This is pretty epic…first of all Bol passed on this link to the audio of Q-Tip on Juan Epstein, which features Tip discussing the two demo versions and doing a hilarious impersonation of Busta: Q-Tip: “It was just too many people. I called niggas back, told niggas to come back the next day. Nobody came…
Author: Robbie Ettelson
D.I.T.C. – Rare Breaks: Stack One Album Review
Most people who buy breaks make tapes out of there finds just for shit ‘n gigs, so the idea of having one that Showbiz put together is ‘nothing less than ill’. 45 minutes of dusty shit from this D.I.T.C. legend is an essential purchase for anyone with even the slightest idea about what good music…
Masta Ace – The Unkut Interview
Having retired from solo projects, Master Ace was touring with his EMC crew when I caught up with him at the end of 2007. While he waited for his meal he held court at the hotel bar and gave me the chance to pick his brain on a number of topics, both relevant and trivial….
The Eric B. Mystery Deepens
Recently I highlighted a clearly embellished Wikipedia entry about Eric B. The thing is, I was pretty sure that at least some of it was based on reality (‘vehicular menagerie’ excepted). Part of that stemmed from Dr. Butcher‘s comments: Is Eric still involved in music? Eric is always involved with something! [chuckles] Eric is a…
The Tribute To Ignorance Blend Tape
Just dug-out this blend tape that I put together around 2002 with the help of a DJ friend of mine – a tribute to the most offensive ignorant rap ever pressed to vinyl. Sure to upset anybody within earshot. Unkut Dot Com and DJ J-Red Present: The Tribute To Ignorance Blend Tape
The Case For Hipster Rap
Veteran hip-hop writers Andrew Emery (Hip Hop Connection, Fat Lace) and Chairman Mao (ego trip, XXL Mag) have both penned intelligent articles which take a far more open-minded approach to all the the trendy tight-jeans rappers than my own five-minute, hateful rant against the smedium shirt brigade. I’ve also notices that Wikipedia now also mentions…
Large Pro – Main Source Album Review
Thought I’d try the track by track style on this one…. ‘The Entrance’ Straight out the gate, LP starts things off with a bang as he hits the track with an energetic flow over a swift, noisy track. ‘Hot: Sizzling, Scorching, Torching, Blazing’ This sounds like one of the songs that got cut off of…
Forgotten Etherings – Erule Overrules Ja-Rule
And you thought KRS vs. Nelly was a one-sided battle? It seems Erule took exception to Jeffrey Atkins nom de’plume and decided to set the record straight. It didn’t exactly set the world alight back in 2001 but dude’s flow is impeccable as always. Erule – ‘One Rule’
Roc Marciano – The Unkut Interview
Even a cursory glance at the history of Strong Island reveals that it’s produced more than it’s fair share of innovative verbal technicians over the years. One of the most original MC’s to hail from it’s shores in recent times has been Roc Marciano from The UN crew. Initially put on by fellow L.I. resident…
‘Scenario’ (Unreleased Version)
As he promised in the comments of the last post, Peter Divito from 2020Proof has come through in the clutch and laced me with one of the original takes of ‘Scenario’ featuring the whole Native Tongues crew. Turns out there’s another version according to DJ Johnny Juice: “This is NOT the version I had. Pos’…
Tracks That You’d Sell A Kidney For
Consider this less a ‘wants list’ and more of a dream team of obscure tapes that will most likely never see the light of the day.1 The whole issue of the fabled Rakim salvo ‘Break The Wrath in Half’ / ‘Cut The Kane In Half’ reminded me of some of the shit I’ve heard of…
Dr.Butcher – The Unkut Interview, Part 3
For the final part of our interview, Dr. Butcher offers a behind-the-scenes look in the creation of the first Main Source album and Large Pro’s The LP. Now based in Texas, Butcher just released new music with an artist called Understanding on the vocals, and is working on an album of instrumentals for the Vintage…