Kiddie rap. Great idea, huh? Almost as interesting as kiddie rap records is the beef between kiddie rappers. Chi-Ali and Illegal hated each other. Everyone hated ABC and Kriss Kross. Bow Wow and Romeo….who the eff cares. On with the round-up! 2 Low Mentor/Ghostwriter: Scarface. Naughty By Nature Wannabe? Nah, he was from the South,…
Category: Where Are They Now?
The Unkut Guide To: J.V.C. Force
Pic courtesy Meaning of Dope. After forming meeting at high school out on Long Island, Curt Cazal, B Luv and AJ Rok (who was originally from Mt. Vernon) would spend three to four hours every day rehearsing their routines. It wasn’t until they were all in college that the J.V.C. F.O.R.C.E (Justified by Virtue of…
The Rap Bandit – The Unkut Interview
NAME: The Rap Bandit. AFFILIATIONS: Grew up with The Source founder Jon Schecter in Philly. Part of the original Mind Squad at The Source magazine, where he also penned the ‘Media Watch’ section under the name Pistol Pete. Later moved the column to Vibe magazine. CLAIM TO FAME: Pioneered the art of making fun of…
The Eric B. Mystery Deepens
Recently I highlighted a clearly embellished Wikipedia entry about Eric B. The thing is, I was pretty sure that at least some of it was based on reality (‘vehicular menagerie’ excepted). Part of that stemmed from Dr. Butcher‘s comments: Is Eric still involved in music? Eric is always involved with something! [chuckles] Eric is a…
Searching For Siah
By Idris Intifada By the mid to late-’90s, the hip-hop landscape became a Staten Island garbage dump filled with the shards of tossed out CDs, rather than the block party, powered by the streetlight, next to a burnout building in the South Bronx. This isn’t a diss to the Wu, but a description of the…
Where Are They Now – Eric B.
You know how you’re always hanging out, wondering out loud, ‘I wonder what Eric B. is up to these days?’ No? Maybe it’s just me. But thanks to the wonders of Wikipedia, this question has been answered: Eric is now the owner of 47 restaurants throughout the U.S. including New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida,…