Stumbled onto this one again the other night, as heard on one of the many weird re-issues of the first Main Source LP. Even though I posted this in 2008 while discussing how much Large Pro doesn’t like TV, hearing it again reminded me of how great it is to hear alternative takes of classic…
Category: Large Pro For Prez
Great Rap You Can’t Stream: Akinyele’s Vagina Diner LP
Akafella, you mad bastard. Sure, the Ak is no making bank off his strip club that, legend has it, was paid for by the payout he got from a mechanic that fucked up his motorcycle repairs and almost killed dude. He also made the immortal ‘Put It In Your Mouth’ which recently received an oral…
Organized Konfusion – Stress [Remix Instrumental]
Twenty-three years after the ‘Stress’ single came out, the world has finally been blessed with the instrumental version of Large Professor’s supreme remix, courtesy of Slice of Spice records.
Stream: Abstract Radio #10 feat. Pete Rock and Large Professor
Shouts to ego trip for this classic cover which I’ve destroyed with my Extra Abstract Photoshop skills. Here’s last Friday’s episode of Abstract Radio, where Large and Pete join Tip in the studio to rap, play classic funk records and call up D’Angelo and Andre 3000. Grab it before it gets C&D’d.
Large Professor feat. Celowe, Neek the Exotic and B-1 – Wild Styles [demo]
Here’s a demo track from around 2001, possibly intended for a B-1 single on Rawkus, courtesy of Funkologist’s YT page. You might remember Celowe as the [uncredited] fourth MC on Mic Geronimo‘s ‘Men Vs. Many’ and for his verse on Large Professor‘s ‘Spacey.’
Toney Rome [Large Professor associate] – The Unkut Interview
Toney Rome and Large Professor go way back, and share a lot more history than simply a production credit on the b-side of ‘Mad Scientist.’ Toney talks about growing up in Flushing, Queens, facing music industry hurdles and memories of having the hottest tape in school. Robbie: How did you first get involved in hip-hop?…
Download: Main Source – The Science [Unkut Bootleg]
Following the well received Breaking Atoms album, which introduced the world to the talents of Large Professor, Sir Scratch and K-Kut, as well as early cameos from Akinyele and Nasty Nas, Main Source contributed the addictive “Fakin’ The Funk” to the White Men Can’t Jump soundtrack and declared “Main Source forever, yo!” on their feature…
Timeless Truth – The Unkut Interview
Superbad Solace and Oprime39 first made some noise with their Brugal & Presidentes EP in 2012, and followed-up with their debut album Rock-It Science the following year. With a new EP and album due soon, it seemed like the perfect time to build with these two brothers from Flushing, Queens to talk about music, their…
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…
Video: Joe Fatal Sighting!
I really should have timed my New York visit a little better…how could I miss a live performance of ‘Live At The BBQ’?!
Searching For The Perfect Remix: Large Professor
Trying to pick the best Paul Mitchell remix is like trying to pick your favorite type of booze – they all work in the real situation. But since I’m restricting each round to eight selections, stuff like the “Resurrection’ remixes just missed out on making the cut.
The Story Behind Large Professor’s The LP
You might recall this from my interview with the artist once known as Paul Juice recently: Robbie: Is ‘Queens Lounge’ from The LP ever going to see a proper release? Large Professor: I’ll go back through the archives and try to dig that up and dust that off and get it right, man. I wanna…