Here’s a new drop from Unkut Dot Com‘s New York correspondent Idris Intifada: After Kwest Tha Madd Ladd rhymes you’re banned from using writing utensils. Those who have heard Kwest’s lyrical prowess will agree that this penalty is just. Other rappers should stop writing and start robbing banks like Steady B. As an MC, he’s…
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Showbiz – The Unkut Interview
Photos by richdirection Show is Bronx rap royalty. Besides his stellar work with Andre The Giant, he’s blessed his Diggin’ In The Crates crew (O.C., Big L, Diamond D, Lord Finesse, Fat Joe) with countless classic tracks, and produced winners for legends like KRS-One and Big Pun all the way up to today’s finest such…
Breeze Brewin from Juggaknots Interview
Normal service will resume shortly, when I drop the Percee-P interview. Until then, here’s a re-up of my Breeze Brewin interview I did for Modern Fix last year: As demonstrated over memorable yet sporadic appearances over the 90’s, lead Juggaknot Breeze Brewin is remarkable in his ability to deliver verses that are immediately rewarding but…
Keith Murray – Verbal Aggression
Here’s what happens when I step outta my comfort zone. Although I usually drop the extended version here, this edit is a better read. From Vapors Magazine, Issue 44: When he first stepped into the music game (originally under the moniker Keefy Keef for his 1992 debut single), Keith Murray got lyrical fiends open with…
Lord Ali Ba-Ski – The Unkut Interview
One of the unsung heroes of the original Flavor Unit was Lord Ali Ba-Ski (aka The Human Body Chart), who wrecked shit something terrible on the 45 King Presents…The Flavor Unit album. I always wondered why he didn’t drop any other records after that album, and after I did a post about him as part…
The Skinny Boys – The Unkut Interview
A year-and-a-half ago I caught-up with The Skinny Boys from CT to discuss the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of the music business. Robbie: How long were you performing together prior to the Weightless album? Superman Jay: We’ve been together since 1981. We would rock shows with a guy named Arthur Armstrong from…
Kurious Jorge – The Unkut Interview
The Constipated Monkey album was the shit when it first came out. V.I.C. was still rolling with the Beatnuts, and as a result they delivered some of their finest work for “Jorge of the Projects” to kick it over. Now Kurious is preparing a new album with MF Doom after an extended break from releasing…
Big Daddy Kane – The Unkut Interview
This one was a surprise. Thanks to some bizarre Puma/Yo! MTV Raps cross promotion, I recently got to kick it with the one and only BDK for a local magazine. As you might expect, he’s not trying to talk about the etchings in the run-out grooves of his singles, but I managed to get a…
T-Ray – The Unkut Interview, Part 3
Courtesy of Elemental Mag via SLurg The final chapter…of course I’ve saved the best ’till last. T-Ray covers working with Big L, Nas, Cypress Hill and Milano, and fires back at Mike Heron. Robbie: Then you did “Yes, You May (Remix)” and all that stuff with Finesse. T-Ray: Yep, and that was Big L‘s first…
T-Ray – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Continuing on from Part 1, Todd discusses being a white guy in rap when Public Enemy blew up, working with Big Beat Records, producing Percee-P, skateboard connections and “Lost Tapes” tragedy…. T-Ray: I’ll never forget walking down the streets of New York City with a fuckin’ red bomber jacket that had a big logo on…
T-Ray – The Unkut Interview, Part 1
This one’s been sitting in the stash for a long time. I actually got into contact with Todd Ray after he dropped a comment in defense of DJ Ivory of the P Brothers, who had upset a few Outkast fans during my interview with him way back in December of 2004. By the time I…
KRS-One – The Unkut Interview Part 2
Note: This wasn’t included in the first version since it was meant to be used for a print mag. Turns out they didn’t run it anyway! You know how there’s always a guy you know who just never stops talking when you’re trying to enjoy a beer and annoy some dames? KRS-One is sort of…