Archive for July, 2008
Be like ‘Ye
Jul 25th
For the men of Crumpet we’ve often thought about rockin up to a spot and rollin in like a super duper star, choose any girl in the joint and partyin like we just don’t care, but like all tales fairy Absolut shows us in this modern day Cinderella tale that these days we don’t wanna be like Mike we all wanna be like ‘Ye. Even dudes with mullets or elvis look-a-likes.
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m.e.t.h.o.d “comic” man
Jul 18th
You heard right kids, Mr Meth, Johnny Blaze, the most charismatic member of the WU has got himself a comic. Now while you may be chortling to yourself this is a desperate attempt to remain relevant as his albums waver between dope and why did you make that you dope and his TV show is axed, fact is Meth, like Snoop is a hip hop icon on name alone. Grab a copy of this hotly illustrated mag any chance you get.
souljah boy is the devil, crumpet has proof
Jul 18th
Crumpet doesn’t know why Souljah Boy is famous, or worse still, why people made his first single a hit, but it appears the talentless one is here to stay. In news to make people cringe from here to west bubblefuck Souljah is teaming with radio personality Greg Street for a remake on Street’s new album. Poppin On Myspace is a remake of the Sir Mix-A-Lot track Posse On Broadway, a title like that hasn’t made us cringe since a movie trailer read “starring Britney Spears”. It seems the apocalypse is upon us, buy up your tinned Asparagus and head for the basement, shit’s about to get ugly, Roseanne Barr naked ugly.
timbaland to produce new jigga record
Jul 18th
It seems the retired Jay-Z is still making albums, becoming the hip hop equivalent of a Florida pensioner still working at the local diner. Although with his last album American Gangster being his strongest in years it’s easy to see the logic and hard to complain. When you add Timbaland, the somewhat oily it appears mastermind behind a massive array of pop, R & B & hip hop hits to the mix talk of another album becomes all the more intriguing. Of the album Timbaland states;
“He wants me to do the whole thing this time around,” Timbaland told MTV. “I’mma make it a classic too. You better believe it. It’ll be a monster! I always say this: You get a first single from me, I’mma get you up to gold. And it’s hard to get you up to gold in this day [and age].”
The duo previously worked on the smash Big Pimpin together so the chemistry and track record is there. If it happens look for mid 90s sales figures on a chart near you.
G is for Gangsta
Jul 17th
With all the talk about Feist’s recent performance on Sesame Street, everyone missed Bert & Ernie kickin’ it gangsta-style.
melbourne graffiti
Jul 16th
Unlike the residents dressed head to toe in black indulging in lattes or the shitty weather that you will encounter 300+ days per year, Melbourne’s Graffiti scene is amazing. So amazing in fact that it has spawned an incredible site full of pictures, interviews, competitions and a whole bunch more, from Melbourne and also showcasing stuff from Sydney and around the globe. Would we lie to you like you are Crumpets parents catching us sneaking through the window at 4am? Well maybe but check the link for proof
nas and alife connect
Jul 16th
Dropping his controversial yet much awaited album Untitled this week has seen Nas thrust back to the front of hip hop relevance, although did he ever really leave? Teaming up with NYC clothing label Alife God’s Son has released this simple yet effective Tee, think smacking kids in the supermarket to shut them up simple but effective, and a lighter to err light things with. For those lucky enough to be at the flagship store he also kicked a performance in the courtyard. Check video of the performance below and remember if a kid is yelling in a supermarket it don’t be afraid to hit it, team Crumpet implores you.
game to join westside connection?
Jul 16th
Don’t know who the Westside Connection are, it’s time to check yo’ self fool. When the east coast versus west coast war was popping off in the mid 90s the super group of WC, Ice Cube and Mack 10 emerged with the brilliant Bow Down. The album was the epitome of gangsta rap and tore new ones across the industry. Returning a few years on was the meek by comparison Terrorist Threats album, it had its moments but overall was flat. Rumour today has it that Mack 10 will be removed and the human controversy machine with the somewhat questionable facial tattoo the Game will take his place. Crumpet is all for this change for a couple of reasons, there is nothing like a diss song to make your afternoon fun and the Game has no shortage of people he is at war with. Throw those Ws up for the west.
there can only be one
Jul 15th
Anyone who has casually flicked through a hip hop message-board in the past ten years knows you don’t need to go far to find a who is the better artists Biggie or Tupac argument. People will argue back and forth like they were obese family members after the last french fry. Undrcrwn – fast becoming a crumpet favourite – have sought to dead the whole argument with this wicked tee. Available in black and white flips these are extremely limited so get scouring online now.
supreme catches feelings over biggie battle
Jul 15th
Long gone it seems are the days of sorting out your issues with rhyme or in that true hip hop manner in the street, as little known rapper Supreme is chasing $20 million in the courts. In footage that served as well as anything has to make Supreme famous he was shown battling Biggie in the 2007 documentary Notorious B.I.G: Bigger Than Life. Now despite getting served in the battle some 14 years previous, Supreme claims it is the use of his image that has caused him distress. Please, what ever happened to the American ego and spirit, approach MTV with a new show Supreme Gets Served and each week battle and lose to somebody with skills, that’s the real way to fatten your bank.
bone thugs reunited
Jul 15th
Hate all you want on all their releases since Art Of War but based on Creepin On Ah Come Up and E.1999 Eternal alone Crumpet has a lot of love for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. One of the first crews to take the super fast sing song harmonies to the masses these disciples of the late Eazy E blew the hell up on the back of the single Crossroads. With Flesh-N-Bone getting out of prison this week after serving a 10 year bid the group was for the first time reunited and headed back to the studio. Now if Flesh stays away from AK-47s and Bizzy keeps the hell off the crack or whatever consumable saw him booted from the crew, we might finally have some new listenable material. Failing that Crumpet will at least have stories to report on.
A-traks’s got sole
Jul 14th
We at crumpet fancy fresh kicks and fresh beats. Place these together and you get the running man…. No not that dance move yo’mama still busts out at the local RSL, more like a musical collab between Montreal DJ-Atrak and Nike. Don’t slip!
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free Del mixtape
Jul 14th
One of hip hop’s true characters is Del the Funky Homosapien. Unfortunately sometimes his persona causes too many to sleep on the skills he has brought to the table for longer than your mama has served you hot meals. To coincide with the release of his latest album the Eleventh Hour, Del himself compiled this best of mixtape that all hip hop kids need to educate themselves with. Long live characters in hip hop, without them we risk becoming stale as Idol contestants in the 4 for $10 sale bin.
got political statement?
Jul 14th
Public Enemy have been making political statements for a long time now and the impact they have had on hip hop and black culture as a whole is undeniable. The fact the Flavor Flav is crazy like the cat lady from the Simpsons while not relevant continues to amuse Crumpet. As the weather gets cold and Crumpet finds ourselves searching for something other than alcohol to keep the chill out we have stumbled across this hot collaboration between Obey clothing and PE. Grab it from your favourite Obey dealer, BYO giant clock.
we warned you about rappers rocking lil’
Jul 14th
Crumpet tried to warn you that no good can come from a rapper rocking the prefix lil’ and it seems Weezy is doing his best to prove the theory. Now when you have revived the flagging CD sales of all things hip hop with your smash third LP Crumpet isn’t sure why you would go looking for trouble, but reports out of New Orleans suggest Weezy got himself in some. Further proving the point is the fact the other person involved in the incident was apparently Lil’ Dee, the incident reportedly went down as below:
“The two exchanged words and Lil’ Wayne got out of his lounge chair and started to proceed out of VIP. The eyewitness then states that Lil’ Dee grappled Lil’ Wayne’s arm and turned him around,” the source reveals. “Lil’ Wayne’s bodyguard then attempted to stop the young man, but the eyewitness says that Lil’ Wayne just laughed and said quote unquote, ‘What you gonna do to me uhhhhh Im the fucking man of this city!’ Thats when Lil’ Wayne pushed Lil’ Dee and attempted to leave VIP again. The eyewitness then stated that Lil’ Dee grabbed Lil’ Wayne once more and without a moments hesitation punched him in the face. Lil’ Wayne was knocked down and everyone in the section went crazy”
Now none of this has been confirmed as of yet, still Crumpet sits happily on our anti-lil wagon, content that apparently we were correct.
