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It's a new year and, after 6 months away, R.A.W Media is back on Blogger!!! We've switched our format (focusing more on classic Rap/Hip-Hop and Pro Wrestling, profiles and interviews) and what a better way to kick things off than with a special edition of 'The R.A.W Report' taking it back to the year 1994!!! A year that saw New York regain its prominence within the Rap/Hip-Hop landscape and the Pro Wrestling industry being shaken up by Ted Turner's WCW and a little group from Philadelphia called ECW!!! So ladies and gentlemen let's look at some of the releases, and events, that made 1994 such a great year in the worlds of Rap and Wrestling - RAP •  Nas - Illmatic •  The Notorious B.I.G - Ready To Die •  Craig Mack - Project: Funk Da World •  Common - Resurrection •  Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik WRESTLING •  WWF 'Royal Rumble' (Full Match) •  ECW '1994' (Playlist) •  WCW 'Bash At The Beach...

Dirty Needlz strikes again this time bringing, English Electronic group, The Dub Pistols and, Hip-Hop legend, Craig Mack together for a reworking of Mack's, 1994 classic, 'Project: Funk Da World'!!!  Another superb offering from Dirty Needlz that again prove that musical mash-up's have no limits!!!  Oh and LONG LIVE CRAIG MACK!!! Stream + Download the project here -  Dirty Needlz Presents The Dub Pistols vs. Craig Mack 'Project: Funk Da World Globally'

Craig Mack and Bad Boy Records have a pretty interesting history together.  As much as talking about Sean 'P. Diddy/Puff Daddy' Combs is understandably a negative subject nowadays it's extremely difficult to discuss Craig's career without mentioning Combs or his Bad Boy label.  Craig saw huge success, in 1994, with the release of the classic hit 'Flava In Ya Ear', taken from his debut album 'Project: Funk Da World', which helped put Bad Boy on the map however with the rise of The Notorious B.I.G, and other acts on the label, Craig found himself lost in the shuffle and pushed aside despite being the one who struck gold for them.  Craig eventually left the label and went on to release his second album 'Operation: Get Down', in 1997, to poor reviews and sales which saw him eventually disappear from the mainstream spotlight shortly after.  Though Craig failed to capture the magic of his Bad Boy debut he continued on the Underground Hip-Ho...

Originally published, May 18th 2020, on Bout Dat Online. R.A.W Media's Bean Lebouc (a.k.a G.M B-Eazy) recently caught up with Amanda Mack, the daughter of the late Craig Mack, to discuss what he was like away from the studio, her brother, Asah Mack, and the legacy of her father’s music!!! She also kindly provided us with never before seen photos, of Craig, from her personal collection!!! Bean  – Firstly I want to say that I’m a massive fan of your father’s music and think he is a true Hip-Hop legend. Away from the recording studio though what was Craig Mack like as a father and a family man? Amanda  – My dad was a very eccentric man. He was really like any other dad. I will always admire the way he was able to make me, and my brother, laugh and I also enjoyed his vivid ability to tell a story. His intelligence inspired me to want to learn all about the world around me. When we did get to be more involved with the Overcomer Ministry I did notice quite a more aggre...

Dope throwback to some late 90's, early 00's, Hip-Hop and R&B courtesy of Craig Mack's, criminally overlooked, 'MackWorld' record label. Gentlemen Thug, Starkim Allah and Craig team up for the classic 'So Fine'!!! Check it out here -  MackWorld - So Fine (Stream + Download)

DJ/Producer Dirty Needlz blesses us with remixes of two classic 'Mack World' era Craig Mack tracks 'On The Run' and 'Excuse Me', via the United Elementz Bandcamp, for absolutely free!!! Check them out here -  Craig Mack - On The Run + Excuse Me (Dirty Needlz Remix)