The most intriguing story of music in 2011 may be hip hop’s now seemingly permanent entrenchment as the gold standard of pop music. With this development though comes […]
On Troy Davis, music and the meaning of “change.”
The opinions in this article are solely those of the author. Who in the fuck are you, and what in the fuck are you doing? Against a malaise-ridden […]
INTERVIEW: The Cool Kids discuss Fish Riding Bicycles and being underground icons…
“We have the best album out right now. You know all of those rappers you’re into right now? Check the family tree. It all comes from us.” – […]
OPINION: On Watch the Throne and the beautiful win. An appreciation. #WTT
To hate Watch the Throne is akin to having minimal respect or appreciation for hip hop. However, this is NOT a hip hop album. Not by the traditional […]
THOUGHTS: Pain is love. On Amy Winehouse and Janis Joplin.
There’s something really powerful and attractive to me about a female vocalist owning their very personal heartbreak and displaying it for the universe. There’s a level of steadfast […]
DOWNLOAD: David Heartbreak presents MOOMBAHSOUL: Volume 2
Download: David Heartbreak presents MOOMBAHSOUL: Volume 2 As moombahton continues to reach new heights in the summer of 2011, the key is as well to continue to look […]
INTERVIEW: Moombahton producer David Heartbreak
“I got tired of making the same old sound all the time…” – David Heartbreak To still refer to leading moombahton producer David Heartbreak as merely a resident […]
LIVE: DC Loves Dilla, 9:30 Club
At Tuesday evening’s 6th Annual “DC Loves Dilla” tribute, for three hours Washington, DC was the true school hip hop capital of the world. J Dilla is a […]
INTERVIEW: Zuzuka Poderosa’s carioca bass revolution hits DC on Thursday night!
I am prepared to get hurt onstage for my music. – Zuzuka Poderosa Brazillian born, now NYC based singer Zuzuka Poderosa is a hyperactive maelstrom of positivity. She […]
LIVE: Talib Kweli, Park at Fourteenth, DC
(photo of Talib at the Manifesto Festival 2010 by Philippe Nyirimihigo. Please Support.) If skills sold, truth be told / I’d probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli – Jay-Z, “Moment of […]