By – Dank Lucas Cali Bay Area emcee Paulie Rhyme has blessed stages all over the world. But before moving to The Bay he was a longtime staple of the underground Cleveland hip-hop scene as a solo act, as well as a front man for the eclectic Finless Brown outfit. A true road warrior, I [...]
By – TimS Some may know The Last Emperor from the collabo he did with KRS-One and Zach De La Rocha on Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1, released via Rawkus Records in 1998. Some may know him from his brilliant Secret Wars records in which he assumed the voices and flows of some of his favorite rappers, as [...]
By – TimS Spring is here!!!! And for those of us living in the southern regions that means warm sunny weather, blooming flowers, and pollen covering outside surfaces like frat boys on a passed out freshmen. Living in an area highly populated by college students I get to witness both one of the most wondrous, [...]
By – Craig Mazer Who? If you already know, fuck you. You’re lucky to have already known about this badass. But until I saw a PBS documentary in early February, I’d never even heard of the cat. And by cat, I mean Lion. This man could roar. I say “could” ’cause he’s dead. From cancer [...]
By – Craig Mazer Barack, you bonehead. Man, did you piss me off. I mean, I’ve been a vocal supporter, even to people who would rather dismiss you as a false idol or ‘maginary messiah. I’ve said, “Come on, give the guy a chance.” Then you go and say something ignorant, immature and exactly what [...]
By – TimS I’ve tried to get this review started five times now, but I just don’t know how to introduce the fact that Brother Ali is fucking ridiculously talented. Or to find a way to talk about his recently released EP The Truth Is Here without sounding like a Rhymesayers Stan (my previous P.O.S. [...]
By – Dank Lucas Fuckerys, disappointments, and goddamn cameramen in my way, were all prevalent at my first live Ultimate Fighting Championship event. But the overall theme of the night was everybody’s favorite two letter acronym – the KO. Seven of the 10 fights ended in either KO or TKO fashion, most notably the hometown [...]
Words by – J.C. Carnahan Photos by – Dank Lucas If the thought of strikingly swift kicks to the body and submission-inducing choke holds is an image that causes queasiness, then let’s assume the story of Ryan “The Lion” Madigan is of little concern to you. But before making such a sudden rush to judgment about a [...]
Saturday, February 28, 2009
By – TimS The third full-length album from Minneapolis native P.O.S. falls into the same category as recent releases by El-P and Saul Williams, brilliantly unlistenable. Let me clarify that by stating how utterly amazing those two releases were by the aforementioned artists, both in production and lyrical content. But you don’t just ride around [...]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
By – TimS As I sit here preparing to write a couple album reviews (not really reviews, just a couple short articles explaining why I like what I like in a charmingly obnoxious manner that infiltrates your brain matter, therefore causing you to deeply respect my opinion and adhere to it’s merits), I feel obligated [...]