Listening to those old KRS tapes this week was kinda a big deal… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Lost Tapes Stay Winning
Category: Great Moments In Rap
KRS-One – Criminal Minded Practice Sessions
Holy shit…Kenny Parker finally got around to ripping some of those old tapes of KRS-One rapping over breakbeats courtesy of DJ Scott La Rock and Kool DJ Red Alert , as he told us about back in 2006. While there was no sign of the one with the dog barking over Kris’ verse, there’s an…
The Unkut Guide To Milk Dee Videos
Despite having a voice that can shatter glass and sends packs of stray dogs running for the hills, Milk Dee has built an entire career on the back of one song, which he then managed to sample or reference in every single thing since. Unlike most unfortunate 80’s rappers on indy labels, Milk’s dad owned…
Rammellzee Ethers Basquiat In A Comic Strip
Another Ed Piskor sure-shot. Long live the legend of Rammellzee… Brain Rot: Hip Hop Family Tree, Rammellzee and Beat Bop
Willie D vs. Melle Mel Boxing Footage Found
I’ve been obsessed with finding out more info about this legendary event ever since I first read about it in The Source. Last year some highlight footage turned up, and now today we have some Yo! MTV Raps outtakes featuring more footage of Melle Mel getting his ass handed to him by the Clean-Up Man.
Unkut TV: Episode 7 – Kool G Rap and DJ Polo Live In Philly, 2013
Photo: richdirection When I heard that Kool G Rap was performing in Philadelphia last Saturday night, you know I was getting there no matter what, especially considering how often I’ve argued that he’s the greatest MC of all-time. Just so happens that this performance was also the first time that G had performed with DJ…
DJ Moe Love [Ultramagnetic MC’s] – The Unkut Interview
When I caught-up with DJ Moe Love in 2010, he sounded as if he was two-sheets to the wind as he explained why he and TR Love hadn’t been involved in the Best Kept Secret LP, and why they decided to release their own Ultramagnetic Foundation project. We also talked about the early days of…
Why I Was Wrong About Illmatic
Like many of you, the first time I heard Nasty Nas was through his stirring performance on Main Source’s seminal “Live At The BBQ”, but it was initial exposure to “Halftime” on a local radio show that really got me amped. I was so impressed with the track that I eventually went on to describe…
Cold Crush 4 Shut Down A Heckler [Harlem World, 1992]
Some poor sap makes the mistake of heckling Grandmaster Caz and yelling out “I’ll give you a dime if you get off the stage!” The result? A verbal ass-whuppin.
Dante Ross Responds To The Uptown Interview
Since he was the topic of much of the Uptown interview posted yesterday, it’s only right that Dante Ross should be able to give us his version of events. This is what he just left in the comment section for those of you who already read the piece: Ok now there’s a lot of inaccuracies…
Ralph McDaniels – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Continuing the session with Video Music Box legend Uncle Ralph McDaniels, he discusses his Classic Concept Productions music video company, dealing with the competition, working on the movie Juice, his Lifer’s Group documentary and why $amhill is ahead of his time. Robbie: When did it get to the stage where Video Music Box became your…
Video: LL Cool J Live In 1985
Amazing footage of Ladies Love Cool James rocking a school gym. “Mommy, what’s a super sperm?” Youtube user Kodiak Starr writes: “LL Cool J at age 17 and DJ Cut Creator perform live. 1985, Colby College, Waterville Maine. 5 months before Radio was released. My dad tried to get RUN DMC, but could not afford…