Cole James Cash was cleaning up his mom’s basement last week and found this old record which features not one but two rhymes which are ripped off word-for-word from other rappers. Apparently Lo Down had some connection with the Wu-Tang, with Islord from Killarmy contributing the final verse which is actually the Raekown’s rap from…
Category: Biters In The City
GQ Magazine are out here sharking our whole movement
It’s almost as if this Clay Skipper guy read the entire Weed Carriers website from front-to-back and tried to act like he birthed this shit. First Google obliterated all traces of my Guide To Glo Gang Weed Carriers post after Blood Money was murdered the day after I profiled him, and now this? This is…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Thin Line Between Imitation and Biting
Weighing in on the usual complaints about Action and Droog… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Thin Line Between Imitation and Biting
Five Great Rap Rip-Offs
Here are a few examples of not-so-subtle examples of rappers wearing their influences on their sleeves. $20 says the first comment reads: “YOU FORGOT ACTION BRONSON / GHOSTFACE!”
Rap Genius = Rapsloitation?
Apparently, some rube recently invested million of dollars in this Rap Genius website, which is basically a rip-off of OHHLA . A few months ago these characters had approached Oh Word founder Rafi Kam to do some coding work, and based on his experiences it’s fair to say that these guys are pretty clueless about…
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.
Kool G Mims?!
So I’m throwing out the usual promotional bullshit emails that clutter the old Unkut inbox and I notice something that almost makes me spit my Oranjeboom all over the keyboard: Artist “Kool G Mims” is looking for interviews, write-ups, bookings, etc
Is Jay-Z The Shakespeare of Hip-Hop?
So I was listening to some AM radio in the car for some reason (i.e. my ipod battery ran out) and caught the last part of a conversation with Adam Bradley, an Associate Professor of Literature at the University of Colorado who wrote a book called Book of Rhymes about the connection between rap and…
Will The Real Eric B. Please Stand Up?
Eric B – ‘U My Girl’ ^ Please kill yourself. Bonus: Eric B – ‘Rain’ video:
Silver Fox – The Unkut Interview
Sometimes there’s more to being a legendary rapper than classic records. You might have heard Silver Fox on one of the three 12” singles he released as part of the Fantasy Three, but his legacy runs a lot deeper than a mere mid-80’s footnote. Having established a reputation as formidable MC through battling at parties…