^ Pic stolen from here. Mix tapes can be a whole lot more than a bunch of songs you record for a chick you’re trying to impress by revealing your “sensitive side”. In the world of hip-hop, they have proven to be one of the most important tools in spreading the sound of a native…
Category: Unkut Originals
Trag Invasion: Escaping The Matrix, Vol. 1 (Substance Over Form)
As Unkut Dot Com returns from hiatus, what better way to set things off than the first installment of a new series of regular features written by QB Rap pioneer Tragedy Khadafi… The Intro Rising above form and into substance…that’s what this is primarily about. Learning to think outside of the box and for some…outside…
Build Your Own Rap Group With Extra Swag
Bloggers Aren’t The New DJ’s, The New A&R’s Or The New Unsigned Hype
The awful truth is that rap bloggers are essentially glorified publicists. You can pick and choose who you ‘support’ or ‘expose’ but essentially all you’re doing is selecting which angle you want to roll with. Even if your blog focuses on old records, you’re essentially just promoting some European kid’s next Random Rap ebay auction….
The 40 oz. – 40 Great Rap Songs From 2010
Having recently scraped myself off the floor, with a barely functioning liver and severely depleted bank account after a two-and-half week birthday/Christmas bender, I thought I should perhaps make a half-assed attempt to assemble 40 rap songs that didn’t induce nausea or feature any of Lil Wayne’s weed carriers. Basically just a lot of stuff…
Download: Nas – Kutmatic
This is the album Nasty Nas would have made after Illmatic if I was his A&R in some kind of alternative universe where sample clearance didn’t exist. Alternative title: The Second Time Nas Didn’t Lose. Nas – Kutmatic Track listing:
Producers – Why Are You Rapping?
Respect to the great Diamond D, but he has to shoulder some of the responsibility for the glut of Producer On The Mic artists that seem to be clogging up the game. Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop worked because because the beats were incredible and the lyrics were straight-forward and amusing, but it also seems to…
Rick Ross’ Simple Simon Rhymin Kit
Any parent that doesn’t cop this for there kids this Xmas is a Bad MotherFuckin’ dad… Another Odds & Ends sure shot.
Sure Ya Right…
There are several things that can be expected when reading an interview with an established rapper or producer. Other than the obligatory wholesale abuse of the phrase, “you know what I’m sayin?’, approximately one in every three question and answer sessions will feature some kind of outlandish claim involving either innovations they haven’t been given…
Rick Rubin – The Man, The Myth
When Rick Rubin is written about in the media, he is either portrayed as “the most important producer of the last 20 years” or as the shaggy ‘Wolfboy’ guru who carries lapis lazuli Buddhist prayer beads and dislikes footwear. While many of the startlingly broad range of musicians that have worked with Rick gush his…
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…
Write Your Own Papoose Punchline
Some of the highlights from my Pap ghostwriting session from last year. Feel free to add your own. “You rappers are like Firefox, I got tabs on you” “MC’s are like Laserdiscs, ‘cos don’t nobody play you” “Rappers are solar eclipses, ‘cos you ain’t seein’ me” “You rappers are like dead bee’s to me, you…