This is his daughter Diamond I’m 16 and I live in VA tell him he need to stop lying cuz i’ve never owned a resturant a day in my life!! The next time you interview him tell him that he needs to pay his child support or at least give me a phone call on my birthday!!! It’s goin on 11yrs in he’s never done anything in my life since I was 5!! If you don’t believe me then don’t (I could care less).But if you want to ask me any more questions then write me on my email (it’s ashame that a man can help other people’s kids but not his own!)
To celebrate his victory in The Search For The Ultimate Kid Rapper with 60% of the vote, here are six videos from MC Jade The Super Kid aka MC Percy aka Tragedy aka The Intelligent Hoodlum aka Tragedy Khadafi aka The Foul Mahdi…
There’s no denying that Funkmaster Wizard Wiz is a bugged-out dude. From boasting about “making snowballs outta dog shit” to penning the most bizarre “anti-crack” record ever, Wiz never failed to entertain. After working with producers of the caliber of Ced-Gee and Pumpkin during his stint at Tuff City, Wiz tried his hand at hustling once his music career began to wane. Unfortunately, due to his flamboyant dress sense that carried over from his on-stage persona, it wasn’t long before he was arrested and sentenced to half-a-decade behind bars, where he embraced Islam and decided to focus his music in a more positive direction. Currently residing in Atlanta with his wife, Wiz talks about his early days in the Bronx, getting banned from KISS-FM, beating-up Aaron Fuchs and some of his unique on-stage stunts.
Robbie: Did you start out as an MC originally?
Funkmaster Wizard Wiz: Actually I was a B-Boy first. I was a breakdancer back in ’76, ’77. I spent a few years doin’ that, building a reputation at that, getting familiar with that, then after a while I just decided that I no longer wanted to get dirty and get my clothes dirty and be on the floor – but I still wanted to be in the spotlight. I found another way to not get my clothes ripped-up, not scuff up my British Walkers and stuff like that. That’s when I saw Prince Whipper Whip, Grandmaster Caz, T-Bone, Charlie Chase, Flash and ‘em were doin’ a party at Roosevelt High School in The Bronx. That was my first time being introduced to emceeing, and seeing that power that a microphone had. Actually, Whipper Whip was the one who really made the greatest impression on me as an MC during those early days.
When did you get together with The Undefeated Three?
It’s funny that you just mentioned The Undefeated Three, because I just got off the phone with both of ‘em! Those brothers are doing great. The brother Easy G from The Undefeated Three has accomplished some great accomplishments – he done been with LaFace Records, he done did projects from TLC all the way down to Mary J. Blige, so he’s still very successful in producing. 1979, 1980 was the first time I had got together and created The Undefeated Three. Me and T La Rock were partners actually, and a young lady by the name of Vicious T. We were actually the original Undefeated Three, but as far as trying to maintain the group and coming to rehearsals and keepin’ the name up, they really weren’t motivated in that. So I took the name over and I got two more members – which was Gerald Stevens and Joe McDonald – and we created the second version of The Undefeated Three. (more…)
‘Yo! You forgot Canibus on ‘Beast From The East’ = You Lose.
6. Cappadonna on ‘Winter Warz’
Despite being a local legend on Staten Island, Cappa had let his lyrical fitness slump on previous cameos, but with this show-stealing performance it was clear that he was back to burn. (more…)
While Chi-Ali clearly dominated proceedings during the first round, the second heat was a far closer contest, with Shyheim, Mobb Deep and Tragedy all involved in a thrilling photo finish. Who will reign supreme in this final round?
Lyrics: ‘The Tragedy (Don’t Do It)’ and ‘Stunt of the Block’ aren’t anything too fancy on the lyrical tip, but at least they were clearly penned by a teenage Trag. Chi-Ali’s album, however, was the product of Smiley The Ghetto Child, Fashion from The Beatnuts and Dave from De La Soul putting pen to pad.
Beats: Timeless beats from Marley Marl when he was still making tracks in his sister’s lounge room vs. early Beatnuts? Both win.
Career: While the Intelligent Hoodlum has been in and out of jail, between his own work and putting on future flavors like CNN and Killa Sha he’s one of the most influential figures in Queens rap. Chi Ali, on the other hand, gave us the classic ‘My name is Jeff’ b-sides with De La Soul and delivered the dope ‘Roadrunner’ remake once his voice broke, but then vanished from the public eye, save for his appearance on Dres’Sureshot Redemption and an unreleased song with DJ Premier. In a tragic turn of events, in2001 he was convicted of fatally shooting his baby mom’s brother over some rare CD’s. Here’s the Wikipedia entry:
Shockingly, the next time many would see Chi Ali was on the show America’s Most Wanted in 2001 for the death of Sean Raymond, the brother of his then girlfriend. Chi evaded police for a number of weeks before his capture by a now retired detective. Reports at the time indicated that the incident stemmed from the loss of $300 and an unknown number of CDs. Chi Ali is currently serving a 14 year sentence at Elmira Correctional Facility, in Elmira, NY.
In 2006, Chi was featured in a segment of the E! Entertainment television show Child Star Confidential on the episode titled Famous Little Faces. In the show, Chi explained what triggered the confrontation with Raymond. He said that his girlfriend, from whom he was estranged at the time, called him to ask for money for their child. He said he then spoke with Raymond, who was with his sister, and asked him to give her $20. According to Chi, Raymond told him to “suck my dick.” Chi became very angry, went over to the apartment where his girlfriend and her brother were, got into an argument with Raymond, and then shot him. On the TV show, Chi said, “I was very upset that night. Thirty seconds, man, can change your whole life. And, you know, I’m paying for it.”
Naming yourselves Hardhead and Stoneface risks envoking the image of Bedrock, but these dudes weren’t on some Fruity Pebble bullshit. Their School of Hard Knocks album was tough to get for a long time, but those who managed to track it down were in for a treat, as this LP was well ahead of it’s time conceptually while delivering pro-Black and anti-police messages on almost every song. The thing that made this project stand out from the other politically charged groups of the time was the unique approach that Hardhead took to every topic he tackled, providing a refreshing angle take on some well-worn topics. He also repped nicely on the albums pair of brag rap showcases, all the while backed by effective bests from The Speakchuckas.
But where have the crew been since this project? No MySpace, no weak come-back attempts, nothing! Anybody able to point me in the direction of these characters will be an original Lego set depicting the Wild Pitch records office.
So many delays, so much expectation. Is there any way that Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 can live up to the weight of the hype? Hopefully all the shit he did at Aftermath gets scrapped and we get Rae over raw beats. Actually, there are few things that will ensure that this project is worthy of the legacy:
- No Icewater or Theodore Unit features.
- Don’t let RZA into the mic booth.
- While we’re on the subject, don’t give U-God the address to the studio.
- Make sure all the beats sound like they were recorded on an old boom box.
- Get Roc Marcy and Killa Sha on a track together.
- No more part 2 or ’08′ versions of songs from the first shit.
- Try and keep non-Coke related raps to a bare minimum.
After months of trying to set it up, I finally got to chop it up with Chucky Smash from The Legion yesterday. During the interview he told me about the Diggin’ In The Crates radio show he’s been doing with DJ Bill Skillz on WVKR for the past ten years, which you can stream live on Monday 4am – 7 am, and also mentioned this footage of him and the crew performing this last December.
So I interviewed Eric B. a few weeks back and you know I just had to find out how accurate that (now removed) Wikipedia entry really was. In particular, the talk of this chain of restaurants.
Robbie: Are you also involved in the restaurant business?
Eric B: Yes. I got a bunch of ‘em. What I do is, actually I set ‘em up and I gave ‘em to the kids. So I give ‘em to my kids, my brother’s kids, a friend’s kids, and they actually run it. I tell a funny story – I was down in Texas one time and I came back home and I told the kids, I say, ‘I ate at this restaurant and it was really good!’ And they say, ‘Dad, we’re partners in the restaurant. You own half the restaurant!’ I was like, ‘Oh, OK’.
So this is like a restaurant chain type of thing?
Yeah. They’re like a whole bunch of Mom & Pop restaurants, and the kids come in and we put up the money and we do joint ventures with different people.
Are you still into collecting luxury cars?
I do and I don’t. It’s funny, you get to a point in your life where all that doesn’t even mean anything. Everyone likes luxury items and things, but you get to the point in your life where it’s like I’ve done it for twenty years – what else could you possibly do? I just like to get from Point A to Point B. I still got a buncha cars but it really doesn’t excite me like it used to in the 80’s. I used to be on the cutting edge of vehicles and needed to have the newest of the newest of the newest. But now it’s like I’m in a different place – I got the centre where I’m helping kids and stuff like that That means more to me than the cars and all the jewelry and all that stuff. Making a difference in people‘s lives – and actually saving people’s lives. We got a bunch of kids that’s in gangs and stuff, and having them here and off the streets – we could’ve somebody’s life! That to me is, when people ask me, ‘What would you like to be remembered for?’ My humanitarian efforts and helping people. My music was fine and fantastic, but just to be able to say, ‘You know what? At the eleventh hour we could always count on him to help us for our charity or help us to take the kids out of a slump and takin’ them into somewhere positive in their life’.
You’ll have to grab the March edition of Hip-Hop Connection for more on this one, though.
Kiddie rap. Great idea, huh? Almost as interesting as kiddie rap records is the beef between kiddie rappers. Chi-Ali and Illegal hated each other. Everyone hated ABC and Kriss Kross. Bow Wow and Romeo….who the eff cares. On with the round-up!
2 Low
Mentor/Ghostwriter:Scarface.
Naughty By Nature Wannabe? Nah, he was from the South, fool.
Career Highlight: That shit he did on ‘Face’s second album.
Current Career Status: May be working at one of J-Prince’s car dealerships. (more…)
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