Cold Gettin’ Dumb
It was reported yesterday that the final album from A Tribe Called Quest has hit number one on the Billboard chart, which is an impressive accomplishment in this day and age. But rather than doing the predictable thing and celebrating this achievement, let us take a moment to discuss the about-face that Q-Tip has made…
Back in August I called out a guy named Aaron over his series over at The Rap Up which saw him revisit a number of rap classics from the perspective of a young fan. He’s now penned a response of sorts.
Staying classy… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Wacky World of Rap Deformities
Nothing surprising about Mr. Cee‘s recent antics when put into context. Please note, this post had several amusingly offensive sections toned down by the powers that be, but after last week’s ?uestlove post getting knocked back, I wasn’t sweating it. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Teh Ghey DJ’s Are Part Of Hip-Hop’s Heritage
America’s leading black intellectual returns with his third book, which also makes him the leading rap book author in the U.S.A by default. This time around, Bol unleashes the fury of the Mindset Army on one target in particular, while still making time to discuss The Gin Blossoms, Jay-Z, Nas’ daughter and her enormous box…
Stretch, Majesty, K-Lowe and Biggy Smallz of the Live Squad ensured that no shorts for this outstanding VHS exclusive which features random shootings, babies getting thrown out of windows, contact killings and hooker executions. Poor old Stretch also took the fall for Tupac getting shot and robbed in New York, which allegedly resulted in his…
This week, I took a journey to the Ratchet Side. Never before have so many unattractive broads who somehow believe that they are “divas” been collected in one place. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Love, Hip-Hop and Ratchets
Tim Dog was in a league of his own. After his debut on Ultramagnetic MC’s “A Chorus Line” (the b-side of their “Travelling At The Speed of Thought” single), it would be another two years until he dropped the hilarious “Fuck Compton” on Ruffhouse Records in 1991, a record which spoke on the frustrations that…
Another classic Joe Fatal sighting as he goes to work on an blow-up doll. Apparently this was from an event called “Rappers For Voter’s Registration” in Harlem… Spotted at ego trip.
No Country For Old (Rap) Men – Rap Genius Should Be Renamed Rap Dummy I wasn’t going to bother posting this here since I covered some of it here already, but then this happened: Here’s video of a regular day at the Rap Dummy offices:
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…
My five cents on the latest Nas fuckery… There has been a lot of feelings getting caught in Rap Twitter on the subject of Nas having tracks from the ‘Untitled’ album ghostwritten for him. Both the Nas Defense Force and the ‘Nas Lost’ Gang have bared their fangs, sharpened their bayonets and started bucking shots…