ARTICLES BY DEVIN HORWITZ
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 SEARCHING FOR MARLEY MARL
The Impossible Rap InterviewI've heard legends about producer/dj Marley Marl for about as long as I can remember. People say he was the first person to ever sample a record, and credit him with being the first in hip hop to ever do a posse cut. He gave rap music a stable home in the 80s and is responsible for The Juice Crew, Biz Markie, Kool G Rap, and Big Daddy Kane. But like most legends, Marley Marl is virtually impossible to track down....
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  MASTA ACE IS NOT DOWN
What Happens to an MC After Losing a Battle?I didn't believe it when I heard legendary Brownsville MC, Masta Ace, was served by Boogieman at a Lyricist Lounge event last month. I know Ace is the music man and was born to roll, but I saw the tape and in the third round he definitely fell. Still, something didn't seem right. So I had to find Ace, even just as a fan, to get some explanation of what could have possibly happened to one of my favorite MCs....
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 DEEZ NUTS
Go On When I Close My Eyes"Every second of the night I live another life/
Deez Nuts that sleep when it's cold outside/
Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away."
-Heart
From their 1985 hit "Deez Nuts"
With a catalog six albums deep and tours around the globe, most hip hop fans would expect the...
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 DEEP THROAT PUKING
Making a Porn Video With the Smut PeddlersEver since Tommy Boy act Pimpadelic came out with the upsettingly distasteful video for "Caught It From Me," hip hop porn fans from Watts to Bed-Stuy have been wanting to see something really obscene. Now that snorting coke off strippers' asses and then throwing baloney at them has been done, heads ...
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