Diamond D is releasing his latest project, The Diam Piece, on 30 September so I caught up with him to find out the stories behind each track and get a little bit of insight into the process of constructing a production project with so many guests. Diamond D: It’s more or less a production LP,…
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Download: Him Lo Da Inappropriate – Complimentary Snacks Album
The Conservative Rap Coalition is proud to present the new Him Lo Da Inappropriate album, Complimentary Snacks, hitting you in the face with a broken beer bottle on some non-progressive, anti-social beats and raps type shit. You’re either with us or against us. Download: Him Lo Da Inappropriate – Complimentary Snacks Album Back cover:
Him Lo feat. Clever One – Gran Torino
New Him Lo burner from his new ten track solo project, Complimentary Snacks, which is being premiered right here on Unkut Dot Com on 1 September. Produced by DJ Rocksteady, co-produced by Him Lo.
Download: Main Source – The Science [Unkut Bootleg]
Following the well received Breaking Atoms album, which introduced the world to the talents of Large Professor, Sir Scratch and K-Kut, as well as early cameos from Akinyele and Nasty Nas, Main Source contributed the addictive “Fakin’ The Funk” to the White Men Can’t Jump soundtrack and declared “Main Source forever, yo!” on their feature…
Big Daddy Kane and Antoinette – Raw Attitude
Remember when Marley Marl pressed-up some limited-edition Hot Chillin’ singles a few years back? Here’s the Kane / Antoinette radio joint from the b-side of the “Set It Off” 12″.
Lost MC Shan Remix Alert
I found this the other night on an old radio tape, and thankfully it’s already been liberated onto YouTube to save me five minutes of my valuable time. It’s basically an alternative version/remix of MC Shan‘s “Another One To Get Jealous Of” that was played on WBLS. Good times, indeed. By the way, Shan also…
Two More TJ Swan Demos Unearthed
Back in 2010 I received a recording of a TJ Swan demo recorded from Tim Westwood‘s show in 1988 titled “Mellow Love”, although someone claiming to be affiliated with Swan then contacted me and demand that I remove the track on the grounds that: “This was a practice session. Swan wrote and sang the song…
The Wacky World of Ultramagnetic MC’s Acetates
Think there isn’t much money in selling old rap records these days? You’re just doing it wrong – Ultramagnetic MC’s acetates are the future! ‘CHILLING w/ Chuck Chill out’ by Ocean Ultra Magnetic went for over $2,800 in 2010, despite the fact that a bootleg taken off a tape recording of Chuck’s KISS FM show…
Download: ESG Unkut Compilation
Over 200 tracks have plundered the bounty of the tripped-out musical voyage that the Scroggins sisters took way back in 1981, so I’ve chosen the 24 finest uses of the ‘UFO’ break for this compilation. Download: ESG Unkut Compilation ESG – ‘UFO’ Best ‘art-funk ensemble from the South Bronx’ ever? DOOM feat. Raekwon – ‘Yessir!’…
TJ Swan’s Lost Single
First there was The Search For TJ Swan, followed by the Tribute and eventually this: tj swan is my father…i mean sperm doner..he fell off and is gonna stay off..he doesnt take care of his daughter’s (he has 3) i am his 1st daughter n i want evryone to know he’s a liar and a…
Ironlak Presents: Counter Strike – The Unkut Dot Com Mixtape
Design: The Home Office If you’d told me that I’d be dropping a tape with DJ Doo Wop that featured exclusive tracks from some of New York’s finest back when I started Unkut Dot Com six years ago, I would have told you to stop smoking that shit. I’ve been through some ups and downs…
DJ Phantom Discusses Killa Sha’s Career
Late last week I was contacted by DJ Phantom – who it turns out was Sha Lumi’s right-hand man in the music game – and I was fortunate enough to have him share some stories about Sha. For those of you not familiar with Phantom’s resume, he’s been involved in the mixtape game heavily for…