Late this year, film critics and music reviewers alike praised the motion picture American Gangster along with Jay-Z’s album of the same name, inspired by the movie. A couple weeks earlier, a Minneapolis hip-hop emcee named Antwoyn Spencer, aka “Twig” and now “Brinks,” was found guilty in federal court of dealing cocaine and laundering money, [...]
As part of their feverish quest to become my favorite hip-hop group, Atmosphere has recently offered a free CD for the holidays called “Strictly Leakage.” The record is just the latest in a string of events that are leading me to the conclusion that Ant Davis and Slug are possessed to impress me with [...]
Atmosphere has released two “Sad Clown, Bad Dub” EPs this summer, led by the strength of two cuts in particular, “Sunshine” from SCB-Summer No. 9, and SCB-Fall No. 10’s “Lyndale Avenue Owner’s Manual.” Listening to these EPs and looking at the Rolling Stone on my floor, I can’t help but think about Kid Rock, Pam [...]
Ever become totally addicted to a song that’s about two minutes long? Punk fans know what I mean, but they probably don’t understand my issue with that.
I’ve recently stumbled upon “Milf” by 88 Keys and Bilal, which is the best R&B song I’ve heard in awhile.
(Sidenote: If you don’t know anything about Bilal, check [...]
Yeah, so I’ve been working on search and seizure cases all day as they relate to traffic stops and this is pretty much all I can think about.
[Verse Two]
The year is ‘94 and in my trunk is raw
In my rear view mirror is the mother fucking law
I got two choices yall pull over the car [...]
“All aboard! Or all y’all bored?” yells Andre Benjamin on the ninth track of last year’s underwhelming record Idlewild. For the first time in OutKast’s career, yes; we were bored. Fine, second. “The Land of One Million Drums” from the Scooby Doo soundtrack was the first.
The record capped off a sharp [...]
Before I list the songs from my latest mix, I have to share the background.
Ever since I was a little shooter, I’ve always loved making mixtapes. It started on Sunday nights, listening to the “Shadoe Stevens Top 40,” trying to seamlessly tape songs without Shadoe’s “Holllllyyyywooood Squuuuuares!” voice. The [...]
Cee-Lo Green (Thomas Calloway, formerly Thomas Burton) spit probably the best hip-hop verse in the history of music.
A hint, it starts: “I don’t recall, ever graduatin’ at all - sometimes I think I’m just a disappointment to y’all….”
At least as far as the opinion sits over on the 6600 block of Clinton Avenue, those bars [...]
-In the game of hip-hop, the rap industry just moved The Roots all-in-
Hip-hop is about platinum. Not wearing platinum, but making platinum records. And anyone involved with The Roots gets the small triangle next to their name on the Billboard charts.
Scott Storch went from playing the keys on “What [...]
