You’ve seen my picks for the year already, but since I moved back into my Mom’s Basement so that I could reclaim my title as “the O.G Boom-Bap dinosaur blog don” and finally interview Kool G Rap in the process, I have no idea what happened in the outside world. What was the best and…
Month: December 2012
Kool G Rap – The Unkut Interview, Part 2
Following on from Part 1, Kool G Rap discusses his discography following his debut, the “Cop Killer” fall-out, the failed session with the Neptunes and why Queens isn’t soft because it has trees. Robbie: When did you begin work on Wanted: Dead Or Alive? Kool G Rap: Maybe a year later, after Road To The…
Kool G Rap – The Unkut Interview, Part 1
Kool G Rap is the greatest MC of all-time. He may not have achieved the status of LL Cool J, the fame of Jay-Z or the impact of Notorious B.I.G, but he took multi-syllable lyrical techniques to new levels in the late 80’s, paving the way for rapper’s such as Eminem and Big Punisher, while…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men – Don’t Believe The Hypebeast
The hip-hop media is either TMZ Rap or the Hipster Music Mafia. Time to kill that noise. No Country For Old (Rap) Men – Don’t Believe The Hypebeast
Sadat X – The Unkut Interview, Volume 2
The first time I attempted to interview Sadat X happened to be the day before he was headed to jail, so it’s fair to say that he wasn’t exactly thrilled to be spending his final hours of freedom taking on the phone to some jag-off such as myself. It turned out to be of of…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: A Guide To Food Raps
Chow down on this history of Food Rap. The Unkut Wine Matching Course will be taking enrollments at the start of 2013. No Country For Old (Rap) Men: Food Raps
Hipster Rap Douchebags – Where Are They Now?
It’s been over four years since I labeled a bunch of artist types as Hipster Douchebags. This resulted in lots of angry comments, newspaper articles citing homophobia and a video interview with a visibly hurt Kidz In The Hall. Sweet! Let us examine what’s happened since then…
Download: Unkut Presents The 40 Oz. 2012
There goes another in year in rap. As Weirdo Rap and EDM Rap takes hold of the youf, it’s getting a little more difficult to pick-out 40 great examples of non-progressive rap that Mitt Romney would approve of. Neo-Con Hip-Hop to some. East-Coast Elitist music to others. We are the Conservative Rap Coalition, and we…
The Doppelgangaz – The Unkut Interview
While the music press was busy sweating Das Racist, EP and Matter Ov Fact have been carving-out a loyal following over the last couple of years with their unique brand of Sharking Rap, which combines laid-back beats with often disturbing lyrical content to create a records that don’t sound like anything else right now. Having…
Album Review: Meyhem Lauren – Mandatory Brunch Meetings
While Self Induced Illness and Clarified Butter had some great songs on them, it wasn’t until this years Respect The Fly Shit that Meyhem Lauren really hit his stride as far as establishing a comprehensive sound, courtesy of Harry Fraud and Tommy Mas. With a wider range of tempos, Meyhem was able to break out…
No Country For Old (Rap) Men: First The Fat Boys Break-Up, Now This
Another Hipster Rap group bites the dust? Or a sad loss for Weirdo Rap? No Country For Old (Rap) Men: First The Fat Boys Break-Up, Now This