There are several reasons why this may have happened. It could have been when I named him as one of Twitter’s biggest blowhards, the piece titled ‘Why I Don’t Trust ?uestlove’ or just my general disdain for his name-dropping antics and claims to be the ultimate rap nerd. I will out Rap Nerd any of…
Month: October 2019
Preview the next DITC Studios and David Bars albums
Next month sees the release of a new DITC Studios compilation and a new David Bars solo album. DJ Premier, Buckwild, Lord Finesse, Showbiz, Da Beatminerz and Breakbeat Lou contribute to The Bar Code, while Showbiz handles the compilation exclusively. Hopefully Bars does another project entirely produced by Show at some point as well, based…
The Wacky World of ‘Cold Gettin’ Dumb’ Sequels
Also now available on pointless 45 format … Not content with releasing one of the best hardcore rap songs ever made, Just-Ice aka Sir Vicious aka The Original Gangster of Hip-Hop went and recorded the almost as great part II which arguably featured better rapping but over a less varied version of the beat. A…
The BBC Declares War on the CRC (aka What Are The Actual Best Rap Songs of All Time?)
In one of the most obvious snubs in recent history, some limey bastard over at the BBC music website went and ran a poll on the best rap songs of all time by surveying 108 international ‘critics’. From this list of retired bloggers, Twitter pests and two bit hacks (with a handful of actual legitimate…
Lost Showbiz & AG ‘Bounce Ta This’ Remix Instrumental Appears
Showbiz and AG recently released the proper instrumentals from their first album as Runaway Beats digitally, and as is often the case with these sort of things there was this never released remix of ‘Bounce Ta This’, using a loop from one of the album interludes, a new vocal hook and a new chorus sample….