Friday 23 July 2021

The Linx Effect

Missin' Linx - M.I.A
(From M.I.A/Lock'D 12"; 1998)



Two things I never saw comin' when Missin' Linx's M.I.A was one of the hottest underground singles outta New York: that the song would have its thunder stolen by a Dr Dre comeback single, and that Missin' Linx would record a song with British producer Mark B which samples some incidental music from the Are You Being Served movie. Fair play to the late Mark B - he may have wasted a buncha nice beats on boring-arse British rappers, but Can't Be Stop is up there with M.I.A, Verbal Attack and What It Is as one of the best Missin' Linx jams.

Missin' Linx - Can't Be Stop
(From Sametime/Can't Be Stop 12"; 2000)



14 comments:

  1. Their song with Cuban Link and Juju from DJ Honda's album too

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  2. Ezale sighting https://t.co/uOmAduI1gq

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  3. Yeah I saw his Instagram post. Rapper to Cobra Kai member is helluva career pivot.

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  4. New Boldy & Alchemist https://youtu.be/GedSW8JXBAo

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  5. Who U Be on DJ Spinna's Heavy Beats EP is dope too.

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  6. There was an EP recently of Smoked out Production era Missin Linx tracks remastered.

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  7. This is interesting coincidence considering i finally checked out Al Tariq's God Connections yesterday

    I feel like his flow improved from his Beatnuts days

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  8. https://youtu.be/h1z_RWzb3U0 New Kokane

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  9. Yeah, hotbox mentioned that + the song with Cold187um in the comments of the Ballout post. I'm flabbergasted that there's a Kokane & Kool Rock Ski REAL HIP HOP song, and even more flabbergasted that Kool Rock Ski looks younger than Kokane

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  10. Sacrilege but Tariq kinda ruins early beatnuts for me w that flow, he was way better later. That style aged like milk. Stone Crazy >>>> street level

    Problemz is as gr8 a rap name as Black Attack is bad

    That later Collab album w Tariq psycho Les n problemz is good man

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  11. Black Attack is a good name IMHO. Monikers that rhyme >>>>>>>>


    Side note, Black Attack's 3rd 12" Rep Da R.I is underrated.


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