Selected by TimS – As I melt away in my first summer under the North Carolina sun it feels appropriate to post some of my favorite 9th Wonder tracks. Those that don’t know this cat can feel free to fall on something sharp…
The World Wide Web is a busy place, a place where Joint Contrast also exists. Check out some of our neighbors while you’re here. You never know, you might find something you like. Or not. But at least you would have put forth the effort… = June 22, 2009 == Analog Giant == This blog contains President Barack Obama’s speech to [...]
THE DELFONICS – “Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love)” The Delfonics – Ready Or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love) Let’s assume everyone is familiar with the 1996 version made famous by the Fugees. The fact that Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras did it better on “Ready Or [...]
The music video. Who remembers when this art form actually meant something? That was back when MTV and other “music video channels” actually played music videos for music fans. The platform was once used as a way to introduce new sounds to a new audience. And it worked from where we sat. At least for [...]
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 [...]
The Hip-Hop Edition - In a year in which a gremlin sold nearly three million albums (a million in one week!) and a number of highly anticipated releases never happened, there were still a few handfuls of extremely well executed music that was delivered. In my opinion, one of those albums was a classic and appears [...]
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tear down boundaries. That’s what the Tow Away Zone does every Wednesday morning from 10 am-12 noon in the basement of 91.5 FM (www.WPRKDJ.org) at the Rollins College campus in Winter Park, FL. As 2009 approaches and the one-year anniversary of the show nears, host J. Charles sheds light on the past 11 months… Why Call It Tow [...]