealand tour ( April 2nd- 16th) Download a free copy of the mix right here mate.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Raw Poetic Snippets Produced by Damu, Kev Brown. and K-Def
Re-Def teases us with a snippet promo, unmixed recordings of 3 seperate project. I am happy to see Re-Def is keeping Busy.
Sunday Morning Sample Mix: Tristan Dee - Bad! (70s SoulJazz Mixtape)
Tristan Dee kicks off our Sunday morning in a nice laid back jazzy groove..this where you wanna be right now! Tracklisting after the jump!!!
Stones Throw Beat Battle Best of the Week 263
A lot of good stuff this week from everyone involved! Good flips all around, some really creative stuff this week! Looking forward to 264!!
DJ Rob Swift - Roc for Raida
Rob Swift's "Roc for Raida" mixtape is dedicated to the memory of X-Ecutioner Roc Raida (May 17, 1972 - Sept. 19, 2009). The mixtape highlights much of the great music Raida left behind when he passed away. Rob Swift also features the X's Mista Sinista, Total Eclipse and Precision performing their own renditions of some of Roc Raida's classic battle sets. Net proceeds from the album will go to Roc Raida's family. Show some love y'all!
Punchline & Dj Soulclap - Underground Superstar
Here we have the first offering from Punchline & Soulclaps new Collaboration "Underground Superstar" dropping May 8th on Soulspazm Records!
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Beat Digging w/ Waajeed Diggin in the Crates
Record Store Day is coming soon folks...remember to cash in your change, and get off your computer, and hit your local spot ...beat digging here with Waajeed.
The Soul Searchers - Funk To The Folks (scratchandsniff re-rub)
Scratchandsniff is on a roll today!!!! Lucky us !!!
DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles - Turn up the Mic (Remix) ft. Nas
Official Album drops this Tuesday! Premier laces us with this remix featuring Nas to get us warmed up!!!
Double A.B., Karniege & Torae - Early 90′s
New Release from Man Bites Dog Records "Early 90's" with Double A.B., Karniege & Torae getting nostalgic over a Kount Fif beat. Complete album is on the way, but for now you can check the video and cop a free download of this single!!!
Friday, March 23, 2012
B-Boy Document 99 (Maculate Remix) B-Boy's Make Some Noise
Daily Operation Daily Digital Download Dig
Funky music is our thang too !Ole Smokey Hooks up this classic...extending the drum breaks making it super Dj friendly. Classic funk baby pa !
Adult Swim Bump Beats This Week
NEW!!!!!! WU-Block: Ghostface & Sheek Louch - FlashBack
These two can do no wrong together!!! Peep the dynamic duo ripping it over the classic breakbeat "The Champ" and cop a free download while your at it son!!!..Showin' all you corny m@therf*ckers what Hip-Hop is supposed to sound like!
DjJ Premier Drum Sound Kit
Need that Premier type sound for your latest banger???? Grab the sounds here and go to work!!!
DOWNLOAD HERE
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