"To cap this affair, smooth and melodic chords set a very reflective mood for ‘THE SICKNESS’ feat. Nuggy Gee, Insideus & DJ Upryt ’, recounting the fiendish night sweats of these hungry MCs addicted to vinyl, finding solace only in scratching pen to paper in the chase for a dope beat. The narrative of these MCs illustrates just how much passion runs through the Bris-bang hip-hop scene.

The Prerequisite says a lot for Fundamental Elements and in-deed the scene that they fiercely represent. A crisp-fresh and well-structured hip-hop release for FE-hip-hop," - fehiphop.com

The soulful influence of Lord Finesse's presence in Hip Hop continues to keep heads nodding in 2013 with two remixes, one by The Funkyman himself and another by an Australian producer who captures the sound of Finesse's debut LP. Adelaide-based producer davidL digs in the crates and adds slick turntable techniques for a remix that hits and aims to capture the funky loop-based vibe of the classic "Funky Technician" LP.






Photography by James de Ara

Providing the remedy for all your cornball raps and thirst for original boom-bap is Perth, Australia producer Kid Tsunami. A beast on his MPC2000XL, the kid is a wax fiend, sampling ‘70s jazz, soul and funk to formulate his ‘boom bap’ style concoctions. Signed to Brooklyn’s Headbop Music, the kid likes to think he is bringing real hip hop back, keeping himself open to work with hip hop’s greats.

This lyrical showcase by The Rhyme Inspector Percee P is one of the many entertaining moments of "The Chase" which features appearances by an all-star cast of veteran and legendary MCs. Percee's flow is as slick and witty as ever as he joins Kid Tsunami for "Down Pat".

This MC from Australia has a presence on the mic which is entertaining while projecting the voice of a individual who seeks the truth and is eager to be heard. Ravenous provides the humility and hunger of an independent MC with refined lyrical skills over rugged sounds of production to match his aggression. His album "Ravenous 20Ten" was a rediscovery for me after being out for a year. I was happy to come across this solid package of beats, rhymes and life from an MC who stands up to proudly carry the weight of life into his songs.

Australian producer M-Phazes gets the mixtape treatment by legendary turntablist DJ Rhettmatic as the two Hip Hop forces unite for "Phazed Out", a mixtape compilation of singles, remixes and featured production from M-Phazes notable catalog. Mixed and blended by DJ Rhettmatic, "Phazed Out" features M-Phazes-produced gems featuring Saigon, Inspectah Deck, Bekay, Big Noyd, Phil The Agony, Termanology, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Chubb Rock, Sadat X, Heltah Skeltah, CL Smooth, Skyzoo, Masta Ace, Brown Bag AllStars, El Da Sensei, Mela Machinko, J-Live and more.

Purchase your copy of "Phazed Out" here at Undergroundhiphop.com, you can also stream some of the songs below.



Tracklist:

1. M-troduction featuring Sha Money XL; Emilio Rojas; DJ Premier (of Gang Starr) (Produced By: M-Phazes)


2. The Raw featuring Saigon; Inspectah Deck (of Wu-Tang Clan); Bekay (Produced By: M-Phazes)


3. All Out featuring Big Noyd; Phil The Agony (of Strong Arm Steady); Krondon (of Strong Arm Steady); Mista Sinista (of The X-ecutioners) (Produced By: M-Phazes)


4. Underground Railroad featuring Famos; Termanology; Shabaam Sahdeeq (of Polyrhythm Addicts); Phantasm; Chubb Rock; Sadat X (of Brand Nubian) (Produced By: M-Phazes)


5. I'm The Reason featuring Bekay (Produced By: M-Phazes)


6. Midnight Madness featuring Heltah Skeltah (Sean Price + Rock); DJ Revolution (Produced By: M-Phazes)


7. Another Classic featuring Burke; Torae; DJ Waxwork (Produced By: M-Phazes)


8. Perfect Timing featuring CL Smooth; Skyzoo (Produced By: M-Phazes)


9. Brooklyn Bridge featuring Bekay; Masta Ace (Produced By: M-Phazes)


10. What It's All About featuring Brown Bag All Stars (Produced By: M-Phazes)


11. 2 The Death featuring El Da Sensei (of The Artifacts); Mela Machinko (Produced By: M-Phazes)


12. Super Good featuring J-Live (Produced By: M-Phazes)

Melbourne, Australia's M-Phazes has just released the instrumental/a cappella version of his 2010 producer compilation album, "Good Gracious" a project which features some of the finest hip-hop acts out of Australia over his progressive boom-bap sound. This project displays Phazes' hard-hitting production combined with an array of upcoming lyrical talent for an example of a producer who shows an outstanding ability in the art of sample-based Hip Hop production.

Whether you're a fan of Hip Hop looking for some brand new sounds to enjoy or a producer looking to study well-crafted instrumentals, "Good Gracious" Instrumentals & Acappellas is a worthy listen.

There's nothin' like hearing a D.I.T.C. producer spin and perform their classics in between songs of their set. Here is one by The Funkyman Lord Finesse for your audio archive. This mix is provided by an excellent Hip Hop site on The Gold Coast of Australia www.coldcrush.com.au

Description by Cold Crushin' Mixes:

"Ohhhh shit — Cold Crushin’ Mixes is back with more fire for ’011. This time we got the original funky man Lord Finesse; of legendary New York hip hop crew D.I.T.C, live on two technics and the M.I.C. And baby — they don’t call the man Lord Finesse for nothin’. Fin shows us what D.I.T.C is all about, ramming in 100 tracks in his two hour set covering hip hop and beats to soul, funk, boogie, disco and new jack swing as only a true crate digger can, as well as rocking the MIC Lord Finesse style, spitting a freestyle and some classic Finesse bars.

Effortlessly smooth mixes and cuts, beat juggling that had hands in the air and minds blowing and most importantly, a dope track selection that had the whole house at Tone rocking out all night long. There was a bit of controversy around Sydney at the time of this show over Finesse doing a DJ set instead of a straight live show. A whole lot of cats were complaining — but damn son, as far as we’re concerned, anybody who walked away unhappy after this just doesn’t know what’s up with real hip hop anyway. Finesse is the motherfucking man baby!"


Lord Finesse – Diggin’ The Crates Live In Sydney 2011 tracklist

1. Intro feat. Randy Glazer
2. J. Dilla – Body Movin’
3. Visioneers – The World Is Yours
4. Jeru Tha Damaja – Da Bitches
5. Jeru Tha Damaja – Come Clean
6. Public Enemy – Shut ‘Em Down (Pete Rock Mix)
7. ???
8. Jeru Tha Damaja – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
9. Onyx – Thow Ya Gunz
10. Lords Of The Underground – Funky Child
11. Run DMC – Down With The King
12. O.C & Jeru Tha Damaja – Crooklyn
13. A Tribe Called Quest – Oh My God
14. A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour
15. The Pharcyde – Runnin’
16. ???
17. ???
18. Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
19. Gang Starr – Full Clip
20. O.C. feat. Big L – Dangerous
21. Pharoah Monch – Simon Says
22. Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Shimmy Shimmy Ya
23. Raekwon – Ice Cream
24. KRS-One – Sound Of Da Police
25. KRS-One – Step Into A World (Raptures Delight)
26. M.O.P – Ante Up
27. NAS – Made You Look
28. Interlude – How many of ya’ll love real hip hop?
29. Luniz – I Got 5 On It
30. The Pharcyde – Passing Me By (MVPs)
31. Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks On Me
32. 2Pac – I Get Around
33. Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg – Nuthin’ But A G Thang
34. Dr. Dre – Bitches Aint Shit
35. Snoop Dogg – Gin & Juice
36. Snoop Dogg – Aint No Fun
37. Interlude – Where the Sexy Single Females At?
38. Dr. Dre – Explosive
39. Interlude – What Do D.I.T.C mean?
40. Earth Wind & Fire – Devotion (Gratitude)
41. ???
42. ???
43. Visioneers – Ike’s Mood
44. The Trammps – Rubber Band
45. DJ Riz – Live From Brooklyn
46. Nice N Smooth – Hip Hop Junkies
47. ???
48. ???
49. Michael Jackson – I Wanna Be Where You Are
50. Dionne Warwick – Walk On By
51. ???
52. Rick James – Mary Jane
53. Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love
54. ???
55. Interlude – You Got a Curfew or Somethin??
56. The Jacksons – Enjoy Yourself
57. Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
58. Kool & The Gang – Jungle Boogie
59. First Choice – Love Thang
60. The Police – Voices Inside My Head
61. Herbie Mann – Hi-Jack
62. ???
63. L.T.D – Love To The World
64. Booker T & The MGs – Melting Pot
65. Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
66. WAR – Galaxy
67. ???
68. Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover
69. Carl Carlton – She’s A Bad Mama Jama
70. The Emotions – Best Of My Love
71. Level 42 – Starchild
72. Interlude – Understand… this wasn’t part of the regularly scheduled program
73. Lord Finesse Freestyle over Jay-Z feat. Nas – Success (instrumental)
74. Interlude – One Man Band Shit
75 Lord Finesse freestyle
76. Lord Finesse – Funky Technician (live)
77. Lord Finesse – Bad Mutha (live)
78. D.I.T.C – Day One (live)
79. Interlude – One thing I promised
80. Handsome Boy Modelling School – Rock n’ Roll Could Never Rock Like This (live)
81. Lord Finesse – Hip 2 Da Game (live)
82. Interlude – Grab A Drink, Grab A Shorty
83. Earth Wind & Fire – Fantasy
84. Stephanie Mills – Something In The Way (You Make Me Feel)
85. ???
86. Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner
87. Nu Shooz – I Can’t Wait
88. Troop – Spread My Wings
89. Brand New Heavies – Never Stop
90. ???
91. Teddy Riley feat. Tammy Lucas – Is It Good To You
92. Bell Biv DeVoe – Poison
93. LL Cool J – Mr Good Bar
94. Jane Child – I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love
95. Wrecks-N-Effect – New Jack Swing
96. Chaka Khan – I Know You, I Live You
97. Michael Jackson – Rock With You
98. Junior – Mama Used To Say
99. Alicia Myers – I Wanna Thank You
100. Outtro – I Love Ya’ll Sydney