Based on highly-scientific research, our team of slang editorialists was able to compile the four most unpopular terms that have been nominated for dismissal. Now we face the difficult part - determining which ones to dead…and enforcing it!
Hall of Fame:
Dope
Wack
Ill
Fresh
Which Slang Term Should Be Removed From This Corner of The Internets?
Freestyle Professors feat. Stanley Grimes - ‘Luv U!’
Taken from the forthcoming Gryme Tyme LP, due early ‘09. You might remember Grimes from back when he called himself Page The Hand Grenade and did ‘Check Me Out Baby Pah’ with Lord Finesse.
When Rick Rubin broke north of Def Jam and started a new label in 1988, it was initially titled ‘Def American’, but when he saw the word ‘def’ in the dictionary five years later he decided that it was now “against the anti-establishment image that he was trying to project for the company” and proceeded to hold a funeral for the word. Cheap publicity stunt? Sure, but Rick did have a point. There are a number of slang terms that have long outstayed their welcome in the rap world, and before Mary Hart from Entertainment Tonight starts throwing them around like ‘bling’ I think it’s best that they get respectfully laid to rest.
‘Boom Bap’ - When KRS-One introduced this into the lexicon back in ‘93, it made a lot of sense. Now it’s just another cliche to be used and abused by clueless publicists and toy record reviewers.
‘Random Rap’ - I enjoy obscure Philly records from 1987 as much as anyone, but what the fuck is ‘random’ about any of it? Blame ebay.
‘Gully’ - I still kinda like this one, but Dallas Penn recently informed me that it’s been replaced by ‘Hardbody’ around his way, and who am I to argue?
‘Brolic’ - As above. Does anyone use this anymore?
‘Ill’ - I’m guilty of throwing this around on occasion, and if it’s a choice between keeping this or ‘dope’ it’s a no-brainer.
‘Fresh’ - No one has said ‘funky fresh’ for the last 20 years, but I guess it still has some use in describing lettuce.
‘John Blaze’ - Blame Method Man. Then blame the clothing line that hired him to hawk this shit.
‘Illmatic’ - I like how a few Queens rappers tried to act like this was an actual word for a minute.
‘Grown Folk Music’ / ‘Grown Man Rap’ - Fuckouttahere.
M.O.P. will be here forever, regardless of whether or not they ever release an ‘official’ album ever again. The Kings of Shout Rap continue to deliver on these five new/recent tracks, all of which are certified to make you wanna “bust shots like Chi-Ali”.
You first caught him on The War Report, but it was when Imam THUG teamed-up with Tragedy for the Iron Sheiks material that he really made rap fiends take notice. In the words of our British chums, dude is “straight bonkers”. The “Alluminati” joint in particular is some bugged-out slice of conspiracy-theory madness. combined with religious iconography and bizarre historical references - nothing less than mentalist brilliance. As Trag predicted, “1999 - numb refined/Internet Web control ya whole mind”…and who am I to argue?
Any self-respecting Bridge resident has been involved in at least one remake of MC Shan’s anthem, right? Imam has done two! I’ve already discussed ‘The Bridge 08′, but the recreation of said landmark for the Y2k version is one of the all-time greatest tracks ever, as Marley adds some music from Scarface and brutal guitar stabs to proceedings. As for the infamous Tony Toca appearance, what more can be said than, “Where that Henny at? Where that weed at?”.
A couple of years ago Imam connected with the P Brothers for “Across The Planet”, and recently recorded a track with another Notts resident (and Unkut Dot Com regular) ED209 called “Karma 360″ (which is available as a limited-edition vinyl pressing here), proving that Queensbridge USA and Nottingham, England make for a good combination like whiskey with a beer chaser.
These two go back like “Taylors and Chinese mock-necks”, so hearing ‘em on a track is a great moment in the history of Tough Guy Rap. Taken from DJ RevolutionsKing Of The Decks LP.
DJ Revolution feat. Blaq Poet & Bumpy Knuckles - ‘Damage’
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