Produced by Kenny Dope

BREAKS!

New reality show to debut on BET next week. Before you proceed to “x” out of the page and curse me out, check out the actual premise of the show. With Kid Capri and Just Blaze playing host, big name DJ’s such as DJ Scratch, Jazzy Joyce, DJ Revolution and Rich Medina among others compete for the title. If I was a betting man, my money would be on Scratch. link

It’s been over a week since the Cold Crush Brothers’ anniversary show but the feeling still lingers. It was a special night spent with the trailblazing group. Renowned artists such as Kool DJ Red Alert, Grand Wizard Theodore, DJ Scratch, Jazzy Jay, DMC and Big Daddy Kane among others took turns getting the crowd ready for the main event. It took place at the Hip-Hop Cultural Center, a museum/venue/auditorium filled to the brim with flyers, pictures and other items from the early days. If you have a chance to visit, go do it, it’s a great location dedicated to preserving the culture through curation of historical artifacts and exhibitions. The group rarely performs together so rather than do what most people expected e.g. performing all the classic routines from back in the day, the CCB’s totally flipped the script and went Unplugged (c) MTV. The night wasn’t going to be about them trying to prove they still got what it takes; it was going to be more intimate than that. It was about sharing their experiences, motivations and feelings around some of their most classic material. It was about establishing a sense of community amongst family, friends and fans. And it worked.

More pictures after the jump.

Cold Crush Brothers

Kool DJ Red Alert

DJ Disco Wiz

Grandmaster Caz and Easy AD

DJ Scratch and Tony Tone

DJ Scratch

D-Nice and DJ Scratch

DMC

Grand Wizard Theodore

Mighty Mike C

T-Ski Valley

Big Daddy Kane

Big Daddy Kane and Grand Wizard Theodore

Ice-T

Download: Diamond D – Superman (Prod. by DJ Scratch)

Raekwon – Lizz (Prod. by DJ Scratch)

Hosted By BREAKBEAT LOU

Featuring:
DJ DUMMY, STEVE DEE, SUPREME, BOOGIE BLIND, EVIL DEE, MR WALT, KENNY DOPE, DJ SCRATCH, DJ BAZARRO, EDDIE B SWIFT, LORD FINESSE, FLAW/LESS, INCREDIBOI, DJ MOCHA, DIAMOND J, WAYNE SKI, DJ SKINNY, FATFINGAZ, GRANDWIZARD THEODORE, DJ WIZ

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42 St.
New York, NY 10036

After a slew of DJs paid tribute by rocking classic Roc Raida sets, they all decided to cut up “Rock The Bells” over and over and over again. History was made that night. link

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KRS-One and Buckshot performed last night at SOBs in support of their new album “Survival Skills.” If you’ve ever seen any of these dudes live, you know how they get down so no need to get into that any further. Even though both artists rocked the crowd lovely last night with new and old tracks, the real highlight for me (as always) were the freestyles and acapellas throughout. KRS and Buck did their thing but had stiff competition from the likes of Craig G, Shyheim and, most impressive of all, Pharoahe Monch. Not to be overshadowed, other dudes rocked as well including Heltah Skeltah, Immortal Technique and Tek (of Smif-N-Wessun).

After the jump, more fly pictures courtesy of Natty S. Photography. Peace to Ka5p, Natty, DJ Evil Dee, Mr. Walt, Poison Pen, Big Jeff, DJ Scratch, Kid Capri and Greg Nice among others. Audio and video coming up soon.

Buckshot and Tek

Pharoahe Monch

Funkmaster Flex

Dru Ha

Kid Capri

Immortal Technique

Shyheim

Rock

Last installment of the Crotona Park Jams for 2009. Brought to you by the good people at Tools of War.

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DJ Scratch & Busta Rhymes – I Bullshit You Not (Mixtape)

1. Fate Of The World
2. Director’s Cut (feat. Uncle Murda)
3. Let’s Do It (feat. Spliff Star)
4. Foreign Currency (feat. Maino)
5. Piano Man (feat. Spliff Star & Reek)
6. Death Wish (feat. Raekwon)
7. Try Your Hand (feat. Show Money)
8. The Game Room (feat. Lil Fame)
9. Victim
10. Give A Damn (feat. Show Money & Reek)
11. Bounce Back
12. Feel My Pain

Previously: DJ Scratch & Busta Rhymes Feat. Raekwon – Death Wish

Another new track from the Busta Rhymes and DJ Scratch collabo project. link

Download The Game Room by Busta Rhymes + Lil Fame (Prod. By DJ Scratch)

Produced by the great DJ Scratch. From the upcoming DJ Scratch/Busta Rhymes project. Peace to Alex

DJ Scratch & Busta Rhymes Feat. Raekwon – Death Wish

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Q-Tip ft. Busta Rhymes – Gettin’ Up (DJ Scratch remix)

Backed by DJ Scratch on the turntables, Q-Tip performed for free earlier this evening in NYC to celebrate his new album “The Renaissance” dropping November 4th. He performed mostly Tribe material with a small sprinkle of new tracks. The definite highlight (and surprise) of the night was when he brought out the highly energetic Busta Rhymes to perform his classic verse on Scenario. If that wasn’t frenzy-causing enough, Busta did Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See and his new single, Arab Money, complete with some dance moves.

The picture above serves as just a small taste of what to expect from the videos I recorded. Check our youtube channel in a few days for the update.

DJ Scratch and Evil Dee on the turntables at the same time scratching up Run-DMC’s Peter Piper. Link

More videos @ youtube.com/grandgood.

Q-Tip pulls a female fan out of the crowd to spit Phife Dawg’s verse off Check The Rhime. Check the video to see how she does. Accompanied by DJ Scratch on the decks. Link

More videos @ youtube.com/grandgood.

At the Black August show yesterday, I noticed DJ Scratch wasn’t at his usual spot behind the decks during the EPMD set, even though he performed earlier in the night. According to this interview with Scratch, Erick Sermon has been acting really funny lately. Hopefully, this gets resolved because EPMD without DJ Scratch is like Run DMC without Jam Master Jay.

…Scratch detailed the circumstances that have led to the current rift and why he will not be participating in any form, on the group’s forthcoming album and shows.

“I had been finding out through my peoples that Eric [Sermon] and Parrish [Smith] have been doing shows and recording an album without me,” Scratch explained to AllHipHop.com. “Then I’m getting emails from fans telling me that Eric said on stage I’m not there because ‘I’m missing flights.’ And I’m like ‘c’mon E that’s not f**king cool.’ I’ve never missed a flight in my whole career.”

As with many groups, Scratch stated his absence from the group’s reunion stems from money issues.

“Eric doesn’t want to split the money three ways,” DJ Scratch claimed. “And that’s fine, but be a man about it. We’re supposed to be a crew. Don’t lie and make me seem incompetent and disrespectful to the fans.”

Fans know this is not the first time the group has had a public dispute, as the collective split on acrimonious terms in 1993. According to Scratch, despite a reunion those tensions remain unresolved.

“I’m cool with both of them [but] with the first breakup, Parrish was the problem and now after the reunion, Eric’s the problem. They don’t like each other but with any group [when] the members don’t get along, you just don’t see that s**t. When you’re on stage you’re not supposed to show that s**t because you’re there for the fans.”

EPMD’s new album will have no cutting, scratching, or production contributions from DJ Scratch, who since his days in the group has produced for a number of artists, including 50 Cent, Jay-Z, DMX, Talib Kweli, The Roots and numerous others.

Since the other members have not made an announcement, Scratch feels it is only fair to the fans and his reputation to clarify the situation.

“If the album came out and I ‘m not on there, the obvious question will be ‘where’s Scratch?” he reasoned. “I think the reason they’ve not said anything is they know the fans wouldn’t be f**king with them like that without me. It’s like Run DMC without Jam Master Jay, we’re a three member group. Eric has the money issue, but I don’t think he realizes he’d make more money together than apart.”