New Music: Anthony Hamilton - Soullife

I find it really sad and disgusting when I hear about good artists are treated like shit by their record companies. Actually, this is one of the reasons why I started this site. I was fustrated hearing great musicians such as Leela James, Fiona Apple, and yes, even Amerie, being pushed to the wayside by [...]

Let's Get Krump!

So, while Krumpin (or it's less violent style, Clownin) isn't a new thing, it is something that will be (and already has been) makin headlines. From what I know of it, it's a style of dance comparable to capoeira, where two dancers “fight” each other and the winner is determined by a)who has the best [...]

Saul Williams, Real Niggery, Vol 1

Update: I'm gettin' mad Google hits for this right now, so I decided to bump this post up.
Real Niggery, Vol 1 (also known as Poetry Funds Terrorism) is a mixtape/remix project from the definitive poet Saul Williams. Saul (and Catchdubs) is offering this mixtape for a LIMITED time only!

Saul Williams - Real Niggery, Vol [...]

And at a different awards show across the border…

Canadian Rapper K-Os also won himself a few awards at the Canadian MuchMusic Awards show.
Videos from rapper K-os won four trophies, while rock bands Billy Talent and Death From Above 1979 took home two apiece…
…K-os's Man I Used To Be, which features eye-catching dance moves using the Brazilian martial arts form capoeira, scored three [...]

BET's Party of the Year (?)

I have been posting about it so much already, I felt that maybe I should give a quick (but possibly long) over view of the 2005 BET Awards.
The 2005 BET Awards opened up with a surprise performance from the reunited (if for this night only) Fugees. They performed “Ready or Not”, “Killing Me Softly” [...]

Crunk and Chi-Town in the House

It would seem that names on everyone's lips are Ciara, Kanye and John.

Dubbed the “crunk and B” singer, Ciara is nominated for four awards at the BET Awards (airing tonight at 8 PM). She is up for best collaboration, new artist, female R&B artist and viewers choice.
Kanye West (who was a favorite at [...]

New Music: Eternia

“What can they rap about….free health care?”
The quote above displays the attitude that many Americans have about Canadian hip hop. But if you look closer at our neighbor to the north, you'll see that a hip hop renaissance, led by top spitters like Kardinal Official, K-OS, and now Eternia, is taking place. Canada is [...]

Rappers:: Be Good To Each Other And The World Shall Follow

Will Smith hopes to show his BET Awards audience how much impact Hip Hop and Black culture has made on the rest of the world.
Will Smith has one big introduction to make at Tuesday night's BET Awards: Gangster rappers, meet the rest of the world. Smith told The Associated Press he hopes to impress [...]

King Kong 2005

As I was eating dinner last night, I turned on the television to see if my regular episodes of “Law & Order” were on. They weren't. What I saw instead was a movie trailer of epic proportions. But then again, I wouldn't expect any less from Peter Jackson.
The film in question is the remake [...]

New Music: Matt Zigs presents Superheroes and Villains Vol. 1

Call me impatient but generally if a track doesn???t grab me within the first thirty seconds, I am compelled to skip. It takes boredom and some degree of chance that I then hear that track in its entirety. I am frequently proved wrong.
After hearing Matthew Zeigler AKA Matt Zigs present Superheroes and Villains Vol [...]

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