Cast your mind back to the heady days of 1993 when all that needed to make noise in the rap game was construction Timbs, a bald head and some Carhart? To really seal the deal, you needed to incorporate some Shout Rap, a chanted hook and some hyped-up beats designed to perform furious Rap Handz…
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Never less than ill
Wasted Potential
Is there anything worse than catching a glimpse of somebody who clearly has a lot of natural talent but through poor timing, circumstances beyond their control or just sheer laziness they never fulfill that potential? In the rap world, this seems to happen with a disturbing regularity. Sometimes the record label was to blame, because…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Importance of Sadat X
Salute the great Dot X. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Importance of Sadat X
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Curse of Puff Daddy
Last week’s column which I forgot to post due to stupid real life. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Curse of Puff Daddy
Havoc and The Alchemist – The Silent Partner album review
Despite immediately dismissing this album when it was first announced on account of Havoc’s history of uninspired solo work, upon further inspection it turns out that Alan The Chemist has once again been able to bring out the best of the situation, as he’s previously done for Curren$y, Boldy James and Action Bronson. Hav put…
How to protect yourself against rap comebacks
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…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Missy Elliott deep cuts
This was at the behest of my editor at Acclaim since I didn’t have any better ideas last week. *shrugs* No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Missy Elliott deep cuts
Download: A Salute To Da Beatminerz
Mr. Walt and DJ Evil Dee teamed up with Rich Blak, Baby Paul and Chocolate Tye to create Da Beatminerz production crew, best known for driving the Boot Camp Clik to their finest moments but also providing some great remixes for a number of other acts. With a deep appreciation for jazz in particular, Da…
The rap world remembers Prince Be of PM Dawn…the good and the bad times
Prince Be of PM Dawn passed away on 17 June, 2016. While best remembered for Whisper Rapping over a Spandau Ballet loop by most music fans in the nineties, rap fanatics most commonly associate him as the victim of KRS-One being pushed too far by the disrespect of his peers. He was also an avid…
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo – Keep It Swingin’ [Original Version]
This was a tip sent in by Michael, via a Philly Flava forum rip taken from a Crates of JR post – the original version of Kool G Rap and DJ Polo’s ‘Keep It Swingin’,’ a track that wound up as an inferior remix on the Rated XXX compilation in much the same way as…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Formula To Perfect Rap Radio
‘No more music by the suckers…’ No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Formula To Perfect Rap Radio
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Why Can’t Rapper’s Rock?
The Cold Crush Brother’s once gave us ‘Punk Rock Rap,’ but at least they seemed to be joking. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Why Can’t Rapper’s Rock?