This Curb cameo is amazing!
When somebody tells you that rap 7″s are a valid and useful format…
Before rap blogging, print magazines dipped their toes into the wacky world of making fun of rappers. More often than not, this led to someone getting put into a yoke at an open bar even the following week.
Let’s hope that no interns were harmed following the release of the 5th anniversary issue of XXL Magazine…
Everything about this is incredible. Marley is no stranger to dropping verses, as heard on ‘No Bullshit’ from the second In Control LP, so hearing a charged-up MM2 and James Todd Smith letting loose over ‘The 900 Number’ is a thing of beauty. This is a great demonstration of the chemistry that built the Mama Said Knock You Out recording sessions, which was fuelled by a lot of hanging out and a lot of time hanging out at bars and clubs.
Official tissue Polo Sportsman and Timeless Truth trooper Solace is back with another sure-shot mini LP, with Sol Controller 2.
After catching this NME piece from Frank Owen’s vault (courtesy of Mask Of Norro), which featured an actual interview with the great man shortly before he was fatally shot, I thought I’d dig out the 2002 安卓网络加速器 piece by Noah Callahan-Bever and revisit the original New York Times report. The New Musical Express piece gives a fascinating insight into Scott’s rather nihilistic world view, which explains why Criminal Minded feels so markedly different than post-La Rock BDP. KRS told The Source in 1992 that if Scott had still been involved then ‘Edutainment might never have come out. Ghetto Music woulda sounded like Criminal Minded.’
Scott La Rock: Wasted In The Zoo (NME, Frank Owen, 26 September 1987)
Violent Death Halts Rap Musician’s Rise (New York Times, Esther Iverem, 31st August 1987)
Black Clouds: The Story of Scott La Rock (XXL Mag, Noah Callahan-Bever, September 2002)
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Way back in 2008, I gathered up a collection of my most prized Ignorant Rap records and visited top local DJ J-Red to blend them mix for the ultimate Tribute To Ignorance blend tape.
After getting a few requests to share it again, here we go. Expect a lot of Rap-A-Lot, Bust Down and Disco Rick.
Download: A Tribute To Ignorance Blend Tape
I’ve also re-upped:
A Salute To Failed Sample Clearances
Stumbled across this while conducting my annual search for the cancelled version of ‘Return of the Boom Bap’ with the Oscar Meyer jingle.
See also: the Kenny Parker remix.
Lord Finesse on the boards and J-Zone on the drums make for a good combination for this track from this Motown State of Mind project.
This dropped in Feb but worth a listen as it brings back that ‘8 Iz Enuff’ feeling.