L.E.S. had a nice run in his early days until he feel into that cheesy keyboard phase. Other sins against good taste include his involvement with Will Smith solo records and producing ‘Firm Biz,’ but here are fifteen reasons to forgive those lapses in judgement/giant paydays. Download: A Salute To L.E.S. Productions [re-upped] Track listing:
Author: Robbie Ettelson
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Mikey D – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
If anyone has a copy of ‘Your Draws’ on tape, please upload it immediately, if not sooner. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Mikey D – Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Kool Keith – Shine On, You Crazy Diamond
A tribute to the original master of subliminals. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Kool Keith – Shine On, You Crazy Diamond
Download: A Salute To Styles P
Jadakiss and Sheek Louch are all well and good, but Styles P aka The Ghost is a true CRC icon…apart from all those shitty songs with Swizz and co. that he’s made, of course. But put this dude on the right beat and he gets the job done with minimal flash but a whole lotta…
Da Buze Bruvaz – Young’s Deli
I’ll take a turkey and swiss on rye with a Welch’s grape. See also: Da Buze Bruvaz ft. B. Bill — Sportsmanship @ egotropland
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Rapsplaining Must Stop
We get it already… No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Rapsplaining Must Stop
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Read The Label
Newports and a box of Puma sweats. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Read The Label
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Why is it so hard to make good hip-hop TV?
This time around I made som esuggestions rather than just complaining. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Why is it so hard to make good hip-hop TV?
Download: A Salute To DJ Muggs Productions
From his humble beginnings as the DJ for 7A3, DJ Muggs introduced a whole new sound as part of Cypress Hill before finding chart success with ‘Insane In The Brain’ and ‘Jump Around.’ Initially choosing only to work with his immediate associates, it wasn’t until later in his career that he recruited a wider field…
Track By Track: Cole James Cash explains the Street Champion album
Cole James Cash just sent through this run-down of his latest album, which you can stream or download over at Audiomack. Reading this may take longer than listening to the album but I guess he’s got shit all else to do while he recovers from being shot and robbed in is hometown. Cole James Cash:…
The De La Soul Problem
Free from the pressures of commercial success, the wildly lucrative crowd funded album from De La Soul, and the Anonymous Nobody, presented the perfect platform for these media darlings to flex every ounce of creative muscle and create something revolutionary again. Sure, that’s a tall order considering they’ve already delivered three brave, masterful entries which…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: A Tribe Called Quest’s Last Hurrah
Could this be a triumphant final roll of the dice or a case of too little, too late? No Country for Old (Rap) Men: A Tribe Called Quest’s Last Hurrah



