Pharoahe Monch is the Curtis Mayfireld of hip hop. He makes music “that evokes the souls of black choirs” while keeping it Southside, Queens all day. Not too […]
CMJ Preview: Blah Blah Blah – Why Am I The Only One Laughing?
Thanks to DJ Synapse, I first caught ahold of the Chicago band Blah Blah Blah this week. Their combination of sultry melodies and old school flair caught my attention from […]
FIRST LISTEN: Kaskade feat. Quadron – Waste Love
Thought I was buggin’ for a second when I saw these two names paired alongside one another … happy to know that I wasn’t. Kaskade, who is by […]
CMJ Preview: Alice Smith- The Songbird with An Authentic Soul
I remember when I first heard her sing. It was during the Presidential Inauguration week for President Barack Obama in Washington, DC. At a small jazz venue in […]
CMJ Preview: Jah C & Jaison Spain- More Than Just Underground…
New York City may be one of the best places in the world to find music. Why? Because it represents the perfect mixing bowl of genres, cultures, personalities, […]
CMJ Preview: En Vogue
En Vogue is and probably will continue to be thought of as one of the best female groups of all time. Winning awards from Billboard, MTV, Soultrain and […]
NEW MUSIC: Outputmessage – Game Over
I’ve tried to tell people time and time again. DC’s Outputmessage is one of my favorite producers in the game. Output (aka Bernard Farley) has been creating some […]
VIDEO: Shlohmo – Places
One of the tracks that has been getting repeat status on my iPod is “Places,” by Shlohmo. The laid back track is the creation of the Los Angeles-based producer […]
CMJ Preview: Steven A. Clark
For all of the buzz about Frank Ocean and The Weeknd, I’m still hoping that people will get to hip to Stephen A. Clark. The Miami-based singer, songwriter, […]