Posted on 05/16/2008
Biased as it is, I have a soft spot for Black art that hits the big time. Suddenly, poetry I wouldn’t have paid twelve bucks for at Nuyorican Poets Café becomes wildly entertaining as Def Poetry on Broadway. Even A Raisin in the Sun starring Diddy touched me (once I stopped vomiting) because it’s so rare to see any Black people on Broadway anymore, much less all Black casts. So...

Posted on 05/14/2008

On Monday The Roots taped a special VH1 Soul Sessions show in mid-town Manhattan.  I was on hand to snap a few photos, but mostly I was on baby-duty.  (Big thanks to Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Vh1 Soul for the 1st five photos in this article).  Whenever anyone in the band has one of their little ones in town, it usually falls on me or Goodtimegirl to babysit during the show. ...

Posted on 05/13/2008
Friday, May 9th, The Roots opened for Erykah Badu at NYC's legendary (truly!) Radio City Music Hall.  The sold out show seated close to 6000 hip-hop lovers, and The Roots and Erykah Badu made sure everyone got their money's worth!  OKP had photographer Terrence Jennings on hand to shoot some flicks from the night's performances.  See our flickr gallery below.  After, peep some photos from the NYC after-party at Sutra.

Posted on 05/12/2008
Usually for a hip-hop concert, whatever time is printed on your ticket, in this case 6 p.m., it's safe to arrive 90 minutes after that if you want to see the actual show instead of everyone in the crowd awkwardly standing around trying not to look at each other. Ah, but leave it to the alt-rap crowd to participate in the one hip-hop show that starts on time. Strolling into...