Minneapolis’s own American Gangster: Record review of “Pride” by Brinks

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, [...]

Mr. Benjamin: Your boa and shoulder pads are waiting…………….Andre 3000, through blazing guest spots, returns

“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 [...]

Archives: Philly Hold ‘em: Game Theory plays the house

-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 [...]