Danny Brown broke out into my consciousness after the introduction from FWMJ’s ‘Rappers I Know’. Another Detroit hard spitter, who unlike his predecessors (excluding Eminem) has become a favorite of Pitchfork.
Danny’s an eccentric enigma who happens to also be one of the only young rappers who Sean Price fux with. Who is this dude that hardrocks and hipsters can both agree on? You make the decision for yourself.
Random AXE feat. Melanie Rutherford x Danny Brown – ‘Japhy Joe’
True story, funny story about Q-Tip…
I know him as Jonathon from the days when Queens kids would occupy the IND platform at Queens Plaza and take those subways to their respective schools. The kids that congregated on the platform went to every make and model of school there was. Jarobi went to Brooklyn Tech and Tip went to Murray Bergtraum.
All I can tell you about ATCQ back then was that they went about their business like true professionals. There was no subway rhyme cipher. Truthfully, Q-Tip was as much about broads as he must have been about his beats. I feel like we butted heads [ll] from time to time chasing chicks from Norman Thomas HS.
Several years after high school and I see that A Tribe Called Quest is killing shit with Bonita Applebum. Until I saw the music video on Ralph McDaniels show I didn’t even realize how culturally significant Jarobi and Jonathon were to become. Their style was effortless and unique. ATCQ had my full support from that point forward. Sure, the music was dope, but these were also MY dudes making good.
I run into Q-Tip several months later at Powerhouse nightclub wearing a Tribe Called Quest tee. I loved that t-shirt and one of my exes (read: jumpoffs) got me for that joint just like the first Tribe album cassette which I ended up buying three(3) times. When Jonathon saw my shirt he got all tight and said to his homey, “Look at this nigger.”
I was like, “What?”. Tip asked me, “Where did you get that shirt?” I told him that I bought it at a skateshop downtown. I bought it from my dude who used to piece me Stussy shirts and Fresh Jive caps at this shop on Varick Street. What did it matter since I was repping his band was my response. Then he told me that none of the money from that shirt I was wearing was going to support the group, that his artwork’s copyright was being used without his permission.
Q-Tip’s complaints didn’t make any sense to me at the time like they do now, but in the same instance I think he was getting a lesson in piracy and commercial art. If you don’t want someone to steal your ideas you might should prA’li just stop thinking. And if you ever have a good idea, you best be having another one.
ATCQ was a great idea and NO ONE can ever take that away from Q-Tip.
The Combat Jack Show was another classic webcast on Wednesday night. Microphone issues as usual. Uninvited guests and never a topic too taboo for the discussion. Shouts to Torae and Nitty Scott for kicking it with us for a few minutes.
Sasha Jenkins and CHINO BYI rounded out the show’s lineup. Two words… Class. Sick.
The Combat Jack Show (The Random Edition) 6-29-11 by PNCRadio
I’m getting into all kinds of mess this weekend so hold onto this excellent Combat Jack Show episode from the week prior featuring Jean Grae and SlaughterHouse (and more specifically Joell Ortiz) co-manager Mike Herard.
The Combat Jack Show 6-23-11 (Jean Grae & Mike Herard) by PNCRadio
NEWMANATI!!!
As the Internets Celebrities roll out another episode of ‘I.C. NYC’ I began to see the group reaching G.O.A.T. status. Who else brings this level of edutainment other than KRS-1. Except the Internets Celebrities do it without all the self-aggrandizement.
There have been other moments in our history when three dudes from similar yet disparate backgrounds came together to be great. Here’s a short list of some of the greatest threesomes [ll]…
No one can deny the fame or popularity of the Three Musketeers. They are hell’a ghey tho’. Let’s move along before I Tracy Morgan myself.
Was the Celtics ‘Big 3’ of Allen, Garnett and Pierce as great as Jordan, Pippen and Rodman? Of course not, but the 72-10 Bulls never had cool nickname either.
Maybe Dr.Dre. Eminem and Fifty Cent aren’t actually a threesome. They are together in this pic tho’ and that should count for something.
De La Soul is hands down my favorite threesome in rap history. Sorry ’bout that Moe Dee.
Okay, so Gary Coleman was only on Knight Rider for one episode but just think about the power that a magic negro midget, a talking car and David Hasselhoff’s pants were generating. The world still isn’t ready for that reality. R.I.P. Gary Coleman.
And without further adieu I give you Episode 3 of ‘I.C. NYC’ from the greatest threesome on the internets.
So much of music today is seen the same minute its heard. So with that in mind DuckDown gives you the visual treatment for Smif N Wessun featuring Styles P and Sean Price titled ‘That’s Hard’.
I mean, with these four(4) individuals on a track could it be anything but hardbody?
Copp this for your earholes: Smif N Wessun x Pete Rock = Monumetal
The police brought mase to the Monumental release party.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the rapper.