80’s Philly rap went hard…pause. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: A salute to early Philly rap
Author: Robbie Ettelson
Signs that the rap blog you’re reading isn’t worth jack
– It regularly includes click-bait headlines such as ‘This video of ______ rapping at _____ will give you chills.’ – It’s ever posted a trailer or behind the scenes footage for an upcoming rap video. – Features that are just a collection of Tweets from rappers, under the guise of ‘Rap Twitter Reacts.’ – Entire…
Download: A Salute To Story Raps, Volume One
The only conditions for this are that the story is fictional (which eliminates classics such as ‘Ever So Clear’) and that it’s one consistent narrative (which means that ‘Vapors’ isn’t eligible). This first volume is a mixture of obvious standards, unorthodox yet brilliant narratives and straight forward tales. Download: A Salute To Story Raps, Volume…
Magazine Vaults: Eric B. responds to the Large Professor interview
Ya mans Eric don’t play that shit as he fires back at this.
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: CRC approved rappers
No surprises here for regular readers. In other news, let me know if you want a CRC rugby and I’ll make it happen. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: CRC approved rappers
Magazine Vaults: Large Professor interviewed by The Source, April 1991
Click to enlarge. Pause. ‘It was all good just a week ago.’ This is the classic Xtra-P interview which led to Eric B. responding the following issue and a bunch of shit going down behind the scenes. Classic material.
The ten most popular rap tapes to be buried with
After collecting the results from both the comment section and Twitter, I can now provide you with solid numbers on the most popular rap tapes that you all said you would take to your graves. I’m not happy about Outkast placing twice though – clearly the Conservative Rap Coalition needs to double it’s efforts to…
Which six rap tapes would you like to be buried with?
Let’s say, for arguments sake, that you could only take six rap albums into outer space/to the grave/to a deserted island. What would they be, and why? My picks are as follows:
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: CRC Rejects
Straightening out some misconceptions about CRC-approved rappers. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: CRC Rejects
Godfather Don spotted on Soundcloud
Thanks to a hot tip from Wave Foundation, it appears that God Don really is serious about a return to rap world in the wake of the announcement of the album he’s currently recording with Scaramanga and Mike El and his new 7″ release from earlier this year. Could this mean that Donnie Brasco has…
Download: A Salute To Scaramanga
Sir Menalik aka Cyclops 4000 aka Scaramanga aka Jabbar El aka Chewbacca Uncircumcised first made a name for himself reading out technical manuals on Dr. Octagon, but it was his Scaramanga material that really made an impression on CRC-minded rap fans as he delivered wordy jiggnorance over outstanding beats. Both versions of ‘Mind I.C. Mine’…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Jay Electronica—rap genius or nah?
Rube or rap phenom? You decide. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Jay Electronica—rap genius or nah?