Funkmaster Flex goes in on his dedication to the Violators.
Author: Robbie Ettelson
Non-Rapper Dudes Series – Peter Oasis Interview
Legendary New York live rap promoter Peter Oasis, who founded LiveNDirect with Zvi Edelman, shares some of his memories of his long career as a party supplier… Robbie: What was the first show you ever promoted? Peter Oasis: Fifteen years ago, the first rap shows that I ever promoted were Dutchmin, who were on Dolo…
Video: Early KMD Live Performance (1990)
Another video from the Hard To The Left event courtesy of DJ Iran, this time capturing a youthful Zev Love X and Onyx The Birthstone Kid on some Kausing Much Damage shit.
Video: First Leaders of the New School Performance (1990)
DJ Iran unearthed some classic Strong Island history from his archives. Thanks to crate digga for the tip.
Rest In Peace – Baby Chris from The Violators
Rest in peace to Baby Chris Lighty, the original Intelligent Hoodlum. DJ Kenny Parker: As a matter of fact, a lot of the fights that used to go on in Union Square and Latin Quarter was these Brooklyn dudes that used to run with Kane…they was always fighting guys from the Bronx. They was always…
Does Rakim’s Break The Wrath In Half Exist?
As Rakim tells it in the above video with RA The Rugged Man (who looks ‘like a teenage girl on her first date’ according to the YouTube comments ), he agreed to remove his four lines aimed at Big Daddy Kane from the first version of ‘Let The Rhythm Hit ‘Em’ after Ant Live played…
YouTube Commenters Type The Darndest Things: Lupe Fiasco – Bitch Bad
Twenty reasons why YouTube Commenters are the pinnacle of human evolution: 1. ‘Hiphop saved Lupe’s life. Now Lupe is saving hiphop’s life.’ ^ *blank stare* 2. ‘Lupe is like A Tribe Called Quest from 2012 ! He is real.’ ^ Which also means that Lupe hasn’t listened to any of his own albums all the…
What Was The First Rap Record You Ever Copped?
Towards the end of 1987 I had amassed a decent collection of rap albums dubbed TDK’s, which was all well and good but hardly official since I didn’t actually own any records. My birthday was coming up and ‘my old Earth’ somehow managed to figure out that what I really needed was a 12″ single…
Video: Rare Ice Cube Interview (1991)
Big Fun In The Big Town director Bram Van Splunteren shared his VHS collection with the Acclaim crew recently, one of which featured this Q&A he conducted with O’Shea in his Jherri curled prime while on tour in Rotterdam.
Video: Lord Finesse – LOTUG Diss Freestyle (Rocksteady Jam 1992)
Here’s some rare footage of my favorite live ethering ever, as the Underboss dismantles Lords of the Underground‘s Mr. Funkee in classic BX tradition. Courtesy of brollinHH in the comments section of my original post.
No Country For Old (Rap) Men – Old Man Rap vs Grown Man Rap
Attack of the old moufs… No Country For Old (Rap) Men – Old Man Rap vs Grown Man Rap
Microphone Mathematics: Kevin Beacham Breaks Down T La Rock’s Bust These Lyrics
Esteemed Rap Brainiac Kevin Beacham delivered this suburb breakdown of T La Rock‘s ‘Bust These Lyrics’ today, in the third part of his ‘Microphone Mathematics’ special on the Lyrical King: In terms of lyrical masterpieces, that is masterfully and undisputedly achieved with “Bust These Lyrics”. A very strong argument could be made for this being…