It’s been announced that there is to be a new album from everybody’s favorite nineties nostalgia collective, A Tribe Called Quest. Granted, their second and third albums were brilliant, but the idea of listening to Q-Tip, Jarobi, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and the late Phife perform new material leaves me cold. I liked Tip’s last solo…
Author: Robbie Ettelson
NY Post attempts to shame Ka for having a steady job
Notorious rag the New York Post were having a slow news day this weekend so they’ve directed their attention to ‘exposing’ Ka for leading a ‘double life’ as fire chief during the day and an ‘anti-cop’ rapper by night. I thought it was fairly well known that Ka worked for the NY Fire Dept within…
Ka – Honor Killed the Samurai album review
My thoughts on Ka’s new LP are available for your perusal over at Acclaim. Ka – Honor Killed the Samurai album review
Shout Rap Special: Troubleneck Brothers
Cast your mind back to the heady days of 1993 when all that needed to make noise in the rap game was construction Timbs, a bald head and some Carhart? To really seal the deal, you needed to incorporate some Shout Rap, a chanted hook and some hyped-up beats designed to perform furious Rap Handz…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: How important is digital distribution to a musical legacy?
AKA why Spotify will never replace my hard drive. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: How important is digital distribution to a musical legacy?
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Does A-F-R-O live up to the hype?
Not to be confused with the Run-DMC weed carriers pictured above. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Does A-F-R-O live up to the hype?
Wasted Potential
Is there anything worse than catching a glimpse of somebody who clearly has a lot of natural talent but through poor timing, circumstances beyond their control or just sheer laziness they never fulfill that potential? In the rap world, this seems to happen with a disturbing regularity. Sometimes the record label was to blame, because…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Wacky World of Fake Rap Retirements
In remembrance of Charles Hamilton’s retirement blog post. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Wacky World of Fake Rap Retirements
Download: A Salute To Sadat X
In the wake of my recent piece on the importance of Sadat, here are sixteen superior tracks from his extensive catalogue. Download: A Salute To Sadat X Track listing:
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Importance of Sadat X
Salute the great Dot X. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Importance of Sadat X
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Curse of Puff Daddy
Last week’s column which I forgot to post due to stupid real life. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Curse of Puff Daddy
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The rap albums I didn’t hate from 2016 so far
This was originally meant to be a best and worst kinda thing but there was no way I was going to listen to Aasop Rock and 2 Chains mp3’s just for some stupid column. I also just realised that I should have included Timeless Truth’s Cold Wave, which I thought was released last year when…