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Four Murder Dog Facts (from Vol. 15, #1)
This is a new semi regular feature where I highlight interesting facts and anecdotes from Murder Dog Magazine, which I recently subscribed to. (It is the only rap magazine I subscribe to, in case you were wondering). Though MD is certainly not without it’s faults, I think the underground nature occasionally encourages artists to open up in ways they rarely do and the format allows a lot of minutiae that would be left on the cutting room floor at other publications to stay in the book. So here are a few highlights:
1. Grand Hustle second stringer Alfafamega served time alongside Mac Dre in Lompoc. “He was the first dude to ever tell me I was gonna get a record deal when I got out. He was like ‘If you don’t get a deal the game is rigged.’”
2. Lord Infamous: “Me and [DJ] Paul grew up together and one of the first places we ever did a song was in church.. I was only ten years old. We was nervous as hell. We did ‘Amazing Grace’. Paul was on the keyboard and I sung.”
3. Poisonous Mentality is Rick Ross’ favorite Poison Clan album.
4. Pimp C was not a fan of Slum Village. Bun B: “Every now and then I would get in his car and put in Slum Village and he would say ‘Get that shit out of my damn car!’”
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King of North Fulton AKA mc shit
It always surprises me when a (relatively) newer Southern rapper namechecks some shit like Poison Clan without being prodded into doing it. Three 6 Mafia is embarrassed by real hip hop and they are the only ones who confront this fear in public.. If you watched Hollyhood you might know what I’m talking about.
Apr 13th, 2008
King of North Fulton AKA mc shit
And that Lord interview was eye opening.
Apr 13th, 2008
noz
Well the interviewer did ask about Poison Clan specifically (another reason to read Murder Dog!). Plus Ross has to be like 45 years old.
Apr 13th, 2008
ANU
nice feature, i see pimp had better tastes than bun
Apr 13th, 2008
bding7
wayne on Carter III:
I have a song with Busta Rhymes that was the best. I respect Busta because he is a real veteran, all the way back to Leaders Of the New School.
ain’t that some shit?
Apr 14th, 2008
Tray
Wayne respects Busta because a new-age Busta is all he’ll ever be.
Apr 14th, 2008
The Publics
I like Poison Clan because they put Canadian money in their videos, and this was waaaay before the loonie blew the fuck up.
Apr 14th, 2008
rob pursey
Murder Dog is by far the best mag out there. The interviews are generally about music, rather than all the paparazzi shit that surrounds rap. The year end issue for 2005 – The Hyphy Special – was one of the best mags ever. Not to mention the brilliant Rap-A-Lot roster interviews, crazy detailed DJ Quik pieces and the like. I’ve even grown to love the ridiculously hard to follow Q and A layout – which is basically none existent save for those random blue and red boxes.
Apr 14th, 2008
jump
mrdr dog interview archives should be required reading…
http://www.murderdog.com/archives/sammysam/SammySam3.html
Apr 14th, 2008
TSF
Rick Ross and Pimp C have/had good taste.
Apr 14th, 2008
Willy Biggz
They allways give love to the underground cats, my homeboy L.O.C. out of Souf Cack got a great review in the new issue.
Apr 14th, 2008
bsidewinzagain
why don’t they sell murder dog anywhere anymore? i haven’t seen it in ages. i thought it went under.
Apr 14th, 2008
The Publics
“Wayne respects Busta because a new-age Busta is all he’ll ever be.”
……..you’ve been drinking too much mountain dew.
Apr 14th, 2008
Keenon!
Murder Dog’s formatting is what makes it hard as fuck for me to follow. Even if they just included line breaks or some initials like
MD: So you like Southern rap?
40: Nahmeen fa sho.
I would be able to keep up with the interviews. When that’s all the magazine is, it’s annoying.
Apr 14th, 2008
Tray
I hate Mountain Dew. Busta is washed up now, but look at his first couple albums, all the classic guest appearances (Scenario, Flava In Your Ear, etc.), his freestyles on old Doo Wop tapes… he was every bit as good as Wayne was last year.
Apr 14th, 2008
bding7
“he was every bit as good as Wayne was last year.”
which was over a 5-6 year period. hmm…
Apr 14th, 2008
m-greezy
juicy j should be every little kids idol
Apr 14th, 2008
Slizzard
they’re only putting out about 4 a year now. I think the no distinction between interviewer and ee is a plus, though they still cut some deep shit out. In that Infamous review he went on to talk about a period of being suicidal
Apr 15th, 2008
Slizzard
also, re:murderdog – wassup with the clowns??
Apr 15th, 2008
ANU
killer mike : “You see how we get written out of history? Think about it. If it wasn’t for Murder Dog, Spice 1, UGK, 8Ball & MJG, Mac Mall, E-40, all these people could be written out of history. Seriously. If it wasn’t for a publication like Murder Dog.”
Apr 15th, 2008
Tray
A 5-6 year period? Wayne wasn’t even a good rapper until 2004. He became a really good one somewhere in between Carters 1 and 2. Currently he’s starting to suck again.
Apr 15th, 2008
bding7
i was talking about busta’s period of dope music.
Apr 16th, 2008
Supreme Neck Protector
“Busta is washed up now.”
Quite so, except his new record is insanity.
Apr 16th, 2008
Supreme Neck Protector
As is the NEW STATE PROPERTY SONG.
Apr 16th, 2008
Rattus P
I’m suprised, I can’t say I can understand why people are arguing over when Lil’ Wayne was ever any good…. I think he’s been on some h-to the omo shit for a while.
Apr 16th, 2008
AD
I wonder what specific Slum Village songs C disliked. It’s rare that anyone who makes beats hates on Dilla
Apr 16th, 2008
DocZeusX
“I wonder what specific Slum Village songs C disliked. It’s rare that anyone who makes beats hates on Dilla”
The guy made a song called “Pregnant Pussy.” I’d imagine that Dilla made music that was the exact opposite of everything he stood for.
Apr 17th, 2008
noz
“The guy made a song called “Pregnant Pussy.” I’d imagine that Dilla made music that was the exact opposite of everything he stood for.”
Actually I think their subject matter was a lot more similar than fans of either would probably like to admit.
Apr 17th, 2008
padraig
^for real, with Slum Village especially. one of the most interesting things about the posthumous mythologizing of Dilla is the way a lot people seem to mentally lump him in with conscious, backpacker stuff. not that he wasn’t that too but aside from “Fuck the Police” he was always way more on some party, weed & girls shit than anything else.
Apr 17th, 2008
Re-yo
Dilla > The entire South
Apr 18th, 2008
bding7
“I’d imagine that Dilla made music that was the exact opposite of everything he stood for.”
fellatio… interference…
Apr 18th, 2008
Scott B
I started writing for MD back in ‘98 and I originally found it buying a 40. I was impressed because I was big into alot of the artists they were featuring like JD Walker, Al Kapone, and shit like that. I will say though it has gone in a new direction but my favorite MD era was from 1999-2004
Dec 24th, 2009
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