J Live kinda reminds me of the best of both worlds. He’s underground, yet everyone knows his name. He’s an ill mc, but he’s also just as ill […]
RELATIONSHIPS: Say Sumthin’ with Dr. Roz and Kil – Why Do We Cheat?
Please welcome to the Couch Sessions family, Dr. Roz and Kil, our relationship/marriage specialist. Weekly, they’ll be talking about the issues most folk talk about in their own […]
TOUR DATES: 15 Years of Duck Down Records
“Don’t forget the past, no more Shorty, strictly Buckshot…” – Black Moon No disrespect to Wu Tang but personally my fav click from the 90’s was the Bootcamp […]
INTERVIEW: Who Is Blitz the Ambassador?
Prophet: -noun, a person for speaks by divine inspiration. Public Enemy’s “It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back” changed my life. Listening to Chuck D […]
New Music: Luck One – More
More by Luck-One Cats rhyme in Portland? Word? I thought the only thing in Portland was records, the Trailblazers and the Nike headquarters. Well, I was wrong cause […]
INTERVIEW: Is There Anything Wrong with Ghost Writing in Hip Hop?
“S. Carter, ghost writer, and for the right price I can even make yo sh-t tighter.” – Jay Z Ghost writing in hip hop is a cardinal sin…right? […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Rah Digga’s Classic
A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I were watching BET’s “My Mic Sounds Nice” documentary about female mc’s and my wife asked me asked me what […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Ski Beats – 24 Hour Karate School
Ski Beats is easily one of my fav producers. This cat had the mid 90’s on lock. His work on Jay Z’s greatest output “Reasonable Doubt” was one […]
REVIEW: Bilal – Airtight’s Revenge
Have you ever been to a restaurant and you ask the waiter to bring you a sprite and when you finally get around to tasting your drink, you […]
INTERVIEW: Bilal
To many, Bilal needs no introduction. The Philly crooner has been winning fans all over the world ever since his stints at Black Lily earlier this decade. Since then, he has become a cultural and underground icon.