Most of y’all know John Forte the producer for the rap supergroup The Fugees. Some of y’all also might know Mr. Forte for being caught at Newark Airport […]
Live: K'Naan at the Kennedy Center
Photos by Lady Glock Photography Even though K’Naan might not be a household name, you would never know it by the enormous crowd that gathered in the Kennedy […]
On questions of authenticity…
“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold.” – The Second Coming, William Butler Yeats On Saturday evening, VH1 aired Kanye West’s “Storytellers” episode, and in doing so, confirmed […]
A Matter Of Time
Been listening to this mixtape for the past few days….very very very good….check the making of the mixtape in the clip below: Mike Posner is a Michigan native […]
SXSW 2009: U-N-I
U-N-I – Hollywood Hiatus [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/u-n-i-hollywood_hiatus.mp3] There is no doubting that the West Coast is going through what can only be called a rap revolution lately. The West Coast gangsta […]
In the Studio: Riots On U
Last Saturday, I caught up with my homies from Riots on U out in my hood of Brookland. If these dudes look familiar, it’s because Riots on U […]
SXSW Preview: BLK JKS
BLK JKS – Lakeside [audio:http://www.thecouchsessions.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/01-lakeside.mp3] When many people think of Africa, the stereotypical images abound: tribal music, mud huts, grass skirts and conflict dominate our images of the […]
Video: N.A.S.A. feat. Barbie Hatch, RZA, John Frusciante – Way Down
I still haven’t gotten around that N.A.S.A. (North America, South America) album, mainly because I wasn’t feelin’ the first few tracks I heard from it. It seemed like […]
Video: Solange Cover Zero 7's Destiny
Even though I know she has a man, Solange is still wifey material for me. Not only is she fine, but her musical tastes almost correspond directly with […]