Category: Not Your Average

A few months ago, I wrote a couple of pieces called The Search For Godfather Don and A Tribute To Hydra Entertainment. Not long afterwards, I was contacted by Hydra co-founder Mike Heron, which led to me conducting interviews with both Mike and Jerry Famolari, who currently runs the company. Jerry was kind enough discuss…

For anybody who bothered to pick up the Main Source Breaks The Atom 2LP reissue (gotta love a loud pressing of "Snake Eyes"), the inclusion of an unreleased cut (from the aborted sessions for their never-completed album The Science) was an exciting prospect. However, "Hellavision (Large Professor Vocal)" is not exactly what I was hoping…

Just saw a mention of the PHANJAM album over at Cocaine Blunts & Hip Hop Tapes, which also featured a link to the Krown Rulers site….I can’t believe those kids are still making records. At least I’ve finally found somewhere that stocks the “Paperchase” CD. Now all I need is the tape! The thing that…

First things first….the term “mixtape” needs to to be updated. There is neither “mixing” nor “tape” involved in the glut of promotional CD’s flooding the internet, chain stores and bootleg card tables around the globe. Yes, it’s an obvious and much-laboured point but one that nevertheless needs to be addressed. XXL review “bootlegs”, but these…

Nice interview at Tha Formula with Ayatollah and Cormega.For some reason there’s no mention of Ayatollah’s outstanding work on the last Screwball album, which is strange since “When The Sun Goes Down” is amazing. That reminds me….Godfather Don, where you at?