Finishing up Just-Ice Week with fifteen choice cuts from the man who can ‘bench press anything.’ Download: A Salute To Just-Ice
Author: Robbie Ettelson
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Why does Martin Shkreli think Wu-Tang is something to fuck wit?
Say what you will about the guy, but this is some first-class trolling. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Why does Martin Shkreli think Wu-Tang is something to fuck wit?
Three tape-only tracks from the third Stetsasonic LP
Big shout to Irish Craig for lacing me with these and saving me buying a tape I can’t even play until I figure out where I left my Sony Megabass Walkman. Interesting to note that they brought back the Force MD’s a few years before Ghostface did it as well.
Stream: Just-Ice interviewed by Mike Allen (R.I.P)
Here’s a vintage interview with Just-Ice from 1988 with the late, great Mike Allen. Just talks about his fronts, Sade and a single called ‘Poison’ which never came out. Courtesy of the P Brothers’ tape collection.
Just-Ice – The Unkut Interview
Last year I had the opportunity to interview The Original Gangster of Hip-Hop himself, Just-Ice. While it didn’t exactly go as planned, it was reassuring to speak to a rapper who was exactly how I imagined him to be from listening to his records. It proved to be a baffling, frustrating and sometimes hilarious journey…
Download: A Salute To Songs About Chicks, Man
The only tradition more ingrained into hip-hop than Brag Rap is, of course, Songs About Chicks Rap. These ditties take on many forms, from cautionary tales about the local skeezer, tributes to the one’s who got away or just a general celebration of a particularly enthusiastic groupie. Please note: both ‘Bonita Applebum’ and ‘Roxanne, Roxanne’…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Billy Joel – Closet b-boy?
Leggo! No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Billy Joel – Closet b-boy?
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Is Kanye attempting to make Madvillainy 2?
Hear me out on this one… No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Is Kanye attempting to make Madvillainy 2?
Download: A Salute To Story Rap Deep Cuts
Following the huge response to the question ‘What is the greatest story rap ever?’ it’s become clear that there was no way that one compilation could do the genre justice, so for starters here are some lesser known but still (largely) recognized tales about sumptuous stunts, trips to the bing and tearing the heads off…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Rap predictions for 2016
Robstradaumus strikes again… No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Rap predictions for 2016
The Search For The Greatest Story Rap
If there’s one thing that rap excels at, it’s storytelling. From K-Solo’s ‘Tales of the Crackside’ to PHD’s ‘A Night To Remember’ to basically anything from Slick Rick, Story Rap has always shone brightly. I’ll compile a ‘Salute’ to my picks later this week, but I’m interested to know what you consider to be some…
D.J. Whiz Kid – House tape [1981]
Another sure-shot treat from Troy L’s tape collection, demonstrating how advanced DJ Whiz Kid’s turntable techniques were in 1981. Part 2: