According to the stats, these are the most popular ZRAT comps so far. Spare a thought for A Salute To White Gal Rap, which did Troy Ave numbers with a mere 49 downloads to it’s credit. I recall that the original Counter Strike mixtape did around 6k, but since that wasn’t an official ZRAT release…
After realising that I’d left the original, superior version of Pete Rock’s ‘Strange Fruit’ off the first volume, it was only right that I put together a follow-up to the Axelrod samples compilation, this time mainly focusing on his work as a producer for other artists. And no, I did not forget about Dre –…
All that talk about classic albums the other week got me thinking, can a front loaded rap album stand up against something that’s strong from start to finish? The legacy of top-heavy LPs
Jazz fusion pioneer David Axelrod passed away today, leaving behind a legacy of incredible music and a wealth of eerie, atmospheric material for people to rap over. For the sake of keeping this to twenty tracks, I’ve only included his work with the Electric Prunes and his solo albums, rather than covering his equally extensive…
The good news is that Harvard University will be honouring a minimum of ten hip-hop classics every year for future study and appreciation. The bad news, it seems, is that they’ve put 9th Wonder in charge of curating it and notate everything with links to Rap Dummy. I’m assuming that the enormous importance of pioneering…
An analysis of the genius that is the third Gang Starr LP. Gang Starr’s Daily Operation – the first minimalist rap album
An in-depth discussion or just my version of Fake Deep Universal? Fans or fam? The changing role of the rap audience
Bronx bomber extraordinaire Minnesota has provided the Money Boss Player crew with many a superb beat over the years, as well as contributing classic tracks for the likes of Sadat X, Big Pun and Ghostface. I don’t know much about him beyond his discography, so let’s just let the music speak for itself. Download: A…
The future is now. Robstradamus 2K17
Every other week some bullshit blogger ranks Kanye West albums, so here’s a ranking that’s actually worth a damn. I stopped after 1997 because I haven’t enjoyed any of them enough to remember much about them after point.
Thanks to YouToober OGDonNinja, five previously vaulted tracks (that sound like they were recorded closer to the Live From Acknickuolous Land sessions than Da Sequel 3) have recently surfaced. For longtime fans of this Philly trio, this is manna from heaven.
What with the closure and surprise re-opening of UGHH, I thought I’d dig up this unseen footage of the time rich direction and myself visited the store while in Boston. Hopefully this guys bizarre haircut won’t hamper his search for a new job…