Issue #62 of The Source (with a cover date of November 1994) marked the point that co-founder Dave Mays said ‘fuck it’ and threw-in a four page special on the group he was managing at the time just before the issue went to press. As a result, Jon ‘J. The Sultan’ Shecter, James Bernard, Reginald…
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Download: A Salute To Scratch Tracks On Rap Albums
Much like the dreaded Rap Ballad, Hip-House Track or the R&B Crossover Attempt, the DJ Scratch Track has long been relegated to the foggy past of old rap albums. While the Rap DJ eventually got to the point where they could release entire albums of them scratching at a billion miles an hour, following on…
Boogie Down Productions – South Bronx (Crackhead DJ Diss Version)
I just lost my shit hearing this on a KISS-FM rip tonight, thinking I’d unearthed some lost treasure for the first time in recent history…but quickly realised it had already been released on the Traffic Entertainment gun-shaped USB stick (and later the ‘Elite Edition’) of Criminal Minded. Regardless, it’s great to hear this new intro…
Captain G. Wiz – Red Alert Promo
One of these dudes is G. Wiz I guess. Captain G. Wiz was a member of the Mighty Mike Masters, who held it down with Freddy B for the memorable ‘The Main Event’ and the not-quite-as-great ‘The Main Event (Round 2)’, plus that single they did with Ced-Gee and Paul C. (‘We’re Back’/’Coolin’ On The…
Wonder if anyone caught an angry two-way page over this?
Before rap blogging, print magazines dipped their toes into the wacky world of making fun of rappers. More often than not, this led to someone getting put into a yoke at an open bar even the following week. Let’s hope that no interns were harmed following the release of the 5th anniversary issue of XXL…
Three Classic DJ Scott La Rock Print Features
After catching this NME piece from Frank Owen’s vault (courtesy of Mask Of Norro), which featured an actual interview with the great man shortly before he was fatally shot, I thought I’d dig out the 2002 XXL Mag piece by Noah Callahan-Bever and revisit the original New York Times report. The New Musical Express piece…
Grifter’s Unite: Floppy Disk’s Hit Discogs!
Click for full size screen shot. Need a retirement fund? Track down a box of 3.5 inch floppy disks, load them up with MPC loops and whack hand-written stickers all over them with stuff like ‘Shook Ones Drums’ and ‘Godfather Don Loops #6’ and fill your boots!
A collection of classic Mr. Magic on-air disses
Mr. Magic (or ‘Madame Tragic’ as Chuck Chillout’s boys The Dismasters once dubbed him) seemed to relish taunting anyone who was down with Red Alert, BDP or…basically wasn’t in the Juice Crew. Actually, ignore that – even his own crew wasn’t safe from the wrath of the Magic Man! Here are some timeless examples of…
Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long, Volume Three
I think I done scraped the bottom of the barrel on a few of these. All that’s left is some old UTFO and Fat Boys songs at this point… Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long, Volume Three Track Listing:
Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long, Volume 2
Here’s a photo of two diminutive rappers, neither of whom made this compilation. Jokes on you, Jack! We made another Uploadfiles International Music Group Worldwide pka Zippyshare Raecords and Tapes compilations! After seeing how many quality suggestions appeared in the comments section and Martorialist’s own compilation following the same rules, I thought I’d compile another…
Download: A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long
Thirty three rap songs that clock-in at under two and a half minutes, from shortest to longest. Make it brief, son, half short and twice strong. A Salute To Rap Songs Under Two And A Half Minutes Long Track listing:
The Source magazine’s Ear To The Street, May 1990
Sheck meets Ced Now this is the kind of rap news I can get behind! A summary of Biz Markie’s Mom Jokes and news about a Kool Keith solo album produced by Ced Gee that never saw the light of the day. [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.unkut.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Pages-from-9-The-Source-May-1990.pdf” title=”Pages from 9 The Source – May 1990″]