After catching this NME piece from Frank Owen’s vault (courtesy of Mask Of Norro), which featured an actual interview with the great man shortly before he was fatally shot, I thought I’d dig out the 2002 XXL Mag piece by Noah Callahan-Bever and revisit the original New York Times report. The New Musical Express piece gives a fascinating insight into Scott’s rather nihilistic world view, which explains why Criminal Minded feels so markedly different than post-La Rock BDP. KRS told The Source in 1992 that if Scott had still been involved then ‘Edutainment might never have come out. Ghetto Music woulda sounded like Criminal Minded.’
Scott La Rock: Wasted In The Zoo (NME, Frank Owen, 26 September 1987)
Violent Death Halts Rap Musician’s Rise (New York Times, Esther Iverem, 31st August 1987)
Black Clouds: The Story of Scott La Rock (XXL Mag, Noah Callahan-Bever, September 2002)
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