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…
Category: Grown Man Rap
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Chosen Few – Rappers That Get Better With Age
It’s great when rappers can maintain a high standard through out a long career with no noticeable decline in quality. It’s even better when they markedly improve as they get older, as demonstrated so brilliantly by the late, great Sean P. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Chosen Few – Rappers That Get Better…
Meyhem Lauren – Fly Counterparts
Meyhem Lauren and Icerocks have teamed up for a new EP, More Cashmere, which you can grab on vinyl over at Chopped Herring. You can preview the rest of this extended play here.
Unkut TV: Episode 22 – Special Ed Live In Philly
Following the Kool G Rap & DJ Polo set at Treasures in Philly, Special Ed took to the stage and performed “Think About It”, “Crooklyn”, “Come On Let’s Move It” and “I Got It Made”. Basically half of the crowd had gone outside for a smoke by the time he hit the stage, but Ed’s…
J-Zone – Peter Pan Syndrome Album Review
There’s nothing like trying to “grow-up”, figuring out that being “mature” sucks and figuring out that maybe you weren’t such a screw-up after all. Such is the tale of J-Zone’s Peter Pan Syndrome, his timely return to rap following an extended period in the wilderness that is the “real world”. If you were a fan…
Unkut TV: Episode 13 – J-Zone Announces His New Album
J-Zone explains why he decided to return to rap, having no shame in rocking ancient hairstyles if he feels like it and breaks down the concept behind his next album.
Microphone Mathematics: Kevin Beacham Breaks Down T La Rock’s Bust These Lyrics
Esteemed Rap Brainiac Kevin Beacham delivered this suburb breakdown of T La Rock‘s ‘Bust These Lyrics’ today, in the third part of his ‘Microphone Mathematics’ special on the Lyrical King: In terms of lyrical masterpieces, that is masterfully and undisputedly achieved with “Bust These Lyrics”. A very strong argument could be made for this being…
Trem – For The Term Of His Natural Life Album Review
You know how sometimes you wait for something for such a long time that you begin to doubt that it will ever happen? This record was almost like that, except for the fact it actually came out last Friday! Rather than unleash 14 tracks of Bitter Old Man Rap, which would be somewhat understandable coming…