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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 imagine: I witnessed the raw effervescence of hip-hop’s true godfathers, The Last Poets, at DC’s own Blues Alley. It was such a powerful experience that it’s taken [...]
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 gave me a 9th Wonder feel, and at times the music outshined the lyrics, but with only one collabo on the entire album, Vegas held his own. [...]
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 be a little more experimental in nature, but since the original “Radio” contained so many samples, this remix seemed a bit excessive. Throughout this album there was [...]
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 hip hop!
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 music, tag the walls and dance their asses off. There were kids everywhere, people cooking out, vendor booths set up, performances, non-stop music from various djs, breakdancing [...]
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 dishing out endless energy and he served it right back, effortlessly. The beautiful power that Hip Hop has over its listeners and makers is the same [...]
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 80s. I actually remember rapping the verse below in the schoolyard. (from AdAge)