DUCK SAUCE!!!

Forget aNYway - this is most likely the hottest sh** out right now. Or more like dancefloor weapons of mass destruction. Of course you go and buy these from Beatport/Juno/...

Duck Sauce - You're Nasty

Duck Sauce - The Motion

ULTRAVIOLENCE

At Nerd Network we love Ultraviolence and guns. Therefore, we and HeartsRevolution want to provide you with some ultraviolence straight out of New York via Paris and Kitsune.

HeartsRevolution - UltraViolence

Best of both worlds (pt. 3)

Another great promo only Trackmasters remix from the year 2000 that had both wannabe thugs and r&b chicks on the floor at the same time. This 12" was pretty hard to get when it was released but also a must-have for any serious urban DJ. The file is from a NM vinyl just in case anyone is wondering how worn my club copy is.

Mya feat. Jay-Z - Best Of Me (Remix)

Sauce Money

Back from the hiatus. One of my favorite rappers from back in the day (circa 2000), Sauce Money, is back with a single "Get That Paper" that has him rhyming over a classic 7th Wonder break. This is the remix with Jada to the muah and Bussabus.

Sauce Money feat. Jadakiss & Busta Rhymes - Get That Paper remix

Fortified Live

Talib Kweli live at Nosturi, Helsinki tonight. We still rank this Rawkus 12" from 1997 as Kweli's best effort.

Reflection Eternal - Fortified Live [zshare, 320]

Memphis Bleek

Couple of good older Memphis Bleek tracks

Memphis Bleek - We Get Low
Memphis Bleek ft. Rell, Lil Cease - Do It All Again

Gucci time

Gucci Time grand opening tonight at Redrum! Don't be fooled by the "appella" in the parentheses, this version of "Nu Nu" is some serious heat when used right in any club with proper soundsystem.

Lidell Townsell - Nu Nu (Nu Appella)

I want you to know

Random house on the legendary New York label Nu Groove Records.

Groove Committee - I Want You To Know (Vocal)

Groove Committee - I Want You To Know (Inst.)

This goes out to my uptown crew

Here is an extended remix of Pitbull's The Anthem aka Enur's Calabria 2007 by my mentor from El Barrio and the founder of our Salute crew, the rubberband man DJ Dennis'Da'Menace. I have to rush off now but just for your information, Dennis has been there since rappers were performing at nightclubs for party crowds. Since four crates of records a night. Boom.



Enur feat. Pitbull & Lil Jon - Calabria (DJ Dennis'Da'Menace remix)

House music (pt.2)

Big saturday coming up! House music all night long! Below are a couple of classic vocal tracks that will help you make it through these rainy winter days. The first one is an epic promo only edit by the one'n'only FK, released in 1991. Second on the platter is a beautiful vocal gospel track by Kenny Bobien, produced by Masters At Work in 1998.

Frankie Knuckles feat. Lisa Michaelis - Rainfalls (Rainapella)

Kenny Bobien - Rise Above The Storm

Bonus track is by one of my most respects fellow Finns - Klas "Sasse" Lindblad aka Freestyle Man. This one's off his 1999 "Solid Support" EP.

Freestyle Man - Tender Rain

Treat em just fine

A new remix from the queen of R&B and hip hop soul. Chubb Rockish re-treatment by Swizz Beats.

Mary J. Blige - Just Fine (Treat 'Em Right remix)

bonus track for the mix

Chubb Rock - Treat 'Em Right

First quarter

As much as I wanted to talk finance and quartal economics, time series and degrees of stochastic dominance, this blog stays strictly music. What we have here is probably the best first quarter of any album ever. A shaky hands photo straight outta my crates. As Fat Joe said, LISTENNN! 320 for my Serato bitches.

Reasonable Doubt was released on June 25, 1996 after Jay-Z, Damon Biggs and Damon Dash had agreed about a distribution deal between their newly-founded Roc-A-Fella records and Priority records. The album reached #23 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold roughly three months after its release (RIAA). The platinum sales for this album in the US were certified first in 2002.

Can't Knock the Hustle, produced by Knobody from Puffy's production team Hitmen and featuring the R&B superstar Mary J.Blige, was the only one of these three that got a single release. Even its' success in the US is questionnable as it only peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK Can't Knock the Hustle however made it to U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at #35 and I remember the song being in heavy rotation on the airwaves during my London visit in the spring 1997.

Politics As Usual featured production from the Camp Lo-legendary beatsmith Ski and features a sample of "Hurry Up This Way Again" by The Stylistics.

Brooklyn's Finest was produced by the Air Force 1 connoisseur slash cousin of Foxy Brown, Rodolfo Franklin bka Super DJ Clark Kent, who sampled "Ecstasy" by The Ohio Players for this urban masterpiece. In the song Jay-Z traded verses with Bedstuy's own Christopher Wallace (R.I.P.) and this is arguably the best of the few collaborations between these two heavyweights.


Download 320kbps Jay-Z feat. Mary J. Blige - Can't Knock the Hustle

Download 320kbps Jay-Z - Politics As Usual

Download 320kbps Jay-Z feat. The Notorious BIG - Brooklyn's Finest

Hola Hovito

My life ain't rosy but I roll with it. From some serious whip game in the '96 classic Dead Presidents to a solid (as a rock) mixtape by DJ Noodles. Some pre-taste of American Gangster coming soon.

DJ Noodles - Once Upon Time In Brooklyn (Jay-Z Edition)

New Jay-Z

King back.

Jay-Z - Blue Magic [320kbps]


Jay-Z - Roc Boys [320kbps]

Before they were rapstars

Some more not-so-usual New York white label action from my crates.


Jay-Z - In My Lifetime
[Roc-a-fella Records, ROC-001, 1994]


Papoose - Alphabetical Slaughter
[Select Records, PRO-77, 1999]


Saigon - Favorite Thingz
[Sure Shot Recordings, SSR-1001, 2003]

Brooklyn keep on

To make sure that I don't have to ever again answer the question "why aren't you feeling Finnish rap?" (real reason is because I'm a dick, but let's keep that on the dl) I'm giving you a 5pac of mid 90s goodies. This goes out to all you new kids on the block, DJ's Blah, Didier & Anonymous and an extra-mellow borough in the city of Espoo known as Soukka, straight in ya face from the era when sneakers were not in and it was Timbs all seasons. Plus it was straight from Brooklyn better known as Crooklyn. Pre-Rocafella when it was Guesswhyld, Tape Kingz, Stretch with the Dolo & all that.

Big Jaz feat. Jay-Z & Sauce Money - Foundation
Hillfiguz - Up On Prospect (Plaza Mob mix)
Jemini The Gifted One - Can't Stop Rockin' (Goldfinger's remix)
Lace Da Booms - Cut That Weak Shit (NYC mix)
Shadez Of Brooklyn - Change
Bonus track:
Silver Convention - You Turned Me On, But You Can't Turn Me Off

I get the paper

Here's the third attempt aka Audio 3 from 50 "Interscope" Jackson. Curtis must be really desperate at this point after two lukewarm singles as he's now pulling all the remaining tricks from his sleeve and mentioning major deejay crews in the video like "please play my record". LOL. I still remember the time when he was "too big" to give out interview to DJ's. That was like 3 years ago. Totally, dude.

50 Cent - I Get Money
50 Cent - I Get Money instrumental
Bonus track from my 2002 crate:
Governor feat. 50 Cent - My Life, My Life

I got 5 on it

Here's a 5pac of classic dancehall from my NY state of mind (12 inch) reggae crates. As inspiration to post this functioned Eli's link to brilliant "18 and Over", a request by DJ Anonymous and the fact that Funkmaster Flex, known as Aston George Taylor Jr. by his mom, produced the Rayvon hiphop mix under the alias DA BIG DAADEE. Check also the less known Sanchez & Lady G counter-version of the legendary Twice My Age which runs a good 6 minutes, the ending half being some smoked-out (?) version madness.

Mad Lion - Real Lover
Mega Banton - Sound Boy Killing
Rayvon - No Guns, No Murder (Hip Hop mix)
Sanchez & Lady G - Half My Age
Shabba Ranks - Roots & Culture

I still love H.E.R.

I just felt this had to be mentioned on my own blog as well: Funkmaster Flex killin' it. Strictly from the Golden Era. Special shoutout to Skem and Sport who brought those Stretch & Bobbito tapes to Finland back then.

Way before T.I., way before Shady, way before Luda, way before Baby -Erick Sermon

Queenz Step

(Queenz Step / We Got Money by Flip & Hitz PRODUCED BY SKEM (Big Wing Productions) Video Directed By Scenario)

Extra extra! I call this exclusive. Queens own Riot Squad in this. Serato ready and produced by my big brother from another mother: Skem.

Flip - Queenz Step [320 kbps]