The second incarnation of Kings of Pressure were way ahead of the curve when they informed us that ‘Rapper’s Have Feelings Too’ in 1989. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: When too much is never enough
Category: Not Your Average
Never less than ill
And the winner of the Biggest Waste of A Grand Puba Cameo Award Is…
What. The. Actual. Fuck? Mr. Freeze is able to get not one but two verses out of Mr. Maxwell in 1993 for what I can only assume was a giant truck full of loot. Fortunately he refused to don a cowboy hat, ride a horse or carry a pitchfork around, unlike the rest of the…
Masta Ace – The Falling Season Album Review
Having previously covered his early childhood on Son of Yvonne, Ace continues to reminisce about both the good and bad ol’ days of life in Brooklyn while attending high school via a long bus ride. Unlike the fictionalized scenarios he acted out on Disposable Arts and A Long Hot Summer, here we find Ace recalling…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Has Jay Z got one more album in him?
Cue pointless, obligatory speculation. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Has Jay Z got one more album in him?
Re-evaluating The Classics: Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Mecca And The Soul Brother LP
For a new regular feature, I thought it would be interesting to revisit some albums that were originally lauded as classics in their time to see how they still hold up, or have the sands of time dulled their shine? Peter and Cory’s first full-length was feverishly anticipted following both their enjoyable debut EP and…
The case for rap production minimalism
Time and time again – during those periods where hip-hop has found itself weighed-down by excessive, over-produced beats – a segment of beat makers return to the basics and remind us of the importance of a raw, stripped-down track. We saw this when Larry Smith and Russell Simmons created ‘Sucker MC’s’ for Darryl and Joe,…
No Country for Old (Rap) Men: A salute to early Philly rap
80’s Philly rap went hard…pause. No Country for Old (Rap) Men: A salute to early Philly rap
Signs that the rap blog you’re reading isn’t worth jack
– It regularly includes click-bait headlines such as ‘This video of ______ rapping at _____ will give you chills.’ – It’s ever posted a trailer or behind the scenes footage for an upcoming rap video. – Features that are just a collection of Tweets from rappers, under the guise of ‘Rap Twitter Reacts.’ – Entire…
Magazine Vaults: Eric B. responds to the Large Professor interview
Ya mans Eric don’t play that shit as he fires back at this.
Magazine Vaults: Large Professor interviewed by The Source, April 1991
Click to enlarge. Pause. ‘It was all good just a week ago.’ This is the classic Xtra-P interview which led to Eric B. responding the following issue and a bunch of shit going down behind the scenes. Classic material.
The ten most popular rap tapes to be buried with
After collecting the results from both the comment section and Twitter, I can now provide you with solid numbers on the most popular rap tapes that you all said you would take to your graves. I’m not happy about Outkast placing twice though – clearly the Conservative Rap Coalition needs to double it’s efforts to…
Which six rap tapes would you like to be buried with?
Let’s say, for arguments sake, that you could only take six rap albums into outer space/to the grave/to a deserted island. What would they be, and why? My picks are as follows: