The latest episode of The Combat Jack Show features an extensive interview with Rapper Big Pooh, breaking down tracks from his incredible Words Paint Pictures EP with Apollo Brown. He also drops knowledge on a range of other subjects, and you can listen to the whole thing below. Props to Combat for not asking the obvious Little Brother reunion questions. As painful as it is to accept, its not going to happen.
Category: Documentary
Watch Ad-Rock Give Love Advice to the Kids
Beastie Boy Ad-Rock is the latest rapper to be asked to drop relationship science for the Ask a Grown Man series. Watch the hilarity below. Its for the kids, yo.
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Bars in the Booth with Ras Kass
The latest episode of the DJ Premier series Bars in the Booth features Ras Kass, and the Cali vet is on absolute fire. Watch the drama below, and go get that Ras Kass/Apollo Brown album out now.
Dr Dre Interview with Big Boy
Dr Dre interviews are rare as fuck, so this recent appearance on Big Boy’s radio show is worth a listen. Dre breaks down how Nuthin’ But A G Thang came about, how NWA was formed, and how he managed to make peace with Eazy-E just before he died. Watch the master in session below.
Your Old Droog – ‘Mule Juice’
Your Old Droog has graced us with a short video of him performing Mule Juice, from he recent Kinison EP. It was recorded on the road while Droog is on tour with PRhyme, and you can watch the drama unfold below.
J-Zone – ‘Learn from Legends’ video
J-Zone is one of our most favorite people in hip-hop, and he appears in the latest edition of the Learn from Legends series, breaking down his career and production style, in his usual humble and comical way.
Action Bronson – ‘Mr Wonderful’ documentary
The long-time-coming Mr Wonderful album from Action Bronson is almost finally here, and the team behind it have dropped one last video to tease us that little bit more. The hilarious mini-mockdocumentary shows just how much Bronsolino means to his fans, and you can watch the comedy unfold below.
Adrian Younge documentary
As egotistic and pretentious as he may come across at times, its hard to deny that Adrian Younge is something of a musical genius. This new short film breaks down his process, with DJ Premier, RZA and more sharing their experiences of working with the man himself, and how they dig his strictly analogue approach to making music. Definitely worth a watch.
Beatminerz Interview
Evil D and Mr Walt are two of the most gifted hip-hop producers of all time, crafting a whole stack of classic music in the boom bap era and beyond as the Beatminerz. In this interview they break down the story behind some of their best tracks, and about what is was like to work with a then unknown blonde kid from Detroit named Eminem.
Termanology Shut Up and Rap documentary
Ah, Termanology. Truly one of the hardest working artists on the independent hip-hop scene, but one of those rappers sadly destined to never quite make it. We like him though, and he recently released this short documentary about the making of his latest album Shut Up and Rap. Watch below, and then go support that album.