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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Killa Cam still got that work
The more things change in the rap game, the more they stay the same. A decade after the mighty Dipset unleashed Diplomatic Immunity on the unsuspecting public Killa Cam is still making music like it’s...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Changing of the guard
This past Saturday night I had a sobering realisation while working my way through a six-pack of Budějovický Budvar cans with Boldy James’ My 1st Chemistry Set album on repeat – Queensbridge no longer...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: RWD
Before we begin, let me preface this post by stating that this is not intended to cast shade on any of these talented performers. View it instead as a celebration of all things a little bit different....
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Lost tapes stay winning
So I woke up in with a mild booze and kush hangover and rolled over to see if anything good was happening on the internets. Turns out my old mate DJ Kenny Parker was about to unleash some of his...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Is J. Cole the dullest dude in rap?
Is it a crime to be perhaps the most boring rapper in recent memory? Not technically, but considering that J. Cole is now being sold to the world as an “A-list” rapper dude, he’s representative of a...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: What part of the (music) game is that?
We all know that the only reason anyone becomes a rapper in 2013 is so that they can get a clothing deal and creative director gig, but the past couple of days have proven to be even more puzzling...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Rap Dummy takes another L
For a minute there, it looked like the fuckeybergs over at Rap Dummy were facing potentially costly legal action. (Although recent events suggest that there may be some light at the end of the tunnel...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: New York rap got trolled again
The outrage over Trinidad Jame$ popping shit on stage about New York currently being pwned by Atlanta musically is just another storm in a white plastic cup of Henny and Sprite. Since the show where...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Rhythm and blues
What with Ashanti – the queen of sideburn-sporting songstresses – stepping back into the music game this week with a Rawse assist, I took a moment in the new Conservative Rap Coalition HQ to reflect...
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No Country For (Old) Rap Men: 2013 in review
The real character of a year can always be judged by the extent of the disappointments that the rap world produced. What better way to toast 2013 than to look at the moments that made me want to throw...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Wale – king of crybabies or misunderstood genius?
Don’t get it twisted and think for a minute that Kanye West is the only rap dude that can get his rant on outchea. Wale, who has a long history of being an emotional/grumpy/rude character when dealing...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: 2014 predictions
Considering my numerous demonstrations of my ‘Robstramus’ clairvoyant abilities, let me break down exactly how the rap world will proceed over the next twelve months. Disclaimer: Neither Unkut nor...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Since the face been revealed, game got real…
Reality TV shows have become the new major label record deal in the modern rap game, so the fact that Tony Starks aka Pretty Toney aka the Wally Champ aka Ironman aka Ghost Deni aka Starky Love aka...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Mac Miller makes more marvellous moves
Looks like ya boy Young Teen Wolf is still making more power moves in the wake of becoming the first independent rapper dude to top the Billboard chart since Snoop Dogg’s debut in 1994, deciding not...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Step Brothers’ Lord Steppington is Living Proof...
Anyone with even a passing familiarity with DJ Premier’s discography will no doubt be familiar with Group Home’s Living Proof album, which is widely regarded as his crowning achievement as a...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The Grammys don’t care about rap people
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences doesn’t particularly care for rap music. They prefer country, jazz, rock and anything involving Will Smith, as a rule. When they do begrudgingly...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Internet rapper graveyard
Once upon a time, folks thought that “bloggers were the new DJs,” and a bunch of struggle rap dudes began to drink their own Kool-Aid on account of getting a bunch of comments every time their shitty...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Hip-hop legends deserving of their own Dilla...
The music world honoured the 3rd annual Dilla Day on February 7, 2014, which would also have been James Yancy’s 40th birthday if he were still on this mortal coil. Celebrations included the Dilla Day...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: The wacky world of rap peace treaties
Nas and Cam’ron are reported to have broken bread in an a Delta Airlines airport lounge on the way home from Las Vegas after years of bad blood and shots fired in radio interviews and whatnot. This...
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No Country for Old (Rap) Men: Habits & contradictions
In what has been a busy month for public rapper meltdowns and drug problems, LA Rap’s current flavour of the month ScHoolboy Q stumbled onto Angie Martinez’s radio show to confess that lean and pills...
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