Posted on 06/10/2007

Newsflash!! A DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince reunion is just a matter of time, according to "Jazzy" Jeff Townes in a recent phone interview. "The desire is there. It has to be the right timing. With Will being one of the biggest movie stars in the world, it's hard to find the time. If the time is there, I'm there," said Jazzy Jeff Townes in a recent phone...

Posted on 05/18/2007

OKP sent photographer and writer Scott Stewart to talk to Fishbone.  Here's what he learned... 

 

Scott: It’s great to see you again. The new album <i>Still Stuck in Your Throat</i> just got released here in the states.

Angelo: Fishbone is “Still Stuck in Your Throat”

Scott: I really dig that some tracks from the Henhouse sessions made there way on to this new release, like “Frey’d Fucking Nerve Endings”...

Posted on 05/18/2007
Rawkus Records, perhaps the most famous of independent Hip Hop labels, has released some strong records of late with the debuts of Kidz in the Hall, Panacea and Blue Scholars. The recent release of Canadian-born producer Marco Polo's debut, Port Authority, adds to their track record. The disc is a return to a sound long dormant in the Hip Hop landscape where amateur keyboard arrangements and memorable, if mundane, choruses...

Posted on 05/01/2007
When most people think of Devin the Dude, the three W's come to mind: wine, women and weed.  In todays shock value music world that type of subject matter serves as fodder for an audience that settles for the simpler things.  Fact is there's a lot more to The Dude than meets the ears. Recently, true okayplayer for real-Mel Blunt (It's me snitches) sat down to get the real deal...

Posted on 04/10/2007
When Brother Ali speaks, he attaches a degree of respect and consideration to every word that comes out of his mouth- a practice that shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone familiar with his albums, recordings that showcase a man with a platform to speak on a slew of topics with the utmost thoughtfulness and emotion.  With the release of his latest album The Undisputed Truth on Rhymesayers on the...