Posted on 08/21/2009
Slaughterhouse, hip-hop’s fearsome foursome, dropped their self-titled CD Slaughterhouse recently amidst burgeoning turmoil with several members of the vaunted Wu-tang Clan. This on-again, off-again problem has sustained momentum through one of hip-hop’s strongest concert series - Rock the Bells. During the tour’s stop in D.C., OKP’s Mel Blunt had a chance to rap with Joe Budden, Royce da 5’9”, Crooked I, and Joell Ortiz about their impending group and solo...

Posted on 07/30/2009
Raekwon the Chef, the one of the 6-speed manual shift flow that causes major fluctuations in audible viscosity; one of hip-hop nation’s Big 3 circa 1994 with the likes of Notorious B.I.G. and Nas; regarded as one of the Wu’s most polished swordsmen and credited as author of arguably the best Wu solo project—the purple tape, the instant classic Only Built for Cuban Links (OB4CL). His lyricism is impeccable, his...

Posted on 06/22/2009
I think it was Will Ferrell, or maybe Ben Stiller, who said, 'The way to a girl's heart is through the emergency room.' I probably have that confused, but it's totally true. Case and point, the rooftop rendezvous I had with Black Eyed Peas beatsmith, writer and Filipino ninja warrior, Poet Name Life. As monsoon winds blew through Chelsea one wintry spring night, it felt like everything would be swept...

Posted on 06/18/2009
Who’s that one with the saloon style sideburns, always rapping about COINTELPRO and the Communist Manifesto anyway? That’s a typical question only from those who have been in neglectful hibernation for the whole 21st century. One, it’s Boots Riley of The Coup, duh, and two, it’s not ‘93 when The Coup are name dropping political ideas just for the mere shock value. Boots, the lyrical iconoclast himself will be...

Posted on 06/12/2009
Ivy Leaguers Maxwell Drummey and D.A. Wallach are not your average Harvard Grads.  Instead of heading to the investment banks, or law school, these two are currently making their mark on the pop music scene as Chester French with their freshman effort Love The Future, out now on Star Trak records.  OKP resident writer Sean Deezill worked out an email interview with the duo, figuring their Ivy education positioned them...