He gave Nas “The World Is Yours”; he inspired one of the best to ever do it, J Dilla (RIP); he’s considered the #2 hip hop producer of […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Ski Beats – 24 Hour Karate School
Ski Beats is easily one of my fav producers. This cat had the mid 90’s on lock. His work on Jay Z’s greatest output “Reasonable Doubt” was one […]
ART: Black and Collecting, Part I
All photos by frank talk. This post is the first in a two-part series of interviews with some of the District’s flyest Black art collectors and curators A […]
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 […]
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 […]
Review: Exile- Radio Bonus (Free Download)
Download: Exile – Radio Bonus On this latest remix effort from Exile, there are some hits and misses. Now the purpose of a remix album is sometimes to […]
VIDEO: The Roots – Dear God 2.0 | “How I Got Over” TODAY!
Available now on iTunes and in stores tomorrow, Tuesday 6/22/10. The Roots long-awaited 11th studio album, “How I Got Over”, is finally here! Support talented musicians and great […]
LIVE B-BOY BBQ 2010, Philly
On Saturday 06.12.10 graffiti artists, djs, emcees, bboys and bgirls from all over gathered on a roped off block to celebrate hip hop: exchanging ideas, listen to great […]
Coming to America: South Africa’s Double HP Takes Over DC for Two-Week Residency with Bloombar’s
Hip Hop Pantsula If Hip Hop is the magic, then energy is its catalyst; and the audience that sat before South Africa’s own Jabba, Hip Hop Pantsula was […]
Friday YouTube: The Most Akward Hip-Hop Commercials
Yes. If any of you hip-hop “heads” thought that hip-hop sold out in the 90s, please check this posts of 16 god awful hip-hop influenced commercials from the […]