For a bit of a change of pace, last year I spoke to Kevon Glickman, a who’s been working as a music attorney, label owner and manager in the hip-hop game since the days of the Tuff Crew. Currently his company Respect Managerment handles acts like Rick Ross and Trina. Robbie: So you used to…
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Jersey Has Breaks! K-Def Interview
Just before he released what turned out to be the best album of 2006, I talked to producer K-Def about working with Marley Marl, his first group, a run-in with D.I.T.C. and the science of breaks. Look out for his album with El Da Sensai and a second instrumental full-length in 2007. Robbie: The stuff…
Joe Fatal – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Finishing up from Part 1, Fatal breaks down meeting-up with Tragedy, working with Marley Marl, production secrets and his love of all things pornographic. Robbie: There was another song you were on called “El Gran Combo” that was on Main One’s album. Joe Fatal: Do you have that record? I love that record, I’ve been…
Hip-Hop Music Was Perfected in 1986
For the proof, listen to this… I’ll get into this in more detail soon, but here’s a few reasons why 1986 was better than ’88 and ’94: 1. Just-Ice and Mantronik created “Cold Gettin’ Dumb”, which is without a doubt one of the greatest songs ever created in the history of modern music. 2. You…
Joe Fatal – The Unkut Interview, Part 1
Back in December of 2004, I wrote a little piece about MF Grimm and “Live At The BBQ” which resulted in this comment a month later: pudgee can kiss my ass, plus did he ever confess in the source that he was the gay rapper? j.f. Comment by Joe Fatal 01.19.05 Naturally I had to…
Tribute To Ignorance Awards For 2006
Beer gimmick of the year – the Heiny mini-keg! Best Blog for Obscure Rap Albums: Without a doubt, the crew at Bust The Facts killed it this year with everything from Miami Bass albums to Supreme Nyborn. Sure, I’m not about to kick back with a Heineiken mini-keg and listen to all four of Candyman‘s…
G Rap Vs Kane / RapPages interview
Several weeks after the start of “G Rap Week” (which should really be “Month” but who’s counting) I’ve been able to dig up what I still consider to be the definitive Kool G Rap interview, thanks to Cheo H. Coker, B+ and RapPages. Pretty much everything you’d want to know about the early years is…
Chill Rob G Interview – Part 2
Concluding from Part 1, the Chill one breaks down the demise of the original Flavor Unit, touring overseas and his first MC name. Robbie: How do you feel about the different versions of the Flavor Unit that came out? Do you even care? Chill Rob G: [laughs] You know the Flavor Unit kinda got away…
Chill Rob G Interview – Part 1
If, for some ungodly reason, you’re not familiar with the work of Chill Rob G then you might want to check this before you read this interview I did with Rob a couple of months ago. Robbie: In the early days of the Flavor Unit, was it tough for you guys to get accepted in…
Hold It Down – Sadat X Interview
Originally run in Modern Fix magazine #54: Considering that by the time you read this, Sadat X would have commenced serving a nine-month bid as a result of an “off-day” towards the end of last year, I imagine that on the morning I called him up to talk about his latest release he would have…
Kane and G Rap Go Toe-To-Toe
Forget all that talk about Kane and Rakim going at each other, this was the real war for rap supremacy right here. While they may have been connected through the Juice Crew, there was no shortage of “friendly competition” between G and BDK, as they tried to outdo one another with each new record. The…
Godfather Don – 1997 On The Go Interview
Those that have worked with the Godfather describe him as “eccentric”, and this bugged-out article that Max Glazer put together for On The Go magazine around nine years ago. A couple of tracks to go along with it – “Hazardous” from his 1991 album showcases Don rocking three different techniques on one song, while “Piece…