Also not recommended: Biggie – “Juicy”, Jeru – “Come Clean”, Royce – “Boom”, Dre – “Xxplosive”, OutKast – “Bombs Over Baghdad”, etc.[…]
Buy British – American hip hop “losing its lustre”. Big and Pac still dead. Hip hop to be toned down by someone (remember “The Message”? “Stop The Violence”?). Blade still quite good. Roots Manuva still write[…]
Charlotte Raven today: “[The British are] committed to making stuff happen in the short time they’ve got. We’ve got a genius for compression. That’s why we’re so good at pop songs.” Hmmm.[…]
The Thirteen Year Itch – until I get my 29-year theory sorted out, Tony Wilson’s theory (Beatles in ’63, punk in ’76, acid in ’89) is the best bet because it gives you a little bit of breathing space for Something to Hap[…]
For one week only (and to avoid it being put up on the day the new chart is released), Pop Eye returns to NYLPM. Firstly, apologies. Pop Eye is a bit late this week, mainly because Tom and I have been busy being angry at Charlotte Raven for misunders[…]
Jamie Oliver lookalike? And isn’t that Lee doing a solo bit?[…]
“Proper Christmas single” my arse. Tagging the words “…at Christmas” onto the end of a line and introducing sleigh bells after the third chorus doesn’t count. However, if they’re wearing white fur coats in th[…]
1. Lyric: Eric B & Rakim – “Paid In Full” To beat the lyrics to “Bring The Noise” to the top spot would surely take something a bit special? Yes, and so it’s obviously got to be something obscure so that I can[…]
2. Lyric: Public Enemy – “Bring The Noise” Is “Bring The Noise” one of Public Enemy’s best tracks? Yes. Is it one of Chuck D’s best raps? Oh yes. Every time I rediscover “It Takes A Nation Of Millions T[…]
3. Album: Snoop Dogg – “Tha Last Meal” The most talked-about unreleased album in hip hop is set to be released next week. Too late for the Christmas market, too late for the end-of-year polls, too early for the post-Christmas lull, […]