We’re not being late on this, we were just waiting for our boy Andrew Emery to write this entry for The Guardian. Needless to say it’s a terrible loss. We’re sure most people who read Fat Lace, especially those from the U.K. will appreciate Derek B played a significant part in our mid-eighties hop-hop education.
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Check this all star line up who came together to remember Sir Juice. The audio says it all. R.I.P.

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Not many DJ’s can claim to have been name checked by Biggie and Nas on record and with that said it was incredibly sad to hear the legendary radio personality Mr. Magic aka Sir Juice passed on October 2nd 2009. As active fans of hip-hop since the early 80’s, here at Fat Lace we can [...]

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Some of the biggest names in hip-hop gathered in Las Vegas to pay tribute to DJ AM last week… (more after the jump)

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Sorry if we’re a little late in relaying our condolences to DJ AM’s friends and family but we were waiting for a more personal photo rather than googling some library shot. Fat Lace homie stromie DJ Mighty Mi of The High & Mighty just sent us this. AM’s contribution to Hip-Hop culture and the art [...]

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We just heard legendary producer Anthony Depula aka Tony D died in a tragic car accident. The full news report can be found HERE. More information and a full obituary coming shortly. Read our recent and last ever interview with the legendary hip-hop figure HERE.
A heartfelt R.I.P. to a man that help shaped the direction [...]

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Our second BIG post today is dedicated to the Devil’s Son. He was sadly killed ten years ago and if The Guardian thinks Biggie was bad, they’d have a field day with L Corleone’s lyrics. Rather than a load of posthumous musings we’d like to give you a treat, L’s first 12″ in all it’s [...]

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Our first BIG post today is dedicated to the Notorious one. We’ve not seen the film, nor do we particularly want to see it. Really, what’s the point? Maybe we’ve grown up and have zero interest in a modern portrayal of BIG, we felt his records in ‘94, by ‘96 we were done. He was [...]

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Another tragic loss for Hip-Hop, this time Party Arty of The Ghetto Dwellers and D.I.T.C. fame passed away yesterday. Check him out spitting on the video above and pour out a little liquor.
Two Party Arty classic appearances:
Big L – Da Graveyard

Show & A.G. – Neighbahood Sickness

MESSAGE FROM DJ PREMIER:
I WANT TO SEND OUT MY CONDOLENCES [...]

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MHz – Magnetics

Another talented rapper and producer sadly passed this weekend. Tero ‘Camu Tao’ Smith unfortunately died of lung cancer. Camu was part of The Weathermen and SA Smash (Def Jux), MhZ (Fondle ‘Em) and Nighthawks alongside Cage on Eastern Conference Records.
Finally, a few words from DJ Mighty Mi:
“As most of the hip hop world [...]

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