So I needed a change of pace after the book and went back to making rap music, something I hadn’t done since the late nineties. Luckily Stan Ipcus and Genovese (hailing from White Plains and Yonkers, respectively) were down to let me make my own versions of their recent stuff so I wasn’t stuck doing…
Prince Powerule and the crew might have set some kind of record, having released singles on six different labels 1989 and 2017. A couple of years after their excellent Hydra Entertainment single ‘Dawn To Dusk’, the trio released another winner on Dolo Records (owned by Stretch Armstrong and a dude from Atlantic Records). The Stretchinator…
When I found this version of ‘Can I Live’ on a Stretch Armstrong Show recording from 1997, complete with some abrasive Jimi Hendrix guitar chops, I was expecting B.R. to close off the song the same way he did on the retail mix. Turns out this was originally a L.O.X. song with Rob on the…
In recent times I’ve spent a bit of time tracking down an assortment of rap bootlegs and white labels, chasing the buzz of finding alternative versions of old favorites. And it turns out that the 25 To Life Entertainment crew have more than their fair share of demo mixes from the legendary The War Report…
This may come as a shock to the lotta youse, but I’m not exactly timely when it comes to reviewing stuff around here. This may be a side-effect of interviewing too many Rapper Dudes 1 over the years, resulting in my having been inflicted with some sorta ‘Hip-Hop Time’ condition which leads to scenarios where…
After a four-year hiatus, I’m bringing back the end-of-year 40 Oz. compilation! In a year where I spent a lot of time tracking down old and new rap CDs (and even managed to get my filthy mitts on some new rap vinyl), it was reassuring to hear that Conservative Rap Coalition approved rap is thriving…
I wasn’t planning on putting together a musical dedication to the late, great DJ Clark Kent, since I’d already done a compilation of his production efforts back in April, but when Lee called the CRC hotline I had no choice but to head to PBS-FM with a bag full of records. A Tribute To DJ…
New track from DJ Rude One, from the Upper Space album, which is out on 18th October. Pre-order the vinyl here. Upper Space by DJ Rude One
I’ve messing around with some CRC remixes on the low so was pleasantly surprised when DJ Mighty Mi asked me to have a crack at making a Conservative Rap Coalition version of the third single from the upcoming The High & Mighty album. The title is a dedication to the legendary Philly record shop where…
These past few days, I started imagining an alternative timeline where Run-DMC released Tougher Than Leather in 1987 and how that might have changed the trajectory of their career. By no means do I believe it would have prevented the inevitable slide down from the top of the mountain, but it certainly would have softened…
After cutting his teeth reviewing records for The Source magazine while still in high school, DJ Mighty Mi went onto release some classic white label remixes and formed The High and Mighty with Mr. Eon, eventually starting the Easter Conference record label. A couple of months ago I got the chance to pick his brain…
Admitting to sampling Ultimate Breaks and Beats is one of the last remaining sacred cows of rap music. Ghostwriters and beat-jacking entire songs all seems to be fine and dandy these days, but the pride of claiming that you personally found every drum sound, horn stab and loop in the dollar bin of a ‘Mom…