So the other night I was watching a Seinfeld re-run to grab some more essential fashion tips from CRC style icon George Costanza, and lo and behold – the next thing I see is America’s Greatest Postal Delivery Guy aka Newman bagging up a stack of wax at an old fella’s apartment with a Cold…
Finally, some DJ’s remember how great old Mantronik beats are and proceed to cut the living Christ outta those shits. Sadly they then move onto some non-Mantronik music but it’s still good times if you like a good beat juggle. This looks like it was worth the price of entry to the Fat Beats 25th…
A true CRC stalwart, Milano has dealt with all manner of setbacks in the music biz and yet still prevails. To whet your appetite before his Boulevard Author album with Showbiz is released on 19th July, please enjoy fifteen great songs from the big fella, who premiered a rough cut of his vaulted The Believers…
The ‘You’re Gonna Get Yours’/’Miuzi Weighs A Ton’/’Rebel Without A Pause’ single was the first record I ever owned, and the idea of the following video concept being shot in 1987 or 2027 would be equally inspiring. A lot better than watching them walk around London, that’s for dang sure. Click each image for a…
Music critic Robert Christgau is technically a former colleague of mine, in that we both wrote for Cuepoint in 2015. Obviously I never actual contacted him, since I don’t generally make a habit of writing to creepy old white guys on the internets. For reasons I can no longer recal I stumbled upon Mr. Christgau’s…
Thanks to the magic of Old Mouf Rap Twitter I was able to recall ten examples of rapping over mouth organs. Nullus.
Kind of sucks to be Snoop Dogg sometimes. How are you gonna make an inferior flip of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Have A Talk With God’ than was already recorded by Royal Flush Posse in ’91 when you have Stevie actually appearing on the effin’ song? I’d also like to take some time out to appreciate the…
Following on from Kane and Biz hanging out with Paul Simon in 1987, Quincy Jones’ all-star ‘Back On The Block‘ and Rick James’ ‘Loosey’s Rap‘ with Kane and Shante, Paul Shaffer (David Letterman’s band leader and the author of ‘It’s Raining Men‘), decided to blend doo-wop and hip-hop a full two years before Easy Moe…
Spoonie Gee isn’t talked about enough in terms of the greatest rappers ever. The popular dialogue will sometimes include Caz, Mel or Moe Dee as the token old schooler, but I still put Spoonie in my personal top ten to this day. Just taking a look at some of his achievements should really set the…
While many people think of Run-DMC as being the epitome of 1986 rap with the dominating force of the Raising Hell album – which was an undeniable cultural and musical testament to the power of rap music – it’s also worth noting that the next generation of rappers has already moved on from the Shout…
The original ‘Best Producer On The Mic’ is showing no signs of slowing down in 2019 with the release of The Diem Piece 2, so I thought it was about time to showcase those rare moments when he takes centre stage. Grown Man Talk and The Diamond Mine from the early 00’s had some great…
Considering how influential Pink Floyd have been to popular music, it’s a little surprising how few rap songs have sampled them. Even more unfortunate is the fact that very few of that small group are any good. Here are eleven examples to consider in this tribute to the pointless listicles that once ruled the shitty…