Anthony Cruz = The Most Underrated Rapper Ever

AZ - Dirty
What happens when you drop the best album of 2005 and nobody cares?
You go back into the studio and drop even more hot tracks. “Dirty” is off of his AZ’s upcoming album The Format, which may end up being the best album of 2006.
Seriously, if you're not feeling AZ then you're on crack. [...]

Mary J. in the Mornin'

Mary J. feat. Jay-Z - Turn off the Lights
I'm feelin' this. The beat is sick, but everything else is standard Mary J. Is it me, or is Jigga gettin' a little overexposed?

Adult Swim: Chocolate Swim EP

Adult Swim: Chocolate Swim EP + Artwork
I know that Adult Swim is pretty divisive around these parts. Either you like it or you don't. Recently, the dudes at AS have been on their A-Game lately. This time, they've collaborated with Chocolate Industries. The EP is a little hit or miss (especially with the Lady Sov), [...]

Album Preview: J Dilla - The Shining

J Dilla - The Shining (radio rip) from Gilles Peterson Worldwide
On yesterday’s Worldwide, Gilles Peterson played a few choice cuts off of the new Dilla Shining CD that’s set to drop on Aug 22nd. This is the album that Dilla started working on before his death, and with his mother’s blessing, Karriem Riggins was [...]

The Redheaded Stepchild of Hip-Hop Blogging?

Why do I feel like the redheaded stepchild of hip-hop blogging? In the hip-hop world you have to take one side or the other. You have to be the “grown and sexy” blog, the New York hip-hop blog, the dirty south blog, the thugged out blog, or the backpacker blog to gain any type of [...]

Eff Mike Til You See Me You Never Saw Thriller

I'm not sure about the demographic of thise site or what people consider hip hop, but THIS IS HIP HOP…fun, some ego involved, Tigger looking like he saw Jesus. Cam and company did it on this one.

In Philly Everything’s a jawn….

Random Ish: The Philly Soul Edition

Yes, it seems that I have been out of town every weekend for the past month or so. This weekend, it was family time in the City of Brotherly Love. Things happened. I'm not going to put my business out on on the internets. If you know me personally, then [...]

More Furtado Goodness

Nelly Furtado - “Afraid” (via Palms Out Sounds)
I wasn’tinto Ms. Furtado’s new “sound.” I mean, I wasn’tdigging her old sound either, but when Promiscuous dropped I found it sounding like the “folk star” is trying to ho herself up to get more sales.
But as more and more tracks from her new album Loose get [...]

This is how you go-go

Wale - 1 Thing About A Playa
A couple months ago, I was talking to some DC hip-hop heads about what’s lacking in the DC music scene. Go-go is DC’s native musical form (if you don’tknow, read up), but other than some appearances on the House Party soundtrack and that Amerie single, its rarely heard outside [...]

Review: The Coup @ Black Cat

Boots Riley of The Coup
(photo by yours truly)
Although Oakland-based duo The Coup have been around since 1994, the group never got national attention until their ill fated album cover for Party Music in 2001. Hmm…wonder why? But for a group that has such tracks as “5 Million Ways to Kill a CEO,” you would think [...]

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