Working through my list of D.I.T.C. members to interview (only Fat Joe, Buckwild and O.Gee remaining), I got to talk shop with O.C. recently to ask the question that’s been burning my soul slow since 1994 – why didn’t he use that Rakim sample on ‘Time’s Up’!? Why did you decide to rap? I grew-up…
Ten Examples of Kid Rap That Aren’t Embarrassing
Kid Rap became a fad in the early 90’s, but youngsters rapping has been going on since the beginning of hip-hop. Matter of fact, some of them had more to offer than shaved heads and shouted choruses. Tragedy and LL were sonning their peers back when they were 14 and 16, respectively. Meanwhile, Jeff from…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men – DJ Premier Closes The Doors of D&D Studios: An End Of An Era
Where I get all misty eyed for my long-forgotten youth… No Country For Old (Rap) Men – DJ Premier Closes The Doors of D&D Studios: An End Of An Era
DJ Too Tuff – Part Time Rap Star, Full Time Drug Dealer
Photo: richdirection My second piece for Cuepoint tells the story of DJ Too Tuff‘s life after Tuff Crew as he turned to the drug trade to survive, and barely made it out alive. DJ Too Tuff – Part Time Rap Star, Full Time Drug Dealer
Ten Rap Remixes That Are Barely Remixes But Still Win
The following are a collection of remixes that where perhaps only an extra horn, new drums or a rearrangement of the samples differentiates them from the original version, but they’re still significantly better. You could add most of the 80’s Cold Chillin’ 12: mixes to this list, natch. Brand Nubian – Slow Down [Pete Rock…
Tarrie B Had Great Taste In Rap
Tarrie B, who’s the missing link between Blondie‘s shirt-lived rap career, a Madonna impersonator and Iggy Azalia, wasn’t much of a rapper. She did, on the other hand, film an amusing segment with her boss Eazy-E for the Slammin’ Rap video series, got a beat from Schoolly-D and clearly listened to some great great rap…
Bowing Out On Top
If Ice Cube had been able to stand by his claim in this August 1990 interview with Andy Cowan of Hip-Hop Connection, he would have been able to retire with a perfect battling average. Straight Outta Compton, AmeiKKKa’s Most Wanted, Kill At Will and Death Certificate.
Ten Soundtrack Exclusives That Deserved To Be Singles
Many quality non album cuts have found themselves buried on movie soundtracks over the years. Here are just ten of them.
The Awful Truth About Rap Shelf Life
The limited shelf life of most rap groups is a an unfortunate reality. For some MC’s, the window of opportunity is so small that getting stuck in record label limbo for two or three years can spell career ruin, while even some of the genre’s greatest groups such as Run-DMC and Public Enemy suffered album…
Download: The Unkut 40 Oz. 2014
These are the best 40 rap songs of 2014, according to the Conservative Rap Coalition. Please mail all complaints to the usual address. Download: The Unkut 40 Oz. 2014 Track listing:
CJ Moore [Black By Demand] – The Unkut Interview, Part Three
Concluding the three part interview with Black By Demand front man CJ Moore, he covers working with Paul C, Ultramagnetic MC’s and Super Lover Cee, the importance of engineering and chopping, getting ripped off on the ‘Rump Shaker’ single and his deep crates of unreleased material. Robbie: What was your involvement with Super Lover Cee…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men – A Better Season Tomorrow?
Who made the best Drunk Uncle Rap for 2014? No Country For Old (Rap) Men – A Better Season Tomorrow?