Archive for August, 2008

The gold medals are packed; the athletes are home. With the 2008 Beijing Olympics over and out, Crumpet looks forward to London 2012. In the meantime, keep the Olympic spirit alive with Nike and a commemorative pair of Air Force 1s. Fashioned in metallic gold (natch), the sneaker comes adorned with a Chinese motif. As a bonus, the kicks come in some special packaging in the form of a black 08/08/08 box.

Death Row Records is on the market again after a failed attempt at purchasing Suge Knights baby. If you have a spare 24 million in coin lying around you could not only own one dope record company but own the rights to classic albums like Tupac’s All Eyez On Me, Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle. Crumpet is making an offer as you read this…

Want to see K-Swiss’ new collection of sneakers? Here’s a sneak peak at the Ariake – the world’s first shoe designed specifically for free running and Rosny – directly inspired by the iconic free running film, Jump London. Both models are sleek and stealthy and perfectly designed for the free runner in you…

First it was Nike giving Jordan it’s own line of attire and kicks, now the Jordan brand is intent on crossing into the rich skate shoe market. The results speak for themselves, the first release based on the timeless Jordan 3 is one of the best skate shoes crumpet has laid our cynical eyes on, here’s hoping those who let their tight jeans hang low feel the same.

Notorious B.I.G, The – Business Instead Of Game: Secrets From The Coffin, $14.95, Central Station
Mar 9 1997 was a poignant day on the hip hop calendar. It was the day Biggie (Christopher George Latore Wallace to his mum, B.I.G to his friends) was murdered. It still is a poignant day. Slightly touching on the continuous east versus west coast rap beef and Tupac Shakur, the DVD celebrates Biggie via an in-depth look at his rise to fame, rare footage of him on a talk show, in concert and on the street freestyling. A must-see for any Biggie fan.

Tha Alkaholiks Live From Rehab, $19.95, Shock
LA hip hop trio The Alkaholiks – fondly referred to as The Liks – are back this time in the form of a DVD. It’s been a couple of years since their intense live show at The German Club in Adelaide, so if you missed out then check them coming live from rehab. The DVD features the group on stage in LA for a reunion show, as the band broke up after Firewater. Members of the Likwit crew (King T. Xzibit, Defari and Heltah Skeltah) come to the stage where they all perform classics such as Hip Hop Drunkies, Daaamn, Party Ya Ass Off and Make Room in true Liks style – upbeat, hedonistic-themed party music with a hardcore hip hop twist. As a bonus, peep the interviews with The Liks, Bun B and Kutmasta Kurt.

You have to be pretty damn special to release a Best Of album. Suffice to say People Under The Stairs or P.U.T.S as people fondly refer to them, have earned their keep. Since 1998, the Californian duo, Thes One and Double K, have released a record every two years (with the exception of 2004) – The Next Step (1998), Question In The Form Of An Answer (2000), O.S.T. (2002), Stepfather (2006) and Fun DMC (2008). Given their popularity a decade later, Om Records have celebrated P.U.T.S by compiling a two disc retrospective of grimy breaks, rare grooves, funk flavours and rhyme classics from hip hop underground’s most favourable pair.

xpizzle’s bitch slap
 
Hip Hop I love you but step out of line and I will beat that ass.

Barbecue rappers are a uniquely Australian phenomenon and for some reason they get a free pass from most fans, time to take a stand and extinguish their lyrical ambiguity. I think we can all happily acknowledge that we have barbecues in Australia without Joe Smith the bogan rapper slamming that shit down our throat. Not only do we get that we get some fuckwit marketing genius posing the artists on the cover with a barbecue, fuck me how do they come up with it. Actually it’s not just barbeque raps it’s generic Australian stereotype ideals, news flash, we all fucking love Fridays. How can we be taken seriously on a world stage with the lyrical equivalent of Paul Hogan rocking the mic and tongs in 1982, “Chuck a shrimp on the rack, this is my lyrical attack, in OZ we like beer and that.” These acts need to go walkabout, it’s the poetic way to die before my ears rupture.
 
Barbecue rappers, you have been pimp slapped.

The new album from Adelaide’s Terra Firma is set to blow the local lads up, dare we say it, possibly to a Hoods level of recognition Australia wide. Five years on from an excellent debut you may wonder what has changed? Short answer, a shitload. This is a fantastic release which Crumpet has been lucky enough to hear, from the guest spot by Percee P, to the Certified Wise posse track, to countless banging beats courtesy of Simplex there is no reason not to own this, well if you don’t have ears you may be forgiven. This hits stores August 30, so don’t be a sleeping ass fucker and make sure you grab one for you and one for nana Beryl, because nanas love hip hop.

The biggest independent name in Australian music has got themselves a new home - Golden Era Records. Yes after months of speculation and innuendo the Hilltop Hoods have confirmed they will not be seeking a new deal with Obese and instead heading out on their own. With a number one Australian album already under their belts as well as repeated platinum sales this looms as a really exciting time in the scene.

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This mixtape has been out for a minute now, well more like 12 months, but the fact is it remains one of the best released in this country. Rinse is a beast on the microphone while Aeon, PSYKEone and 2buck supply the beats and cuts. With the boys hard at work completing their debut LP what better time than now to check this shit out.

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No it’s not this picture making us go eww, although we are a little concerned as to what the hell is going on in it, but the quotes coming from the mouth of Diddy. Yes everyones favourite pimp of hip hop, c’mon he has pimped the scene for riches better than anyone, has been talking up his stamina in the bedroom. The man who has completed the New York marathon was asked what Olympic event he would excel in and here is his response;

“Who could have sex the longest,” the entrepreneur said. “I think that’s an event I can do well in. And probably who could stay up the longest.”” he added. “Even though I am serious”

“Just so you know, that’s supposed to be funny,

The burger chain that forcasts the results of excessive consumption Fatburger looks to be the next target of everywhere man Kanye West. The chain already has its share of celebrity owners, think E-40 and Magic Johnson, and now MTV is reporting Mr West is looking to open 10 in his native Chicago region. If there is one guaranteed way to make money in the US of A it’s with junk food. Jacob better get his soon to be incarcerated ass in gear as Kanye is sure to have more jewellery pocket change in the very near future.

Get on down to Quirky World, a magical world full of cute critters and crazy creatures. The brainchild of Daniela Catalano, longtime owner of the iconic Chapel Gesture, now sets her sights on creating felt plush monster toys: Zarkey, Norbit and Troy; along with critter felt brooches and keyrings; T-shirts; greeting cards; coin purses and phone covers. All the toys, brooches, greeting cards, coin purses, and bags are handmade by Daniela and stencil guru and illustrator Joshua Smith has designed the T-shirts, greeting cards and the Quirky World site.

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Long since vanished from big screen movie relevance and in the past happy to expose her assets on screen it seems Rosie Perez is not happy with Kanye’s lyric “You got D’s motherfucker, D’s, Rosie Perez.” The one time Hollywood star had this to say;

“I’m a woman of a certain age and if you’re gonna mention me in a song, have a little respect,” Perez explained. “He mentions my breasts. When you walk down the street and you have 15-year-old boys.. and they’re like, ‘Yo, Rosie, D’s D’s, Rosie Perez,’ it’s no good.”

Crumpet isn’t sure why she’s mad, shit, the only other way she would be getting recognized worldwide these days was if she dropped a sex tape.

Jay-Z is back in the studio working on album 3, which in a radio interview he has confirmed will be called Blueprint 3. During the interview he also confirmed that he will not be working only with Timbaland, but the who’s who of the industry on any beat he is feeling. Of the Album he offered;

“I gotta make the best product,” he said regarding producers and how they feel if a song doesn’t make the album.”That doesn’t depend on anyone’s feelings. We’re in there to do a job. It’s about getting the best results; it’s not about my ego or their ego.”

The fussy nature of Jigga to create a product that lives up to both his hype and expectations should no doubt lead to countless internet albums full of the tracks that didn’t make the cut. While Crumpet thinks calling it the Blueprint 3 is risky, Blueprint a classic, Blueprint 2 largely average,  we eagerly await the finished product.