I’ve always figured Keith Murray to be a little touched in the head, like that bad kid in elementary school who peed on other people’s shoes in the bathroom stalls & spent much time seated facing the corner of the classroom. In this random video for RugahTV, the “Hostile” rapper talks about knuckling up with Pac and smashing Dame across the noggin with a bottle, leaving him with stitches. Read the rest of this entry »

After the success of Slaughterhouse, established acts have seen since been forming like Voltron; teaming up to hopefully swap fan bases. Two of the most recent wordsmiths to create an alliance include The Undergods, which is the combined force of Canibus and Keith Murray. Read the rest of this entry »

No more cries from the bell tower screaming “The Undergods are coming!” The EP is here.

One last freebie to coerce you out of $5.99 should do the trick. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re a Crooked I stan like I am, today is a good day. Because we’ve been blessed 36 new broken bottle bars from the 213′s illest emcee. Read the rest of this entry »

I can’t really tell where this duo’s content is going to fit into today’s current music landscape. Read the rest of this entry »

There was a time when if you placed the names “Keith Murray” and “Canibus” together on a song, fans would salivate. I know this isn’t that time but I’m not even sure how this duo, calling themselves The Under Gods, would fair in the best of times. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Khalid Strickland

“The most beautifullest thing in this world/is my notion for murderous poetry in motion.”

Keith Murray wasn’t bullshittin’ when he spit this classic line on Erick Sermon’s “Hostile” in 1994. It really was a grimy, beautiful poem. Murray’s extraterrestrial flow, relaxed cadence and weed-scorched voice combined for one sick, Hall-of-Fame verse. The lyrics were otherworldly but rooted in the gutter. You want hot, memorable bars? Pick your poison: Read the rest of this entry »

Delightful.

When you decide to remake one of the most influential rap songs of all time, you better do it right.

So like I told TC, Def Squad came correct with their remake in ’98.

When it came time for Reggie, Erick Sermon and the ‘baby of the bunch,’ Keith Murray, to record their version of Sugarhill Gang’s archetypal “Rapper’s Delight,” they didn’t do much more than tweak the original.

Aside from it becoming the trios only real hit, it was (and is) the only reason I can spit just about every single word to the almost 7-minute song when I hear it get play at clubs with taste.

Word to my youth.

Words By TC

Sinister.

True, Def Squad did successfully make a “true old school” gem sound relevant but Pun & Joe shaaat on the original Deep Cover like their was no original. And like Pat M. said, when it gets to that “Lil’ Italy, middleman rhyme,” END game. Even Snoop was in the video showing love. I gave you fair warning Beware, Deep Cover ’98 is killin’ anything “delightful.” Grit over gloss homie.

Def Squad – Def Squad Delite

VS.

Big Pun & Fat Joe – Deep Cover ’98