And you thought figuring out rap’s greatest MC was tough? ‘Street Album’ style tapes like Mood Muzik 2 and The Champ Is Here will be dealt with next time…this is focusing on DJ tapes only.
With so many vaulted classics out there, you didn’t think I was gonna stop at just one drop, did you? Here’s another six burners that were condemned to promo/bootleg hell for all eternity. (more…)
Once the domain of the white label bootleg 12″, thanks to the internets we can now track down high-quality versions of all the tracks that had to be re-recorded, re-played or just plain re-made from scratch because the label couldn’t afford to pay for the loop or were faced with a ball-breaking situation where the original artist hated rap or some shit. (more…)
It’s one thing to shit on all these over-the-hill MC’s that need to put down the mic, but what about the flipside of the equation? The fact is, there are a rare breed of rapper dudes who didn’t peak on their debut and have actually developed into better lyricists over the years. Crazy talk, right? Not at all…. (more…)
With dudes who haven’t even dropped official albums almost retiring, as well as BS publicity stunts like Jay-Z pretending to throw in the towel after The Black Album, it begs the question:
If you could force one MC to retire/quit today, who would it be and why? (more…)
More musical abortions to throw yourself under a bus to…
Black Eyed Peas - ‘They Don’t Want Music’ (Pete Rock Remix)
PR is considered to be hip-hop’s king of the remix, but even the #1 Soul Brother wasn’t able to fight the power of Fergie, who once again proves that she’s musical Kryptonite.
KRS-One - ‘Rappaz R N Danja’ (Rock Remix)
Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine somehow manages to fuck-up one of the Blastmasta‘s last great solo tracks.
A Tribe Called Quest - ‘I Left My Wallet In El Segundo’ (Vampire Mix)
Hardly the most memorable slice of Q-Tip‘s legacy, however thanks to the efforts of a pre-Fatboy Slim era Norman Cook, we get a Ragga-Lite remake. Lick a shot…or not.
Adrianna Evans - ‘Seein’ Is Believing’ (Jeru Remix)
If The Damaja‘s Premier-free solo albums didn’t convince you that he should never be allowed near a beat machine ever again, this tinny remix for some Loud Records D-List warbler will make you a believer.
The Police - ‘Roxanne ’97′ (Puff Daddy Remix)
Just when you’re ready to Kurt Cobain yourself, it gets worse…Pras from the Fu-Gees raps!
*pulls trigger*
From time to time, your favorite rap producer might do a remix that makes you think, ‘Meh. I hope he got a nice paycheck off this…’ There are other times when you just think, ‘What a weird fuckin’ combination!’ The following produced both results in equal measure. crate digga, you’re a sick bastard for inflicting these upon us…
Bobby Brown feat. Tragedy and Mic Geronimo - ‘Feelin’ Inside’ (Marley Marl Remix)
Tin Tin Out feat. Emma Burton aka Baby Spice & GURU - ‘What I Am’ (Gangstarr Remix)
Black Eyed Peas feat. Justin Timberlake - ‘My Style’ (DJ Premier Remix)
Nine Yards feat. Neek The Exotic - ‘Matter of Time’ (Large Professor Remix)
What’s the weirdest or most unnecessary remix you’ve ever heard?
The Kingpin gets busy in front of an ever-rowdy Apollo crowd. Taken from the Special Edition of Marley Marl‘s In Control…Volume 1, out Aug. 4 via Traffic. As a bonus, Marley introduces each song from the original album in addition to the usual collection of 12″ versions that we’ve come to expect from these re-issues.
