Any rapper, athlete or hustler worth his salt in the 80’s owned at least one Dapper Dan outfit. Everyone one Mike Tyson to Rakim to Ultramagnetic were getting decked-out in sweatsuits made from cut-up Gucci handbags and whatnot. For those who wanted to go the extra mile, you could get your ride customized with wheel…
The Wacky World of Ultramagnetic MC’s Acetates
Think there isn’t much money in selling old rap records these days? You’re just doing it wrong – Ultramagnetic MC’s acetates are the future! ‘CHILLING w/ Chuck Chill out’ by Ocean Ultra Magnetic went for over $2,800 in 2010, despite the fact that a bootleg taken off a tape recording of Chuck’s KISS FM show…
Sevens Clash Presents: Record Shopping At Rockers International
Seven Clash is a new series of features based around seven days in a particular city, from the three-man team of Anthony Harrison (aka Tony Bones), Alexander Richter and Sean Stewart: We’ve gone to see the elephant. Sevens Clash is a compendium of serialized reports from our travels. Volume One is dedicated to Kingston, Jamaica,…
Prince Paul and DJ Pforreal – Negroes On Ice Album Review
Comedy albums are a strange animal. The great ones are hilarious for two or three spins, but rarely stand-up to repeated listens. Hip-hop comedy records have the advantage of beats to accompany the gags, which significantly added to the lifespan of Prince Paul‘s Psychoanalysis record, but did little to help Bobby Jimmy and the Critters.
Video: Skinny Boys Perform on Miggs B TV [1987]
Here’s some priceless footage of Shockin’ Shaun, Jockbox and Superman Jay performing ‘Jockbox’ and miming ‘Rip The Cut’ on public access TV in 1987, on the Miggs B on TV show, which apparently had a run of 400 episodes ‘featuring guests such as Martha Stewart, Rush Limbaugh, Penthouse Pets, Patty Hearst…musicians, artists, psychics, healers, actors,…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: BET Hip-Hop Awards – Better Than Nothing?
Should we be happy to even have a Hip-Hop Awards show anymore, despite how shitty it might be? Or would we be better off not giving these guys excuses to play dress-ups? No Country For Old (Rap) Men: BET Hip-Hop Awards – Better Than Nothing?
Was the 1989 NMS MC/DJ Battle Fixed?
After speaking to Uptown (of ‘Dope On Plastic’ fame) the other week, he mentioned an interesting story about his involvement in the 1989 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy: Uptown: I battled for World Supremacy – that was the year that Freshco and Miz won. I made it to the semi-finals – it was…
Just Say No To Termanology
The time has come to put a stop to the biggest threat to hardcore hip-hop in 2012 – Termanology appearances. Originally hailing from MA, this PR MC moved to the BX a few years back after his breakthrough ‘Watch How It Go Down’ single with DJ Premier. I copped that record and even interviewed him…
Shimrock [Point Blank MC’s] – The Unkut Interview
Duke Bootee‘s Beauty and the Beat label was responsible for hardcore, speaker-smashing classics such as ‘King Kut’ and ‘Triple Threat’ and ‘Hard To The Body’. The latter was performed by a teenage crew from Elizabeth, New Jersey by the name of Point Blank MC’s. Lead MC Shimrock sat down with Unkut to tell his story…
Would You Sell Your Entire Record Collection?
Twenty five years of amassing records, CD’s, tapes and magazines is all well and good, but having relocated the Unkut Dot Com HQ on numerous occasions over the past two years has really stretched the friendship. Having all of your music on a portable hard drive is not such a bad thing when you’re living…
Kool Keith Sort Of Explains What Happened To Godfather Don
Phillip ‘Dive Bar’ Mlynar caught-up with Kool Keith for the Village Voice back in June and asked after the whereabouts the ever-elusive Godfather Don: Earlier this summer, Kool Keith was standing up at a dive bar in Midtown Manhattan nursing a glass of chardonnay in his hand. I was there to interview Keith, which turned…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Should We Care About Mobb Deep Breaking Up?
Months after it went down, I finally talk about the alleged Mobb Deep situation: No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Should We Care About Mobb Deep Breaking Up?