Cheers to seangee for this idea. Chances are I’ve written this exact post already over the past sixteen years but who has time to search through the backlog? Beats make or break a rap record as far as I’m concerned, and the nineties was a prime time for quality production ruined by not so great…
Month: February 2020
Appreciating the brilliance of The Beatnuts’ Street Level LP
A lot of good rap was released in 1994. But for my money, the finest example of the artform was demonstrated by the Intoxicated Demons from Corona, Queens. While Illmatic took rhymes to new heights, as a complete package there was nothing that approached the first long player from this trio of rap maniacs, with…
Great Rap You Can’t Stream: Akinyele’s Vagina Diner LP
Akafella, you mad bastard. Sure, the Ak is no making bank off his strip club that, legend has it, was paid for by the payout he got from a mechanic that fucked up his motorcycle repairs and almost killed dude. He also made the immortal ‘Put It In Your Mouth’ which recently received an oral…