We are Family Family reunions can be both beautiful and bothersome. Some folks show up that weren’t invited and some folks don’t show up at all. Songs […]
MUSIC: Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment – Surf
What makes Chance the Rapper fascinating is that he came into the game without alot of the rapper cliche’s. You won’t find him dissing past hookups, bragging about […]
MUSIC: Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes – The Abstract and The Dragon
Q-Tip and Busta Rhymes just dropped their collaborative mixtape, The Abstract and the Dragon. It’s even got similar art direction to The Low End Theory so you know […]
MUSIC: Busta Rhymes feat. Q Tip, Kanye West, Lil Wayne – Thank You
Two distinct generations of rappers combine to bring you Busta Rhymes “Thank You”. Busta’s apparently on Cash Money now and that means Lil Wayne has to make a […]
LIVE: 2013 Summer Spirit Festival @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
The summer is only complete after you’ve been to a festival– a good one. The shining staple of the Merriweather Post Pavilion, Summer Spirit Festival, offered attendees a […]
MIXTAPE: Run P presents The Summer Spirit Festival Mix
If you live in the Washington DC area, you should know that the Summer Spirit Festival is always the sure shot. Eight years running, the Summer Spirit Festival returns […]
REVIEW: Talib Kweli……….Prisoner of Conscious
“Even though y’all niggas might not cuss like me, at the end of the night, y’all just trying to fuck like me.” Phonte, Little Brother’s “The Yo-Yo.” Hip-hop. […]
Event: BMI’s How I Wrote That Song, Los Angeles, CA
EVENT: BMI’S How I Wrote That Song, Los Angeles, CA. Roxy Theater, West Hollywood, CA. February 9, 2013 There is something about songcraft. The art of songwriting is […]
BEST OF 2011: Best Live Shows of 2011
Let’s get this out of the way. Due to lack of funds, I was not able to see Watch The Throne. I’ve heard from many people that this […]
VIDEO: Busta Rhymes featuring Estelle – World Go Round
Busta Rhymes is back, this time with Estelle on the club track “World Go Round.” Hip-hop purists might scoff at Rhyme’s new dancefloor persona, but I think this […]