Holding it down for angry loners & the unemployable
KRS-One‘s younger brother and long time BDP producer/DJ Kenny Parker recently provided a first-person perspective of what happened at the PM Dawn bumrush from BDP‘s perspective: Robbie: You guys must have felt like Prince Be deserved to get his ass kicked? Kenny Parker: Actually, it didn’t start out that way. The plan wasn’t to attack…
In terms of being low profile, Lord Alibaski would have to be the most elusive Flavor Unit member/affiliate. I’ve never read so much as a paragraph about him in a magazine, seen a picture of him – nothing! All I can tell you is that he featured heavily on original issue of The 45 King…
Since this has been mentioned a number of times in response to Kool Kim‘s article about the BDP / PM Dawn incident, it seemed only right to post what KRS had to say about the incident, plus his static with several other groups. Here’s the classic interview that he did in the April 1992 issue…
Here’s the debut post from new Unkut.com contributor, Kool Kim of the UMC’s: KRS-One is a FUCKING LIAR. Word is bond, I was there. Not only was I there, I was the person that INTRODUCED PM Dawn on stage. I was standing there at the back of the stage flirting with their dancers WORD, this…
Here’s an early Q&A with Preme that ran in The Source back in July 1991. Guess he never sent that D.U. remix, huh? Mobb Deep – Cop Hell [white label]
Another abrasive, scratch-heavy Shout Rap track? Why not. As Chilly B-Ware and G-Supreme declare, DJ R is “the quickest of the quick – anytime of the night!”. Not to be confused with the Ultimate Force that Diamond D started off with, these guys do a pretty good job of bigging-up their DJ while at the…
From his days rolling with Marley Marl to his memorable work with his own group Real Live, K-Def has continued to stay ahead of the pack with his diverse range of beats. Most recently he laced some of the best cuts from Theodore Unit‘s 718, as well as contributing “It’s Over” and all of the…
Spoonie sums up this situation perfectly…. JayQuan’s interview with Spoonie: You had a song called That��s My Style who was that for? Schooly D came out with Gucci Time. I just wanted to let him know that was my style. I thought so. The hi hats on the song were programmed just like ‘Gucci Time/P.S.K…
In terms of vocab, concepts, flow and style, Chill Rob G was the top dog in the Flavor Unit wolf pack. His first record remains as one of the finest selections in the impressive Wild Pitch catalog, as all three songs hit equally hard. “Chillin” didn’t end up making the album, but provides a perfect…
Adding on the Louie Louie article from the other day, here’s an old interview from The Source. I should also mention my post on Funkmaster Wizard Wiz over at Oh Word for their Crack Week.
I can’t confirm that Priority One were official Flavor Unit (actually I’m pretty sure they weren’t), but Louie Louie was 45 King‘s right-hand man for a while, so his work deserves a mention here. His first record was with his crew Priority One, who dropped “I Can’t Go For That”/”Showin’ My Stuff” on Tuff City…
At long last, someone has run with Killa Kam‘s trademark disclaimer and turned it into a full length track. I’m amazed it’s actually taken this long. With lines like “I can’t hug no homo thug, have him laying in my crib or playin’ round with my son” and “on the screen rappers look all buff,…