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…
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Forgotten Beefs Part 7 – Spoonie Gee Vs Schoolly D
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…
Greatest Rap Albums Ever
I just got an email from a reader named Lily who commented: i have only recently realized that hip hop (and soul and funk and jazz and so on) is the only thing worth listening to in this day and age. rock music is so fucking tired and i’ve been listening to it for too…
Bud Bundy – Top 5 Dead Or Alive
In terms of “white guys from sitcoms who also rap”, then David Faustino is clearly king of the heap. While he lacks the distinction of having been dissed by the Metal-Faced Villian, he was part of one of the greatest TV shows ever, ((1. Sure, Married With Children out-stayed it’s welcome by a few years,…
Stick-N-Move
Remember this post about Freddie Foxxx and Ultramagnetic? I finally dug-up the Source article about the First ((1. Sadly, it was also the last.)) Annual Rappers Boxing Match.
Forgotten Beefs Part 6 – MF Doom vs Parker Lewis
Sorry to confuse any UK rap fans, but the Parker Lewis I’m referring to isn’t in fact the British MC/producer who provided the beat for the first song on Fishscale (Lewis Parker), but the name of the lead character from that TV show that tried to recreate the whole Ferris Buellers Day Off vibe. In…
Tribute To Ignorance Awards For 2005
Real Talk Award: Sadat X on “Back To New York”: “They sayin’ New York don’t hold it down that slot no more – we ain’t make people get up on the dancefloor/We rhymin’ like other niggas, dressin’ like other niggas/using other niggas slang when that ain’t our thang!”
Biggie Smalls & Jeru The Damaja – Friend or Foe?
As was revealed in the “Life After Death: Making of A Classic” feature in XXL a while back, Biggie’s line “Yo son, I’m suprised you run with ’em, I think they got cum in ’em, ’cause they nothing but dicks” from “Kick In The Door” was directed at the tracks producer, DJ Premier. B.I.G. was…
Rap Remakes 2 – Get Yourself Covered
There comes a point in the career of many rappers when the fresh new ideas start to dry-up, and before long they find themselves falling back onto their tried-and-tested old material and attempt to create an updated version. When guys like AMG start making songs like “Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001”, you know he…
The Other Bridge Wars – Rap Remakes Part 1
I was recently thinking about rap remakes, and the fact that – unlike almost every other form of popular music – hip-hop remakes and cover versions almost never work. Answer records and songs sharing the same loop could be viewed as “covers” in a way, but remakes in the more traditional sense usually spell disaster.
The Search for TJ Swan
Rap Ballads. The curse of many otherwise spotless ’80’s hip-hop albums, in much the way that Hip House was in 1989 and the token “Southern” records are on many of today’s releases. If you think back to Big Daddy Kane‘s first album for example, you’ll find that every track is certified dope except for “To…
Forgotten Beefs Part 5 – Craig G vs. MC Shan
In the wacky world of diss records, crew-on-crew crime often provides the funniest moments. It’s one thing to talk greasy about some kid you’ve never met, but when you start riffing with someone you used to hang-out and perform with, things can really get ugly. Such was the case with former Juice Crew buddies Craig…