Southpaw-Chop: SPCWX-011 ft. Diamond D

Following the Large Professor releases of “Here We Go”, Southpaw Chop returns with a dope collaboration of another legendary producer on the mic.

This time, Southpaw Chop teams up with Diggin’ in the Crates (D.I.T.C.) founding member Diamond D!

The new release, entitled “No Love Lost” features a thick drum break and unforgettable sampling from Southpaw Chop, matched with the lyrical mastery of Diamond D.

With a limited 7" release, this is sure to be release for the start of 2017.

Order: www.southpaw-chop.com
Order: www.southpawchop.bandcamp.com (Jan)

A: No Love Lost ft. Diamond D
B: No Love Lost (Instrumental)



My special thanks goes to Southpaw-Chop and Diamond D. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

Dope Folks: DF-0081 ft. Soul King Productions

New Jersey's Soul King Productions are known for their sought after Soul Kingz 12" containing the tracks Catch Wreck bw Trace Ya Steps" from 1994.

All 9 tracks on this EP are from their impossible to find '93 cassette only release and have never been released on vinyl before. "Guess Whooz Back" is limited to 300 copies, 50 copies on red color vinyl and 250 on traditional black wax. 

A: Word To Ya Mutha

A: Mind Benda Go Off, Go Off

A: Lovezs Runaway

A: I'm Feelin It

B: Guess Whooz Back

B: Kid From Newark

B: Xtacsie

B: Street Life

B: Kick A Verse

Entirely produced by The Soul King

Order: www.dopefolksrecords.bigcartel.com

My special thanks goes to Dope Folks and Soul King Productions. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

Structures Built: SBR-7-002 ft. Jack Jones

Next up on Structures Built Records is a 7" featuring Jack Jones and Doecino (Jon Doe & Eddie Meeks).

Audessey aka Jack Jones and ACatCalledFritz together released their LP "Beats By Design" in 2014 as well as some singles. This new single gets additional support from Soundsci producer Ollie Teeba on the flip side. 

The 7" is limited to 300 copies only and comes with picture cover. 

A: Blast
B: Out Da Box ft. Doecino

Producer: ACatCalledFritz & Ollie Teeba
Mastering: No Sleep Nigel

Order: www.structuresbuiltrecords.bigcartel.com



My special thanks goes to Audessey, Fritz, Teeba and G Roc Gayle at Structures Built Records. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

All Eye Publishing: AEP-008 ft. Shabazz The Disciple

Red Hook, Brooklyn, Sunz Of Man, Wu-Tang:  Special edition custom vinyl release from Shabazz The Disciple in cooperation with All Eye Publishing.

The EP "Red Hook's T.H.U.G. Angel" contains 5 tracks with instrumentals nicely designed on smokey clear, yellow & black mixed colored vinyl and cover designed by Lil Thugs.

A: Cross Me
A: Hip-Pop
A: Many Manzionz

A: Self Defense

A: Raptivity

B: Cross Me Inst.
B: Hip-Pop Inst.
B: Many Manzionz Inst.

B: Self Defense Inst.

Produced by C12, DJ Skinny, Earth Beats and DJ Extremidiz

Pre-Order: www.alleyepublishing.bandcamp.com

My special thanks goes to Shabazz The Disciple, C12 and All Eye Publ. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

Asphalt: ASP0009 ft. Various Artists

Asphalt Records presents the “Syncaset Demos” which is a compilation of tracks made with various artists back in the early days of Asphalt Records finally released in 2016. 

The 1st 7” vinyl includes two tracks ('94-'95) to be played at 45 RPM, recorded in 8-Track Mind Studios, Santa Cruz. 

A: Kleva & Collin O - Solar Energy ('94)

B: Quin & DJ Coolie Bee - California Cripple ('95)

Produced by DJ Coolie Bee

Order: www.asphaltrecords.se (26th)

My special thanks goes to Imperil Bill, Asphalt and all artists involved. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only.

F5: ft. Black Spade

F5 Records and Thrash Flow joined forces on the release of 3 new Black Spade songs on 7" vinyl. 

All tracks produced by Black Spade, scratches by DJ Crucial and a feature by Queen Heroine of The Juggaknots.  St. Louis in the house!

This 45 is a limited edition of 100 gold colored copies, exclusive available via F5 Records and Thrash Flow (links below. Additionally there are 350 black retail copies. 

A: This Time Tomorrow

A: Wildflvwrz ft. Queen Heroine

B: Distort To Transport 

Order: www.f5records.com

Order: www.thrashflow.com

My special thanks goes to Black Spade, DJ Crucial and F5 Records. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only.

Red Apples 45: ft. 2 Mad & Company

Back in 1990 the young Ray West and an aspiring teenage MC named 2 Mad formed a short lived group who was active with basement recordings & street corner ciphers.

The songs on this 7" come from a rare studio session that took place in 1991 at the Box Studio in New York. Entirely produced by Ray West and remastered from a demo tape this Red Apples 45 vintage is like a time capsule dating back to '91.

This 7 inch contains 2 full songs & a bonus track featuring Poetic Prince and comes with digital download code that also contains bonus material. Limited to 150 copies.

A: Runnin Scared
B: I'm An Artist
B: Flavor Tape 91 ft. Poetic Prince & Majestic R

Download Bonus: Pick Up The Mic ft. Double R & T Raid

Order: www.redapples45.bandcamp.com

My special thanks goes to Ray West and his Red Apples label. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only.

Dinked: DINK-006 ft. DJ DSK & The Lost Soul Collective

This promo reached me on Tuesday featuring the UK born, China located DJ DSK & The Lost Soul Collective with some instrumental heat.
While DSK is know as a fan of Electro and Hip-Hop this could also be labelled as Funk. But whatever you label it, name it D-O-P-E.

Grab yourself this 7" with Jukebox center hole.

A: Lamine
B: Police Woman
B: Kunming Beats

Order / Listen: www.juno.co.uk

My special thanks goes to Dinked Records for the generous promo delivery but also to DJ DSK for the great music. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only.

I'd like to take this opportunity to announce the release of the new DJ Suspect & Doc TMK on Dinked / Random Rap which I'll show along with an upcoming new interview on Stitch By Stitch

Chopped Herring: CHDAR3DEV45 ft. Ill Conscious

Baltimore is in the house with Ill Conscious meeting London DJ Daredevil to "Represent To The Fullest" with this new 7" release on Chopped Herring Records.

Limited to 350 copies this 33RPM release features 4 versions of the title track entirely produced by DJ Daredevil.

Get your copy here and don't forget to grab some other Chopped Herring releases with it.

A1: Represent To The Fullest
A2: Represent To The Fullest (Instrumental)
B1: Represent To The Fullest (Remix)
B2: Represent To The Fullest (Remix Instrumental)

My special thanks goes to Ill Conscious, DJ Daredevil and Chopped Herring Records. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

Roots Forward: RF12-02 ft. Different Shades Of Black

In 1995 Peanuts & Corn Records released the cassette only album "Next School Pioneers" by Different Shades Of Black. It's now getting re-released on cassette and later on vinyl.

The crew from Winnipeg, Canada was consisted of Mista Christ, Scuskotch Tha Ill Lyrasis and Marvelous. 

Cassette version limited to 50 copies with download card. Vinyl version following early 2017.

A1: Intro
A2: World Wrath
A3: Ill Compositions
A4: Comprehension ft. DAYO, Da Buda, Dazol Fiend, Roddy Rod
B1: Taylor Made
B2: Game From Truth
B3: Outro
B4: VHS (Bonus Track)

Order: www.rootsforward.com (now)

Digital: www.peanutsandcorn.bandcamp.com

My special thanks goes to Different Shades Of Black and Jason at Roots Forward Records. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

On The Good Foot: OTGFM-002 ft. Scarface

The year was 1989 when Scarface, then known as Dj Akshen, recorded the song that would be the start of his career as "Scarface".

Originally released by Short Stop records in 1989, the 12" would be his only release on that label as he would ultimately go on to sign his deal with Rap-A-Lot records and become a solo artist as well as one of the Geto Boys.

27 years later, this sought after 12" is now available on 7" vinyl limited to 500 copies - 250 copies on white and black each.

A: Scarface (OG Version)
B: Scarface (Dub Version)

Your purchase  includes a 7" vinyl , two 11x17" posters of images never seen before from the original 1989 photo shoot, a 4x4" sticker, a 5x7" postcard.

Order: www.onthegoodfoot.bigcartel.com



My special thanks goes to Scarface and On The Good Foot Records. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only.

Dusty Platter: DP017 ft. Tiff The Gift

Dusty Platter announces the hooked up with Don't Sleep Records for another sure-shot collaboration.

"It Gets Greater Later" is the brand new album by female emcee "Tiff The Gift" and features the likes of Awon and Dephlow. The album is produced by various like Phoniks, Linkrust, JR Swiftz, Kameleon Beats, F Draper and Kalvion.

The 12" is limited to 350 copies on transparent yellow vinyl with full colour sleeve.

A: Resolutions ft. Rodney "The Soul Singer" Stith
A: It Gets Greater Later ft. Awon
A: Somebody
A: Love Rules The Streets ft. Awon & Dephlow
A: Check Cheddar

B: Same Old Tree
B: Passed Out
B: Painted Pictures ft. Dephlow
B: Me For Life ft. Awon
B: Laid Back
B: To My Sons

Order: www.dustyplatter.bigcartel.com

Digital: www.tiffthegift.bandcamp.com

My special thanks goes to Tiff The Gift, Dusty Platter, Don't Sleep and everybody involved. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only. 

Chopped Herring: CH5UPR3ME03 ft. Da Last Future

I remember in1994 / 1995 where me & my dudes were after all the stuff from Wu-Tang and affiliated groups.

Before Sunz Of Man, there was "Da Last Future". The line-up before they got down with Wu-Tang was KiIllah Priest, Prodigal Sunn, Hell Razah, Shabazz The Disciple, 7th Ambassador and producer Su-Preme.

They dropped a low run 12" on Nocturnal 7 Records in 1994, engineered and mixed by Carlos C-12 Bess at the legendary Firehouse Studios in NYC. 

Difficult finding the 12" Chopped Herring Records included all 4 joints from the OG plus 2 unheard tracks to the "Devil's Most Wanted EP"

A1: Livin in Hell
A2: Mental Combat
A3: Diamonds
B1: Mental Combat II
B2: Evil Lulla Bye
B3: Devil's Most Wanted

Produced by Su-Preme

Order: www.choppedherringrecords.com

The EP is limited to 350 copies - the first 120 copies come on clear, purple & yellow mixed coloured vinyl - the remaining 230 are on traditional black wax.

My special thanks goes to Da Last Future, Su-Preme and Chopped Herring Records. All copyrights reserved, posted for promotion use only.