Instead of giving credence to the misfired album launches, failed rap careers and a string of uninspiring albums from 2007 we’ve decided to list our New Year resolutions for the two thousand and hate. Call it our pledge if you will.
Papoose & Saigon: We shall not give column inches to these two rappers until they [...]

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Now, this we like. Five new official Weezy tracks forming the most concise commercial release since the the days of the ‘All Souled Out’ EP (and that one by The Jaz that no-one gave a fuck about, but had those crazy nice Prince Paul and Large Pro beats – shit wasn’t there [...]

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On a recent trip to New York, Fat Lace decided to find the original spot where the legendary Music Factory record store was located, purely for nostalgic reasons might we add. It had been over fifteen years since your editors Dan Large and Drew Huge had last visited the spot before it closed down in [...]

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In Skillz’ immutable style , here’s the ‘07 Wrap Up and as usual his witty observations of the past year’s highlights are faultless. Oh well, there goes another year.
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Skillz 07 Wrap Up
Rose Mix
Skillz 07 Rap Up Rose Mix

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A festive 1982 winter warmer from The Cold Crew who, cynically, back this joint with ‘Rappin’ New Year’ which is, literally, the same track with no lyrics apart from someone saying something about the New Year right at the start. What a gip. Merry Christmas

The Cold Crew – Rappin’ Christmas
rappin’ xmas

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It seems that Cutmaster DC couldn’t get enough of two things: Banging on about Brooklyn or banging on about Christmas. He should have been called Christmasmaster BK, but that would have been too simple, wouldn’t it?

Cutmaster DC – The Night Before Christmas
night before xmas

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Whilst we’re all aware that Santa delivers the presents while Mrs Santa runs the elf sweatshop, who provides the beats? Why, none other than Cutmaster DC and ‘Santa’s Beat Box’. That’s one of the most abiding xmas mysteries solved, then…

Cutmaster DC – Santa’s Beat Box
santa’s beat box

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While we love all the Tuff City artists, neither Lakim Shabazz or Funkmaster Wizard Wiz ever got round to recording a Xmas classic (unless you count Wiz’s ‘Cracker it Up’). Anttex, no Scrooge when it comes to Yuletide rhyming, hits us with this…

Anttex and the Clik – Yea I Know Santa He’s My Man
Santa He’s [...]

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Michelle Thorne the Fat Lace freaky fave is back once again. This could be the last Freaky Friday of the year so we thought we’d give you a double dose. Here we find the lovely Michelle rocking a J5 promo jump-off. It’s gotta be ten years old, that’s vintage right? Enjoy and be kind with [...]

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Ooh Ghost, that’s a bit cheeky. Ever since he was spotted in a Thai titty bar a few months back we’ve been reporting the exploits of the Ghostface doll. If you’re new to the game, peep them all here. This time we find him in another compromising situation. Merry XXXmas Ghost from the Fat [...]

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