Posted on 04/29/2009
Geechi Suede of Camp Lo can back flip off of an eighteen-wheeler. Ok, could. He can still give you a front tuck, back tuck no hands, back handsprings, twist offs, you name it. It’s a stunning secret that very few people are aware of, but no one is more surprised than rhyme partner of almost fifteen years, Sonny Cheeba. “How old were you when you were doing all this?”...

Posted on 04/27/2009
No disrespect to Gil Scott Heron, but the revolution isn’t unique: before long nothing will be televised. Well, at least not ‘televised’ as we know it today. Someday (soon) TV will reside solely on the internet. That’s a pretty huge revolution in its own right, but we’re not there yet. No, instead we live at this ridiculous, bizarre era where the internet is established enough to be absolutely killing traditional...

Posted on 04/23/2009
As he embarks upon his new career as a teacher at the City College of New York which started just weeks ago, John Forté is open. An Exeter Academy graduate and Grammy winning songwriter/producer, the Brooklyn native grew up with artistic values and limitless possibilities. Consequently, he has also dealt with his fair share of rules, regulations and rigid thought.

Posted on 04/17/2009
In anticipation of the new J Dilla record, Jay Stay Paid, out June 2nd on Nature Sounds, Okayplayer got the chance to chop it up with none other than Mrs. Yancey, aka “Ma Dukes.” Despite her recent diagnosis with Lupus, a disease that contributed to her son’s untimely departure, and ongoing estate woes (which OKP was legally advised not to broach), Ma Dukes maintains a light so very...