Sir Jinx came a long way since his role in a second-rate Beastie Boys karaoke group. Here are sixteen of his finest moments behind the boards. Download: A Salute To Sir Jinx Productions [re-upped]
Author: Robbie Ettelson
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Wacky World of Novelty Dance Raps
‘I don’t like to dance or shake my butt, I leave that to the brothers with the funny haircuts…’ No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Wacky World of Novelty Dance Raps
Download: A Salute To Grand Daddy I.U.
The Strong Island legend still puts it down to this day. Here are my sixteen favourite I Dot U Dot songs as of today. Download: A Salute To Grand Daddy I.U. [re-upped]
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Life Of Pablo—The Death of a Musical Perfectionist
My editor asked for my thoughts on the latest release from a young man who has been tagged as ‘the next big thing’ by taste-makers everywhere. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Life Of Pablo—The Death of a Musical Perfectionist
Download: A Salute To Just-Ice
Finishing up Just-Ice Week with fifteen choice cuts from the man who can ‘bench press anything.’ Download: A Salute To Just-Ice
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?