Lo Mejor y Sabor de Quantic (by Jeremy Sole) by Tru Thoughts Ever true to his moniker, British producer Quantic has proven to be a man of many […]
Zo! SunStorm shines, at U Hall this Sunday
Now, I don’t say this often BUT I will go on record to say and I quote ‘SunStorm‘ is one of the best Soul albums to drop this […]
VIDEO: Mike Lights – Ruling the World
Let’s face it, rappers are a dime a dozen these days. There seems to be one popping up every minute. To stand out, you need something special, and […]
MIXTAPE: Zarinah presents Dope Becomes Her
From the gritty, underground mixtape, “Dope Becomes Her,” Philly MC, Zarinah, or Goldie Jawn as she is also known, throws down some mighty lyrical talent, one of many […]
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Public Enemy at 9:30 Club, DC
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE CONTEST. Public Enemy is BACK at 9:30 Club playing their groundbreaking album Fear of a Black Planet in its entirety with a live […]
Get to Know: The Last Poets
On July 19, 2010, I had the distinct honor of checking off a box on my ‘bucket list’ I didn’t believe I’d ever have the opportunity to even […]
Song 2 Peep: “Look At” – Donn T
So ?uestlove has a sister who’s a singer? And she’s dope? GTFOH! Yup it’s absolutely true. The internet (and my email) was buzzin’ yesterday when the word got […]
New Music: Tamar-kali “Hardcore Soul” Goddess Returns
pearl by Tamar-kali Tamar-kali brings us the Black Bottom LP with intensity, grit and love. Her resume boasts of a long list of musical contributions from Outkast to […]
New Music: VEGAS = KIL – The Grey-Area
Introverse by VEGAS A soulful Philly beatmaster + a Brooklyn-born (but Queensbridge influenced) emcee = The Grey-Area. Kil produced the entire album and Vegas laced it. Kil’s beats […]
New Music: Kimbra – Settle Down
I love music in it’s simplest form and this track from Kimbra delivers. At it’s heart is a simple scat and hand claps. That is all. Sure there […]