It appears that Kool G Rap beat Sadat X by at least decade in terms of stepping into the Rapper Wine game, as we see here in the video for ‘Can’t Stop The Shine’ from the Roots Of Evil album. You can’t knock the hustle when the great man has clearly figured out that video…
Author: Robbie Ettelson
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: When Middle Aged Rappers Attack
Reviews of the new G Rap, MC Eiht and KRS-One albums, aka the Blastmasta forgets which Beastie Boy died. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: When Middle Aged Rappers Attack
The Genius of Digital Underground’s ‘The Humpty Dance Awards’
When Shock G and co. combined the drums from Parliament’s ‘Theme From The Black Hole‘ and Sly and the Family Stone’s ‘Sing A Sample Song‘ to create the dancefloor genius that is ‘The Humpty Dance’ beat, little did they know that inspired piece of sampling would be jacked by no less than 125 other rap…
Forgotten Marley Marl Remixes: Spoonie Gee – Mighty Mike Tyson
This one passed me by when it first came out, even though I used to play the shit out of Spoonie Gee’s The Godfather of Hip-Hop LP. The weird thing about that album is I only bought it after a friend of mine asked me to replace his copy which he left on the train,…
The Wacky World of 2LP Repressings
At some point in every rap fan’s life, there comes the day when you have pretty much every album worth owning but realize that all those late eighties and early ninties albums that were designed to fill up a 74 minute compact disc were doomed to whisper-quiet single vinyl pressings that you could only hear…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Get off my lawn and back onto your yacht
Joe Budden may be a little too crotchety for even the CRC. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Get off my lawn and back onto your yacht
Download: A Salute To Trag the Intelligent Hoodlum
From MC Jade to the Super Kids to MC Percy to Tragedy to Intelligent Hoodlum to Tragedy Khadafi, this guy has seen some shit in the evolution and gradual rotting away of this thing known as Queensbridge Rap. There may be a follow-up focusing on his work with Capone-N-Noreaga, Killa Sha and others, since Trag…
Salt ‘N Pepa Foe Life
Any rap fan worth their, erm, salt, appreciates the first two Salt ‘N Pepa albums as having some jams. Sandra and Cheryl had the advantage of some sweet Hurby Luv Bug go-go influenced beats, giant earrings and a knack for a spirited onstage performance in their favor, eventually becoming bonafide pop stars in the early…
Pro Sports Raps
My one regret in life is not asking O.C. his thouhts on John Cena ‘adapting’ the name of his first album. Pro sports raps
The worst songs from the best rappers
Just as a broken clock is right twice a day, even the best of the best rapper dudes have delivered the odd clunker. The rules of engagement are as follows: 1. The crappy song in question must have been released while said rapper was in their prime rather than during the inevitable late career auto-pilot/mentalist…
Chem Trail Rap forever
The C.I.A. ASIO is trying to kill me. Chem Trail Rap forever
Your Old Droog – Packs album review
After smashing it out the park on the incredible ‘No Message’ with RAST and the P Brothers, I soon tired of Your Old Droog’s ill-advised singing and overly jazzy beats and stopped paying attention to his output for awhile. Can he lift his game and carve out a niche as someone capable of making a…