Posted by T.M. Wolf on 09/15/2005

 

Over the course of his stellar Ubiquity Records debut, The Find, Ohmega Watts searches for many things: the right person, the perfect sample, the way home. But what is the Oregon-based MC/producer's greatest find: a compelling balance between live and electronic production, with earnest lyrics to match.

Posted by James Smith on 09/14/2005

 

Well ladies and gentlemen, it looks like Blue Note Records is releasing another compilation album. This time the listeners are led by Jazzanova, a German six-man team of DJs/producers who will be the tour-guides for this two-disc excursion. So pack your bags and prepare for a long but rhythmic, intriguing ride that is Blue Note Trip.

Posted by Austin Taye Shus on 09/14/2005

 

"Who's the bad mother fucker with the super sperm?" Unfortunately, U-God thinks he is. Also, according to the one sheet that came with his newest album, he also thinks he is a "part of hip hop history." What is left out is that he is a part of hip-hop history by affiliation, not by his own actions.

Posted by Eric Solomon on 09/14/2005

 

BBE's Beat Generation series has long given hip-hop producers the chance to get their own shine. Nicolay, the Dutch kid who you may know as the producer on the Foreign Exchange gets his chance on City Lights Volume 1.5 (this release adds a few tracks to a previously available mixtape).

Posted by Adrian Ruhi on 09/13/2005

 

Something interesting happened this summer. Houston rap hit the mainstream hard. REAL hard. “Still Tipping” and its low budget video immediately pushed Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall into the hip-hop spotlight, whether they were ready for it or not.

Posted by T.M. Wolf on 09/13/2005

 

The partners in crime Tek and Steele are back on the grind. With their shiny new LP Reloaded strapped down on the side, it's time for another "Sound Bwoy Bureill". Duck down… "Cocoaz Brovaz are dead, murdered by Smif-N-Wessun."