“Life is not all ha ha hee hee.” Heems raps in the chorus of Juveniles Detained at Guantanamo Bay. This quip kind of sums up the Das Racists aesthetic. The stream-of-conscious satire, pop culture collage, racial politics, hipsterism, clowning, rebellious, shit talking, stoner wise, social critic, party guy, aware brown person, absurdist, blue collar, couch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wednesday I got to go to the Good For You records label launch party with Sunnydaze, Grand Puba, Wine Connoisseur Sadat X, Artifacts and DJ Emskee. DJ C-Reality, whom I interviewed, is the DJ for the 8 piece band Sunnydaze backing the emcees here. Photo Credit: Madam Toussaint Check out more of the pics from […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of my favorites Santigold is back with a bright animated new video and song. She even manages to take a shot at Lady Gaga, one of M.I.A.’s favorite punching bags. DOWNLOAD Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
“Don’t get caught up in no throne/ These devils out here lyin/ Actin like the people ain’t dyin/ They silver and they gold/ they never saved no soul” -Yasiin Bey The forces of Good and Evil in Hip Hop are at battle again…or maybe more accurately the forces of “Conscious” and err “Unconscious”. Here’s the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey gang here’s a little list of rap albums of 2011 I’m loving AND are on my iPod right now. Presented in no particular order. Be Sociable, Share! Tweet
One thing I must say I enjoy about the overblown, super glossy rap video era fading is the fact that not only is the playing field more leveled but for rap the medium is forced to use stronger concepts. I liked this one from lyricist Illtone of Port Huron, MI and producer Shade Cobain of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I almost took a pass on this album. The frankly underwhelming “dreams” of “Ghetto Dreams” and the rant at the end of “Sweet” left a sour taste in my mouth. Although the beats had my head nodding, I just couldn’t get with the superficial and banal lyrical display on “Ghetto Dreams”. Common raps “I want […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bronson’s first track of the new year showcases the Queens native rhyming over an audio collage of 80s hits so dazzling I barely listened to him on my first listen. By the time this varied Party Supplies produced beat switches to Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam’s “I Wonder If I Take You Home” you’re […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe the Black Star documentary trailer wasn’t enough to get you all hot and bothered about a Black Star reunion, so this week Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) performed “You Already Knew” live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. I liked this this performance and it sounded great. The single will be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Heavy D died from a pulmonary embolism caused by deep leg vein thrombosis on November 08, 2011. TMZ reports: “…and a long flight back to L.A. from a Michael Jackson memorial concert may have been a contributing factor. A pulmonary embolism is a blockage of one or more arteries in the lungs — most often […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
