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Download: A Salute To Songs About Chicks, Man
The only tradition more ingrained into hip-hop than Brag Rap is, of course, Songs About Chicks Rap. These ditties take on many forms, from cautionary tales about the local skeezer, tributes to the...
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Download: A Salute To Just-Ice
Finishing up Just-Ice Week with fifteen choice cuts from the man who can ‘bench press anything.’ Download: A Salute To Just-Ice
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Download: A Salute To Grand Daddy I.U.
The Strong Island legend still puts it down to this day. Here are my sixteen favourite I Dot U Dot songs as of today. Download: A Salute To Grand Daddy I.U.
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Download: A Salute To Sir Jinx Productions
Sir Jinx came a long way since his role in a second-rate Beastie Boys karaoke group. Here are sixteen of his finest moments behind the boards. Download: A Salute To Sir Jinx Productions
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Download: A Salute To DJ Pooh Productions
‘Yo, Pooh, man, what you build in there, man?’ ‘Ah, one of those hypso-change-o-calypso-beat-a-matics.’ Download: A Salute To DJ Pooh Productions
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Download: A Salute To Godfather Don
Eighteen stellar moments from Godfather Donnie Brasco, who demonstrated fairly distinct styles throughout his numerous creative periods. From his ‘fast rapping’ techniques from the Hazardous LP to his...
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Download: A Salute To Scaramanga
Sir Menalik aka Cyclops 4000 aka Scaramanga aka Jabbar El aka Chewbacca Uncircumcised first made a name for himself reading out technical manuals on Dr. Octagon, but it was his Scaramanga material...
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Download: A Salute To Story Raps, Volume One
The only conditions for this are that the story is fictional (which eliminates classics such as ‘Ever So Clear’) and that it’s one consistent narrative (which means that ‘Vapors’ isn’t eligible). This...
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Download: A Salute To Rapping Intros
The introductions to rap albums have traditionally been the arena of poorly-executed impersonations of Al Pacino movies or just general shit talking. These eighteen examples, however, feature intros...
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Download: A Salute To Roc Marciano
Roc has a new solo album dropping this year titled Rosebudd’s Revenge. If he’s able to match the quality of Marcberg and Reloaded then he will have delivered a true classic rap trilogy. In the...
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Download: A Salute To Mobb Deep
After a highly scientific process involving going to the pub and eating Vietnamese take-out, I’ve finally determined my favourite eighteen Mobb Deep songs at this exact point in time. Resisting the...
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Download: A Salute To Kool G Rap Guest Verses
Outside of his own incredible solo work, Kool G Rap had provided some of the most memorable cameos in rap. His run of guest spots in the late nineties was so impressive that it prompted Rawkus Records...
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Download: A Salute To Easy Mo Bee
Against all odds, producer Easy Mo Bee was able to overcome being a member of Rappin’ Is Fundamental to become THE sound of 1994, as he helped usher the Bad Boy label into the hearts of minds of rap...
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Download: A Salute To Da Beatminerz
Mr. Walt and DJ Evil Dee teamed up with Rich Blak, Baby Paul and Chocolate Tye to create Da Beatminerz production crew, best known for driving the Boot Camp Clik to their finest moments but also...
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Download: A Salute To Sadat X
In the wake of my recent piece on the importance of Sadat, here are sixteen superior tracks from his extensive catalogue. Download: A Salute To Sadat X Track listing: 01 ‘The Fake Out’ – Sadat X 02...
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Download: A Salute To L.E.S. Productions
L.E.S. had a nice run in his early days until he feel into that cheesy keyboard phase. Other sins against good taste include his involvement with Will Smith solo records and producing ‘Firm Biz,’ but...
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Download: A Salute To Charlemagne Productions
Henri Charlemagne has the misfortune of having the same name as a current radio shock-jock/general blowhard, but don’t hold that against him. Best known for his work with his crew Natural Elements...
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The Unkut Guide To White Gal Rap
Women in rap have always had an uphill battle, in that even female rap fans don’t seem to be particularly interested in hearing girls rapping if record sales are anything to go by. White chicks in rap...
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Download: The Unkut 40 Oz. 2016
Here are the best forty rap songs of the year, according to the Conservative Rap Coalition. Please note that there’s a limit of one track per release, which made for some tough decisions. Play this...
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Download: A Salute To 90s Rap Instrumentals
Calm down, there are zero Artifacts beats on this compilation. The following twenty-one rap beats from the nineties are not the biggest, the best or the most memorable, but they all hold sway with me...
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