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…
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Tribute To Ignorance Awards For 2006
Beer gimmick of the year – the Heiny mini-keg! Best Blog for Obscure Rap Albums: Without a doubt, the crew at Bust The Facts killed it this year with everything from Miami Bass albums to Supreme Nyborn. Sure, I’m not about to kick back with a Heineiken mini-keg and listen to all four of Candyman‘s…
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 2
Concluding from Part 1, the Chill one breaks down the demise of the original Flavor Unit, touring overseas and his first MC name. Robbie: How do you feel about the different versions of the Flavor Unit that came out? Do you even care? Chill Rob G: [laughs] You know the Flavor Unit kinda got away…
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…
Hold It Down – Sadat X Interview
Originally run in Modern Fix magazine #54: Considering that by the time you read this, Sadat X would have commenced serving a nine-month bid as a result of an “off-day” towards the end of last year, I imagine that on the morning I called him up to talk about his latest release he would have…
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…
Mikey D – The Unkut Interview
In terms of having some tough breaks in the rap game, Mikey D has weathered some rough times over the years. From Cool J allegedly biting his style in the old days to an ill-fated stint as Xtra-P’s replacement in Main Source and having his NMS belt stolen by Melle Mel, Mikey has endured as…
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…
UMC’S – Hip-Hop Sucks Because of You!
Kool Kim and the Cella Dwellas Editors Note: For everyone who thinks that Kim was just shitting on KRS out of the blue, he was sent the audio included in the last article under the impression that it was recorded recently, which pissed him off to think that KRS was still talking about that shit…
KRS-One – Destroy & Build – April ’92 Source Interview
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…