I hate to break my silence here on the blog on such a somber note, but as a fan, I’d be remiss if I didn’t take this moment to pay homage to the man, the legend, the greatest entertainer of my generation, The King of Pop, The King…Michael Jackson.
Hours later, and the thought of his [...]
I’ve heard many a hip-hop artist extend props to those in the game whose work and lyrical abilities they greatly admire, and who ultimately keep them on their toes. But never before have I heard it done in such a way that not only gives me a new found appreciation for the artist whom [...]
To the one that muted the West Coast/G-funk sound that reigned supreme over my young ears during the early-mid 90’s and, with the most beautiful flow I’d ever heard in my life, brought my attention back to East Coast Hip-Hop…I say: Thank you and rest in peace. The Great One:
This might just be the worst kind of “ether” I’ve seen handed to a rapper thus far:
Update 2/3: On second thought, this isn’t “ether”, and to have labeled it as such is actually an insult to the word and all that it stands for in hip-hop. True, 50 succeeds at delivering some pretty harsh [...]
Finally, some new, albeit raw and unfinished, material from Jay Electronica. And apparently, he’s looking to listeners to provide him with feedback on whether or not he should scrap the tracks or continue to mold them into perfection–”bump em or dump em” over in the comments.
It’d be nice to get a proper [...]
I’m not quite sure which artist or album release set the wheels in motion on this–maybe it was the blogosphere that set the stage and created the initial demand–but whatever the case, unveiling (or in some cases, leaking) album cover art online has become a standard routine for many artists in the months leading up [...]
On the lighter side….
Imagine this scenario: You walk into your local polling place and discover that, as a result of some twisted turn of events, Barack Obama, John McCain, Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nadar are no longer running as candidates for PoTUS. Instead, they’ve been replaced on the ballots by Murs, Mos Def and [...]
I hate to start things off on such a somber note, but I caught this video of Tupac performing an acapella version of “Keep Your Head Up” on TSS earlier, and, well, considering all that’s going on at the moment–the Def Jam family dealing with the loss of Shakir Stewart; all the folks catching a [...]
A few days ago, I hit up my local record spot to dig through the crates one last time before it closes its doors forever, a little more than a week from now. Sadly, they’re being forced out of their location, along with a few other businesses on the block, to make way for [...]
Just as I reached for the remote to turn away, this track grabbed me by the ear and made me stick around for the end credits of last night’s show:
Basic Vocab – Come Get With It
Oh, and, by the way: Late & Pass.
