GANGSTER RAP-HEGEMONY CIRCA 1980 PART 3

GANGSTER RAP-HEGEMONY CIRCA 1980 PART 3

by | Jan 17, 2018 | MUSIC

In the last of his three part exploration of gangster rap, #itchysilk writer Malik Crumpler delves further into the wormhole that is gangsta rap and brings us up to the times with names like, Cardi B. Indeed as she rises through the ranks to rap royalty we have to ask...
GANGSTER RAP-HEGEMONY CIRCA 1980

GANGSTER RAP-HEGEMONY CIRCA 1980

by | Jan 3, 2018 | MUSIC

In the first of a three-part feature, #itchysilk writer Malik Crumpler discusses gangster rap hegemony. In many respects as a genre it should be vilified. After all, it glorifies violence, degrades women and revels in the taking and selling of drugs. Contrary to logic...
COLD CUT-KEEPING IT RELEVANT FOR OVER TWO DECADES

COLD CUT-KEEPING IT RELEVANT FOR OVER TWO DECADES

by | Nov 12, 2016 | MUSIC

Jon More and Matt Black are the duo better known as Coldcut returning in aural glory with their ep Only Heaven Knows due for release on the 25 11 16. It seems almost strange to think that the duo has been pushing their sound since the 80’s when they trod with...