He's the DJ, I'm The Blogger

DJ Megadon - Do It Mega
(From Do It Mega single; 2025)


Discovered via Crimedawgbylaw's best Milwaukeee Rap songs of summer 2025 list. Rappers seldom ever make tribute songs to DJs nowadays, so DJs have to get on the mic to feel themselves in song form instead. It's REAL HIP-HOP ™ in a way that's beyond comprehension to 90s Boom-Bap plebs, and charmingly wholesome in the exact same way that Hey DJ by World's Famous Supreme Team was.

World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ
(From Hey DJ single; 1984)


Top 5 odes to their DJs by 80s Rappers IMHO:
LL Cool J - Go Cut Creator Go (1987)
Eric B. & Rakim - Eric B. Is President (1986)
Run-D.M.C - Jam-Master Jay (1984)
Marley Marl ft. MC Shan - Marley Marl Scratch (1985)
Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Jeff Waz On The Beat Box (1989)

Late pass, gas, grass and lots of cash

Big Hongry - Early One Morning
(From Early One Morning single; 2020)


5 years late on this song, but I'm down for the count like that serf Renfield. Nas was "half-man, half-amazin'", Big Hongry is half-Afroman, half Mac Dre. Early One Morning is more goofy than mainey and it's a pity Hongry didn't run with this style because it hits distinct. Hongry is an IRL sk8er boi which means he can wear a Thrasher hoody without the ghost of NyQuil haunting him to demand he names 3 Geoff Rowley clips.

Hongry hails from Richmond, California, but Early One Morning was produced by some Swiss bloke called Quest Beatz and the video was shot in Switzerland. Damn, son - they got Lil' Debbie lookalike video hoes in Switzerland!

Generic list post: September 2025

Obligatory wrap-up post of those songs I've played most during the month when I finally learned to love Rap music by white British people. Also the month when I made a list of my favourite Rap songs by the fairer sex from 2020 to 2025.

G. Dep - Reflections (1996)
Mobb Deep - Against The World (2025)
41 - Lisp (2025)
Sturdyyoungin - Respectfully (2025)
Sturdyyoungin - Bottle Wars (2025)
Duke Deuce - Run Up A Check (2025)
Duke Deuce - Brusta (2025)
LARussell & Lil' Jon - I Got Flavor (2025)
Nine & Dex - Shetland Pony (2025)
Pete & Bas - Whirlybird (2025)
Jenevieve - Head Over Heels (2025)
Real Lies - Rare Rapport (2025)

Bonus bloggin: 1nce again I'm gonna use my monthly wrap-up post to keep track of the best movies and TV shows I've been watching. * indicates rewatches dunnit.

Movies I watched and liked:
Purple Rain (1984) *
Walker (1987)
Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samourai (1999) *
Bullet Boy (2004)
Weapons (2025)

TV shows I watched and liked:
A Remarkable Place To Die (series 1) (2024)
Neighbours (new episodes) (2025)
Only Connect (new episodes) (2025)
Mastermind (new episodes) (????)
Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest (2025)
Newcastle United vs. Arsenal (2025)
Juventus vs. Inter Milan (2025)
Atletico Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano (2025)
Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid (2025)
Match Of The Day 1 and 2 (new episodes) (2025)

HBacK

Kool John & P-Lo - Mardi Gras (Go Crazy)
(From Moovie! 2 The Yeequel album; 2024)


Apparently this is quietly becoming a big song on TikTok. Here at The Martorialist we very much approve of HBK Gang songs belatedly having a moment. Tell me when to pay attention when Don't Matter goes viral.

IamSu - Don't Matter
(From Young California album; 2011)

Bitch, I let the pipe blow like Scotsmen

Nine & Dex - Shetland Pony
(From Shetland Pony single; 2025)


Sorry not sorry for posting songs by Nine & Dex and their rapping granddads Pete & Bas in the space of 4 days. Never did I expect I would unapologetically enjoy Rap music by white English blokes, but I can't get enough of both duos at the moment. I have one slight problem of Nine & Dex tho - their use of the word FEDS. Lads, you've been Yankbrained when we have enough of our own great slanguage for the police.

Generic list post: Ladies First

Call it poultry in motion or a misandry of sound, here's my favourite Rap songs by Da Ladeez from 2020 to 2025. There's a couple of guest verses and a chorus by Da Ladz, but otherwise this is pure X chromosome gas from the queens of the yakety yak yard. Fair play, the sisters have been knockin' out killer singles for the last half decade.

GetEmTree - Intro (2020)
Flo Milli - Not Friendly (2020)
CeeFineAss ft. MoneyBagg Yo - Payback 2.0 (2020)
Saweetie - Fast (Motion) (2021)
City Girls - Twerkulator (2021)
CupcaKKe - Mosh Pit (2021)
Monaleo - We Not Humping (2022)
Day Day Sustaaa - B.A.N.P (2022)
GloRilla - FNF (Let's Go) (2022)
HitKidd ft. Slimeroni, Aleza, Gloss Up & K. Carbon - Shabooya (2022)
Lebra Jolie - What Kinda (2022)
Asian Doll ft. Bandmanrill - Get Jumped (2022)
Kenzo B - Bump It (2022)
Cookiee Kawaii - Is U Mad!? (2022)
Lady Ice - Up North (2022)
Mello Buckzz - Move (2023)
Myaap - HTS (2023)
Slimeroni - Freak Like Me (2023)
Kaliii ft. DJ Smallz 732 - KToven (2023)
Sexyy Red - Get It Sexyy (2024)
Latto - Sunday Service (2024)
Pooh The WriteR - Bestie (2024)
Doechii - Nissan Altima (2024)
Supahbadd - I Am (2024)
Daya1k ft. Kiki Tha Prize - Good (2024)
UrFavGrannie - Boy Bye (2024)
Lil' M.U - Top Of Cars (2025)
OnlyHeaven - Text (2025)
BunnaB - Mad Again (2025)
504icygrl - Work (2025)

Call me Peterchu the way I poke a man

Pete & Bas - Whirlybird
(From Whirlybird single; 2025)


Can't even consider Pete & Bas a comedy act who happen to make legit jams anymore. They're now one of the best duos in U.K Rap history who have more good songs than most of yer credible faves. Deal with it ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

You're outta luck like a dead leprechaun

G. Dep - Reflections
(From unreleased; 1997/Head Over Wheels album; 2025)


This is the only song on the CD collection of G. Dep's 1990s recordings I'd never heard before. Which is a pity because "you're outta luck like a dead leprechaun" would have been part of my daily lexicon. Reflections is that good ol' late 90s wistful N.Y Rap which sounds of its time, but what a time it was. Timeless music is all fine & dandy, but songs should also sound like messages in bottles from the era they were recorded.

Another reason why the G. Dep CD is essential: it features the no-DJ version of Dollar Bill which was previously unreleased. Great to hear even tho my brain is conditioned to hear D. Dot & DJ Ashknuckles yelling over it. YEA BOI!!! THE TEAM IS CRAZY, BOI!!!