Around the same time I talked to DJ Moe Love in 2010, I also did a follow-up interview with TR Love, aka The Funk Ignitor, covering the early days of Ultramagnetic MC’s, his knowledge of the break beat game, connection with the Zulu DJ’s and how they used to put it down for live shows…
Tim Dog Found Alive And Well?
In news that shouldn’t be particularly surprising to anybody who watched the extensive Dateline report on Tim Dog‘s numerous “bad business deals” with a series of lonely ladies he met through internets dating, one of his “rubes” is so thirsty to get her $100 a month repayment plan continued by Timothy that she’s hired a…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: White Rap Privilege
White Rap has officially left the “gimmick” category. Or has it? No Country For Old (Rap) Men: White Rap Privilege
DJ Moe Love [Ultramagnetic MC’s] – The Unkut Interview
When I caught-up with DJ Moe Love in 2010, he sounded as if he was two-sheets to the wind as he explained why he and TR Love hadn’t been involved in the Best Kept Secret LP, and why they decided to release their own Ultramagnetic Foundation project. We also talked about the early days of…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Keep Ya Shirt On
The Curse Of The Shirtless Rapper is very, very real. Also, pause at the artwork that accompanies this week’s column. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Keep Ya Shirt On
Two More TJ Swan Demos Unearthed
Back in 2010 I received a recording of a TJ Swan demo recorded from Tim Westwood‘s show in 1988 titled “Mellow Love”, although someone claiming to be affiliated with Swan then contacted me and demand that I remove the track on the grounds that: “This was a practice session. Swan wrote and sang the song…
Milano Constantine – The Unkut Interview
Having cut his teeth working with the Diggin’ In The Crates crew at the beginning of his career, Milano Constantine went on to sign a deal with Warner Bros. but was let go before the project was released. Thanks to a handful of independent singles, four mixtapes and notable guest spots with The Beatnuts and…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Day The Weed Carriers Took Over
The rap food chain is all over the place right now, as weed carriers are suddenly getting top billing… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Day The Weed Carriers Took Over
Rewind Wednesdays: Mobb Deep – The Infamous Track By Track Review
Just helped out on this piece over at Takin’ Mines: Released just a week after the one year anniversary of Nas’ Illmatic, Mobb Deep’s Loud debut, The Infamous, is nothing short of a masterpiece. Although historically, Illmatic has been held to the standard as the best rap album of all time, it’s fair to consider…
R.A. The Rugged Man – The Unkut Interview
Trying to interview R.A. The Rugged Man without treading over the well-worn ground of his expulsion from Jive Records and working with Biggie Smalls was challenge I was more than willing to meet. Having experienced the major label glory days, the independent vinyl boom and having managed to not only survive but actually thrive in…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Case Against A&R’s
Time to play the “blame game” for all those token love/dance/radio songs that spoil otherwise great albums… No Country For Old (Rap) Men: The Case Against A&R’s
Is All New Rap Drug Music?
What with the current influx of Molly Rap, Acid Rap, Loud Rap, Lean Rap, Yayo Rap, Bath Salts Rap and whatever the fuck else these characters are getting bent off, it seems like we’ve returned to the Slow Rap era that Cypress Hill heralded in the early nineties. Does that mean that we need to…