In one of the most obvious snubs in recent history, some limey bastard over at the BBC music website went and ran a poll on the best rap songs of all time by surveying 108 international ‘critics’. From this list of retired bloggers, Twitter pests and two bit hacks (with a handful of actual legitimate…
This is the old Leg And A Boot version. Not so long ago I compiled a wish-list of old rap records that I’d gladly shell out for (new money for old rope style) once again. Over the last month or so, I’ve noticed that both MCA and Priority have chosen to release 2LP version of…
There were some quality suggestions in my Twitter feed after the original post dropped last week, not least of which was introducing me to the great Chuggo and Trent Dean (aka The Rappping Magician). Well played to all involved. pic.twitter.com/4XzuGPxaUv — Jus-FCA (@JusFCA1) January 23, 2018
Unkut regular Professor Elemental emailed me a couple of weeks ago for my pick for the worst rap album of all time for a podcast he was due to appear on…in a couple of weeks…so this may be too little, too late to help him out but it was still a great question which I…
The annual competition where everybody involved really loses. Which XXL Freshman Is The Biggest Waste of Time?
Just as a broken clock is right twice a day, even the best of the best rapper dudes have delivered the odd clunker. The rules of engagement are as follows: 1. The crappy song in question must have been released while said rapper was in their prime rather than during the inevitable late career auto-pilot/mentalist…
Notorious rag the New York Post were having a slow news day this weekend so they’ve directed their attention to ‘exposing’ Ka for leading a ‘double life’ as fire chief during the day and an ‘anti-cop’ rapper by night. I thought it was fairly well known that Ka worked for the NY Fire Dept within…
There you are, just minding your business, when suddenly – seemingly out of nowhere – another rapper dude decides to return to the game and put out a new album. While this is all well and good (I wouldn’t say no the idea of a second Barsha record) in theory at least, insofar as I’m…
Time and time again I read claims that the reason why the producers who cut their teeth in the 12-bit sampling era aren’t bringing the same level of beat-making wizardry to the table is because they’ve moved on from their dusty old SP-1200’s, MPC 60’s and EPS’. I’m claiming bullshit. Sure, there’s no denying that…
I realized something deeply troubling today. After checking out the latest releases from Ghostface and Statik Selektah I’m convinced that we have now officially entered the Elevator Muzak era of rap music. While The Roots have been churning out tunes seemingly designed for coffee shops and cafes for the better part of the last decade,…
My old drinking buddy Phillip Mlynar penned Lyricist Lounge: An Oral History this week, which reminded me of just how disappointing the actual album dedicated to that place was. As a record buyer during that period, I fondly recall that period in the mid to late 90’s when MF Doom, Juggaknots, Jigmastas and Scaramanga were…
I wrote this shedding a river of ice-cold thug tears. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Sorry M.O.P, I’m Finally Tapping Out