Best known as a member of Screwball and for the controversial ‘Who Shot Rudy?’ single, Queensbridge legend Kyron is plotting his return to the rap game after an extended hiatus (due primarily to being on the lam for several years). Despite the sudden, tragic loss of his long-time rhyme partner K.L. earlier this year, Kyron…
Month: March 2009
Capone-N-Noreaga – Channel 10 Album Review
The creators of legendary anthems like ‘Illegal Life’, ‘Bloody Money’ and ‘T.O.N.Y’ finally get the chance to make a whole record together. Without mentor Tragedy on deck, will this be more like The Reunion than The War Report? ‘Intro’ Here we get to remember all the classic shit they did in the 90s. Prepare for…
Crooked I Reads Prodigy Letter, Not Pleased
It seems that after HipHopDX did a post about the Prodigy Top 40 Letter that a certain comment about Slaughterhouse member Crooked I seems to have gotten back to him and as you might expect, he’s pissed. And wouldn’t you know it – he just happens to do a blog over at…yep – HipHopDX: I…
Prodigy Rates His Top 40 GOAT MC’s
First we had Kool Moe Dee handing out report cards to rappers, but in 2009 the streets wanna know who Ballpoint Pen P‘s ‘Top 40 Since A Shorty’ is…right? Thanks to ‘The Jimmy McNulty Of This Rap Shit. And You’re Damn Right I’ll Take A Side Of Scrapple’ from HHC Mag. UPDATE: Crooked I Responds.
Build Your Own Hip-Hop Supergroup
Gotta get the Cream… So there’s a bit of talk about Slaughterhouse, right? Joell and Royce are sick, Buddens has his moments and…err…Crooked I? As I was saying, who would you throw into a smoke-filled studio with a bag of Chinese take-out and a case of Becks? Four MC’s, one wildcard for guest shots. Go…
The Unkut Guide To Hip-Hop’s Most Notorious Projects – Part 2
The second and final part of Unkut‘s round-up of New York’s most hardbody housing projects. Thanks again to DP for the assist. In case you missed it….Part 1. NAME: Marcy Projects. LOCATION: Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn. ACTUAL FACTS: Marcy Houses has twenty-seven, 6-story buildings with 1,714 apartments. Completed January 19, 1949, the development is home to…
The Unkut Guide To Hip-Hop’s Most Notorious Projects – Part 1
The PJ’s have always been an essential part of New York hip-hop, for better or worse. You’ve heard the names of these housing projects shouted out in songs over the years, but unless you’re a well-traveled NYC resident, it’s likely you don’t know a whole lot about some of these landmarks. Here’s a piece I…