AZ – Dirty What happens when you drop the best album of 2005 and nobody cares? You go back into the studio and drop even more hot tracks. […]
Mary J. in the Mornin’
Mary J. feat. Jay-Z – Turn off the Lights I'm feelin' this. The beat is sick, but everything else is standard Mary J. Is it me, or is […]
Adult Swim: Chocolate Swim EP
Adult Swim: Chocolate Swim EP + Artwork I know that Adult Swim is pretty divisive around these parts. Either you like it or you don't. Recently, the dudes […]
Album Preview: J Dilla – The Shining
J Dilla – The Shining (radio rip) from Gilles Peterson Worldwide On yesterday’s Worldwide, Gilles Peterson played a few choice cuts off of the new Dilla Shining CD […]
The Redheaded Stepchild of Hip-Hop Blogging?
Why do I feel like the redheaded stepchild of hip-hop blogging? In the hip-hop world you have to take one side or the other. You have to be […]
Eff Mike Til You See Me You Never Saw Thriller
I'm not sure about the demographic of thise site or what people consider hip hop, but THIS IS HIP HOP…fun, some ego involved, Tigger looking like he saw […]
In Philly Everything’s a jawn….
Random Ish: The Philly Soul Edition Yes, it seems that I have been out of town every weekend for the past month or so. This weekend, it was […]
More Furtado Goodness
Nelly Furtado – “Afraid” (via Palms Out Sounds) I wasn’tinto Ms. Furtado’s new “sound.” I mean, I wasn’tdigging her old sound either, but when Promiscuous dropped I found […]
Wale: This is how you go-go
Wale – 1 Thing About A Playa A couple months ago, I was talking to some DC hip-hop heads about what’s lacking in the DC music scene. Go-go […]
Review: The Coup @ Black Cat
Boots Riley of The Coup (photo by yours truly) Although Oakland-based duo The Coup have been around since 1994, the group never got national attention until their ill […]