This song was my first introduction to the talents of Large Professor as a rapper, and remains a firm favourite to this day. In 2006, P-Vine records from Japan pressed-up the alternative ‘Uncut’ mix on a 12″ in Japan, providing some extra lyrics and scratching, which was good times. Then yesterday I heard a radio rip from the You Tube channel The Pause Tape King (who records everything via video on his phone instead of ripping it direct from tape), which sports a whole new loop and bassline! When I went to look for it again, I stumbled onto a third version, a remix by John Waddell which is on ..read more

Due to the massive amounts of cash I’ve spent on shipping at the post office this past month, my account has been upgraded to a new discount rate, which means I that all international shipping charges are now $5 cheaper if you order the book from the Conservative Rap Coalition shop for the next two weeks. So if you’ve been holding off, now’s the chance to save a few bucks. Shouts to everyone who attended the book launch at Wax Museum Records on Saturday, despite the local weather providing a hot, dry wind for most of the afternoon. Here’s a picture of my back, because I’m always frontin’ (wor ..read more

First we got ‘Bait’ on the first Red Alert album, and then on his next compilation he gave us an alternative version of ‘Funky’ with a new intro, different Ced verse and an extra Keith rap at the end! Was this recorded as a promo for Red a year after the 12″ mix was released, or was this just an alternative version they had laying around? Either way, it’s incredible and better than the retail mix ..read more

Don’t forget to roll through to Wax Museum Records this Saturday, 18th March to pick up a copy of the book if you haven’t already, from 2 – 6 pm. I’ll then be stumbling up the hill to play some records with CRC Chief Operations Officer Callum Vass at Caretakers’ Cottage from 6-9 pm ..read more

There’s been a lot of Melle Mel talk the past couple of days, so it seemed like a good opportunity to share some choice quotes that others have made about the legend himself – as found in the printed pages of A Decade of Unkut Interviews. Mikey D: I’d already won the belt, now they’re saying, ‘We’re gonna have a demonstration between this years champion and last years champion, Melle Mel!’ This guy turns it into a battle! He’s talking about, ‘This motherfucker, he’s from nowhere! He’s nobody! He don’t deserve this belt – these belts are mine!’ He’s bitter about his career and I’m just on the ..read more

Grab a book and a beer, in that order, down at Wax Museum Records on Saturday, the 18th March from 2-6 pm ..read more

Good news if you’re living in the UK – Rarekind Records in East Essex are now taking pre-orders for the book ..read more

Another day, another white label remix bootleg. Not that I’m complaining, I love this crap! The off-brand Marley Marl cartoon, the unfulfilled promise of future volumes that never arrived and the fact that only one of the three tracks is from the FF crew really seals the deal as well. There’s also a 50% chance that this is a J-Force beat. https://unkut.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Big-Pun-You-Aint-A-Killer-Marley-Marl-Remix.mp3 ..read more

Here I was, this whole time thinking that I needed to get this Marley Marl remix of the ode to Dapper Dan’s favourite pugilist, when the real knock-out was Teddy Riley’s dub work on the flip. Ted was in the midst of his proto-New Jack Swing era, delivering dancefloor-ready rap jams for Moe Dee, the Hevster and the Classical Two. ‘I’m All Shook Up’ helped give Spoonie a nice second wind, but even relegated to the b-side, this dub mix steps-up the stutter and rides the chunky bass chords all the way to the bank. The added horn on the hook suggests that maybe this was intended as the remix for t ..read more

If you’ve been holding off grabbing a copy of the book because of the postage cost and live in the USA, I’ve got some good news! Boston reissue label Get On Down are now taking pre-orders for domestic distribution. Hopefully I can get somewhere in the UK or Europe to do the same. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know and I’ll start hassling them ..read more