“…Since Tupac moved to Cuba on us.”

When Slim spit that rhyme during a freestyle on Tim Westwood’s show awhile back, not only did I spaz at the line, but I sort of sighed at the fact I knew it wasn’t true. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By David D.

Man, what in the blue Hell is up with MF DOOM?

See that throne that Blu is sitting comfortably on atop the rest of the acclaimed underground MCs? About three years ago, that was DOOM’s spot. The underground scene belonged to Dumile and his seemingly non-sequitor, stream of conscious off-beat flow. The MC/Producer injected his albums with obscure samples from random TV shows, cartoons and infomercials to add layers of enjoyment to each listen. And dude has some great albums and a bona-fide masterpiece in the Madvillainy album alongside Madlib. His “Doomsday,” “Mmm…Food,” and “Vaudeville Villain” albums were also solid, earning their fair share of critical acclaim. Read the rest of this entry »