“…three drinks later she was damn near Pam Grier maybe my imagination or the black and tan beer.” – Tony Bones on “Splashin Over Monica” Hailing from Edmonton, North London, but calling New York home since before he was a teenager, Tony Bones has made noise in the rap game both as an underground vocalist…
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Respect Mine – Kevon Glickman Interview
For a bit of a change of pace, last year I spoke to Kevon Glickman, a who’s been working as a music attorney, label owner and manager in the hip-hop game since the days of the Tuff Crew. Currently his company Respect Management handles acts like Rick Ross and Trina. Robbie: So you used to…
Finsta Interview
Here’s an interview sent in by Pawel Kumiszcze, which was first published in a Polish magazine late last year: Finsta is who you might call a hip hop veteran. The Bushwick born MC & producer has been creating music for over 15 years always staying true to himself. It’s a little known fact that he…
Jersey Has Breaks! K-Def Interview
Just before he released what turned out to be the best album of 2006, I talked to producer K-Def about working with Marley Marl, his first group, a run-in with D.I.T.C. and the science of breaks. Look out for his album with El Da Sensai and a second instrumental full-length in 2007. Robbie: The stuff…
Joe Fatal – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Finishing up from Part 1, Fatal breaks down meeting-up with Tragedy, working with Marley Marl, production secrets and his love of all things pornographic. Robbie: There was another song you were on called “El Gran Combo” that was on Main One’s album. Joe Fatal: Do you have that record? I love that record, I’ve been…
Joe Fatal – The Unkut Interview, Part 1
Back in December of 2004, I wrote a little piece about MF Grimm and “Live At The BBQ” which resulted in this comment a month later: pudgee can kiss my ass, plus did he ever confess in the source that he was the gay rapper? j.f. Comment by Joe Fatal 01.19.05 Naturally I had to…
G Rap Vs Kane / RapPages interview
Several weeks after the start of “G Rap Week” (which should really be “Month” but who’s counting) I’ve been able to dig up what I still consider to be the definitive Kool G Rap interview, thanks to Cheo H. Coker, B+ and RapPages. Pretty much everything you’d want to know about the early years is…
Chill Rob G Interview – Part 1
If, for some ungodly reason, you’re not familiar with the work of Chill Rob G then you might want to check this before you read this interview I did with Rob a couple of months ago. Robbie: In the early days of the Flavor Unit, was it tough for you guys to get accepted in…
Kane and G Rap Go Toe-To-Toe
Forget all that talk about Kane and Rakim going at each other, this was the real war for rap supremacy right here. While they may have been connected through the Juice Crew, there was no shortage of “friendly competition” between G and BDK, as they tried to outdo one another with each new record. The…
Godfather Don – 1997 On The Go Interview
Those that have worked with the Godfather describe him as “eccentric”, and this bugged-out article that Max Glazer put together for On The Go magazine around nine years ago. A couple of tracks to go along with it – “Hazardous” from his 1991 album showcases Don rocking three different techniques on one song, while “Piece…
Kenny Parker – The Unkut Interview, Part 3
Wrapping up my conversation with Kenny Parker, he shares some classic BDP stories, including the night that KRS debuted “The Bridge Is Over” at Union Square…. [Part 1 Part 2] Robbie: So did Kris really become a “Born Again” Christian? Kenny Parker: For lack of a better term, I’m gonna say “Yeah”. But he’s a…
Kenny Parker – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Following on from Part 1, Kenny discusses the aftermath of the PM Dawn beatdown…. Kenny Parker: So the next day, Jive Records calls up and they’re like “The press wants to talk to you, Kris. Come down to Jive”. When we got there, the mood was really somber. Everybody was upset, and I remember seeing…