America’s Most Pretty Goodcore
Got hardcore if you want it (and if you don’t). Continue reading America’s Most Pretty Goodcore
Category: Hip Hop
2000 Brain Cells Ago
‘Copacabana?! Oh baby, this is soul night!’ Continue reading 2000 Brain Cells Ago
Do Believe The Hype
From a rebel its final on black vinyl Soul, rock and roll comin’ like a rhino (Rebel Without a Pause) … Continue reading Do Believe The Hype
Underneath The Sky Scrapes
So how we gonna kick it? As any of us in the Beastie Boys’ fanatical commando fan camp can attest … Continue reading Underneath The Sky Scrapes
Awe Like Sushi
I can’t believe I missed out on Neneh Cherry Raw Like Sushi first time around, all the way back in … Continue reading Awe Like Sushi
Do Your Duty LL
God this is a tedious listen! After watching a good interview with Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee last night I … Continue reading Do Your Duty LL
Jesu Swept
In the unseemly scrimmage of musicians heading for the exit door in 2016 I missed the passing of Prince Be … Continue reading Jesu Swept
Positives Dealt With
26 years on from The Last Poets let’s have a look at a bit of middle 90’s hip-hop. I’d pretty … Continue reading Positives Dealt With
Fiercely Fierce
When I watched the Mick Jagger film Performance, the main memory I took away with me* was of an astonishing, raw track that … Continue reading Fiercely Fierce
Wax Is For Anthrax
Soul on a roll, but you treat it like soap on a rope ‘Cause the beats in the lines are … Continue reading Wax Is For Anthrax
The Wildest Thing
Like claps of thunder from the cumulus clouds Double amp up the beats, and make it real LOUD! You can’t … Continue reading The Wildest Thing
One Time Resident Of The Prostate
My life changed substantially on 12 January 1995. Had I found God/Marx/Picasso? Finally come to terms with my deviant sexuality? … Continue reading One Time Resident Of The Prostate
Runnin’ Through My Head
It’s a song about life, death, love, hate, wealth, poverty, racism… just a few things been runnin’ through my head… … Continue reading Runnin’ Through My Head
You Can’t, You Won’t And You Don’t Stop Mullet Head
Know, O Prince, that legend has it that on the 28th of May every century on the ancient hill forts … Continue reading You Can’t, You Won’t And You Don’t Stop Mullet Head
No One Gets Hurt If They Don’t Act Funny
I don’t give a fuck about the hell’s Gate, ain’t punkin’ the crowd and I’m still standing up straight. So, … Continue reading No One Gets Hurt If They Don’t Act Funny
Hefty Bags
Now y’all may know me as a suave, immaculately attired, gentleman reviewer, peruser of the finer, more cultured things in life, … Continue reading Hefty Bags
I Got 1537 Problems But Jay-Z Ain’t One
Being the Alpha male I am, there I was pumping iron at the gym on Monday working on my quads*, … Continue reading I Got 1537 Problems But Jay-Z Ain’t One
Check Out the Reindeer!!
Woo-hoo! I finally get time to review a Christmas record, at Christmas!* Open your arms and ears to Run DMC … Continue reading Check Out the Reindeer!!
Witness Litmus Manacles Marxman Blake
I stand here stand clear truth be my witness How many Hitlers before you see the litmus Test I won’t … Continue reading Witness Litmus Manacles Marxman Blake
Nope
Public Enemy are easily one of the most important groups in my life, at their thunderous best they managed to … Continue reading Nope
Smells Like What You Want
Not enough people know Credit To The Nation Call It What You Want, I just love it. Okay, so it has … Continue reading Smells Like What You Want
Cube
Here’s one I quite liked bits of but no-one else did – Ice Cube Lethal Injection. After hitting the post-riot intensity … Continue reading Cube
I Cut The Head Off The Devil And I Throw It At You
Just listen while I’m dissin’ cause you’re pissin’ me off You gotta love Run DMC. No that’s not a figure … Continue reading I Cut The Head Off The Devil And I Throw It At You
It’s Da BOMN
Fuck the chickens, I don’t like milk Fuck the chickens, I don’t like milk Yup, let it be known that … Continue reading It’s Da BOMN
Sexx Offender
After a few days absence, I had hoped I’d come roaring back into all your lives wielding a long-overlooked gem … Continue reading Sexx Offender
Irrational In Ardour
I’ve bought many records over the years for many reasons – out of curiosity, because I read a good review, to be … Continue reading Irrational In Ardour
It’s A Great Day For Genocide
It’s a great day for genocide (What’s that?) That’s the day all the niggaz died They killed JFK in ’63 … Continue reading It’s A Great Day For Genocide
The (Iron)-In Sound From Way Out!
Since I started this blog I’ve noticed I’ve evolved two types of listening there’s BL and LL. let me explain. … Continue reading The (Iron)-In Sound From Way Out!
So Come Give Me A Hug
‘So Come give me a hug’ – what a nice line, clearly Mr 50 Cent is a pleasant cuddly fella. … Continue reading So Come Give Me A Hug
Judgment Night Judgment
Judgment Night to my mind is proof that a great soundtrack doesn’t necessarily need a great film to be tagged … Continue reading Judgment Night Judgment