One of the best examples of an album that was allegedly sabotaged by record company ‘politricks’ is the debut LP from Ras Kass, which still made quite an impact with lyric fiends but was somewhat compromised from the original vision. To mark the twentieth anniversary of Soul On Ice, a new reissue has surfaced with…
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No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Eric B. Is Never Scared
For those of you who weren’t here for this failed expose in the late 00’s… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Eric B. Is Never Scared
Who are the three most important rap producers of all time?
Apparently there are ongoing debates about who the greatest rap producer of all time is on ye olde ‘social meeds’ (whatever that is), and word has it that the names set against each other are, more often than not, Dr. Dre and DJ Premier. The other month I was asked to name my three favorite…
Six albums more deserving of pop-up shops than Reasonable Doubt
Highly scientific research at it’s finest. Six albums more deserving of pop-up shops than Reasonable Doubt
Download: A Salute To L.E.S. Productions
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:
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?