MC Shan does a variation of “Marley Scratch”, tailored to Biz Markie’s inhuman orchestral backing, while he also drives an ill Big Daddy Kane live routine which is a nice reminder of just how raw “Dark Gable” used to get before he crowned himself the “Prince of Darkness”.
Earlier still is this recording of LL Cool J as gets busy over “It’s Yours”, an appropriate beat considering that the brass at Def Jam made him T La Rock’s replacement on the roster anyway.
After the huge response to NYOIL’s first video, you know I had to hit you with the follow-up. His new joint tackles another issue entirely, but as usual he gets straight to the heart of the matter, and the video is a lot tighter than the “Lynched” one thanks to the Boondocks drops.
Jay-Z takes a call from Marley Marl on Ed Lover’s radio show
Listening to Jay get interviewed these days is like watching Meet The Press or some shit – a whole lotta spin. But who actually believes that he would’ve used a Marley Marl beat on Kingdom Come? As far as the other comments, let me just translate:
“I love Premo, but just Just Blaze is where I’ve got that chemistry right now” = Premier refused to make a song out of “Superfreak”.
“Tim is in another zone right now” = Timbaland is busy making fruity shit like “Sexyback”.
“We gon’ put the security clearance with your name on it” = Don’t ever call me again in your life Marley.
When it comes to raw shit from the Bronx, you can’t go past The Legion. Some of you might have written them off as nothing more than Black Sheep’s baggage handlers, but a quick listen to their Theme + Echo = Krill1 LP will quickly erase that impression. While Cee-Low, Molecules and Chucky Smash hold it down with their old-school influenced tough guy mic techniques, the most impressive aspect of their album is the production, which they handled themselves on most tracks. Having learnt how to flip the SP1200 from Showbiz, they continued the BX tradition of hard drums and samples by the pound, putting down with classic lo-fi grit. They were also the first to flip a variety of loops that would be used years later by everyone from Mobb Deep to MF Doom, if you care about that kind of shit.
Here’s some Milano joints to follow-up that post from the other day. “Show ‘Em Freestyle” is an ill bio running down Milano’s moves in the rap game, while his classic tag-team with Pun, “Where You At?” dropped on the DITC album. “Deal With The Feeling” is arrogant nonchalance over a slick Show composition, while “Done In Vein” is a Lord Finesseblessed piece on some “can’t hold me back” shit. Keep your eyes peeled for the muchdelayed Boulevard Author album on Beatdown.
This has been out for a minute but it stood out as being one of the more original songs I’ve heard in a while, plus R.A. really destroys shit on here and Stoupe’s cinematic production is perfect for something like this. Apparently Vinnie Paz and The Rugged Man are doing a whole album together following the strong response to this track.
Jedi Mind Tricks featuring R.A. The Rugged Man -Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story [Servants In Heaven, Kings In Hell, Babygrande, 2006]
It’s safe to assume that pretty much everyone who reads Unkut.com has at least heard of Milano through his work with the D.I.T.C., the Terror Squad and T-Ray’s Beatdown Recordings. So imagine my dissapointment when I was going through the hundreds of Digiwaxx alerts cluttering my email and I noticed a new Milano track. The thing is, it turned out to be some douchbag from Cali!
Some loser who can’t think of an original name:
Hopefully Constantine runs into this fraud and smacks him around a little bit….
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