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Common always seems to be a few years ahead of his time. The Chicago MC was once scolded by the hip-hop community for his more adventitious projects–Electric Circus and Universal Mind Control–however now it’s almost the norm for hip-hop artists to rhyme over electro beats. Ever forward thinking and innovative, the MC has not only [...]
When we look back on the career of Raphel Saadiq, we must place him among our generation’s greats. For almost 30 years, he has been pumping out amazing soul music, from Tony! Toni! Toné!, to Lucy Pearl, and from his own solo career.
To some Res is not yet a household name. However, to a small group of fans in Washington, DC last week, she was the center of the world.
Last Sunday night, Washington, DC’s Black Cat was graced with hip-hop royalty as Rakim took the stage, rocking old joints and new tracks from his new album The Seventh Seal.
June 3rd, 2009. As Wale stood on stage at Washington DC’s venerable 9:30 Club, an emotional rush came over him. The 25-year old rapper went from selling CDs out of the back of his car, to selling out one of the East Coast’s largest nightclubs. And with his upcoming release of his major label album, [...]
Interview by Stone and KDotScribe
I know it sounds cliche, but Meshell Ndegeocello really needs no introduction. As a musician, her 20 plus years in the game have spanned it all. Honing her skills in DC go-go circuit, Meshell has been able to do everything from achieving pop super-stardom (with the John Mellencamp duet “Wild Night,” [...]
West coast rap legend Warren G’s latest album, the independently released “The G Files,” was released this Tuesday. The album features the expected collaboration with Snoop Dogg, alongside a track featuring Raekwon and Nate Dogg (prior to suffering multiple strokes), and a number of collaborations with newer artists, an album that Warren himself calls “just [...]
“I’ve been getting panties thrown at me so I can’t complain.”
-Mayer Hawthorne
It seems like Mayer Hawthorne came onto the scene overnight. The Detroit area (now LA living) fasetto singer’s soulful R&B songs went from experimental side project to gracing the lips of every music critic and blogger this year and selling out shows all over [...]
We all know that the game has changed in the past few years. Instead of hustling demos and mixtapes on the street, we can do it digitally. Instead of hitting up DJs at your local radio station, you’re hitting up cats in Hong Kong.
In the past 10 years our lives have changed dramatically, and in [...]
Photo by Jati Lindsay
Little Dragon was on our side of the pond for a small North American tour, and DC showed them much love last Sunday at Liv. In addition to the multiple “WE LOVE YOU YUKIMI’s,” the fact that everybody knew every song in their catalog straight up shocked the band.
Last week, I got [...]
Big props to my homies Brandon and Kimani for bringing back their LACED party with a vengeance. Their monthly party took over the new venue Wisconsin Overlook with art, music, visuals, and a very amazing rooftop fashion show. The evening was a very good look for the DC arts scene and it’s only a taste [...]
The El Michels Affair – C.R.E.A.M.
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I’ve been a fan of the “retro-soul” movement coming out of New York for a while. A New York bands–The El Michels Affair, which is made up of members of other instrumental soul bands Dap Kings, the Budos Band, and Antibalas, have made a name for themselves [...]