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Who can forget this insanely heartfelt thank you note Big John taped to the wall above Van$tylez’s desk @ UGHH..

Van$tylez and Big John had the weirdest (presumably) hetero m4m relationship over the course of 3 days in 2009..

Big John showed up for an in-store and did not leave.. just stayed @ Van’s crib, hung out at UGHH, went out to dinner, drank.. Van called out of work, came in late, and was acting like he had found true love.. It was so strange.. A total bro down if there ever was one.

At the end of his three day journey, he straight up handed Quest a CD-J turntable as thanks.

Very interesting man that Big John. Solid dude.

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Props to Esoteric on the incredible sample flip.. GRAVEDIGGGGGGAZ.

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There are some events that warrant my coming out of temporary rap writing retirement to light a post up. One of those occasions is when my favorite rap troupe to come out of Boston in a minute teams up with an MC who I hold on a pedestal above all others.

The other instance, that in this case called for me to get blogging, was that the resulting track of the scenario described above – despite being low down, thoughtful, and filthy underground – got a small slice of commercial shine, and is featured in the new Converse X UNDFTD ad.

Grey Sky Appeal and Qwel – Brains by greyskyappeal

Of course I’m talking about the union of Grey Sky Appeal and Qwel, the combined product of which I’m pleased to drop right here, right now. It’s called “Brains,” and if you fucking have any, then you’re already bobbing your head despite the absence of a bag of dicks.

This fucking shit bangs like Friday night with a fistful of Bolivian marching powder, plus packs that utilitarian gusto that GSA and Qwel can be relied on to push heavily. There may be “100,000 MCs who all sound the same” – many of whom get love on this blog regularly – but you won’t find any of that shit here. Not on my watch.

From GSA:

Grey Sky Appeal and Galapagos4 recording artist Qwel present their first single ‘BRAINS’ aka Cervelle de veau, off their upcoming EP, OCCAM’S RAZOR. Release date to be announced soon; pre-sales will be EXCLUSIVELY through UGHH.com

Check this GSA shit from SXSW too

i think this song and video are fckin killing it….good stuff, choose to hate if you want……

download…….

06 Why Not Me ft. REKS.mp3 – Hulk Share – Music Distribution Platform.

some new shit from Fakts One (whom we haven’t heard from since Papa D! lived on Calumet st.) has emerged with alil sum sum with Alias (who we haven’t heard from in just as long) feat. REKS/WISPERS & CHECKMARK……

everyones holding it down and it’s good to see the old Boston boys still doin it

Shit was hectic this weekend. At one point I was hanging onto a car window while it was driving screaming at a nigga to never come back around my crib. I’m dealing with a wave of depression responsibly, doing push-ups, not drinking too much, and taking it slow on Maxine.

I’ll be back strong…in the meantime, enjoy the Best Of DMX.

The collabo album that’s been in the works since the end of last year was finally released a couple days ago via Complex and Reebok. Party Supplies hasn’t gotten a lot of exposure outside of a few remixes thus far, but this album should change that. Don’t expect the same kind of loops and drums heard on the Well-Done project with Statik; PS is on some different shit here. Case in point: the opening track “Pouches of Tuna,” nothing more than a looped string duet with a few Funk Flex bombs sprinkled in. The samples continue to get weirder from there–from flipping Aaron Neville on “Steve Wynn” to Dean Martin’s crooning rendition of “Return to Me”–and Bronson responds with another vintage performance. Appearances by Roc Marciano, Mayhem Lauren and Das Racist.

Also if you missed, check the video for “Hookers at the Point.”

Along with Danny Brown‘s XXX, that’s two retail-quality albums from new artists that Fool’s Gold has dropped for free this year. Respect.

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Action Bronson x Party Supplies – Pouches of Tuna (f/ Roc Marciano)

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Action Bronson x Party Supplies – 9-24-11

DOWNLOAD: Action Bronson x Party Supplies – Blue Chips via DJBooth

Shame on every JTTS bloggar who aint said shit bout the Gawd today…AND I waited till 8:27PM for you fgts to say somethin. That’s tantamount to your man doin a bid and after 5 joints you stop sendin kites. You know what every JTTS shell of a man is doing tonight? Attending the Will C. house party that I hit up Marty and Trees up for only to be ignored. I keep shit movin tho. I copped a Watermelon Four Loko and a 40 and went in on sum Biggy Fries.

Download an hour of  Big shit…chopped up, selected, and presented on some black man shit.

And when yall JTTS frauds see me in the hallway, don’t say shit to me.

I may be a bad man…but I send kites, nigga. I. Send. Kites.

DJ ON&ON – “BIG TINGS”

Update:

JTTS SHOTS FYARED!!!! 

 

B.I.G. DON’T MATTER. FRIENDS MATTER. FAMILY MATTERS. #WINSLOW #URKEL

   I am never saying RIP BIG again. Or any rapper.. Or any musician.. Muhfukkaz made songs… RIP Jesus. RIP MLK. RIP Gene Rodenberry

We already posted about Will C.’s awesome Beach Boys remix project Adieu or Die last month, but this one deserves another special mention. Forget “Kokomo,” the cheesy shirts and the stomach-churning John Stamos cameos…this is the other side of the Beach Boys–the demented, drug-sex-and-rock-n-roll fueled side that still gets referenced by dudes like Danny Brown. Really can’t say enough good things about this project.

If you haven’t downloaded it yet, you can get it here. For those who have been enjoying so far, check the new trailer (above) featuring the song “Back to Mono” (with DJ 7L on the cuts) and also Will’s appearance on WTBU 89.3′s Midnight Marauders show, where he played special edits of cuts from the album as well as a few cuts from his forthcoming new solo album Eli’s Prism.

On a final note, Will is having a big house party on Friday and if 5 people comment on this post I will p0ast the address.

You can hang out with this guy in person. And maybe me.

#NerdOUT

But, this is what the other half of the Masters is up to.

No big deal.

Just making mixtapes with Jazzy Jeff, Gaslamp Killer, Vajra, Revolution, Mick Boogie and some small town DJ named Z-Trip.

SUPER 7 Volume 5 ft. JAZZY JEFF, REVOLUTION, Z-TRIP, VAJRA, GASLAMP KILLER, MICK BOOGIE by DJ JAYCEEOH

Ahhhh 2004…I was an aspiring journalist with side dreams of being the world’s greatest DJ….No serato or laptops…don’t event think I had a proper cell phone at the time.

 That’s when I met DJ On&On at the now defunct Chopping Block in Mission Hill. After one of his sets we decided our love for prank phone calls & hip hop should be combined into what became VIP Love Vol. 1. That was back in March 2005 after spending months recording in Jeep Jack’s closet on Folsom Ave.

7 years later, I just had Will C convert this into one single MP3 for easy download. Shout out to everyone who made this happen & won’t let it die lol. Lots of good (ignorant) memories. 

Longtime JTTS comment troll BBB has just released a new song.

It’s actually pretty decent.

The hook is catchy as fuck and the production actually works.

I normally ignore everything he has ever done since I literally worked at UGHH 7 years and did not see ONE SINGLE copy of his album sell. Quest literally lowered the cost to .50 cents and it still didn’t sell. I think he ended up lowering it to a few pennies to move it out in an inventory cleanse, or maybe he just gave them away.

I also thought he was either really slow or a lvl 6 troll after he sent this ad to me three years ago, still the only ad I ever rejected.

Here it is:

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DOWNLOAD: BBB – Hit It From The Back

Thoughts?

After winning the Stanley Cup left wing Bruin Brad Marchand decided to celebrate all things Wu-Tang and his own growing aliases, by teaming up with The Boston Sports Apparel CO. to design his own line of gear.

He utilizes Boston’s own Akrobatik for a FreEP  titled “Enter Tha 63 Chambahs”.

I’ll be honest, the little beard i have has nothing to do w/ the Bruins….

i went to 1 game last year and lost some more of my hearing after the Hat Trick that went down…

i’m not a huge Bruin’s fan (but do like seeing Italian chicks w/ bleach blond hair at the games dressed in black n gold) but i DO like Akro….

so if ya like me then its worth a listen and if ur a real Bruins fan then here’s the link to get all the songs

http://www.sharebeast.com/g54tatjokgrv

P.S. sorry this has nothing to do w/ swag, Lin, cats, the color purple, occupying something, politics, Twitter or Knife

See what the JTTS staff has to say…

“when I’m not cockblocking JTTS for Boston Phoenix awards, I’m bumping Strange Brew 2″ - Chris Faraone

“I’m a middle of the road type of guy, I like to maintain a strong balance of comedy and professionalism – never crossing over too far in either direction. I like to play it safe with Strange Brew 2″ – Martin Caballero

“As a joke, I created three tumblrs to promote my enjoyment of Strange Brew 2 – and two of them were nominated for a Boston Phoenix award” – JKFGT

“My life is filled with misadventures in keeping it real. I do not like to listen to Strange Brew because it confuses my internal struggle with racial identity, but I did have sex with a 40 year old prostitute on Knife’s bed” - DJ ON&ON

“My life is filled with misadventures in alcoholism. I do not like to listen to Strange Brew because it confuses my internal struggle with racial identity, but I did have sex with a 19 year old prostitute on Knife’s bed” – Sleezy Trees

“I am struggling for acceptance on this blog. I’ll tell you what, I’ll listen to Strange Brew – but I would rather listen to (insert failed, aging local MC from the late 90′s)” - Yukonn

Here is what Knife has to say…

Well, it’s been a year since the last Strange Brew came out so I figured it’s about time to pump out another mix for this series. This one’s got a little bit of everything, from disco to dubstep, it’s all over the map. Shout outs to Flynt Flossy and Yung Humma for the drops, Alfredo Rico Dimas for the art, Will C for the mastering and creative genius, and my man Jiggy Jon for constantly sending tracks my way. So here it is folks!!! Enjoy!

Here’s the deets: