Jumping ahead from the War Report era (which I’ll return to in a minute), 2003 saw the release of Still Reportin’, which was a strong return to form that managed to generate a nice buzz with an “XL” rating in Elliot Wilson’s mag amongst other things. As you know by now, Trag got locked up on some trumped-up gun charge which was later dismissed, but he was caught in the system long enough to fuck up his promotions. (more…)

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Amongst the billions of mix CDs that seem to drop every week, it’s good to see that there are still some dope tracks if you’re willing to trawl your way through all the garbage. Dirty Harry made a lot of noise when he dropped the superior Biggie Smalls: Rap Phenomenon mix with Vlad The Butcher a while back, and recently did that Living Legends: Nasir Jones piece. (more…)

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Some bright spark over at Traffic Entertainment came up with the idea of releasing a bunch of ’80’s albums on CD, which is a pretty decent concept since most of these are tough to find for anyone under 30 who wasn’t around to buy them when they first came out. Plus only stuff like Run-DMC was getting pressed on fancy-pants Compact Discs in 1988…. (more…)

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Over the years there’s been a few decent albums that I’ve picked up in the dollar bin, having previously ignored them when they were originally released on account of their cheesy, R&B style cover photo. That’s right…this is a new series called “Decent Rap Albums with Awful R&B Covers”. Greyson & Jaysun were not only hampered by a corny group name, but also lost many potential buyers by sporting a smoothed-out album cover, which found the fellas sporting Hugo Boss suits while posing in a shower block (pause…), while some skeezers in mini-skirts hang out in front of the window, “sweatin’ ‘em”. (more…)

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Following Saga of A Hoodlum, it would be a few more years before we heard from Trag again. Having become frustrated with the struggles that come from being an artist on a clueless major label, plus an unforseen “up north trip”, he soon focused his attention on the bigger picture, and pieced together a project from the ground-up, investing his own money into two youngsters with a lot of potential. (more…)

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