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Another sure shot from the 5 Boroughs with Rakim and DJ Premier's staple "It's Been a Long Time" alongside the original sample source on the flip. Don't hang around, cos these never do!

14 bangin' beats from the man behind the boards of Ghostface, Rakim, Mos Def, G-Unit, Talib Kweli, Smif N Wessun, ...

how to survive the crack: your essential guide to the crackhead struggle

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I'm talkin' about Beatmasters, but not the late 80s crew that saw collaborations with the Cookie Crew etc, I'm talking about the legendary Bristol beatmaster Boca 45 who has mastered, honed and polished his creative techniques and his distillation of beat making over the last 25+ years. Born out of hip hop and rooted firmly in the Bristol scene of Massive, Wild Bunch, and Portishead, Boca 45 aka Scott Hendy has successfully navigated an ever changing musical landscape with an unwavering connection and honest adherence to those very roots and ethics. It's what makes Bristol such a special place for art of all forms in the city, a DIY, earthy and passionate sound and vision that runs through all the artists that call Bristol home. And so it continues with Boca's only 45 release this year in ‘22. It’s strictly Limited to 300 copies on High Quality Yellow wax with each copy stamped & numbered. On this Bomb Donut he teams up with NYC Native Tongue OG Bam of The Jungle Brothers on hype vocals duties for 2 dancefloor burners. The A side '(Do It) Fluid' goes straight for the jugular with an immediate phat rubbery bassline that precedes a beat that charges and swings between 4 to the floor and wild breaks. Everything else within the track is supporting that drum & bass, heaping bucket loads of flavour into the mix. And to make it even more tasty, the arrangement is a clear 'DJs Choice', eminently cut-able, mixable, and double up-able! The intention of this (and the flip) is most definitely to stick 'nasty faces' on everyone on the dancefloor. So if you weren't already bleeding from a torn jugular from the A side, then the B side is going to do some serious damage to what is left of your vascular system. Picking up the tempo with a heavy-duty breakbeat that drives ever forward, 'Another Dimension' is peppered with fuzzed up riffs, Bam's hype vocals, and spacy flourishes. The result is a blistering dancefloor nugget heavily laden with urgency and vigour that DJs, dancers and breakdancers alike will be seriously wigging and poppin' out to. Ultimately these are classic Boca productions, full of the energy and verve we all know and love, honest, funky, raw, they have it all. Both tracks are a step up from cut-and-paste, yet that ethic is loud and proud throughout (and has been a trademark of Boca's beats over the years). It's perfectly reasonable to predict that this 45 will be going straight into the play crates of DJs across the world. And you can quote me on that.

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Recorded and mixed by SibaGiba of Get Open!

Booty Haul returns to Alloy Cuts with more of his Boom Bap goodness. Blending multiple choice samples and breaks, most notably the Mary Jane Girls’ “All Night Long”, to create a hip hop instrumental that sounds like it was forged in a NYC basement in the mid-90s. This time Mr Haul draws for a ragga acapella on the A Side, clashing with the Canadian Dancehall Queen “Carla Marshall” and her 1990 hit “Champion”.

Chrome dishes up two servings of heavy Hip Hop instrumentals. The A side track ‘Don’t stop, get it’ kicks off with the familiar reggae sample from Stranger Cole’s ‘Crying every night’ (made famous by Reflection Eternal’s classic ‘Fortified live’), and proceeds to kick in with heavyweight drums and Mos Def vocal cuts a plenty! The B side unearths a Funkadelic track from ‘Let’s take it to the stage’ and brings it to life with some disco lead drums from the Atmosphere classic ‘Dancing in outer space’ and links them up with the Funky ‘Sesame Street’ drum break from Blowfly.

Both tracks are pounding dance floor bangers!

Bio : Chrome is a DJ, an MC and a producer / Beat maker hailing from Norwich UK. Over the years Chrome has released music on labels such as Ninja Tune, Jalapeño records, ae productions, B Line Recordings, Naked Ape and more, with 5 full length studio albums, numerous single and video releases and a huge list of UK and European gigs. Chrome has certainly paid his dues supporting the likes of A Tribe called Quest, De La Soul, Public Enemy, M.O.P, Pharcyde, Grandmaster Flash, DJ Premier, Craig Charles, Huey Morgan and lots more!

2023 see’s Chrome releasing instrumental Hip Hop beats through the ‘Friday’s Funky 45’ record label, which has featured the likes of Smoove, Featurecast, Voodoo Cuts, etc and so finds himself in extremely good company! The ‘ChromePlus’ band project is also due for release later in the year on the ‘ae productions’ record label.

"Killer gospel tinged edit of Nas on the A side guaranteed to nod heads everywhere - and the flip (blatant self promotion here!) brings the classic Wu Tang stormer up to the fore with the killer chorus from the Charmels #blinding Favorite track: HALF MAN HALF AMAZING" Sam Tweaks

New Orleans and Cali unite on this onslaught of gris-gris funk from Connie Price & Keystones featuring legendary MC, Rakaa Iriscience, of Dilated Peoples. The Crescent City label, Superjock Records puts forth another gem in the ongoing NOLA Breaks series (V.12)...

This time around they’ve enlisted the multi-talented Jay "J-Zone” Mumford on the drums, Dan Ubick on guitar (Breakestra, Big Daddy Kane), Julius Augustus on bass (The Sandollars), Dan Hastie on organ (Orgone, Alicia Keys), Steve McCormick on dobro and Professor Shorthair on the cuts and edits. Mastered by Dave Cooley (J Dilla, Madlib).

“The soundtrack to keep the wicked in flames” in both words and sounds, this 45rpm will leave you equally angered by the wrongs of the past but with a dip in your hip as you saunter through Congo Square!

Produced, recorded and mixed by Dan Ubick for DanUbe Productions at Lions Den Studios, Topanga, CA.

12 tracks feat. Thes One of People Under The Stairs, Edan & Mr. Lif, Hymnal, ...

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he year is 1999 and The Neptunes (Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo) are working on a new track for Wu Tang Clan Member, Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s new album. The track in question, “Got Your Money”, was an unexpectedly poppy, upbeat and melodic track that would go on to have global success. Buried within the multi-track recordings of the ODB’s hit track is an acapella by Pharrell, recorded early in the tracks production. Bringing his own laid-back style and flow, but keeping to the narrative of ODB’s track, Pharrell delivers a secret version of the track, few will have heard. Alloy Cuts delivers two versions of Pharrell’s hidden bars, mashing up one side with Montel Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”, giving the track a more golden era sound and on the flip side the classic ragga riddim, the “Snake Riddim”, is used to great effect!

DJ A.D.S. joins the Ff45 roster with 2 banging remixes of Souls of Mischief & 50 Cent classics – absolutely essential don’t sleep!

"Skum and Villainy Edits Vol 1" by DJ Deviant represents a dynamic fusion of musical genres and tracks, interweaving elements from rock, hip-hop, and funk. “Intergalactic Rocket Fuel” incorporates everybody's favourite beats and pieces resulting in an energetic mashup.

"House Party Rocker" epitomises an electrifying blend of lively party hip-hop style harmonised with the potent funk-rock guitar riffs and it guarantees a thrilling experience on the dance floor.

This release is a superb selection for DJs looking to provide a vibrant and genre-blurring dance music adventure

DNA in partnership with Dinked records brings you the first in a series of 7” collaborations between scratch producers and visual artists. “DNA Breaks – DJ DSK” showcases cover art by Phnom Penh, Cambodia based French graffiti artist, Alias 2.0 and audio production by DJ DSK. This volume contains 9 skipless scratches and 1 scratch sentence pressed onto a splattered two colour transparent vinyl with a picture cover.

These DJ DSK edit instrumentals were pressed up after many requests from DJs who wanted them, they can be used with the vocal versions, create new mash ups or just played as a track in their own right. It is also a great bonus that some of the original tracks do not even have instrumentals available.

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The mighty Dusty Donuts label is back with a bang. After seeing an extended hiatus due to global conflicts and supply chain issues, they’re back on track. The Balkan phenom DJ Goce is behind the boards for this one and it’s a doozy. Taking inspiration from early naughties soul laced bangers, both sides are heavy. Side A is derived from a track produced by a certain NPD laced fashion mogul and builds on the Soul and Hip Hip stabs. Goce drops crazy Game on this one. Side B is a Problem. And no one can seem to solve it. The answer is that this 45 won’t leave crates for a long while.

DJ $HIN's first new release in 16 years, the culmination of many years of battle craftsmanship has been completed!

A masterpiece crafted with precision - the more you experience, the more you appreciate!

Product Review by DJ $HIN

Side A has 15 skipless scratch contents unified at 83 BPM (total of 19 pieces including drum material and tone material).

Side B features 9 skipless scratch contents at 99 BPM and 3 songs to practice beat juggling. (17 pieces, including drum and tone material) We crafted this record to make it accessible for beginners and experts alike.

Track List
Side A
1. Ahhh Fresh
2. Freshhh Ah
3. Ahhhh Fresh
4. Ahh Really Fresh
5. Buta 1
6. Tone 1
7. Unstoppable Uh Go
8. Get Wild Ha Yeah
9. Break Down Yo Word
10. WTF Say Ahh
11. Buta 2
12. Tone 2
13. Rock The Beats with your Hands
14. Break It Down Say Yeah
15. Hey What Yo Come On
16. 1,2,3, Run
17. To The Break It Down
18. All Skipproof Contents 1
19. Tone 3 (Endless)

Side B
1. Ahhhh Beep
2. Freshhh Beep
3. Ahh Fresh Yo Yeah
4. Ah Cut Skratchin' Fresh
5. Buta 3
6. Tone 4
7. Wow Bah woo Hey
8. Yo What It's Fresh
9. Do It huh Come On Yeah
10. Here We Go Ah What Is It
11. Buta 4
12. All Skipproof Contents 2
13. Skratch Samples (ENG)
14. Impeach 2023
15. King Kuter
16. Baddest DJ
17. Endless Beats

The definitive scratch tool! Available for the first time as a deluxe double-vinyl edition, DJ Js-1 has compiled both volumes of his best-selling series “Scratch Roulette.” These records contain several hundred sound fx, phrases, hits, drums, and tones. No redundant looped beats--only scratch sounds and phrases. Over 60 minutes of scratch-friendly material: from the typical “kaaa” and “fresh” to new and never before used sounds and phrases, these 12”s cover them all. The inside of the gatefold jacket features an exclusive original illustration from the legendary Queens graffiti artist Jerms of the Rail Killas.

The definitive scratch tool! Available for the first time as a deluxe double-vinyl edition, DJ Js-1 has compiled both volumes of his best-selling series “Scratch Roulette.” These records contain several hundred sound fx, phrases, hits, drums, and tones. No redundant looped beats--only scratch sounds and phrases. Over 60 minutes of scratch-friendly material: from the typical “kaaa” and “fresh” to new and never before used sounds and phrases, these 12”s cover them all. The inside of the gatefold jacket features an exclusive original illustration from the legendary Queens graffiti artist Jerms of the Rail Killas.

Because of the success of « The Punchliner Vol°1 », Dj Odilon is back with another classic 7inch « The Punchliner Vol°2 ». You’ll find some crazy phrasing sentences, sounds, vocals… perfectly adapted for practicing your cuts the hardcore way !!!!! This bad boy is more than a must have for the golden crate digger that you are

The 16th release from Heat Rock is here! Featuring a duo of 80s Funk remixes from DJ Organic (Phoenix, USA) who takes a Clinton classic to the club, while Nick Bike (Vancouver, Canada) walks a fine line between House and Hip-Hop with his Rick James flip. There's a big BPM difference between the sides which makes this one a must-have
DJ tool. Doubles are recommended!

40 of DJ Premiers most popular beats