By – TimS Def Poetry Jam was the definitive example of the world of slam poetry. Sometimes the performances were amazing in an otherworldly sense and others were recycled pretentious garbage. You know the formula… Start off slow, build to a crescendo, repeat your signature line three times and finish with a slow…stuttered….pace. Like hip-hop or any [...]
By – Dank Lucas Let me recap an era for you real quick… We’re nearing the end of Master P and the run by No Limit as the most incredible hustlers and piss-poor rappers ever in hip hop, and now the Ruff Ryders are on top of the world off the strength of two DMX [...]
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 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. [...]
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 [...]
Monday, February 23, 2009
- Illustration by Dank Lucas Top 5 dead or alive… Who throws better parties then Sluggo?
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 [...]
[What's been getting spins in your CD player or tape deck? Here's a look at what's been getting play in ours...] By – Dank Lucas The word “green” is closely related to the Old English verb growan meaning “to grow” – and that is exactly what Pacewon and Mr. Green do on their 2008 banger The Only Color That Matters [...]
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
By – J.C. It seems like an eternity ago, when the majority of citizens in this country gave an outward sigh of “damn, here we go again” upon receiving the results of the past two presidential elections. But on Jan. 20, 2009 the weight of eight long years was finally lifted from the backs of us minorities [...]