What the world clearly needs is more poorly-acted dramatizations of great rap groups. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Rap Dynasties That Deserve A Biopic
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Kool G Rap’s The Giancana Story: An Oral History
Here’s a look back at the ill-fated marriage between Kool G Rap and Rawkus Records that I put together for Red Bull Music Academy Daily: Kool G Rap’s The Giancana Story: An Oral History
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Why Every ‘Greatest Rapper of All-Time’ Discussion Is Wrong
Does. Not. Compute. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Why Every ‘Greatest Rapper of All-Time’ Discussion Is Wrong
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Boardroom Beatdowns
Baseball bats > record contracts. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Boardroom Beatdowns
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Rappers That Refused To Fall Off
Most rappers fall off after a certain time. These re the exceptions. No Country For Old Men: Rappers That Refused To Fall Off
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: How Mentally Ill Rappers Often Make The Illest Music
Rejected titles for this piece include ‘My Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me,’ ‘Mentalists Making Magnificent Music’ and ‘Insane In The Membrane: Great Rappers With Poor Mental Health.’ No Country For Old (Rap) Men: How Mentally Ill Rappers Often Make The Illest Music
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Twelve Examples of Unholy Rap Crossovers with Rock Stars
AKA ‘How Run-DMC and Aerosmith fucked it up for everybody.’ No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Twelve Examples of Unholy Rap Crossovers with Rock Stars
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Selective Memory of Rap Fans
A.K.A. Where were the celebrations and think-pieces for the twentieth anniversary of To The East, Blackwards? No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Selective Memory of Rap Fans
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Fifteen Years On – Remembering The Marshall Mathers LP
Eminem‘s second major label album cemented him as a rap superstar. But does it still hold up in 2015? No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Fifteen Years On – Remembering The Marshall Mathers LP
The Avengers’ Age of Analog: The Power Records Story
If you’re nerdy enough to collect records and comics, then the Power Records catalog would be your holy grail. In my newest Cuepoint article, I’ve researched the label responsible for some classic childhood memories and some great samples for rap records. The Avengers’ Age of Analog: The Power Records Story
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Rap Songs (Not) For Your Moms
With Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, here are a few tunes you might want to ensure don’t come up on the car stereo while your driving your the woman who brought you into this world to lunch, else she decide to remove you from the face of the planet in a lot less time…
Gettin’ Kinda Hectic: Snap! and Chill Rob G’s Epic ‘Power’ Struggle
Newest latest for the good people at Cuepoint is an in-depth look at the story behind Snap! and ‘The Power,’ covering Chill Rob G‘s response, how Penny Ford was recruited to add new vocals and an unfortunate incident involving Turbo B and some drag queens in Boston. Gettin’ Kinda Hectic: Snap! and Chill Rob G’s…