Come On, Kick It!
Let Preemo Down
Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Focus-Group Tested Rap
Dead Rappers Get Better Promotion…
…and contractually-obliged Nas features
The White Label Rap Remix Files #4
Please Listen To My (Beat) Demo
Tales From The Music Format Wars Frontlines
Go FLAC Yourself
Live Radio Special: Rap Soundtracks
Played two hours of rap songs that were soundtrack exclusives this past Monday on Ronan’s Hippopotamus Rex show on PBS-FM. Turns out neither of us could remember many of the films… Live Radio Special: Rap Soundtracks
The White Label Rap Remix Files #3
Beat-Jack Cut & Pastes All Up In Your Face
Who Stole The Soul (II Soul)?
What happens when the House of Hits puts a hit on you, musically speaking?
Intelligent Hoodlum – No Justice, No Peace [Pete Rock Mix] / The Rebel Returns [Demo]
Some demo action to soundtrack your Saturday night. Intelligent Hoodlum – ‘No Justice, No Peace [Pete Rock Mix]‘ As heard on WBLS’ In Control and Tim Westwood’s Capitol Rap show before the Intelligent Hoodlum album was released. The album version, credited to Marley Marl, features a snippet of the same horn and sharper drums. Not…
Live Radio Special: A Salute to O.C.
Ronan was kind enough to invite me back to the show this week to celebrate the works of O.C. for two hours. Apparently the Jewelz album was released this week back in 1997, which is a happy coincidence I guess? Stream: Hippopotamus Rex (106.7 PBS-FM) – 18 August 2025: A Salute to O.C. Download: Hippopotamus…
Throwing people off commercial boats, fake wanted posters and other tales from The War Report
Demo versions you can’t afford to igNORE
The White Label Rap Remix Files #2: Spread Love…The Jersey Way
Take 6’s silky smooth harmonies set off the opening scene in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing as ‘Don’t Shoot Me’ played behind Señor Love Daddy’s morning wake-up routine ((Not to mention the fresh to def We Love radio promos.)), but thanks to the work of The 45 King, they also become part of an…
