Finally I get to act like a poor-man’s Dallas Penn now that I stole a camcorder from some dude who was passed out on my Mom’s couch. Much Rap Hands on the set in this one, as we rolled through to the Albert Einstein listening party and broke bread with QB Rap royalty. Please mail…
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No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Rap Won In Red Hook
Here’s my written report to accompany the video that Dallas shot about the Rakim show… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Rap Won In Red Hook
B-1 – The Unkut Interview
Queens resident B-1 is best remembered for his work with Kool G Rap and Large Professor, but with a lost tape single from 1997 dropping soon through Ill Adrenaline on 45 and cassette and a new album in the works, it turns out that his history in Queens rap runs deep. Not to mention I…
DJ Too Tuff [Tuff Crew] – The Unkut Interview
Philly’s Tuff Crew were the result of throwing Public Enemy, Ultramgnetic and Schoolly-D into a blender. Hard rhymes and abrasive beats left no doubt that these northside b-boys were repping their town to the fullest. Best known for the catchy “My Part of Town”, their second and third albums still hold up today as a…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: 2011 Flashback
See you in the funny pages… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: 2011 Flashback
Where’s Timmy? Makes Finding Tim Dog A Frenzy Of Family Fun!
Timmy loves his gold rope chain, but if you’ve got some gold as well, he’ll stop at nothing to scam it from your hands! Can you spot Timmy before he rushes to his next mark? A Twitter joke of mine has become a reality, thanks to J. Monkey over at The Rap Up. Great work,…
BBP In Full Effect: Rap Collectibles
Just caught this collection of photos from the BBP HQ in Japan courtesy of DJ Sheep, featuring some choice hip-hop collectibles, including the Eric B. & Rakim watch (pictured above), signed boom boxes and the mannequin head of the Low End Theory broad. You can also order exclusive BBP shirts (including a sweet Burger King…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Is Tim Dog The Rap Game Keyser Söze?
The plot thickens…. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Is Tim Dog The Rap Game Keyser Söze?
TR Love [Ultramagnetic MC’s] – The Unkut Interview, Volume 2
Around the same time I talked to DJ Moe Love in 2010, I also did a follow-up interview with TR Love, aka The Funk Ignitor, covering the early days of Ultramagnetic MC’s, his knowledge of the break beat game, connection with the Zulu DJ’s and how they used to put it down for live shows…
Tim Dog Found Alive And Well?
In news that shouldn’t be particularly surprising to anybody who watched the extensive Dateline report on Tim Dog‘s numerous “bad business deals” with a series of lonely ladies he met through internets dating, one of his “rubes” is so thirsty to get her $100 a month repayment plan continued by Timothy that she’s hired a…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: White Rap Privilege
White Rap has officially left the “gimmick” category. Or has it? No Country For Old (Rap) Men: White Rap Privilege
DJ Moe Love [Ultramagnetic MC’s] – The Unkut Interview
When I caught-up with DJ Moe Love in 2010, he sounded as if he was two-sheets to the wind as he explained why he and TR Love hadn’t been involved in the Best Kept Secret LP, and why they decided to release their own Ultramagnetic Foundation project. We also talked about the early days of…