Frankmatic radio is back!!

Frank The Butcher and Paul Mighty are back and brought along a gang of heaters with them. New music from Common, Maffew Ragazino, MOP, Action Bronson, The Roots, Quelle Chris, Gangrene, Kid Daytona and more.

GOOD MUSIC IS FRANKMATIC!

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Track list:

Gangrene f. Prodigy – Dump Truck
Black Star – Fix up
Scram Jones – Wild side
LEP Bogus Boys f. Lupe Fiasco – Zombie Land
Action Bronson f. Mayhem Lauren, Maffew Ragazino and AG The Coroner
(Classic Joint) Pharaoh Monch f. MOP – Show No Mercy (Original sample intro)
MOP – No Mercy
Maffew Ragazino – Slangston Hughes
Roc Marciano – Emeralds
Common – Sweet
Push T f. Ab Liva and Odd Future – Ohh
Mobb Deep – Waterboarding
The Kid Daytona f. Action Bronson – Ivory Coast Crime Scene
Termanology f.Easy Money – Compared to you
Fat Joe – My Lord
Vado – NY Ride
Rick Ross – I Love My Bitches
Willie The Kid – Waste Not
Quelle Chris f. Danny Brown & Roc Maricano
The Roots – Make My f. Big K.R.I.T. & Dice Raw

Shouts to Complex’s Russ and Joe.

See feature HERE

Pleasant surprise.

My Nike Air Force One bespoke landed on Complex Magazine’s The Best 25 Bespoke Nike Air Force 1s list with the likes of sneaker royalty Dj Clark Kent, Mayor, Bun B and my brother from the UK, Gary Warnett.

Amazing honor.
PS — Not Gucci inspired.

Peep rest of list HERE.

#Frankmatic

In honor of the Butcher’s Block site redesign and relaunch, I am excited to present you with Classic Rap Volume 1 which is mixed by Patta’s own Dj Masta Lee.

This mix consists of 50 of my favorite classic hip hop records, some I felt might be overlooked, sent over to Amsterdam’s DJ Masta Lee who made sure it turned into what we had envisioned: A REAL MIXTAPE BY A REAL DJ.

Enjoy!

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Tracklist:
01. Classic Rap Intro – Frank The Butcher
02. C’Mon Wit Da Git Down – The Artifacts
03. Take ‘Em To War – Kool G Rap
04. I Shot Ya – Keith Murray / Prodigy
05. Walk in NY – Onyx
06. New Jack City – M.O.P.
07. Boyz-n-the-Hood – Eazy E
08. Murdafest – Smoothe Da Hustler f. Trigger The Gambler
09. How Many Emcees – Black Moon
10. Microphone Master (Sewa / 41st Side remix) – Das Efx f. Mobb Deep
11. Time’s Up – O.C.
12. It Ain’t Hard To Tell (Large Pro Remix) – Nas
13. Soul On Ice (remix) – Ras Kass
14. Reign of the Tec – Beatnuts
15. The Main Ingredient – Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth
16. The Most Beautifullest Thing in the World – Keith Murray
17. Next Level (DJ Premier Nyte Time remix) – Showbiz & AG
18. In The Ghetto – Eric B & Rakim
19. The Infamous Date Rape – A Tribe Called Quest
20. Invasion – Jeru the Damaja
21. Crooklyn Dodgers – Special Ed, Masta Ace & Buckshot
22. 9th Wonder – Digable Planets
23. I’ll Be There For You – Method Man f. May J Blige
24. Mad Izm – Channel Live f. KRS-One
25. Hittin’ Switches – Erick Sermon
26. Manifest (remix) – Gangstarr
27. The Bomb – Akinyele
28. Gansta Bitch – Apache
29. Big Ole Butt – LL Cool J
30. Punk Jump Up – Brand Nubian
31. Oh What a Night – Diamond Shell f. Biz Markie
32. Warrior’s Drum – King Just
33. Road to Ritches – Kool G Rap
34. Chief Rocka – Lords of the Underground
35. Shoot to Kill – Mad Lion
36. Duck Down – KRS-One
37. Ain’t Going Out Like That – Cypress Hill
38. How I Could Just Kill a Man – Cypress Hill
39. Scenario (remix) – ATCQ f. LONS & Kid Hood
40. So What Cha Sayin’ – EPMD
41. 360° (What Goes Around) – Grand Puba
42. Sally Got a One Track Mind – Diamond D
43. Back to the Grill Again – MC Serch f. Red Hot Lover Tone & Nas
44. Live at the BBQ – Main Source f. Nas
45. Uptown Anthem – Naughty By Nature
46. Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) – De La Soul
47. Looking at the Front Door – Main Source
48. Fakin’ The Funk – Main Source
49. Case of the P.T.A. – Leaders of the New School
50. Blue Cheese – UMCs
51. Welcome to the Terrordome – Public Enemy

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Join us as we catch up with Wale on the eve of his Maybach Music debut as we talk about his new label, the competitiveness of his new team, Kid Cudi reconciliation and what 600 Benz really means.

Wale joined Drizzy and Cudder on the trip from the farm league minors to the big show. Drake joined Lil Wayne’s Young Money collective while Cudi linked with Kanye’s Good Music team — both affiliations proved to be the fuel needed to kick both careers into high gear.

Mr. Folarin did it on his own and for the most part, on his own terms.

If phase one was internet assisted independence and phase two was signing on the dotted line, then phase three is joining the juggernaut movement that is Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group. Different platform but the same message delivered with invigorated enthusiasm.

As unlikely as it may have seemed at the time, Wale’s new partnership has proven to be as fruitful as it is exciting. ‘Play Your Part’, ‘Pandemonium’, ‘600 Benz’ and ‘By Any Means’ make it clear that Wale and friends, Meek Mill, Pill and of course Rozay, are on a quest to own the summer.

Maybach Music’s ‘Self Made’ due May 23rd

Wale invited me down to a studio session while in Boston where I interviewed him and Black Cobain for Karmaloop TV. Interview coming soon.

The Board of Administration

Black Cobain is up next.

Mr. Folarin in the hot seat

Follow: @BlackCobain

Check out Black Cobain ’4am’ featuring Wale

Photos by: OHWRD

I’ll tell you what’s better than that — treating classics with respect. Converse’s top tier First String category has been dropping nothing but winners since it’s inception (no Leo). Carefully curated colabs and restyled staples are the formula and are the reason I see more Cons on the street everyday.

It’s on this Summer!

Shouts to my guys John, Ian and Matt “the Brit” over at Converse

Mackintosh Jack Purcells

Comme de Garcons Play Jack Purcells

First String Jack Purcells

First String All Star

Bonus: Dr. Romanelli All Star Cup Hi (Thanks DRx!)

Slim introduced himself on his debut mixtape Demand for More and it’s sequel Demand 2, before becoming a shooting guard for the all-star team that is the Money Making Jam Boys. Anyone that can shine standing next to Illadelph’s own Black Thought, arguably one the best emcees to ever string syllables together, is someone worth listening to. If you don’t believe me you should download the MMJB’s 10.Deep sponsored opus The Prestige.

Your welcome.

Interviewed Slim on a visit to Karmaloop TV.

Stay tuned.

Photos: OHWRD

While in Los Angeles we made a pit stop at the homie Dj Muggs studio for a taping of Soul Assassins radio on Shade 45. Ern Dog & Mr. Choc of the Beat Junkies interviewed the kid about what I got going on these days. Dj muggs went in on an early Cypress Hill set which was sparked by a convo we had about the scene in the movie Juice when ‘Kill a Man’ hit.

Amazing.

A few years back Muggs, Chace Infinite and Ern Dogg asked The Weekly Drop to do a segment every week on Souls Assassins Radio. It was a great opportunity to be on major platform and a dream for a fan of the SA movement.

Shouts to the homies Muggs and Ern for the continued hospitality

S/O to my homie Billy / OHWRD for manning the camera on the last few posts.