Uncle Murder is quite possibly the most unique member of this group. The Brooklyn rapper has kind of a mumbling, nasally drawl that seems more equipped for a Mannie Fresh beat. He doesn't seem to have the talent of some of the other New York prospects, but given how well the South is selling these days, maybe his out-of-town sound is the key to success.
Maino calls himself "The King of Brooklyn," but so far he hasn't been able to emerge beyond being a sidekick to Lil' Kim or even fellow rookie Papoose. If you ask me, he's pretty average and plays up his "time spent behind bars" shtick too much. That said, he's popping up on every other Funkmaster Flex track, he had that massive underground hit "Rumors," and he's signed to a big Universal deal, so we probably shouldn't count him out.
Finally, there is Mazarati Fox, who is arguably the biggest mystery on this New York list. We know he's from South Jamaica, Queens, just like 50 Cent, who supposedly signed him to G-Unit a few days ago. Known as "Million Dollar Fox," he's already got his first underground single out titled, "Pop My Heaters" which features - not surprisingly - Fifty himself and features several claims about Fox being someone worthy of fear. Considering the lukewarm reception that new G-Unit members Hot Rod and Spider Loc (more on them later in future editions of this column) are getting, maybe this guy will give Fifty and company a boost. On the other hand, considering that he sounds like a watered-down Prodigy (of Mobb Deep), I'm not holding my breath.
That's it for now. Be sure to weight in with any thoughts on the New York hip-hop scene and be on the lookout for future columns looking at the Mid-Atlantic, the South, the Midwest, and the West Coast.
Article comments
1 - Connie Phillips
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2 - me
the reccomended songs to look at are not great to be honest. I don't know too much about the others but for papoose lisen to alphabetical slaughter, what the fuck is a papoose, underground king part 1, law library (all of them), comprehend and...................the truth
3 - Johnny Ray
Definitely -- I'd say Greenie is one-- He's a white guy produced by hip-hop pioneer Krs-One--and his CD has a zillion classic artists on it who ONLY contribute to top level projects-- Sean C & LV from P. Diddy's Hitmen are doing some of his tracks--so is Jesse West (3rd Eye), Kenny Parker--and others-- he raps WITH Krs, Busy Bee--he kind of sounds like Fresh Prince mixed with a bit of Eminem and Cool J---but his lyrics are EXCELLENT, unique--and VERY conscious
he's at krsonealbum.com