The Washington Post Gets Gangsta

The Washington Post has been getting “down” the past few weeks in numerous Hip Hop related-articles.
First I saw was an article about Mark Ecko’s new graffiti inspired video game, followed by a front page review of The Wu-Tang Clan’s show at the 9:30 Club. Later that week, there was an article about Bossa Nova [...]

Pete Rock on the MPC

A little tutorial for all ya’ll future beatmakers out there…

RIP: Harold Hunter

Skating legend and part time actor, Harold Hunter was found dead in his apartment from an apparent cocaine overdose.
A skater for the well known ZOO YORK team, Hunter also became known after costarring in Larry Clark’s contraversial movie Kids along with Leo Fitzpatrick, Chloe Sevigny and Rosario Dawson.
He will be missed.

Book Review: Saul Williams' The Dead Emcee Scrolls: The Lost Teachings of Hip Hop

???America is the richest country in the world because it was built for free???
-Saul Williams
Saul Williams has made a lifetime of a career in just under a decade. The poet/actor made his highly recognizable debut in 1998???s Slam which included other well known Slam poets such as Sonja Sohn, Beau Sia and DC???s own DJ [...]

THE COUCH SESSIONS @ FLOW

Join the Couch Sessions as we TAKE OVER the Casino Room at Yuca. GOV'MENT WORKERS: NO WORK ON MONDAY. NO EXCUSES.
What: Couch Sessions Lounge @ FLOW
Where: Yuca, 18th and M Street, NW Washington, DC
When: Sunday, February 19th
Cost: $10
The official word:
Come party with the official kick off of Flow, as we present a
showcase / Afterparty [...]

The Couch Sessions Podcast 007: Asamov

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Most of ya'll are saying the same thing about hip-hop nowadays. Ya'll are tired of the candy paint, the “humps”, the repetitive beats, and the laffy taffy. But don’tgive up and pull out your Guns And Roses album out yet. [...]

Sly Stone At The Grammy's

Ok, so I know this may be a little late, but here's a few tidbits from the Sly Stone tribute at the Grammys. Sly Stone was onstage for exactly two minutes, I believe.

Who Has Next?

(no this is NOT a Lupe Fiasco interview)
So I’m chopping it (talking with) with one of my guys and we were discussing which new hip hop artists projects we were looking forward to dropping this year. At the end of the day outside of Lupe, we really didn’tagree on any NEW artists whose projects [...]

RIP: James “Jay Dee” Yancey

R.I.P. J. Dilla

Europe's Version of Breakdancing?

I mentioned Le Parkour back in November. I stared following it two years before that. It's an amazing sport/art form.
But it seems that the whole thing is becoming as trendy as breakdancing did circa 1984. It's being used in all kinds of commercials as well as being flashed ALL OVER YouTube.com Just type [...]

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