Bitch Betta Have My Money : Cold Cris of Mad Flava

My favorite section of Ego Trip, even if it only appeared inthe last few issues (this one is from the summer 1997 issue). Cold Cris The Soulman from Mad Flava breaks down industry rule #4080.

Mad Flava : I Like 2 Smoke Weed & Listen 2 Hip-Hop

Sure Shot : UGK’s Front, Back & Side to Side single

Source’s review of UGK’s classic single Front, Back & Side to Side, recently covered by TI.

UGK : Front, Back & Side to Side

Classic Review : Enter The Wu-Tang in The Source

This is the 4.5 mics review of Wu-Tang’s album inThe Source written by Ghetto Communicator in february 1994.

Wu-Tang Clan : Enter The Wu-Tang (demo)

sure shot single : Ten Thieves in The Source

A Review of Ten Thieves’s single It Don’t Matter from the april 1995 issue of The Source.

Ten Thieves : It Don’t Matter

Skits-o-phrenic : Prince Paul interview in Ego Trip

Chairman Mao met Prince Paul for this interview published in Ego Trip in november 1995. The column with the black background in the second page has also been used in Ego Trip’s Book Of Rap Lists, but unfortunately not the rest of the interview.

Gravediggaz : Constant Elevation (first version)

Classic Review : Illmatic in The Source and Nas’ biog

Yeah another post about Nas, I know… It’s not even the last one.
Here is the famous 5 mics review from The Source by Shortie, and a bonus biog sheet sent with the album. And another track from the Illmatic demo.

Nas : Represent demo

Bombin Bedrock : Artifacts interview in The Source

Tame One and El The Sensei answer to Bönz Malone’s questions in The Source, august 1994.

Artifacts & Busta Rhymes : C’mon Wit The Get Down

Dead President That Represent Nas : interview in Ego Trip

Cover story for the release of Illmatic by Sacha Jenkins, from the premiere issue of Ego Trip, in the summer of 1994.

Nas & AZ : Life’s A Bitch demo

Street’s Disciple : Nas cover story in RapPages

Long interview of Nas by Bobbito, from RapPages, in may 1994. So you know the audio had to come from 89tec9. Review by Elliott Wilson.

Nas : Freestyle on The Stretch Armstrong Show Hosted By Bobbito

Psychosonic Comics : KRS One & Kyle Baker’s comic in The Source

Short article about Break The Chain, the Marvel comics that was sold with a KRS One tape full of exclusive tracks.

Big Joe Krash : Break The Chain