From his days rolling with Marley Marl to his memorable work with his own group Real Live, K-Def has continued to stay ahead of the pack with his diverse range of beats. Most recently he laced some of the best cuts from Theodore Unit‘s 718, as well as contributing “It’s Over” and all of the…
Author: Robbie Ettelson
Forgotten Beefs Part 7 – Spoonie Gee Vs Schoolly D
Spoonie sums up this situation perfectly…. JayQuan’s interview with Spoonie: You had a song called That��s My Style who was that for? Schooly D came out with Gucci Time. I just wanted to let him know that was my style. I thought so. The hi hats on the song were programmed just like ‘Gucci Time/P.S.K…
Skinny Boys – Weightless Album Review
Nineteen eighty six was a good year for rap, but also an awkward one. Fresh ideas seemed to be drying-up as everyone realised there was only so many times you could replay the theme to Gilligan’s Island over a drum machine beat before people would get sick of it. Shout Rap was starting to sound…
“Club Music Is Cute, But Rap Is My Vocation” – Chill Rob G
In terms of vocab, concepts, flow and style, Chill Rob G was the top dog in the Flavor Unit wolf pack. His first record remains as one of the finest selections in the impressive Wild Pitch catalog, as all three songs hit equally hard. “Chillin” didn’t end up making the album, but provides a perfect…
More Louie Louie – The Source Producer’s Profile
Adding on the Louie Louie article from the other day, here’s an old interview from The Source. I should also mention my post on Funkmaster Wizard Wiz over at Oh Word for their Crack Week.
Rap Videos Are Corny
When I was younger, I tried to steer clear of rap videos, since they were almost always a let-down. A song such as “Follow The Leader” paints such a vivid visual picture in your head when you hear it that some low-budget Untouchables style video could never hope to do it justice.1 Admittedly, the introduction…
Louie Louie – Not Just 45 King’s Sidekick
I can’t confirm that Priority One were official Flavor Unit (actually I’m pretty sure they weren’t), but Louie Louie was 45 King‘s right-hand man for a while, so his work deserves a mention here. His first record was with his crew Priority One, who dropped “I Can’t Go For That”/”Showin’ My Stuff” on Tuff City…
Random Percee-P Sighting
No Homo – The Song!
At long last, someone has run with Killa Kam‘s trademark disclaimer and turned it into a full length track. I’m amazed it’s actually taken this long. With lines like “I can’t hug no homo thug, have him laying in my crib or playin’ round with my son” and “on the screen rappers look all buff,…
Mos Def Stanning
After reading through the thousands hundreds handful of entries we received for the “Are You Hip-Hop’s Biggest Stan?” contest, a clear winner has been decided. While there were some great stories, including a drunken attempt to scoop Jean Grae, a D-Nice look-a-like and pretending to be a fan of Dice Raw, the $20 record voucher…
Greatest Rap Albums Ever
I just got an email from a reader named Lily who commented: i have only recently realized that hip hop (and soul and funk and jazz and so on) is the only thing worth listening to in this day and age. rock music is so fucking tired and i’ve been listening to it for too…
Early Pete Rock – 1991 Source Interview
This really takes me back…this piece dropped just before Pete began his reign as the most in-demand producer/remixer of the moment, not to mention the impact of the Mecca & The Soul Brother LP. I wonder what happened to that D-Nice, Heavy D and Ice Cube posse cut that he mentions?