Topics I'm hoping will be discussed in this book about independent Rap circa 1995 to 2005: why the Operation Doomsday re-recordings of DOOM's early singles are categorically better than the original 12" versions; Z-Man being Rap's O.G Courtney killed Kurt conspiracy theorist; Camu Tao's Hold The Floor single bodying the El P and Cannibal Ox albums on Def Jux; Big Scoob's 12" singles on Fully Blown Records; Vordul getting beaten up by Will High; Immortal Technique getting beaten up by Filipino Frank; Copywrite getting beaten up by Camu Tao and Cage; why the author decided 2005 was the cut-off point when J-Zone & Celph Titled's Bo$$ Hog Barbarians album dropped in 2006.
How's about a generic list of my favourite singles of 2025 so far? Billing it as the best singles of 2025 means I can include a few hot 2024 songs which officially became singles this year.
Juvenile ft. Mannie Fresh - Party
MelloBuckzz ft. Monaleo - Move Pt 2
Kurious - 1984
OnlyHeaven - In Here
Seiji Oda ft. Iamsu - HUU!
LARussell ft. Wiz Khalifa - I Might Be
Pookie F'n Rude ft. E-40 - Da N***a (video mix)
Supahbadd - I Am
YG ft. Buddy & The Gang - 2004
Murs - Silverlake Rec League
Richie Rich - Wires And Vogues
Robb Bank$ ft. Sir Michael Rocks, Shorty K & Boldy James - Top Shottas 2k25
EBK Jaaybo - F**k Everybody (Free Maxx)
TG Kommas - Out Yo Mind
Stunnaman02 & The Yee Section - Out That Window (live)
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Guessing a significant amount of that book will be about Rawkus and Def Jux.
Full chapter on how Mr. Man stole the show on Fortified Live and how the Black Attack and Brick City Kids 12"s were better than most of the big trendy Rawkus releases.
An old post of yours about Frank's run-in with Immortal Technique was a reddit thread not too long ago. A couple of old rap message boarders in the comments.
Cheers for posting about that book, wasn't on my radar yet.
You might be the only person I know who vouches for that Boss Hogg Barbarians album. I don't think even J-Zone rated that Boss Hogg Barbarians album. Had a difficult time tracking down a (digital pirated) copy of that album and I definitely enjoyed it.
While on the topic of books and J-Zone, copped his Root For The Villain book (https://www.amazon.com/Root-Villain-Bull-Celebration-Failure/dp/0615532276) a few years ago on the strength of his blogging game but was severely disappointed to find him ranting about women as if he was trying to prove he was rap's premier incel.
I did like the imagery and psychology of him performing in Norway for crowds of 10 men strong.
Quick top 5 J-Zone (solo) songs?
That thread got me close to 7 thousand more hits on that post. 2nd most popular post in this blog's history after the Ludacris & Mac Dre post.
Yeah the non-rap chapters of that book were embarrassing.
Fave J-Zone song ever is this. I'll drop a top 5 when I'm less busy later.
Yohan, rather than me pick 5 songs, I'll say just check the Pimps Don't Pay Taxes album.
Rawkus possibly the most overrated rap label of all time?
That whole late 90s indie era gave us some good music but also a hell of a lot of landfill rap 12s.
Also gave us some of the worst peabrained Real Hip-Hop troglodytes.
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