This isn’t all that different from the mix we heard on the official release in 2009, but the ‘down the dial’ radio intro and amusing ad-libs on the fade-out make it the better option for all the ‘funk bitches’ out there.
Category: Not Your Average
Never less than ill
Why hasn’t the first Tribe Called Quest demo tape ever hit the internetS?
So I picked-up the 2015 edition 2LP of Peoples Instinctive Travels And The Paths of Rhythm, mainly in the hope of getting a nice loud version of ‘Footprints’. This was a dummy move, as it turns out it actually sounds worse than my single vinyl version. Blame not-so-great modern re-mastering, maybe? At least I finally…
MISFORTUNE: A Book of Illustrated Fortune Cookie Messages
Aeon Hand, who was responsible for many classic Combat Jack Show handbills and the covers of Bol’s books, not to mention the superb illustrations in Past The Margin and the official Conservative Rap Coalition logo, released a book in September last year. Equal parts hilarious and disturbing over 140 pages, I highly recommend this to…
The first one hundred copies of the book have now shipped
In other news, ‘Past The Margin: A Decade of Unkut Interviews’ is around the size of a hotel bible. Perfect for old people bus rides! Also great to make yourself seem intelligent at dive bars.
Past The Margin: A Decade of Unkut Interviews book – Available Now!
The first run of the Past The Margin: A Decade of Unkut Interviews hardcover book has finally arrived and is available to order here: Past The Margin: A Decade of Unkut Interviews hardcover book Including a mix of material originally published on unkut.com, previously unseen follow-up sessions and six brand new conversations that are exclusive…
Re-Up: Main Source – The Science [Unkut Bootleg]
P-Vine Records are releasing an official pressing of the shelved Main Source album The Science. In the meantime I thought I’d dig up my attempt at replicating how the LP might have shaped up in a 2014 post. Download
What really makes a rapper great?
After making the classic rookie mistake of logging onto Rap Twitter the other day, I was reminded of the absolute disparity that exists with how fans and insufferable Please Follow My Account types judge ‘good rapping’. There seems to be three main schools of thought here: 1. Punchlines and multi-syllable verbal gymnastics are the apex…
Black Rob – Jeans and Sneakers [CRC Edit] / Questions & Answers
The late Black Rob was always great, but around the time that he released his second album, The Black Rob Report, he really hit his stride and recorded two tracks that I still listen every chance I get. ‘Jeans and Sneakers’ was originally an unholy alliance between a heavily-edited promo rap for Biggie’s planned Brooklyn…
Mobb Deep – White Lines
What could be a better end to the working week than for a couple of Mobb Deep bootlegs to arrive on my doorstep? This Prodigy masterpiece first did the rounds on the mixtape circuit under the name ‘White Lines’ before it was pitched down and redone as ‘Quiet Storm’, with Hav on the hook and…
That one time I got Pete Rock to diss Kanye in print…
This gave me a good chuckle when this copy of Hip Hop Connection magazine arrived in the mailbox, with Kanye West paying respects to Pete Rock while getting shat on in the paragraph beside the sidebar. Truly the salad days. Click for the full size scan
Download: A Salute To Rap Parodies
Allow me to introduce a rag-tag bunch of rappers delivering parodies of well-known rap songs, piss-takes of ‘gangster’ rap and even taking the mickey out of their own image. 01. J.O.B. – Prince Paul The only P.S.K. remake worth it’s salt. 02. U Mean I’m Not – Black Sheep Sounds like Dres is having a…
The Source: Classic Hip-Hop Quotables Supplement
One of the staples in the increasingly competitive world of music magazines was sticking some extra crap on the cover – be it a CD, mixtape or a min-mag supplement. In 1999, Jeremy Miller assembled ’32 of Hip-Hop’s Best Verses’ as a pocket-sized pal, perfect for train rides, BBQ’s and…rap karaoke? While you might be…