Just to remind myself just how well Kris can put it down on a good day, I dug-out this old tape of his appearance on Hot 97 to promote the I Got Next LP. With Flex cutting up every classic break you can think of and KRS dropping verses and off-the-head action for fifteen minutes, you’d be hard pressed to deny his status as the Greatest Rapper of All Time.
I didn’t see this coming. I was thinking that Jigga or Nas would have the internets Stans in a smash, but from nowhere came the classic ‘old head’ favourite himself, KRS-One! Turns out he came runner-up to Rakim ‘No Sense of Humor Whatsoever’ Allah when 100 MC’s were polled in HHC magazine, but in the Unkut vote count The 18th Letter came in third place after his son Nasir. Despite my best efforts to rig the polls, Kool G Rap ran fourth place while Jay-Z rounded-out the Top 5 Dead or Alive.
Even though over 200 comments were registered, several indecisive types put ‘tie’ or ‘can’t call it’, therefore not casting a vote, while a couple of characters insisted on keeping a running commentary on proceedings, which resulted in 160 official votes cast. Big Daddy Kane put in an impressive showing for sixth spot, while Biggie Smalls and Ghostface tied for the 7th position with four votes each. The rest of the field was spread across rappers who scored three votes (Big L, Tupac, Kool Keith, Lord Finesse and MF Doom) or less. (more…)
Not to be confused with Jaguar Skillz 1979 – 2006 A Hip-Hop Odyssey or Chris Read The Diary (World’s Greatest Rap Megamix) mixes, this is a project that Australia’s DJ J-Red put together before either of those appeared. Since he never got around to releasing it officially, it seemed like the perfect time to throw this out there via thanks to the magic of the internets.
Even though former Syndicate Queen Darlene won both my vote and 31% of the votes when I asked Who Is Rap’s Hottest MILF?, it seems that the runner-up (or first loser, depending on how you look at these things) was quite pleased with the result:
Im honored to have come in second place to a Hip Hop MILF Legend. Thank you to everyone who voted for me!
-Shorty No Mas
Now that 100 MC’s have crowned Rakim as the Greatest Rapper of All-Time in the final issue of HHC, I thought it would be worth polling the internets (and more specifically, the esteemed readership of Unkut Dot Com) as to who you think deserves the title. Sure, it could be argued that there “is no best”, but try and play nice,kids. Here’s the deal – cast your vote in the comment section, along with a brief reason why you picked ‘em. As soon as the 100th200th vote is cast, the results will be sorted and the winner announced as TEH KING OF TEH INTERNETS RAP DUDES, or something like that. In the likely event that it doesn’t reach one hundred votes cast within the near future, I’ll just flip an effin’ coin.
Just to make things clear, I’ll set it off myself…
Looks like this is official. Issue #232 marks the end of remarkable life of what was the world’s longest running rap monthly. Big shout out to publisher and Editor Andy Cowan for keeping it afloat this long, and to Deputy Editor Phillip Mlyner for all the great feature ideas. Thanks to Drew Huge for putting them onto Unkut in the first place, which in turn led to my first piece about Hydra Entertainment getting published back in November 2007, working for this UK-based magazine ever since and serving as a Contributing Editor for the past eight months. Personal highlights included my Pete Rock cover story and my 90’s Files section, as well as the chance to run obscure pieces like the Silver Fox interview in print. Being named as runner-up in the Blog World Cup wasn’t bad either!
The final issue is superb, so make sure you grab one to read the results of our survey of 100 MCs GOAT Rapper votes, as well as in-depth features on the art of lyricism with Rakim and the GZA. Plus my Eric B. interview is kinda nice too…
As for the future, a dedicated digital version of HHC is due April 7.
Damn you internets!
*shakes fist*
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Who am I kidding? I can’t stay mad at you…
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 is hard at work on a new solo project and is also finishing up a new Screwball album.
Robbie: What’s the latest?
Kyron: Right now I’m working this ‘Caution’ record. I’ve got a package up at a major label, so what I’m doin’ is breakin’ the first record, the ‘Caution’ record, so I can light a fire under they ass. Make them move faster – make them make me priority. You gotta do little things for the label to make them make you priority, so I’mma blast this ‘Caution’’ record off. That record is like a different direction for me. I still tried to keep it hard, but I wanted to make something that people could shake they ass to. I’mma keep it street though. The album is three-quarters done – I wanna go back and do the last 25% when my budget comes, so I’m working with the big producers I’m supposed to be working with. I’ve worked with the legends like Premo, Pete Rock, Marley Marl and all of them, but I always dealt with up-and-coming producers and all that. I never got the chance to really work with the Timbalands and all that.
So there’s a few new members of Screwball now?
Yeah – Ty Nitty, Escape are the two new members. You know Ty Nitty from the Infamous Mobb? Screwball [Louis Chandler] is his big brother. Screwball is named after my boy who passed away – got killed – so Screwball is Ty Nitty’s older brother. We doin’ a Screwball album also. (more…)
All that gun talk is easy to throw around when you’re in the booth, but what about those MC’s who were able to back-up all the tough talk in the ring? (more…)
