2000 Brain Cells Ago
‘Copacabana?! Oh baby, this is soul night!’ Continue reading 2000 Brain Cells Ago
Category: Hip Hop
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
Living Life At The Top Of Our Lungs
Spearhead Home from 1994 is quite simply one of my favourite LPs, easily in my Top Ten ever (don’t tell … Continue reading Living Life At The Top Of Our Lungs