Rest In Power Rammellzee, 1960-2010. Shotgun in one hand, mic in the other – there will never be another.
Author: Robbie Ettelson
Fan, Stan Or Collector?
Why do I own the original press kit for Lord Finesse‘s Return of the Funkyman? As well as the CD, tape, original vinyl and 2xLP re-issue? No idea, really. I mean it’s a great album, but when is enough enough in terms of collecting? What I want to know is: What is the weirdest/most obscure…
Comment Of The Month
It’s only right that RealHipHopHead be applauded for taking rap blog commenting to the next level by taking the time to mention every single person who commented on the Kool Moe Dee Vs. LL Cool J post from early 2008…last week.
Keith Shocklee Discusses ‘It Takes A Nation Of Millions…’
Some bonus material from my interview with Bomb Squad co-founder Keith Shocklee which covers their seminal work with Public Enemy: Keith Shocklee: ‘We’d done records before, but we’d never been totally left alone to do an album. Hank and Chuck and my cousin Eric did like 98% of the ‘Yo! Bumrush The Show’ album –…
Five Reasons Why Vinyl Stays Winning
The Definition Of A Rap Jerk
There’s a lot of talk about ‘Old Man Rap’, ‘Old Moufs’ and ‘Grown Man Rap’ in recent times, which is hardly a shock since hip-hop has been here for 36 years already. Relax, this isn’t another article about Jay-Z or any of our ‘youth-impaired’ MC’s. My question for today is – does too much rap…
Welcome To The New, Improved Record Biz
Spotted at The Home Office blog.
Prince Po – The Unkut Interview
Having set new standards for heavy lyrical techniques during his time as a member of the influential Organized Konfusion crew, Prince Po has continued to drop his own brand of Southside science through his solo work, working with everyone from Raekwon and Large Pro to DOOM, J-Zone and Madlib. But even beyond records, Po has…
More Backstage Thievery Down-Under
Just because Australia was once filled with the crooks that England didn’t want doesn’t mean that it’s a nation of ‘tea-leafs’, right? Here’s the latest installment of people stealing shit from Americans On Rap Tours. While Talib Kweli was able to get his laptop back (but not his fitted), it seems that this story has…
The Birth Of The Queensbridge Rhyme Style
If you caught the Special Edition of Marley Marl‘s In Control Vol. 1 then you would have caught the commentary from the man himself introducing each track. According to Marley, Tragedy’s second verse on ‘Live Motivator’ was the official birth of the QB style: Marley Marl – ‘Live Motivator Intro’
Reviewing The Reviewers
This was amusing…four members of the Internets Commenting Committee who were less than thrilled with my opinion on Kanye‘s song: fiasco says:
The Kool G Rap Album Analysis
We’ve already put the Nas and Ghostface discography’s under the microscope, so it’s only right that the legendary Kool G Rap gets a turn, right?