Second Edition--Vin Diesel vs. Arthur Russell by gary@garylucas.com published on 2011-05-02T16:25:57Z Fragments of an aborted recording session at Battery Sound NYC in 1986 which brought together fledgling rapper Mark Sinclair--today better known as the actor Vin Diesel--and avant composer/dance music maven Arthur Russell in a project midwifed by Gary Lucas, who discovered Mark Sinclair rapping and break-dancing on the streets of the West Village, and greenlighted by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Barry Feldman of Upside/Logarhythm records. "I'm the Man of Steel" the teenage Sinclair asserts, foreshadowing his stellar ascent as a worldwide action movie hero ("Triple XXX", "Pitch Black", and most recently the #1 box office hit "Fast Five")-- but even Diesel is no match for Arthur's crafty diabolical beats, which keep dropping "the one" out from under him, breaking up Sinclair's delivery and eventually rendering the session useless. "It's the white part of me fucking it up!" --Mark Sinclair at the recording session archival tape courtesy of Gary Lucas http://garylucas.com/www/bio http://www.lasercave.biz/2010/01/arthur-russell-hip-hop-producer/ Genre Other Comment by ( ⁀ ‿ ⁀ ) Crazy 2020-08-02T14:45:33Z Comment by iago fernandes ok replica dos artistas 2016-11-11T20:19:28Z Comment by NICK NORO he is to music what howard hughes is to rationale 2015-03-27T00:36:41Z Comment by Devin KKenny ohhh party people... 2013-06-05T15:20:31Z Comment by Eric Liljestrand This drove me over the edge and I quit Battery Sound in this session! A rapper without rhythm...who knew it would become the style years later! 2013-03-19T22:14:02Z Comment by Justinmarshall812 good 2013-03-14T06:07:57Z Comment by SEAYOU i love vin diesel AND arthur russel. this is great :D 2013-01-04T20:13:42Z Comment by B O Y C O M Is there ANYYYY way in hell I can get an accapella for this please? I would love to do a remix :D 2012-10-10T14:33:07Z Comment by juniper-chew Argh - thank goodness he became an actor instead. I am not listening to the rest of this. 2012-07-23T09:50:04Z Comment by Dreams West AUCKLAND WHATS UP 2012-02-19T07:33:11Z Comment by AlexNickell I'm the man of steel! 2012-01-14T05:51:49Z Comment by SD/DC Hungry Rap.! Too much food and only one Mouth! 2011-05-14T16:30:38Z Comment by SD/DC Who´s your Daddy!? 2011-05-14T16:29:51Z Comment by emeje wilde It's really a shame such a genius like Arthur wasted his time with Mark Sinclair. 2011-05-10T06:19:58Z Comment by emeje wilde I don't know what's worse, Vin's acting or his rapping. 2011-05-10T06:19:15Z Comment by seno PUMP UP THAT BASS PUMP UP THAT BASS PUMP IT UP, wait, what happened 2011-05-06T21:12:33Z Comment by seno Turn my headphones up and let that beat ride! 2011-05-06T21:10:59Z Comment by Scot Lush 'OH NO' is right! 2011-05-06T15:53:08Z Comment by CJEggett Possibly the greatest moments in music? http://counterfeitculture.co.uk 2011-05-06T12:18:24Z Comment by Natalie YA 2011-05-06T11:14:22Z Comment by user5530350 He hit the NOS way too early 2011-05-05T20:08:50Z Comment by Niklahs it's not 80's rap without that clap sample! 2011-05-05T10:00:21Z Comment by Chors Blor here is where it gets really real 2011-05-05T04:14:41Z Comment by m0unds mark sinclair has succeeded at getting stupid. 2011-05-05T02:02:13Z Comment by Punani_SS Ha ha, Vin Diesel emulating Rammelzee (R.I.P.!) to his best ability ... Have to say it´s sort of a brave attempt. especially with russell switching up the beat like that constantly. Poor kid! 2011-05-04T12:16:17Z Comment by David G. Balasch WTF? 2011-05-04T11:09:59Z Comment by Plaster Cast You gotta start somewhere, too bad he never progressed from there 2011-05-04T09:00:35Z
