Positive K has only released one album in his long career, the supremely entertaining The Skills Dat Pay Da Bills, but with a rich history of independent releases through First Priority and his Creative Control label, his discography is chock-full of memorable moments. As he prepares to drop new music this year, we talked about…
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Kool Keith Fires Back At Unkut?
Just noticed this comment from Lair dating back to February, where he points out, “I think Keith recorded a diss track just for you off of this article”, linking to a song that dropped a mere 12 days after I expressed my bitter disappointment at Ultramagnetic MC’s Critical Beatdown tour. While the cover image bares…
Willie The Kid – The Unkut Interview
Although he’s been dropping music since 2006, the last two years have really seen Willie The Kid solidify his spot as one of the nicest MC’s in the game, bringing his own unique spin to the free-form, stream-of-consciousness flow that many have tried but few have mastered. I caught up with him last week to…
Eff You And Your Heroes
When I revealed that I “wasn’t a huge fan” of 3rd Bass this morning, I was met by some disgruntled responses exclaiming that several people had “lost all respect for this site” due to the fact that I refuse to bow down in worship to their favorite white rap group ever. It seems that a…
MC Chill – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Continuing my conversation with MC Chill, he explains how he led his Cleveland crew to have an impact on several years of the New Music Seminar MC Battle For World Supremacy, despite never winning a title, and life after rap. Robbie: Was “Nightmare On Chill Street” your last record? MC Chill: I was working on…
MC Chill – The Unkut Interview, Part 1
As the first rapper from Cleveland signed to a New York label, MC Chill made history not only as a recording artist but later as the leader of a crew of local battle MC’s who had a major impact on the New Music Seminar in the late 80’s. From the days where it actually was…
Unkut TV: Episode 10 – Dallas Penn Returns To Albee Square Mall
On my “to do” list for this trip was to make a video about the original Albee Square Mall, which was in downtown Brooklyn from 1977-2008. The good people at Blu Cheez were able to lend out their star performer and NY historian for this important project. Check below for six minutes of genius.
AG Da Coroner – The Unkut Video Interview, Part 1
Following the rise of Action Bronson and Meyhem Lauren, the third member of the Outdoorsmen crew up to bat is AG Da Coroner, who just signed a deal with Man Bites Dog records via VP Roc Marciano. In the first part of this interview, we talk about how he started out, how the crew formed,…
The Yeezus Pub Quiz
Written and hosted by Phillip “The Jogging Blogger” Mlynar. June 18th was a monumental date in hip-hop history — it was the day when all the Yeezus reviews came out. They involved lots of great commentary on the parameters of genius and musings about just how much of a genius Kanye West is. Unfortunately, they…
B-1 – The Unkut Interview
Queens resident B-1 is best remembered for his work with Kool G Rap and Large Professor, but with a lost tape single from 1997 dropping soon through Ill Adrenaline on 45 and cassette and a new album in the works, it turns out that his history in Queens rap runs deep. Not to mention I…
DJ Too Tuff [Tuff Crew] – The Unkut Interview
Philly’s Tuff Crew were the result of throwing Public Enemy, Ultramgnetic and Schoolly-D into a blender. Hard rhymes and abrasive beats left no doubt that these northside b-boys were repping their town to the fullest. Best known for the catchy “My Part of Town”, their second and third albums still hold up today as a…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: 2011 Flashback
See you in the funny pages… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: 2011 Flashback