Here's some interesting stuff the internet has thrown up over the last few weeks:
Boombox History
In this era, where virtually everything from the early days of hip hop has become either a collectable, iconic, valuable, or captured in some kind of documentary, it never occurred to me that nobody has every really given any shine to the good old boombox. You know, before the man bag, the record bag or the back pack, the must have accessory was a boom box (or 'ghetto blaster' in some local dialects). So it's great to see that Egotripland picked up this article which looks back at the power sucking radios that so many of us first heard the latest Electro album on way back in the 80's.
Chief Rocker History
The original soloist on the mic breaks down a little history in this short biopic. There's some nice old school footage to accompany the Chief Rocker's narrative of his early years, and he touches on his clashes with Kool Moe Dee and Lovebug Starski.
R U Gonna Eat That?
I'm really feeling this Dopplegangaz joint of the recently released Marco Polo LP - PA2: The Director's Cut, and now it's got a video! Marco's smooth thumping beat really fits the Dopplegangaz flow and makes the perfect recipe. Yep, you should certainly digest this.
Madiba
Whenever I see something new by Rakim I approach with extreme caution, as so often I'm left feeling underwhelmed. I still burn a torch for him in the hope that one day he returns with the right producer and blows me away again. Unfortunately, this track wasn't the one, but it's a timely tribute to Nelson Mandela and for that reason alone it should get some shine.
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