T La Rock, Kariya, Cash Money & MC Marvelous, Todd Terry: The City Never Sleeps
Damon Wise, Sounds, 14 January 1989
Rap is being squeezed out of the clubs, but in New York the scene is still vibrant and growing. At its forefront is the hugely successful but resolutely independent Sleeping Bag label. Damon Wise hip hops in and out of their Manhattan HQ to talk to some of their diverse acts — T La Rock, Kariya, Cash Money & MC Marvelous and reticent genius producer Todd Terry.
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