Mr. Magic (or ‘Madame Tragic’ as Chuck Chillout’s boys The Dismasters once dubbed him) seemed to relish taunting anyone who was down with Red Alert, BDP or…basically wasn’t in the Juice Crew. Actually, ignore that – even his own crew wasn’t safe from the wrath of the Magic Man! Here are some timeless examples of…
Author: Robbie Ettelson
Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long, Volume Three
I think I done scraped the bottom of the barrel on a few of these. All that’s left is some old UTFO and Fat Boys songs at this point… Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long, Volume Three Track Listing:
Apparently A$AP Twelvvy Is A Big L Expert
“Foul Child: The Legend of Big L incorporates rare archival interviews and performance footage of Big L alongside exclusive interviews with cultural consiglieres of Hip Hop and Harlem including RZA, Buckwild, A$AP Ferg, Dave East, A$AP Twelvyy, Stretch Armstrong, Bobbito Garcia and Peter Rosenberg.” You wot, mate? Buckwild/Stretch and Bob are clearly qualified to talk…
Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long, Volume 2
Here’s a photo of two diminutive rappers, neither of whom made this compilation. Jokes on you, Jack! We made another Uploadfiles International Music Group Worldwide pka Zippyshare Raecords and Tapes compilations! After seeing how many quality suggestions appeared in the comments section and Martorialist’s own compilation following the same rules, I thought I’d compile another…
Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long
Thirty three rap songs that clock-in at under two and a half minutes, from shortest to longest. Make it brief, son, half short and twice strong. A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long Track listing:
The Source magazine’s Ear To The Street, May 1990
Sheck meets Ced Now this is the kind of rap news I can get behind! A summary of Biz Markie’s Mom Jokes and news about a Kool Keith solo album produced by Ced Gee that never saw the light of the day. [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.unkut.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Pages-from-9-The-Source-May-1990.pdf” title=”Pages from 9 The Source – May 1990″]
Joe Pesci – The World’s Real Greatest Entertainer?
Sorry Doug E. Fresh, but Lil’ Joe has got you beat. While D.E.F. can rap while dancing and playing the harmonica, has he ever starred in a Scorsese joint? Ya boy Joe dropped an album of his crooning back in 1968, before he was done bit by the ol’ acting bug. Thirty years later he…
The time that Daddy-O from STET was a rapping parrot to sell string cheese
If you’re of the right vintage, you may recall that the Polly-O rapping parrot from this 1991 TV commercial sounded remarkably similar to a certain Stetsasonic member. After being outed for this spot in the Pistol Pete column of The Source, it’s unclear whether the ODAD upped his fees or just retired from voicing Lyrical…
Five classic rap album liner notes
Liner notes and the shout-outs on the back of rap albums were a big deal at one point, providing a clue as to other groups worth checking out in the ever-crowded late-80s rap explosion. Here are six memorable efforts (click the pics for larger versions)…
Top fifteen rap acts for people who hate rap
According to jerks who still think rap is a ‘rubbish genre’, these artists and crews still get a lotta luh: 1. Eminem 2. Beastie Boys 3. Kendrick Lamar 4. Jurassic 5 5. Cypress Hill 6. Wu-Tang Clan 7. The Roots 8. Public Enemy 9. Outkast 10. FU-Gees 11. Kanye West 12. MF Doom 13. Biz…
Main Source – Looking At The Front Door [Uncut Alternative Version]
Stumbled onto this one again the other night, as heard on one of the many weird re-issues of the first Main Source LP. Even though I posted this in 2008 while discussing how much Large Pro doesn’t like TV, hearing it again reminded me of how great it is to hear alternative takes of classic…
Download: Bob James Unkut, Volume 3.1
What better time to listen to another compilation of ‘Nautilus’ raps? Volume 4 to follow soon. Download: Bob James Unkut, Volume 3.1 Track listing: