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After showing up on a Chubbie Baby track yesterday, Juelz drops a track of his own with a shot of slime courtesy of Vado. Radio rip for now...

From the new tape that the God’s connected on. Planet Asia & Doo Wop - ‘Leather Goose Musik’

When I saw that Kenny Parker had produced the latest KRS-One project, called The BDP Album, I figured I’d give it a shot. Turns out it’s actually pretty good! ‘Tote Gunz’ is a great example of Get Off My Lawn Rap, aka Gran Tarino Rap. It’s always a good sign when The Blastmasta sounds pissed [...]

A new cut from Raven Sorvino to hold us over until "Paper Girl" drops in full later this month.

When I heard that there was a press day being held for the Marxmen to promote the new Sparta LP, I thought it might be a good oppertunity to have a slightly more rational conversation with Rap’s Greatest Duo than the last time we crossed paths. Good thing I didn’t bring up this story, huh? [...]

You might have caught Bronx native $amhill on the P Brothers The Gas LP, the Counterstrike mixtape, or a few old Unkut posts. If not, check out this new offering from his forthcoming EP, produced entirely by Preservation. Guess it’s time I transcribed the interview I did with $amhill in 2010… Shouts to LEX for the [...]

This was a limited-edition vinyl release a month or so back, and now it’s appeared as a bonus cut on the new K-Def Night Shift LP in glorious CD quality. I’m guessing the parting shot at “all the sell-outs, all the people that wanna talk about flowers and meadows” is a PM Dawn diss. “Everybody [...]

Exclusive: Mikey Rocks reveals that he nearly became a zoologist, which is why he loves animal references in lyrics. He also says that "J.E.T.S." is much more than a stoner mantra.

Torae drops his For The Record LP tomorrow, but here’s a pro tip – Marco Polo brought the best track to this project, which includes contributions from DJ Premier, Large Professor, Pete Rock and Diamond D to name a few. Looks like Canada finally won something. Torae - ‘You Ready’

‘Ness reppin with Big Bird. That ‘Art of Diggin’ CD is a must-have, by the way. Courtesy of The Grim Times.

You know how sometimes you wait for something for such a long time that you begin to doubt that it will ever happen? This record was almost like that, except for the fact it actually came out last Friday! Rather than unleash 14 tracks of Bitter Old Man Rap, which would be somewhat understandable coming [...]

Dallas Penn just unleashed his own visuals for this track from Thug Matrix 3. Which do you prefer – the official or the home-made recipe? Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

New mixtape from DJ Toshi outta NY, featuring a lot of exclusives from the kind of people’s that we East-Coast Elitists tend to appreciate. DJ Toshi – Dig Down Deep, Volume 3 (Hosted By Blaq Poet) [Separated Tracks] DJ Toshi – Dig Down Deep, Volume 3 (Hosted By Blaq Poet) [Mixed Version] Track listing: Share

The best thing about getting an interview or feature published in print is having my words paired-up with original photography. Google image search is fine for your everyday blog post type of thing, but nothing beats having a crisp shot of the artist that nobody has. Enter Alexander Richter, who has provided shots for a [...]

Thought that Bushwick Bill was the only player in the Short Rap game? You thought wrong. Actually, you’re pretty much correct, but there have been a couple of other minor contenders that you may have forgotten… Bar None Once a rap group reaches a certain level, they can spawn off-shoot groups. There was a brief craze of [...]

Click on the pics for a full-size version. This brings back some memories… these charts went in! Chuck D‘s ‘Crazy Alternative Top Hip-Hop 15′ is a winner, as are the contributions from Harry Allen, J. The Sultan and Funken-Klein (R.I.P.). Considering how young I was when this issue dropped, there were a lot of records [...]

I.U. just laced me with his new Marco Polo produced burner. Look out for Grown Man B.I. when it drops. Grand Daddy I.U. - ‘Ready To Kill’ Share

After months of preliminary rounds to establish the finest remixed tracks from hip-hop’s best and brightest (according to a couple of hundred East-Coast Elitist’s, of course) we finally have our final nine. Go in! Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Previous Results: Note: There is [...]

Another Doppz sure-shot, these two characters have steadily established their own lane in the Sharking Rap genre. Stay Groggy…. The Doppelgangaz - ‘Doppelgang Affiliation’ Share

Continuing from Part 1, Trag discusses dealing with depression, mentoring MC’s and the origin of his military state of mind. Robbie: Can you tell me more about the fall-out from your second album? Tragedy Khadafi: I’ve been rhyming since I was nine and I started writing songs when I was eleven, so I’ve been rhyming all my [...]

Photo: ARMEN Tragedy Khadafi is considered to be the blueprint of the Queensbridge style of rhyming, which has become world-renowned thanks to artists like Nas, Mobb Deep and Cormega. Even though he never achieved the commercial acclaim of some of those who followed in his footsteps – due to a variety of personal and professional set-backs [...]

It seems my host’s server blew-up over the weekend, taking my last two posts with ‘em. Normal service will resume shortly… Share

This is the album Nasty Nas would have made after Illmatic if I was his A&R in some kind of alternative universe where sample clearance didn’t exist. Alternative title: The Second Time Nas Didn’t Lose. Nas – Kutmatic Track listing: 1. Talk Of New York 2. Serious feat. AZ 3. Hope (Original Version) 4. Deja Vu 5. I’m A Villain 6. Death Anniversary 7. [...]

I’m not even going to attempt to explain who the Internets Celebrities are – that’s what the ‘About’ section of their site is for, dummies! Okay, since you’re clearly too lazy and/or hungover to crawl over to your laptop and wipe the Cheezel dust from your fingers, I’ll provide a Twitter-proof rundown in less than [...]

Continuing the Strong Island theme, here’s a new Marcy track, produced by Vanderslice. Roc Marciano - ‘Firepower’ Share

Let’s be honest – it’s all about the ‘Best Kept Secret’ remix. That shit is a monster! That being said, I’ve always had a lot of time for the ‘Knock ‘Em Out Sugar Ray’ remix as well. The ‘Posse Is Large’ remix is included simply as a reminder of the lost art of conga loops… Diamond [...]

Respect to the great Diamond D, but he has to shoulder some of the responsibility for the glut of Producer On The Mic artists that seem to be clogging up the game. Stunts, Blunts & Hip-Hop worked because because the beats were incredible and the lyrics were straight-forward and amusing, but it also seems to [...]

Artwork: The Home Office RE: ‘Monster’ ‘Power’ [Remix]… Share

Once upon a time, around 1985 at Unique recording studio in New York city, Marley Marl accidentally sampled a snare drum. It was a mistake, initially, as he’d instructed the engineer to grab a vocal snippet for the Captain Rock song he was remixing at the time. When he played the sound on the keyboard [...]

[Singles] Juelz Santana f. Vado – “Fast Life”

Planet Asia & Doo Wop – Leather Goose Musik

KRS-One – Tote Gunz

[Singles] Raven Sorvino (of Language Artz) f. Krondon & Skeme – “Who Gwan Test Me”

M.O.P. – The Unkut Interview

Video: $am Hill – Poetic Justice

LL Cool J – It’s The Hip-Hop (1994)

[News] Sir Michael Rocks Explains Friendship With Curren$y Leading Up To Deal, Cool Kids’ Future

Torae – You Ready

Photo: Lord Finesse At The WFMU Record Fair

Trem – For The Term Of His Natural Life Album Review

Video Face-Off: Tragedy Khadafi – Ill-Luminous Flow (Official Version Vs. The Dallas Penn Remix)

Download: DJ Toshi – Dig Down Deep, Volume 3 (Hosted By Blaq Poet)

Non-Rapper Dudes: Alexander Richter Interview

The Unkut Guide To Vertically-Challenged Rappers

The Source: Decade Of Rap Charts

Grand Daddy I.U. – Ready To Kill

What Is The Greatest Rap Remix Of All Time?

The Doppelgangaz – Doppelgang Affiliation

The Doppelgangaz – Doppelgang Affiliation

Tragedy Khadafi – The Unkut Interview, Part 2

Tragedy Khadafi – The Unkut Interview, Part 1

Technical Issues

Download: Nas – Kutmatic

Internets Celebrities – Somebody Say Chea!

Roc Marciano – Firepower

Searching For The Perfect Remix: The 45 King

Producers – Why Are You Rapping?

Kanye Lost

Is Marley Marl The Most Important Producer In The History Of Hip-Hop?